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Representative from Bretton Woods Organizations 

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Farhad Peikar is the World Bank Group Deputy Special Representative to the United Nations in New York. Farhad has over 15 years of experience in global development, research, communication outreach, and media. Prior to joining the WBG's New York office in 2017, he served as a communications specialist for the WBG’s Middle East and North Africa Region and the WBG's Fragility, Conflict, and Violence practice group. Prior to joining the Bank Group, he served as the UN correspondent for the German Press Agency in New York, covering the UN. Before that, he worked as a journalist with international media outlets, including CNN and the Spanish News Agency, covering conflict, politics and international military engagement in post-2001 Afghanistan. A Fulbright Scholar, Farhad earned dual master’s degrees in International Relations and Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He also earned an undergraduate degree in Law and Political Science from Kabul University. Farhad is interested in international development, global security, and post-conflict reconstruction. He has conducted research on reconciliation and negotiation, counterterrorism, and the world of drones.

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Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN 

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Prior to being appointed as the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the UN, Ms. Maritza Chan Valverde served as its Deputy Permanent Representative. Maritza Chan has represented Costa Rica before the United States and multilateral organizations in both Washington D.C. and New York. Maritza Chan was Costa Rica's lead negotiator on the Arms Trade Treaty (2010-2015) and is currently Vice-Chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on Conventional Ammunition, aiming to establish a new global framework for the lifetime management of ammunition (2022-2023).

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Deputy Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN 

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Prior to assuming her functions as Deputy Permanent Representative, Ms. Beshkova has served in several diplomatic missions abroad, including as Legal Adviser with the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN, New York and she was also member of the Bulgarian UNSC team. During part of her second posting to the Permanent Mission in New York, she served as Deputy Permanent Representative.

Ms. Beshkova has a posting with the Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the European Union in Brussels where she was in charge of the inter-institutional relations with the European Parliament and the RELEX Working Party of the Council of the EU.

Ms. Beshkova was appointed Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (2014-2015), Strasbourg, for the preparation of the Chairmanship of Bulgaria of the Committee of Ministers.

In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Beshkova took several positions, including the position of Deputy Legal Adviser and of Deputy Director for Human Rights.

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 HLPF Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Coordination Mechanism (HLPF MGoS CM)

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Mohammed Ali Loutfy has a wealth of hands-on experience in advancing the rights of Persons with Disabilities in his home country of Lebanon, at regional level and on a global level. He currently oversees research on best practices and outreach to international disability organizations at in-country advocates, government entities and private sector stakeholders involved in the implementation of the digital accessibility provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at Global Initiative for Inclusive ICT (G3ICT). As a longtime representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Development, he has championed disability inclusion in financing for development, and been an active participant in each HLPF. He has deep experience with the UN development system, and work for partnerships with representative organizations of persons with disabilities and broader civil society at the UN.

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Ms. Andrea Ordóñez is Director of Southern Voice and has been part of the initiative since inception in 2012. She leads the implementation of the network strategy and programmes. She co-edited the book “Southern Perspectives on the Post-2015 International Development Agenda” with Debapriya Bhattacharya.
Her work focuses on fostering better knowledge systems to support sustainable development. Ms. Ordóñez has developed research projects for the public sector and numerous international organizations.

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Director, Public Policy Engagement, GAVI

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| Ms. Anamaria Bejar is the Director of Public Policy Engagement at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Previously, she was Global Director of Advocacy at International Planned Parenthood Federation, and before, Associate Director for Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean at Frontline AIDS. She has also worked in Cuba and at the Ministry of Health of Peru on primary health care. Anamaria is a social anthropologist with a Masters of Science in Health policy, Planning and Financing.

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Member of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

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Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an indigenous Mbororo woman from Chad. She is expert in indigenous peoples’ adaptation to climate change, traditional ecological knowledge, and climate change mitigation strategies. She has been the Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change during COP20, COP21, COP22, COP23, that lead to a significant recognition of indigenous peoples’ role in the fight against climate change. Hailing from a Mbororo pastoralist community in Chad, Ms. Ibrahim founded the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) and works to empower indigenous peoples’ voices and ensure their inclusion on international platforms.

