Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa founded the Young Beninese Leaders Association, a youth and women-led organization, and is a global advocate for women's health and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Joan Sara Thomas is interim deputy country director for Vital Strategies’ Asia-Pacific regional office in Singapore. With 10 years of experience in the field of global health management and development, Thomas has worked in North and Central America, the Middle East, and Asia. A central component of her current role includes building partnerships with national governments for public health improvement. She also holds expertise in civil registration and vital statistics improvement in the region.

Joao is a Brazilian-Italian activist and social entrepreneur that has been working on youth-led initiatives around the world for the last 13 years. Apart from his youth activism, Joao has worked professionally on the youth-issues in the field for the last eight years. Most recently, he has been working very closely with the UN system in specific youth empowerment projects and consulted for different agencies, including: UNFPA, UN-HABITAT, UNICEF, UNEP, UNFCCC and UNDESA. He is currently acting as the Strategic Advisor for UN-Habitat Youth Unit, in Nairobi.

Job Tiguem Poudiougo is a Malian professional involved in humanitarian protection, with several years' experience in GBV, child protection, and community advocacy. Currently an intern with the Aspen Global Innovators Group, he designs innovative projects focusing on resilience, local capacity-building, and the empowerment of community structures.

Jocelyn Cheng helps impact organizations unlock AI-powered efficiency, drawing on two decades at the nexus of impact investing and tech. After leading the venture investing arm of a global tech company and building the impact investing team at the Global Innovation Fund, she now drives results through ImpactAgent.

Jocelyn M. Johnston is professor of public administration and policy at American University. Her research focuses on government contracting, inter-organizational and inter-sectoral service collaboration, and intergovernmental programs. Her work appears in leading journals in public administration and policy.

Jocelyn Soto Medallo is an environmental and human rights lawyer. She is the deputy director of the International Accountability Project, an international human rights and environmental organization that supports communities in advancing community-led development and defending their rights.

Jody is a Devex international correspondent in Washington, D.C. Previously, he worked as a monitor in South Africa's provincial parliament, as well as a researcher for the Center for Economic and Policy Research and for Glass Lewis & Co. He has studied at Rutgers University, the University of Natal and the University of the West Indies, earning a bachelor's in political science and a master's in international relations.

Joe Breen is a Dublin-based freelance journalist and media lecturer. He was formerly a senior journalist at the Irish Times. He has lectured in journalism at Dublin City University and University College Dublin. He has also worked as a consultant in Azerbaijan for BBC Media Action.

Joe Cerrell is managing director for global policy and advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to his current role, Cerrell was head of global health policy and advocacy, and before joining the foundation in 2001 he was assistant press secretary to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Cerrell is also currently serves on the board of directors for the ONE Campaign and Comic Relief.