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Recorded parallel high-level events

Parallel high-level events

The Global Refugee Forum 2023 featured a series of parallel high-level events held in conjunction with the main plenary session. These in-depth panel discussions explored the core themes of the Global Compact on Refugees, bringing together representatives from States, non-governmental organizations, refugees, academics and the private sector.

Additional video content

  • Plenary session: Recorded webcasts from the official plenary session of the Global Refugee Forum 2023. 

  • Speakers' Corner: A series of short, impactful talks from a range of speakers on best practices and innovative approaches. 

Wednesday 13 December

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Unleashing economic potential: fostering entrepreneurship and employment
 

Panel and speakers

Moderators:

  • Ms. Jean-Marie Ishimwee, Co-Founder & Partnerships Lead, Youth Voices Community (YVC)

  • Ms. Nasra Ismail, Board Member, RefugePoint & US Executive Director of Alight

  • Mr. Sajjad Malik, Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers:

  • Ms. Elizabeth Campbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Government of the United States of America

  • Ms. Scarlet Cronin, Vice President of Global Strategy, Tent Partnership for Refugees

  • Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Authority on Development

  • Ms. Pascalle Grotenhuis, Director-General for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Netherlands (Kingdom of)

  • Ms. Martha Patricia Herrera González, Secretary of Equality and Inclusion, State of Nuevo León Government of Mexico

  • Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Policy, Government of Denmark

  • Mr. Abdimajid Moalin Abdullahi, Manager, Fragility and Resilience Division, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

  • Mr. Hedayat Osyan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CommUnity Construction

  • Ms. Brune Poirson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Accor

  • Ms. Mia Seppo, Assistant Director-General, Jobs and Social Protection, International Labor Organization

  • Mr. Carsten Staur, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Securing sustainable futures: responsibility to include refugees in national education systems

Panel and speakers

Moderators: 

  • Ms. Bella Nshimirimana, Tertiary Refugee Student Network 

  • Ms. Becky Telford, Chief of Education, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers:

  • Mr. Haram Dar, Youth Representative of the BMZ
  • Mr. Xavier Devictor, Co-Director, World Development Report, World Bank
  • Mr. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children's Fund
  • Mr. Paul Frisoli, Acting Team Leader, LEGO Foundation
  • Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • Hon. Mr. Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Government of Canada

  • Dr. Azmi Mahafzah Minister of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan
  • Ms. Nyanen Malik, Refugee Youth Activist and Former Teacher
  • Ms. Ruven Menikdiwela, Assistant High Commissioner, Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Rt. Hon. Mr. Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State for Development and Africa, Government of the United Kingdom
  • Mr. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, Minister of Economic and Social Development, Government of Mauritania
  • Ms. Svenja Schulze, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany
  • Mr. Felix Sesay, Refugee Youth Representative

  • Ms. Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education Cannot Wait 

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MIRPS and the MIRPS Support Platform: Protection And Solutions In Central America and Mexico

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Government of the United States of America

Speakers:

  • Mr. Roberto Campa, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, FEMSA
  • Ms. Pilar Cancela, Secretary of State for Migration, Government of Spain
  • Mr. Geovani René Castillo Polanco, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Guatemala

  • Ms. Christiane Fox, Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Government of Canada

  • Mr. Carlos Antonio García Carranza, Undersecretary of State for Consular and Migration Affairs, Government of Honduras

  • Ms. Juana López Córdoba, Vice Minister of Government, Government of Panama

  • Ambassador Rina Yessenia Lozano Gallegos, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva

  • Dr. Gilroy Middleton, Chief Executive Officer Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration, Government of Belize
  • Mr. Felipe Muñoz, Chief, Migration Unit, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Ms. Cinthia Pérez Trejo, Director General, Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (COMAR), Government of Mexico
  • Mr. Alejandro Solano, Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Government of Costa Rica
  • Ms. Ana Lorena Valle, President, Association of Nicaraguans in Mexico
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UN Common Pledge 2.0 on Refugee Inclusion
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Femi Oke, Journalist and Broadcaster, Co-Founder of Moderate the Panel

Speakers:

  • Mr. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children’s Fund

  • Ms. Faith Cooper, Delegate, US Refugee Advisory Board

  • Ms. Patricia Danzi, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

  • Mr. Thomas Djurhuus, Senior Partnerships Specialist, The World Bank

  • Mr. Seán Fleming, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Government of Ireland 

  • Ms. Helena Fraser, Director of the Policy and Programme Branch, United Nations Development Coordination Office 

  • Ms. Rez Gardi, Co-Managing Director, R-SEAT

  • Ms. Thobo Gloria Letlhage, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Human Rights and Equity, Ministry of Justice, Government of Botswana

