Remote Excellence Awards

Future of Work & DEI advocate building the gateway to Africa's remote workforce by harnessing the power of community and technology to promote African talents on the global stage.

A strong believer in remote-first company design, Stephanie is a passionate advocate for topics such as vulnerability, psychological safety in the workplace, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Srivatsan is a vocal remote work advocate. His startup, GoFloaters, offers a hybrid work platform that helps people find work and meeting spaces that can be booked instantly.

Mine is the founder of Happy Work Studio and co-founder of Remote-First Institute, a not-for-profit providing world-class know-how in implementing remote-first workplaces.

Brianne is an investor in 20+ startups, and is founder of Work Life Ventures, a venture firm investing in tools and services for the modern workplace.

Named one of "The 100 Most Influential Remote Experts" and "Top Remote Enablers" by Remote.com. June has been teaching people about remote work since 2012.

Lorraine is a social entrepreneur, researcher and Co-founder & Executive Director of Na'amal, which links forcibly displaced people with remote work opportunities.

Hailley is head of communications and content at Buffer, co-host of the podcast “MakeWorkWork” and producer of the annual “State of Remote Work” report.

Luke McKinlay leads the finance function at Fountain, a Global Frontline Worker Hiring Solution backed by SoftBank, B Capital, Origin Ventures, and others. Prior to Fountain he worked in international consulting and at a hedge fund, Starboard Value.

One of "The 100 Most Influential Remote Experts", Ali is an expert speaker on all things remote work, and is also co-founder and co-author of Remote Works.

Recognized as one of the most influential leaders in remote work, Nellie is an advisor to the remote-first institute. She is the podcast host of the popular Beyond Work podcast and her thoughts are published regularly by Fast Company.

Vincent is the founder of Talent Mobility Search, a search and consulting firm in the talent mobility space and a mobility advisor at Talent Beyond Boundaries, a systems change NFP opening up labour pathways for refugees and displaced people.

Jakob is the Co-Founder and CEO of Butter, the highly interactive platform video conferencing platform. He also Co-Founded RemoteCamp.io to help companies define and execute on a successful remote strategy through assessments and workshops.

Jessie is Head of People & Culture at Weaviate, a remote-first and open source AI-native start-up. Jessie is passionate about everything related to creating great people programs and sustaining a strong remote company culture.

Gustavo is a speaker, culture consultant, and best-selling author of “Remote, Not Distant” – a roadmap to build a strong culture for remote and hybrid teams.