Ankita Bhat, GRÓ GEST Almuna, works as a Senior Manager in the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion team at MicroSave Consulting, in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on women‘s economic empowerment and financial inclusion, including entrepreneurship, the gender digital divide, the care economy, gender-lens investing,and gender-responsive budgeting to drive impactful change. She has over 11 years of experience in gender equality and social inclusion at multiple levels with multiple stakeholders including governments, development banks, international funding agencies, MFIs, and community-based institutions focusing on women's economic empowerment and mainstreaming gender across diverse sectors including health, finance, and technology.

Akhil Neelam, a distinguished alumnus of the GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ GEST 2023), is a passionate social entrepreneur and policy professional dedicated to promoting gender equality and inclusive politics in South Asia. As the co-founder of the Centre for Gender And Politics (CGAP), Akhil leads a volunteer-driven think tank that has mobilized over 130 professionals from 14 countries to drive research and advocacy work on gender-inclusive politics. With a background in Mechanical Engineering and Liberal Arts, he has also played a pivotal role in implementing large-scale education reforms in India, benefitting over 6 million students through innovative EdTech initiatives.