Mezzo profiles 69 global development speakers, including Rajiv Shah, Bill Gates, and Scott Harrison. Each has a verified gig record.
Together they've given 70 talks across 27 events.
Who are the top global development speakers?
69 speakers · showing 1–24
Scott Harrison
Founder & CEO of charity: water | Former Nightclub Promoter Turned Philanthropist
Juliana Rotich
Kenyan Technologist | Connectivity Solutions for Emerging Economies
Charlotte Scaddan
UN Senior Adviser | Global Information Integrity Expert
Heman Bekele
TIME Kid of the Year | Young scientist developing affordable healthcare solutions
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
Achim Steiner
Global Sustainability Leader | Former UN Development Programme Administrator
Paul Collier
Renowned Economist | The Bottom Billion & Global Poverty
Richard Curtis
Film Writer, Director, and United Nations SDG Advocate
Haiyan Wang
Managing Partner, China India Institute | Expert on Emerging Asia, Geopolitics & Global Strategy
Jane Chen
Social Entrepreneur | Driving Global Health Impact
Magatte Wade
Senegalese Entrepreneur | Africa Job Creation & Emerging Technology
Neil Turok
Founder, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences | Pioneering STEM Education in Africa
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Director | Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Habib Hazzan
Technology Entrepreneur and Ecosystem Builder Exploring Palestinian Innovation
Halima Aden
Trailblazing Model | Breaking Barriers in Fashion
Esther Ndichu
Food Systems Expert | Reframing Global Hunger as a Distribution Challenge
Nice Nailantei Leng'ete
Global Ambassador Amref, TIME 100
Rajiv Shah
President at The Rockefeller Foundation
Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Raj Panjabi
Physician & TED Prize Winner | Extending Healthcare to Underserved Communities
Erik Hersman
Founder of BRCK | Connecting Africa Through Emerging Tech
Larry Brilliant
Epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox | Former WHO advisor
Andrew Youn
Founder, One Acre Fund | Alleviating Global Poverty
Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Gapminder Co-Founder | Debunking Misconceptions About Global Development
Rising speakers
Active, up-and-coming voices in Global Development - beyond the household names
Chris Harmse
African Tech | Emerging Markets | Fintech
Raj Panjabi
Physician & TED Prize Winner | Extending Healthcare to Underserved Communities
Rajiv Shah
President at The Rockefeller Foundation
Bill Gates
Microsoft Co-founder | Co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Larry Brilliant
Epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox | Former WHO advisor
Juliana Rotich
Kenyan Technologist | Connectivity Solutions for Emerging Economies
Ian Goldin
Globalisation Expert | Oxford Professor and Former World Bank VP
Andrew Youn
Founder, One Acre Fund | Alleviating Global Poverty