Speakers
Fernando Meirelles
FILMMAKER AND ACTIVIST
02 Filmes
Zoleka Mandela
GLOBAL AMBASSADOR
Child Health Initiative
Taleb Brahim
WFP & Oxfam
Betty Rubio Padilla
COMMUNITY MONITOR
Federation of Native Communities of Medio Napo, Curaray and Arabela (FECONAMCUA) (Peru)
Tara Slough
CANDIDATE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND A PREDOCTORAL FELLOW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (US)
Columbia University
Rukka Sombolinggi
SECRETARY GENERAL
Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) (Indonesia)
Tuntiak Katan
Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (Ecuador)
Hatim El Otmani
President and Founder
Atlas for Development
Carlos Doviaza
PANAMA MONITORING COORDINATOR
Rainforest Foundation (Panama)
Joseph Pallant
FOUNDER
Blockchain for Climate Foundation
Simonetta Di Pippo
DIRECTOR
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Nadja Swarovski
MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Swarovski
Celine Semaan
FOUNDER
Slow Factory & Study Hall
Lucie Brigham
CHIEF OF OFFICE
United Nations Office for Partnerships
President Julius Maada Bio
PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE
Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Cynthia Germanotta
PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER
Born This Way Foundation
Zak Williams
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE
Victor Ugo
FOUNDER
Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative; Speak Your Mind Campaigner
Anthea Kelsick
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
B Lab
Adam Smith
VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Laureate International Universities
Dawda Jobarteh
GLOBAL HEAD OF THE SDG STRATEGY HUB
United Nations
Wonderful Hunga
POLICY AND ADVOCACY MANAGER
SDI Affiliate Malawi
Kareem Elbayar
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER – CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DATA
OCHA
Christina Weaver Jackson
OCULUS POLICY
Oculus
Gabriel Fung
FILMMAKERS, DIVERSITY IN SHAM SHUI PO
University of Hong Kong
Wai Yin Antonia Tang
FILMMAKERS, DIVERSITY IN SHAM SHUI PO
University of Hong Kong
Tin Lam Tse
FILMMAKERS, DIVERSITY IN SHAM SHUI PO
University of Hong Kong
Guilherme dos Santos Novak
FILMMAKERS, CIPÓ DE JABUTI – AMAZON RIVERINE STORIES
Global Shapers Community
Rafael Correia Bittencourt
FILMMAKERS, CIPÓ DE JABUTI – AMAZON RIVERINE STORIES
Global Shapers Community
Odenilze de Souza Ramos
FILMMAKERS, CIPÓ DE JABUTI – AMAZON RIVERINE STORIES
Global Shapers Community
Justus August Alder
FILMMAKER, AROUND THE SAME TABLE
Cedar Ridge High School
Naser Haghamed
CEO
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW)
Christine Allen
Director
The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
Ivy Koek
Programme Coordinator, Office for UN Affairs
Soka Gakkai International
Jean Duff
President
Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI)
Ruth Messinger
Finkelstein Institute Social Justice Fellow | Global Ambassador, American Jewish World Service
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America | American Jewish World Service
Sara Pantuliano
Acting Executive Director
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Chief Tashka Yawanawá
CHIEF
Association SocialCultural Yawanawa
Rebecca Nadin
HEAD OF RISK AND RESILIENCE
ODI
Veliko Velikov
ADVOCATE
Lumos
Aneta Teneva
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER
Lumos
H.E. Ms. Kersti Kaljulaid
PRESIDENT – ESTONIA
H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen
FORMER PRESIDENT – FINLAND
Helen Clark
FORMER PRIME MINISTER – NEW ZEALAND, BOARD CHAIR – PMNCH
Batool Al-Wahdani
PRESIDENT – INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS (IFMSA)
Penny Abeywardena
COMMISSIONER
NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Jan Vapaavuori
MAYOR
City of Helsinki
Rebeca Grynspan
SECRETARY-GENERAL, FORMER UNDER SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS (2010-2014); FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA (1994-1998)
Lorenna Vilas Boas
GIRLS 20 AMBASSADOR – GIRLS20
Kate Wilson
CEO
Digital Impact Alliance- DIAL
Blair Glencorse
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Accountability Lab
Prof Klaus Schwab
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
