IDIA Training Alumni & Blogs

Class of 2025

The seventh iteration of the IDIA Training was held in Berkhamsted, UK and focused on the responsible application of artificial intelligence to enhance sustainable development outcomes. Facilitated in partnership with Wadhwani AI, it featured case studies, practical insights and guest speakers from leading AI for development solutions.

“This training was a mindset shift. One that I feel many of us practicing in the development world need. The sessions were crafted in such a way that they facilitated adult learning in a way I have only experienced in very few trainings.”

“For me, the programme was far more than informative; it was transformational. IDIA’s training didn’t just teach me; it challenged my thinking and reshaped my entire approach to innovation. Thanks to IDIA, I now feel equipped with lifelong skills to advance successful, scalable and impactful innovations both in Ethiopia and wherever my work takes me next.”

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Class of 2024

The sixth iteration of the IDIA Training in 2024 was held in Bishoftu, Ethiopia and focused on a cohort of actors from the national health innovation ecosystem who together produced a shared agenda for action known as ‘The Bishoftu Declaration’.

“It was an incredible experience, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with such a diverse group of leaders. I’m particularly thankful to the organizers and trainers - your insights opened our eyes and ignited a fire.”

“This course has reshaped my mindset in several ways. Initially, I approached problems with a fixed mindset, seeing challenges as barriers to overcome rather than opportunities for growth. However, this course has helped me cultivate a mindset focused on continuous learning, adaptability, and creativity.”

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 Class of 2023

The 2023 IDIA Training was held in Cape Town, South Africa

“In this training you expect to learn about innovation tools, but actually you start learning more about yourself, your position and how to engage with the world around you.”

“I found my hidden super powers in storytelling and what inclusive leadership qualities I have to offer. Beyond learning how to manage innovation, I found purpose in facilitating meaningful experiences that have the potential to transform the realities and mindsets of individuals, teams and communities; just like this training transformed me.”

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Class of 2022

The 2022 IDIA Training was held in Kenya. Participants were 56% female and 44% male, with 78% of participants coming from the Global South and 22% from the Global North. The organisations represented were 56% development agencies, 20% civil society organisations, 16% research institutions, and 8% government.

“Can't even start to imagine how all of you inspired me to do things differently. I am forever grateful to have met you... Hope this family continues to support each other.”

“I want to say thank you to each and everyone of you, by far the best week I have spent with people - I left feeling (1) Understood; (2) Seen and (3) that I Belong.”

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 Class of 2020

In light of travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2020 IDIA Training was a special virtual iteration delivered to a range of staff from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

Following a competitive application process launched in July 2020 as part of DFAT Innovation Month, successful participants were then able to join course sessions that were spread out over an extended four-week period. This enabled them to learn and then test and reflect on this learning in the context of their own work between sessions. The curriculum also featured a new module on Adaptive Learning delivered by experts from Results for Development (R4D). Participants were 60% female and 40% male, with 45% of participants based in Low- and Middle-Income Countries including Myanmar, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.

 
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Class of 2019

Our 2019 IDIA Training was kindly hosted by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) at their centre in Harnosand, northern Sweden. Participants were 60% female and 40% male, with 40% of participants coming from the Global South and 60% from the Global North.

“I loved the whole week. I came here expecting to leave with a toolbox that would help me structure innovation processes at work. What I learned was way beyond that.”

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 Class of 2018

The participants who successfully applied for the inaugural IDIA training on “Managing Innovation for Impact” represented 14 different countries (11 in the Global South) and a 50% men 50% women ratio.

“This course was absolutely phenomenal. It had many flavours—spiritual retreat, technical seminar, networking event, and global health strategy session.”

