Meet the 2022 Top Ten Innovators
Nov 15, 2022
2022 Top Ten Innovators Champion Social Impact, Environmental Sustainability, and Business Innovation.
Three entrepreneurs from Malaysia, Brazil, and the Philippines have taken home the top prizes in the 2022 Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards, a global competition that highlights and rewards the most innovative and impactful Shell LiveWIRE entrepreneurs. The winners were announced on November 15 at an awards ceremony in Mexico City that was broadcast online. Mexico is the newest country to join Shell LiveWIRE after launching earlier this year.
Irene Mositol from Malaysia won first prize in the Social Impact category. Her business, Dumowongi, helps women generate their own income by teaching sustainable farming and aggregating their products for larger sales.
Camila de Araujo Reveles Barreira, from Brazil, claimed the top spot in the Environmental Sustainability category. Camila is the Owner and Founder of Salty Agricultura Salina which cultivates saline-resilient and edible plant species using local resources and renewable energy.
Dr Jerome Palaganas from the Philippines was the winner in the Business Innovation Category. Jerome co-founded and is the CEO of Nanotronic Inc. which produces nanomaterials derived from indigenous plants as an alternative to plastic packaging.
Centro Integrado de Estudos e Programas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CIEDS) won the implementing partner award for innovative delivery of the LiveWIRE Programme in Brazil.
The three first-place winners will receive USD 20,000 cash prize and the runners-up will each receive USD 10,000. All ten entrepreneurs will receive mentoring support for a year to help develop their businesses
“I want to warmly congratulate our ten winners. I am so thrilled that as we bring LiveWIRE’s 40th anniversary year to a close, we do so by celebrating and rewarding such impactful entrepreneurs. From platforms that help rural farmers get their products to consumers to applying principles of circularity to business models to reduce waste, our winners are real innovators. Their impact demonstrates the capacity that the LiveWIRE programme has to support individuals driving meaningful employment and local prosperity in their own communities. I am confident that our winners are going to go on to inspire many more entrepreneurs to consider the path of entrepreneurship. I also want to acknowledge and thank all 195 entrepreneurs from 17 countries that took the time to enter this year’s competition”, said Charlotte Friedli, Shell LiveWIRE Global Lead.
The top ten winners were selected from a 21-person shortlist by a combination of a public vote and an expert judging panel.
Shell LiveWIRE Celebrates 40 Years with 2022 Top Ten Innovators
Title: Shell LiveWIRE Celebrates 40 Years with 2022 Top Ten Innovators
Duration: 1:54 minutes
Description:
For 40 years, Shell LiveWIRE has strengthened local economies around the world by promoting meaningful employment and entrepreneurship which demonstrates Shell’s commitment to Powering Lives.
Shell LiveWIRE Celebrates 40 years Transcript
[Background music plays]
uplifting music
[Animated sequence]
An animated collage of historical black and white newspaper clippings about Shell LiveWIRE appears on the screen. A black and white photograph of an early LiveWIRE winner appears on screen holding an award. Shell LiveWIRE logo appears on the screen.
[Voice over]
“Shell’s flagship enterprise development programme, LiveWIRE, was launched in 1982 in Scotland, and
aimed to address growing youth unemployment through entrepreneurship”
[Visuals]
“1982” appears on the screen in large yellow text. In the background archival LiveWIRE programme footage of two men talking to each other appears. This is followed by archival footage of a man and a woman talking to each other at a desk in an office.
[Voice over]
“Since then, we have supported individuals to access the knowledge, skills, networks, and resources to turn their ideas into successful businesses.”
[Visuals]
A montage of footage of recent Shell LiveWIRE entrepreneurs appears on screen: Three men walking in the street, one of whom is holding a camera appears. This is followed by footage of a woman entrepreneur who is providing a beauty treatment to another woman’s face. This is followed by footage of a four-woman holding cooking utensils and crockery in a small kitchen. Two men appear engaged in conversation with a large solar panel behind them. This is followed by two men in workwear and safety helmets carrying a solar panel across the screen.
[Voice over]
“We equip them with the essential skills they need”
[Visuals]
Footage of a woman and two men talking in an office.
[Voice over]
“to start or grow their own enterprises.”
