Speakers

Conference Host, Ms Zeina Yaziji, Sky News Arabia

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Member of Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
MrAntónioGuterres Previous United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
HE Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nabil ElAraby Previous Secretary-General, League of Arab States

Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Education (Video Message)

Mr. Amin Awad Director, MENA Bureau, UNHCR- Introductory remarks
HE DrGhadaWali Minister of Social Affairs, Egypt
Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Ms. Margot Ellis Deputy Commissioner General, United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Ms. Anne C. Richard Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, United States of America
Ms. Louise Aubin Deputy Director, Division of International Protection, UNHCR- Introductory remarks
HE Mr. Rashid Derbas Minister of Social Affairs, Lebanon
HE Ms. Reem Abu Hassan Minister of Social Affairs, Jordan
Ms. Maria Calivis Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF
Dr. AblaAmawi Country Director, UN Women, Egypt- Introductory remarks
Ms. Maria Semaan Child Protection Program Coordinator, KAFA Association, Lebanon
Dr Manal Tahtamouni Director, Noor Al Hussein Foundation, Jordan
Ms. Karen Whiting Senior Protection Officer (SGBV/Child Protection), UNHCR Jordan
Ms. Katharina Lumpp Head of Protection Service, MENA Bureau, UNHCR- Introductory Remarks
Ms Leila Zerrougui Under Secretary-General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (Video Message)
Mr. Claude Bruderlein Strategic Advisor to the President, International Committee of the Red Cross
Mr. Alec Wargo Program Officer, Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict
Mr. Laurent Chapuis Regional Child Protection Advisor, Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF
Ms. Lena Karlsson Director, Child Protection Initiative, Save the Children- Introductory remarks
Ms. Samar Muhareb Director, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD)-Legal Aid, Jordan
Ms. Mala Roche Project Manager, Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Norwegian Refugee Council, Lebanon
Mr. Amit Sen Regional Protection Officer, UNHCR
Ms. Amanda Melville Senior Regional Child Protection Officer, UNHCR- Introductory remarks
Dr. Ibrahim Draji Professor of International Law, Expert in Protection and Trafficking in Persons
Ms. JumanahZabaneh Regional Officer, Save the Children, Lebanon
Mr. Nick Grisewood Child Labour expert
Mr. Tariq Mohammed Al Gurg Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Cares
Ms. Elizabeth Tan Deputy Regional Representative (Protection), UNHCR Egypt
Dr. Roger Hearn Regional Director for the Middle East and Eurasia, Save the Children
Mr. Michael Niconchuk Emergency Response Coordinator, Questscope, Jordan
Ms. Lynne Featherstone Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development (DFID), United Kingdom
Ms. Preeta Law Senior Protection Coordinator, UNHCR- Introductory Remarks
HE Ms. Najla Al Kaabi Assistant Undersecretary, International Organizations, Ministry of International Coordination and Development (MICAD), United Arab Emirates
Mr. Mervyn Lee Senior Global Counsellor, Mercy Corps
Ms. Rym Ghazal Journalist and Writer
Mr. Miroslav Dusek Senior Director, Head of Middle East and North Africa, World Economic Forum
Mr. EJ Jacobs Progam Director, Nduna Foundation
Mr. Badr Jafar Managing Director, Crescent Group
Ms. Carol Tan Kennedy School of Government, Harard University
Mr. Oisin Walton Programme Manager, Vodafone Foundation