Helen Clark was elected Prime Minister of New Zealand first in 1999 and then twice more in 2002 and 2005.

Clark joined the Labour Party in 1971 and during the following decade held a variety of positions within the party. In parliamentary elections in 1975, she was selected as the Labour candidate for a seat that was considered safe for the conservative National Party. Although she lost that election, she was elected to Parliament from a different constituency in 1981and won ten consecutive elections there. .

As Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Select Committee and of the Disarmament and Arms Control Select Committee (1984–87), she played a major role in the country’s adoption of a nuclear-free stance which has been embraced across the political spectrum.

From 1987 to 1990, Clark was a Cabinet Minister, holding at various times the portfolios of housing, conservation, labour, and health. In 1989–90, she also served as Deputy Prime Minister and in 1990 was appointed to the Privy Council, becoming the first woman in New Zealand to hold those offices.

After the National Party returned to power in 1990, Helen Clark served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1990-93, and then as Leader of the Opposition until the Labour Party was able to form a governing coalition following the 1999 elections. She was the first woman to lead a party to electoral victory in New Zealand.

As Prime Minister, Clark also held the portfolio of arts and culture and appointed a diverse team of ministers which included 11 women and 4 Maori. During her nine years as Prime Minister, New Zealand enjoyed strong economic growth, low unemployment, and significant investment in public services. It set clear objectives for sustainable development and climate action. It also prioritised reconciliation and the settlement of historical grievances with New Zealand’s indigenous people and the development of an inclusive multicultural and multi-faith society. It maintained New Zealand’s independent foreign policy and support for multilateralism, one consequence being its refusal to support the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Activity after Public Politics

Helen Clark became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in April 2009 and was the first woman to lead that organisation. She was also the Chair of the UN Development Group, a committee consisting of the heads of all UN funds, programmes and department working on development issues.

Helen Clark stepped down after eight years and two terms as Administrator in April 2017. She now engages in public advocacy across a range of the issues she has engaged in over decades in public life.

Throughout her career, Clark enjoyed a reputation as a skillful politician and a capable advocate of nuclear disarmament, public health policy, and sustainable development. For her work on peace and disarmament, she was awarded the Peace Prize from the Danish Peace Foundation in 1986. In 2009 she was made a member of the Order of New Zealand, the country’s highest honour.

Helen Clark has been a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation since November 2017. From May 2020 – October 2021, she served as the Foundation’s Vice Chair. In October 2021, Helen Clark was elected to be the GLF Chair.

Ms Clark has been involved in a GLF project in South Asia.

Memberships and Affiliations

• Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
• Chair of Women Political Leaders Board
• Chair of The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Board
• Chair of Global Commission on Drug Policy
• Co-Chair of WHO Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response
• Co-Chair of Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare
• Co-Chair of &Green Fund
• President of Chatham House
• Member of Club of Madrid
• Member of Board of Directors for Women Deliver
• Patron of Himalayan Trust
• Patron of Helen Clark Foundation

Nadja Swarovski is a Member of the Swarovski Executive Board, the world’s leading crystal manufacturer founded by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895 in Austria. As a global patron of design for the company, Nadja is committed to building ongoing relationships in the fashion, jewellery, architecture, design, film and art industries and commissioning innovative products celebrating crystal, while continually positioning Swarovski at the forefront of design and consumer trends.

Born in Germany, Nadja is an Austrian citizen educated in Europe and the US. Obtaining degrees in Art History, Foreign Languages and Latin American studies from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1992, she completed a graduate course in Fine and Decorative Arts at Sotheby’s in New York, and in Gemology at the Gemological Institute of America in New York. She is currently based in London.

Nadja’s career began with Larry Gagosian, the New York gallerist, followed by a time at Eleanor Lambert, the legendary New York fashion publicist. Nadja joined the family business in 1995, working for Swarovski in Hong Kong and travelling extensively in Asia on behalf of the company to gain an international perspective before returning to New York.

Early in her career Nadja befriended fashion icon Isabella Blow, who supported her vision of looking at Swarovski’s heritage and bringing this to the forefront of the brand’s contemporary image. Nadja also aimed to re-establish Swarovski’s legacy of collaborating with the leading couturiers of Paris. Blow introduced her to young design talents who became long-time Swarovski collaborators, such as Alexander McQueen and Phillip Treacy. Since these early years in the family business, Nadja has implemented a series of groundbreaking initiatives including The Swarovski Collective conceived in 1999 and Runway Rocks in 2003 that reinforce Swarovski’s commitment to support and celebrate both established and emerging designers in fashion and jewellery, including Hussein Chalayan, GILES, Rodarte, Erdem, Alexander Wang, Marios Schwab, Jason Wu, Mary Katrantzou, and Stephen Webster.

