Our (brief) history
"The human capacity to solve hard problems is virtually limitless when purpose and intent are manifest."– Daniel Goldin, G100 Visionary
Genius 100, referred to as G100, was born out of the centennial celebration of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (2015). To honor this landmark occasion, 100 of the world’s greatest minds were researched, selected and nominated to contribute their vision of the future to the publishing of the first 3D book "Genius: 100 Visions of the Future."
The Genius 100 Foundation
We invited these 100 great minds from ten disciplines: Arts; Education; Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Environment; Health & Wellness; Literature; Science and Technology to form the original group that became the Genius 100 Visionaries.
The Genius 100 community is a spirited, productive collective entity that will continue to evolve and flourish. Genius 100 celebrates modern genius, innovation and exploration, and the positive impact they can have on our world.
The Genius 100 Visionaries are composed of an extraordinary group of 100 globally recognized, accomplished, compassionate minds. They are paragons of excellence in their own disciplines and united by two qualities: they are both great thinkers and great doers.
OUR VISION
Genius 100 brings together accomplished, compassionate minds to reimagine the future and improve our world.
OUR MISSION
Leverage the knowledge and resources of the G100 community to support impactful humanitarian and environmental initiatives through collaboration and funding structure.
The Genius 100 Team
Rami Kleinmann
President & CEO of CFHU and Founder of Genius 100 Foundation
Rami is the Founder of Genius 100 Foundation, and the driving force behind its realization. He was instrumental in its inaugural project – the world’s first 3D printed book, titled Genius: 100 Visions of the Future, featuring essays by the organization’s 100 Visionaries. Since 2007, Rami has been the CEO and President of Canadian Friends of Hebrew University (CFHU) which raises awareness of and funds for Israel’s preeminent institution of higher learning. Under his leadership, CFHU has helped create numerous high-profile collaborations at Hebrew University. These include partnerships that foster joint biomedical research between top Canadian and Israeli scientists; programs that bring HU’s experts into under-served neighbourhoods in Israel to teach children hands-on biology, physics and chemistry; and cultural initiatives that recognize thought-leaders who embody HU’s mission to promote knowledge and understanding.
Hilarie S. Viener
CEO, Genius 100 Foundation US
Prior to joining G100 at its CEO in October 2020, she successfully launched and operated a global communications, branding and marketing firm (Viener&Partners) based in New York. Her business focused equally on working with non-profit entities and commercial enterprise. Ms. Viener’s duties will include but not be limited to spear-heading overall the organization overall – leadership, strategy, operations and marketing - within North America as well as throughout G100’s global footprint. Hilarie comes from an extensive and progressive career in global advertising, branding, communications, and marketing, working with some of the world’s most recognized brands, such as: Abbott (Alere), Bayer, Central Park Conservancy, Hasbro, Heineken, Tesla Motors, Unilever and Valvoline with agencies such as BBDO and Lowe&Partners. To date, she has contributed to the revenue growth of over 100 brands and organizations globally. Her experience is highlighted by her ability to be ambidextrously impactful as an Advertising Agency Executive (former agency President and EVP, North America) and Entrepreneur (Viener&Partners). She is graduate of American University and a Distinguished Alumni Honoree, Alumni Mentorship Program, Founder, Alumni Success recipient and Academic Advisor to School of Communications. She has served on numerous non-profit boards and committees, including as a founding member of Genius 100 Foundation US. Ms. Viener resides in Palm Beach.Helen Hatzis
Chief Community Officer, Genius 100 Foundation
Involved since its inception in 2016, her role as the Chief Community Officer, is one that maintains our incredible hub and catalyst for people who push the boundaries of what is possible – as well as oversee the community engagement for our global purpose-driven campaigns which support fundraising initiatives to support impactful humanitarian and environmental initiatives through collaboration and funding structure. Helen is responsible for researching, securing and maintaining many of the G100 visionaries and co-curated the content for the world's first 3D publishing milestone designed by Ron Arad titled, Genius:100 Visions of the Future, with each contributor sharing their vision of the future. Helen is a highly decorated Canadian citizen receiving honors, including, Sovereign Medal for Volunteers presented by Governor General to celebrate extraordinary person for their contributions to Canada (national honor); Governor General Award recipient for her extensive community work in the charitable and not-for-profit sector; One of Canada’s Nicest Person’s by Roots Canada celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017; Vaughan Citizen Award for her work with young athletes with special needs in the Toronto area; MuchMusic Award (Best Music Video and People’s Choice Award, 2000); Selected and Served as Juno Awards judge; Founder, Dance and Urban music department at Warner Music; Co-Founder, DJ Stylus Awards (recognizing influential individuals in the Hip Hop community in North America); Bronze Award, North American Travel Journalist Association, (Trip Jaunt covering Canada, the US and Israel). In 2011, she created Aloha Toronto, an annual day camp that enriches the lives of people with autism. The Aloha Community Fund administered through Autism Ontario continues to support families in her native province providing, education and social subsidies to over 1000 families. She continues to live her best life by exploring the world, riding her vintage cafe racer, learning how to play guitar and best of all, raise her incredible daughter Isabella.
