Samer is Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at University of Edinburgh Business School, with a research focus on how enterprise and humanitarian technology interventions influence new forms of actors and organising in complex institutional settings. He currently serves on the advisory boards of Sitti Soap, a Toronto-based social enterprise that employs refugee women in Jordan, and Embassy Cultural House, a community arts/activist initiative based in London, Canada. Samer also co-founded the transnational think tank Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network, and served for many years as a board member. He previously held roles at University College London and Rotterdam School of Management.

Maha is the Managing Director at the Galilee Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing educational opportunities to underprivileged and exceptionally talented Palestinian youth in the West Bank and Israel. In this role, she oversees strategic partnerships with Palestinian civil society organisations, and coordinates PR campaigns and fundraising initiatives. With a background spanning over 12 years in journalism at Al Jazeera English across different broadcast centres, including the HQ in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, and London, she led the interviews team, and was part of the news and planning desks. Maha is committed to amplifying the voices of disadvantaged communities, ensuring that they are heard in public and private sectors alike, ultimately to achieve empowerment.

Sara Husseini brings more than a decade of experience in strategic communications, diplomacy, and political advocacy to the governance committee. She is Director of the British Palestinian Council, an independent voice on British policy towards Palestine. Among previous roles, Sara has served as an advisor to the Secretary General of the PLO and the Palestinian Ambassador to Berlin, and supported the work of several civil society organisations, both in Palestine and in the Diaspora. Sara holds a BA in German Studies and European History, a masters in Islamic Studies, and a PhD in early Christian-Muslim relations. Hailing originally from Jerusalem, she is currently based in London.

Dr. Alaa Tartir is a Senior Researcher and Academic Coordinator at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland. Tartir is also a Global Fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), and a Policy and Program Advisor to Al- Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network. Tartir can be followed on Twitter (@alaatartir), and his publications can be accessed at www.alaatartir.com.