Chi-Chi Undie is the research director of the Baobab Research Programme Consortium. A senior associate and technical director within the Population Council, she has directed coalitions focusing on the design, implementation, evaluation, and scale-up of interventions related to sexual and reproductive health and rights and girls’ education in low- and middle-income countries.

Chiden, a correspondent based in Seoul, focuses on computer-assisted reporting to provide international development professionals with practical business and career information. He also contributes to the Development Newswire and the Global Development Briefing, two of the world's highest-circulation development publications.

Chido Mpemba is the African Union’s youth envoy.

Chifuniro Chiyendausiku is a disease control surveillance assistant at Wandikweza Health Centre in Madisi, Dowa District, Malawi. Born on July 28, 1999, in Malawi, Chifuniro initially trained as a primary school teacher but was drawn to health care due to her passion for the field. She has since pursued a career in the health sector and currently works at Wandikweza Health Centre, where she is dedicated to providing quality health care to her community.

Chika Russell is the CEO of CHIKA’S Foods which produces African handmade snacks. She is a business mentor to startups and a champion of women in business. She created Snacks4Change, which provides girls access to education and builds schools for children across Africa. The European Investment Bank is supporting CHIKA’S Foods through its investment in Alitheia IDF, a gender-lens African investment fund.

Chinedu George Nnawetanma is a development specialist with experience that spans SME finance and advisory, local economic development, youth entrepreneurship development, digital inclusion, and green finance. He is passionate about the economic growth and development of Africa and he has designed and led projects, programs, and partnerships that have directly impacted thousands of businesses and youth on the continent.

Chinonye "Chi Chi" Egbulem is a gender specialist, social-impact thought leader, and racial equity consultant. All of her advocacy work is centered on racial equity, economic empowerment, and the use of mindfulness-based programs for post-traumatic healing.

Chinwe Catherine Eze is a public health microbiologist and chief research scientist at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. With over 20 years of experience in antimicrobial resistance, maternal health, and climate-related infectious diseases, she serves on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. She holds a Ph.D. in public health and parasitology. She is a global reviewer for many journals and a contributor to AMR policy frameworks across Africa.

Chioma Okafor is a global health and development practitioner with experience in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. She holds a master’s in public health and is passionate about tackling health inequities particularly for women and children in developing nations. She also hosts PanadolXtra: a monthly podcast centered on the Nigerian diaspora experience.

Charles "Chip" Lyons has been president and CEO at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation since January 2010. He served as director of special initiatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's global development program. He was also president and CEO of the United States Fund for UNICEF, as well as chief of staff to the executive director, and program officer at UNICEF Mozambique.