In 2002 Nadja developed Swarovski Crystal Palace, a visionary design project which pushes the boundaries of lighting and design through creative collaborations with designers using the medium of crystal. The result is a spectacular body of work which provides a snapshot of the most exciting and creative minds of the first decade of the 21st century and includes work by Ron Arad, Zaha Hadid, Tom Dixon, Ross Lovegrove, Tokujin Yoshioka, Tord Boontje, Arik Levy, Yves Béhar and Gaetano Pesce.

Nadja is Chairperson of Swarovski Entertainment Ltd, a division that invests in the production of movies. Swarovski Entertainment was formed to produce theatrical, story- and director-driven feature films with equal focus on entertainment, originality, style and substance. This was a natural progression as Nadja reinvigorated the collaboration between Swarovski and the movie industry, through creative partnerships with costume and set designers. Swarovski crystals have been featured in movies including The Young Victoria; Black Swan and Skyfall. The division’s first feature film, Romeo and Juliet, written by Julian Fellowes and starring Douglas Booth and Haillee Steinfeld as the star-crossed lovers, is due for release in Fall 2013. Nadja has also introduced Swarovski crystals to the music industry, adorning costumes of performers such as Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, Beyoncé, Madonna and Lady Gaga.

In 2007 Nadja launched Atelier Swarovski, an innovative and highly desirable jewellery business which collaborates with high-profile and cutting-edge designers including Zaha Hadid, Christopher Kane, Giles Deacon, Viktor & Rolf, Jonathan Saunders and Karl Lagerfeld. Atelier Swarovski is sold in high end boutiques & Swarovski stores in the major fashion capitals of the world.

Since 2012 Nadja Swarovski has overseen Swarovski’s Global Corporate Responsibility efforts. Consolidating Swarovski’s long-term commitment to philanthropy, the Swarovski Foundation was introduced in 2013. Its mission is to support charitable initiatives and organizations working in three areas. Fostering Creativity and Culture supporting the arts, education, cultural institutions and innovative projects; Promoting Wellbeing and Human Rights, championing women empowerment initiatives, health and education and the advancement and development of young people and communities; and Conserving Natural Resources through environmental projects for the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

As the Executive Vice President of Forbes Media, Moira Forbes is responsible for driving new business initiatives across the company’s diverse media platforms, and branding Forbes events worldwide. She is also the President and Publisher of ForbesWomen, a multi-media platform dedicated to successful women in business and leadership. Apart from hosting “Success with Moira Forbes,” a video series on the Forbes Video Network featuring candid, one-on-one interviews with today’s top women leaders, Moira also writes a dedicated leadership column for Forbes.com profiling today’s most dynamic business leaders. In 2013, Moira launched the annual Forbes Women’s Summit in New York City, which brings together 250 female leaders to discuss and solve the world’s most intractable issues.

Vasundhara Oswal is a 25-year-old Indian-Swiss businesswoman and Executive Director of Pro Industries – which holds the largest ethanol plant in East Africa. Vasundhara was born in India after which she was raised in Australia and Switzerland. Oswal did her bachelors in finance in  Switzerland,graduating with honors. During her second year of university she founded PRO Industries which is part of the larger conglomerate Oswal Group Global which is led by her father Pankaj Oswal. Oswal is a strong advocate for women’s empowerment and co-founder of the Stop the B, which raises awareness about bullying and violence in gen Z. She has spoken at UNESCO’s world economic forum along side her younger sister in 2021. Oswal is a role model for young women everywhere, demonstrating that hard work, dedication, and determination can lead to success. She is a visionary leader committed to making a difference in the world and is sure to achieve great things in the years to come

Dr Michelle Harrison is the Global CEO of Kantar Public, working with governments, multi-lateral governmental bodies and international development organizations in all aspects of public polic political advisory and public affairs. She is recognized as an innovator in the use of evidence to inform decision making, and in approaches to program evaluation.

Michelle is an expert in applied behavioral approaches and public communications. She is the founder of the WPP Executive Education Program in Public Communications and Behavior Change at the University of Oxford and the National University of Singapore.

More recently, with Women Political Leaders, she launched The Reykjavik Index for Leadership, the first international measure of how women are perceived in terms of leadership, listed as ‘best of Davos 2019’.

