Begoña Lasagabaster is acting head of U.N. Women's policy division, prior to which she was the chief of the leadership and governance section. With over 20 years of professional experience, she was a member of the Spanish parliament for 12 years and later on the European Parliament, serving on several of its committees. Lasagabaster has helped establish more than 150 laws in areas of women's rights, gender equality law, elimination of violence against women, international development and cooperation, justice, and economic and social rights.

Bekele Geleta has been the secretary-general of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies since July 2008. Bekele has held various positions within the Red Cross, from serving as secretary-general for the Ethiopian Red Cross to leading IFRC’s delegation in Southeast Asia. He was general manager of international operations at the Canadian Red Cross prior to his current appointment.

Bekki Field leads Cancer Research U.K.’s international cancer prevention program, which supports tobacco control and cervical cancer prevention in low- and middle-income countries.

Ben Crawford is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of leading public companies in the internet industry. He is currently the CEO of CentralNic, a global domain registry provider focused on emerging economies that is listed on the London Stock Exchange. He was previously a private consultant specializing in strategy, launches, and M&As for the technology and media industries.

Ben Davies is the global leader of the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation. In his role, Davies is responsible for the delivery of the center’s strategy globally and for realizing its vision of supporting and championing the people at the frontlines of delivering care. Davies is a seasoned corporate social responsibility professional with close to 20 years’ experience spanning a career working for leading organizations across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Ben Donaldson is a co-editor of Blue Smoke — an initiative that shines a spotlight on United Nations appointment processes and calls for more accountable U.N. leaders. He also advises NGOs on arms control and disarmament issues.

Ben Jackson is the former CEO of Bond.

Ben Knapen is the Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He began his career as a history teacher in 1976 before working as a journalist for the NRC Handelsblad newspaper and NOS news. Knapen has been supervisory director at Goede Doelen N.V. and a member of the executive committee of Vereniging AEGON, the supervisory board of the KRO broadcasting company and the Advisory Council on International Affairs.

Ben Leo is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and director of the Rethinking U.S. Development Policy initiative. Leo’s research primarily focuses on the rapidly changing development finance environment, with particular emphasis on private capital flows, infrastructure and debt dynamics. Prior to CGD, Leo served as a facilitator and technical expert in secession negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan for the African Union, and as the director and presidential adviser for African affairs at the White House.

Ben Simms is the chief executive of THET, the organization at the forefront of supporting partnerships that engage British health professionals as global health volunteers. Ben was previously director of STOPAIDS, the network of 80 U.K. agencies working to secure an effective global response to HIV and AIDS and has worked extensively in health across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.