Huffington Posts and AOL’s 100 Game Changers Awards
This week, AOL & Huffington Post celebrated the world’s top 100 Game Changers at Skylight Studios – 100 innovators, mavericks, visionaries, and leaders who are changing the way we look at the world and the way we live in it. Whether standing front and center in the spotlight or working under the radar, they have had a game-changing effect on their fields — and inspired others to follow in their footsteps.
The categories include Politics, Media, Entertainment, Culture, Style, Green, Business and Technology, Sports, World, Food and Travel, Education and Impact, and Healthy Living.
Honored during the ceremony were Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Governor, presented by his father the Former Governor Mario Cuomo; Kelly Meyer, the co-founder of the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, presented by Brian Williams; Tom Freston, the Chairman of the ONE Campaign, presented by Jann Wenner; Kim Kardashian, a businesswoman and television personality, presented by Cindi Leive; Elaine Wynn, Communities and Schools Chairman, presented by Nora Ephron; Bob Cunningham, Head of School at The Gateway Schools, presented by Grace Hightower; and the celebrated 1973 models of Versailles, presented by Gayle King.
Honorees and presenters in attendance included: President and Editor-in-Chief Arianna Huffington, AOL CEO and Chairman Tim Armstrong, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Former Governor Mario Cuomo, Brian Williams, Gayle King, Kim Kardashian, Tom Freston, Jennifer Egan, Harold Koda, Bob Cunningham, Elaine Wynn, Ron and Kelly Meyer, Daphne Oz, Dr. Oz, Beau Biden, Eric Schneiderman, Barry Bergdoll, Daniel Hernandez, Andrew Hunt, Jann Wenner, Grace Hightower, Nora Ephron, Diana Nyad, Cindi Leive, and Pat Cleveland.
The Ultimate Game Changers, a group of 12 top influencers, will be chosen through a public vote, in each category, on the Huffington Post website and will be announced later this week.