Dr. Richard Gakuba is an international digital health/e-health consultant who has been awarded the Holly Ladd mHealth Pioneer Award for leadership in the use of mobile technologies to improve health outcomes by the mHealth Alliance in collaboration with FHI360 and the Rockefeller Foundation. He served as the national e-health coordinator for Rwanda’s Ministry of Health from 2005 to 2013, has a medical degree from the National University of Rwanda, and a master's degree in e-health from Brunel University in the United Kingdom.

Richard Harrison is CEO of Smart Power Myanmar.

Richard Heap is a senior consultant for climate at DAI. Since joining DAI in 2017, Richard has been involved in some of our most high-profile programs in the climate and energy sector. Prior to working in the climate sector, Richard led the implementation of several climate projects under DAI U.K’s Resilience and Response to Crises Framework.

Sir Richard Jolly is an honorary professor and research associate of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He was the director of Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University from 1972-1981 and then from 1982-1995 as deputy executive director for programs of UNICEF and U.N. assistant secretary-general.

In his role as Editorial Director Richard oversees content for digital series, reports and events, leading a talented team of writers and editors, conducting high-level video interviews and moderating panels at events. Previously partnerships editor and an associate editor at Devex, Richard brings to bear 15 years of experience as an editor in institutional communications, public affairs and international development. Based in Barcelona, his development experience includes stints in the Dominican Republic, Argentina and Ecuador, as well as extensive work travel in Africa and Asia.

Richard Kambarangwe serves as communication and community engagement and advocacy adviser on violence against children survey at Tanzania Health Promotion Support. He is also a recent Fulbright Humphrey fellow alumnus from Emory University and a fellow at the division of Global HIV/TB, Atlanta, U.S. He is also a recent recipient of the U.S. Department of State alumni impact award grant on youth resilient actions on climate change and mental in Tanzania. Richard has over 10 years of experience in public health space programs, research, and policy.

Dr. Richard Nchabi Kamwi has served in the health sector for the last 35 years. He served for 15 years as Deputy Minister and Minister of Health in Namibia. More recently, he has held key advisory roles at regional and international levels; he is the Africa CDC champion, a board member of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, a member of the Independent Advisory Panel of the World Health Organization regional director for Africa, and the UNITAID Advisory Panel.

Richard Kozul-Wright is a visiting fellow with the global economic governance initiative at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center.

Rick Leach is the president and CEO of World Food Program USA, a non-profit organization that proudly supports the mission of the World Food Programme, the planet's leading hunger relief agency.

Richard Leftley is the president and CEO of MicroEnsure. He pioneered the introduction of insurance products at Opportunity International, which led to the establishment of MicroEnsure. Before MicroEnsure, Leftley served as a reinsurance broker for Benfield Greig where he was responsible for the African account and worked in a team covering the Middle East and Southeast Asia.