Power. Progress. Change.
3-6 June 2019 • Vancouver, Canada
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Advisory Group

Thank you to our Advisory Group, a broad collection of experts who have helped shape the Women Deliver 2019 Conference program.

AfriYAN | Lorence Kabasele, President

Al Jazeera | Thembisa Fakude, Head of Research Relations

BSR | Peder Michael Pruzan-Jorgensen, Senior Vice President

Center for Reproductive Rights | Rebecca Brown, Director of Global Advocacy

EPF | Neil Datta, Secretary

FHI 360 | Joy Cunningham, Associate Director, Research Utilization

Independent Accountability Panel | Dr. Carmen Barroso, Former Director IPPF/WHR

Gates Foundation | Josh Lozman Director, Program Advocacy & Communications

Global Partnerships for Education | Geoff Adlide Director, Advocacy & Communications

Guttmacher Institute | Dr. Cynthia Summers, Chief Opperating Officer & VP, Communications & Publications

Global Affairs Canada | Celeste Kinsey, Director, Global Health Division in the Health and Nutrition Bureau

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) | Ana Maria Bejar, Director of Advocacy

McKinsey | Anu Madgavkar, MGI Partner and Solveigh Hieronymus, Partner

MIT (The Solve Challenge) | Hala Hanna, Director, Economic Prosperity

National Democratic Institute (NDI) | Sandra Pepera, Director for Gender, Women and Democracy

Norad | Lars Grønseth, Senior Adviser NORAD

PAI | Suzanne Ehlers, President & CEO and Elisha Dunn-Georgiou Assi, Vice President of Programs

PLAN International | Sean Maguire, Executive Director of Influence and Partnerships

PMNCH | Helga Fogsted, Executive Director

National Population Council (NPC) | Dr. Jotham Musinguzi, Director General

PSI | Michael Holster, Senior VP, Chief Strategy & Resources Officer

SUN Alliance | Gerda Verburg, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (Sun) Movement

UN Women | Purna Sen, Director, Policy Division

Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General | Nana Taona Kuo, Senior Manager Health and EWEC

UNFPA | Arthur Erken, Director, Division of Communications and Strategic Partnerships

WeDo | Eleanor Blomstrom, Co-Director & Head of Office

WHO | Dr. Nono Simelela, Assistant DG for Family, Women, Children and Adolescents

World YWCA | Kara Brown, Co-Director, The Young Women’s Movement