Lourdes is an accomplished Argentinian technology leader, multi-lingual expert, and entrepreneur deeply dedicated to shaping technology for social impact and gender justice. She brings over 15 years of experience in digital transformation to World Pulse, including executive leadership, building software products, agile methodologies, language localization, and machine learning. She’s received recognition and awards in Latin America and Europe, including as a top disruptive start-up and best women-led company for a translation company she founded. Over the past three years, as Head of Technology at World Pulse, Lourdes has led breakthrough advances in its social network design and community growth. Lourdes is committed to building transformative alternatives to today’s toxic tech, enabling women and historically underrepresented voices worldwide to grow their collective voice and power.

Zulma is a social impact philanthropy executive and human rights lawyer who partners with executive directors, boards of directors, foundations, and philanthropists to advance social issues on a global level. A compelling and passionate voice of leadership, she has developed and implemented initiatives centered on lifting up the voices and stories of the most marginalized people around the world, establishing landmark legal precedents in domestic and international forums.

With 15 years of editorial expertise at the intersection of media and advocacy, Corine works closely with global women leaders to amplify their stories, experiences, and expertise to both mainstream audiences and influential forums. She has more than a decade of experience directing World Pulse's storytelling content, communications, and crowdsourced campaign strategies, producing dynamic story packages and social content representing diverse women's voices across the globe.

Leina is the Founder of Women Relief Services in Cameroon, a non-profit that works to promote gender equality through women's access to good health, education, and security in parts of Africa. As a writer, speaker and storyteller, Leina is dedicated to shining a light on the lives of unheard women and girls around the world by unlocking their voices and potential through training, digital networking, and solution-oriented storytelling.

Anna is a development professional passionate about philanthropy and sustaining work that uplifts the voices of historically excluded communities. For World Pulse, Anna facilitates connections, seeks opportunities, manages donor databases and communications. With a background in fundraising, DEI, and higher education she’s partnered with local community organizations serving People of Color in Akron, Ohio. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Management, and Gender from Ohio University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from Cleveland State University.

Martha Lawrence fulfills her passion for helping others in an impactful way, with a drive and determination to see her team and clients succeed. She has been a high-level assistant supporting C-suite executives for over 20 years, within both the corporate and non-profit sectors. Particularly skilled at interpersonal verbal/written communication and client relations, she has additional expertise in recruiting, customer service, fundraising, and donor relations management. Martha has supported various entrepreneurs and small business owners in finance, leadership development, executive coaching, communications, and gender and social justice.

Aparna leads the US operations of the Catalyst Group of institutions which work on strengthening community health systems, livelihood avenues, and social protections to achieve well-being and dignity for the most vulnerable in the Global South. She is the Executive Director at the Impact Catalyst Foundation responsible for programming, academic partnerships, and fundraising.

With two decades of experience in business responsibility, philanthropy, social enterprise, and nonprofit management, Aparna is passionate about meaningful growth and scale. She is experienced in starting things from scratch, grant-making, strategic stakeholder management, program development, & capacity-building for social businesses and nonprofits. Previously Aparna was the Executive Director at Social Venture Partners (India), a global network of engaged philanthropists, where she led the Bangalore chapter and worked with the National Board to grow SVP’s presence pan-India. She's worked with the Earthy Goods Foundation, a social enterprise that provided business advisory and design inputs to Indian artisans; and headed CSR for MphasiS, a large Indian technology company.

Shofali has two decades of expertise in financial forecasting, oversight, project management, and marketing. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and received her bachelor’s degree in Commerce at McMaster University and her Masters in Business Administration, focusing on Operations Management. In addition to a passion for advancing women’s rights, Shofali works to help children achieve their potential, with a particular interest in health, wellness, and literacy. In addition to serving on the board at World Pulse, she is a Director on the Board at the Eve Rothwell Centre, which provides a range of services and programs for children.

