Marie-Simone Kadurira is a Zimbabwean feminist, researcher, and communications specialist based in Berlin. Marie-Simone is the founder of Vasikana Vedu, a nonprofit dedicated to menstrual health and education.

Zeina Abdel Khalik is a development and gender expert with solid experience in programming, policy work, research and organizational development in critical areas related to gender mainstreaming, GBV, promoting women’s participation in the decision-making spheres and strengthening feminist movements. She is currently the Executive Director of the Doria Feminist Fund, the first feminist fund from and to the MENA region.

Dr. Stellah W. Bosire is a medical doctor, lawyer, global health practitioner, researcher, and author with over 14 years of experience advancing gender equality, health equity, and inclusive governance across Africa. As Executive Director of the Africa Center for Health Systems and Gender Justice, she is advancing equity, investing in gender justice, and transforming health systems through gender equity, innovation, and sustainable investment. Dr. Bosire advances gender justice by tackling income inequalities as a fundamental lever for achieving equitable, responsive, and transformative health systems. Dr. Bosire serves as the Chairperson of Amnesty International Kenya, Governor of the Commonwealth Foundation representing Africa, and Board Member of Civicus Alliance. She was previously the Co-Executive Director of UHAI– EASHRI, CEO of the Kenya Medical Association, and Vice-Chair of the HIV/AIDS Tribunal of Kenya, consistently bridging civil society, government, and global institutions to shift power and resources toward equity. 

Dr. Bosire holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Nairobi, an MBA in Healthcare Management from Strathmore Business School, and a Master of Science in Global Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Theo Sowa is an African feminist working on social and economic justice issues, with a special focus on just resource mobilisation, philanthropic advocacy, and advisory work. She is co-chair of the Equality Fund and sits on the boards of the Graca Machel Trust and Luminate. She also serves on the advisory committee of the Centre for African Philanthropy and Social Impact (CAPSI) and its women in philanthropy initiative, Adoye.

Nisrin Elamin is a scholar and activist based in Toronto.  She is currently writing a book tentatively titled: Stratified Enclosures: Land, Capital and Empire-making in central Sudan which focuses on large-scale domestic and Gulf Arab land enclosures and community resistance to land dispossession in the Gezira region of central Sudan. In addition to scholarly articles, Nisrin has published and co-written articles for Al Jazeera, the Washington Post, Okay Africa, Hammer and Hope, Transition and The Egypt Independent. Nisrin is also a co-founding member of the Sudan Solidarity Collective which has been supporting local emergency response rooms and unions at the forefront of relief efforts in the face of a largely absent international aid community and functional state in Sudan. The collective has been doing political education and organizing around more just Canadian immigration policies.

Ponijese Korovulavula is affiliated with Women’s Fund Fiji, contributing to initiatives that support gender equality and community resilience. His work emphasizes inclusive development, particularly in rural and marginalized communities. He plays a role in mobilizing resources and fostering partnerships that empower women and gender-diverse groups across Fiji.

Akanksha is a young feminist activist and independent consultant. At FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, she led the MEL team and served as a Focal Point supporting a diverse community of grantee partners in the SSEAP (South, South East Asia and Pacific) region. She designs organizational learning strategies using participatory, feminist, and decolonial practices. Her work focuses on collective care, queer feminist organizing and resourcing young feminist activism in the Global South.

Kathryn (“Katie”) Tobin has worked on sustainable development, gender justice, and human rights since 2011. As Director of Programs at WEDO, Katie helps shape organizational strategy, narratives and fundraising, and movement building at the nexus of economic, gender, and climate justice. Katie began her career at the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service before co-founding Regions Refocus, an initiative that advances feminist and progressive policy with autonomous regional civil society networks. Katie has also consulted on advocacy and organizational strategy for several UN-based organizations, including UNANIMA, Global Policy Forum, and the Mining Working Group. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Master’s from School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London).

Vanessa Aboudi is a feminist researcher and the Founding President of the Association for Feminist Research in Central Africa (ARFAC). This sub-regional organisation works to promote, disseminate and foster the appropriation of local research on gender and feminism in Central Africa, thereby contributing to the decolonisation of African feminist knowledge. Currently serving as Policy Analyst in Governance and Democracy at the Nkafu Policy Institute, the think tank of the prestigious Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation, she also develops deep expertise on contemporary democratic issues in the region. Author and co-author of numerous scholarly articles, her research focuses primarily on the intersections between feminism, gender and governance in Central Africa. Her analyses contribute to illuminating the challenges and opportunities for women’s emancipation in African political systems.

Jim Monkel is an advocate and policy advisor whose work is grounded in connecting policy, people, and practice. As Advocacy Officer at Hivos, he works on inclusive policies and more and better funding for gender equality and feminist organizations in the Majority World. 

Previously, as Youth Ambassador for Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender Equality and Bodily Autonomy for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jim served as a bridge between young people around the world and policymaking spaces. As independent advisor to the Ministry, he raised the visibility of inclusive comprehensive sexuality education, specifically for young people with disabilities.

Leah Moss is a senior policy strategist at Mama Cash, an international women’s fund based in Amsterdam. At Mama Cash, Leah leads policy and advocacy to direct resources to feminist movements and organisations globally, working in collaboration with governments, private philanthropy and multi-stakeholder partnerships. She focuses specifically on influencing ODA and climate finance, including through the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) and with other feminist funds. Leah has previously worked on policy and advocacy for girl’s rights, SRHR and education at Plan International.

