Simon O’Connell
With almost two and a half decades experience working for positive social change in a wide array of different countries and contexts, Simon O’Connell is an experienced and entrepreneurial leader. Since early 2015 Simon has been the Executive Director of the global organisation Mercy Corps – one of the most respected international relief and development […]
Rita Mehanna Rady
Rita Mehanna has a bachelor’s degree in Education and a DELF degree (Diplôme d’Etude en Langue Française) from the French Cultural Center. In addition, she got an Approved Tutor Certificate from Highfield International (Award-winning organisation in delivering training). She has started working as a co-teacher and then moved to the business field. Thanks to the […]
Fahad Jassim Al Dehaimi
Fahad Al-Dehaimi is a Researcher and Project Manager at the Qatar Fund for Development in the fields of both humanitarian and development programming. Whilst obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics at the University of Cardiff he developed a keen interest in Developmental Economics and its role in the world of politics. Upon […]
Shawgi Ahmed
Speaking at WORKSHOP EAA-PEIC – Taking it beyond words: Youth advocacy around the world
Candelaria Torres Jimenez
Hailing from Salta, Argentina, Candelaria was drawn to social action and global citizenship as a young teen. She volunteered with multiple non-profit organizations including the local Children’s Hospital and the Junior Chamber International. In 2015, she was awarded a scholarship to represent Argentina at the United World College (UWC) in Changshu, China. While at UWC, […]
Katie-Jay Scott
Katie-Jay Scott is iACT’s Co-Executive Director. She holds a B.A. in Sociology with a focus on Community Development, a certificate in Executive Management from the Center for Nonprofit Management, and completed +Acumen and the Omidyar Group’s Systems Practice in 2018. She brings extensive leadership, community organizing, and organizational development experience to iACT. She oversees partnerships, […]
Daisy Mertens
Daisy Mertens is a Dutch primary school teacher. In 2016, she was the winner of the 2016 National Primary Teacher of the Year in the Netherlands and she was among the top 10 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2019. She works in a large community-based school in Holland, with 440 students and up to […]
Anood Al Kuwari
Speaking at WORKSHOP EAA-PEIC – Taking it beyond words: Youth advocacy around the world
Jaime Saavedra
Jaime Saavedra leads the Education Global Practice at the World Bank Group. He rejoined the World Bank Group from the Government of Peru, where he served as Minister of Education from 2013 through 2016. During his tenure, the performance of Peru’s education system improved substantially as measured by international learning assessments. Throughout his career, Mr. […]
Craig D’Souza
Mr. D’Souza is a seasoned, results-producing leader with experience steering and directing all aspects of risk management, security processes, investigations and intelligence frameworks. He has extensive international skills through working, travelling and living in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. He spent eight years with the Toronto Police Service, the majority […]