Shadia is a global communications and public relations strategist who has worked in a variety of industries (aerospace, healthcare, non-profit, media, government, finance, higher education) and locations (Dubai, Rome, and Washington D.C.). Her international work has fostered connections around the world and helped develop her global perspective. She has an MBA in International Finance and a Masters in International Public Affairs.​

Anne is a change leader and business consultant, mentoring women on their leadership journey. As a Principal at The AthenA Group and former partner with Accenture, Anne brings her expertise in organizational culture change to World Pulse along with a personal passion for helping women succeed--to help them find their inner courage and use it to make change happen, both for themselves and others.

Theresa is a New Zealander who is passionate about business, the advancing of women's interests, and animal welfare. She was CEO of Telcom New Zealand. She is a speaker and author, and has been named one of Forbes' Most Powerful Women and has been on Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women list several times. Theresa channels her passions through her philanthropic endeavors as Co-Founder of My Food Bag and World Women, and Founder of the Eva Doucas Charitable Trust.

Leina is the Founder of Women Relief Services in Cameroon, a non-profit that works to promote gender equality through women's access to good health, education, and security in parts of Africa. As a writer, speaker and storyteller, Leina is dedicated to shining a light on the lives of unheard women and girls around the world by unlocking their voices and potential through training, digital networking, and solution-oriented storytelling.

With over twelve years of experience in conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and social protection, Sherna focuses on how unhealthy dominant norms, oppression, access, and control enable structural, symbolic, and political violence. Alexander Benjamin brings her experience and knowledge of transformative change processes, intersectionality, linkages, asset-based community development, and development analytical lenses when addressing violence at the family, community, and national levels. She is a member of the United Nations Spotlight Initiative: Civil Society National Reference Group (CS-NRG) for Trinidad and Tobago and a World Pulse Changemaker and Digital Ambassador

As rates of violence against women soared and the economy plummeted in Nigeria during COVID-19, Busayo Obisakin mobilized her organization to meet the moment. The Women Inspiration Development Center (WIDC) created a food bank, then worked with a partner to train women to make and sell reusable face masks. Now Busayo is scaling empowerment workshops to help lift women and girls out of poverty and gender-based violence. She’s already impacted more than 5,000 women and girls with leadership and digital skilling programs, with a goal of reaching 5,000 more through the Confident Girls program.

Internationally recognized security practitioner, writer, peace educator, lawyer, and mediator, Kirthi has spent a decade innovating at the cross-section of gender, peace, security, technology, feminist foreign policy, and transitional justice. In addition to helming multiple civil society initiatives, she built an app for survivors of gender-based violence used across the globe, called Saahas. Recently, she developed digital training suites in partnership with World Pulse to equip women globally to safely access the internet to advocate for themselves and their communities. Kirthi is the Head of Community Engagement at World Pulse and the recipient of multiple awards for her work, including UN Women’s 30 for 2030 and the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Ruth Howard is a women’s rights and gender justice advocate, with an MSc in Gender & Development Studies (Distinction) from the UWI Institute for Gender & Development Studies Regional Coordinating Unit. She is a 2022 Governor General’s Achievement Award for Excellence recipient, a 2022 World Pulse Top 50 Rising Voices awardee, and Jamaica's 2021 Ubuntu United Nations delegate. Ruth works as programme manager for WMW Jamaica’s “We-Talk for the Reduction of Gender-Based Violence” project.

Basudha is the founder/director of Storm In a TeaCup Reskilling and Support Foundation. A World Pulse Digital Ambassador, Basudha has been awarded a World Pulse Spirit Award in 2021, and she was recognized as one of World Pulse’s Top 50 Voices Rising to Watch in 2022. She is the winner of Mrs. Gaia International South Africa 2020, and was named by the Asia Africa Chamber of Commerce as one of the Top 40 Global Indians of 2020. Basudha is an electronics engineer and educator. As a mother of a neurodivergent child, she is an advocate for children on the spectrum. Basudha is from Tripura, India, and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Martha is a Colombian photographer, graphic designer, and environmentalist. She loves to communicate about endangered species, ecosystems, and people. She spearheaded an environmental movement led by women to restore forests, protect land cover, and restore the earth to balance. An accomplished World Pulse leader and storyteller, she joined the platform in 2008.