World Economic Forum
Enrica Porcari
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
UN World Food Programme
Heather Johnson
VICE PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY
Ericsson
Rebecca Moore
HEAD OF GOOGLE EARTH
Arif Husain
CHIEF ECONOMIST
UN World Food Programme
Omar Seidu
HEAD OF DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
Government of Ghana
Andrew Zolli
VP, GLOBAL IMPACT ALLIANCES
Planet
Alexandra Yuster
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL POLICY
United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF
Bezwada Wilson
NATIONAL CONVENER
Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA)
Litlhare Molemohi-Phori
SENIOR BUDGET OFFICER
Ministry of Finance, Government of Lesotho
Chloe Cho
RESEARCH ANALYST
International Budget Partnership (IBP)
Guillermo Herrera
PROJECT COORDINATOR
International Budget Partnership (IBP)
Jeremy Gilley
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF PEACE ONE DAY
Peace One Day
Steven M. Finn
VP OF FOOD WASTE PREVENTION
Leanpath
Mina Guli
CEO & FOUNDER
Thirst (Hong Kong)
Dumiso Gatsha
COORDINATOR
Success Capital Organisation
Tokunbo Kujore
SOCIAL-IMPACT STRATEGIST & FOUNDER
Afro Girls
Dr. Hendra Yusran Siry
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF)
Dr. Maria Amalia Rodriguez Chaves
CONSULTANT
High Seas Alliance
Ms. Tamara Ioseliani
DIRECTOR
Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Anas Alamoush
RESEARCHER
Maritime Planning – Jordan Navy
Everett Sioa
SENIOR STATE SOLICITOR, COMMERCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW DIVISION
Office of the Attorney General (Samoa)
Yvonne Edwin
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION OFFICER
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Saint Lucia
Jayathma Wickramanayake
UN YOUTH ENVOY
Office of the United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth
Honourable Alexander Chiteme
MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Government of Zambia
Rosario del Pilar Diaz Garavito
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Millennials Movement
Daniel Sichilongo
SECRETARY GENERAL
Zambia Greens
Soumita Chakraobarty
ASSISTANT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (M&E)
Restless Development
Sarah Huxley
SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT – YOUTH SPECIALIST
Sarah Cameron Sunde
CO-FOUNDER / CO-CURATOR
Works on Water
Krishnee Adnarain Appadoo
LECTURER IN LAWS/BLT MEMBER
The University of Mauritius/YOUNGO
Roberto Cerda
PROJECT LEADER
Restore Coral
Bill Orme
UN REPRESENTATIVE
Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Johnny Miller
FOUNDER OF UNEQUAL SCENES AND AFRICANDRONE (SOUTH AFRICA)
PENG Junrui
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Millennials Energy
Gina Lucarelli
TEAM LEADER ACCELERATOR LABS NETWORK AT UNDP
UNDP
Hamzat Lawal
ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST
Founder of Connected Development and Initiator of Follow the Money
Emmanuel Lobijo-Justine
FOUNDER
Junub Open Space based in South Sudan
Oli Henman
GLOBAL COORDINATOR
Action for Sustainable Development: Stand Together Now Campaign
Ottavia Ortolani
Social Media Manager at the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development
Saturdays for Future Campaign
Salina Sanou
HEAD OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT THE AGENCY FOR CO-OPERATION AND RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT (ACORD) GLOBAL CALL TO ACT AGAINST POVERTY (GCAP)
Kanchan Amatya
GLOBAL CHAMPION FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
MY World 2030 Asia-Pacific Field Advocates Programme
(Nepal and Asia Pacific Region)
Jeremy Gilley
FOUNDER
Peace One Day
Karol Arambula
VERIFICATION AND LIAISON OFFICER AT THE UNITED NATIONS VERIFICATION MISSION IN COLOMBIA
MY World 2030 Mexico- National SDG Week of Action
Kevin Martinez
Vice President
Corporate Citizenship, ESPN
Ovie Mughelli
Environmental Advocate
Ovie Mughelli Foundation
Ana Arizabaleta
Spirit of Soccer
Alyssa Chassman
Founder
Unite 2030
Spencer Thomas
MEA AMBASSADOR
Grenada
Yoko Watanabe
GLOBAL MANAGER
The GEF Small Grants Programme – UNDP
Kate Brown
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Global Island Partnership
