Announcing the 2024 Skoll World Forum Featured Speakers and Panelists

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for virtual participation in the 2024 Skoll World Forum. Attending online from April 9–12 is free and includes access to plenaries and sessions with an inspiring lineup of speakers and hosts. We can’t wait for you to join us as part of the global community of social innovators and change makers who are coming together to explore solutions to the most pressing problems of our time.

Learn more about this year’s Forum and help spread the word as we take collective action toward a better future. Sign up now to secure your virtual seat and be part of this transformative experience.

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Featured Plenarists

• Amal and George Clooney, Co-Founders and Co-Chairs of the Board, Clooney Foundation for Justice
• The Rt. Honorable Dame Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023)
• Mary Robinson, Chair, The Elders; Former President of Ireland
• Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein; Member, The Elders; President, International Peace Institute
• Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute
• Sonia Guajajara, Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Brazil
• Raj Panjabi, Board Member, Skoll Foundation; President Emeritus, Last Mile Health
• Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba, MDR TB survivor, Global Health activist and advocate
• Eric Gottesman, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, For Freedoms
• Claudia Peña, Executive Director, For Freedoms
• Don Gips, Chief Executive Officer, Skoll Foundation
• Marla Blow, President and Chief Operating Officer, Skoll Foundation

Featured Performers

• Lila Downs, Grammy-Winning Singer and Songwriter
• Nile Rodgers, Rock and Roll and Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee, Multiple Grammy Award Winning Songwriter, Composer & Producer
• Yemi Alade, Award-winning Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter, actress and activist

Featured Speakers

• J. Bob Alotta, SVP of Global Programs, Mozilla
• Ademide Adefarasin, Design Director, IDEO.org
• Imran Ahmed, CEO & Founder, Center for Countering Digital Hate
• Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair C40 Cities
• Alloysius Attah
• Ian Bassin, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Protect Democracy
• Sellah Bogonko, Co-Founder and CEO, Jacobs Ladder Africa
• Patricia Campos Mello, Editor-at-Large, Folha de S.Paulo
• Shauna Carey, CEO, IDEO.org
• Desirée Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, Department of State
• Nighat Dad, Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation
• Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Corps
• Mary Freer, CEO/Founder, Compassion Revolution
• Brianna Fruean, Climate Activist, Pacific Climate Warriors
• Sam Gregory, Executive Director, WITNESS
• EunSook Lee, Executive Director, AAPI Civic Engagement Fund
• Dr. Ian Lipkin
• Nathan Méténier, Co-Director, Youth Climate Justice Fund
• Amy Milhinch, Director of Design for Social Change, Compassion Revolution
• Tulaine Montgomery; CEO; New Profit, Inc.
• Paula Moreno, Founder and President, Manos Visibles (Visible Hands)
• Ruchit Nagar, CEO / Co-Founder, Khushi Baby
• Rohini Nilekani
• Hilary Pennington, Executive Vice President, Ford Foundation
• Omaid Sharifi, Co-Founder and President, ArtLords
• Rukka Sombolinggi, Secretary General, Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN)

Emcees

• Cheryl L. Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
• Celina de Sola, Co-Founder and President, Glasswing International