Speakers' Bios
Wendy Simpson
Wendy is an experienced business leader and entrepreneur. She received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2013 for service to the community through a range of women's and youth organisations. That same year, Wendy was inducted into the Australian Businesswomen’s Hall of Fame and named as one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence. She has also held global leadership roles with QBE Insurance, Alcatel and TNT International. Wendy is on the organising committee of the annual Sydney Prayer Breakfast and the board of World Vision Australia.
Jerry White
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Dr Jerry White is international president emeritus of The Navigators. The Navigators is a mission organization of 5,500 staff members who serve in evangelism and discipleship in 107 countries. In the US, they work among students, the military, and churches. Dr White has a master's degree and PhD in astronautics from Purdue University. He taught as an associate professor in astronautics at the US Air Force Academy. He served in the US Air Force for 37 years (active-reserve) and retired as a Major General. Dr White is a member of the board of directors for the Lausanne Movement.
Mimi Chan
Mimi Chan is the Co-founder and Chair of Christians at Amazon, an employee group with 40 chapters worldwide. After studying economics at Stanford University, Mimi found her professional passion creating award-winning marketing programs at Fortune 500 companies. She is the Head of Events at Amazon Books and was previously a Director at AT&T leading Diversity, Social Media & Entertainment Marketing. Mimi is active in the community, volunteering with organizations like Because Justice Matters (part of YWAM), and on the Advisory Board of Faith & Work Movement. You can find her traveling the world, with a camera in hand.
Mahafahatra Vonintsoa
Mahafahatra Vonintsoa has 24 years of experience across different sectors like garment manufacturing, international logistics, foreign investment promotion, renewable energy, medical mission, and now vanilla; where each of them allowed her to see different angles to approach and tackle development.
At the same time, she is an active member of the national student outreach ministry - UGBM or IFES Madagascar and serves by supporting both the structure and students in being the next generation of servant leaders.