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Qwoted is a free expert network: we help reporters connect with experts & we help those same experts build relationships with top reporters.

Event Date Wed May 8 UTC - Thu May 9 UTC (7 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue May 7 8:00pm - Wed May 8 8:00pm
Location Virtual
Region All
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This is where transformative leaders are forged — and lasting relationships are built.

This forum is designed for people looking to unlock their leadership potential and foster a culture of inclusive leadership within their organizations. Through an interactive and immersive experience, gain the leadership skills and insights needed to advance in your career and make your impact.

Leave with actionable leadership skills and insights to navigate today’s complex landscape.

Benefits of Participating
Whether attending as a group or an individual, the Forum promises the ultimate career development experience for you, and a smart investment for organizations embracing equity, inclusiveness and impact.

Individuals:
• Leave with actionable leadership insights to cultivate the life, workplace, and industry you want.
• Build your network of meaningful relationships.
• Position yourself for new career opportunities.
• Opportunity to discover new networks and stay current with industry trends.

Organizations:
• World-class leadership development for your workforce.
• High visibility for your commitment to diverse and impactful leaders to your global workforce, the global talent pool, funders, and other partners.
• Company-wide opportunity to come together around topics that your employees deeply care about, including learning and development, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB).

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Alecia Bennett-Bryan
MEL/CLA Team Leader, ACDI VOCA

Alivelu Ramisetty
Chief Gender Justice & Inclusion Officer, Oxfam America

Allison Poyac-Clarkin
Senior Vice President, Democracy, Governance and Conflict Programs, MSI, a Tetra Tech Company

Amy Babish
Leadership & Relationship Coach

Amy Boldosser-Boesch
Senior Director, Healthy Policy, Advocacy, & Engagement, Management Sciences for Health

Amy Chin (USA)
Founder & CEO, The Crescendo Group LLC

Angele Dikongue-Atangana
UNHCR DRC Representative, UNHCR

Anh Nguyen
Co-founder, Colectivx Raíces Negras

Anita Queirazza
Plan International

Anna Young

Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO, New America

Arielle Berghammer-Ziegler
Former ChemValor Co-chair, Advisor, Innovation and Partnership, Chemonics International

Aseer Al-Madaien
Chief of Mission, Libya Operation, UNHCR

Asheesh Advani
CEO, JA Worldwide

Awele Okigbo
Founder/CEO, Credo Advisory

Aya Youssef
Co-Founder, Step.propriate

Barbara Pando-Behnke
Senior Technical Manager, Leadership & Organizational Development, MSI

Beatrice Manias
Senior Associate, DAI

Besem Obenson
Representative, UNHCR

Beth Allgood
Executive Director, OneNature

Bidowra Tahmin Khan
Head of Economic Inclusion and Justice, Oxfam

Breanna Gentile

Carla Aguilar
Chief of Party CAR and South America, DAI

Carlos Saavedra
Communications Project Manager, DAI

Carmen C Alvarez Basso
Life Coach, Longevity Lab

Catherine Johnston
Senior Advisor for Inclusion, WILD Network

Cecilia Barraza
Deputy Chief of Party, Colombia Justice for Sustainable Piece Project, Chemonics International

Chioma Momah
Founder, Purposeful Parenting Community

Chris Glass
Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Soho House

Christine Magezi
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE, FHI 360

Colleen Green
Vice President, Economic Growth, DAI

Cristina Fernandez
Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition, USG People, DAI

Cynthia del Aguila

Daryn Cambridge
Organizational Development and Training Consultant, Training Resource Group (TRG-Inc)

Deborah Grayson Riegel
#1 Best-selling author, "Go to help: 31 strategies to offer, ask for, and accept help"

