Three billion people remain offline, disconnected from the digital economy and the opportunities it creates. As the next wave of technology-led growth reshapes economies and global influence, The Next 3 Billion asks one of the defining questions of the decade: will the innovations reshaping global power expand opportunity or concentrate it?

At the intersection of the global AI expansion and the urgent development agenda, The Next 3 Billion will spotlight the leaders shaping a more inclusive and prosperous future for the world’s most ascendent regions.

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David Miliband

President & CEO, International Rescue Committee

Dr. Jean Kaseya

Director-General, Africa CDC

Jumoke Oduwole

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

Kara Hurst

Chief Sustainability Officer, Amazon

Josh Parker

Head of Sustainability, Nivdia

Sanda Ojiambo

Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, & CEO, United Nations Global Impact

Vivek Badrinath

Director-General, GSMA

Jonathan Berman

CEO, Shell Foundation

Sim K. Tshabalala

Group Chief Executive, Standard Bank

Pedro Azagra

CEO, Iberdrola

Wawira Njiru

Founder and CEO, Food4Education

Caitlin Burton

CEO, Zipline Africa and Emerging Markets

Justin B. Smith

Co-Founder & CEO, Semafor

Ben Smith

Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Semafor

Yinka Adegoke

Editor, Semafor Africa

Alexis Akwagyiram

Managing Editor, Semafor Africa

Shelly Banjo

Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Semafor

Tim McDonnell

Climate & Energy Editor, Semafor