Mitali Nikore
Mitali Nikore is a pioneering economist with 12 years of experience in gender-mainstreaming, development finance, policy advisory and social entrepreneurship. She advises leading multilateral organisations such as ADB, UN Women and the World Bank. Her experience spans several countries in Africa and South Asia, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom. In […]
Avishek Gupta
A pioneering impact debt investing firm in India. Caspian Debt has provided customised debt to more than 230 social enterprises, high impact start-ups and financial institutions operating across sectors like food & agribusiness, clean technologies, healthcare, education, water and sanitation and financial inclusion. Caspian Debt is committed to the 2X Challenge and has a track […]
Ritika Pandey
Ritika has more than 14 years of experience with an eclectic mix of technical know-how in public health, research acumen, project management, partnership, people management and social behavior change communication. Ritika has implemented large scale projects funded by international multilateral donors for improving public health outcomes family planning, maternal-child health, and nutrition. She has also […]
Cara Peters
Cara Peters (she/her) is a Programming Associate at Concordia, where she supports the development of programming across the organization’s Horizon and Annual Summits. Her work bridges programming and partnerships, ensuring that Concordia’s convenings are both impactful and inclusive in representation. Alongside her professional role, Cara is pursuing an MSt in International Relations at the University […]
Michael Pfeifer
Michael Pfeifer is a member of Dentons’ Political Law, Ethics and Disclosure team. The focus of his practice is providing lobbying, campaign finance, and government ethics compliance counsel and representation to trade associations, political action committees (PACs), corporations and other business entities, non-profit organizations and elected officials at the federal, state and local levels. Michael […]
Tara Kangarlou
Tara Kangarlou is an award-winning Iranian-American journalist who has previously worked with news outlets such as NBC, CNN, CNN International, and Al Jazeera America. She is a frequent on-air contributor for various international news outlets covering the MENA region and global affairs and writes regularly for TIME magazine. She has also spent much time covering the […]
Mariana Costa Checa
A Lima native, Mariana Costa Checa attended the London School of Economics and Columbia University before coming back to Peru to work in web development. Back home, she was surprised to see how few women worked in the Peruvian tech industry — in fact, they made up less than 10% of the industry. Inspired to […]
Stephanie Chang
Stephanie Chang VP of Content and Global Editor, The Trust WSJ | Barron’s Group Stephanie directs editorial strategy and operations for The Trust, the creative consultancy for WSJ | Barron’s Group. Prior to coming to The Trust, Stephanie served as content strategy director for JWT, and worked on a variety of programs for brands including […]
Governor Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul is the 57th Governor of New York–and the only woman to hold the office in State history. The first governor from Upstate New York in more than 100 years, Governor Hochul’s tenure has been defined by her efforts to tackle the affordability crisis, introduce comprehensive gun safety reforms, and dramatically increase statewide housing […]
Davis Smith
Davis is the founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission that assisted 1.3 million people living in poverty in 2021. He is a member of the United Nations Foundation’s “Global Leadership Council” and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Davis was Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s “CEO of the Year”, is an […]
Roy L. Austin, Jr.
Roy L. Austin, Jr. is Meta’s VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel, a role that is the first of its kind in the tech industry and one that is incredibly important for Meta. Prior to joining Meta, Roy was a partner with the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP where he […]