"Today, there is so much focus on what divides us, but incredible power comes from magnifying what connects us."– Tiffany Shlain, G100 Visionary
Genius 100 Visionaries are composed of 16 Nobel Laureates, an EGOT, Olympic Gold Medalists, Knight(s) of the British Empire, Guinness World Record Holder, Global Teacher Prize, Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France, Companion(s) of the Order of Canada, a former NASA Administrator, a World Chess Champion, a GRAMMY winner, an Oscar winner, global brand CEO’s, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada - and recipients of National Medals of Science, Humanities and Arts; Pulitzer Prize; Peabody Award; Albert Einstein Medal, and, unbelievably, many more accolades and honors.
Chris Hadfield
Astronaut, former commander of the international space station, the first canadian to walk in space
Goldie Hawn
Award-winning actress, advocate, founder & ceo the goldie hawn foundation and mindup program
Soichi Noguchi
Japanese aeronautical engineer and jaxa astronaut
Deepak Chopra
Title herefounder, the chopra foundation, co founder of jiyo.com and the chopra center for wellbeing. bestselling author, renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation
Barbra Streisand
Award-winning actress and singer, director, writer and activist
Shinya Yamanaka
Nobel laureate in stem cell research, director of the center for ips cell research and application (cira) at kyoto university
Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
Former president and prime minister of israel, nobel peace laureate
Frank Gehry
Award-winning and internationally-renowned architect
Zubin Mehta
Multiple-award-winning classical music conductor, hollywood walk of fame inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states
Rick Hansen
Paralympic athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities
Steven Chu
Nobel laureate in physics, former u.s. secretary of energy under the obama administration (2009 – 2013)
Goldie Hawn
Award-winning actress, advocate, founder & ceo the goldie hawn foundation and mindup program
Soichi Noguchi
Japanese aeronautical engineer and jaxa astronaut
Chris Hadfield
Astronaut, former commander of the international space station, the first canadian to walk in space
Deepak Chopra
Title herefounder, the chopra foundation, co founder of jiyo.com and the chopra center for wellbeing. bestselling author, renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation
Barbra Streisand
Award-winning actress and singer, director, writer and activist
Shinya Yamanaka
Nobel laureate in stem cell research, director of the center for ips cell research and application (cira) at kyoto university
Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
Former president and prime minister of israel, nobel peace laureate
Frank Gehry
Award-winning and internationally-renowned architect
Zubin Mehta
Multiple-award-winning classical music conductor, hollywood walk of fame inductee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
Associate justice of the supreme court of the united states
Rick Hansen
Paralympic athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities
Steven Chu
Nobel laureate in physics, former u.s. secretary of energy under the obama administration (2009 – 2013)
Johann Olav Koss
Four-time olympic gold medalist in speed skating, internationally renowned social entrepreneur, right to play international founder
Julia Kristeva
Philosopher, psychoanalyst, award-winning writer
John Craig Venter
Award winning scientist, founder of j. craig venter institute
Jean-Marie Lehn
Nobel laureate in chemistry, professor at universite de strasbourg
David Suzuki
Scientist, renowned environmentalist, broadcaster, author, co-founder of the david suzuki foundation, companion to the order of canada
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Award-winning novelist and non-fiction writer
Francine Prose
Award-winning writer, literary critic
Harold Kroto (1939-2016)
Nobel laureate in chemistry, educator
Hélène Cixous
Philosopher, writer, rhetorician, theorist of feminism, professor of writing and philosophy at the european graduate school
Guy Laliberté
Celebrated entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of cirque du soleil and one drop foundation, and companion of the order of canada
Robert John Aumann
Nobel laureate in economics, mathematician
Paulo Coelho
Internationally-renowned novelist & lyricist and recipient of numerous literary awards
Craig And Marc Kielburger
Social entrepreneurs, renowned children's rights activists and co-founders of the "we" movement
Wynton Marsalis
Internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator
Ken Robinson (1950-2020)
Internationally acclaimed author, speaker and education expert and one of the world's elite thinkers on creativity and innovation
Chris Bertish
Big wave surfing champion, trans-atlantic stand up paddle boarding world record holder, speaker, author, ocean pioneer. shifting perceptions of what is possible & inspiring our limitless potential
Garry Kasparov
