Aya Chebbi is a Pan-African feminist and diplomat. She is the founder & president of Nalafem Collective, a platform of women politicians and activists united towards the liberation of African women and girls.

Ayenat Mersie is a Global Development Reporter for Devex. Previously, she worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as National Geographic and Foreign Policy and as an East Africa correspondent for Reuters.

Ayodeji Balogun is the group CEO of AFEX, where he leads a global team of experts leveraging technology, innovative finance, and inclusive agriculture to connect agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises and smallholder farmers to commodity and financial markets. He is a global executive with a demonstrated history of driving growth and profitability in Africa’s commodities market.

Ayodeji Rotinwa is a writer, journalist who covers culture, development, and social innovation across Nigeria and beyond. He writes on topics such as health, governance, and social justice. He has been published in CNN, Financial Times, and The Guardian, among others. He can be found online @ayodejirotinwa.

Ayurella Horn-Muller is an award-winning journalist who has reported for Axios and Climate Central. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Guardian, USA TODAY, NPR, PBS NewsHour, and other publications. Her debut book "Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South" is due out in the spring.

Azad Oommen is a co-founder of Global School Leaders (GSL), an organization that works to incubate, connect and support organizations that train school leaders to improve the learning of students from underserved communities around the world. Prior to GSL, Azad was the founding executive director of the Central Square Foundation, an Indian venture philanthropy fund that invests in organizations looking to improve the quality of student learning.

Prof. Dr. Azza Karam serves as the secretary general of Religions for Peace — the largest multireligious leadership platform with 90 national and six regional interreligious councils. She also holds a professorship of religion and development at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin is executive director of the U.N. Population Fund since January 2011. A renowned physician and public health expert, he was previously Nigerian minister of health and director-general of the country’s agency on AIDS. At UNFPA, Babatunde supervises efforts to promote the rights and ability of young people to build a better world in the context of sexual and reproductive health.

Baishali Chatterjee works as global gender justice adviser at Christian Aid.