Sumita Kunashakaran is the program manager, culture, supporting the Culture, Arts and Society programs in all facets of program management, including program planning, execution and evaluation, and network engagement. Sumita has been instrumental in pioneering Singapore's first international award winning, disability-centric and body-positive sexuality program, and actively contributes to national reporting mechanisms on human rights at the United Nations. Prior to joining Salzburg Global, she was global head of civil society for a disability foundation in Vienna, Austria. In her ongoing consulting role, Sumita is a keynote speaker on cultural innovation and empathic leadership. Sumita holds a BA in sociology (with distinction) from the University at Buffalo, and an M.Sc. in international relations from the University of Edinburgh.