Expert on women and children of left behind families of migrants. She has a master’s degree in women’s and gender studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Over the past 17 years, she has been a key member of various teams responsible for initiating programs for marginalized women and children in Indonesia. Her experience in Indonesia involves helping survivors of human trafficking, refugees, and asylum seekers from Asia and Africa, including women, children, and disabled people. She assisted victims of human trafficking and sexual- or gender-based violence, providing them with shelter and legal support, helping them to prepare for a new life, and reintegrating victims with their families.

Works on issues of rural education, youth as changemakers, rural development, capacity building, and knowledge management for two decades. He holds a PhD in the sociology of adult education and development from the University of Alberta, Canada, and a master degree from SIT Graduate Institute, VT, USA. Hasriadi is a co-founder of ININNAWA, a federation of popular social action NGOs, working on rural transformation, traditional market revitalization, literacy and education, and publication on local culture. Hasriadi has contributed to more than dozen publications distributed in Indonesia, Europe and North America.

An activist in labor movement and human rights issues since 1995. He did his undergraduate study at the Faculty of Law Universitas Sebelas Maret Solo (UNS) in 1999, and received his license as an advocate/lawyer in 2002. In 2008, he pursued a graduate study and obtained an LL.M/Master’s Degree in Law in International Law of Human Rights program at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Besides handling cases in court, he also writes for mass media, facilitates workshops, speaks at many seminars, and teaches in universities. He was appointed as an ombudsman commissioner by local government in Province of Yogyakarta during 2011- 2014. Today, Buyung is a senior advocate and legal consultant in the Disability Law Centre – OHANA INDONESIA.

Frans R. Siahaan has been involved in promoting natural resources justice over 22 years with indigenoues people groups and civil society organizations (CSOs) in Indonesia. Frans, a graduate of Public Policy and Administration from University of Massachusetts and Geography from Gadjah Mada University, is currently working with the governments and CSOs in Papua, Aceh, West Kalimantan, and Mentawai to improve better environmental governance, including in promoting transparency and anti-corruption policy in forestry, oil palm and mining sector. Frans is also serving on the boards for five grassroots CSOs in Sumatra and Java island.