Mukesh Kapila, CBE is Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs,
University of Manchester; and Senior Adviser to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.

Dr. Daniel Beers is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at James Madison University. His research and teaching focus on migration and refugee protection, poverty alleviation, and humanitarian action, with a special emphasis on aid localization and community-led development.

An internationally recognized expert in Global Health and Child Protection, Care and Development. With over 30 years of experience spanning the UN, Government, philanthropy, and the private sector.

38 years of senior level experience in the management of humanitarian and development work – policy and practice.

Dr David S. Bassiouni, Chairman and CEO of the New York-based Global Development Firm, The Bassiouni Group, since 2010, was formerly a Senior UN Official and South Sudan’s Regional Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He served in the United Nations System for over 26 years, primarily working with UNICEF, DHA, OCHA and UNDGO.

Jean-Luc Poncelet, a physician and specialist in public health and disaster management, has 35 years of experience in building national and local capacities in disaster management. He has led multiple international humanitarian public health interventions, notably in Latin America and the Caribbean.

His areas of expertise include humanitarian policy, humanitarian diplomacy and
negotiations, aid coordination, protection of civilians, conflict analysis, Afghanistan,
Somalia, and South Sudan.

Timothy P. Williams, MSW, MSc, PhD
Specializes in child rights, protection, and education

Bruce Grant is an international child protection adviser and consultant with over 30 years of experience in systems strengthening, policy development and analysis, and strategic leadership across humanitarian and development contexts.

Iain Levine has more than 40 years experience in human rights and humanitarian work across the UN, NGOs and the private sector. He most recently spent five years on the human rights team at Meta, grappling with both the opportunities and risks created by social media platforms – including for humanitarian action.