Executive Director, Amnesty International Kenya
Irūngū Houghton is the Executive Director for Amnesty International Kenya. As Amnesty’s spokesperson and chief strategist in Kenya, he leads a team of committed investigative researchers and campaigners working to end human rights abuses and realise the rights and freedoms captured in the Constitution of Kenya.
Executive Director, Adeso
Degan Ali is an internationally-renowned humanitarian leader at the forefront of shifting power for decades. She is based in Kenya and works with organisations and philanthropists across the globe, bringing together and identifying efforts to decolonise aid and philanthropy.
Chief Executive Officer, CivSource Africa
Jacqueline is the founder of CivSource Africa, a lawyer and a social development thought leader with over 20 years of experience in the development sector and community-driven, power-shifting grant-making. Jacqueline is the founder of CivSource Africa.
US Brookings Institute
Matthew Bishop is a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, housed within the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. He is also a founder and board member of the Social Progress Imperative.
CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation
Somachi Chris-Asoluka is the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries. Somachi is responsible for the overall development, implementation and execution of the Foundation’s operations, communications, policy and advocacy.
CEO, Community Foundations of Canada
Andrew joined Community Foundations Canada in 2013 and became CEO in 2017. Andrew works with foundations to transform philanthropy, innovate and meet new challenges and opportunities. He is currently the Board Chair of WINGS.
CEO, Lankelly Chase Foundation
Julian is the Chief Executive of Lankelly Chase Foundation. Julian was previously Head of Strategy for Crime and Policing in the Home Office and Chief Executive of Revolving Doors Agency.
Chief Executive Officer, Giving Tuesday
Asha Curran is the CEO of GivingTuesday. She is a Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, a Marla and Barry Beck Visiting Social Innovator at the Social Innovation and Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School and Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School.
CEO, Arab Foundations Forum
Naila Farouky is the CEO and Executive Director at Arab Foundations Forum. With over 20 years of experience in project management, media production, and strategic communication, Naila is a Peabody Award-winning executive who has contributed to academic research and data on the Arab philanthropy sector.
Regional Director, East Africa, Ford Foundation
Jessica Horn is the Regional Director, East Africa at the Ford Foundation. She has over two decades of experience, including 16 years in social justice philanthropy. Jessica co-designed early models of participatory philanthropy and served as Director of Programs at the African Women’s Development Fund.
Founding Director, Dark Matter Labs
Indy is the co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and Architecture 00. He has taught and lectured at various institutions, including Harvard, University College London, Princeton, MIT and others. In 2022, Indy was awarded the London Design Medal for Innovation and an MBE for his Services to Architecture in 2023.
The Governor of Nairobi
Johnson Arthur Sakaja is a Kenyan politician serving as the governor of Nairobi City County. In 2018, Johnson was nominated among the top 100 Future Leaders: The World’s Most Influential Young People in Government and awarded Change Maker of the year 2016 at the African Achievers Award.
Director and Founder of Earth Guardians Japan
Rena Kawasaki is a Japanese social justice activist who is passionate about child participation in politics, the environment, and the society. Rena is the winner of the International Children’s Peace Prize 2022, the most important youth award worldwide - an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation.
CEO, Absa Bank
Abdi Mohamed is the CEO of Absa Bank Kenya. Ha has over 28 years of experience in the financial sector and has held various executive positions within Absa Group. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) – Kenyatta University and a Masters Business Administration (MBA) – Edith Cowan University.
Chief Executive Officer, Philea
Delphine Moralis is the CEO at Philea. Prior to joining Philea, Delphine was Secretary General of Terre des Hommes International Federation, Secretary General of Missing Children Europe, and has also held positions in advocacy and public affairs at Child Focus, the European Youth Forum and Cable Europe.
Regional CEO and Head of Programmes and Partnerships, Aga Khan Foundation
Riaz Nathu is the Regional CEO and Regional Head of Programme Innovation and Partnerships at the Aga Khan Foundation East Africa. He is passionate about building inclusive organisational cultures, championing gender equality, promoting climate resilience, and incorporating human-centric design in innovative, locally led development solutions.
Regional Director Eastern Africa, Agence Française de Développement
Currently Regional Director in Eastern Africa for the AFD covering 11 countries. With an unparalleled range of professional experience including private and public legal practice at global levels, governance, public policy, oversight of infrastructure and business development programmes for international development institutions.
Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
A global expert on philanthropy and social innovation, Dr. Una Osili has more than two decades of experience in leadership, economic policy and research across the public and private sectors. She serves as the associate dean for research and international programmes at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Chairman, Grupo MOL / president of the board of Instituto ACP
Graduated in Business Administration, with specialisations at Stanford and Harvard, Rodrigo Pipponzi is chairman of Grupo MOL and founder and chairman of Instituto ACP and Instituto MOL. He is a board member of Raia Drogasil (RD)’s Sustainability Committee and IDIS in Brazil.
Executive Chairperson, EdelGive Foundation
With over three decades of rich industry experience, Vidya Shah, Founder and Executive Chairperson at EdelGive Foundation, has championed giving to over 250 grassroots organisations, exponentially scaling their impact and reach. She also serves on the boards of various prominent civil society and international organisations.
Co-Chair, Equality Fund
Ghana-born Theo Sowa has lived and worked across Africa, Europe, the UK, and the US advising on women’s and children’s rights & social justice & policy development and advocacy for a range of organizations including Save the Children and UNICEF. Theo holds a Master’s degree in International and Comparative Education from University of London.