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Vice Chair of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)

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Dr. Louis Meuleman, from the Netherlands, is a policy and governance advisor, manager and trainer on (sustainability) governance and metagovernance, public administration reform and sustainability transitions. He is Member and currently Vice-chair of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA). He is Vice-chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Environment Agency (on sustainability and foresight). He is visiting professor at the Public Governance Institute of the University of Leuven (Belgium), director of the think tank Public Strategy for Sustainable Development (ps4sd) in Brussels (Belgium), research associate at the Public Administration & Policy Group of Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands), member of the UAE Global Council on SDG 17, full member Club of Rome, EU Chapter. He has a PhD in public administration on governance of governance (metagovernance) and a MSc in environmental biology.

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Head of Sustainability, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

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Ms. Raelene Martin leads the development of ICC’s work and engagement on sustainability policy with a particular focus on environmental issues. Ms. Martin was also responsible for policy analysis/development and ensuring effective engagement on behalf of world business in relevant international, regional and intergovernmental fora, (e.g. OECD, UN, APEC, European Commission, BRITACOM) in the areas of international taxation and consumer protection policy. She has experience in leading the marketing department of a large food manufacturing company, including managing the full marketing portfolio and public relations activities for the group and related brands.

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Deputy Team Leader for the Sustainable Development Team in the office of the President of the 77th Session on the United Nations General Assembly

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Agnes A. Harm is a Deputy Team Leader for the Sustainable Development Team in the office of the President of the 77th Session on the United Nations General Assembly.

Prior to this, Ms. Harm served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Fiji Mission to the UN where she handled work in the Second Committee and oversight on the third. She was actively engaged with the sub-regional groupings namely G77 plus China and AOSIS. As former Chair of the Pacific SIDS and Pacific Islands Forum, Ms. Harm coordinated the regional technical working group meetings and the PSIDS successfully negotiated the inclusion of the Forum Declaration on preserving maritime zones in the face of climate change related sea level rise, addressing the relationship between sea level rise brought about by climate change, and maritime zones. Ms. Harm has also Co- Facilitated several UN Resolutions such as the preparation of draft conclusions and recommendations of the 2021 FfD Forum, LDC Graduation for Bangladesh, Vanuatu, Lao PDR, and Vietnam and most recently the Geospatial Information Management Systems within ECOSOC for instance.

Ms. Harm has previously served as a UN Coordination Specialist based in the UN Pacific Multi Country Office prior to joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has over 15 years of national and regional sustainable development experience, focusing on Governance and International Relations.

She holds Masters degree in Governance and International Relations and Diplomacy.

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Senior Vice President and Head of New York Office, United Nations Foundation

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Sofia Borges is the UN Foundation’s Senior Vice President and Head of the New York Office. In this role, Sofia serves as chief liaison with UN leadership and the diplomatic community, working to identify new opportunities for building and deepening partnerships with a range of stakeholders, as well as overseeing initiatives with the private sector and managing engagement with other organizations. As a member of UNF’s leadership team, she also provides overall guidance and participates in the development of long-term strategy for the Foundation. Prior to joining UNF, Sofia held the position of Deputy Chef de Cabinet to the President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly and served in the Cabinet of the President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly as Special Adviser on Strategic Engagement and Transparency.

