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Clair Deevy Director of Global Policy Programs, WhatsApp Clair Deevy was appointed as Director of Public Policy and Global Policy Programs for WhatsApp in 2019. She joined Facebook in 2015 where she was Director of Community Affairs for Asia Pacific and Latin America building out a team over three years. Working in the field of policy, communications, and community partnerships for more than 25 years Clair’s professional and volunteer experience includes work in Government, NGOs, the private sector, and corporate foundations. Previously with Microsoft for 10 years Clair’s spent most of her career there leading Microsoft’s Corporate Social Responsibility programs in Asia Pacific. With a passion for technology for Clair has developed programs focused on digital and financial literacy, community engagement, disaster response, NGO capacity building, and women’s empowerment. She focuses her work on creating cross-sectoral partnerships for sustainable positive social impact. In 2016 Clair founded Facebook’s #SheMeansBusiness Program, which has reached more than 1.5 million women around the world providing training, community, and support. In 2021 WhatsApp joined to program launching training in APAC and LATAM. In 2020 Clair began working on health partnerships and economic recovery programs to combat the impact of COVID 19. Clair holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Management, a Master of Management, is a qualified Partnership Broker and in 2014 was appointed an Ambassador for Women in Technology for UNWomen Singapore Committee.

Will Cathcart Head of WhatsApp

Budi Gunadi Sadikin Minister of Health Indonesia Mr. Sadikin began his career in 1988 as the Information Technology Officer at IBM's Asia-Pacific Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, and worked at IBM until 1994 culminating as Manager of Systems Integration & Professional Services. Subsequently, he joined PT Bank Bali Tbk. until 1999 and had held various managerial roles, including General Manager of Electronic Banking, Chief General Manager of the Jakarta Region, and Chief General Manager of Human Resources. Mr. Sadikin then moved to ABN AMRO Bank Indonesia and remained there until 2004. After completing his tenure at Bank Mandiri Tbk., he served as the Senior Advisor to the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises from 2016 until 2017 and afterward was appointed as the Chairman for PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero). Between September 2017 and November 2019, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Mining Industry Holding Company, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) which is comprised of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Timah Tbk, and PT Freeport Indonesia as Holding Members. Currently, he serves as the Vice Minister I of State-owned Enterprises and is tasked to establish market-leading and globally competitive state-owned enterprises. Concurrently, as of July 2020, Mr. Sadikin heads the National Economic Recovery and Transformation Task Force amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.