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Sacha Stone
Humanitad Foundation: New York Link
Sacha is Founder of the humanitarian not for profit organization Humanitad. He was born in Rhodesia and grew up throughout the Zimbabwean war for independence. He now lives between the organization's European base in London (UK) and Asian base in Bali (Indonesia). He travels widely, meeting with political, theological and intellectual figures across the globe and is Editor-in-Chief of the Humanitad World Leadership Quarterly.
In 1999 Sacha established Humanitad as an internationally positioned neutral organization dedicated to uniting all nations, faiths and cultures on earth through the conception and realization of projects and programmes which celebrate common unity. It serves as a facilitator for the exchange of core ideas and promotes international arts, cultural and education programs.
Humanitad has assembled a world-leading media team who come together as a unit in order to lend their considerable names and expertise in rolling out programs which contribute to the upliftment of humankind.
The organization is also involved with various international programs which seek to preserve indigenous cultures and the promotion of ecological sustainability.
Jonathan Granoff
Global Impact Forum: Chair
Jonathan is also Senior Advisor of the American Bar Association's Committee on Arms Control and National Security. He is Vice President of the NGO Committee on Disarmament at the UN, and serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, the Lawyers Alliance for World Security, the Jane Goodall Institute, the Bipartisan Security Group, and the Middle Powers Initiative. Mr. Granoff has lectured worldwide emphasizing the legal, ethical and spiritual dimensions of human development and security, with a specific focus on the threats posed by nuclear weapons. He is an award-winning screenwriter, and has been featured in more than 30 publications. He has practiced law in Philadelphia as an individual practitioner, in several medium sized firms, and as in-house counsel in a public company. He chaired the special session on Terrorism and Threats to Humanity at the Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome in 2004 . He represents the International Peace Bureau, a Nobel Peace Laureate organization.
Rune Hersvik
Nobel Peace Laureates Summit: Stavanger, Norway Link
Mr. Hersvik was educated and worked as a Civil engineer but quickly moved into work with social issues as Coordinator of the Scandinavian contribution to the "Live Aid" event, (including video production and international TV distribution to 1,5 billion viewers -in cooperation with BBC TV producer Mike Appleton), followed by Director of International Fundraising and awareness campaign for Sub Saharan Africa at the UN HQ -IFAD in Rome; Mobilizing support from Governments and sponsors in the OECD and OPEC regions by using international contemporary artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Hamilton, Armani, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, the Norwegian sculptor Bård Breivik and 85 Nobel Laureates as catalysts for the UN IFAD awareness campaign which achieved objective; 300 million us $ for the IFAD Sub Saharan Program.
In 1991 to 2003 Secretary General and co-founder of the Media and Human Rights organization Worldview Rights and "the Nobel Peace Laureates Follow up Fund", and later became Director of the Lillehammer Olympic cultural event/concert "voice of the voiceless" organized on behalf of the Lillehammer Olympic Committee. He was Co-founder and executive producer of the Nobel Concert in Oslo Norway, and Executive producer of "the Nobel Concert statements" for the TV Concert program; Executive producer of the live broadcast and web cast of the Nobel centennial event in support of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi with all present Nobel Laureates (28) plus personal contributions from Desmond Tutu, Jose Ramos Horta and Bono among others.
Hal Uplinger
Hal Uplinger is both a Humanitarian and Producer. He was the Producer of the LIVE AID Concert (Philadelphia) considered the most technically complex broadcast in the history of the media. He was responsible for the television production, international TV negotiations and distribution, as well as satellite transmission. His other credits include Sport Aid, Our Common Future, Earth ’90, Viva Terra Viva, the Millennium telecast and most recently, The Great China Wall Concert.
His principal Humanitarian efforts are through Humanitad. Humanitad is an international non-governmental, non-profit, self-funding organization committed to the promotion of interfaith and intercultural tolerance and fellowship between all nations and faiths. Humanitad accomplishes this through global arts and cultural exposition, education and the facilitation of coherent and progressive exchange amongst international leadership.
With his busy schedule, bringing both his Humanitarian and Global Production skills to the MDG Awards Committee is an example of his desire to help build a better world.
Gary Krupp KC*SG OStJ
Gary Krupp is the Founder and President of Pave The Way Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the world’s diverse faiths. His renown as one of the world's most influential lay-persons is often highlighted in the world media, more recently as a result of his core facilitation of Pope Benedict XVI's recent trip to the United States.
Honors
Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great
Vatican City, July 2000
Jewish National Fund’s Centennial Tree of Life Award
Garden City, New York, September, 2002
Investment by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II into the Anglican Order of St. John
New York City, July, 2005
United Nations Path to Peace Servitor Pacis Award
United Nations, New York City, June, 2006
Sacred Constantinian Order of St. George Benemerenti Medal of Good Works
St. Matthews Cathedral, Washington D.C., June 2006
Humanitarian Award - New Seminary, United Nations
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, June 2006
Jerusalem Medal
Kim Kindersley
Profile coming soon.