  • Ms. Abdinasir Hassen, DAFI scholar, Refugee Youth Empowerment Networking Organization

  • Ms. Dominique Hyde, Director, Division of External Relations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Ms. Susan Ngongi Namondo, UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda, United Nations Resident Coordinator Office

  • Ms. Nathalie Olijslager, Director, Department for Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid, Government of the Netherlands (Kingdom of)

  • Mr. Andrés Ramírez Silva, Head of the Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (COMAR), Government of Mexico

  • Ms. Manuela Tomei, Assistant Director-General, Governance, Rights and Dialogue, International Labor Organization

  • Ms. Maria José Torres Macho, UN Resident Coordinator in Chile, United Nations Resident Coordinator Office

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Achieving health and wellbeing for all: strengthening health systems and mental health & psychosocial support for refugees and host communities

Panel and speakers

Moderators:

  • Dr. Waheed Arian, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Arian Wellbeing

  • Ms. Danielle de la Fuente, Chief Executive Officer, Amal Alliance

  • Ms. Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, Executive Director of the Center for Migration, Gender and Justice

Speakers:

  • Mr. Niels Annen, Parliamentary Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany

  • Mr. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children Fund

  • H.R.H. Infanta Doña Cristina de Borbón, Director of International Programmes, La Caixa Foundation

  • Ms. Danielle De La Fuente, Chief Executive Officer, Amal Alliance

  • Dr. Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi, Executive Director, Center for Migration, Gender and Justice 

  • Dr. Zakira Hekmat, Director, Afghan Refugees Solidarity Association

  • Mr. David Karorero, Burundian Youth for a Brighter Future

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Dr. Abelkrim Meziane Belfkih, Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Government of Morocco

  • Dr. Santino Severoni, Director of Health and Migration, World Health Organization

  • Dr. Paul Spiegel, Director, Johns Hopkins University Center for Humanitarian Health

  • Mr. Paul St. John Frisoli, Senior Program Specialist, Lego Foundation

  • Ms. Claire Whitney, Senior Global MHPSS Advisor, International Medical Corps 

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Fostering Conducive Conditions for Safe and Dignified Return through Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Speakers:

  • H.E. Ms. Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Vice President, Government of Colombia
  • Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, Deputy Foreign Minister, Government of Norway

  • Amb. Dr. Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Government of Egypt

  • Ms. Nyakuma Peter Gatksuoth Riak, Founder, Together South Sudan
  • Mr. Carlos Andrés Pérez Berrio, Director, Asociación Urabá Global
  • Ms. Elizabeth Tan, Director, Division of International Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Breaking Barriers: Realizing the Potential of Sport for Inclusion and Protection

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Benny Bonsu, Director of Daily Content at Olympics.com

Speakers:

  • Ms. Masoma Ali Zada, Olympic cyclist, Refugee Olympic Team
  • Mr. Thomas Bach, President, International Olympic Committee
  • Mr. Andrew Baker, Chief External Affairs Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee
  • H.R.H Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Al Saud, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Saudi Esports Federation
  • Mr. Martin Dururu, President, Tambai Zimbabwe   
  • Mr. David Evangelista, President and Managing Director, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia, Special Olympics International
  • Mr. Marc Eychenne, Non-Live Senior Director, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe
  • Ms. Sally-Ann Jennifer Fischer, Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies, German Sport University Cologne
  • Mr. Riccardo Fraccari, President, World Baseball Softball Confederation
  • Ms. Katrin Grafarend, Head of International Relations, German Olympic Sports Federation
  • The Honourable Kazembe Kazembe, Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Government of Zimbabwe
  • Ms. Julia Lambrecht, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Scort Foundation
  • Ms. Kristina Malloy, Chief Membership and Impact Officer, International Paralympic Committee
  • Ms. Michelle Manks, Senior Technical Advisor – Durable Solutions for Refugees, World University Service of Canada
  • Ms. Yusra Mardini, Founder, Yusra Mardini Foundation and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
  • Mr. Gerald Mballe, Special Advisor for Unified Refugee Programmes, Special Olympics International
  • Mr. André Mendes, Senior Manager, Future Talent Programs, Adidas
  • Mr. Elijah Njawuzi Mwebaza, Administrator, Uganda Olympic Committee
  • Ms. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Government of France
  • Mr. Laurent Overney, Delegate, Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation Office
  • Ms. Khalida Popal, Founder and Director, Girl Power Foundation
  • Dr. Marta Segú Estruch, Executive Director, Football Club Barcelona Foundation
  • Ms. Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia
  • Ms. Ana Luiza Thompson-Flores Representative, Director, Liaison Office in Geneva for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Michele Uva, Director of Social & Environmental Sustainability, Union of European Football Associations
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SSAR Support Platform: The Afghanistan Situation

