Sharif Banna MBE is Chairman of Jagoron Foundation and President of the Sycamore Foundation for Global Leadership. Sharif has extensive knowledge and experience in advising global leaders, governments and international organizations on global public diplomacy, soft power incubation, strategic leadership and conflict resolution. He is an entrepreneur leading a global media investment fund, a visiting scholar at Oxford University and a philanthropist focusing on the intersection of technology and social impact. His charitable engagements have helped raise over $100 million USD globally. He serves on the Board of several research organizations and educational endowments in UK, USA, Turkey, Malaysia and Qatar. Sharif is the youngest recipient of a royal award from the late Queen Elizabeth II.