Kristen Edgreen Kaufman is the Deputy Commissioner of Public Private Partnerships & Economic Development in the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs. She shares the successes of the Adams administration and city agencies on a global platform and facilitates the global exchange of best practices, enabling NYC to replicate the successes of leading global cities in thematic areas ranging from education to mental health initiatives to public safety. Kristen also leads all trade and investment initiatives with Europe, South America, North America and Latin America. Furthermore, she serves as the key relationship manager for European Consulates and Permanent Missions from the Asian continent.

Before becoming Deputy Commissioner, Kristen was a consultant and coordinator who specialized in advising international organizations on development, fundraising and strategically engaging or facilitating community outreach with public and private companies based in the U.S. and abroad. Kristen also comes to the Mayor’s office with a strong foundation in finance having worked at Lazard, Merrill Lynch, and as a Managing Director at Natixis Bleichroeder. In 2009, Kristen co-founded Acrocorinth, Inc., a foundation promoting ethics in foreign policy and supporting education for underprivileged children. She sits on the board of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and previously served on the board of New York’s chapter of Teach for America. In 2014, Kristen was elected Democratic Judicial Delegate for the 75th Assembly District in New York City where she was responsible for facilitating the election of New York State Supreme Court justices. From 2016-2017 she headed the creation and launch of a development department for a foreign policy association. Her writing has appeared in Newsweek and Cities Speak.  She is a member of the Leadership Now Project, Network 20/20 Foreign Policy Group, and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group.

Kristen graduated from Claremont McKenna College, cum laude, with a B.A. in international relations and went on to earn her MBA from Columbia Business School.

Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir has been the Director of OECD Development Centre since 16 August 2021. Ms. Árnadóttir served as Minister of Industry and Commerce in Iceland from 2013-2017 and was an elected Member of Parliament for the Independence Party from 2007-2016. Before being elected to Parliament, she was successively a political advisor to the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister. She also worked for the Trade Council of Iceland both in New York and in Reykjavík. A nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Centre, she was also a Board member of RÚV (Icelandic National Broadcasting Company) and of the American-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce. She was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Duty Free Iceland, and a member of the Board of Directors of Landsvirkjun (national power company). Ms. Árnadóttir has a Master’s Degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences from the University of Iceland.

As one of Silicon Valley’s most highly respected venture capitalists, Asha Jadeja has invested in over 200 well known technology startups in the Valley such as Paypal, Mimosa, AppDynamics, Meraki and Pinterest.

As founding stake holders in Google, Asha and her late husband Prof. Rajeev Motwani of Stanford University played a critical role in establishing the DNA of the company. Not only was Rajeev the author of Google’s search algyorithms, but he was critical to determining who were the first 100 employees of Google, the startup. The company now has over 70,000 employees. Asha continues to work closely with Google Ventures, Gradient (Google’s AI investment arm) and Google Foundation on various joint investments.

Asha founded the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation in 2012 to make philanthropic investments in promoting entrepreneurship in underserved pockets in Bay Area and India. Her flagship program the RajeevCircle Fellowship now has about 150 Fellows that Asha has worked closely with. The goal in this fellowship is to accelerate the problem solving repertoire of her fellows and helping them “pay it forward”.   Her fellows collaborate with TED, INK and Acumen Fellows all of which Asha has supported over the years.

Every year, Asha leads and showcases a group of her Fellows at the World Economic Forum events in Davos Switzerland.

In 2023 Asha launched the Motwani Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship in partnership with TiE Global. This new program will support 40 disruptive women entrepreneurs from India, Middle East and Africa.

Apart from venture & philanthropic investments Asha has investments in various US think tanks and universities that help strengthen US India partnership on technology, security and trade.

• IIT Kanpur
• Hoover Institute at Stanford,
• Aspen Institute
• Milken Institute
• And a network of universities in US, India & Israel.

As a well known art collector, Asha created India Soft Power Initiative in 2021 along with India Art Fair, University of California at Berkeley and Kochi Art Biennial. The goal of this program is to establish a permanent presence for Indian art at the Venice Art Biennial, the world’s oldest and most prestigious art event.