From 2002-2016, Sofia held various positions at the Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the UN, including six years as Ambassador and Permanent Representative. She represented Timor-Leste through a critical peacekeeping to peacebuilding period, including its removal from the agenda of the UN Security Council. During this time, she also served as Chair of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee) for the 69th session of the UN General Assembly and as a Vice President of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly. She was the Chief Negotiator for Timor-Leste during the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals (2013-2014) and Chief Negotiator for Timor-Leste on the Post-2015 Inter-Governmental Negotiations on the SDGs (2014-2015). She was also Chair of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (2014-2016) and Chair of the g7+ (2010-2014), a role which was critical in the negotiations on the 2030 Agenda. Additionally, Sofia has served as a member of the Advisory Board for the UN Democracy Fund (2012-2013) and as a Member of the Executive Board of UN Women (2012-2013). Prior to joining the Foreign Ministry, Sofia worked both as an anthropologist at the Central Land Council in Australia, engaging with indigenous land owners in Central Australia on lands rights claims, and at the Asian Development Bank on issues surrounding post-conflict reconstruction in Timor-Leste.

Sofia holds degrees in Anthropology, Political Science, and Law from the Australian National University, Canberra, and Northern Territory University, Darwin. She speaks Tetum, English, and Portuguese

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 Integrated Development Plan Manager, Durban Ethekwini Municipality, South Africa Representative from Local Governments

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Mr. Puvendra Akkiah is a Professional Town and Regional Planner with more than 20 years of experience in. Whilst specializing in the preparation, implementation and management of strategic planning, Geographic Information Systems and Database projects, more recently he has been actively working on the localization of the Sustainable Development Goals and various other developmental agendas at a local government level. Based on his vast international experience Mr Akkiah is a sought after presenter and facilitator at many international developmental conferences and congress. In 2020, he was part of the World Urban Forum 10 Committee responsible for drafting the declaration. Using his extensive international experience and knowledge on strategic planning, he has been able to assist many municipalities to develop strategic plans, he has also drafted various learning notes and publications. Mr. Akkiah’ s ability to connect with various globally networks and partners has enabled him to active advocate on matters related to local government at a global level, these matters include, but not limited to, public space, decentralized co-operation, funding for development, sustainable development  and strategic planning

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Ms. Maria Azul Schvartzman is 28 years old and from Argentina. She studied Environmental Sciences at Buenos Aires University and currently she specializes in climate change and youth engagement issues. In 2019 she was selected as a Youth Delegate to the G20 and to COY15 and COP25. In 2020, she tried to cross the Atlantic in a sailboat with other young climate activists from her region but had to return halfway through because of COVID-19. She was later part of the organizing team of the Unite for Climate Action project, which aimed to amplify the voices of youth climate activists in the LAC region by bringing them to COP26. Finally, she was part of the first cohort of fellows in the COP26 High Level Climate Champions team during 2021 and is now part of the EU Youth Sounding Board.

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Consultant for peace and development projects, My World Mexico (NGO Major Group)

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Ms. Lani Anaya is a Mexican practice-based research expert in peace and development. She does consultancies for local, national, regional and international projects related to youth inclusion in peacebuilding (Youth, Peace and Security Agenda), the 2030 Agenda, and the ecumenical movement. She has implemented YPS-focused research, multi-stakeholder advocacy, and trainings. Lani collaborates in Mexico with MY World Mexico (NGO MG OP) and co-leads the YPS network Juventudes por la Paz in Latin America. She currently works as International Development Adviser at Act Church of Sweden and as co-lead facilitator of the UNAOC Young Peacebuilders edition in LAC region, and as a graduate research assistant at Bonn University.

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Mr. Stephen Jackson, from Ireland has almost 30 years of experience working in international development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian affairs, with 10 of those years being in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previously he served as Resident Coordinator in Gabon and held leadership positions at the Department of Political Affairs and with United Nations Peacekeeping. Prior to joining the UN Mr. Jackson was the Deputy Director of the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum at the Social Science Research Council in New York.

