Dr. Webster Gumindoga is a leading hydrologist and researcher from Zimbabwe with over 15 years of experience in satellite-based water resources modelling, climate impact assessment, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in environmental systems. He holds a PhD in Applied Hydrology and Water Resources Modelling
Read MoreDr. Tabani Moyo is the Regional Director (Southern Africa) for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). He is a member of the African Union Working Group on AI, which was established in 2019 and developed the African Union Strategy on Artificial Intelligence. He was one
Read MoreSvitlana Mazepa is an Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure and a former Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the West Ukrainian National University. She is also an international researcher at the Center of European and International Criminal Law Studies at
Read MoreStella Njogo is a strategic communications leader and brand strategist who uses the power of media, culture, and storytelling to help organizations and communities build in the digital era. In her 11-year career, her work sits at the intersection of media, technology, and social impact, where
Read Moreis a corporate lawyer and company secretary specializing in startup legal frameworks, venture capital transactions, and compliance. As the founder of Bizlegal and VP of Corporate Strategy at Execube Group, she has guided founders and investors through 1,000+ deals. Ripple has also pursued executive education in
Read MoreAn Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and adjunct in Computing Science. He is an Amii Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair. His research interests lie at the intersection of natural language processing, clinical informatics, and AI ethics.
Read MoreCompiler founder and CEO Mike Farrell is a longtime tech journalist in Washington, D.C., who worked as an editor and reporter at Politico, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor and CyberScoop. He was part of the Globe team that won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting
Read MoreMegan Roberts is the Positioning and Engagement Manager in the Digital, AI, and Innovation Hub of the United Nations Development Programme. She previously served as the director of policy planning at the United Nations Foundation, where she led its policy work on the future of multilateral
Read MoreLv Shiming is a member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, president of the China Association of Volunteers for Persons with Disabilities, and vice-chairperson of the Seventh Presidium of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. For many years he has worked to advance the
Read MoreIn July 2025, Mr. Eric Falt was appointed as Regional Director of the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean (D2), based in Kingston, Jamaica. He is the UNESCO Representative to Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
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