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Tech Entrepreneur Anna Bilych on Building Les Amis and the Future of Real-World Connection to tackle the Loneliness Crisis

In this exclusive interview, tech entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree Anna Bilych discusses her rapid career ascent from PayPal to CEO by age 24. She breaks down how her curated platform, Les Amis, actively fights adult loneliness by swapping screen time for intentional, real-world connection, and why building a robust personal support network is a critical foundation for professional leadership.

Ismael Belkhayat: The Moroccan Tech Entrepreneur Building Africa’s Retail and Fintech Future

Ismael Belkhayat left BCG consulting to build startups in Morocco’s untapped digital market. As CEO of Chari—a B2B e-commerce and fintech platform for Africa’s retailers—he’s solving fragmented supply chains and driving financial inclusion. Co-founding with his wife, he shares lessons on trust, distribution over innovation, bootstrapping discipline, and balancing Ironman training with entrepreneurship in Morocco’s evolving tech ecosystem.

Carina Kohli: Building Humm Care and Rethinking Women’s Healthcare in India

In this interview, Carina Kohli, Founder & CEO of Humm Care, shares how her pandemic-era conversations with 1,000+ women revealed India’s massive postpartum mental health gap. She discusses building India’s first women’s health-focused B2B platform, tackling maternal attrition, breaking stigma around postpartum anxiety, and why femtech’s future demands clinical depth over surface-level content for half of India’s population.

How Sachin Pabreja Helped Transform India’s Dining-Out Economy with EazyDiner

From luxury hoteliers to tech disruptors, EazyDiner Co-Founder and CEO Sachin Pabreja shares how he bridge-built 15 years of five-star operational intuition with scalable digital strategy. In this candid conversation, he breaks down the delicate balance of building a two-sided marketplace, navigating the friction of discounting, and why long-term restaurant survival hinges on consistency over social media hype.

Brett Adcock: Pioneering the Robotic Revolution with Figure AI

Brett Adcock founded Figure AI in 2022 to pioneer humanoid robots tackling labor shortages. After Vettery’s $110M Adecco sale and Archer Aviation’s eVTOL push, he assembled talent from Tesla and DeepMind. Securing $675M from OpenAI, Bezos, and Nvidia, Figure 02 advances commercial deployment at BMW, eyeing home tasks.