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Director of the United Nations Regional Commissions’ Office

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Ms. Rosa Malango is currently the Director of the United Nations Regional Commission's in New York. Ms. Malango brings to the position over 28 years of experience in development and humanitarian affairs, including responsibility for assignments in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and UN headquarters in New York and Geneva. Prior to this appointment, from January 2019 to June 2021, Ms. Malango served as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Designated Official for Security for the Republic of Uganda as part of the UN reform. Ms. Malango has also served as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Republic of Uganda. In addition, she successfully shadowed the UNRC/DO in Guatemala as part of the Inter-Agency Woman leadership program, for this purpose she served as UNRCO Head, Resident Coordinator-s Office, Guatemala. Ms. Malango worked in Côte d’Ivoire with the World Food Programme as Regional Programme Adviser and Deputy Regional Coordinator (2003-2005) and with OCHA as Regional Programme Coordinator (2002-2003). From 1995-1998 she was based in Angola as OCHA’s Chief Information Officer after working as Technical Adviser on Demobilization & Reintegration.

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Vice President for Education and Director of the SDG Academy, SDSN

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Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh is the Vice President for Education and Director of the SDG Academy. He is on secondment from University College Dublin where he is a Full Professor of International Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies in UCD, Dublin. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has held academic positions in Trinity College Dublin, K.U. Leuven, Harvard University and Columbia University. He has also held positions in the United Nations, European Commission, IMF and World Bank. His current focus is on Sustainable Development Education than is informed by Science, Practice and Policy.

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Member of the UN 10-Member-Group of High-level Representatives to support the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism

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Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, an infectious diseases epidemiologist, is Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA; Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, Pro-Vice Chancellor for African Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV. Abdool Karim has over 300 peer reviewed publications; edited several books and contributed to several book chapters and has played a central role in building the science base in southern Africa through the Columbia University - Southern African Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Programme. She holds Fellowships at The World Academy of Science, the Royal Society of South Africa, the Academy of Science of South Africa and the African Academy of Science and is an elected member of the USA National Academy of Medicine. She is deputy chair of the WHO Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health; and Scientific Advisory Board member of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR); and co-chair of the UN SDG Technology Facilitation Mechanism.

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Quarraisha Abdool Karim 2022 Rajesh Jantilal

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Member of the Independent group of scientists for the GSDR 2023

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Dr. Norichika Kanie is a Professor at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, and is the Director of xSDG Laboratory, Keio Research Institute at SFC. He serves various committees and steering groups, including: a member of the SDGs Promotion Roundtable, established by the government of Japan under the SDGs Promotion Headquarters; The Expert Study Group for the Promotion of SDGs by Local Governments for Japanese Cabinet Office. His research focuses on International Relations, Sustainability, and Earth System Governance. He has been appointed by the UN Secretary General as a member of fifteen Independent Group of Scientists to prepare 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report.

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Head of China Office,  United Nations Global Compact

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Ms. Meng Liu is the Head of China Office with the United Nations Global Compact. Prior to this role, Ms. Meng served as Head of Asia Pacific Networks of UN Global Compact overseeing over 15 country networks and operations across the region. Before joining the United Nations in 2007 at UN-OHRLLS, Ms. Liu has worked for the non-profit and public sector across the US and in Asia. She was a fellow on Asian public policy with Harvard Kennedy School and book author of “Responsibility Changes the World-UN Global Compact Leading Business Revolution Worldwide”. Ms. Liu sits on Global Future Council on Frontier Risks as a member since 2020.

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Chair, NGO Committee on the Status of Women

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Ms. Houry Geudelekian was born in Lebanon is the UN Coordinator of Unchained At Last, an ECOSOC-accredited organization fighting to stop early marriage in the USA, and Chair of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York. As Chair of NGO CSW/NY, she spearheaded the Beijing+25 campaign as well as convened a global Civil Society Advisory Group to support UN Women’s Generation Equality Forums (GEF). She leads high-level engagement with UN Agencies, civil society networks, Member States, and other actors to advance policy efforts on care-work, child marriage, gender-based violence, SRHR, and other important topics. Geudelekian organized numerous multilateral forums which generated over 25,000 participants and $40 billion committed towards gender equality.