NGIN Network for Global Innovation

An undergraduate senior at the University of Southern California studying International Relations and Political Economy who also works as a research assistant.

An international training expert at NGIN heavily involved in GCIP-Morocco, having conducted numerous GCIP Academies and supported alumni from Morocco and Pakistan.

Part of the original LACI and NGIN teams, with experience working alongside C-suite executives and specializing in coaching professionals and brand development.

Kevin Braithwaite works with international agencies, governments, investors, corporations, and universities to support emerging cleantech ventures globally, having helped establish accelerators, incubators, and innovation challenges across six continents. Since 2011 he has advised the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP), a UNIDO-led accelerator for emerging and developing countries, and previously served as Vice President of Global Programs for the Cleantech Open. He has co-founded several service- and product-based companies across multiple technology sectors and holds an Executive MBA from London Business School.

Tom White is a writer, ghostwriter, editor, advisor, and investor who describes his work as a "portfolio career." After stints at Stonks, On Deck, Google, and the University of Notre Dame, he now writes professionally for startup and Fortune 500 executives, VCs, and fund managers. He publishes White Noise, a weekly newsletter mixing fiction and nonfiction reflections drawn from his reading and life experiences. He writes openly about living with Tourette syndrome and OCD, and has taught orphans in Nairobi and donated bone marrow to a stranger in Brazil.