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Kathy Gannon, Former News Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Associated Press

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Special Envoy on Afghanistan, Government of Pakistan (Islamic Republic of)
  • Mr. Daniel Endres, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
  • Dr. Abdollah Mobini, Deputy Minister of Interior and Head of the National Organization for Migration, Government of Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • H.E. Shaheen Al-Kaabi, Director of International Cooperation, Government of Qatar
  • Ms. Mahbouba Seraj, Executive Director, Afghan Women Skills Development Center
  • Ms. Sarah Wahedi, Founder, Ehtesab Afghanistan
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Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, and Solutions

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Government of the United States of America

Speakers:

  • Ms. Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Government of the United States of America
  • Ms. Scarlet Cronin, Vice President for Americas & Global Strategy, Tent Foundation
  • Ms. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director, President's Alliance for Higher Education and Migration
  • Ms. Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu, Head of Fragility/Africa, International Finance Corporation
  • Mr. Danny Cutherell, Africa Director, Refugee Investment Network
  • Mr. Emma Yaaka, U.S. Refugee Advisory Board
  • Ms. Rania Ahmed, Director of Peace & Development Coordination, International Organization for Migration
  • Mr. Larry Sacks, Chief Development Officer, Development Finance Corporation
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Gender Equality and Protection from Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator: 

  • Ms. Gianina Marquez Olivera, Co-Founder, Quinta Ola, Peru

Speakers:

  • Ms. Shaza Alrihawi, Refugee Delegate & Member, Action Network of Forced Displacement and Co-Founder, Global Refugee Network
  • Ms. Deike Potzel, Director General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation, Peace Building and Humanitarian Assistance, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Government of Germany
  • Mr. Alexei Buzu, Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Government of Moldova
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • H.E. Ms. Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France
  • Mr. Andrew Giles, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Government of Australia
  • Ms. Faridah Luanda, Gender and Diversity Coordinator for Global Refugee Youth Network
  • Ms. Sabrina Agresti-Roubache, Secrétaire d'État auprès du Ministre de l'Intérieur et des Outre-mer, Chargée de la Citoyenneté et de la ville
  • Mr. Simon Manley, Permanent Representative, Mission to the WTO, UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Government of the United Kingdom
  • Ms. Mary Tal, Founder, Whole World Women Association
  • Ms. Luz Vidal Huiriqueo, Undersecretary of Women and General Equity, Government of Chile
  • Ms. Beth Delaney, Humanitarian Coordinator and Head of Humanitarian Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Australia
  • Ms. Marguerite Barankitse, Founder of Maison Shalom
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Supporting Refugees in Middle-Income Countries: Spotlight on the Global Concessional Financing Facility

Panel and speakers

Speakers:

  • Dr. Tanaka Akihiko, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • Mr. Franck Bousquet, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund Representative, Government of Jordan
  • Mr. Alexei Buzu, Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Government of Moldova
  • Ms. Pascalle Grotenhuis, Director-General for International Cooperation

  • Ms. Soukeyna Kane, Director for the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group, The World Bank

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner-Operations United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia
  • H.E. Zeina Toukan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Government of Jordan

Thursday 14 December

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Pledging for and with Children: An inter-generational dialogue

Panel and speakers

Speakers:

  • Naya, Child Refugee Expert
  • Sedra, Child Refugee Expert
  • Ms. Inger Ashing, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International
  • Mr. Christian Baobab, Youth on the Move, United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Ms. Phantipha Iamsudha Ekarohit, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Government of Thailand
  • Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
  • Mr. Salah Majid, Executive Director, Harikar
  • Dr. Heracles Moskoff, General Secretary for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection, Ministry of Migration and Asylum, Government of Greece
  • Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, State Secretary, Government of Norway
  • Ms. Christine Schraner Burgener, State Secretary for Migration, Government of Switzerland
  • Ms. Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Ayşegül Yıldırım Kara, Director General for Child Services, Ministry of Family and Social Services, Government of Türkiye
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Connectivity for Refugees
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Alex Wong, Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives, International Telecommunications Union

Speakers:

  • Mr. Mohamed Almaouloud Ag Mohamedoun, Connectivity Centre Manager
  • Mr. Peter Batali, Executive Director, Community Technology Empowerment Network
  • Ms. Karen Basiye, Director for Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom
  • H.E. Marc Bichler, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office in Geneva
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. John Giusti, President of the Mobile for Development Foundation, Global System for Mobile Communications Association
  • Ms. Maha Mamo, Author and Human Rights Activist

  • Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union

  • Mr. Yann Pitrou, Director, Special Projects, Eutelsat Group
  • Ms. Cecilia Robles, Director-General for the United Nations, International Organizations and Human Rights, Government of Spain
  • Ms. Daniela Weber, Deputy Director, Centre for the Digital Nonprofit, Nethope
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The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in Contexts of Forced Displacement

