Jury

Below you will find details of the jury members for the 2026 edition of the Cartier Women's Initiative.

Volunteer jury members are selected based on their experience in the impact entrepreneurship ecosystem, business achievements, and commitment to supporting women. They play a key role in reviewing the applicants and selecting fellows. Jury members also provide support, advice and connections to the fellows.

Each jury panel consists of four members who bring diverse viewpoints and varied experiences to the process and may include:

  • • Impact-driven entrepreneur
  • • Cartier Women's Initiative fellow from a prior edition
  • • Successful impact investor, gender-lens investor, or venture philanthropist
  • • Renowned academic expert in impact investing or impact-driven entrepreneurship
  • • Leader in the impact entrepreneurship ecosystem

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

2026

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Tatiana Pimenta

2019 fellow | CEO, Vittude

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Magali Lamyin

Managing Partner, Deetken Impact

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Santiago Alvarez

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, ALIVE Ventures

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Maria del Carmen Correa Cabris

CEO, Pro Mujer

North America

2026

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YiDing Yu

2018 fellow | Serial Entrepreneur

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Caroline von Hirschberg

Co-CEO, Spring | Chair, Propel Impact

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Lauren Maillian

CEO, LMB Group

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Afnajjer Hernandez

Principal, Azolla Ventures

EUROPE

2026

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Cécile Réal

2012 fellow | CEO, Medevice Capital | CEO, Endodiag

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Giada Zhang

Co-Founder and CEO, Mulan Group

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Pauline Wink

Founding Partner, 4impact capital

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Matt Isaacs

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Counteract

FRANCOPHONE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

2026

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Manka Angwafo

2019 fellow | Founder and CEO, Grassland Cameroon

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Madji Sock

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Haskè Group

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Leslie Ossete

Co-Founder and COO, Mstudio

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Marina Diboma

Bridge Builder

ANGLOPHONE AND LUSOPHONE AFRICA

2026

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Nneka Mobisson

2017 fellow | 2022 Impact Awardee | Founder and CEO, mDoc

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Samia Tnani Seidensticker

Investment and Impact Finance Expert

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Winnie Mwangi

Managing Director, Finca Ventures

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Tokunboh Ishmael

Managing Partner, Alitheia Capital

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

2026

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Rasha Rady

2020 fellow | 2022 Impact Awardee | Co-Founder and CEO, Chefaa

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Tamara Ghandour

Founder and CEO, RAMA Impact

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Areije Al Shakar

CEO, BE Ventures

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Amal Dokhan

Managing Partner, 500 Global

EAST ASIA

2026

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Soohyun Bae

Director, Envisioning partners

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Weini Qiu

2020 fellow | Co-Founder, Avinasi Labs | Investment Director, Paramita VC

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Toto Deng

Founder, Sheis

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Francis Ngai

Founder and CEO, Social Ventures Hong Kong

SOUTH ASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

2026

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Fariel Salahuddin

2019 fellow | 2022 Impact Awardee | Founder and CEO, UpTrade

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Christine Amour-Levar

Co-Founder, Investors for Climate | Founder and CEO, HER Planet Earth

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Sonali Mehta-Rao

Founder, Ahaana Ventures

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Shannon Kalayanamitr

CEO, Ikigai Group

OCEANIA

2026

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Filipa C. Araújo

Head of Programs at Remarkable Tech

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Mele-Ane Havea

Impact Advisor, Coach and Facilitator

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Edwina Sharrock

2021 fellow | Board Member, Coach, Founder

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Tracey Warren

CEO, F5 Collective

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PIONEER AWARD

2026

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Margaret Magdesian

2019 fellow | Founder and CEO, Ananda Devices

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Jamie Soon-Kesteloot

Diversity community leader, Innovation, Deep Technology Curation, IP Management

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Maya Chandrasekaran

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Green Artha Innovations

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Lu Zhang

Founder and Managing Partner, Fusion Fund

A good jury panel is no different from a business leadership team –it has members from diverse backgrounds and experiences who can bring different insights and perspectives to bear.

Adam Quinton

Former Jury President for North America