Nii Commey Botchway
Graphic Designer and Educator

With a background as an art director and design educator, Nii is passionate about social issues, the youth, and design – and especially how design can be used as a positive change agent for people
and communities.

William Fowler
Director, Global Education
Cisco Systems, Inc.

William Fowler is aligning the Global Education Group's wide ranging expertise and solutions for the education market and is acting as Global Ambassador to education including UNESCO, the World Economic Forum and the OECD.

Kim Fridbjørg
Architect MAA
Creative Director, Built Identity

Kim’s studio, Built Identity, works with sustainable solutions for the global market. With his extensive experience, Kim is a sought-after commentator and lecturer on the Nordic design scene.

Kigge Hvid
CEO INDEX: Design to Improve Life

Kigge has led the development and growth of INDEX: since her appointment as founding CEO in 2002. She is a frequent international lecturer on varied topics within design, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. Kippy Joseph
Associate Director
Rockefeller Foundation

With a background in social innovation research and consultancy, Kippy now works on innovation at the Rockefeller Foundation, supporting an integrated approach of grant-making and internal capability-building.

Hanne Bak Pedersen
Deputy Director Program Supply
UNICEF Supply Division

Overseeing health sector development support, Hanne leads her organization’s effort to develop and improve products and services and address key challenges facing the most vulnerable,
marginalized children.

Elizabeth Scharpf
Founder and Chief Instigating Officer
Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE)

An entrepreneur herself, Elizabeth advises businesses on growth strategies. She now leads SHE, helping East African women to start businesses to manufacture and distribute sanitary pads made from local materials. Ana Karinna Sepulveda
Alumni Global Leadership Fellow
World Economic Forum

During her career, Ana has led several projects in the areas of information and communication technologies for development, multi-stakeholder partnerships for education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Jack Sim
Founder
World Toilet Organization (WTO)

When founding World Toilet Organization, Jack brought the world’s attention to a taboo issue. His latest endeavor is the BoP HUB in Singapore as a world trade centre for four billion
poverty marketplaces.

Peter Stebbing
Professor
Hochschule für Gestaltung
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

With a scientific training in zoology, sustainability in design education has been a main concern for Peter, who also brings his scientific eye into his own teachings.

Carlos Vasquez
CFS Design and Construction, UNICEF

An architect by training Carlos is committed to applying design principles to building schools in emergency and post conflict areas. An Education Specialist for UNICEF, he develops guidelines for child friendly schools in critical situations.