Adrienne Elrod

Adrienne Elrod is a veteran of three presidential campaigns and was most recently President of Elrod Strategies, a strategic communications firm specializing in influencer engagement and public affairs. During the 2020 general election, Elrod served as Biden for President’s Director of Surrogate Strategy and Operations and served as Director of Talent and External Affairs for […]
Monica Ellis

Monica Ellis the CEO of the Global Environment & Technology Foundation, a leading non-profit organization that advances sustainability through public-private partnerships. Monica also serves as CEO of Global Water Challenge (GWC), an action-oriented coalition of corporations, NGOs, and other organizations committed to achieving universal access to clean water and sanitation. A sustainable development leader, Monica […]
Dr. Rodolphe (Rudy) el-Khoury

Rodolphe el-Khoury is Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture. Before coming to UMSoA in July, 2014, he was Canada Research Chair and Director of Urban Design at the University of Toronto, Head of Architecture at California College of the Arts, and Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has taught […]
Kathryn Compton

Kathryn Compton has been with World Vision US for over 25 years, and currently serves as Chief Development Officer. A dynamic and innovative leader in her work at World Vision, Kathryn developed and leads Strong Women Strong World — a global Women’s Empowerment initiative focused on bringing together influential and affluent partners who are dedicated […]
The Hon. Salomón Chertorivski

Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg is a Mexican politician and economist. He was a public servant for more than 20 years. He served as National Commissioner for Social Protection in Health and Secretary of Health of Mexico and as the Secretary of Economic Development of Mexico City. He is a columnist in various journalistic media and author, […]
Dina Buchbinder

Dina is a Mexican social entrepreneur who believes that the power of play could make a difference in the world, beginning with educational systems. In 2007, she founded Education for Sharing (E4S) to engage entire communities in building global citizenship. Through E4S, Dina provides beneficiaries with 21st Century competencies like critical thinking and problem solving, […]
Anita Bhatia

Ms. Anita Bhatia serves as the Assistant Secretary-General and UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director since August 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Bhatia served since 2014 as the Director for Development Partner Relations at the World Bank Group. Previously, she held the position of Director of Partnerships and Advisory Services Operations (2011–2014) and of Global Head […]
Dr. Robert Bertram

Rob Bertram is the Chief Scientist in USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, where he serves as a key adviser on a range of technical and program issues to advance global food security and nutrition. In this role, he leads USAID’s evidence-based efforts to advance research, technology and implementation in support of the U.S. […]
Marisol Argueta de Barillas

Salvadoran Lawyer and career Ambassador (on leave). Formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador; Director- General for Foreign Policy of El Salvador; Minister Counsellor, Embassy of El Salvador, Washington DC; Deputy Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the UN, New York. JD, Universidad Dr Jose M. Delgado; Postgraduate in Diplomacy, University of Oxford, UK. […]
Maarten Wetselaar

Maarten Wetselaar joined CEPSA as CEO in January 2022 and is based in Madrid. In March 2022 he announced the firm’s “Positive Motion” strategy that is aimed at transforming CEPSA into an Energy Transition leader in the coming years. Prior to joining CEPSA, he worked at Royal Dutch Shell for 26 years and served on […]
David van Weel

David van Weel is NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges. He is the Secretary General’s primary advisor on emerging security challenges and their implications for the security of the Alliance and a member of the Secretary General’s senior management team. The Emerging Security Challenges Division, which he directs and manages, aims to provide […]