Diallo Shabazz
Diallo Shabazz is a global education advisor and sustainability expert who has worked with government agencies and NGOs in North America, Asia, and Africa. Diallo currently directs activities of the NY State PTECH Leadership Council, a multi-stakeholder forum for the private sector, government agencies, and higher education institutions to collaborate in supporting P-TECH schools in […]
Sara Enright
Sara Enright is a Director at BSR, where she designs and facilitates private sector collaborations for sustainable development, and advises multi-national companies on the advancement of inclusive business models. She directs the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition (GISC) and the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (GBCAT), initiatives that seek to employ vulnerable people in good […]
Maryam Ahmed
My name is Maryam Ahmed. I am a girl’s right activist. I was born on 15th of May 2000. I am an indigene of from Kano State, Nigeria. I am currently in my final year with the Cyprus Institute of Marketing in Turkey, where i study International and Business Law Online. I started my career […]
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is Founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), an award wining NGO that protects endangered gorillas and other wildlife through One Health approaches. After graduating from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, in 1996, she established Uganda Wildlife Authority’s first veterinary department. In 2000, she did a Zoological Medicine […]
H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces
María Fernanda Espinosa is the first woman from Latin America and the Caribbean to be President of the United Nations General Assembly (2018-2019). She is a distinguished academic, diplomat, politician, poet, and linguist who has also served in high-level government positions, including Ecuador’s Minister of National Defense (2012-2014) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2008 and […]
Mr. Oliver Poole
Oliver is group Executive Director at ESI Media, which owns The Independent and the London Evening Standard. He was previously an award-winning foreign correspondent, who covered the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and was Baghdad Bureau Chief during the Iraq War. A committee conservationist, he also Executive Director of the wildlife-protecting Giants Club initiative […]
Allison Carlson
Allison Carlson is the Executive Vice President at Foreign Policy. She leads Foreign Policy Analytics’ (FPA’s) cross-cutting research at the intersection of policy, technology, and global markets, as well as Foreign Policy’s global dialogues and convenings. In addition, she has developed and led Foreign Policy’s crisis simulations and facilitated multi-stakeholder dialogues in the U.S., Europe, […]
Sean Gilbert
Sean Gilbert serves as Director of Member Engagement, overseeing the GIIN Membership of over 280 member organizations from across over 40 countries around the world. Prior to this role, Sean was the Head of Partnerships and Outreach with the NDC Partnership at World Resources Institute (WRI), where he led governance and outreach to launch the […]
Antony Phillipson
Antony Phillipson was appointed British Consul General in New York in November 2017. In February 2018, Antony was named Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America (HMTC). As Consul General, Antony leads the Government’s work promoting UK economic, commercial, political and consular interests in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Fairfield County, Connecticut. As HMTC […]
Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate
Muhammad Ali Pate is the Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank and the Director of Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF), based in Washington DC. Dr. Pate was until recently the Chief Executive Officer of Big Win Philanthropy, based in the UK, and prior to […]
Lourena Gboeah
Lourena Gboeah is Chair of the Refugee Congress Board of Director and an Honorary Delegate. She came to the U.S. as a resettled refugee in 1992, when she was only four years old. Her family fled war in Liberia and the continuous harassment from government soldiers and rebels. Lourena has 18 years of experience working […]