Former world chess champion, chairman of the new york-based human rights foundation and a senior visiting fellow at the oxford martin school
Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer Doudna
Noble laureates in chemistry for the gene-editing technology crispr–cas9
Konstantin Batygin
American astronomer and professor of planetary sciences at caltech. named one of the "brilliant 10" people of 2016 by popular science magazine
Paul Watson
Co-founder of greenpeace, founded the sea shepherd conservation society in 1977 protecting and defending the world’s oceans
Sylvia Earle
American marine biologist, explorer, author, lecturer and national geographic explorer-in-residence. named first ‘hero for the planet’ by time magazine in 1998
Anant Agarwal
Ceo of edx, computer architecture pioneer, and award winning mit professor named forbes ‘top 15 education innovators’ in 2012
Thich Nhat Hanh ( 1926-2022)
Zen master, global spiritual leader, poet, best-selling author and peace activist. a pioneer bringing engaged buddhism and mindfulness to the west
Raj Panjabi
Ceo of last mile health and associate physician in the division of global health equity at brigham and women’s hospital and harvard medical school
Nadia Murad
Yazidi human rights activist, nobel peace prize recipient and the first goodwill ambassador for the dignity of survivors of human trafficking of the united nations
Paul Allen (1953-2018)
Co-founder of microsoft, investor and philanthropist. recipient of the andrew carnegie medal of philanthropy and inside philanthropy's "philanthropist of the year"
Kai-Fu Lee
Pioneered work in the areas of speech recognition and artificial intelligence. founder and chief executive officer of innovation works
Jose Miguel Sokoloff
Chief creative officer, mullenlowe group uk and president, mullenlowe group creative council, award-winning advertising executive and internationally renowned peace advocate
Kathy Giusti
Founder, multiple myeloma research foundation, co-chair, hbs kraft precision medicine accelerator
Linda Buck
American biologist and nobel prize recipient in physiology or medicine
Maggie MacDonnell
School teacher in a fly-in inuit village called salluit, nestled in the canadian arctic. this is home to the second northernmost inuit community in quebec, with a population of just over 1,300. 2017 recipient of the global teacher prize
Christiana Figueres
Former costa rican diplomat and executive secretary of the un framework convention on climate change (unfccc). she is an internationally recognized leader on global climate change
Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider And Jack Szostak
The nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2009 was awarded jointly "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase."
Daniel Saul Goldin
Longest-tenured administrator of nasa; chairman, ceo & founder of knuedge
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Three-term prime minister of norway and former director-general of the world health organization
Hitoshi Murayama
Professor at uc berkeley, director of the kavli institute for the physics and mathematics of the universe at the university of tokyo
Ridley Scott
Award-winning prolific film and television producer and director
Yuan Yafei
Award-winning businessman and philanthropist, and chairman of sanpower group corporation
Strive Masiyiwa
Internationally acclaimed businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. voted one of the “world's greatest leaders” (fortune) and one of the 10 most powerful men in africa (forbes)
Jody Williams
Nobel peace laureate, activist for sustainable peace and human rights, writer and inspiring public speaker, jody williams is founding chair of the nobel women's initiative
Indra Nooyi
Chairman and ceo, pepsico
Nancy Lublin
Founder & ceo of crisis text line, which provides free, 24/7 crisis support through text. former ceo of dosomething.org, founder of dress for success
Swati Piramal
Vice chairperson, piramal enterprises ltd. dr. swati piramal is one of india’s leading scientists and industrialists and is involved in healthcare. her contributions in innovations in new medicines and public health services have touched thousands of lives
Tehemton Erach Udwadia
Emeritus professor of surgery, grant medical college & j.j. hospital. first surgeon to perform laparoscopic surgery in the developing world. recipient of the order of the british empire and padma bhusan award
Fazle Hasan Abed
Bangladeshi social worker, founder, and chairman of brac, the world's largest non-governmental organization with over 120,000 employees, operating across eleven countries in africa and asia. its primary objectives are to alleviate poverty and empower the poor
Bruno Goussault
Award-winning food scientist, consultant to world's top chefs, inventor of sous-vide cooking technique at precise temperatures, chief scientist of crea and cuisine solutions
Julie Toskan-Casale
Award-winning founder of the youth and philanthropy initiative, an internationally acclaimed leader in inclusive, innovative grant-making
Uri Levine, Ehud Shabtai, Amir Shinar
Co-founders of waze, the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app that was acquired by google in 2013