Panel and speakers

Speakers:

  • Dr. Tanaka Akihiko, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency 
  • Hon. Davinia Esther Anyakun, State Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Government of Uganda
  • Mr. Franck Bousquet, Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Patricia Danzi, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation,  Government of Switzerland
  • Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
  • Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Authority on Development
  • Ms. Caroline Gennez, Minister of Development Cooperation and of Major Cities, Government of Belgium
  • Ms. Faridah Luanda, Gender and Diversity Coordinator for Global Refugee Youth Network
  • Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

  • MIYAVI, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

  • Mr. Felipe Munoz, Head, Migration Unit, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Mr. Carsten Staur, Chair, Development Assistance Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  • Mr. Haoliang Xu, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
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Unlocking Private Sector Solutions for Forced Displacement Contexts

Panel and speakers

Moderator

  • Ms. Femi Oke, Co-Founder, Journalist, and Broadcaster, Moderate the Panel

Speakers

  • Ms. Viviana Araque Mendoza, Executive President, Bancamía S.A.
  • Ms. Elena Bourganskaia, Vice President, Corporate Support, International Finance Corporation
  • Mr. Peter Chege, Chief Executive Officer, Hydroponics Africa
  • Mr. Władysław Grochowski, Co-Founder and President, Arche Group, Lena Grochowski Foundation
  • Mr. Per Heggenes, Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation

  • Mr. Warner-ten Kate, Head of Migration and Development, Government of the Netherlands

  • Mr. Mathieu Lamiaux, Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner-Operations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
  • Ms. Barbara Rambousek, Director for Gender and Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

  • Mr. Larry Sacks, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Government of the United States

  • Ms. Natalia Voloshko, Co-Founder, Children of Ukraine
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Ukraine Refugee Situation - Access to Rights

Panel and speakers

Speakers:

  • Mr. Marc Angel, Vice President, European Parliament
  • Ms. Irina Basiul, Programme Coordinator, National Congress of Ukrainians In Moldova
  • Mr. Adrian Efros, Minister of Internal Affairs, Government of Moldova
  • Mr. Konrad Fijołek, Major of Rzeszów, Government of Poland
  • Ms. Isabelle Giordano, Head, BNP Paribas Foundation
  • H.E. Ms. Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs, European Union
  • Ms. Alina Kokhanko-Parandii, President, Ukrainian Voices Refugee Committee
  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner-Operations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Olha Menko, Chef Executive Officer, Foundation-Institut Poland-Ukraine

  • Ms. Elma Saiz Delgado, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, Government of Spain

  • Ms. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, President, France Terre d’Asile
  • Mr. Thomas Zahn, Head of Group Task Force, Refugee Aid Ukraine, Volkswagen Group
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Unlocking Potential: Spotlight on Refugee Labour Mobility

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Huy Truong, Executive Chairman, Thrive Refugee Enterprise

Speakers:

  • Mr. Derar Alkhateeb, Co-Founder, Pathway Club
  • Mr. Anthony Catlow, Director, National Health Service Professionals
  • Mr. Sasha Chanoff, Chief Executive Officer, RefugePoint
  • Ms. Steph Cousins, Global Chief Executive Officer, Talent Beyond Boundaries 
  • Mr. David Crawford, Managing Partner, Fragomen

  • Mr. Andrew Kiley, First Assistant Secretary, Refugee, Humanitarian and Settlement Division, Department of Home Affairs, Government of Australia

  • Ms. Agnes Mude Lomoro, Advisor, Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility
  • Mr. Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Government of Canada
  • Ms. Amy Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration
  • Mr. Ammar Sammour, Senior Coding Trainer, Re: Coded
  • Mr. Goodson Sinyenga, Director, Home Affairs Research and Information Department, Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Government of Zambia
  • Mr. Doug Stephens, Chief Human Resources Officer, MacLeod Group
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Synergies in action: advancing the complementary implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, including through a route-based approach to mixed movements

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor of Law and Director of the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Amy Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration and Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration
  • Mr. Julien Boucher, General Director, OFPRA (Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides), Government of France
  • Mr. Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General, IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
  • Mr. Alejandro Solano, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Costa Rica
  • Ms. Vittoria Zanuso, Executive Director, Mayors Migration Council
  • Mr. Omar Zniber, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Government of Morocco
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Towards durable solutions for refugees: the transformative power of food and agriculture

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. David Nabarro, Strategic Director, 4SD Foundation

