Maryam AlKhawaja is a Bahraini HRD & Co-Director of the GCHR. In Bahrain she played an instrumental role in the '11 protests. Despite exile she is a leading voice for human rights in the Gulf region.

Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@maryamalkhawaja
gc4hr.org

Operations and project manager at Visualizing Impact. Currently working on projects such as Onlinecensorship.org, Threatened Voices, and FRAME Life magazine. AMENDS global fellow.

Beirut 2015, Mentor
@jesscribing
visualizingimpact.org

Sarah is a digital communications strategist with a focus on human rights, gender, and international policies. She is a lead trainer on data-driven storytelling and part of the growth team at Silk.co.

Beirut 2015, Mentor
@sa0un
silk.co

Texas-born, London-based graphic designer with a focus on influential and pertinent data visualizations.

London 2014, Designer

Beirut 2015, Designer
@isabelbgbeard
isabelbeard.com

I'm a developer and digital projects manager with the Frontline Club and Frontline Freelance Register. I produce interactives for the Web and I freelance in news.

Beirut 2015, Developer
@hey_benjamin
radiocontrolled.github.io

Infodesigner & Chief Visual Storyteller at Background Stories, an infodesign consultancy that translates complex systems & metrics into clear visuals to help non-experts understand sustainability.

London 2014, Designer
@ABirt
backgroundstories.com

Alice Corona is an Italian data-driven storyteller and researcher, interested in civic tech and digital rights. She's now a data journalism lead at the web publishing platform Silk.co (Amsterdam, NL).

Beirut 2015, Mentor
@alice_corona
alice-corona.nl

Amr Eleraqi is an Egyptian journalist experienced in data journalism and information design. In 2012, Amr founded infotimes.org the first infographic website in the Middle East.

Beirut 2015, Researcher
@aeleraqi
infotimes.org

Lobna has contributed engineering & research competence to social contexts at: University of Toronto, Toronto District School Board, and in Egypt: PwC's CSR, Tahrir Academy & Chemonics.

Beirut 2015, Researcher
LinkedIn Profile

Visual designer with a particular interest in communication design as a tool in approaching, understanding, and communicating complexity. Currently working for Fjord.

London 2014, Designer
@giuliofagiolini
giuliofagiolini.com

UX Designer & Development Leader at Small Media action lab, a non-profit that creates digital research, training and advocacy to support the work of civil society actors in at-risk communities.

London 2014, Developer
@choisux
smallmedia.org.uk

Founder of data visualization studio Pitch Interactive, co-organizer of the Eyeo Festival, technologist, futurologist, data artist, traveler, marveler of the world, provocateur.

Beirut 2015, Mentor
@wesleygrubbs
pitchinteractive.com

Freelance researcher, writer, and visual content editor with a passion for storytelling via information graphics and data visualizations (formerly, the Art Research Editor at National Geographic).

London 2014, Researcher

Beirut 2015, Mentor
@amandahobbs427
athcreative.com

Shilka is a multidisciplinary designer interested in typography, data visualisations and motion graphics. She holds a BSc in multimedia design is currently working for The Delma institute.

Beirut 2015, Designer
@k_shilka
delma.io

I am a graphic designer originally from Tunisia. I work with different kind of businesses from America and Europe. I recognize the power of keeping visual designs clean, neat and sometimes edgy.

Beirut 2015, Designer
figure-out.net

I'm a friendly front-end web developer specialising in data visualisation and an advocate of open data.

Beirut 2015, Developer
@ChaficN
chaficn.com

"Design is my conviction and my religion." Maral strongly believes that design has the potential to make important and relevant topics accessible and understandable.

London 2014, Mentor
@maralllo
monoment.io

Researcher specialising in data visualisation and information design. Skills: research techniques, data analysis, storytelling and copywriting. Clients include: BBC, Quartz, Information is Beautiful.

London 2014, Mentor
@miriamquick
miriamquick.com

Human rights officer at the GCHR focusing on Capacity Building, Advocacy & Research. Based in Beirut where she is a social & political activist working in the field of humanitarian assistance & human rights.

Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@Elsa_Saade
gc4hr.org

I work now as a CEO at @S3Geeks in Upper Egypt, and I've been working as a Researcher in the human rights field in Egypt for 3 years.

Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@semary011
anhri.net

Irina is a software developer based in Vancouver, Canada. She is a javascript and node enthusiast. Aside from enthusiasting over javascript, she is a regular hiker out in the Rocky mountains.

Beirut 2015, Developer
@_lrlna
github.com/lrlna

I'm a designer with particular interest for data visualisation, UX/UI and graphic design and I'm the co-founder of Calibro, a design studio focused on tailored data driven research and projects.

Beirut 2015, Designer
@giorgiouboldi
calib.ro

Ainsley is a designer living in San Francisco. She is interested in creating immersive experiences with digital interfaces, music, and visuals.

Beirut 2015, Designer
@ainsleywagon
ainsleywagoner.com