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Anastasiia Apetyk is a cybersecurity and digital rights expert, educator, speaker. Founder of Apetyk Consulting and NGO MINZMIN, she has taught over 1.5 million people digital security skills and advised 250+ organizations worldwide.
She is also the co-founder of Cyber Gate, a national project on online safety, and leads initiatives that empower communities, women, and youth through technology, education, and digital security.

Slobodan Blagovčanin is an activist from B&H with years of experience in civic engagement, peacebuilding, and democratic participation. He has worked with national and international organizations to empower young people, promote social cohesion, and advocate for youth voices in decision-making processes across the region. Right now working in Youth resource center Tuzla and Perspektiva Plus youth show.

As facilitator & trainer Mareike supports people and groups passionate about social change in learning how to apply participatory leadership and co-create strategies, campaigns and plans that bring the feeling of ownership and community to those involved. Her methods are based on system theory and design thinking. When she is not facilitating, she loves spending time doing improv comedy, surfing some waves or running through forests and wetlands.

Kerem Çiftçioğlu is a communications strategist, trainer, and campaigner in Istanbul, working at the intersection of human rights, storytelling, and collective imagination. Since 2014 he has led communications at Hafıza Merkezi, advancing hope-based approaches to shift attitudes and inspire action. With two decades of experience in civil society, he has collaborated with civil society across Turkey, coordinated hackathons, mentored grassroots groups, and shaped multi-partner campaigns.

Ayşegül Güzel is passionate about creating systems that bring joy to humanity. Her diverse journey includes roles as an innovation consultant, time banker, community facilitator, storyteller, social entrepreneur, and data scientist. She works as an AI auditor at BABL AI and an AI governance consultant, trainer, and speaker at AI of Your Choice. She loves human beings and being human and thrives in communities where everyone is welcomed for their authentic selves.

Justyna Hofmokl, PhD is an internet sociologist and expert for research and international cooperation at the Institute for Digital Citizenship in Poland. She co-founded Centrum Cyfrowe and coordinated Creative Commons Poland. Author of the book “Internet as a Common Good” and co-author of many studies on the social impact of the internet and new media, she focuses on open culture, digital citizenship, and the impact of digital technologies on individuals and society.

Miloš has 10 years of experience in tech-for-good as a digital fundraising consultant and nonprofit leader. He is currently a Board member (former Director) of Catalyst Balkans and Head of Growth at an IT company. He helps NPOs develop modern fundraising models and lead digital transformation. He stands behind Donacije.rs and other innovations, including AI-driven research on funding and philanthropy. At Megaphone, he will share how to strategically use technology to grow a community of supporters and donors.

Anna Kuliberda is a coach, trainer, and facilitator with 20+ years of experience in the nonprofit, civic, and media sectors. She helps changemakers build resilience, prevent burnout, and work sustainably without losing themselves. Through her HumansNotRobots approach, she fosters cultures of “we-care,” combining creativity, leadership, and communication skills.
She has worked with organisations designing learning programs, trainings, facilitating workshops, and coaching leaders.

As a long-time activist, Lejla believes in solidarity, human potential, active local communities, shared initiatives and the good in people. As a director of Foundation Atelier for Community Transformation – ACT, Lejla works tirelessly for a good cause, has strong principles and is constantly striving to do more. In the past, Lejla worked as a philanthropy manager, as well as a manager for economic and women’s rights empowerment in Srebrenica, the site of genocide. Lejla launched the “My Hair, Your Hair” initiative for children with cancer.

Training and Education Program Senior Manager at TechSoup. Responsible for developing and managing educational portfolio in TechSoup. Experienced instructional designer of various learning formats targeting nonprofits, especially on digital transformation and digital skills. She has more than 15 years of experience in working with the nonprofit sector, especially in managing educational programs and supporting groups as a trainer and facilitator.

Kaja is an experienced trainer, facilitator and consultant with more than twenty five years of experience in the field of conflict resolution, civic participation, organizational development and management of non-governmental organizations. She served as a director and long-time senior trainer at PDCS, where she led strategic processes, public discussions, participatory planning, and extensive training programs at home and abroad. 

She also worked in public administration as the director of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for the Development of Civil Society, where she co-created conceptual documents for the support of civil society. 