Sanduk Ruit & Geoff Tabin
They are the founders of the himalayan cataract project. their mission is to eradicate preventable and curable blindness in the developing world
Marc Benioff
Chairman and ceo of salesforce. among his many accolades, he has been named one of the world’s 50 greatest leaders by fortune and 50 most influential people by bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Founder, ceo, and owner of bloomberg l.p., a global financial services, mass media, and software company and philanthropist who served three terms as mayor of the city of new york
Ratan Tata
An industrialist, investor, philanthropist and former chairman of tata sons who continues to head its charitable trusts. he is the recipient of two of the highest civilian awards of india–padma vibhushan and padma bhushan
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Among her many accolades, she is recognized by time magazine as one of the time-100 most influential people and by new york times as one of the 25 women of impact for 2015. she is the co-founder of transparency international and bring back our girls
Geoffrey Canada
A prominent educator, social activist, and author, mr. canada is the president of the nonprofit harlem children’s zone, which offers a comprehensive pipeline of services to 12,500 children, from birth through college
Boyan Slat
A dutch inventor and entrepreneur. founder & ceo of the ocean cleanup which develops advanced systems to rid oceans of plastic. youngest recipient of the un’s highest environmental accolade; champion of the earth
Phil Gold
Co-discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen. companion of the order of canada. awarded the gairdner foundation international award and inducted into the canadian medical hall of fame
Bryan A. Stevenson
Founder and executive director of the equal justice initiative. developed community-based reform litigation aimed at improving the administration of criminal justice
Bryan Johnson
Founder and ceo of kernel, a company developing a neuroprosthetic device to improve brain function. founder, and former chairman and ceo of braintree
Jan Creamer
President and co-founder of animal defenders international. campaigns for animal rights, welfare and conservation issues; securing laws to protect animals; assisting with animal protection law enforcement; taking the high profile, successful adi stop circus suffering campaign worldwide
John Deng
Co-founder, chairman, and ceo of vimicro corporation. elected member of the 10th and 11th national people's congress of china. he became the youngest member of the chinese academy of engineering
Aaron Ciechanover
Won the nobel prize for characterizing the method that cells use to degrade and recycle proteins using ubiquitin. honored with his role in the history of the technion – israel institute of technology
Amal Elsana Alh’jooj
Nominated as a nobel peace prize laureate within the framework of the “one thousand women submissions project”. founder of ajeec and one of israel's most highly regarded civic activists
Salman Rushdie
Author, fellow of the british royal society of literature. the whitbread prize for best novel (twice), the european union’s aristeion prize, author of the year prizes (britain & germany), the french prix du meilleur livre Étranger
Samantha Nutt
Award-winning humanitarian, bestselling author and founder of war child canada and war child usa. staff physician at women’s college hospital and assistant professor of medicine at the university of toronto. nutt’s international work has benefited millions of war-affected children globally
Takeshi Uchiyamada
Chairman of the board toyota motor corporation
Richard Saul Wurman
Information architect, creator ted conference, architect, cartographer and author. recipient of the lifetime achievement in design award from the smithsonian cooper-hewitt museum
Tiffany Shlain
Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author, speaker, founder of the webby awards, co-founder 50/50 day, character day, and the international academy of digital arts & sciences
Janice Longboat
Recognized internationally as a herbalist, elder, traditional healer, and teacher. her vision is to promote and support healthy and safe first nations families through the teachings and practice of their culture
Sima Samar
A highly regarded woman’s and human rights advocate, activist and a social worker within national and international forums. chairperson of the afghan independent human rights commission. un special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in sudan
Jonathan Safran Foer
An american novelist best known for his novels everything is illuminated, extremely loud & incredibly close, and for his non-fiction work eating animals and here i am. he teaches creative writing at new york university
Jahangir Mohammed
Founded jasper. served as ceo of kineto wireless where he pioneered technologies to converge gsm and wi-fi that became a gsma standard. holds a master's degree in electrical & computer engineering and an honorary doctorate from concordia university, montreal
Kwame Anthony Appiah
