Natalie Donback is an Associate Editor and Reporter at Devex. She holds a bachelor’s degree in development studies from Lund University and a master’s in journalism from the University of Barcelona and Columbia University. She has worked in documentary filmmaking and as a freelance journalist covering politics and culture in Swedish, English, and Spanish. She is now based in Barcelona and produces content for digital content series and media partnerships.

Natalie Donback is a freelance journalist and editor based in Barcelona, where she covers climate change, global health, and the impact of technology on communities. Previously, she was an editor and reporter at Devex, covering aid and the humanitarian sector. She holds a bachelor’s degree in development studies from Lund University and a master’s in journalism from the University of Barcelona and Columbia Journalism School.

Natalie Samarasinghe is global director of advocacy at the Open Society Foundations. Her previous roles include: CEO of the United Nations Association–U.K., speechwriter to the president of the U.N. General Assembly, chief of strategy for the U.N.’s 75th anniversary, and co-founder of the 1 for 7 Billion campaign for merit-based international appointments.

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is the founder and executive director of Accountability Counsel. She leads the global organization of community-driven lawyers, policy advocates, and researchers, working to amplify the voices of people to defend their environmental and human rights. Previously, she worked as a litigator and served as a consultant on accountability for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Inspection Panel.

Natasha Freidus is the co-founder of NeedsList, a company creating solutions for a new era of crisis response.

Natasha straddles both IIX and its sister organization, Shujog, handling business development and partnerships. Natasha also works closely with IIX’s Capital Markets Team to structure innovative financial instruments. Prior to IIX, Natasha worked at D.E. Shaw & Co. She is also a trustee of the Shades of Happiness Foundation, which she founded.

Natasha Mbabazi is a global health corps fellow at Malawi’s health ministry, reproductive health directorate. Natasha previously conducted field research for Uganda’s finance ministry, where she monitored budget efficiency and sustainability of national health sector projects, and later secured a research fellowship assessing DFID and JICA resource and prioritization considerations in Kenyan and Ethiopian health systems.

Natasha Sunderji is the global health lead for Accenture Development Partnerships, with more than 18 years of experience advising multinational companies, nonprofits, foundations and multilateral agencies on growth strategy, inclusive business models, health equity and digital health. She has authored numerous articles on the future of health care and was named one of the top 50 innovators in 2020 by the World Summit AI community.

Nate Kline is an attorney with expertise in land tenure issues. He specializes in reducing the costs of doing business in agricultural sectors across Africa, Asia, Southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Kline currently leads Enabling Agricultural Trade, a project supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, for Fintrac, which provides policy, legal and regulatory analysis to support investment-climate reforms in Feed the Future countries.

Nate Rabe, an India born American/Australian, began his aid career in the late 1980s with the U.N. in Pakistan. For nearly 30 years he worked in senior roles in the field and in the headquarters of international NGOs including Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Save the Children and the Red Cross. He recently decided to leave the aid sector to pursue his writing and photography, a process he documents in his blog Life After Aid. His second novel, "The Shah of Chicago" is due to be published later in 2016. He currently lives and works out of Melbourne Australia.