Sandrine Dixson-Decleve is Co-President of the Club of Rome and divides her time between leading the Club of Rome, advising, lecturing, and facilitating difficult conversations. She currently Chairs the European Commission, Expert Group on Economic and Societal Impact of Research & Innovation (ESIR) and sits on the European Commissions Mission on Climate Change & Adaptation. She also sits on several Non-Executives & Advisory Boards including EDP, BMW, UCB Climate KIC, Leonardo Centre, Imperial College London and is a Senior Associate and faculty member of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), an Ambassador, for the Energy Transition Commission (ETC) and the Well Being Alliance (WeAll) and a Fellow of the World Academy of Science & Art. Sandrine is a TED global speaker and recently published “Quel Monde Pour Demain” lucpire editions and Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity, New Society. She was recognised most recently by Reuters as one of 25 global female trailblazers and by GreenBiz as one of the 30 most influential women across the globe driving change in the low carbon economy and promoting green business.  

Lisa Kristine, a globally celebrated photographer and activist has been pivotal in the
anti-slavery and human trafficking movement. She has photographed in over 150
countries for over three decades, capturing the emotional narratives of indigenous
populations and social issues, notably human trafficking. She
Her powerful images, endorsed by figures such as Pope Francis, The Dalai Lama, and
Amnesty International, have not only earned her a Lucie Humanitarian Award presented
at Carnegie Hall but have also shone a light on the realities of modern slavery. Lisa's
work has been described by David Clarke, former Head of Photography at the Tate
Modern, as "a testament to truth and an insightful and inspiring body of evidence which
should never and can never be denied."
A compelling speaker, Lisa has addressed audiences worldwide, including at the United
Nations, Parliament, Nobel Summits, and the Vatican. Her TED talk, "Photos That Bear
Witness to Modern Slavery," has been viewed over three million times. Sir Richard
Branson lauds her ability to unveil the "atrocities of slavery," urging business leaders to
uphold human dignity.
In 2017, Lisa founded the Human Thread Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at
eradicating human trafficking and promoting human dignity. Lisa is a partner with the
United Nations' International Labor Organization's 50 For Freedom Campaign,
contributing to the ratification of the Protocol on Forced Labor by 50 countries. Her
impactful photographs fueled the 'Make a Stand Lemonade' movement, mobilizing over
100 million people and raising more than one million dollars for the eradication of
slavery. Lisa is a founding member of the Global Sustainability Network, an organization
committed to a world without slavery and decent work for all.
In addition to the multiple notable museums that have exhibited Lisa's work, Pope
Francis personally inaugurated Lisa's exhibition at the Vatican in 2019, a monumental
acknowledgment of her efforts to shed a narrative on the hidden world of modern
slavery. CNN, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Reuters, The Daily Mail, Forbes, and
numerous other publications and media outlets have profiled Lisa's work.
Lisa is the subject of four documentaries, and her work on slavery is featured in three
films. The feature film SOLD, made by Oscar award-winning team Emma Thompson
and Jeffrey Brown, includes a character inspired by Lisa and played by Gillian
Anderson.

Neeti is a Co-Founder and Social Impact Officer at Automation Anywhere, the world’s leading PA and intelligent automation success platform, delivering solutions to transform business processes. She is one of only a few women globally who have founded billion-dollar organizations.
A visionary and avid strategist, Neeti brings over 25 years of experience in technology entrepreneurship, marketing, brand development, and SR from various industries. She is also a vocal advocate of Al ethics in a world moving decisively towards disruptive technologies. She advocates for purpose-driven organizations and recently created Automation Anywhere’s first Social Impact Office with a goal to pay it forward and touch 100 million humans through its outreach programs.
What you didn’t know: If Neeti were trapped on a desert island, she’d have to have music, chocolate, coffee, and books (the paper kind) to even consider survival.

Christine Heenan is executive partner and chief communications officer at the biotech venture company Flagship Pioneering and the founder of Clarendon Group, a communications strategy and social impact consulting firm. She has advised clients including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Whitehead Institute, the Ballmer Group, the Rockefeller Family Office, and other notable organizations, leaders, and philanthropists. She served as Senior Vice President for Global Policy and Advocacy at The Rockefeller Foundation and Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications at Harvard University, and was a White House senior policy analyst and speechwriter during the Clinton administration. She has taught at Brown University and Harvard College, and served as a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. A champion of women’s empowerment and leadership, she is the co-founder of the InfluencHER editorial project, the founding creative director of the Solvable podcast, has served as an executive fellow at Harvard Business School and team teacher of the Lessons in Leadership course, is the ambassador for North America for Brussels-based Women Political Leaders, and is a member of Connected Women Leaders. She has directed or helped build award-winning podcasts and film projects, and serves on the board of the David Rockefeller Fund, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and Resilient Cities Catalyst.