British-born ghanaian-american philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist whose interests include political and moral theory, the philosophy of language and mind, and african intellectual history
Maria Margaret Klawe
Computer scientist and the 5th president of harvey mudd college. she is heavily involved with increasing the representation of women in stem fields
Raphael Mechoulam
A pioneer in the field of cannabis research and a discoverer of the endocannabinoid system. he was among the first to complete the total synthesis of the major plant cannabinoids Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabigerol, and others
Rosalie Silberman Abella
Canadian jurist appointed in 2004 to the supreme court of canada, and recently named global jurist of the year (2017)
Roy Patrick Kerr
New zealand mathematician who discovered the kerr geometry, an exact solution to the einstein field equation of general relativity
Yoshua Bengio
Full professor of the department of computer science and operations research,head of the montreal institute for learning algorithms. his main research ambition is to understand principles of learning that yield intelligence
Don Tapscott
Ceo of the tapscott group, is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. he has authored over 15 books including wikinomics: how mass collaboration changes everything which has been translated into over 25 languages
Shuki Levy
An award winning producer, composer, recording and performing artist. he co-created the hit tv series mighty morphin power rangers, and he was the driving creative force behind saban entertainment, a children’s programming giant
Gabriele Veneziano
Acclaimed theoretical physicist and one of the pioneers of string theory.recipient of the albert einstein medal, albert einstein institute, bern, switzerland (2006)
Bruce Allen
For more than thirty-seven years, bruce allen has been a cornerstone in the canadian entertainment industry, guiding the careers of musicians, producers, and sports figures. due to bruce's shrewd judgment of talent, has become one of the most powerful management agencies in north america
Jane Yolen
Author or editor of more than 365 books, of which possibly the best known is the devil's arithmetic, a holocaust novel for young readers
Roger David Kornberg
Nobel laureate in chemistry dr. kornberg is an american chemist who won the nobel prize in chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription. he is a biochemist and currently teaches at stanford university. notably, his father also received the nobel prize for medicine in 1959
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski
A grad student
Daniel Libeskind
World renowned architect and artist. founder and principal architect, studio libeskind
Ronnen Harary
Co-founder and co-ceo of spin master corporation. founder of the toy movement which aims to inspire children all over the world through play
Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Award-winning film and theater costume designer. professor; founding director and chair of the david c. copley center for costume design at ucla
John Landis
Award-winning film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer
George Logothetis
Ceo of the libra group, a diversified international privately owned conglomerate company
Eduardo Marturet
Music director and conductor of the miami symphony orchestra (miso)
Ron Arad
London-based israeli industrial designer, artist and architectural designer whose major projects span many countries
Amir Amedi
Israeli brain scientist in the field of brain plasticity and multisensory integration, with a particular interest in visual rehabilitation.
In such a short time, you can make such a difference in one's life.
– Dr. Sanduk Ruit
Current Projects
EDUCATION – G100 Legacy Campaign
The Legacy campaign
Goal: $5,900,000 in funding to establish a better pathway for humanity and recreate the world.
Overview
G100, as a charitable organization, will collaborate with The SKR Legacy Collective Fund (charity organization) to raise awareness of and promote and market in order to raise funds for initiatives that align with the shared ethos of G100 and SKR, such as:
• Operate with the values and principles of Sir Ken Robinson and G100
• Celebrate and promote the diversity of human capacity to improve lives
• Create a tangible impact
Provide awareness of; marketing for and funds to The SKR Legacy Collective Fund (the fund) as a Lifetime Partner in Vision, which encompasses the involvement of G100 in the growth of all four (sectors) of the overall We Imagine If vision:
• Initiative 1 – The SKR Living Archive
• Initiative 2 – In His Element Documentary
• Initiative 3 – Imagine if… Annual Festival & Campaign
• Initiative 4 – The SKR Fellowship Programme
Current Campaign Focus
We are actively fundraising for Initiative #1 – The SKR Living Archive.
The campaign kicked off on May 31, 2022, to raise critical funds for the development of Sir Ken’s Legacy, which continues to benefit and inspire hundreds of thousands of people – around the globe – who make up the movement that he helped to spark.