“Super high-quality lectures; super high-quality facilitators; super high-quality logistical arrangements; above all super talented and experienced like-minded colleagues! ”

 
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IDIA TRAINING ALUMNI (2018-2024)

In alphabetical order, position titles and organisations correct at the time of training

  1. MOLLY ABBRUZZESE - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (INNOVATION TEAM), THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  2. DENEKE ABEBE - DEPARTMENT HEAD, ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH

  3. ENDEGENA ABEBE - LEAD EXECUTIVE OFFICER, POLICY, STRATEGY & RESEARCH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH ETHIOPIA

  4. WINIFRED ADDO-COBBIAH - SENIOR STATISTICIAN AND INNOVATION LEAD, GHANA HEALTH SERVICE

  5. GORDON ADOMDZA - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASHESHI UNIVERSITY

  6. ROSA TSEGAYE AGA - PROJECT MANAGER AND DIRECTOR, ETHIOPIAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE

  7. PULKIT AGGRWAL - PORTFOLIO MANAGER, DIGITAL HEALTH, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  8. GABRIELA AGUSTINI - CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OLABI

  9. MAHFUZA AKTER - BANGLADESH COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE, THE SHARE TRUST

  10. BORIS ALBERDA - INNOVATION MANAGER, OXFAM

  11. KATIE ALESBURY - SENIOR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER, VALUES FOR WOMEN

  12. MOSES ALOBO - PROGRAM MANAGER (GRAND CHALLENGES AFRICA), AFRICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

  13. ZAINAH ALSAMMAN - INNOVATION NETWORK OFFICER, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  14. MUHAMMAD AMINU LAWAL - SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ON POLICY, NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  15. DITTE AMSKOV - SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR, OXFAM IBIS

  16. ANSSI ANONEN - TECHNICAL OFFICER, WHO INNOVATION HUB

  17. PHYLLIS AWOR - DIRECTOR, SOCIAL INNOVATION IN HEALTH INITIATIVE (UGANDA)

  18. OEZGE AYDOGAN - DIRECTOR, UN BEYOND LAB

  19. TANIYA BAJAJ - ASSOCIATE - GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND

  20. MAGDA BANASIAK - SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR (RESEARCH & EVALUATION DIVISION), DFID

  21. MANUELA BARTSCHI - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SPECIALIST, SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION

  22. JANE BASTIN-SIKIMETI - DIRECTOR, PACIFIC GENDER AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CANBERRA

  23. FINLAY BATTS - PROGRAM MANAGER (INNOVATIONXCHANGE), DFAT AUSTRALIA

  24. KIM BEENTJES - EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  25. RUTH BELACHEW - CHIEF OF STAFF TO MINISTER OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA

  26. SENAIT BEYENE - MANAGING DIRECTOR, MAMELA ADVISORS (ETHIOPIA)

  27. RUTH BLACKSHAW - INNOVATION NETWORK OFFICER, UN INNOVATION NETWORK

  28. WILLIAM BLOMFIELD - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CLIMATE INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT, CANBERRA

  29. TOMMY OLIVER BOACHIE - SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE MINISTER, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, GHANA

  30. TERESA BOSIBORI - INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND

  31. CHARLES BREWER - MANAGER, AUSTRALIA AWARDS (AFRICA)

  32. SIMON BUCKLEY - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, INVESTMENT DESIGN, DFAT CANBERRA

  33. JULIA CHANDLER - TECH AND INNOVATION ADVISOR, UK FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

  34. JOCELYN CHENG - SENIOR INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND

  35. PAZION CHERINET - CEO, ORBIT HEALTH (ETHIOPIA)

  36. MOREDRECK CHIBI - PROGRAM OFFICER, WHO (CONGO)

  37. EMMY CHIRCHIR - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION ADVISOR, UK FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

  38. SHALLO DABA - PROGRAM COORDINATOR, GRAND CHALLENGES ETHIOPIA

  39. HIWOT DARSENE - LEAD EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NUTRITION DIRECTORATE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA

  40. ENDANG DEWAYANTI - SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, JAKARTA

  41. ERMIAS DEJU ASEFA - PRE-FACILITY EMERGENCY & REFERRAL DESK OFFICER

  42. JANNE DINGEMANS - PROGRAM COORDINATOR, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  43. TOON DRIESEN - INNOVATION HUB MANAGER, ENABEL

