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

Amy Nagus

Gender Advisor at Volunteer Cooperation Programme - Oxfam Québec

Andrea DeSantis

Office of Overseas Programming - Peace Corps

Bianca Fadel

Research Fellow - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

Chaioling Pie Hong

Deputy Secretary General - Waker Welfare Action Association (Waker)

Cliff Allum

Researcher - University of Birmingham

Erin Bateman

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

Hattaya Wongsaengpaiboon

Volunteering for Development Global Leadership, Technical Lead - VSO

Heather Shapter

Executive Director - Crossroads International

Hsuanmin Angela Wang

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

Inge Boudewijn

Assistant Professor - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

James O'Brien

Executive Director - Forum

Jérôme Leblanc

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

Jürgen Deile

Peace Worker - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)

Katharine Brown

Operations Manager - Forum

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

Nancy Lafrance

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

Pablo Dourojeanni

Adviser - Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation (Norec)

Philippe Dongier

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

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)

Sophia Nthuku

Programme Operations Assistant - Habitat for Humanity, Africa Area Office

Tariku Negash Deneke

Project Manager, Volunteerism Promoting Projects - Serve Global

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

Yvette Macabuag

Director of Programme Quality and Impact - Cuso International

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