We will do this through the development of an open-sourced, public online hub for those involved in and dedicated to creating a future for us all, which will house:
• Cutting-edge research
• Courses
• Events
• Editorial content
• Networking opportunities
IMPACT Opportunity
Sir Ken argued that at this point in our evolution, the human race is facing two urgent crises: A crisis of natural resources, caused by our systematic stripping of the life-sustaining resources the Earth provides; and a crisis of human resources, caused by our systematic stripping of the diversity of skills and talents that human communities depend upon to thrive. We have come to a critical pass with both – we cannot continue in this direction, or we will find ourselves without a future. Sir Ken believed that we could take lessons from the first crisis and apply them to the second.
• Raise Awareness of the crisis of human resources so that it becomes an internationally recognized situation that must be urgently addressed
• Empower and Encourage hundreds of thousands of people to demand better for themselves and for their children
• Provide Resources and Tools for embracing a richer conception of human imagination, creativity and intelligence
HEALTH & WELLNESS – G100 Gift of Sight
Project
SUPPORT THE GIFT OF SIGHT CAMPAIGN
Drs Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin are Genius 100 visionaries and co-founders of the Himalayan Cataract Project. Their mission is to restore eyesight to people who are unnecessarily blind.
Campaign Description
The Gift of Sight Campaign is intended to raise $3 Million USD to continue to provide education and services to visually impaired persons – as well as strengthen and grow eye care systems (education and training) in low resource settings around the globe. To date, HCP, working with its local implementing partners has:
● served more than 1.6 million people annually through examinations and basic treatment, including the provision each year of over 123,000 sight-restoring surgeries and hundreds of training opportunities for eye care personnel.
● has performed over one million sight-restoring surgeries, screened, and provided basic treatment for over 12 million people, trained 18,000 eye care professionals from 43 countries.
The goal of this campaign is to raise the funds necessary to make possible what seemed impossible for people in need.
Impact Goal:
• 24,000 sight restoring surgeries over 3 years
Fundraising Goal
The fundraising goal is $3 Million USD
Impact Region:
South Asia + Sub-Saharan Africa
How YOU can help:
Pledge to support one or more life-changing eye surgeries. Please note, your support will also cover the material costs of the surgery, the medical staff as well as meals for patients and staff.
Option 1: $150 USD for ONE eye surgery
Option 2: $750 USD for FIVE eye surgeries
Option 3: $1500 USD for TEN eye surgeries
Option 4: $15000 USD for a FULL DAY of surgeries that will restore eye-sight to 100 PEOPLE
Make your impact. Click HERE to GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT
ENVIRONMENT – G100 Blue Ocean
Project
The G100 Blue Ocean initiative is supported by Cascadia Seaweed in British Columbia, Canada.
Cascadia Seaweed is the largest North American provider of ocean cultivated seaweed — a regenerative crop with a variety of uses requiring only the sea and sunlight to grow. By partnering with Indigenous communities to cultivate seaweed in the ocean, they help solve some of the biggest challenges humanity faces today; climate change, economic instability, and food security.
Bill Collins, Chairman of Cascadia Seaweed
UPCOMING PROJECT SUPPORTING THE G100 BLUE OCEAN INITIATIVE
Date: May – July 2022 (Weather dependent)
Geography: From California to Oahu, Hawaii
Overview: To be the first person to wing-foil across any ocean in the world, solo and unsupported. Starting on the West Coast of California, Half Moon Bay, across the Pacific to Oahu, Hawaii.
The journey is 2750 Miles, taking an estimated 45-50 days, via wing and paddle a minimum of 8-12 hours per day, covering between 40- 60miles/over 60- 90km per day. Chris will be tracked by a GPS daily during the entire crossing. GPS tracking will be used for safety and new media engagement. The public will be able to follow and track his progress daily, across all the media platforms via satellite, web tracking, geotag links, and daily/ weekly updates to social media.
GPS tracking will be updated via a live log /blog of the days’ experiences, including:
• distance covered real-time weather, ocean conditions, challenges, hardships, creatures seen and the ocean pollution he sees along his journey.
• This creates a REAL-TIME adventure for everyone to follow and engage with, with numerous competitions built into the entire project, predicting Chris’s progress, throughout the journey.
Chris’s last Stand-Up Paddle Journey attracted hundreds of thousands of followers via his tracker and his riveting weekly Captain’s log updates he posted throughout his entire journey.
Purpose:
• Use Sport to inspire positive change!