Deborah Hutchison
Vice President, Program Delivery, Abt Global

Dina Scippa
Founder and CEO, Enough Labs

Dr. Marc Aguirre
COUNTRY DIRECTOR, HOPE worldwide South Africa

Dr. Sari Mutia Timur

Elise Young
Senior Director for Women's Empowerment, Counterpart International

Enene Ejembi
Executive Director, Verbatim Virtual Solutions

Eric Koester
Georgetown Professor & Founder of Manuscripts

Eva Rosa Santos

Evajavon Stoudemire
Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Fiona Macaulay (She/Her)

Fiona Macaulay
Founder-CEO, The WILD Network

Fnu Lutfunnesa
HR Manager, in Transition

Gabriela R. Teasdale
President, Transformación Paraguay

Georgina Addo
ChemONYX ERG Co-Chair, Program Manager, Chemonics International

Gretchen Villegas
CEO/Chief of Party

Gustavo Araujo
Chief, People Management and Leadership Development, UNHCR

Gwynn Pollard
Process Improvement Specialist, Chemonics International Inc.

H.E. Hilda Suka-Mafudze
African Union Ambassador to the USA

Hawa Kombian
Founder & CEO, Hawa Kombian Consulting

Hilary Blair
CEO, Coach, Facilitator, ARTiculate Real & Clear

Ipul Powaseu
Senior Program Manager, Disability Inclusion, PNG Women Lead Program, Abt Global

Jane Gotiangco
Founder, Chief Communication Strategist, Venn Communications

Jason Ighani
Co-Founder, KITE

Jennifer McCollum
CEO & Author, "In her own voice: Overcoming hurdles to change the face of leadership"

Jill LaLonde
Executive Director, OneVillage Partners

Jo Desmone
Program Coordinator, Banyan Global

Jose Arnulfo
Líder Social LGBTIQ+ del Pacífico Nariñense Colombiano, DAI

Joyce Talag
Business Owner, Joyful Transformations LLC

Juan Felipe Echeverry
Senior Women’s Economic Empowerment Advisor for the USAID Colombia Generating Equity Activity, Tetra Tech

Juliana Shrestha
Community Engagement Coordinator, WEDU

Karen Eber
Chief Storyteller, Eber Leadership Group

Katarina Holm-DiDio
Leadership Coach, KHD Consulting International

Kate Mangino
Gender Consultant

Katherine Turner
President, Global Citizen, LLC

Kelly T. Clements
Deputy High Commissioner, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Kenya Dugger
Global Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Chemonics International

Kimberly Walker
Senior Advisor, Global Inclusion and Belonging, Population Services International (PSI)

Kristi Rible
CEO, The Huuman Group

Laura Zambrano

Leah Moschella
Designer, Leader Experience, National Center on Education and the Economy

Liana Pulido Riaño
Regional Program Manager - Colombia Transforma Program, Management Systems International | A Tetra Tech Company

Lida Nadery Hedayat

Lisa Simeon
Chief Operations Officer, Abt Associates

Liz Schrayer
President & CEO, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

Liz Wiseman
NY Times Best-selling author, "Multipliers: How the best leaders make everyone smarter"

Maaike Steinebach
Founder & CEO, FemTech Future

Magda Menabde
Country Director, Farmer to Farmer Program, ACDI/VOCA

Mamta Borgoyary
Co-Director, SHE Changes Climate

Mara Bolis
Associate director of women's economic rights, gender justice & inclusion hub, Oxfam America

Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila
JAWW Governor, JA Worldwide

Mariam Kakkar
Head of GLDC/UNHCR, UNHCR

Marie-Helene Verney
UNHCR Representative in South Sudan, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Mark Goldy-Brown
Knowledge Management Specialist, Tetra Tech

Mary Ann Sieghart
Author; "The Authority Gap"

Mary Dulatre
Consultant, Tufts University

Mary Worzala
Chief of Party, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Maya Ameratunga
Former UNHCR Representative in Yemen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Medha Gandhi
Global Health Expert, Freelance Consultant

Meg Audette
Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer, ChildFund International