Urmila is a menstrual health and hygiene activist and the founder of Breaking the Silence Worldwide Foundation, a nonprofit that works on education, advocacy, and campaigns to change the way society perceives menstruation and how adolescent girls and women experience menstruation — with pride, privacy, and support. An anthropologist by education and social behavior change, knowledge management, and digital storytelling expert by training, Urmila has 15 years’ experience in the social development sector. A World Pulse community member since 2010 and a domestic violence survivor, she lives in Bengaluru in southern India with her daughter.

“World Pulse is the pulse of women and the world. We have the technology through World Pulse to join our voices and rise together to create change.”

Loung Ung is a bestselling author, activist, and co-screenplay writer of First They Killed My Father, a 2017 Netflix Original movie directed by Angelina Jolie based on her memoir. Through her writing and advocacy, Loung’s mission has been to help her native land of Cambodia heal from the traumas of war. As an advocate, she has campaigned to ban landmines and end violence against women and child soldiers.

"I’m excited to see World Pulse take leadership in bringing women, girls, and trans people together in telling our stories and validating our experiences. It’s about celebrating the femininity in all of us and I am lending my voice to that celebration."

Madame Gandhi is an artist and activist whose mission is to celebrate gender liberation. She has toured drumming for M.I.A, Thievery Corporation, and most recently Oprah. She has been listed as a Forbes 30 Under 30 member and is a 2020 TED Fellow. Her uplifting music and talks have been critically acclaimed by The New York Times, Billboard, NPR, and more.

“All the platforms I create are about community voices rather than putting the limelight on a singular voice.”

Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini human rights activist and founder of Majal.org, a network of digital platforms that amplify under-reported and marginalized voices. Together with her team, they build digital projects that creatively facilitate the struggle for social justice in the Middle East and North Africa. These projects include Ahwaa.org, a forum for LGBTQ+ Arab youth, and Mideast Tunes, the largest platform for independent musicians who use music as a tool for social justice advocacy in the MENA region. Since 2017, she has served on the Board of Trustees at the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit which hosts Wikipedia.

“We are standing in the vibration of a sacred prophecy. The prophecy tells us that consciousness is preparing the spirit of the feminine, the spirit of the grandmothers.”

Grandmother Flordemayo® is a Curandera Espiritu, or a healer of divine spirit. She was born in the highlands of Central America, specifically Nicaragua, and was the youngest of 15 children. Born under the sign of Q’anil (seed), in Mayan astrology, she sees her role as cosmic germinator through teaching, community, manifestation, and development. She founded The Path an organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of heirloom and heritage seeds. She is a founding member of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.

“Listen to World Pulse - that’s the heartbeat of women harnessing technology with their power to transform our world.”

Mallika is a leading innovator in storytelling and culture change and has produced multimedia experiences that have reached millions of people to shift hearts and minds. She brings together the power of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices with contemporary technologies and tools for creative connection and transformation. She combines her creative advocacy for a thriving world with a coaching, speaking and strategy practice that connects planet, people, and purpose. She is the founder of Breakthrough and co-founder of Sakhi for South Asian Women.

“The wisdom and strength of women. The determination to offer a better future for their children. Enter World Pulse. This audacious, ennobling, enabling love, intention, and divine capacity is getting ready to energize a more beautiful world. Feel the Pulse.”

Neema Namadamu is a visionary game-changer, advocate for peace, and a women's rights and disability rights activist in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She founded Hero Women Rising and the Maman Shujaa Media Center which partners with World Pulse to activate women and give them a platform to share their stories with the world. Through the center each woman learns to become a "digital activist" building resilience and leadership in an environment that is violently oppressive to women.

“In World Pulse, every woman has her own space and the support to harness the inner power of her voice. This is where the real empowerment revolution is happening. "

Stella Paul is an award-winning India-based international journalist, covering climate change across the Asia Pacific with a strong focus on gender and indigenous communities. The only Indian journalist to be honored with the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)'s Courage in Journalism Award and East-West Center's Bravery in Journalism award, Stella is also a three-time winner of the Asian Environmental Journalism Award.

