The Venerable Sangharakkhita Olivier Biraro was born in Rwanda in 1981. At age 17, he started practicing Buddhism and later became the first and the only Buddhist Monk in the Theravada Tradition from Rwanda. He is an inspirational speaker on subjects of inner peace, forgiveness, reconciliation and t...

Tin Ma Ma Htet “Tess” is leading the Sayarma Foundation that provides technical support to schools in Myanmar. She is a teaching specialist with more than a decade of experience and a certified professional coach. Tess worked for the monastic education system, with out-of-school children...

Youth Coordinator of the Lutheran Communion in Central and Eastern Africa Tsegahun Assefa is the Youth Coordinator of the Lutheran Communion in Central and Eastern Africa. He is also the director of the Children and Youth Ministry Department of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, the lar...

Project Director, Inclusive Bangladesh Tushar is an educator, peacemaker and human rights activist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently the project director of Inclusive Bangladesh, a youth-led community organization, and runs two projects on social cohesion – “Faith in the Commonwealth&...

Director of Administration of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Ustaz Isa Friday Okonkwo is the director of administration of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). NSCIA is the umbrella organization and the superintendent of the affairs of Islam and Muslims in Ni...

Educator, Futures Academy Uzair Ben Ebrahim is an educator, linguist, facilitator, social justice advocate, decolonialist, performance poet and writer. He holds a B.A. (2014) in linguistics, arabic language and literature, and Hebrew language and literature; a post-graduate certificate (2016) in ed...

Elder Mrs. Uzoaku Juliana Williams is the National President of the Women Wing Christian Council of Nigeria (WOWICCN). She is the Secretary Directorate of Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue for the rePsbyterian Church of Nigeria. Uzoaku is also the UNICEF National Coordinator for End Violence aga...

Vassiliki Missira is a national expert of the EU Commission, Athens (Team Europe Programme, Greece) on issues related to Human Rights and Democracy. She has worked for the Directorate-General for Communication, European Parliament Information Office, Athens. Previously, Vassiliki taught a course on...

The Venerable Dr. Deegalle Mahinda is a Reader in the Study of Religions, Philosophies and Ethics at the College of Liberal Arts at Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Deegalle is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago and has held professorships at McGill Universi...