Cenk Sidar

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• Organization: Sidar Global Advisors
• Title: Founder & Managing Director

Cenk Sidar is the founder & managing director of Sidar Global Advisors (SGA), a Washington, DC-based global macro research and strategic advisory firm, assisting top financial institutions, foreign governments, and multinational corporations. Prior to starting SGA, he served as a director of the American-Turkish Council and oversaw the defense and infrastructure programs. Sidar started and led a youth social democratic movement between 2003 and 2005. Currently, he is an active member of Turkey’s main opposition party (CHP) advising party leadership on foreign policy and macroeconomic issues. He holds an MA degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS).

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Alex Wirth

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• Organization: State Department
• Department: U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
• Title: Member

Alex Wirth is an advocate for youth involvement in government, community service, and service-learning. Alex is working to create a Presidential Youth Council as a fellow at the Forum for Youth Investment. He was appointed by Secretary Clinton to the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO where he chairs the Youth Working Group and serves as its youngest member. Alex is a blogger for the Huffington Post, founder of the Youth Creating Action Network, and an active tweeter (@amaliowirth). Alex is a member of the youth councils of YSA, the National Youth Association, DoSomething.org, State Farm, and the Democratic National Committee. He currently attends Harvard University.

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Vithika Yadav

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• Organization: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
• Department: India Program – Love Matters 
• Title: Manager and Web Editor – India Programs

Vithika Yadav is a human rights professional with over nine years of experience of working on various rights based issues, specializing in human trafficking, modern day slavery issues, and broadly on women and child rights. She was awarded an Atlas Fellowship in the category of young rising non-profit leader from India for 2007 to 2008 to work in United States with Free the Slaves, the leading organization in the world working on modern day slavery issues. Over the years, she has worked in responsible positions with premier organizations like the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Regional Office for South Asia, BBC World Service Trust, and Free the Slaves.

Currently, she is working with Radio Netherlands Worldwide as the Manager of India Programs.

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