IFC 2025 speakers
Keynote Speakers
Our keynote speakers are the first and last people you will meet at IFC, people whose work and whose words will inspire you through the event and beyond.
Nyasha Gwatidzo
Co-Founder, Lucy Gwatidzo Foundation Schools
Rashad Robinson
Author & CEO, Rashad Robinson Advisors
Masterclass Speakers
Meet our masterclass speakers! The masterclass programme takes place ahead of the main event and is an optional add-on to your IFC experience.
Lindsay Marino Long
Vice President, Faircom New York
Damian Chapman
Founder, Fundraiser In The Room
Luke Genevrier-Mallett
Interim Director of Fundraising and Engagement, Ben (UK Automotive Charity)
Dee Brecker
Director, Ten Years’ Time, & Executive Coach, Ginko Coaching & Consulting
Rowena Estwick
CEO, Ten Years’ Time
Yadharshini Selvaraj
CEO, Tea Leaf Trust
Tim Pare
Co-Founder, Tea Leaf Trust
Sutharshan Visventhan
CEO, The Cookstove Project
Sarah Crowhurst
Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
Joshua Leigh
Co-Founder & Director, Hynt
Alice Gayner
Head of Campaign Strategy and Planning, Comic Relief
Konstantina Papadimitriou
Fundraising & Philanthropy Advisor, Inuksuk Consulting
Vincent Duckworth
President & CEO, ViTreo Group Inc.
Colin Skehan
CEO, Revolutionise International Ltd
Jayne George
Chief Fundraising and Media Officer, RNLI
Ruth Davison
Consultant – Grant Making and Governance, SASC Trust
Natalie Gibbs
Head of Individual and Community Giving, Cancer Council Victoria
Saarah Abdeen
Fundraising Manager, ActionAid Australia
Richard Hawkes
CEO, Oxfam
Erin Hamalainen
Analytics and Insights Lead, Slingshot Data
Fiona McPhee
Consulting Director, Revolutionise
Kit Lewis
Partner & Innovation Lead, Aha Agency
Ishmam Rahman
Director of Audience & Donor Strategy, International Rescue Committee
Rosie O’Connor
Strategic Fundraising Lead – Legacy & In Memory, VSO
Andrew Sabatino
Director, Donor Republic
Leana de Beer
Founder & CEO, WaFunda
JoAnne O’Donovan
Director of Fundraising, Dogs Trust Ireland
Workshop Speakers
When you join us for IFC, these are the faces that will be filling your days! Our workshop speakers’ expertise spans the breadth of the social impact sector.
Olumide (Mide) Akerewusi
Founder & CEO, AgentsC Inc.
Liz Alberto
Program Officer for Social Development, The Asia Foundation
Josh Hirsch
Director of Business Intelligence, NIVA Health
Cheryl Gunning
Digital Marketing Manager, Debra
Carla McLuskie
Head, the Digital Fundraising Academy, & Independent Consultant
Madan Padaki
Board Chair, Head Held High Foundation
Nadia Aden
Head of Legacy Giving, The Fred Hollows Foundation (Australia)
Adriana Aguilera
Head of Acquisitions, The Fred Hollows Foundation
Cristina Praz
Senior Expert in Strategic Communication and Gender Equality, Centrul FILIA
Hank Walter
Associate Director, Retention and Integrated Marketing, International Rescue Committee
Heather Foye
Associate Vice President, Avalon Consulting Group
Bec Stott
General Manager of Philanthropy, Anglicare WA
Puja Biswas
Head – Partnership & Communications, INDIAdonates
Kristie Robinson
Impact Strategist, Lupa
Nicole van Schaik
Founder & Director, Conditions for Change
Abel Aniley
Project Coordinator, Development Expertise Center
Quincy Wiele
High Value Fundraising Officer – Institutions, Amnesty International Canada
Jessica Bernat
Senior Director, Mass Marketing & Stewardship, Canadian Red Cross
Charly Jarrett
Associate Director, Integrated Fundraising and Innovation, Public Outreach
Cathrin Sarll
Programme Development Manager, Saferworld
Meryem Aboushala
Partnership Manager, MARS Organisation, Turkey and Syria
Gabriella Zutrau
Independent Digital Strategy Advisor
Lou Barton
Strategy Principal Consultant for Engagement, manifesto
Joy McKee
Assistant Dean, Advancement for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
Alex Cross
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Dotdigital
Barbara Gerold-Wolke
International Fundraising Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières
Emily Bracken
CEO, Consulting, Upsall International
Sharon Afandi
Equitable Giving Officer, Segal Family Foundation
Inés McCormick
Fundraising Director, Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
Christopher Richardson-Wright
Lead Consultant, Air Balloon Consulting
Cirkeline Buron
Head of Fundraising & Marketing, DanChurchAid/Folkekirkens Nødhjælp
Gitte Blemings
Teamleader – Fundraising & Loyalty, DanChurchAid
Mackenzie Darbyshire
Strategic Growth Director, Kittiwake
Berry Cochrane
Co-CEO, Forward Action
Arantza Espinosa
Head of Global Digital Experience, Save The Children International
Ali Walker Davies
Co-CEO, Forward Action
Rebecca Davies
Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, CARE Canada
Cameron Becker
Director of Resource Mobilisation, CARE Canada
Joanne Bath
Founder & CEO, Kittiwake
Agustina Oliveri
Head of Digital, Campaigns, and Comms, Good Law Project
Stephen Ellis
Managing Director, Third Culture
Wayne Emanuel
Founder & Director, CTRL+IMPACT
Charlotte Grette Osmundsen
Fundraising & Strategy Consultant, b.bold
Vegard Hauge
Fundraising Advisor, Cerebral Parese-foreningen
Hannah Johnson
Partnerships and Funding Director, Shape History
Lydia Piddock
Director of Strategy and Insights, UK for UNHCR
Dumezwani Dlamini
Regional Coordinating Committee Member, Southern African People’s Solidarity Network
Melissa Castrillon
Executive Director, País de Raíz
Nathalie Ormrod
Senior Media Director, Blue State
Khalila Hassouna
Senior International Development Director & Campaign Coordinator, ESCP Business School
Gershom Kabaso
Country Coordinator, Zambia Social Forum / People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty
Laurel McCombs
Senior Philanthropy Advisor, The Osborne Group
Allwell Akhigbe
Co-Founder and CEO, Travaille Ensemble
Tehzeeb Lalani
Associate Director – Partnerships, Head Held High Foundation
Perihan Abou El Ela
Regional Fundraising Director, Greenpeace MENA
Caroline Mbuvi McCoy
Founder, Red Soil Strategies
Berhanu Demissie
Executive Director, Development Expertise Center
Other Speakers
These are the people you will meet in the Innovation Hub, guiding Big Topics and Open Discussions, hosting panel sessions, and more.
Julia Narkeviciute
Business Development Manager, Giveclarity.org Ltd
Jeremy Garcia
Director Giveclarity.eu, Giveclarity
Claire Daniels
Co-founder, Aha Agency
Deborah Abramson Kroll
Principal, Skeleton Key Strategies
Amanda Perkins
Managing Consultant, Skeleton Key Strategies
Richard Liebowitz
Managing Consultant, Skeleton Key Strategies
Erika Ujvari
Director of Consultancy and Business Development, Giveclarity
Ready to join us?
IFC 2026 will give you the opportunity to connect with thousands of fundraisers, leaders, activists, and changemakers from all over the world to get clear on what matters now.