Nurit Canetti is an award-winning journalist and renowned radio news and current affairs anchorwoman in Israel. For thirteen years, she served as editor-in-chief of the daily news talk show “What’s Cooking?” at Galei Zahal – Public Radio, one of Israel’s most influential radio shows. Additionally, Nurit chaired the Israeli Journalists Association, which she helped found in 2011, advocating for the rights of approximately 3,000 journalists and promoting press freedom. Nurit has also reported for various news desks and contributed articles and opinion columns to renowned Israeli newspapers and magazines. She produced and hosted documentaries on a wide range of issues. Nurit was a lecturer and tutor in mass communications and journalism at several academic schools. In 2021, she received the B’nai B’rith World Center Award for Journalism, recognizing her journalism excellence and contributions to the state of Israel-World Jewry relations in Israeli media. She was rewarded twice for the best radio show at her home station. As a lawyer, Canetti holds academic degrees in literature, history, and law and a master’s degree in public policy.

Bojana Dabovic is a seasoned journalist and editor spearheading a central news program at RTV Podgorica, Montenegro’s public local broadcaster. Her career journey embodies a versatile blend of experiences across the private and public sectors. Beginning at Television 777 in 2011, she swiftly transitioned into roles as a marketing manager and later as a corporate and airline catering manager. From 2016 to 2020, she served as an advisor to the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, honing her public affairs and diplomacy expertise. Bojana is a distinguished alumna of prestigious programs, including the “European and International Affairs” program at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna and the U.S. State Department’s IVLP program. Complementing her extensive professional journey are certifications as a media literacy trainer in Montenegro and participating in various European Union trainings focused on intercultural dialogue and human rights.

Moses Havyarimana is a Burundian multimedia journalist specializing in political, social, and economic issues in Burundi and East Africa. He began his journalism career with Burundi National Radio and Television (RTNB), focusing on critical East African community matters. He later joined the Nation Media Group as a special correspondent for The East African. Subsequently, he freelanced for Voice of America (VOA), covering political and social issues, and started working as a freelance video journalist for Al Jazeera during Burundi’s first referendum. He also wrote for GAVI on vaccination and health stories from Burundi and created video packages for TRT World. Notably, he covered Burundi’s political crisis and elections, highlighting human rights abuses and the refugee crisis. He received the prestigious COMESA Best Radio Reporter award.

Jaehee Kim has been a journalist at the century-old South Korean media company Dong-a Media Group since 2015. She is an award-winning investigative journalist, covering stories of immigrants facing racial discrimination in South Korea and crime victims of arson and homicide. As a cinephile, Jaehee mainly covered the film and K-pop industries. She curated a segment called “EnterView” in a newspaper, interviewing Korean entertainment experts and conducting exclusive interviews with global figures, including Grammy-winning musicians. A hybrid journalist, she has experience with both traditional newspaper formats and social media formats. Ms. Kim was a former YouTuber with 25,000 followers and currently manages an Instagram account titled “BreakFirst_newsletter,” where she shares interviews exploring the stories of individuals who have overcome inertia to make breakthroughs in various industries. Jaehee pursues the goal to fathom the unfathomable areas of human beings by building strong rapport and engaging in in-depth conversations with interviewees.

Vagner de Alencar is a multimedia journalist with over ten years of experience in local journalism and education. He holds a communications degree from Presbyterian Mackenzie University and a master’s and a doctorate in education from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. He is the co-founder and director of journalism at Agência Mural, a nonprofit news organization focused on covering marginalized communities in São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, he is the author of the book “City of Paradise — There Is Life in São Paulo’s Largest Favela” and has received awards such as the Fernando Pacheco Jordão Young Journalist Award and the Sebrae Journalism Award. He has worked as an educator and as a journalist for national and international organizations, with a particular focus on education issues. In 2017, he represented Brazil in the IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program) sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, showcasing his leadership skills globally.

Lauren Gilger is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized. She is dedicated to building community through storytelling and believes everyone has a story to tell.

Gilger worked as an investigative producer and reporter for ABC15 News in Phoenix after earning her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2011, where she was named Outstanding Graduate Student.

She was the recipient of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2013 after her work forced one of the world’s largest automakers to recall more than 700,000 SUVs.

Her work has uncovered the systemic separation of immigrant families in the detention system, put pressure on the FDA to review a controversial form of birth control that has injured women worldwide, and exposed the backlog of untested rape kits in the country’s sixth-largest metro area.

In the Valley, Gilger has worked as a contributor for the Phoenix New Times and a clerk at the East Valley Tribune. Nationally, her work has appeared in the Washington Post and on ABC’s Nightline.

She earned her undergraduate degree from Fordham University, studying French, visual arts and American Catholic studies.

Journalism is in Gilger’s blood. She grew up in newsrooms as her mother worked at newspapers across the country.

Award-winning news industry executive with deep experience in investigative journalism, industry leadership, digital transformation and change leadership. Currently, she serves as the Frank Russell Chair and curator of the Humphrey Fellowship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. She was the first woman editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and E&P Editor of the Year in 2004. During that time, the newspaper won two Pulitzer Prizes. She also served as managing editor of USA TODAY, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Arizona Republic. She also led Cox Media Group Ohio. She is the co-author of the book "There's No Crying in Newsrooms: What Women Have Learned About What It Takes to Lead."