Tami Longaberger
Tami Longaberger is President of the Board of the Longaberger Family Foundation. She serves as a Board member of the International Republican Institute (IRI), a Washington, D.C. based organization dedicated to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide. She has also served as an International Elections Observer, in Iraq, Ukraine, Georgia, Jordan, Tunisia, Nigeria and Ghana.
In 2003, she served as a US delegate to the Human Rights Commission and was appointed by President George W Bush as the Chair of the National Women’s Business Council.
Tami earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University and is the former Chair of the Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca is the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute, specializing in U.S. foreign policy, democracy, human rights and leadership. She previously served as the Interim President and Executive Vice President of Freedom House and spent ten years at the U.S. Department of State working on democracy promotion, human rights, religious freedom, human trafficking, and counterterrorism.
She was previously the Concentration Chair for Global Politics and Security and a Professor in the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Justice Mission, the MSFS program at Georgetown University, and More in Common-US.
Nicole holds a Master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from William & Mary. She studied at Humboldt Universitaet in Berlin, Germany, while on a Rotary International Scholarship.
Dr Bob Seely MBE
Dr Bob Seely MBE served as Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight from 2017 to 2024 and was a member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.
He is currently Head of Strategy at Trypillian, a defence and security-focused organisation. Bob participates in international political and security forums, including the International Democracy Union (IDU), contributing to discussions on European security, Russia, Ukraine and the changing geopolitical landscape.
A former foreign correspondent and British Army officer, Bob served operationally in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and the campaign against ISIS, and was awarded an MBE for his military service. He is a leading commentator on Russia, Ukraine, hybrid warfare and modern conflict, and is the author of The New Total War.
Carine Kanimba
Carine Kanimba is a Rwandan human rights advocate and Secretary General of the World Liberty Congress, an international network bringing together pro-democracy leaders from more than 60 countries. In this role, she works across regions to strengthen partnerships, develop international initiatives and bring together leaders from civil society, policy and public life.
Carine is the daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda. Following his abduction to Rwanda in 2020, she helped lead the international campaign for his release, engaging governments, parliamentarians and civil society and testifying before the U.S. Congress, European Parliament and British Parliament.
She has received the Heroes of Democracy Award and the Global Magnitsky Justice Award and was selected as a 2024–2025 Obama Foundation Europe Leader. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and holds a Master’s in Law and Economics from Aix-Marseille University, Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Bologna.
Denis Blank
Denis Blank is a British investment executive who serves as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Director of the London Technology Club (LTC Invest).
He is an experienced investment professional with more than 25 years in global finance. He began his career at Bank of America before moving into private equity and later spent nearly a decade as a Partner at Hermitage Capital Management. He has also served as Chief Investment Officer for several London-based family offices, overseeing private-market and alternative investments.
Denis holds a degree in Finance from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Stanford University.
Dana Peters
Dana Peters is a foreign affairs and international development specialist with more than 18 years of experience as a senior adviser, policy strategist and speechwriter at the highest levels of Parliament and government.
From 2022 to 2024, she served as Joint Head of Policy to the UK Deputy Foreign Secretary, helping shape the UK's international response following the October 7 attacks. She later became Policy Director to the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Andrew Mitchell MP.
Dana currently advises the Green Climate Fund on strategic communications and climate investment and serves on the Advisory Board of the Humanitarian Forum at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. She holds a Master's degree from LSE.