[Visuals]
Close-up shot of the woman from the previous shot.
[Voice over]
“In 2021 alone”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “2021” appears over footage of a LiveWIRE event in a large room. A man with a LiveWIRE branded shirt has his back toward the camera and is addressing a room full of people.
[Voice over]
“we trained 3,615 participants”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “3,615 PARTICIPANTS TRAINED” appears over a montage of footage that begins with three women engaged in conversation. This is followed by footage of a classroom where a trainer is standing in front of a whiteboard addressing six people seated in the shot. This is followed by a close-up shot of a man at a desk. This is followed by a close-up shot of a woman in a blue dress. This is followed by a close-up shot of a man talking.
[Voice over]
“supported 673 businesses”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “673 BUSINESSES SUPPORTED” appears across a montage of footage. The montage begins with four men on screen, wearing safety workwear. The two men in the foreground inspect large pipes. This is followed by footage of a large warehouse containing piping materials. Seven men in green overalls and hard hats appear around the warehouse inspecting and moving the materials. This is followed by footage of two men, one wearing a blue shirt and the other wearing a high visibility vest and hard hat, inspecting a solar panel.
[Voice over]
“and contributed to the creation of 2,273 jobs.”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “2,273 JOBS CREATED” appears across a montage of footage. The montage begins with a close-up of a man inspecting a solar panel. Followed by footage, from two separate angles, of a room full of people seated and listening to a speaker who is out of picture.
[Visuals]
Sped-up timelapse of traffic on a set of major roads with large modern buildings in the background zooms out and transitions to a shot of the Earth rotating in space. The LiveWIRE logo appears on the screen.
[Voice over]
“Now in its 40th year, LiveWIRE remains committed to Powering Lives. Operating in 20 countries and working with a network of local partners, LiveWIRE continues to strengthen local economies”
[visuals]
The Earth moves to the centre of the screen and rotates. As it rotates the names of participating LiveWIRE country programmes appear in yellow capital letters above their respective territories. The list of countries as they appear: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Oman, Kazakhstan, Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Italy, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Mexico, United States, and Canada.
[Voice over]
“by promoting meaningful employment and entrepreneurship”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ” appears across a montage of footage. The montage begins with a shopkeeper in glasses wearing a shirt and a blue overall showing a product from a grocery store shelf to a smiling customer wearing a green shirt. This is followed by footage of a man and woman at a table. The man is out of focus and the woman is talking to him and holding a pen in her hand.
[visuals]
Footage of LiveWIRE Brazil 2014 graduate, Henrique Drumond , appears on the screen. He is wearing a high-visibility jacket and a hard hat.
[Voice over]
“Our entrepreneurs come from all walks of life”
[visuals]
The footage of Henrique shrinks to the centre and the screen is then divided into nine equal parts, each part displaying separate footage of Shell LiveWIRE entrepreneurs from around the world.
[Voice over]
“spanning a breadth of sectors”
[Visuals]
Large yellow text that says: “FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT IN RURAL FARMS” appears across a close-up shot of organic waste being thrown into a composting receptacle. This is followed by aerial footage of four people working in an agricultural field.
[Voice over]
“driving prosperity in their communities.”
[Visuals]
LiveWIRE south Africa graduate, Tabitha Malinga, is seen walking across a room in an office with another woman behind her.
Large yellow text that says: “TO HOSPITALITY IN MAJOR CITIES” appears across a slow-motion close-up shot of Tabitha walking down a street.
[Voice over]
“Every year, LiveWIRE organises a global competition”
[Visuals]
Side angle footage of four people seated at the 2018 Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards appears on the screen. One participant in a white jacket is in focus and smiling. The angle of the shot is changed, and the same four people appear in focus from the front, a man approaches the smiling participants and hugs him from behind. More attendees of the event can be seen in the background.
[Voice over]
“called the Top Ten Innovators to highlight and reward impactful and innovative entrepreneurs”
[Visuals]
The entrepreneur is seen standing up with people cheering behind him and he walks onto the stage to receive an award. He is smiling and addresses the audience. Large yellow text that says: “TOP TEN INNOVATORS” appears over footage of the audience clapping. Another man is seen on stage wearing a black jacket. This is followed by a room full of clapping people at the awards ceremony.
