Josh Lozman is deputy director of program advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this role, he leads the foundation’s advocacy strategies in the areas of agriculture, family health and financial services for the poor.

Josh joined Devex's Washington office in early 2010 as an international development correspondent covering U.S. aid reform, the D.C. development scene and Latin America. He previously served as a marketing communications coordinator for TechnoServe, a news production specialist for the Associated Press and a news desk assistant for the PBS NewsHour. He has reported for publications in Caracas, Chicago, Madrid, New Delhi, Philadelphia, and Washington, and holds a bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Joshua Schoop is the principal director for technology and innovation at the Federation of American Scientists and director and co-founder of the Day One Project. Dr. Schoop has developed innovation policy with public sector and international organizations including the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in International Development from Tulane Law School.

Joy Marini is executive director, global community impact at Johnson & Johnson, a position she assumed in 2007 following six years with the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute. Joy leads the company’s global philanthropy focused on improving health for women and girls. She is responsible for Johnson & Johnson’s international programs on maternal and infant health, child health, and women and girls’ empowerment as part of the company’s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Ms. Joy Phumaphi is the executive secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, a groundbreaking coalition of African Union heads of state and government working to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2030. She leads the ALMA Secretariat in supporting the heads of state and government’s agenda to drive accountability and action for results, public and private domestic resource mobilization for malaria, neglected tropical diseases, and other priorities in Africa’s health development agenda. She also chairs the RBM Partnership to End Malaria.

Joyce Warner is senior vice president and chief of staff at IREX. She serves as a senior technical advisor to a portfolio of public- and privately-supported education and youth programs totalling over $85 million, in addition to providing leadership to a team of 80 education and development professionals worldwide.

Juan Gonzalez-Valero is head of public policy and sustainability at Syngenta, where he leads all operations related to integrating sustainability aspects into core business practices, like the Good Growth Plan. He previously directed Syngenta's efforts on risk assessment, sustainable use and stewardship, and corporate social responsibility. Before joining the company, Gonzalez-Valero was head of ecotoxicology at Novartis. He also served as a board member of several nonprofits.

Juan Carlos is a former analyst at the Devex Manila Office. A strong advocate of civic education, he also teaches undergraduate courses on Philippine politics and governance.

Juan Carlos Thomas is the global director of entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, where he leads the development and deployment of best practices in the support of entrepreneurs and small-and-growing businesses in the organization’s projects throughout Latin America, Africa and India.

Juanita Rilling is a senior humanitarian advisor for Macfadden Associates, in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. She is the former director of USAID’s Center for International Disaster Information. Juanita’s career includes more than 36 years on professional staffs in the U.S. Senate and in USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.