Danny Sriskandarajah
Danny Sriskandarajah joined Oxfam GB as Chief Executive in January 2019. Prior to this he held leadership roles at CIVICUS, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Commonwealth Foundation and the Institute for Public Policy Research. He is a Trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Founder, Movimento da Juventude Indígena de Rondônia
Txai Suruí is a young indigenous activist who captured the world's attention when she addressed international leaders at the official opening of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. The young law student is also the leader and founder of the Movimento da Juventude Indígena de Rondônia and coordinates the Associação de Defesa Etnoambiental Kanindé.
Founding engineer of Skype and co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Jaan Tallinn is a founding engineer of Skype and Kazaa. He is a co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (cser.org), the Future of Life Institute (futureoflife.org), and philanthropically supports other existential risk research organisations.
Africa Philanthropy Network
Stigmata Tenga is the Executive Director of the Africa Philanthropy Network. She has led efforts for civil society and philanthropy to become key catalysts for development processes in Africa. She is also the co-founder and President of the Foundation for Civil Society in Tanzania.
Chair, Trust Africa
Coumba Toure is the Chair of TrustAfrica.org and board member of Women Building up. She is the founder of Invisible Giants to celebrate women working for positive changes. She is a storyteller and children’s book author. She has more than 30 years of experience in leading implementing & evaluating programs for social justice globally.
President and CEO
Margaret Cushing Whitman is an American business executive, diplomat, and politician serving as the United States ambassador to Kenya since 2022. Whitman was president and chief executive officer of eBay from 1998 to 2008.
US Ambassador to Kenya
Margaret Cushing Whitman is an American business executive, diplomat, and politician serving as the United States ambassador to Kenya since 2022. Whitman was president and chief executive officer of eBay from 1998 to 2008.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Xiaonan Kou | Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy |
| Wania Sant'Anna | ELAS+ Doar para Transformar |
| Vanessa Stevens | Global Fund for Children |
| Valeria Scorza | Fundacion Avina |
| Urvi Shriram | ISDM |
| Tyeshia Wilson | Philanthropy Together |
| Tsitsi Midzi | Urgent Action Fund - Africa |
| Thaís Nascimiento | Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas (GIFE) |
| Tendisai Chigwedere | TrustAfrica |
| Tendai Murisa | Sivio Institute |
| Tamzin Ractliffe | Impact Trust |
| Stanley Wu | Omega |
| Sparkle Richards | RINGO Project |
| Sibongile Mkhabela | Barloworld Empowerment Foundation |
| Shelly Satuku | SIVIO Institute |
| Shazia Amjad | Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy |
| Shaheen Kassim-Lakha | Conrad N Hilton Foundation |
| Rouguiétou Khady SOW | TrustAfrica |
| Rose Maruru | EPIC-Africa |
| Rhodri Davies | Why Philanthropy Matters |
| Rewati Dhakal | Nepal Center for Philanthropy |
| Paula Fabiani | IDIS |
| Nokukhanya Mchunu | Social Change Assistance Trust |
| Nicolas Miailhe | The Future Society |
| Nana Afadzinu | The RINGO Project, hosted by West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) |
| Matthew Patten | Catalyst 2030 |
| Matt Reeves | Aga Khan Foundation |
| Maria Chertok | Charitable Foundation for Philanthropy Development |
| Ainembabazi Vicky | CivSource Africa |
| Madonna | LPASA |
| Louise Driver | Equity (PRE) |
| Lori Villarosa | Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) |
| Lina Inglês | Aga Khan Foundation in Mozambique |
| Lawrencia Awuku | Philanthropy Ghana |
| Laura Senan | Fundacion Avina |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kerstin Tebbe | Collective Mind |
| Jessie Krafft | CAF America |
| Jenny Hodgson | Global Fund for Community Foundations |
| Javier Moritán | GDFE |
| Ishita Dutta | VOICE |
| Ingrid Srinath | Center for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University |
| Heather Hamilton | Elevate Children Funders Group |
| Gill Bates | CAFSA |
| Gloria Cid | La Caixa Foundation |
| Esther Meester | Wilde Ganzen Foundation |
| Emmanuel Marfo | Africa Youth Philanthropy Network |
| Ebrima Sall | Trust Africa |
| Dr Sarita Sehgal | The Partnering Initiative |
| Donzelina Barroso | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors |
| Derek Ray-Hill | CAF |
| Delphine Moralis | Philea |
| Chris Worman | Connect Humanity |
| Christine Sow | Humentum |
| Chandrika Sahai | PSJP- Global Dialogue |
| Cassio França | Grupo de Institutos, Fundações e Empresas (GIFE) |
| Caroline Burrage | TechSoup |
| Carola Carazzone | Assifero |
| Briggs Bomba | TrustAfrica |
| Blain Teketel | Porticus |
| Ben Ocra | Ghana Philanthropy Forum |
| Barry Knight | CENTRIS |
| Bathylle Missika | OECD |
| Barbara Nöst | Zambian Governance Foundation |
| Anna Molero | People First Community |
| Ana Maria Sanchez | Cemefi |
| Amina Salihu | MacArthur Foundation |
| Alvin Mosioma | Open Society Foundations |
| Alina Porumb | Inspire |
| Alexandra Stef | Inspire |