The article profiles several global thinkers including Michael S. Smith II, chief operating officer of Kronos Advisory LLC, Monique Woodard, venture partner at fund-and-seed accelerator 500 Startups, and Sally Riley, head of scripted productions at Australia Broadcast Corp. Smith acted as the de facto middle-man for the U.S. government by giving hacker tips to combat the terrorist organization Islamic State. Woodard put in charge of a $25 million microfund to bankroll some 100 African American and Latino-led startup companies. Riley hired more indigenous actors, writers and producers.