Suzanne Singh
Suzanne is the Chairperson of Pratham Books. She moved to the development sector in 2003 after gaining 14 years of marketing and communications experience in the corporate sector. Deeply interested in issues of equity and access to quality education, Suzanne has been involved with Pratham Books since its inception in 2004 and has been a member […]
Sarah Strader
Sarah Strader is the founder and executive director of Two Rabbits. Ms. Strader has worked with the Baka since 2011, when she spent a Fulbright research year immersed in Baka communities. She has 10 years of experience in early education in Africa, with a focus on early childhood development, literacy, and local languages. She […]
Norma Baján Balán
Norma Baján is the Executive Director of MAIA Guatemala. Originally from a remote Maya Kachiquel village, Norma is the first in her family to complete university. Prior to joining MAIA, Norma worked in the women’s microcredit movement for eight years. In 2018, Norma was recognized by Women Have Wings for her commitment to girls’ education. […]
Elizabeth Elango Bintliff
Elizabeth Elango Bintliff is the President and CEO of JA Africa, an organization engaging in entrepreneurship education, financial literacy and workforce readiness for youth and working in 14 countries in Africa. She is a development professional with over 20 years of experience working in developing countries and emerging economies. Born in Cameroon, Bintliff earned a […]
Matthew Paneitz
For twenty years, Matt has wholly devoted his life to the redress of ethnic violence and systemic oppression perpetrated against the indigenous peoples of Guatemala. He has been doing this by living in rural San Juan Comalapa and working alongside the population of majority indigenous Kaqchikel Maya. In Comalapa, Matt was exposed first-hand to the […]
Pihla Meskanen
Pihla Meskanen (1970) is an architect (MA) and pedagogue, co-founder of Arkki Finland (1993) and director for 25 years (-2019) & CEO and founder of Arkki International (2014-). She has been leading Arkki and developing the unique Arkki concept that is now licensed worldwide. Arkki ‘s awarded after-school program is certified by the Ministry of […]
Tony Dzidzinyo Kwesi Dogbe
Tony is a co-founder of Participatory Development Associates and its former managing director. He is an experienced social and community development worker, trainer, researcher, manager, consultant and workshop facilitator/moderator. He has worked with government, non-government and private sector institutions in various areas of human development endeavour. For nearly nine years he was the Executive Director […]
Endre Olsvik Elvestad
Endre holds a master’s in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology specializing in Virtual Reality & Artificial Intelligence. He has advised the Minister of Education and the Minister of Commerce on national issues regarding education policy and entrepreneurship. He is actively involved as an advisor to several start-ups and nonprofits. SignLab […]
Lucy Peng
Lucy Peng is the Executive Chairwoman of Lazada Group. She is responsible for driving Lazada’s expansion as an integral part of Alibaba’s ecosystem. Prior to Lazada, Lucy was the Executive Chairman and CEO of Ant Financial Services Group. As one of the founders of Alibaba Group, Lucy had led various business units including marketing and […]
Alexander McLean
Alexander is the Founder and Director General of Justice Defenders. He is passionate about justice, having trained as a barrister and magistrate. During gap year travels to East Africa, McLean fundraised to provide better health facilities and educate Ugandan inmates about the law. After graduating from the University of Nottingham in 2007, he moved to […]