  44. BRITTNEY DUDAR - PROGRAM OFFICER, GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  45. EMILY EDWARDS - FIRST SECRETARY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

  46. ADETUNJI ELESO - DIRECTOR, SCALE & SUSTAINABILITY, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  47. JOSIAH EYISON - FOUNDER, ISPACE FOUNDATION, GHANA

  48. SHABEL FIRUZ - PROGRAM IMPACT & LEARNING MANAGER, ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE

  49. NEAL FORSTER - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AID PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY, OFFICE OF THE PACIFIC

  50. TARAH FRIEND - HUMANITARIAN RESEARCH & INNOVATION MANAGER, DFID

  51. DANIEL GAMBOA - SPECIALIST (INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION), UNDP (MEXICO)

  52. JANKA GECKOVA - PROGRAM MANAGER, INNOVATIONXCHANGE, DFAT CANBERRA

  53. TESFAYE GELANEW - SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST, VIRAL DISEASE DIVISION, SHINE PROJECT TEAM, ETHIOPIA

  54. TENDAI GOTORA - DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, SPARK HEALTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE

  55. BIRUK HALLALO - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, GATES FOUNDATION ETHIOPIA

  56. KATHI HANIFNIA - INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND

  57. KATHRYN HARRISON - ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, PORTFOLIO & INVESTMENTS, SKOLL FOUNDATION

  58. ASHER HASAN - COFOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DOCTHERS

  59. NUR HASAN - PROGRAM MANAGER, DFAT JAKARTA

  60. JOHN HEASLIP - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)

  61. OBO HENSHAW - TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR SCIENCE & INNOVATION (WEST AFRICA), FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

  62. JOHAN HELLSTROM - POLICY SPECIALIST, INNOVATION, SIDA

  63. EMILY HILLMAN - SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR, USAID

  64. MARA HOLZENTHAL - ADVISOR INNOVATION, LEARNING & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, GIZ

  65. WON KI HONG - PLANNING, MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST, UNICEF SOUTH AFRICA

  66. CHRIS HOUSTON - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (HUMANITARIAN), GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  67. SUNNY IBENEME - DIGITAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, UNICEF THAILAND

  68. IJEOMA IWUORA - ASSOCIATE PROGRAM OFFICER, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION NIGERIA

  69. BIRKETY JEMBERE - CHILD HEALTH ADVISOR, USAID ETHIOPIA

  70. VINITA JINDAL - SENIOR MANAGER, GRAND CHALLENGES INDIA

  71. TRACY JOHNSON - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (USER EXPERIENCE & INNOVATION), BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  72. JASMINE JONES - PROGRAM OFFICER, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  73. NOEL JUBAN - PHILIPPINES PROJECT LEAD FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION IN HEALTH INITIATIVE, SIHI GLOBAL NETWORK

  74. FRANK CHARLES KASONGA - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORLD CONNECT MALAWI

  75. LORIN KAVANAUGH-ULKU - SENIOR ADVISOR FOR GRAND CHALLENGES, USAID

  76. DANIELSON KENNEDY ONYANGO - SENIOR ADVISOR (MEL), INSUPPLY HEALTH

  77. CARINE KHAWAM - COUNSELLOR & HEAD OF COOPERATION FOR SOUTH AFRICA, GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA

  78. MYRIAM KHOURY - VICE PRESIDENT (INNOVATION), MERCY CORPS

  79. WARREN KIDD - DEPUTY DIRECTOR (NUTRITION & HEALTH INNOVATION), GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA

  80. STEPHANIE KIMBER - ACTING DIRECTOR, INNOVATIONXCHANGE, DFAT CANBERRA

  81. PAULA KIURA - DESIGN RESEARCH LEAD, FINCA POVERTY ERADICATION LABS

  82. EMMA-LEE KNAPE - HEAD OF INNOVATION FOR EAST AFRICA, WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

  83. KAGWIRIA KOOME - PROGRAM ASSOCIATE, ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION (KENYA)

  84. KYRIACOS KOUPPARIS - SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR, USAID (THAILAND)

  85. FARHAD IMAM - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (DISCOVERY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES), THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  86. ASNAKECH LECHISSA - EASTERN CLUSTER COORDINATOR & BRANCH MANAGER, ETHIOPIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY SERVICE (EPSS)

