News & Blogs

Mar 24, 2019
1 min

Baillie's charity, Spark Inside's recent success

We're thrilled that Global Shaper Baillie Aaron's charity, Spark Inside, was listed as one of the top 50 Female-Founded Companies in...

Mar 19, 2019
4 min

Six steps to hack your way to the best mentors

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Feb 28, 2019
3 min

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: WHAT HAPPENS IN DAVOS, DOESN’T STAY IN DAVOS

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jan 31, 2019
3 min

The Rise of the Diaspreneurs

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jan 21, 2019
1 min

Yang talks undies with Eric Schmidt

Global Shaper Yang Liu was fortunate to sit with Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and Chairman of Google, at a private roundtable along...

Jan 21, 2019
1 min

Baillie publishes on The Agenda

Our Hub Co-Curator, Baillie Aaron has published not one but TWO pieces on the WEF's The Agenda. Check them out: Prisons are failing. It’s...

Jan 17, 2019
3 min

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Improv

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Dec 6, 2018
2 min

get paid before Christmas: 5 tips For entrepreneurs & freelancers to get paid on time

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Nov 22, 2018
3 min

how to change the world: what makes a great campaign?

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Nov 9, 2018
4 min

Shaping ourselves and the world through meditation

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

claudine announces partnership with O2

We are thrilled to share the news that new Global Shaper, Claudine Adeyemi, has announced a partnership with her organisation CareerEar...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Breakfast with the WEF community

On the 2nd of November the London Global Shapers were thrilled to join the YGLs and Schwab Foundation Social Enterpreneurs for a...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Lisa Wong publishes in The Agenda

London Hub Co-Curator, Lisa Wong, has published a brilliant piece in the World Economic Forum's Agenda, titled "Can Green Bonds Help Us...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

kike in the evening standard

New Shaper Kike Oniwinde has received £25,000 in funding from Sky to develop her app, BYP Network, to help black young professionals...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Abi Ramanan wins Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award

Global Shaper in both London and San Francisco, Abi Ramanan, has won the Unilever Young Entrepreneur Award for the company she has...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Gemma's writing a book

Gemma Milne, who is a freelance science and tech writer has only gone and got a book deal! Gemma will be spending the next 7 months...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Yang Liu wins Deloitte People's Choice Award

Global Shaper Yang Liu, who is the cofounder and CEO of Just Wears has been awarded the "People Choice" at The Pitch 2018 Final,...

Nov 3, 2018
1 min

Daisy's funding & award wins

Dr Daisy Fancourt, who is a a Senior Research Fellow at UCL, has received a £1.25 million pound investment in a new national research...

Oct 25, 2018
4 min

Fancy dress; unearthing a Britishism

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Oct 11, 2018
1 min

Tat-Seng joins the tech4good zinc programme

Tat-Seng was recently selected tech-for-good business builder Zinc as one of a cohort of 50 entrepreneurs on Zinc's next impact mission –...