Srikanth is the CEO of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, leading efforts to improve urban governance in India through participatory governance, citizen engagement, and government reform. Since 2016, he has driven initiatives to transform the quality of life in India's cities and towns.
Read MoreReema is the Director of Elgon Social, specializing in deliberative and participatory approaches. A co-founder of the Ada Lovelace Institute, she has led global citizen engagement programs, including for COP26, and advises on equity frameworks and participatory governance initiatives worldwide.
Read MoreKudzaiishe is a Climate Change Expert at Green Community Solutions, with experience in participatory policymaking and disaster recovery. A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Botswana, he has published extensively on environmental protection, governance, and public health across Southern Africa.
Read MoreDonata Secondo is the Chief of Staff at Democracy Fund, where she leads strategic initiatives and board engagement to strengthen U.S. democracy. With expertise in participatory budgeting and global politics, she has driven impactful projects, including launching the largest PB initiative in the U.S., and holds degrees from LSE and Brown University.
Read MoreColombina is the acting Executive Director of Ciudadanía Inteligente, dedicated to fostering participatory democracies in Latin America. A sociologist with a Ph.D. in Government, she specializes in public policy, citizen participation, and environmental advocacy, with extensive experience in political ecology and sustainable development.
Read MoreCarla is a member of the federal civil service with more than 12 years of experience in the public sector. Currently, she serves as Director of Digital Participation and Network Communication at the General Secretariat of the Brazilian Presidency of the Republic, being responsible for the Brasil Participativo Platform.
Read MoreShreya is deputy director for country support with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), leading its work in the Asia-Pacific and the EU’s Eastern Partnership regions, and supporting governments and civil society in member countries as they advance open government reforms.
Read MoreSanjiv is the Managing Director of Movements and Media at Democracy Fund. Previously, Sanjiv worked as a senior equity fellow in the U.S. government’s Office of Management and Budget and served as director of the civic engagement and government program at the Ford Foundation.
Read MoreKatya is the co-founder and international director of Participation Factory, a social enterprise that helps communities improve governance systems and quality of life through better participation and robust data. She focuses on mainstreaming best practices in public participation and community engagement.
Read MoreDiana is manager of citizen participation with Fundación Corona, working on the intersection between political inclusion and public and social innovation. She previously directed the Institute of Studies of the Public Ministry in Colombia, founded and directed Policéntrico, and worked as an advisor on peace for the Colombian Ministry of Interior.
Read MoreCharlie is an activist for democracy, human rights, digital rights, and open data with AfroLeadership, which he founded in 2007. He also works as a public finance expert for the International Association of Francophone Mayors.
Read MoreLouise is a communications and business development professional who also served as a member of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly from 2016 to 2018. The assembly’s recommendations led to the legalization of abortion.
Read MoreCarole is strategy director at the Waverley Street Foundation, where she supports community-led climate solutions around the world. As an environmental lawyer, she works with civil society organizations, activists and governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean promoting environmental democracy and environmental justice, with a special focus on inclusive and equitable development.
Read MoreNicolás is executive director of Extituto de Política Abierta in Colombia, an organization that supports innovative practices to influence, occupy and inhabit decision-making spaces. It aims to make politics more open and democracy more solid, to redistribute power, and bring government closer to citizens.
Read MoreEllen is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Rostock, Germany. She studied economics and international business and economics in Germany, Mexico and the United States, and obtained her doctoral degree in management accounting at University of the West of England in Bristol.
Read MoreJames is founder and CEO of the Institute of Public Finance, a nonprofit think tank that pursues the ideals of open public finance through training, research and capacity strengthening.
Read MoreBrittany Giroux Lane is the Director of Solutions at Results for America, helping policymakers at every level of government surface and spread successful interventions to urgent challenges within their communities. Previously, Brittany led the OGP Local Program at the Open Government Partnership, working on improving transparency, accountability, and civic participation in 20 local governments.
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