Courtney Barnes
Courtney Barnes is a devoted social justice and regulatory attorney who is a leading trailblazer in psychedelics policy reform. Licensed to practice law in California, Colorado, and Texas, Courtney serves as Counsel for Feldman Legal Advisors, General Counsel for the Society for Psychedelic Outreach Reform and Education (SPORE), and Advisory Board Member for Heroic Hearts […]
Mahmoud Qutub
Mahmoud Qutub is the Executive Director of the Workers’ Welfare & Labour Rights Department at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), the organisation delivering the infrastructure and host country planning and operations for the FIFA World Cup 2022™️. He also serves as the Workers’ Welfare & Labour Rights Advisor to the Chairman at […]
Max Tuñón
Mr. Max Tuñón is the head of the ILO Project Office in Doha. The ILO has been working closely with the Government of Qatar on a comprehensive labour reform agenda since 2018. He was previously a Technical Specialist in the Office, leading the programme’s components on wage protection, labour inspection and occupational safety and health. […]
Genna Gent
Genevieve “Genna” Gent brings nearly 20 years of experience in Government Relations and Communications to the McDonald’s Global Government Relations & Public Policy team. She and the U.S. Government Relations Team (USGR) represent the system before Congress, the Executive Branch, state and local governments, and third-party organizations including trade associations, think tanks, and policy development […]
Nelufar Hedayat
Award-winning journalist Nelufar Hedayat is a Doha Debates correspondent and host of its #DearWorldLive program and Course Correction podcast. An Afghan refugee residing in Britain, Nelufar’s most recent reporting project is a podcast series called “Kabul Falling” for Project Brazen and PRX. Her reporting has also been seen across the BBC, VICE, Netflix, Fusion, The […]
Amber Johnson
Amber Johnson is the Global Vice President of Cocoa for Mars Wrigley. Amber’s goal is to inspire Associates that work within the Cocoa Enterprise and contribute to making the world’s most beloved brands, such as M&M’S®, Snickers®, Dove®, Galaxy®, and Twix® better every day. In her current role, Amber leads a team of diverse and […]
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
An active humanitarian and mother of four, Queen Rania’s work has focused on empowering local communities and women, improving education, driving innovation and entrepreneurship through society, and finding innovative solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. An advocate for tolerance and cross-cultural dialogue, she is an influential voice on fighting stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and […]
Gurdip Paintal
Gurdip Paintal is the Associate Director of Operations at Concordia, where he is responsible for the day-to-day operations, Human Resources function, and financial affairs of the organization. Additionally, he ensures compliance with laws and regulations, and continuously maintains and improves standards and processes. Gurdip has extensive experience managing operations across the apparel, aviation, and real estate industries. Gurdip studied […]
Ashley Lashley
Ashley Lashley is a 21-year-old advocate who focuses on social development issues related to health, environment, children, and women’s rights. She began her youth activist journey at the age of 16 when the Barbados Schools against Non-Communicable Diseases was established. In 2020, Ashley founded HEY (Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Youth), a global climate change and […]
Thabo Chakaka-Nyirenda
I am 40 years old and married with three children. I am a holder of LLM in International Financial Law from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom and LLB (Hons) from the University of Malawi with excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills and previous work experience in a law firm, government and as in-house counsel. I […]
Diana Chavez
First woman to chair the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights. She sits on various advisory bodies, including ASUR (ASR NYSE, BMV), the Centre for Sports & Human Rights and UNITAR’s Board of Trustees, where she serves as Vice Chair. Prior to this, was the Director of the Regional Center for the UN Global […]