Speakers

Get ready to meet the inspiring voices behind the Global Volunteering Forum (IVCO) 2026! We’re curating an exceptional line up of speakers, including thought leaders, industry experts, and innovators from around the world. The response to the Call for Speakers has been very positive, and we are reviewing the 150+ applications received.

We will start to confirm speakers week commencing 1st June.

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Get to know the IVCO 2025 thought leaders

Alex Chevalier-Caron

Volunteers Mobilization Manager, Crossroads International

Ali Al-Nasani

Executive Director - EIRENE Peace and Volunteers Service

Bianca Fadel

Research Fellow - Centre for Global Development, Northumbria University

Can Chen

Deputy Secretary-General Chongqing Luhai International Communication Foundation

Chaioling Pie Hong

Deputy Secretary General, Waker Welfare Action Association, Taiwan

Charles Conklin

Country Representative to Cambodia and Myanmar, Mennonite Central Committee

Christina Schulte

CEO of VIA e.V., Association for International and Intercultural Exchange & board member of AKLHÜ

Clarisse Bourjon

Head of Recognition and Valorization at France Volontaires

Colombe Doyigbe

HR Director in charge of Volunteering - AnpE Bénin

Dayun Song

Assistant Manager - Global HR- Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation

Diana Huchon Colunga

Advocacy & Project Manager - Fidesco

Diana Ng

Assistant Director, Community Collaborators team, Youth Corps Singapore

Dr. Jens Kreuter

Managing Director of Engagement Global Germany

Emiliya Asadova

Regional Policy Specialist/Team Lead on Evidence, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme

Eunjung Park

Manager - Global HR Development & Support, Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation

Eunyeong Choi

Overseas Volunteer Program Operations team -Assistant Manager KOICA

Fabian Heerbaart

Project Manager

Fassikaw Molla Amera

Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO)

Gabriela Kuhn

Head of Programme , ECPAT International

Ginette Sindeu

Senior Program Manager, CUSO

Hani Nurlina

Youth Action Officer, CCIVS

Hashem Suheimat

VCP Program Manager - WUSC

Heather Shapter

Executive Director - Crossroads International

Hsuanmin Angela Wang

Deputy Secretary General, Waker Welfare Action Association, Taiwan

Huong Tran

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator, AVI, Vietnam

James O'Brien

Executive Director - Forum

Jay Ancheta

Director of Next Generation Volunteering, Habitat for Humanity Intl

Jean-Alexandre Fortin

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

Jérôme Leblanc

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

Juan Ángel Poyatos

Founder & CEO, Volies - Spain. Member of the Forum Board.

Jürgen Deile

Peace Worker - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)

Kari Lindemann

Senior Adviser Monitoring and Evaluation, NOREC

Katharine Brown

Operations Manager - Forum

Katia Major

Senior Program Manager - Veterinarians Without Borders North America

Lily Phyu Sin

CPS Program Coordinator, CCC

Lina Leav

Civil Peace Service Specialist, CCC

Lucie Morillon

Director, Communications and Engagement - France Volontaires

Luisa Gentile

Founder, Professionals Doing Good (PdG) Cambodia

Matt Baillie Smith

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

Maxime Allard

Senior Director of International Programs, FPGL, Canada

Mayuko Onuki

Assistant Professor, Waseda University Japan

Megan Sylka

Senior Program Officer- Veterinarians Without Borders North America

Mel Godwaldt

Senior Manager, VCP Programs, WUSC

Mel Gow

CEO, Australian Volunteers International

Michael Keel

Director of Programming & Training, Peace Corps Cambodia

Oscar Suárez

Programme Facilitator MCC Cambodia

Papa Diouf

Global Practice Area Lead - Health , VSO

Phearong Sdeung

Executive Director, Banteay Srei, Cambodia

Putheary Sin

Executive Director, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)

Ratherford Mwaruta

National Coordinator - Zimbabwe Workcamps Association

Reylynne Dela Paz

Advocacy and Campaigns Manager CIVICUS

Rithyra Liv

Country Representative, France Volontaires Cambodia

Roxanne Boivin

International Development Project Officer - Éducation internationale (Programme CLÉ)

Ryutaro Kobayashi

Director Strategy and Programmes, Secretariat of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, JICA

Sam Werner

Communications Consultant

Sandra Koch

Team Lead, UNV Secretariat for the International Volunteer Year (IVY) 2026

Seoji Kim

Volunteer Program Management Team - Assistant Manager KOICA

Séverine Laville

Head of the Volunteer Management Service, France Volontaires

Sille Lukowski

Head of Section Civil Society, NOREC

Sujin Cha

Volunteer Recruitment Associate KOICA

Tariku Negash Deneke

Project Manager, Volunteerism Promoting Projects - Serve Global

Teng Yun

Senior Trainer of Volunteer Service in China, Chair of VOW

Tiffany Mai

Secretary-general, Waker Welfare Action Association, Taiwan

Van Nguyen

Director of the Center for Knowledge Co-creation and Development Research (CKC)

Wan Ahmad Hazman Bin Wan Daud

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

Willoughby Niki Lee Yan Xing

Youth Leader, CEO TinkerThings Global, Singapore

Yang Yue

Head of Integrated Media Department, Dalian News Media Group, China

Yoonji Seo

Associate, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)

Yvette Macabuag

Director of Programme Quality and Impact - Cuso International

Zhai Yan

Board Chairwomen, Beijing Pro Bono Foundation