• To raise money and awareness for Conservation, Education, Sustainability and to inspire positive change in everyone who follows this incredible journey!
Impact Region: North America / Europe / South Africa – This project will be broadcast globally, but major partners and supporters are in this region.
Impact:
• Sponsoring Scholarships and Ocean Outreach Programs for disadvantaged kids through the Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation.
• Shining a light on Ocean Unite’s 30×30 strategy to protect 30% of the planet’s water resources by 2030.
• Sponsoring money towards ocean protection and marine conservation through Sea Shepherd.
• Sponsoring money towards global Conservation Projects through Conservation International.
• Sponsoring the planting of mangrove trees through Heyerdahl Climate Change Park.
• Building ocean classroom sessions and educational videos, broadcast to thousands of children globally.
How YOU can help:
Pledge a mile!
EDUCATION – G100 Equal to Education
Project
SUPPORT THE EQUAL TO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
In 2020, the world and our G100 community lost two prolific leaders; Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sir Ken Robinson who inspired generations – through education and example – they made what seemed the impossible; possible. To honour these Visionaries, we are establishing a scholarship fund.
Our first G100 Inspiritus Campaign will support the extraordinary work of another member of our G100 Visionary community, Sima Samar.
She is a doctor for the poor, an educator of the marginalized, and a defender of the human rights of all in Afghanistan. She has established and nurtured the Shuhada Organization that has operated more than one hundred schools and 15 clinics and hospitals dedicated to providing education and healthcare, particularly focusing on women and girls. She served in the Interim Administration of Afghanistan and established the first-ever Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Since 2002, she has chaired the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission that promotes and protects human rights and holds human rights violators accountable, a commitment that has put her own life at great risk.
The G100 Foundation is developing a grassroots global campaign to support Sima Samar and the Shuhada Organization so they can continue to educate women in Afghanistan and the Afghan refugee community in Pakistan.
Our scholarship fund will enable 165 women to attend Gowharshad University with a full scholarship and become empowered through knowledge. It will also make possible what seemed impossible due to their environmental and economic circumstances.
Impact Region:
Afghanistan and Afghan refugee community in Pakistan
Fundraising Goal: $2,000,000 USD
Impact Opportunity:
• To provide funding for higher education for females where access to education is not encouraged, accessible, or economically feasible.
• Aide in creating systemic and long-term change for girls and women by:
• Enabling a sense of purpose and instilling an opportunity to be an agent of positive change in Afghanistan and be an example to the whole world
• Developing sustainable career opportunities which empower economic freedom and promote the role of women in society.
How YOU can help:
Option #1 $500 USD (tuition only for one full year)
Option #2 $1800 USD (tuition and living expenses for one full year)
Option #3 $7200 USD (full four year scholarship including *living expenses)
*expenses include: Books, Room/Board, Food, Transportation
SUPPORT THE EQUAL TO EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
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"We see with our brain no less than we see with our eyes."– Amir Amedi, G100 Visionary
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's creation of the General Theory of Relativity, we invited our inaugural community of 100 geniuses to share their visions for the future.
The result is Genius: 100 Visions of the Future, the world's first 3D-printed book. Designed by renowned industrial designer, artist, and architect Ron Arad, the collection is produced in the likeness of its inspiration, Einstein himself.
While the first-edition print run is highly limited, the book's reach has already proven itself to be profound – and not only because, in partnership with NASA, a copy was printed in space.
As our foundational project, Genius: 100 Visions was the spark that ignited collaborative energy between its contributors. It points to inspiring, untried paths, and fuels the commitment and excitement that drive the Genius 100 visionaries to work together to develop solutions and breakthroughs for the near and distant future.
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"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."– Colonel Chris Hadfield, G100 Visionary
About Us
Founded in Toronto in 2017, and launched in the US in 2020, with a global footprint, Genius 100 Foundation is an active and engaged community of exceptionally imaginative and impactful human beings.
Mailing List
Click here to join our mailing list. We invite you to get involved with Genius 100. If you have a proposal or project to better the world which you feel could benefit from the Genius 100 team, we want to hear from you.
Contact Us
Please click here to contact us with your questions, comments and ideas. We'd love to hear from you, and to inspire you – in the words of our Albert Einstein – to "Never lose a holy curiosity."
Membership
Help us re-imagine the future – and - implement creative initiatives to improve our world. Our goal is to raise the bar on what is achievable - collectively, in collaboration, together, we can make the impossible possible. For membership information, please click here.
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