Ertharin Cousin
Ertharin Cousin currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Center on Food Security and Environment, and as the CEO and Founder of Food Systems for the Future, a nutrition impact investment fund. From 2012 until 2017, Cousin led the United Nations World Food […]
His Excellency José Ulisses Correia e Silva
His Excellency Jose Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva is the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of Cabo Verde and is also President of Movement for Democracy (MPD), the country’s majority party. Since becoming the head of government in April 2016, Prime Minister Correia e Silva has led Cabo Verde along the path of […]
Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke
Hailing from central Brooklyn, Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke feels honored to represent the community that raised her. She is the proud daughter of Jamaican immigrants and takes her passion for her Caribbean heritage to Congress, where she co-chairs the Congressional Caribbean Caucus and works to foster relationships between the United States and the Caribbean Community. […]
Doug McMillon
Doug McMillon is president and CEO of Walmart Inc. Under Doug’s leadership, Walmart is making life easier for busy families and building trust with customers. It is investing heavily in associate wages, benefits and education—including a debt-free, dollar-a-day college program and an expanded parental leave policy. And, it launched an ambitious program, Project Gigaton, to […]
Alicia Menendez
Alicia Menendez is a journalist and multimedia storyteller. Named “Broadcast Journalism’s New Gladiator” by Elle Magazine, “Ms. Millennial” by The Washington Post, and a “Content Queen” by Marie Claire, Alicia has quickly become a force in American media. She is the author of “The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free” and “Succeed as You Are” […]
Ingrid Hoffmann
Passionate about food and entertaining, Ingrid Hoffmann spends each day sharing her enthusiasm and talent with an international audience. Ingrid launched Simply Delicioso (www.simplydelicioso.com) on Food Network and hosts her own Spanish-language cooking and lifestyle show, Delicioso, on Galavision/Univision. Aside from the two shows, Ingrid pulled together a compilation of her recipes and entertaining ideas, which are showcased […]
Dr. Ilham Mansour Al-Dakheel
Dr. Ilham Mansour Al-Dakheel is the CEO of Dur Alkuttab, an educational company established in 2016, following a strategic alliance between the Higher Education Fund of the Ministry of Education and Mulkia Investment Company. She is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of experience in diverse fields, including greenfield projects, acquisitions, expansion, training, […]
Kimberly Cernak
Kimberly Cernak serves as the Managing Director of The Eleanor Crook Foundation. Prior to joining ECF, Kim served as the Senior Director for Global Policy and Advocacy at 1,000 Days. In that role, she led the organization’s work to educate and influence global policymakers and stakeholders to increase action and investment in maternal and child […]
Makhtar Diop
Makhtar Diop is the World Bank’s Vice President for Infrastructure, a position he assumed on July 1st, 2018. The Infrastructure Vice Presidency comprises Energy & Extractives, Transport, Digital Development as well as Infrastructure Finance, Public-Private Partnerships and Guarantees. In this global role, Makhtar Diop leads efforts to develop sustainable solutions and help close the infrastructure […]
Perry Yeatman
Perry Yeatman is a seasoned, high-impact executive whose career has spanned sectors (business, government, academia and philanthropy); geographies (from Asia to Russia to Europe); functions (from marketing to HR to general management); and organizations (from Kraft Foods and Unilever to WPP and Shandwick plc, to founding her own consulting firm and social enterprise). Today, Perry […]
Thomas Murcott
Tom Murcott serves as the Executive Director of Prospera LLC. Honduras Próspera is a private-public endeavor to develop the necessary conditions for prosperity to emerge in Honduras and the region; one Prosperity Hub at the time!