Maher Nasser is the Director of Outreach at the United Nations Department of Global Communications and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2020 in Dubai. he has over three decades of experience in the United Nations System covering communications, advocacy, external relations, partnerships, representation, internal employee engagement, management, and leadership. Further, he has served in multiple duty stations on four continents with extensive experience in the field, regional, and headquarter settings.

Usha Rao-Monari is the Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). As Senior Adviser to Blackstone’s Infrastructure Group, Ms. Rao-Monari is an investment professional with almost 30 years of investment experience, particularly in the infrastructure area. She previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Water Development Partners, a Blackstone portfolio company, and held several senior positions, notably as Director of the Sustainable Business Advisory Group at the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group. She currently serves on the Boards of a number organizations in the field of sustainable development and has held a number of Board and advisory positions in the areas of water, natural capital, biodiversity and environment.

Dr. Sweta Chakraborty is the CEO of North America, We Don’t Have Time. She is a partner at Pioneer Public Affairs. She is also the founder and principal of Adapt to Thrive, a venture that seeks to better inform individuals, businesses, and government entities on the complex, interconnected challenges, such as food insecurity and disease, already existing and emerging from a warming planet.

Sergio is an internationally recognized leader across various industries with a common theme of developing innovative public-private multi-stakeholder governance models, from shaping social impact initiatives, regulatory frameworks to smart city policy & programs. Sergio over the last two decades has founded, invested and/or participated in over 23 companies, rolled up & acquired over 19 companies and has been involved in raising over 750m across his career. Most notably know for building one of Americas fastest growing billboard companies, Fuel Outdoor, from zero to top 3 privately owned in the USA sold to Van Wagner in 2012 and exiting his next venture a Smart City company 5 years later, P3 Global Management to Portobello Capital. Today he is the Executive Chairman of PVBLIC Foundation and P3 Smart City Partners, Inc.

John Partilla is CEO of Screenvision Media, a premier cinema, video, and media organization. During the first 5 years of his leadership, Screenvision Media experienced 80% organic revenue growth and a tripling of EBITDA profitability. Prior to joining Screenvision Media, Mr. Partilla served as CEO of Olson Group, and EVP, Digital Practice Lead, of ICF International. His 30 year career has spanned across digital, media, and advertising sectors including COO of Dentsu Network West; President, Global Media Sales of Clear Channel Communications; and President, Global Media Group of Time Warner. Prior to his media sector experience, Mr. Partilla spent 18 years on the agency side of the business, rising to Managing Partner of Young and Rubicam. He was also the founder and CEO of Y&R’s Brand Buzz, a digitally-driven agency that helped pioneer digital practices and persuasion in its 10 year lifecycle.

Motivated and highly knowledgeable expert in the advertising, digital media, cinema media, OOH, Digital Out of Home and television broadcast industries with 25+ years of experience in sales management, business development, marketing and agency relations to support client needs. Regularly delivers against aggressive business goals to help partners achieve and exceed their business objectives.

Brenda Vongova has been a United Nations international civil servant for over a decade. During this time, she has championed the UN values of peace, respect for human rights, and has been a vocal advocate for the universal ideals, principles and values enshrined in the UN Charter – through music. In 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters, she founded the UN Chamber Music Society – dedicated to promoting the values of the United Nations through the universal language of music.

Kathryn is CEO of the Cinema Advertising giant Pearl and Dean in the UK and has been a leader and innovator in the Cinema Medium since her appointment to the role in 2006. In 2016 she co-authored “The Glass Wall,“ a book which addresses career progression for women and for businesses seeking to support female talent. Kathryn sits on the Development Board of RADA and the Council and Board of the Advertising Association.