Neil Jeffery has been chief executive of Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor since early 2014. He has over two decades' experience in successfully leading and growing organizations, social enterprises, and innovative global partnerships. He previously led social enterprises delivering services to "base of the pyramid" consumers in the energy and agricultural sectors and headed a policy institute in Washington working to enhance the impact of U.S. policy in the Andean region.

Neil Jordan is the general manager of Health for Microsoft Worldwide. Bringing a deep background in healthcare-focused technology, he acts as chief strategist for the Microsoft’s health industry initiatives worldwide, including defining and articulating its vision for the future and how Microsoft products, technologies and partner solutions can help health organizations deliver better health outcomes for more people.

Nejeed Kassam was educated at McGill University (B.A.) and Osgoode Hall Law School (JD). The founder and former director of End Poverty Now and Conversations for Change, Nejeed is a global innovator with experience working for the United Nations and the Senate of Canada. He is the author of the book ‘High on Life’ (foreword written by the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien) and the co-producer of the documentary, ‘Conversations for Change’. Nejeed has spoken at conferences around the world, including: Bonn, New York, Montreal, London and Geneva. Nejeed is currently a member of the Toronto Global Shapers (World Economic Forum).

Nele Marien serves as forest and biodiversity coordinator for Friends of the Earth International, leading grassroots efforts for biodiversity action. She has been involved at the UN Convention on Biodiversity since 2013. Nele sits on the board for the CBD Alliance, which represents civil society groups, coordinating policy positions for the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Nelima Otipa is a global health professional specializing in data-driven approaches to digitizing public health systems. With deep experience in program design and system strengthening, she champions scalable, sustainable, locally owned solutions focused on health data ownership, resilient infrastructure, and innovation at the intersection of technology, policy, and development.

Nellie is a Washington-based correspondent whose Devex coverage has focused on international development and global health. She holds a master's in public health/global health and has more than 20 years of writing experience with publications such as The Lancet, Health Affairs and Global Health magazine. She also works with the Aspen Institute's Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Nelly Munyasia is the executive director at Reproductive Health Network Kenya, a network of trained and committed providers ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. She is a trained nurse-midwife and a health systems expert, with a commitment to championing and advocating for quality sexual and reproductive health for women, girls, and other young people.

Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene is a global health security expert specializing in governance, regional institutions, and pandemic preparedness. He works to strengthen systems and inform policy through research and strategic advocacy.

Nerea Craviotto is a senior policy and advocacy officer at the European Network on Debt and Development, where she leads policy and advocacy work to improve the effectiveness of aid policies. Before working at Eurodad, Craviotto worked on policy and advocacy around development policies with trade unions and women’s rights organizations and carried out several years of programmatic work in Palestine.

Nesrine Talbi is a program adviser at the International Planned Parenthood Federation European network. She is responsible for providing technical guidance and support on issues linked to sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings and coordinates the work of the regional Eastern Europe and Central Asia Inter-Agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crisis. She has a master's degree on management of humanitarian projects and has worked previously for several NGOs in Africa and Latin America as well as for the European Commission Delegation in Cambodia.