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Saeed Al Eter, Assistant Secretary General of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation (MBRGI)
  • Mr. Dominique Burgeon, Director, Liaison Office in Geneva, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • Ms. Nikita Chandaria, Chief Executive Officer, INSTA
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Rhoda Daniels, Facilitator, Fields School Facilitator (Video Messsage)
  • Ms. Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
  • Mr. Per Heggenes, Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation
  • Hon. Dr Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore, Minister of State for Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries in charge of Animal Industry, the Republic of Uganda.
  • Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Norway
  • H.E. Dr. Jean Pierre Baptiste, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Government of Chad
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Refugee Higher Education and Self-reliance: Achieving 15% Enrolment by 2030
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Duncan Ross, Chief Data Officer, Times Higher Education

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Jonathon Becker, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Open Society University Network
  • Mr. Philipp Effertz, Head of Section Scholarship Programmes Middle East, North Africa & Hilde Domin Programme, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • Mr. Murat Kazancı, Vice President of the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities, Government of Türkiye
  • Ms. Bernice Kulakula, Global Student Representative, Tertiary Refugee Student Network
  • Mr. Sajjad Malik, Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Airi Nakazawa, Chief of JISR Unit, Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • Ms. Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Monaco
  • Prof. Tadesse Wondemagegn, Professor of Law & Researcher on Human Rights, including Rights of Refugees and Forcibly Displaced, School of Law, University of Addis Ababa
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Burden and Responsibility Sharing in the Middle East and North Africa
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator: 

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Government of Jordan

  • H.E. Mr. Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Emigrants,
    Government of Lebanon

  • Mr. Niels Annen, Parliamentary Secretary of State; Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany

  • Mr. Jean-Christophe Carret, Country Director, Middle East Department, World Bank

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Access to Protection: Asylum Systems, Legal Assistance, and Human Rights
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator: 

  • Ms. Awmaima Amrayaf, Pro Bono Legal Officer, DLA Piper

Speakers: 

  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Ibrahim Abou Senna, Director, Refugee Legal Aid Program, St. Andrew's Refugee Services, Egypt
  • Mr. Julien Boucher, Director General, Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OPFRA), Government of France

  • Mr. Pedro Francisco Callisaya Aro, Ombudsman for the Republic of Bolivia and Americas Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

  • Mr. Dennis Arvin L. Chan, Chief State Counsel, Department of Justice-Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit, Government of the Philippines
  • Ms. Soyoung Park, Assistant Deputy Minister, Asylum and Refugee Resettlement Sector, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Government of Canada
  • Hon. Justice Dustan Mlambo, President of the Africa Chapter, International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges (IARMJ Africa Chapter)
  • Mr. Danijel Malbasa, Refugee Advisor to the Australian Delegation to the GRF
  • Ms. Julia Mayerhofer, Co-Executive Director, PILnet
  • Mr. David Manne, Executive Director, Refugee Legal
  • Ms. Lynette Lam, Executive Director, Justice Centre Hong Kong
  • Ms. Lara Nassif, Pro Bono Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills
  • Ms. Amina Bouayach, Secretary of the Bureau, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and President, National Human Rights Council of Morocco
  • Ms. Priya Gopalan, Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Member of the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights
  • Ms. Siobhán Mullally, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
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Meaningful Refugee Participation: How Partnerships with Forcibly Displaced and Stateless People Improve Policies and Solutions

Panel and speakers

Moderators:

  • Ms. Lourena Gboeah, Chair of the Board, Refugee Congress
  • Mr. Xavier Devictor, Co-Director for the World Development Report & Manager in the Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World Bank

Speakers:  

  • Mr. Amer Alkayed, Chairperson, Global Refugee-led Network

  • Mr. Hani Alrustm, Program Director, Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative

  • Mr. Jorge Santiago Ávila Corrales, Executive Director, Jovenes Contra La Violencia

  • Ms. Sheila de Carvalho, President of the National Committee for Refugees in Brazil (CONARE), Government of Brazil

  • Mx. Renee Dixson, Co-Founder, Forcibly Displaced People Network

  • Ms. Rez Gardi, Co-Managing Director, Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT)

  • Ms. Daniela María Pérez Obando, Latin America Lead, Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT)

  • Ms. Fati N'Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Director, Oxfam International

  • Mr. Robert Ochan Leomoi, Research and Administration Manager, Dadaab Response Association

  • Mr. Tolga Öncü, Retail Operations Manager (COO), Ingka Group (IKEA Retail)

  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Ms. Fiona Whiteridge, General Manager, Refugee and Migrant Services, Government of New Zealand

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Innovative Finance for Climate Action
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Dominique Hyde, Director, Division of External Relations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers: 

