26. Julia Hartz, President, Eventbrite selected Leila Janah, Winner, World Technology Award for social entrepreneurship 2010

“Leila inspires me as an entrepreneur because she's truly bold in the risks she takes to help alleviate poverty, empower women and take advantage of technology to achieve her mission,” said Julia. What is brilliant about her approach is the way in which she leverages the newest, most effective technology, such as Facebook, iOS and CrowdFlower, to extend her reach to anyone around the world.

27. Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia selected Andrey Andreev, Founder, Badoo

Jimmy said “I'm intrigued by Badoo's growth to over 120 million users in an under-the-radar way. I've tested Badoo which, as a dating site, isn't something I'm in the market for myself, but I'm impressed with how it works, and fascinated by the game-like business model.”

28. Yossi Vardi, Entrepreneur selected Shai Reshef, Educator

Shai Reshef has revolutionized the way higher education can be provided to millions of young, capable people in emerging economies by the use of internet tools to provide free online higher education over the net. After having had a successful for-profit career in supplementary education, he is dedicating his life and resources to this new social initiative that will change the outcome for many youngsters.

29. Yves Béhar, Industrial designer selected Issey Miyake, Fashion designer

“Issey Miyake is exactly what I look for in a designer: industrious, groundbreaking and an inventor at heart,” said Yves. Transforming his field and inspiring architects and designers is a huge contribution in itself, but he also creates his own world of industrial, structural and visual language that can be worn to amazing effect.

30. Tim Brown, CEO, IDEO selected Wendell Lim, Synthetic biologist

“Wendell runs a lab at the University of California, San Francisco, focusing on synthetic biology, which in my opinion is likely to be the next technology wave after the social internet. What makes Wendell especially interesting is that, alongside his laboratory science, he is studying how design might impact his work and how his work impacts design,” said Tim.