GlobalThinkersForum

Meet our 2026 mentee from #Cameroon, @Apongse3, a young communicator & humanitarian. Her #mentor is award-winning journalist @sherryamin13, recognised by UNICEF for advancing #women & #children’s rights. #GTF #mentoring #sdgs #africa #egypt #communication #journalism #humanity

We are excited to have Lubna Sharif from #Pakistan among our 2026 #mentees! She is a Visiting English Lecturer at Government Degree College for Girls. Her #mentor is Dr Aurora Martin, leader & advocate for #genderequality & #humanrights. #GTF #mentoring #sdgs #romania #education

We introduce our mentee from #Kenya Dorcas Mumbi, a passionate advocate for youth empowerment, gender equality, and inclusive development. Her #mentor is Richard J. Cook, a former senior UN civil servant. #GTF #mentoring #africa #europe #uk #youthempowerment #genderequality

Marcia Pregal is our mentee from #Brazil, with 20+ years in finance across Brazil, Australia, and the UK. Her #mentor is Val Gonzalez, CFO with two decades of global nonprofit finance and leadership experience. #GTF #mentoring #sdgs #america #finance #leadership #nonprofits

Meet our 2026 mentee from #Tanzania, Azzan, a Diploma in Accountancy student & youth project leader. His #mentor is @MariaFrangieh, #entrepreneur & University lecturer in #DigitalTransformation & Marketing. #GTF #mentoring #sdgs #africa #middleeast #accountancy #digitalmarketing

Congratulations to Najwa Maqbool, our 2026 mentee from the #UAE—an educator & social impact leader with 10+ years in #education, #youthdevelopment, and social #inclusion. Her #mentor is @robertbkr, Founder & CEO of Potentia Talent Consulting & D&I thought leader. #GTF #sdgs

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development.

Richard F. Colker is Founder and Managing Partner at the Colker, Gelardin & Co, a private #investment banking partnership whose main activities are international corporate #finance advisory services. Read his interview here: shorturl.at/VlZLw #GTF #Mentoring #Risk

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development. #GTF #Mentoring #Entrepreneurship #Startups

Raghupathy Narayanamurthy is an IT Professional and Entrepreneur looking for opportunities to mentor, advise and work with startup or early stage companies that are looking to establish themselves in the market. Read his interview here: shorturl.at/jv0Z4

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development. #Research #Science #Environment

Dorinda Marques da Silva is an Assistant #researcher at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria & her activities are mainly focused on functional processes for the removal of #environmental pollutants from water. Read her interview here: shorturl.at/5I43d #GTF #Mentoring

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development.

Richard J. Cook is a former senior United Nations civil servant, and served for twenty-seven years in Austria, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan, and the USA. Read his interview here: shorturl.at/2DXme #GTF #Mentoring #Leadership #Career #CivilSociety #Change

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development. #DigitalMarketing

@MariaFrangieh is a successful and visionary entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Socialprise, an award-winning digital marketing, training and communications agency operating globally since 2005. Read her interview here: shorturl.at/v1TOj #GTF #Mentoring #Entrepreneurship

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development.

@DrBangera is the Managing Partner of AILEEN Clinical Research Services, with extensive work experience of 28 years in healthcare. Read his interview here: shorturl.at/b2P89 #GTF #Mentoring #Research #Healthcare #Entrepreneurship

We are grateful to our mentors who are committed to contributing to our mentees’ professional and personal development.

@BoftaYimam is an entrepreneur, Emmy® & Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist, international speaker and the Founder of StoryLede®. Read her interview here: shorturl.at/pcUzd #GTF #Mentoring #entrepreneurship #development