  • Hon. Beatrice Anywar Atim, Minister for Water and Environment, Government of Uganda 
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Nyakuma Peter Gatkuoth Riak, Founder & Director, Together South Sudan
  • Mr. Jose Maria Gil-Robles, Partner (Spain), DLA Piper
  • Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Policy, Government of Denmark
  • Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, Deputy Foreign Minister, Government of Norway
  • Hon. Hildebrand Niyomwungeri, Mayor, Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
  • Mr. Kim Nøhr Skibsted, Executive Director, Grundfos Foundation
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Rohingya refugees: Enhanced Resilience, Expanded Solutions

Panel and speakers

Speakers: 

  • H.E. Masud Bin Momem, Foreign Secretary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Ms. Beth Delaney, First Assistant Secretary, Humanitarian Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia

  • Ms. Judith Herbertson, Deputy Director for the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office and Head of Girls’ Education Department, Government of the United Kingdom

  • Mr. Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Government of Canada
  • Mr. Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Government of Bangladesh
  • Ms. Hafsar Tameesuddin, Co-Secretary General, Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network
  • Ms. Julieta Valles Noyes, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Government of the United States of America
  • And a video message by Ms. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, Government of the United Kingdom (via video message)
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Together through the journey: Refugees, host communities, and the local government working together in refugee response planning, coordination, and implementation

Panel and speakers

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Peter Gift, Leader, Rhino Camp Settlement, Uganda, Refugee Engagement Forum 
  • Mr. Carlos Kuylen Morales, Mayor of the City of San Benito, City of San Benito, Peten District
  • Mr. Abdul Mutalib Mahmoud, Yumbe District Chairperson, District Engagement Forum 
  • Ms. Mavis Nkomeshya, Permanent Secretary for the Department of Resettlement, Office of the Vice President, Government of Zambia
  • Mr. Eng. Hilary Onek, Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Government of Uganda
  • Ms. Victoria Rusoke, Minister of State for Local Government, Government of Uganda
  • Hon. Stephano Wieu Milek, Chief Administrator for Ruweng Administrative Area, Government of South Sudan
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Building Resilience Through Inclusion in National Social Protection

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Najeeba Wazefadost, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Network of Refugees

Speakers: 

  • Ms. Niels Annen, Parliamentary Secretary of the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany
  • Mr. Sajjad Malik, Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Jerome Oberreit, Executive Director, BRAC (Poverty Alleviation Coalition) 
  • Mr. Hamoud Ould Mhamed, Minister, General Delegate of Taazour, Government of Mauritania
  • Ms. Iffath Sharif, Global Director for Social Protection and Jobs, World Bank
  • Ms. Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia

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Scaling up Climate Action in Displacement Settings

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers:

  • Mr. Jagan Chapagain, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • Ms. Joelle Hangi, Inclusivity Lead at the Global Platform for Action, United Nations Institute for Training and Research
  • H.E. Ambassador Gamal Hassan, Head of the IGAD Centre of Excellence for Climate Adaptation and Environmental Protection (CAEP), IGAD
  • Ms. Safia Mohamed, Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees and IDPs, Government of Somalia
  • Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Policy, Government of Denmark
  • Mr. Efa Muleta, State Minister of Agriculture, Government of Ethiopia

  • Ms. Susan Luak, Steering Committee Member, Africa Refugee Led Network

  • H.E. Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, European Union
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Solidarity in Cities: Learning from Mayors on Refugee Inclusion in Urban Areas

Panel and speakers

Moderators:

  • Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments

  • Ms. Vittoria Zanuso, Executive Director, Mayors Migration Council

Speakers:

  • Mr. Farhad Ataee, Incubator Manager, SINGA
  • Mr. Yousef Al Shawarbeh, Mayor, City of Amman, Jordan
  • Ms. Patricia Barandun, Chief of Section, Migration and Forced Development, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  • Ms. Alcina Cerdeira, Councillor for Social Services, Inclusion and Equality, City of Fundão, Government of Portugal

  • Ms. Adriana Minerva Espinoza Nolasco, Vice Minister for Migration issues, State of Baja California, Mexico

  • Mr. Edward Infante López, Mayor, City of Carmen de la Legua, Peru
  • Mr. Sami Kanaan, Executive Councillor, City of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Mr. Filippo Mannino, Mayor, City of Lampedusa, Italy
  • Ms. Corine Mauch, Mayor, City of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Mr. Ron Nirenberg, Mayor, City of San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
  • Mr. Hildebrand Niyomwungeri, Mayor, City of Nyamagabe, Rwanda
  • Mr. Vitomir Miles Raguz, Head of European relations, Council of Europe Development Bank
  • Mr. Marvin Rees, Mayor, City of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Ms. Sanya Wilson, Mayor, City of Koboko, Uganda
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The Promise of Secure Housing, Land, and Property Rights – From Response Planning to Durable Solutions Programming: Myth, Legend, Opportunity?