“Having built a women-led community radio network, I know with World Pulse we can empower diverse local women to determine how accessible information and communication technology can support their leadership. Together we uplift women-led innovation."

Sharon Bhagwan Rolls is a second-generation Fiji Island feminist working on the intersection of gender, media, communications and peace. She is the Pacific Regional Representative of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) & Programme Manager of the Pacific Women Mediators Network. As the Technical Adviser to the Pacific Island Feminist Alliance for Climate Justice (PIFA4CJ) and the Shifting the Power Coalition POWER System. She supports the women-led innovative media and communications action, particularly in response to the climate crisis and peacebuilding. She is a local member of the YWCA of Fiji, a member of the Women’s Resilience to Disasters Board & Generation Equality Multistakeholder Leadership Group.

Francoise is a critical thinker with operational experience in project and program management, e-commerce, digital marketing, brand awareness, and technical strategy development. She is Project Manager for PurePoint International, Creative Director/Marketer/Fashion Designer at Petite Fadette, a filmmaker, volunteer, and advisor.

Emily is an executive leader within the global women’s rights movement and development community aiming to inspire others to take on feminist leadership as both an ideological and practical mantra, to transform the development sector. Emily is Executive Director at Batonga Foundation and Founder & Curator of the Feminist Leadership Project, which started #ThisIsWhatFeministLeadershipLooksLike, an effort to amplify the voices of those walking the talk every day.

Schuyler is the founder of the Art of Emergence, which supports deep individual and systemic transformation towards a better world. She is a futurist with an emphasis on the present moment, a coach, empath, and corporate shaman.

Scientist by training, collaborative and inclusive global business leader with experience in strategic planning, operational execution, building of high performing diverse teams, cultivates mindful self-awareness as a vital aspect of effective leadership in the workplace, passionate about the power of mentoring to develop our next generation leaders.

Nan specializes in coaching bold women leaders to deliver high-stakes presentations and high-impact conversations. She helps clients leverage their strength, wisdom, and creativity so they inspire audiences to take meaningful action. Her work is focused on issues of economic, environmental, and social justice. Nan is a pioneer in using theatre as a lens for leadership. She is a keynote speaker, guest lecturer, and the Main-Stage Director for The Bioneers conference on sustainability.

Erica is Founding Partner and co-COO at Fancy, a strategic/creative brand-building agency that elevates what matters to women. She is a natural empath who cultivates meaningful connections with consumers and brings a snappy, stylish vibe to every project. Erica has particular expertise in reaching women over 40.

Abby is a filmmaker, thought leader, advocate, and strategist with over a decade of experience building and leading human rights organizations, including Digital Democracy, and the New Media Advocacy Project (N-Map). Abby works in partnership with governments, business leaders, artists, NGOs, and grassroots advocates to solve the world’s most pressing problems using a diverse arsenal of advocacy tools including technology and video. She is Founder and President of Variant Strategies.

Melissa has over 10 years of experience in marketing and is currently Marketing Operations Manager at Agari, the leader in phishing defense solutions. Her vision is to help build a world with social, economic, and legal equality — promoting opportunity for all.

Daphne Luong is currently Director of Engineering and Research at Google. She has been involved in building technologies from the ground up at numerous startups, responsible for building and delivering world-class predictive consumer experience platforms and products. Daphne works with social entrepreneurs from around the world to build sustainable enterprises to solve big social problems, contributing to the goal of positively impacting 1 billion lives. Daphne was the recipient of the Microsoft Silicon Valley Women’s Inspiration Award.

Joy Xi is passionate about building community and fostering dialogue across different sources of identity and belief. She founded the Denver chapter of the Common Space Forum, an in-person, moderated discussion event exploring various societal issues. Joy is a product manager at Google and previously worked in venture capital and management consulting. Joy holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, an MS in Mechanical Engineering, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Amie is a global health communicator, racial and social justice advocate, writer, and editor. As a consultant and Director of Communications at Amara, she has worked with social justice-focused foundations and nonprofits including Our Bodies Ourselves, International Women's Media Foundation, and Foundation for a Just Society.

