Jason Clay, Ph.D., is senior vice president of markets and food and executive director of the Markets Institute at World Wildlife Fund in the U.S., or WWF-US. Before joining WWF in 1999, Clay taught at Harvard and Yale, worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and spent more than 25 years working with human rights and environmental organizations.

Jason Gardner is managing scientific director at CMC CONNECT, a leading global medical communications agency and a division of McCann Health Medical Communications. Jason holds a Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of Manchester, U.K. He initiated his career in medical affairs, clinical and scientific communication roles within GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Serono before transitioning to the agency environment, where he provides scientific leadership within CMC CONNECT.

Jason is Co-founder and EVP of Devex, the media platform for the global development community, where he leads operations. He's interested in what makes businesses focused on impact successful–and the culture, systems and teams that make them work. Jason believes in the power of matching the right person with the right organization (and job). He's currently writing about what he's calling the SDG talent gap and how to connect more individuals to careers with impact during this Decade of Action.

Jason Steinhauer is an author and public historian in Washington, D.C. He is the founder of the History Communication Institute and author of the bestselling book "History, Disrupted: How Social Media & the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past." He is currently a global fellow at The Wilson Center and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Past bylines include TIME, CNN, and The Washington Post.

Jason Rosario Braganza is a Kenyan economist with over 10 years of experience working on international development in Africa. He is the executive director at The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development. Previously he was co-head and program director of tax at the International Lawyers Project; deputy executive director and head of research at Tax Justice Network Africa.

Javeria Afzal is the climate change adviser at HelpAge International. Afzal is an experienced climate change adaptation and resilience specialist with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing climate change-inclusive actions. She has a keen understanding of the critical adaptation and resilience priorities needed to manage climate change in the global south.

Javier Díaz Fajardo has 25 years of experience in Latin American financial markets. He has served as CEO of Bancoldex, Colombia's business development bank, since 2019. During this time, he has led Bancoldex’s growth to $3 billion in total assets and has transformed the bank’s business model from a second-tier lender of commercial banks to a direct lender of Colombian enterprises with an emphasis on innovation and digital transformation.

Javier Guzman is the director of global health policy and a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development.

Javier Aliaga Lordemann has been the director of Fairtrade’s Center of Excellence for Climate and Environment since 2022. He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in economics, with 20 years of experience in climate change, energy, sustainable agriculture, and environment sustainability. He has served as an international consultant in 35 countries for institutions such as the European Union, World Bank, FAO, and others. Since 2019 he has been supporting small-scale farmers in Latin America. Javier is passionate about promoting sustainable and innovative farming practices that are environmentally and economically viable for smallholder farmers. He advocates for change that supports sustainable agriculture practices.