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Mamadou Dian Balde, Director, Regional Bureau for the Eastern Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers:

  • Mr. Erfan Ali, Chief of Staff, UN-Habitat
  • Ms. Marit Glad, Global Programme Director, Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Dr. Joan Kagwanja, Chief of the Agribusiness Enabling Environment Section and Coordinator for the African Land Policy Center, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
  • Mr. Chris Lukkien, Chief Executive Officer, ZOA Netherlands
  • Mr. Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of the City of Wroclaw, Poland
  • Ms. Elizabeth Moreno Barco, Coordinator for FISCH, Nansen Regional Award Winner for the Americas 2023, Chocó Solidarity Inter-ethnic Forum (FISCH) 
  • Hon. Martin Niteretse, Minister of Interior, Government of the Republic of Burundi
  • Ms. Natalie Roque, Minister of the Secretariat of Human Rights, Government of Honduras
  • Mr. Houliang Xu, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
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A Regional Approach to finding solutions for Displaced Populations and their Host Communities in the IGAD Region

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Authority on Development

  • Mr. Said Nouh Hassan, Minister of Interior, Government of Djibouti

  • Mr. Eng. Hilary Onek, Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Government of Uganda

  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Madame Fathia Alwan, Director of Health and Social Development Division, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

  • Ms. Adhieu Achuil Dhieu, Executive Director, MonyQadow

  • Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance & Peace, Directorate-General for International Partnerships

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Resettlement
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Danijel Malbasa, Refugee Advisor to the Government of Australia

Speakers:

  • Ms. Yamamah Agha, General Manager Newcomers, Settlement and Integration, Settlement Services International
  • Ms. Shaza Al Rihawi, Co-Founder, Global Refugee-led Network
  • Mr. Sasha Chanoff, Chief Executive Officer, RefugePoint
  • Ms. Nina Gregori, Executive Director, European Union Agency for Asylum
  • Mr. Eyad Jaabary, Refugee Advisor on Resettlement and Complementary Pathway
  • Ms. Teddi Jallow, Executive Director, Refugee Dream Center
  • Mr. Marc Miller, Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Government of Canada
  • Ms. Claire Putzeys, Director for Refugees at the U.S. National Security Council, Government of the United States of America
  • Ms. Paula Santacruz, Refugee Advisor for the New Zealand Government
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Kjetil Vevle, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Government of Norway
  • Ms. Najeeba Wazefadost, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Network of Refugees
  • Mr. Senol Uzun, Head of Resettlement and Voluntary Repatriation Department
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Context of Forced Displacement Related to The Central African Republic Crisis: CAR Solutions

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Ms. Virginie Baïkoua, Minister of Humanitarian Action and National Reconciliation, Government of Central African Republic

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary General; Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic

  • H.E. Mr. Jean Pierre Baptist, Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Government of Chad

  • Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Government of Sudan

  • Hon. Angelina Jany Teny, Minister of Interior, Government of South Sudan

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner-Operations United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • H.E. Mr. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister of External Relations, Government of Cameroon
  • Ms. Irène Marie Cécile Mboukou Kimbatsa, Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Humanitarian Action of the Republic of Congo
  • H.E Jean-Claude Molipe Mandongo, Vice Minister of Interior, Security and Customary Affairs of DRC
  • H.E. Mr. Félix Moloua, Prime Minister, Government of Central African Republic 
  • Mr. Stephan Maurer, Geneva Representative, Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
  • Mr. Gédéon Tanguy Just Panté, Refugee Expert from the Central African Republic
  • Mr. Mamady Souare, Keynote speaker for Core Group Resident Representative COCF, African Development Bank
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Data & Forced Displacement: Fostering refugee inclusion through national statistics

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Xavier Devictor, Co-Director for the World Development Report & Manager in the Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Group, World Bank

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Dante Carhuavilc, Head of the National Institute for Statistics and Information, Government of Peru

  • Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Union

  • Mr. Felipe Muños Gomez, Chief, Migration Unit, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Ms. Anila Noor, CEO, New Women Connectors
  • Mr. Ole Thonke, Under Secretary of Development Policy, Government of Denmark
  • Dr. Baradine Zakaria Moursal, Director General for the National Institute for Statistics, Economic and Demographic Studies, Government of Chad
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Sustainable Integrated Human Settlements: Towards Refugees Inclusion and Self-Reliance and Community Resilience

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Sami Kanaan, President, Global Cities Hub

Speakers: 