Celeste Connors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hawaii Green Growth
Arno Boersma
FOUNDER
Island Impact
Jennifer Koskelin-Gibbons
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Palau Legacy Project
Willy Kostka
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Micronesia Conservation Trust
Tatsuya Yoshioka
CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Peace Boat
Meri Joyce
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR
Peace Boat
Kimberlee Wells
CEO
TBWA
Paul Reardon
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
TBWA
Inverse K
POET/RAPPER AND TECHNOLOGIST
Nick Keller
CEO AND FOUNDER
Beyond Sport
Kwame King
YOUNG LEADER
NYCFC
Ashleigh Huffman
GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF GENDER EQUALITY
Athletes for Hope
Rania Al-Mashat
MINISTER OF TOURISM OF EGYPT
Michelle Harrison
GLOBAL CEO
Kantar Public
Raquel Helen Silva
GIRLS20 AMBASSADOR
Girls20
Amanda Ellis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HAWAII & ASIA-PACIFIC AND DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Rozaina Adam
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OF MALDIVES
Dr. Maria Flachsbarth
GERMANY’S PARLIAMENTARY STATE SECRETARY TO THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Mohammed Sabo Keana
TEAM LEAD
Almajiri Child Rights Initiative
James Ellsmoor
Director
Island Innovation
Avi Silverman
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
FIA Foundation
Ntiokam Divine
Founder
Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)
Alicia Hatch
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Deloitte Digital
Alicia Tillman
GLOBAL CMO
SAP
Christelle Kwizera
FOUNDER
Water Access Rwanda
David Cooke
CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia
Karla Ruiz Cofino
DIGITAL STRATEGIST & SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST
Digital Awareness, MILKnCOOKIES
Leah Lizarondo
CEO AND COFOUNDER
412 Food Rescue
Lina Khalifeh
FOUNDER
SheFighter
Henk Rogers
FOUNDER
Blue Planet Software
Robert Skinner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
UN Office for Partnerships
Shinta Kamdani
OWNER & CEO
Sintesa Group
Amanda Ellis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hawaii and Asia Pacific, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability
Amy Jadesimi
MANAGING DIRECTOR & FOUNDER
LADOL
Ann Cairns
EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN
Mastercard
Jameela Jamil
ACTRESS & RADIO PRESENTER
Lise Kingo
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
United Nations Global Compact
Rebecca Minkoff
FASHION DESIGNER
Rebecca Minkoff
Zoya Lytvyn
HEAD OF NGO
OSVITORIA
Emilia Saiz
SECRETARY-GENERAL
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
MAYOR
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Maria Francesca Spatolisano
ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLICY CO-ORDINATION & INTER-AGENCY AFFAIRS
Office of the Under-Secretary-General | Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Dr. Peter Kurz
MAYOR
Mannheim, Germany
Max Foley Gallant
NYC JUNIOR AMBASSADOR
Intermediate School 204
Mohammed Adjei Sowah
Mayor
Accra, Ghana
Damon Gameau
Actor and Director
Dane McQueen
Senior Advisor, Development and Humanitarian Affairs
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation / UAE Permanent Mission at the UN
Laurel Patterson
Team Leader A.I. SDG Integration
UNDP
Regan Leahy
Assistant Citizenship Manager
Hogan Lovells
Maher Nasser
Director of the Outreach Division
The United Nations Department of Public Information & Commissioner-General of the UN at Expo 2020 Dubai
Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Rosario Diaz Garavito
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Millennials Movement
Anne Simpson
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
CalPERS
Ann Rosenberg
SVP for UN Partnerships at SAP & Global Head
SAP Next-Gen & SAP University Alliances
Derek Hydon
President
MaCher
Gonzalo Muñoz
Climate Champion
COP 25
Matthew McCarthy
CEO,
Ben & Jerry’s
Ngwing Kimani
Director
B Lab East Africa
Joe Mucheru
MINISTER OF ICT
Kenya
Per Knutsson
UN KENYA RESIDENT COORDINATOR OFFICE TEAM LEADER
Wanjũhĩ Njoroge
YOUTH LEADER
Kenya
Sheila Ochugboju
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CONSULTANT
Africa regional bureau, UN Development Programme