Category Archives: Activism and Campaigning

Sir John Hegarty co-founder of BBH and founder of The Garage Soho

Sir John Hegarty: The Power of Creativity

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Sir John Hegarty. Sir John Hegarty, co-founder of global advertising and communications company BBH (Bartle Bogle Hegarty) and founder of The Garage Soho, Investment Company is one of the world’s most awarded and respected creatives in history. He has written 2 best-selling books with a possible third in the […]

Brigadier General Dr. Loree Sutton Retired New York City Mayor Candidate

Brigadier General Dr Loree Sutton Mayor of New York?

In recent years we have seen the move away from ‘politics as usual’ with non-traditional figures entering the political arena to disrupt the typical entrenched narratives. The election and worldwide popularity of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister who prioritises national wellbeing and happiness is just one example of a new type of leader. Brigadier […]

Imam Sheikh Dr Usama Hasan with Professor Stephen Hawking. Knowledge in Unity: From Islam and ethics to exponential technology and robotics.

Unity in Knowledge: From Ethics and Islam to Exponential Technology and Robotics

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Imam Sheikh Dr. Usama Hasan, PhD, MSc, MA, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and Research Consultant at the Tony Blair Institute For Global Change. In this interview learn of how Imam Dr Hasan transverses his career from scientist to Islamic Scholar to promote knowledge and build […]

Shelley Lyford President and CEO West Health and the Gary and Mary West Foundation

Billionaire Philanthropists Pour US$400 Million into Initiatives to Help the Weak and Vulnerable

 Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Shelley Lyford President and Chief Executive Officer of West Health, the Gary and Mary West Foundation, and the West Health Institute. Growth in Population of Weak and Vulnerable According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world is on the brink of a demographic milestone. Since the […]

Eduardo Goncalves, founder of Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting

Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting

 Ira Pastor, founder of Bioquark and ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. Trophy Hunting: Ira Pastor comments: Trophy hunting is hunting of wild game for human recreation. The trophy is the animal, or part of the animal, kept and usually displayed, to represent the success […]

Christoph Promberger, Executive Director, Foundation Conservation Carpathia

Saving Carpathia, a Vast Wilderness in the Heart of Europe

 Karen Potter, Director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Christoph Promberger, Executive Director, M.Sc, at Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC). Karen Potter comments: In 2009, the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC) was founded by a dozen international philanthropists and conservationists with the goal to stop illegal logging and to protect a significant surface of Carpathian forests […]

Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat expert on fascism and authoritarian leaders

Misinformation on Social Media: A Threat to Democracy

Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest contributor, Deepfake and Media Misinformation Researcher and Marketing Manager at Cubaka, interviews Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and advisor to Protect Democracy. Amanda Christensen comments: Our relationship with social media is often conflicting. On the one hand, we’re more connected than ever before, both with one another […]

Credit: ISEAL Sustainability

Patrick Mallet, Co-founder ISEAL: Crisis, Creativity and Sustainability

 Karen Potter, Director of Sustainability Hub and ideaXme sustainability ambassador interviews Patrick Mallet the Director of Innovations, ISEAL. Karen Potter comments: Climate change has become a defining issue of our era, particularly as it involves direct behavioural change from individuals, companies, and governments: everybody needs to play their part. But where and how do […]

Dr Shima Beigi,BSc,MSc,MSc,Ph.D. Discusses human connection in a time of coronavirus

The Value of Resilient Connections in a Time of Coronavirus

The coronavirus is affecting everyone. In this short article from the ideaXme Rich Connectedness podcast series, I want to focus on a specific area that is radically affected by the pandemic: CONNECTIONS. Please find Dr Shima Beigi’s webinar slides on building resilience and connections in a time of Covid-19 Covid-19 Has Changed Everything Just a couple of […]

Sir David Richard CEO of the Brazzaville Foundation

Sir David Richmond: $30 Billion Global Threat Of Fake Medicine

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews Sir David Richmond, CEO of the Brazzaville Foundation. Ira Pastor comments: Today we are going to start off with a bit of a crazy figure – the World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that 1-in-10 medicines in the developing world (over $30 billion worth) are […]