  • Mr. Yousef Al Shawarbeh, Mayor of the City of Amman, Jordan
  • Mr. Mamadou Dian Balde, Director, Regional Bureau for the Eastern Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Julius Bitok, Principal Secretary, State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services, Government of Kenya
  • Dr. Habtamu Itefa Geleta, Minister and Water and Energy, Government of Ethiopia
  • Mr. Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Dr. Stephen Jackson, UN Resident Coordinator, Kenya
  • Ms. Lotte Machon, State Secretary for Development Policy, Government of Denmark
  • Mr. Sajjad Malik, Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat
  • Dr. James Mwangi, Group Managing Director, CEO Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman, Equity Group Foundation
  • Ms. Suheyla Saad Vefai, Refugee Expert
  • Mr. Kim Nøhr Skibsted, Executive Director (CEO), Grundfos Foundation
  • Mr. Oumar Sylla, Director Regional Office for Africa UN-Habitat 
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From pledges to results: Realizing a world free from statelessness through collaborative action

Panel and speakers

Speakers:

  • Mr. Azizbek Ashurov, Coordinator, Central Asian Network on Statelessness
  • Mr. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Mr. Dennis Arvin L. Chan, Chief State Counsel, Department of Justice, Government of Philippines
  • Ms. Kareen Jabre, Director, Division of Programmes, Inter-Parliamentary Union
  • Mr. Paul Koreki, Conseiller technique chez le Cabinet du garde des Sceaux, Ministre de la Justice, Government of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ms. Maha Mamo, Human Rights Activist, France
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR
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Advancing Localization in Displacement and Statelessness Responses
 

Panel and speakers

Speakers: 

  • Hon. Victoria Businge Rusoke, State Minister for Local Government, Ministry of Local Government, Government of Uganda
  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Isaac Fokuo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Amahoro Coalition
  • Dr. Nur Incetahtacı, Board Member, SENED
  • Mr. Alper Küçük, Director General for International Affairs and Migration Services, Turkish Red Crescent
  • Mr. KAM Morshed, Senior Director, Advocacy, Innovation and MEAL, BRAC Bangladesh
  • Mr. Jamie Munn, Executive Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies
  • Ms. Fati N'Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Director, Oxfam International
  • Ms. Nathalie Olijslager, Director, Department for Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid, Government of the Netherlands (Kingdom of)
  • Ms. Cecile Pango, Founder and Director, Women for Action
  • Ms. Susana Raffalli, Senior Humanitarian Advisor, Caritas Venezuela
  • Ms. Taban Shorech, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Lotus Flower
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Digital Protection: Hate Speech and Dis/Misinformation
 

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Abdullahi Mire, UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2023 Global Laureate

Speakers:

  • Mr. Santiago de la Moro, Managing Director, Google Global Partnerships, Google
  • Ms. Alice Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention
  • Mr. Ally Ntumba, Refugee Delegate to the Global Refugee Forum
  • Ms. Joelle Rizk, Senior Advisor on Digital Risks, ICRC Protection Department, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Ms. Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner-Protection, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Mr. Kjetil Velvi, State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Government of Norway
  • Ms. Zahra Walet Mohamed, Refugee Delegate to the Global Refugee Forum
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The GCR in Action in the Sudan Emergency – Early Development Responses to a Regional Refugee Crisis

Panel and speakers

Moderator:

  • Mr. Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers: 

  • Ambassador Hassan Hamid Hassan Hamid, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office in Geneva
  • H.E Minister Albino Akol Atak, Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of South Sudan
  • Ambassador Dr. Jean Pierre Baptiste, Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations Office in Geneva
  • Ambassador Dr. Ahmed Ihab Gamaleldin, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations Office in Geneva
  • Dr. Yero Baldeh, Director of the Transition States Coordination Office (RDTS), African Development Bank
  • Ms. Erica Gerretsen, Director, Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace, European Union International Partnerships
  • Mr. Abdi Abdullahi, Manager – Resilience and Fragility Division, Islamic Development Bank
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The Role of Islamic Philanthropy Institutions in the Humanitarian Response to Displacement Crises

Panel and speakers

Moderators: 

  • Dr. Hana Omar, Acting Director of Partnerships and International relations, KS Relief ​ 

  • Ms. Şafak Pavey, Senior Adviser, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Speakers: 

  • Dr. Majed Al Azmi, Director General, Zakat House of Kuwait 
  • Mr. Jamal Al Nouri, Chairman, Sheikh Abdullah Al Nouri Charity Society 
  • Dr. Abdulkareem Al Olama, Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives 
  • Mr. Abdel Wahab Al Shehri, Assistant Secretary General, Muslim World League 

  • Mr. Badr Al Sumait, General Manager, The International Islamic Charity Organization

  • Dr. Saleh I. Babear, Assistant Secretary General, World Assembly of Muslim Youth

  • Ms. Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Dr. Ayedh Dabsan Al Qahtani​, Chief Executive Officer, Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanity

  • Mr. Khaled Khalifa, Senior Advisor and Regional Representative to the GCC, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Mr. Muhd Muhammad Faizal Othman, Chief Executive Officer, Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation