Masuma Ahuja is a journalist and former head of Freeda UK. Before that, she worked at CNN and the Washington Post. She led CNN's editorial strategy on emerging social platforms and managed digital innovations and storytelling for the Washington Post. She’s the author of Girlhood, a book documenting the lives of teenage girls around the world.

Kathy Calvin is the former President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. She is a passionate advocate for the inclusion of women and girls at all levels and in all sectors.

Natashya Gutierrez is the President of Rappler, the Philippines’s leading digital media company known for its hard-hitting and courageous journalism. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of VICE News Asia-Pacific.

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; former Jordanian Ambassador to the United States; President and CEO of the International Peace Institute; outspoken advocate for human rights.

Payzee Mahmod is a campaigner for IKWRO, a charity that provides support to Middle Eastern, North African, and Afghan women and girls living in the UK who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing “honor” based abuse, such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, and domestic violence. She is an Obama Leader and a member of Girls Not Brides.