Speakers

Get ready to meet the inspiring voices behind IVCO 2025! We’re curating an exceptional lineup of speakers, including thought leaders, industry experts, and innovators from around the world.

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Get to know the IVCO 2024 thought leaders

Alula Million Ketsela

Chief Executive Officer of Volunteerism Promotion and Cooperation Department - Authority for Civil Society Organisations (ACSO)

Amy Nagus

Gender Advisor at Volunteer Cooperation Programme - Oxfam Québec

Andrea DeSantis

Office of Overseas Programming - Peace Corps

Arielle Kitio

Founder - Cameroon Youth School Tech Incubator (CAYSTI)

Bianca Fadel

Research Fellow - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

Chaioling Pie Hong

Deputy Secretary General - Waker Welfare Action Association (Waker)

Christine Frazer

Gateshead Community Bridgebuilder - Teams and Dunston Alive

Cliff Allum

Researcher - University of Birmingham

Cynthia Gukuta

Volunteer - Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation

Dervla King

Programme Manager - Comhlámh

Edem Agode

Head of Operations - National Agency for Volunteerism in Togo (ANVT)

Elizabeth Jung

Programme Specialist - Peace Corps

Erastus Mong'are

Senior Advisor - Peace Corps

Erin Bateman

Director of Volunteer Cooperation - World University Service of Canada (WUSC)

Fiachra Brennan

Solidarity and Capacity Development Coordinator - Comhlámh

Hattaya Wongsaengpaiboon

Volunteering for Development Global Leadership, Technical Lead - VSO

Heather Shapter

Executive Director - Crossroads International

Helge Espe

Independent Analyst, South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Hsuanmin Angela Wang

Deputy Director of R&D Department - Waker Welfare Action Association (Waker)

Inge Boudewijn

Assistant Professor - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

Isidora D. Mytilinaiou

Volunteer Manager - YouBeHero | PhD Candidate - Bayes Business School

Jacob Ingelgren

Volunteering Development Specialist - Swedish Red Cross

James O'Brien

Executive Director - Forum

Jan Olav Baarøy

Director - Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec)

Jean Tan

Vice Chairman - Singapore International Foundation (SIF) Board of Governors | Forum Board Director

Jean-Alexandre Fortin

Head of Volunteer Programmes - Solidarité, Union, Coopération (SUCO)

Jérôme Leblanc

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Innovation Programme Officer - Solidarité, Union, Coopération (SUCO)

Jossam Josiah Katanga

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Leaning Officer - VSO

Jürgen Deile

Peace Worker - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)

Katharine Brown

Operations Manager - Forum

Katy Jenkins

Professor of Global Development and co-Director of the Centre for Global Development - Northumbria University

Kedkun Srakawee

Associate Professor - Puey Ungphakorn School of Development Studies (PSDS), Thammasat University, Thailand

Kieron Smith

Community Volunteer Coordinator - Leitrim Volunteer Centre

Lily Adjoa Elolo Bright

President - Coalition of Volunteering Organisations, Ghana (COVOG)

Liyun Wendy Choo

Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Advisor - Te Tūao Tāwāhi Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA)

Lucie Morillon

Director, Communications and Engagement - France Volontaires

Marie-Claude Mercier

Director of Operations and Partnerships - International Bureau of Children’s Rights (IBCR)

Matt Baillie Smith

Professor of Global Development and Dean of Research Culture - Northumbria University

Maxine Sichelesile Nomalungelo Mpofu

Postgraduate Researcher - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

Meshack Odede Owino

Chairperson - Volunteer Involving Organisations (VIO) Society Kenya

Michael Bartle

Community Education Lecturer - University of Dundee

Nancy Lafrance

Director of the Volunteer Cooperation Programme - CECI (Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale)

Neil Denton

Professor in Practice - Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University | Associate - Relationships Project

Nichole Cirillo

Executive Director - International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)

Pablo Dourojeanni

Adviser - Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec)

Padma Rao

Director - Sangini

Paul Chishimba

Volunteer Engagement Officer - Habitat for Humanity Zambia

Philippa Jane Chapman

Impact and Partnerships Manager - COCO

Philippe Dongier

Executive Director - Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale (CECI)

Rahim Hassanali

Senior Manager - Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI)

Reem Talhouk

Associate Professor - Northumbria University

Roxanne Boivin

International Development Project Officer - Éducation internationale (Programme CLÉ)

Ryutaro Kobayashi

Director - Director Strategy and Programme Operation Division Secretariat of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Seher Afsheen

Project Implementation Lead - VSO

Sonia Fernandes

Social Entrepreneur - Pista Mágica

Sophia Nthuku

Programme Operations Assistant - Habitat for Humanity, Africa Area Office

Sumana Banerjee

Consultant Research and Impact Fellow - Northumbria University

Tapiwa Kamuruko

Chief Voluntary Advisory Services Section - United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme

Tariku Negash Deneke

Project Manager, Volunteerism Promoting Projects - Serve Global

Tonje Polden Steinsland

Network Advisor - Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec)

Vander Finotti

Youth Activist

Vera Chrobok

Policy Analyst - United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme

Wan Ahmad Hazman Bin Wan Daud

Executive Director - Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa | Student Volunteers Foundation (YSS)

William Bougaire

Volunteer Cooperation Programme Director - Oxfam Québec

Yann Delaunay

Executive Director - France Volontaires

Yuko Sasaki

Specialist Consultant - Strategy and Programme Operation Division Secretariat of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Yvette Macabuag

Director of Programme Quality and Impact - Cuso International