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The eighth edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, from October 19 to 22 in Hangzhou (China), will reward five exceptional entrepreneurs for their impact on society and their ability to change the world.

Tim Draper is founding partner of leading venture capital firms Draper Associates and DFJ. Venture successes include Skype, Overture, Baidu, Tesla, Theranos, Parametric Technology, Hotmail, Digidesign, Twitch.tv ... Tim also started BizWorld.org, a non-profit for children to learn entrepreneurship and Draper University of Heroes.

In the "social entrepreneur" category, Francesco Piazzesi Tommasi: Founder of "¡Échale! a tu casa" Mexico

Drawing upon years of experience in the housing industry, F. Tommasi is addressing the lack of decent housing for Mexicans at the bottom of the pyramid through ¡Échale! a tu casa. This auto-construction model is focused on community-based financing and construction of safe, ecologically friendly and adequate homes.

In the "educator" category, Pr. Wong Poh Kam: Director of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Entrepreneurship Centre. Singapore

Prof Wong is a Professor in Entrepreneurship at NUS Business School and Director of NUS Entrepreneurship Centre. Besides being a noted entrepreneurship scholar, he has pioneered several widely regarded entrepreneurship education programs and played a pivotal role in building a vibrant entrepreneurship support ecosystem in NUS and Singapore.