Nivruti Rai joins Invest India after an illustrious 29 years at Intel as a global business and technology leader. She has been part of the leadership team in various industrial bodies and government committees, bringing a wealth of experience in working closely with industry associations, business leaders, and government leaders. Ms Rai brings her vast global business leadership experience and invaluable technological expertise across multiple industrial sectors, including semiconductors, electronics, automotive, telecommunications, healthcare, and manufacturing, to Invest India.

She truly believes in the power of technology to transform lives and has been at the forefront of several key initiatives and interventions in the Indian ecosystem. She contributed significantly towards indigenous technology development, start-up ecosystem, electronics manufacturing ecosystem, and policy formulation, especially in critical and emerging technologies. Along with that, Ms Rai also initiated skilling & training programs, enabled rural connectivity initiatives, and set up Applied AI research centres in India, bringing together innovation, aspiration, and opportunities in the hinterlands of the country.

Ms Rai led Intel India as Country Head for the past seven years driving growth and investment in India. During her tenure at Intel, she worked on Microprocessors, Hard and Soft Intellectual Properties, Platform HW/SW, AI, and Sensor Hub engines. Most recently, she also led the worldwide automotive foundry business as Vice President of Intel Foundry Services, where she was building Autonomous Driving, Advanced Driver Assist Systems, Infotainment, Power delivery solution and Microcontroller Units on Intel Foundry process nodes for global automotive customers. At Intel India, she drove the establishment of a comprehensive framework for Cloud, Network, Edge computing, and Devices, also fostering research collaborations with the government and industry.

Ms Nivruti Rai is the recipient of the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar from the Hon’ble President of India for her remarkable contributions in the field of technology.

Modéer currently serves as State Secretary for International Development Cooperation and Climate and has been instrumental in reshaping Sweden’s international development cooperation to support the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  During her tenure as State Secretary, Ms. Modéer has contributed to global policy on issues of relevance to UNDP, including on gender equality, United Nations reform, financing of the multilateral system, climate and environment, conflict prevention and the humanitarian‑development nexus.  Ms. Modéer combines a strong policy background with experience from parliamentary work as well as from civil society, and has had several assignments in Latin America (Bolivia, Guatemala) and Africa (Mozambique, Southern Africa).  Born in 1969, Ms. Modéer holds a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.  She is married, with three children.

Dr. Khulood Almani is a prominent Saudi figure, and a globally recognized AI and technology thought leader, and a professor & expert
in digital transformation in AI systems, entrepreneurship, innovation & start-ups, with over 15 years of experience in the field. She worked for
several years as a professor at King Saud University and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh. As the founder and CEO of HKB Tech, Dr. Khulood Almani leads a company that specializes in delivering cutting-edge projects in multiple industries
including: AI, Smart cities, Fintech, Cybersecurity, BioTech, HealthTech,
EdTech, CleanTech, and ClimateTech.
Dr. Almani is the United Nations Ambassador for Peace. She is also the
first Saudi to be appointed as a senator of the World Business Angels
Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global
Partnership for Financial Inclusion, representing Saudi Arabia.
She is also a Board Member of the World Smart Cities Economic
Development Commission and a Board Member of the Global Science,
Technology & Innovation Committee operating under the auspices of
the G20-WBAF.
She serves as Country Chair of the G100-WEF (Women Economic
Forum), for Female CEOs & Leadership, representing Saudi Arabia, and
is a board member of The Global Women Tech Leaders Organization.
Dr. Almani is also passionate about supporting and empowering digital
entrepreneurs and start-ups around the world. She is the Founder of
VTA, a virtual tech accelerator (UK based) connecting innovators to
resources, funding and partnerships.
Almani is also an investor in Forward Angel Investment, with a group of
investors from Saudi Arabia & the Gulf countries, providing financial
and strategic support to digital entrepreneurs & start-ups worldwide.
Throughout her career, she was honored with many accolades and
awards locally and globally:
��Ranked first in the world among the top 32 thought leaders in the
field of technology, AI, robotics & data science by the Mobile World
Congress 2023
��Featured among the top 50 global women in Tech
��Ranked first among the 50 most powerful global thought leaders in
AI in 2022
��Awarded the Global Technology Thought Leadership Medal
Dr. Almani was Featured among the top 50 Global Phenomenal Brand
Ambassadors to work with in 2023.
She was Honored to receive His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin
Mishaal bin Saud Al Saud – Governor of Qassim Region- the Digital
Content Industry Award in 2023

Sarena Lin is a global C-level executive and a non-executive board member at Siemens Healthineers, a leading medical device company. With over 20 years of experience in the life sciences and technology sector, she has a proven track record of driving transformational growth across global markets, leading successful commercial, organizational, and people transformation programs.

