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Hosam Mamoon Zowawi in his laboratory at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research on Nov. 7, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia.Claire Martin—INSTITUTE for TIME
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ResearchGate founder Ijad Madisch at his office on Oct. 28, 2014 in Berlin.Mustafah Abdulaziz for TIME
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Phindile Sithole-Spong, HIV visionary, writer, and activist, at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa.Jonathan Torgovnik—;Reportage by Getty Images for TIME
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John Winyu Wongsurawat, host of online TV political satire show, Shallow News in Depth, posing at the show's Bangkok studio.Cedric Arnold for TIME
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Iseult Ward, Founder and CEO of Irish company Foodcloud, which links businesses with surplus to charities in need, via an app.Kim Haughton for TIME
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Mixed Martial Artist Ann Osman poses for a portrait before competing in the One Fighting Championship event on Oct. 16, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Adam Ferguson for Time
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Brazilian entrepreneur and writer Bel Pesce at FazINOVA offices on Oct. 22, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Luiz Maximiano for TIME
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A detail from Sokov's portrait of Vladimir Putin.Courtesy of Pavel Sokov
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Zhao Bowen, founder and CEO of QuantiHealth in Beijing on Aug. 15, 2014Zachary Bako for TIME
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Flying Doctor Ola Orekunrin in Lagos, Nigeria on Aug. 21, 2014.Benedicte Kurzen—NOOR for TIME
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Self-made music video mogul Jamal Edwards in London on Aug. 21, 2014.Laura Pannack for TIME
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Tunisian woman's right's activist Ikram Ben Said at her home in Tunis, Tunisia on Aug. 18, 2014.Fancesco Zizola—NOOR for TIME
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Architect Alok Shetty at one of his new construction sites in Bangalore, India on Aug. 20, 2014. He has designed an environmentally friendly house with folding walls.Sumit Dayal for TIME
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Social entrepreneur Adi Altschuler in Tel Aviv on Aug. 15, 2014.Yaakov Israel for TIME
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