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03 Jan Esra’a Al Shafei
| WITNESSEsra’a Al Shafei is a Bahraini human rights activist, an outspoken defender of free speech, and founder of Majal.org, an organization that develops platforms that amplify underrepresented voices.
02 Jan Marko Ahtisaari
| WITNESS Marko Ahtisaari, EVP of Design at Nokia He is formerly CEO and co-founder of Dopplr, the social atlas for smart travelers around the world, which was acquired by Nokia in 2009. Previously, Ahtisaari was Director of Design Strategy at Nokia and Head of Brand and Design at Blyk, the free mobile service for young people, funded by advertising. In the nineties Marko was a lecturer, Fellow of the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University and played music professionally in New York. He serves on the Board of Directors of Artek and WITNESS.02 Jan Nkemakonam Agunwa
| Meghana Nkem Agunwa, Associate Director, Communications & Engagement Nkem Agunwa is the Associate Director of Communications & Engagement, providing strategic leadership across the organisation's communications, digital engagement, and public positioning. She leads efforts to strengthen WITNESS' visibility, shape understanding of emerging issues at the intersection of technology and human rights, and translate the organisation's expertise into greater influence, engagement, and impact. Her work spans media strategy, storytelling, institutional communications, and strengthening WITNESS' connections between frontline realities and systems-level change. Before this role, Nkem served as the Africa Senior Program Manager at WITNESS, where she supported activists, journalists, advocates, and legal experts across the continent in harnessing the power of video and technology in defense of human rights. She led efforts to elevate the role and influence of community-based human rights defenders and journalists in resisting delegitimisation, asserting truthful narratives, and advancing justice. Before joining WITNESS, Nkem worked with Amnesty International Nigeria, where she developed and led campaigns addressing human rights issues and supported movement leaders, activists, and human rights defenders to strengthen documentation and reporting practices in pursuit of accountability. Nkem holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom.