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Zofia Bajorek is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, where she has worked for six years. Her work focuses on the health and well-being of the working-age population and “good work,” be that through analyzing specific health conditions and the impact these can have for employers and employees alike, or broader research

Poonam Chopra is the Senior Director of Total Rewards for Africa, Middle East, and South Asia (AMESA) at PepsiCo, where she’s been for over six years. She is the Lead of Total Rewards for Africa, overseeing approximately 13,000 employees across South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria and Ethiopia. Additionally, she heads up Employee Benefits & Wellness COE

Sarah Mashman is an award-winning producer based in Australia. She primarily works in podcasts and radio and has worked with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Google, ANZ, Australia Red Cross and the University of Sydney.

Michael Iyasawmy is a freelance Mauritian journalist and blogger. He brings financial experience to his writing and communication expertise, which he honed while working as an editor for a pan-African group. His first paycheck: Finance intern, now writing stories about Africa’s businesses.

Victoras Antonopoulos is a freelance journalist from Athens, Greece, working for online media and radio news. He has reported on the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey and the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Vassilis Rempapis is a photojournalist based in Athens, Greece. He has been working since 2018 as a freelance photojournalist for photo agencies and newspapers covering breaking news, politics and social issues in Greece.

Mark Viales is a freelance journalist based in Mexico who has worked over a decade around Europe, Africa and Latin America, focussing on humanist issues. He has written for publications including The Guardian, NPR, Al Jazeera and numerous publications worldwide.

Bénédicte Desrus is a French documentary photographer based in Mexico City, Mexico. Her work is distributed by Sipa USA agency in New York. She has worked throughout Europe, East Africa and the Americas. She focuses on social and human-rights issues around the world. Her long-term photo projects explore the lives of people ostracized by society,

Nick Hannes is a documentary photographer based in Belgium. His photography reflects on major contemporary themes such as migration, globalization, urbanization and crisis. Nick has published 5 books and regularly exhibits at international photography festivals. He received a Magnum Photography Award in 2017 and a World Press Photo Award in 2023. Nick has taught documentary

Alba Hough is ADP’s Senior Director for Global Payroll and has over ten years of payroll experience, particularly in North America, Latin America, and EMEA countries. She’s passionate about coaching, training, and developing highly focused, productive, motivated and purpose-driven teams and believes in using analytics to support better HR leadership decision-making. Before joining ADP, she