Of the news, Craig Hatkoff, TFF co-founder and chief curator for TDIA, said, “This
year’s honorees are a diverse group whose achievements lead by example
uniting communities that are offering new solutions to some of society’s
most challenging issues. We are thrilled to
celebrate Professor Christensen’s original theory and the new frontiers
of innovation theory and application. Disruptors represent a new kind of
billionaire – innovators who have the potential
to help a billion people.”
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The 2016 honorees are as follows:
Thomas Heatherwick:
Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Founder and Design Director, Heatherwick Studio
Richard Leakey:
Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Chair, Kenya Wildlife Service and Founder & Chair, Turkana Basin Institute
Nate Parker
Activist, Filmmaker
Scott Harrison
Founder and CEO, Charity Water
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Louie Psihoyos
Executive Director, Oceanic Preservation Society and Director, “Racing Extinction” & “The Cove”
Jennifer Jacquet
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies at NYU
Brent Stapelkamp
Conservationist and Photographer
Fabio Zaffagnini
Creator, Rockin’1000
Alan Eustace
Engineer/Stratospheric Explorer
Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson
Co-Founders, Blue Latitudes
Lending Club
The World’s Largest Online Credit Marketplace
Max Kenner
Founder and Executive Director, Bard Prison Initiative
The Suskind Family
Ron, Cornelia, Walter and Owen Suskind
Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal
Co-Founders, ORGANIZE
Adam Foss
Juvenile Justice Reformer
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