Garth Japhet is Chief Executive Officer of Heartlines, an NGO that initiates large scale social change campaigns using feature films and TV series as a catalyst for training and community mobilization to tackle society's big issues, most recently the promotion of social connectedness. Trained as a physician with a specialty in maternal/child health, he previously co-created the pioneering multimedia edutainment platform, Soul City, which has reached over 50-million people in ten southern African countries through entertainment programming, community mobilization and advocacy. He also founded forgood, a digital platform that facilitates employee community engagement, is on the WEF Global Future Council for the future of media and entertainment, is a Senior Ashoka fellow, and is a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative.