creators
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Elizabeth is a writer, journalist, and social entrepreneur. Over her career in journalism, she worked with Al Jazeera English, CNN International and Greek media. She is the Founder of Global Thinkers Forum and Athena40, empowering women and youth around the world through mentoring programmes and a family of international initiatives.
With a longstanding passion for creative thinking, she works on performing arts projects that raise awareness on contemporary issues, challenging established ideas. Her play ‘Alexander the Great-Between Dreams and Imagination’ was produced for the British Library in London in February 2023.
Her studies include MA in Journalism (London City University), EMBA Strategy & Innovation (Said Business School University of Oxford), ALM in Creative Writing (Harvard Extension School), Executive Diploma Shaping Change in the Information Age (Harvard Kennedy School of Government).
Her book ‘From Women to the World-Letters for a New Century’ (Bloomsbury, 2021) promotes the work of women activists from nineteen countries.
She is an Aspen UK Fellow.
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Born and raised in Germany, Sebastian is a London and Dubai-based photographer specializing in portraiture, reportage, and interiors. He gets fascinated by interesting people and through his lens he finds ways to convey the visual part of their rich and versatile narratives. Zaha Hadid, Nobu Matsuhisa and HRH Princess Lamia al Saud are among the personalities that Sebastian has worked with. His projects take him a lot to the Middle East and internationally, while his work has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Japan, Australia, Vogue Arabia and UK, Financial Times How to Spend it, AD Magazine, House & Garden. He is keen to capture stories related to feminism, empowerment and through his photographic work to convey narratives of inspiration and positive social impact.
instagram: @seb.bottcher