Robin is a Media Therapist who brings cross-industry experience in technology, retail, and consumer products to both technical and non-technical audiences to drive transformation and positive action, bridging the gaps to achieve as they navigate. Robin’s forte is simplifying complex technology projects and processes to generate impactful solutions. She is a traveler, writer, and lover of learning and sharing.

Ramya is a journalist and storyteller who has been published globally in a range of newspapers, websites, and magazines including Canadian Immigrant, Indian Express, Economic Times, World Pulse Magazine, and Peace Magazine. She is a marketing and communications specialist with 20+ years experience developing and implementing strategies, stakeholder engagement, content management, cause-related advocacy and campaigns, digital marketing and social media, brand management, PR, and crisis communications.

April is equal parts global authority, advocate, ally, and adventurer. She sees trends early, understands their potential, and helps others do the same. Focus areas include the digital economy, sharing economy, future of work, travel and tourism, and public policy. April is the founder of April Worldwide, is a keynote speaker, advisor, mentor, investor, and globetrotter. Her expertise includes policy reform, the future of work, the future of travel & tourism, sustainable development, cities, and emerging markets.

Marisa Rivera is an award-winning motivational speaker and CEO of Mpowerment Works. She has over 30 years of experience in leadership and staff development, women’s empowerment, educational training, and international work in 15+ countries. She is a producer of Latina Voices: Leadership Journeys, an educational video showcasing Latina leaders sharing their secrets to success.

Lena coaches executives to their professional goals and equips them to live a life that is true to themselves. She is the CEO & founder of Beck Global Consulting and a partner at The Personal Business Plan™. She is the creator of the concept of how to advance women in leadership: ShowYourWorth®. Additionally, Lena co-founded the retreat ‘Bohemian for a Weekend™’ that builds on the unique Art-Mind-Body concept™.

Leland is the founder of GEO Group Strategic Services and the architect of GEO Virtual Leadership. He has designed and facilitated virtual collaboration initiatives for CEO’s, business owners, and mission-critical teams. With broad experience and deep expertise in strategy, execution, and innovation, he is uniquely qualified to shape solutions to address radical, rapid change.

Frank is an independent, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in armed conflicts, organized crime, and human rights overseas. He is a former arms trafficking investigator for Human Rights Watch, breaking the role of France in arming Rwanda before its genocide. Smyth is a global authority on journalist security and press freedom testifying to Congress and member states of several multilateral organizations. Frank is the founder and CEO of the leading U.S.-based hostile environments training firm.

Janet is the Co-founder of TendLab and Head of People at Cloudflare. She has 20 years of experience as an HR leader in technology. Janet was the first VP HR at Twitter, then VP of Diversity & Inclusion. During that time, she pioneered many parental programs that resulted in Twitter's recognition as a great place to work for parents, including a 20-week parental leave policy, parent and manager round tables, dinners-to-go, and Mommy Mentor program.

Liz has spent her 25+ year career building, advising, and now, investing in start-ups and scale-ups around the globe. From her early days of AOL to starting her own company working with women in Africa, to time at Etsy, and Indiegogo, Liz has played instrumental roles in emerging industries that now include cannabis and blockchain. A hands-on leader, Liz has experience establishing global operations, raising capital and leading financial planning, and building high-performing teams.

Ellen advises leaders who seek to integrate their professional and personal vision to achieve impact for their well-being, organization, and society. She partners with leaders committed to building inclusive cultures that foster gender equity and bias reduction in their global organizations. Ellen is Principal at Global Collaborative Change Partners and a consultant with Movius Consulting, as well as an author, commentator on NPR, and Executive Coach at Harvard School of Business.

Renee is Director of Program Strategy and Investment at Pivotal Ventures, the executive office of Melinda Gates, focusing on accelerating progress on social issues affecting women and girls in the U.S. Renee leads the organization’s work to activate and elevate girls and women as leaders of tech innovation. For her work on gender and technology, Renee has been awarded the “GemTech Global Achiever Award” by UN Women.