Innovation can, and should, come from anywhere
Sobi Pillai, Consultant for Fujitsu and PLACE Catalyst 2018
Sobi Pillai is an IT consultant who hails from bustling Mumbai. She has a penchant for sustainable agriculture and natural remedies for well-being.
Sobi has been a pillar in the PLACE community for the past three years. Be it while introducing the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, during the 2017 end of year celebration, pitching her project to leading incubators or mentoring early stage entrepreneurs, her capacity to innovate, lead and mentor have continuously enriched the growth of her colleagues and peers.
Migration & Transformation: Lessons from 2025 – Sedera Ranaivoarinosy
Journaliste, animatrice d’ateliers créatifs et traductrice , has spent 2025 exploring how listening can transform the way we understand stories of migration, belonging, and change. Through her work with PLACE, she experiments with dialogue, silence, and storytelling as tools for opening space and shifting perspectives. Her reflection offers a glimpse into what she has learned from a year of deep conversations and community-building.
Migration & Transformation: Lessons from 2025 – Ismail Alkhateeb
PLACE’s Operations Manager, a Civil Society Supporter and one of the lead program managers of The Resilient Cities, reflects on his journey of exile, belonging, and resilience.
Anis Berant, Reflections on the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance Experience
Cultural leader bridging diplomacy, media, and the arts reflects on his journey as Community Arts Network Director and with the Emerging Leaders Artivism Alliance, sharing hopes for the future of Artivism.
Boxing as a reconnection tool – to ourselves and to society
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Improving the health of those on hemodialysis and giving them a community
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Crafting masculinity in the 21st century
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
Crafting masculinity in the 21st century
Professional dancer and choreographer, Bolewa Sabourin, urges us as a society to question our behaviour in order to enact change
When you own your story, the world is yours
By reappropriating her own story, PLACE Catalyst and architecture student, Duaa, was able to visualize her limitless potential
Embracing change and growing from it
A friendly reminder from Shawgi, PLACE’s Talent Manager – you can’t control the situation around you, but you can control how you react!