[visuals]
Night-time footage of people crossing the road at a busy intersection with out-of-focus cars in the background. This is followed by a silhouette shot of three men talking. This is followed by a close-up shot of a woman scrolling on a tablet. Large yellow text that says: “2022” appears over footage of a woman in a dimly lit room working on her computer. An out-of-focus person is in the background. This is followed by a shot of a man working at a desk on his computer. This is followed by two men walking together examining a document wearing safety gear.
[Voice over]
“Let’s meet this year’s Top Ten Innovators who have been awarded prizes in three categories, Social Impact”
[Animated sequence]
A yellow background appears. In the top left corner of the screen is the Shell LiveWIRE logo. Centred at the top of the screen it says, “SOCIAL IMPACT”. Three photographs are revealed of the winner and runners-up in the social impact category. Each winner's name, business name and country appear on the screen.
First place winner is Irene Mositol from Malaysia. Her business is Dumowongi. There is a trophy icon next to her photograph to signify her first place. Emin Askerov from Kazakhstan is a runner-up. His business is Green TAL Social Enterprise. The second runner-up is Henry James Sison from the Philippines. His business is Agro-Digital PH.
[voice over]
“Environmental sustainability”
[Animated sequence]
The three photographs of the winners are replaced with photographs of the four winners in the Environmental sustainability category. The title text that said “SOCIAL IMPACT” is replaced by “ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY” at the top of the screen. Each winner's name, business name and country appear on the screen.
First place winner is Camila De Araujo Reveles Barreira from Brazil. Her business is Salty Agricultura Salina. There is a trophy icon next to her photograph to signify her first place. Leonardo Rico from Mexico is a runner-up. His business is Lluvia Sólida. The second runner-up is Muhamad Rifqi Al-Ghifari from Indonesia. His business is BANANA & Partners. The third runner is Amr Shalan from Egypt. His business is TileGreen.
[voice over]
“And business innovation”
[Animated sequence]
The four photographs of the winners are replaced with photographs of the three winners in the Business Innovation category. The title text that said “SOCIAL IMPACT” is replaced by “BUSINESS INNOVATION” at the top of the screen. Each winner's name, business name and country appear on the screen.
First place winner is Dr. Jerome Palaganas from the Philippines. His business is Nanotronics. There is a trophy icon next to his photograph to signify his first place. Don Pansacola from the Philippines is a runner-up. His business is Next Pay. The second runner-up is Heineken Anak Laluan from Malaysia. His business is Syarikat Timogah.
[Voice over]
“plus an award for one of our outstanding implementing partners.”
[Animated sequence]
The three photographs of the winners are replaced with a photograph of the winners of the Implementing partner award. The title text that said BUSINESS INNOVATION” is replaced by “IMPLEMENTING PARTNER” at the top of the screen. The winning implementing partner is Centro Integrado de Estudos e Programas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CIEDS) from Brazil.
[voice over]
“Congratulations to our winners”
[Animated sequence]
A yellow map of the world appears on the screen. The faces of all 10 winning entrepreneurs and implementing partners appear on the map above their country.
[voice over]
“Visit our website to learn more about the Shell LiveWIRE programme”
[Animated sequence]
The edge of a rotating earth with a black background appears on the screen. The LiveWIRE logo appears in the middle of the screen. The LiveWIRE logo is replaced with text that says “visit livewire.shell to learn more about Shell LiveWIRE and the Top Ten Innovators competition”
Shell Pecten appears at the centre of the screen. At bottom of the screen, it reads “©SHELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2022.
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Sound of shell
| Category | Winner | Runners-up |
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| Social Impact | Irene Mositol (Malaysia) |
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| Environmental Sustainability | Camila de Araujo Reveles Barreira (Brazil) Salty Agricultura Salina cultivates saline resilient and edible plant species using local resources and renewable energy. |
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| Business Innovation | Dr. Jerome Palaganas (The Philippines) Nanotronics produces nanomaterials derived from indigenous plants as an alternative to plastic packaging. |
| Outstanding Achievement for a LiveWIRE Implementing Partner | Centro Integrado de Estudos e Programas de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CIEDS) (Brazil) |
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