She has worked internationally as a trainer and consultant in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, focusing on strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations, facilitating collaborative meetings and supporting democratic processes. She is the author and co-author of several professional publications and textbooks in the field of participation and conflict resolution.  

Arminas Muse has over fifteen years of experience leading NGO’s, advocating, shaping policies, conducting training, and implementing innovations that translate to higher efficiency and impact, within the realms of education, human rights, inclusion and sustainability. He specialises in gamification and educational games. He designs himself or helps non-profits build solutions that raise engagement and motivation, making activities fun, approachable and effective.

Maja Nenadovic’s expertise areas are a mix of Monitoring-Evaluation-Learning, program design, facilitation, debate, civic education, dialogue and critical pedagogy. She is the author of “Across Divides – Training Workshops for Depolarizing Communication”. She holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam on dysfunctions of democracy and is the co-founder of Reflectory, a consultancy in the fields of conflict transformation and social cohesion.

Fundraising and marketing trainer and consultant for NGOs, specializing in sustainable programs and initiatives targeting individual and corporate donors. Currently works for a second-tier organization, FAOO in Warsaw. Previously, he held fundraising and leadership positions at Polish charities, including service delivery organizations, grantmaking institutions, and corporate foundations. He holds an MA in History (Warsaw University), and MSc in Charity Marketing and Fundraising from Bayes Business School – City University.

Kuba Piwowar – sociologist and cultural studies scholar, PhD in the humanities, assistant professor at SWPS University in Warsaw, PL. His research focuses on socio-cultural aspects of new technologies, data activism, and research methods. Senior Fellow at Humanity in Action, author of “Excluding Technologies” (2022). Member of the Polish Sociological Association, with a background in sociology, gender studies, and art history. From 2008–2024, he worked at Google as analyst and advisor for key partners in Poland and the US.

Lilit Shakhulyan is the COO of Safe YOU, an award-winning mobile app and AI-based platform tackling violence against women and girls and cyberviolence. She leads innovation and technology-driven initiatives at the intersection of law, technology, and social impact. With over 15 years of cross-sector experience, she has helped scale Safe YOU internationally and build alliances that make digital tools more inclusive and human-centered.

Trevor Snapp partners with communities to build infrastructure that strengthens civic space. As co-founder of Gisa Group, he supports Sudan’s civil society through independent media, human rights documentation, and mutual aid networks. At Collaborative Futures, he develops open-source tools for communities facing internet shutdowns and has worked with Open Archive for 5 years to test and deploy SAVE. He has worked as a journalist and filmmaker for two decades for BBC, VICE, the New York Times and many more.

Marnie Webb is the CEO of TechSoup, where she has the privilege of partnering with organizations, corporations, and philanthropic institutions all over the world. Together with a team of change makers dedicated to supporting civil society, she oversees the development and implementation of innovative programs and initiatives that drive social impact globally – with a focus on the infrastructure necessary to support locally-led, tech-enabled civil society. Marnie’s work is deeply rooted in human-centered design principles and incorporates methodologies from social work and international development, such as Participatory Action Research.

Marnie has more than 30 years of experience collaborating with civil society organizations, governments, academia, and corporations to build teams and solutions that achieve significant community impact. She is a member of the founding team of Caravan Studios, a division of TechSoup. Caravan Studios is dedicated to building solutions that accelerate the work of collaboratives of organizations.

Marnie serves on the boards of Safe Place International, a non-profit dedicated to supporting LGBTQI refugees worldwide, and Chapter 510, a youth writing, bookmaking, and publishing center based in Oakland. She believes in the aspirations and potential of public schools, public libraries, and public transportation.

Žaklina Živković is the executive director of the Organization for Political Ecology Polekol. She is responsible for public policy and advocacy, as well as supporting and building solidarity between local environmental organizations and initiatives. Zaklina is one of the activists and founders of the Right to Water initiative, Women’s Network for Nature and the Environment and the regional initiative Let’s Defend the Rivers of the Balkans.

Director of PDCS. Over the years he managed many projects with focus on prevention of extremism, depolarization, or strategies on how to deal with online threats, ranging from hate speech to user and organizational cybersecurity, which are the topics in which he works as a trainer and consultant. He is also involved in the development of foreign partnerships and organizes international conference “Civic Actors in Conflicts”. Proponent of consilience.