Abigail Higgins is a freelance journalist in Washington D.C. covering global health, gender, and international development.

Abigail Hunt is policy and advocacy manager at Womankind Worldwide. She is also co-chair of the UK Gender and Development Network Working Group on Women’s Participation and Leadership.

Abby Seiff is a reporter focused on human rights, land issues, and politics. She has been covering Southeast and South Asia since 2009, working previously for Devex and freelancing for Time, Newsweek, Al Jazeera, and others. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in anthropology.

Abigail H. Neel is a health policy and systems researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the department of international health. Her work focuses on improving the implementation and sustainability of global health initiatives.

Abisola Tolu-Odutola is the founder and CEO of Mumspring, a HealthTech startup that is on a mission to transform maternal and neonatal health in Africa. Mumspring empowers the African mother with all the resources and guidance needed — during and after her pregnancy — for her health and the wellbeing of her newborn. To date, Mumspring has created over 20 jobs in Africa and has served five countries across 3 continents.

Abiy Semunigus Dejene is a doctoral fellow in Public Health at Jimma University and serves as the regional director for sub-Saharan Africa at Operation Smile. He holds dual MPH and MSc degrees.

Achal Patel is a consultant in the federal strategy practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. He has a particular interest in the intersection of the private, public, and social sectors, with a strong belief that corporations have an opportunity to channel resources and people towards solving the most pressing societal issues of today while driving positive business outcomes.

Achim Steiner has been the administrator of the U.N. Development Programme since 2017. Steiner is also the vice-chair of the U.N. Sustainable Development Group, which unites 40 entities of the U.N. system that work to support sustainable development. Prior to joining UNDP, he was director of the Oxford Martin School and professorial fellow of Balliol College, University of Oxford. He led the U.N. Environment Programme from 2006 to 2016, helping governments invest in clean technologies and renewable energy.

Adam Aw Hirsi, Ph.D., is the director of Foresight for Practical Solutions and the immediate former minister of state for environment and climate change of Somalia. He can be followed on 𝕏: @JustAwHirsi

Adam Prakash is a TMG research associate, whose work explores the quantitative links between climate change and agriculture and how emerging technologies can de-risk food systems.