Dr. Nadia Al-Sakkaf is the director of 21 Century Forum, a UK-based research organization specializing in media, digital safety, gender, democratic transitions, climate change, and socio-economic development. She was the first woman appointed as Yemen’s Minister of Information. She also served as Chief Editor of the country’s first English language newspaper, The Yemen Times. She is the co-founder of the Connecting Yemen initiative, which advocates for accessible and affordable internet in Yemen.