  87. MISRAK MAKONNEN - COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR ETHIOPIA, AMREF HEALTH AFRICA

  88. AGAPITI MANDAY - DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH & INNOVATIONS, TANZANIA DATA LAB (TANZANIA)

  89. ROY WILLIAM MAYEGA - DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY, RESILIENT AFRICA NETWORK

  90. BATHSHEBA MBONGWE - DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & PARTNERSHIPS, BOTSWANA INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH & INNOVATION

  91. GARRETT MEHL - SCIENTIST (DIGITAL INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH), WHO

  92. NILIMA MEHTA - INNOVATION ADVISOR, CENTER FOR INNOVATION & IMPACT, USAID

  93. HABTAMU MILKIAS - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY EXPERT, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA

  94. NEHA MISRA - CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF COLLABORATION OFFICER, SOLAR SISTER

  95. SHELBY MONTGOMERY - SENIOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR (DISCOVERY & TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES TEAM), BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  96. TESFAYE MESELE - SENIOR HEALTH FINANCING & ECONOMICS ADVISOR TO MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WORLD BANK ETHIOPIA

  97. KEITH METZNER - ENVIRONMENT TEAM LEADER, USAID MALAWI

  98. PRETTY MUBAIWA - DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS & GENDER, AFRICA RESOURCE CENTRE

  99. PATOU MUSUMARI - COUNTRY DIRECTOR, VILLAGE REACH DRC

  100. PARNIKA JHUNJHUNWALA - INNOVATION SPECIALIST, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)

  101. JENS LEVY - SENIOR EPIDEMIOLOGIST, USAID KENYA

  102. PATRICK JORAM MUGISHA - MANAGING PARTNER, INNOVENT LABS AFRICA

  103. SHIRA MUKIBI - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY & ECOLOGY

  104. PASCAL MULINDWA - INTERMINISTERIAL INNOVATION CONSULTANT, CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT

  105. LEONIDA MUTUKU - AI RESEARCH & STRATEGY LEAD, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  106. BEJOY NAMBIAR - COORDINATOR, STRATEGIC HEALTH POLICY & PLANNING, WHO ETHIOPIA

  107. SIMON NDORIA - PROGRAM OFFICER (INNOVATIONS), GRAND CHALLENGES AFRICA (KENYA)

  108. ALPHAXRD GITAU NDUNGU - INNOVATIONS & CLIMATE JUSTICE LEAD, HIVOS EAST AFRICA

  109. ZOLEKA NGCETE - PROGRAM MANAGER, SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

  110. CHIPO NANCY NGONGONI - HEALTH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS SPECIALIST, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  111. BERNARD NJIBU - PROJECT MANAGER FOR ECOSYSTEM CATALYST PROJECT, INSIGHT HEALTH ADVISORS

  112. PETER NJUGUNA - ICT4D SPECIALIST, FINNISH DEVELOPMENT NGOS (FINGO)

  113. DOROTHY OKELLO - DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION, RESILIENT AFRICA NETWORK (UGANDA)

  114. BEVERLEY OKOYE - SCIENCE, TECH & INNOVATION LEAD, UK FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (GHANA)

  115. REINA OTSUKA - ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST, UNDP RWANDA

  116. PHIL OUTRAM - TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION ADVISOR, FCDO

  117. ELIZABETH PALU - PROGRAM MANAGER, PACIFIC ISLANDS FOOD REVOLUTION, SYDNEY

  118. MARTHA PAREN - INNOVATION CONSULTANT, AMREF

  119. GIGI PASCO ONG-ALOK - INNOVATION FACILITATOR, PARTOS

  120. SARA DE LA PENA ESPIN - COORDINATOR, PLANNING & INNOVATION, UN WOMEN

  121. NASRATULLAH RASA - SENIOR MANAGER, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  122. KANISHKA RATNAYAKE - ASIA PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT & LEARNING COORDINATOR, OXFAM (SRI LANKA)