Michelle Morgan
Vice President, U.S. Government Programs, DAI

Morag Barrett
CEO, Skye Team

Nancy Kankam Kusi
Knowledge Management Programme Officer, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)

Niren Chaudhary
Chairman of Board, Panera Bread

Nur Hasyim
Co-Founder, Aliansi Laki-Laki Baru

Oleksandra Matviichuk
Human Rights Defender

Pontso Mafethe
Vice President of Programs, Global Greengrants Fund

Precious Brooks
Director, Talent Acquisition, DAI

Preetinder Pugatch
Operations Strategy and Portfolio Leader, Scrum of Scrums Master, Scrum Inc

Priscila Powell
Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist, Digital Frontiers Project, DAI

Queen Dhlamini
Economics Specialist, Auditor-General of South Africa

Rachel Marquez
Senior Specialist, Global Outreach & Engagement, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Chemonics International Inc.

Ranjani Sridharan
Founder and CEO, Kshetra PBC

Rashmi Bhaskar Mukherjee
Head, People and Leadership Solutions Unit, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Rebecca Arnold
Holistic Leadership Coach | Executive & Leadership Coach | Author | Speaker, Root Coaching & Consulting

Rodolfo Sanchez
Associate, DAI

Rosanna Duncan
Chief Diversity Officer, Palladium

Roslyn Brock
Chief Global Equity Officer, Abt Global

Ryan Ubuntu Olson
Global Manager- Diversity, Equity, Engagement, and Inclusion, DAI

Sarah Rapp
Director, Alumni & People Engagement, JA Worldwide

Sarah Rose
Senior Advisor for Localization, USAID

Saraounia Mboka-Boyer
Enterprise Agile Consultant, Scrum Inc

Savita Muley
Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions, Chief Product Officer

Sharon Melnick PhD
CEO, Horizon Point Inc.

Sheku Mohamed Gassimu
Director of Partnerships and Programs, OneVillage Partners

Signe Jung Sorensen
Coach and Facilitator, YCompassion / Signe Jung Coaching

Stephanie LeBlanc-Godfrey
Global Head of Inclusion, Google

Stephanie Oueda Cruz
Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Tiffany & Co

Svitlana Ramer
Senior Communications Manager, Ukraine Projects, DAI

Tafadzwa Kurotwi
Zimbabwe Ambassador, SHE Changes Climate

Tamika Davis
Global EDIA Specialist, Abt Global

Taryn Wapples
Learning Strategist for Global Talent Development, PayPal

Tere Ligorria
Latin America Senior Manager for Project and Proposal Support, RTI International

Thilma Komaling
Global Women in Management Alumna, Women Lead Institute

Tiffany Teng
Leadership Instructor, Stanford University

Titianne Donde
Chief of Party, RTI

Torrey Peace
Leadership Coach and Trainer, Aid for Aid Workers

Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeijken
Principal Consultant, Coach and Team Coach, Five Oaks Consulting

Tracie Revis
Director of Advocacy, Cultural Preservation and Conservation of the Ocmulgee River, Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative

Ukeme Ekong
Snr. Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engr., Shell Petroleum Development Company

Vanda Lengkong
Head of DRM, Plan International

Veronica Garza
Associate Specialist, Projects, DAI Global

Victoria Liu
Founder & CEO, VTL Consultancy Services Ltd

Vishalini Lawrence
Senior Director, Economic Growth, DAI

Yucca Reinecke
Manager, EY

Yumiko Takashima
Representative in Iran, United Nations High Commission for Refugees

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

DELEGATIONS:
• ChildFund International
• Conservation International
• Counterpart International
• ADRA

LEAD:
• Abt
• DAI

CHAMPION:
• ACDI VOCA
• RTI International
• Chemonics

SUPPORTER:
• Tetra Tech
• Plan International

FRIEND:
• JA Worldwide
• Sid-us.org
• PSI
• Purdue Applied Research Institute
• Enough Labs
• Training Resources Group

WILD FELLOWSHIP PATRON:
• FHI360