Vina is the Regional Director (Asia) of BirdLife International and has been in post since January 2017. BirdLife International is a Partnership of about 120 local organizations globally and supports conservation in 15 countries in Asia. Prior to joining BirdLife, Vina worked for the business school INSEAD for almost 6 years as its Legal Counsel in Asia. He has a Bachelors (LL.B. Hons) degree in law from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, a BA.

Robin Schlenga is a Senior Data Scientist at Ramboll Management Consulting and a leading member of the Ramboll Group's global Centre of Excellence for Data Science & Analytics. He leads the German Data Science & Digital Innovation team within Ramboll Management Consulting. 

Distinguished Professor Chen is a thought leader in AI and data science. She has created many world-class AI innovations while working in Intel, Motorola, NICTA, CSIRO and now UTS, and helped governments and industries utilising data and significantly increasing productivity, safety and customer satisfaction. She won “Oscar Prize” in Australian science – Australian Museum Eureka Prize 2018 for Excellence in Data Science.

Jacob Veerman is a national of the Netherlands. He is an internationally experienced diplomat specializing in economic and strategic development, change, and project management. Jacob has a broad knowledge and experience in the field of water management and infrastructure. He completed his master’s degree in social-economic history at Amsterdam University in 1992. He also has a Bachelor’s degree in education: history and geography.

Robert is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director for LSHTM's Environmental Health Group that focuses its research on the links between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and health.

He is particularly interested in understanding the determinants of WASH and WASH-related behaviors and developing and evaluating WASH and WASH behavior change interventions in households, communities, and institutions.

Albrecht Weerts is an expert on data model integration and hydrological forecasting at Deltares. He has been leading research and development projects on data assimilation techniques for improving flood forecasting system. He is also a Professor of Hydrologic Predictability at Wageningen University, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group.

Ravi Narayanan Is also International Mentor to the Japan Water Forum and Chair of the Water Integrity Network, Berlin. He was a member of the World Panel on Financing Water Infrastructure (the Camdessus Panel) and the UN Millennium Task Force on Water and Sanitation. He has degrees in Physics from Delhi University and Engineering from Cambridge University.