  123. GABRIELLA RAZZANO - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPEN UP

  124. MATTHIAS REHFELD - HEAD OF PROJECTS FOR MAKE-IT IN AFRICA, GIZ

  125. JESSICA ROBBINS - SENIOR PARTNERSHIPS & INNOVATION LEAD, AMERICAN RED CROSS

  126. JOSEA RONO - CEO & CO-FOUNDER, E&K CONSULTING

  127. MICHAEL SANTOS - DEPUTY DIRECTOR (STRATEGY, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT), THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  128. DAVID SARLEY - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  129. LOREE SEMELUK - DEPUTY DIRECTOR (DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION UNIT), GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA

  130. TINA SENILOLI - ACTING SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION, DFAT FIJI

  131. RIRI SILALAHI - SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY, JAKARTA

  132. SHWE SIN HLAING - SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER, DFAT MYANMAR

  133. ANAITA SINGH - PROGRAM OFFICER, DIGITAL HEALTH, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  134. EMMELINE SKINNER - INNOVATION, EVIDENCE & INCLUSION ADVISOR, FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (FCDO)

  135. ESTHER SOKO - HEALTH INNOVATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, WHO AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE

  136. ELIZABETH ST GEORGE - HEAD OF SCALING INNOVATIVE CULTURE, AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE

  137. SABRINA STORM - SENIOR ADVISOR (INNOVATION), GIZ

  138. SAVITHA SUBRAMANIAN - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  139. BERHANESTSEHAY TEKLEWOLD - DIRECTOR, ACSIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IMPACT SYNDICATE, AFRICA

  140. KIDIST TESFAYE - CEO, YENEHEALTH (ETHIOPIA)

  141. FREDERIQUE THOMAS - DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, FONDATION JULES ET PAUL EMILE LEGER

  142. BRENDAN THOMASON - PROGRAM MANAGER, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & GRAND CHALLENGES, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

  143. CARMEN THONNISSEN - PROGRAM MANAGER (REGIONAL PROGRAM SOUTH AFRICA), SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (SDC)

  144. TSEGAYE TILAHUN - PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, USAID ETHIOPIA

  145. MELISSA TIPPING - FIRST SECRETARY, GOVERNANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION TO FIJI

  146. GEREMEW TSEGAYE - PROGRAM MANAGER, GRAND CHALLENGES ETHIOPIA

  147. NATHAN TUMUHAMYE - PROGRAM ANALYST & HEAD OF EXPLORATION, UNDP UGANDA

  148. BEN TWIKIRIZE - SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER (M&E), EMBASSY OF ICELAND, UGANDA

  149. MICHAEL UNWIN - INNOVATION ADVISOR, UK FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

  150. FRANCESO VALENTE - INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, GLOBAL INNOVATION FUND

  151. BART VEENSTRA - TEAM LEAD, DIGITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT, NETHERLANDS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

  152. FRANK WAFULA - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, OPEN PHENCES HUB, STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY, KENYA

  153. SUSAN WANJIRU - INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT FUND MANAGER, GIZ KENYA

  154. AARON WATSON - SECOND SECRETARY, DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, DFAT JAKARTA

  155. MOSES WAWERU - SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER, VILLGRO AFRICA

  156. MIRKUZIE WOLDIE KERIE - DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FENOT PROJECT, ETHIOPIA

  157. RACHEL WOOD - SENIOR INNOVATION ADVISOR, CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND IMPACT, USAID

  158. ASCHALE WORKU - MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM EXPERT & PERFORMANCE TEAM LEAD, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA

  159. ANGELINE YALWALA - GRANTS OFFICER, SCIENCE FOR AFRICA FOUNDATION

  160. FARHAN YUSUF - HEALTH ADVISOR, TANZANIA AI COMMUNITY

  161. SYEDA ZAKI - INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

  162. BEREKET ZELALEM - NATIONAL HEALTH INNOVATION COORDINATOR, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA