Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British-American journalist, broadcaster, and author. He is the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of the new media company Zeteo. Mehdi is also a Guardian columnist, host of 'Head to Head' on Al Jazeera English and the best-selling author of 'Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking'. He previously worked as an anchor at MSNBC and columnist for The Intercept.

Noora Sharrab obtained her Masters degree in Political Science with a Specialization in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. She co-founded an NGO in 2009 called, Hopes for Women in Education, to provide higher-education scholarships, skills training and online language development in the process. She worked for several years with United Nations agencies in Jordan focusing on education, international development and relief services. Her active role working with the refugee communities in Jordan pushed her towards fundraising and building a Women’s Centre in the Gaza Refugee Camp in Jerash, Jordan, which currently employs over 38 full-time refugee women and men in the process, has trained and worked with over hundreds of refugees and served over 1000 refugees locally in the community in the process. In 2013, Noora partnered with Jacqueline Sofia to establish a Social Enterprise, Sitti Soap.

Dr. Dorotea Gucciardo is the Director of Development at Glia, where she has been leading medical delegations through the World Health Organization’s Emergency Medical Team system since January 2024. In this role, she has worked on the frontlines of humanitarian response, raising global awareness about the severe aid restrictions and devastating conditions in Gaza.

Nabil Ali is an international development and humanitarian leader with over a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership, humanitarian response, and sustainable development. He joined IDRF in 2016 as a Program Manager and has since served as Chief Operating Officer before being appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2026, helping lead humanitarian and development work across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America, and Canada and managing complex portfolios in more than 30 countries. He has represented IDRF at the United Nations General Assembly and international forums, serves on the boards of Cooperation Canada and the Ontario Council for International Cooperation, and was named one of Corporate Knights' Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leaders (2020) and among The Peak's Emerging Leaders in Social Impact (2024). His work is grounded in the belief that humanitarian efforts should be locally led, accountable, and partnership-driven.