She is a strategic and visionary leader, with a passion for innovation, transformation, and growth – both in business and in people. She has led large-scale, people-centric global transformation initiatives at Bayer and Elanco, and has been responsible for multi-billion P&L management and strategy execution at Cargill and Elanco. She is also a sought-after speaker and advisor on topics such as transformation, leadership, DE&I, and future of talent.

arrie Scott leads the Novartis Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Office since November 2020. Her team defines the strategic roadmap for ESG leadership and works to embed ESG factors into Novartis operations and decision-making. She leads the Novartis ESG Leaders Forum and is part of the ESG Committee, the executive subcommittee chaired by the CEO. Carrie joined Novartis in 2007, and had various roles in corporate reporting, reputation and brand management, and global health communications. Previously she worked for an international communications consultancy, in Belgium, Germany and the USA. Carrie serves on the executive council of the Conference Board’s European Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Council. She is an elected Board Member of the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Carrie graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. She lives in Basel, Switzerland.

Malak Al Akiley is Founder and Managing Director of Golden Wheat for Grain Trading, Ltd., represent international Grain Trading companies in Jordan. She is the sole young female owner of such company in the MENA region with over ten years of experience in agricultural commodities trading with focus on food security.she has become the official liaison for worldwide grain international companies

Malak is co-Partner in Golden Kayan for Marketing Consulting Co. for Oil, Energy & Renewable Energy.

Adviser and MENA development Manager for Swiss Co. Cerealia Co. Blockchain platform for Agri-commodities Trading and Financing.

Have been selected as one of the top ten young persons of the world by Junior Chamber International (JCI) in August 2019

Founding Member in FutureTalks, Norway and went to the Arctic Expedition with 100 brilliant people from all sectors and all continents, exploring the Arctic and engaging in the most important discussions of our time which made her the first Jordanian women to cross 80 degrees’ north pole.

Founding Member of Jordan Economic Forum, a forum consist of prominent economic figures & parliament members to foster economic growth and moving towards the objectives of sustainable development.

Partner and Business Development consultant on Oil and Aviation investment projects in East Africa.

Have been selected by U.S. Deparment of States, United States of America to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program, “Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Prosperity and Stability: Women Fostering Economic Security.

She was also the youngest member of both the Public Financial Policies Committee, Economic Committee for Jordan’s Vision 2021 in his Excellency Dr.Talal Abu Ghazaleh Knowledge Forum.

Malak is the Manager and Director of “Women BeeBuzzers” project in Jordan, Women BeeBuzzers, is a project that aims to introduce beekeeping as a secondary and main source of income for women in rural areas in Jordan.

Since 2015, Noura Selim is the Executive Director (ED) of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, one of the largest grant-making foundations in Egypt. In her role as ED, she is responsible for developing the strategic plans for the foundation; Managing the foundation’s financials and endowment; Leading the foundation to implement the strategic goals including overseeing the planning, implementation and monitoring of activities across three core areas of work (economic empowerment, social empowerment and education & scholarships); Overseeing the assessment of funding proposals; Planning and managing human resources; Setting up effective partnerships with civil society, government agencies and the private sector to maximize the foundations’ impact; and representing the foundation externally.

Prior to that, Noura worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in New York, Dubai and Cairo for 5 years, joining as an Analyst in 2007. At McKinsey, Noura served public and private sector clients, particularly in health care and education. Her healthcare work spanned the pharmaceutical sector as well as public payers and providers in the US, Europe and the Middle East, while her education work spanned K-12 and technical and vocational education. During her time at McKinsey, Noura was involved in leading the implementation of a large-scale transformation in technical education and training, as well as leading a health care reform program aimed at increasing access and quality of care.

Prior to McKinsey, Noura worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania’s Engineering school.

Noura holds a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna cum laude.

Noura serves as an Advisory Board Member on the Harvard Business School MENA Advisory board, Advisory Board Member of Alternative Policy Solutions at the American University in Cairo, Board Member of the Egyptian National Investment Charity Fund for Education (NICE), Board Member of Manara Boarding School, and Investment Committee member at Mezzan.

Noura previously served as Chairwoman of the Board of Arab Foundations Forum 2017-2020, and as Treasurer of the Board of the Harvard Arab Alumni Association 2014-2016.