Mylène Bordeleau is a Senior Program Officer with the Democratic and Inclusive Governance division at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Based in Ottawa, she leads the Women’s Voice and Leadership Learning Partnership—a joint initiative with Global Affairs Canada that will accompany women’s rights, feminist and LGBTQI+ organizations under the renewed program using peer-learning, evidence gathering and organizational strengthening. She brings over twelve years of experience in project and research management focused on gender equality and social justice, and is passionate about translating research into action to drive meaningful change and advance fundamental rights.

Rachel Jacobson is the co-director of the Alliance for Feminist Movements, which she joined in 2021. She has a long history in women’s human rights activism and service delivery with Human Rights Watch, the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, the International Women’s Health Coalition, and Whole Woman’s Health. 

Mabel Sengendo Nabaggala is a feminist leader with over a decade of experience in building and resourcing feminist and grassroots movements across Africa. She has managed multimillion-dollar programs, built strategic partnerships with governments, donors, and civil society, and influenced regional policies on girls’ and women’s rights. As Regional Programmes Unit Manager, her work centres on resourcing and strengthening women- and youth-led CSOs and grassroots organisations across the 24 MenEngage Africa country networks.

Isatou Badjie is the Thematic Coordination Lead for the Economic Justice and Rights Action Coalition (Generation Equality) at UN Women, where she also serves as Advisor for Women in the World of Work. A former Gambian diplomat with 10+ years in multilateral settings, she advanced poverty eradication and women’s economic empowerment, served as Counselor at The Gambia’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. (IMF/World Bank policy adviser), and as First Secretary at The Gambia’s UN Mission in New York, negotiating gender and development resolutions for the G77, NAM, and the Africa Group.Earlier at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Gambia, she served as Third Secretary and later as Second Secretary. She has coordinated G77 positions on the biennial Women in Development resolution in the UN Second Committee and co-facilitated the 2023 Financing for Development resolution which mandated the FfD4 Conference. Isatou holds a BA (Hons) in International Studies from Spelman College and an MSc (Hons) in the Politics of Conflict, Rights, and Justice from SOAS, University of London.

Veronica Brown is a Panamanian and Peruvian feminist, immigrant, and human rights advocate working at the intersections of gender justice, inclusion, and sustainable development. Veronica supports the fierce feminists of the Women’s Major Group as we advocate to expand civic space and ensure that the voices and needs of girls, women, and gender diverse people are prioritized in the SDGs. Over the last several years she has worked to advance gender equality and inclusion at various organizations including Women Deliver, the ACTION Global Health Secretariat, Equimundo, the World Bank among others. She approaches her work with an anti-racist, feminist, and rights-based lens. Veronica holds a B.A. in Global Affairs and Islamic Studies from George Mason University, a Masters in Humanitarian Action from Ruhr University in Germany and the University of Deusto in Spain, and an Advanced Masters in Development Evaluation and Management from the University of Antwerp. She is also an anti-oppression trainer and passionate about decolonizing ways of working.

Sana Mustafa (she/her) is a movement leader in the forced-displacement sector and a feminist human rights activist whose work is shaped by her experience as a brown, Arab, forcibly displaced woman from Syria. After being displaced by the Assad regime, she helped found global efforts centering refugee leadership—including the Global Refugee-led Network and the Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative, the first global fund by refugees, for refugees. She later served as CEO of Asylum Access, advancing self-representation and intersectional coalitions for the rights of forcibly displaced people. Sana now serves as Associate Vice President of Philanthropy at the Equality Fund, partnering with high and ultra-high-net-worth donors to mobilize resources for women, girls, and gender-expansive people worldwide; she also leads a consulting practice on equitable resource mobilization, leadership and organizational development, proximate leadership, and movement building.

An active public speaker, Sana has delivered a TED Talk and addressed audiences at the UN headquarters, the National Press Club, the Carnegie Endowment, the White House, Skoll World Forum, Harvard Law School, Stanford, and more. A 2023 Elevate Prize awardee, she also serves on the board of Basmeh & Zaitooneh, supporting displaced communities in Lebanon and Syria, and is a member of Syria’s first Syrian Women’s Political Movement, which unites women across professions and ethnicities to shape a vision for women’s inclusion in a future Syria.

Klara Backman is a policy and advocacy expert in the field of global gender equality, development and peace and security, with a focus on Women, Peace and Security and the role of women’s rights organisations in conflict-affected contexts. She has been an advocacy advisor with The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation since 2017. Kvinna till Kvinna is one of the world’s leading feminist women’s rights organisations, working closely together with more than 140 partner organisations in 20 countries affected by conflict. Prior to Kvinna till Kvinna, Klara worked at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Spogmay Ahmed (she/her) is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative. In this capacity, she manages the Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy, and provides overall policy and advocacy expertise for civil society, governments and multilateral organizations. Spogmay serves as the Collaborative’s main liaison to the United Nations, and has served as a Women 7 (W7) Advisor for the G7 Presidencies of Germany in 2022, Japan in 2023, Italy in 2024 and now Canada in 2025. Prior to joining the Collaborative, Spogmay served as Senior Global Policy Advocate at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), handling ICRW’s portfolio on feminist foreign policy globally and in the United States. She has provided policy analysis and advocacy leadership in multilateral spaces, including the United Nations, G7 and G20. She previously managed ICRW’s signature Feminist UN Campaign and all associated publications. Spogmay also served as the North America Organizing Partner for the Women’s Major Group, promoting civil society engagement in UN sustainable development processes. Through her years of experience, Spogmay has gained a multifaceted understanding of the multilateral system – previously working with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand and the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the UN in New York.