International development professional with over 10 years of experience. Focus on social protection systems, particularly with regards to poverty reduction policy and programming, livelihoods promotion, and women's empowerment. Extensive experience coordinating economic inclusion programs at the national and local level in partnership with public and private actors in Latin America. Passionate about the use of digital technologies for social impact.

In 2016, Victoria Austin co-founded and is now the CEO of the Global Disability Innovation Hub. She works with over 70 partners in more than 41 countries on programs that total about £50m.

She is also an Associate Professor of Social Justice and Innovation at UCL Engineering. She is also the Co-Director of the WHO-UCL Global Collaborating Center on access to Assistive Technology. 

Emily Beam is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Vermont. She previously worked as a visiting assistant professor at the National University of Singapore. She received her Ph.D., ec in economics and public policy from the University of Michigan in 2013 and her B.S. in economics, mathematics, and Spanish from the University of Michigan in 2006.

Kanupriya Gupta is an economist at the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the South Asia Department. Her work focuses on strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; infrastructure development; skills development; social protection; and enhancing labour productivity for poverty reduction in India. She completed her doctorate degree in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics.

Girlie Grace Casimiro-Igtiben is presently the Director of Social Development Staff, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines. Girlie has solid experience and rigorous training in leading and managing people, policy formulation and analysis, development planning, program/project development, and evaluation and monitoring. She leads the team in providing technical advice on policies related to social inclusion, social protection, poverty, education, health, human settlements, labor welfare, and migration.

Maliki is Director of Poverty Alleviation and Community Development, Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), whose team is responsible for designing policy and planning for the development of social protection programs.