Diego Menchaca is the founder of Teamscope, a data collection app for clinical and field research. He has built his career providing data management support to organizations and clinical researchers that are struggling to capture and share data. Diego is passionate about the startup revolution and is an active contributor to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Chile, the Netherlands, and Bhutan.

Dilek Barlas has been the World Bank Inspection Panel’s executive secretary since July 2014, after serving as deputy executive secretary for seven years. Ms. Barlas has extensive experience in the field of development. A lawyer by training, she joined the World Bank in 1992 and was senior counsel in the bank’s legal vice presidency for Europe and Central Asia. As executive secretary, Ms. Barlas provides strategic support and advice to the panel chairperson and panel members, manages the panel’s secretariat, and maintains relations with internal and external stakeholders.

Dilhani is the global director of Restless Development after she served as country director for Tanzania. She previously served as CARE Norway, International Council for Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, VSO and Amnesty International.

Dilys Walker is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and leads the Global Maternal and Newborn Child Health Research Cooperative at the Institute for Global Health Sciences and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco.

As vice president of technical leadership, Dina Esposito leads Mercy Corps’ team of global technical experts who spearhead strategy and support programming in over 40 countries. Previously she served six years as the director of USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, where she oversaw the agency’s $2.8 billion relief and development food assistance program.

Dinnah Nabwire is a 2015-2016 Global Health Corps Fellow serving as research and policy coordinator at Marie Stopes International. She has previously worked with development organizations in Uganda on gender and women rights, peace building, and economic empowerment programs for the most marginalized communities.

Professor Dirk Blom is president-elect of the International Atherosclerosis Society, a global network of leading atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease experts across over 70 countries. Blom is also the head of the division of lipidology at the University of Cape Town and heads the Lipid Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital.

Disha Shetty is an independent science journalist based in Pune, India, who writes about public health, environment, and gender. She is the winner of the International Center for Journalists’ 2018 Global Health Reporting Contest Award. Disha has a Masters in Science, Environment, and Medicine Journalism from Columbia University.

Divina Chingcuanco is a senior energy and climate change expert at RTI International with over 35 years of experience leading and managing projects focused on sustainable development, climate change, clean energy, and economic resilience across Asia. Most recently, she served as a member of the United Nations High Level Technical Working Group on Energy Access to prepare for the U.N. High Level Dialogue in September 2021.

DJ B is a 19-year-old Kenyan who uses multimedia to engage the youth of Kenya and Tanzania in a conversation about good ideas to improve their lives.