Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez is an econometrician and wage specialist working at the INWORK branch of the ILO in Geneva since 2012. Prior to that she worked as economic adviser for the government of Dubai and as a quantitative labour economists for the World Bank in GCC region, as well as spending several years as assistant professor at the University of St Gallen (Switzerland) where she lectured in econometrics and labour economics. She specialized in econometrics with a PhD at the Tilburg University (The Netherlands) with a thesis on ‘Nonparametric bounds in the presence of survey nonresponse’. Prior to that she studied mathematical economics at the London School of Economics  (University of London) and has a masters in applied econometrics from University Colleague London (University of London).

Lisa Wong is the principal coordinator for the International Labour Office’s (ILO) 2017 Report on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and principal author of the 2011 Global Report on Non-discrimination in employment and occupation: Equality at work: The continuing challenge. A senior specialist in the ILO’s Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Branch at its headquarters in Geneva, Lisa conceived the vision for the ILO/UN-Women and /OECD led Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), which was launched in New York at the UN General Assembly on 18 September 2017. Lisa is also responsible for the overall planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of the Branch’s non-discrimination portfolio. Her work in this area is primarily linked to provision of technical advisory services to the ILO’s constituents, and the development and management of technical cooperation projects in countries covering all grounds of discrimination including on equal pay for work of equal value, sexual harassment, and sexual orientation in countries such as Jordan, Togo, and Vietnam to name a few. In addition to her vast practical experience on project management Lisa is responsible for conceiving and/or developing practical tools for use at the workplace, such as the ILO’s Step by Step Guide on Promoting Ethnic Diversity at the Workplace which was published in 2015, and the Practical Guide on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion through Workplace Adjustments which was launched in December 2016. An ILO career official, Lisa has worked on different assignments in both headquarters and the field, in particular in the Latin American and Caribbean Region where she was stationed for 12 yearsLisa is a native English speaker, and is fluent in both Spanish and French.

Akustina Morni is the Policy Adviser for the Asia region at the International Organization of Employers (IOE). She joined the IOE last May 2018 which hosts the secretariat of the Employers‘ Group to the International Labour Organization. Akustina has over ten years of experience in international diplomacy, attained from her tenure as a diplomat in charge of labour and human rights issues at the Permanent Mission of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations in Geneva, research officer at the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and as a junior technical officer at the ILO.Prior to joining the IOE, she was the programme focal point at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.She has a Masters Degree in Public Policy (Brunei) and a Business Degree with a double major in management and marketing (Australia).

Sari Einy Brody is the Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Ingka Group. She has been working in the Diversity & Inclusion space of for over 20 years, sharing her passion for fairness and equality and her conviction that inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. Prior to joining the global IKEA organisation in 2012, she was the talent manager in IKEA US, leading the areas of Recruitment, Competence development, Leadership development, Succession and Diversity & Inclusion. In her current role, Sari provides strategic direction and a systematic approach to Equality, diversity & inclusion at Ingka Group, integrating the topic into the overall business growth strategy. Together with her team and a network of over 70 ambassadors from across the IKEA world, she leads the diversity & inclusion efforts, with the aim of creating a positive impact on people’s life at work and in society. Sari has an advanced degree in Organizational Psychology and is a certified coach with the International Coach Federation.  Israeli born, she currently resides in Madrid, Spain, while managing a virtual multinational team.