Kentaro is W. K. Kellogg Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, a fellow of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and author of Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology. Until 2009, Kentaro was assistant managing director of Microsoft Research India, which he co-founded in 2005. At MSR India, he started the Technology for Emerging Markets research group, which conducts interdisciplinary research to understand how the world's poorest communities interact with electronic technology and to invent new ways for technology to support their socio-economic development. It was there that Digital Green started as a research project. Prior to his time in India, Kentaro did computer vision and multimedia research and taught mathematics at Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana. He graduated from Yale with a PhD in Computer Science and from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree in Physics.

Melissa D. Ho is Managing Director, Africa, in the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Department of Compact Operations. She oversees countries in West Africa. Before joining MCC, Dr. Ho served as Senior Advisor and Technical Division Director in the Bureau for Food Security at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which was responsible for supporting the strategy and implementation of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global food security and nutrition initiative, in 19 countries. Dr. Ho was one of the first members of the Agriculture Development team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she led the agricultural water management portfolio, and she also worked with the U.S. Congress as a Specialist in agricultural policy for the Congressional Research Service and as Agriculture Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. Dr. Ho has a B.Sc. in Environmental Systems from Cornell University, an M.Sc. in Soil Science from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Pennsylvania State University.

Edwin is a Partner and Africa Regional Director for Dalberg Advisors, the global strategy and policy advisory firm focused on shifting the needle on creating an inclusive and sustainable world. He founded Dalberg’s Nairobi office in 2008 and has been a key contributor in building Dalberg’s Africa presence to be the largest top-tier consulting firm on the continent. Edwin advises a wide range of clients including Governments, investors, corporations, bilateral and multilateral donors, global foundations, and non-governmental organizations on their most important issues around strategy, operational efficiency and program implementation. His work is increasingly focused on the intersection of new business models and atypical partnerships required to reach the underserved and unlock potential. Before joining Dalberg, Edwin was at the Clinton Foundation where he held multiple roles focused on rural communities. Prior to joining the Clinton Foundation, Edwin was at McKinsey & Company in NY. Edwin holds a BA (cum laude) in Biology from Amherst College. He serves on The Nature Conservancy Africa Council, and the Nabo Capital Board. He is an Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellow and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Rajesh Veeraraghavan is an Assistant Professor of Science Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University and was previously a Fellow at the Berkman Center at Harvard University. He works in the intersection of information technology, development, and governance, with a focus on India. His research combines both the design and study of technological solutions to development and governance problems. He is currently interested in understanding the role of information and communication technology in making systems of governance more participatory. Previously, he was an associate researcher at the Technology for Emerging Markets group at Microsoft Research, India. Before that, he worked as a software developer at Microsoft for several years in the US. He has a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley’s School of Information.

Tejesh Shah has diverse interests that range from real estate to organic farming. In 2005, Tejesh started a biodiesel venture in India which led him to discover the potential for sustainable agricultural development. Tejesh is one of Digital Green's earliest champions. He has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University.

Anirban Ghose co-leads the Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF), which is focused on bringing multi-dimensional impacts in the lives of people living in India’s most backward regions. He is deeply involved in ground pilots creating scale-solutions around community led processes for behaviour change and strengthening public system delivery around health, nutrition, education, agriculture, etc. Looking at opportunities for technology to play a catalytic role in transformative changes at the grassroots has been an area of special interest over the years. Prior to co-creating TRIF in 2015, Anirban spend over two decades at India’s leading non-profit PRADAN, working on rural transformation in various capacities. He worked as a grassroots practitioner and subsequently led the field-based teams in tribal dominated districts of Jharkhand. Later he joined the leadership team at Delhi as Director, Operations, in PRADAN, and was responsible for integration of all activities across the organization, involving planning and implementation of programs, monitoring progress, setting systems, design of strategies, staff development and managing key grants. His role included raising funds and building linkages with multiple stakeholders. Anirban graduated in Business Studies from University of Delhi.

Neeraj Jain, is PATH’s Country Director for India, based in New Delhi. He oversees the country program and serves as a liaison between the office in India, PATH headquarters, donors, partners, and national-level ministries. Mr. Jain has more than 27 years of experience in strengthening organizations. His strengths lie in setting up new ventures, organizational development, and he has provided strategic leadership for change management in organizations across Asia and Europe. Prior to PATH, Mr. Jain led WaterAid India through a dynamic phase of transition as its chief executive. He was instrumental in setting up the India Sanitation Coalition as part of the governing committee and heads their Engagement with Central and State Governments Task Force. Prior to WaterAid India, Mr. Jain was associated with Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, where he worked for child development. He also headed the Asia region for Vestergaard Frandsen, a Swiss company that manufactures water purifiers and insecticidal mosquito nets. Mr. Jain holds a BA in business studies from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He completed his MBA from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi.

Dr. Reddy is Managing Director for Akshayakalpa Farms and Foods Pvt Ltd, an automated dairy farm specializing in organic milk production. Dr. Reddy is also currently in-charge of BAIF Programmes in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka where he holds additional responsibility of an Executive Vice Chairman. He has completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Bangalore Veterinary College with Advanced Training in Large Herd Management and Oestrous Synchronization from Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), France. Dr. Reddy was honoured with best Veterinarian award instituted by the Karnataka Veterinary Association in 1998, DesaSnehi Award from India Development Foundation in 2008 and has also received Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar from the Government of India on behalf of BAIF Institute for Rural Development-Karnataka.