Symposia Speakers

• Catherine Casey
  West Africa Manager, Acumen Fund
• Judge Daniel Nsereko
  Judge of the International Criminal Court from Uganda, and President of the Appeals Chamber
• H. E. Amb. Dietrich von Kyaw
  Former German Ambassador to the European Union
• Dr. Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh
  Head, Africa Department, International Society for Human Rights
• Floribert Nyamwoga
  Program Director, Development Objective Communities NGO, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Günther Schaefer
  Photographer, Artist and Berlin Ambassador
• Hassan Shire Sheikh
  Coordinator of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project
• Pastor Jacques Kamba
  Pastor, DRC
• John Eichler
  President, JE Strategie GmbH
• H. E. Amb. Karl-Erik Normann
  Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament, Former Swedish Ambassador
• Prof. Katlijn Malfliet
  Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leuven
• Dr. Sabine Grund
  Freelance Journalist
• H. E. Amb. Sarojini, Seeneevassen-Frers
  Ambassador of Mauritius to Germany
• Sonia Ndikumasabo
  Vice President of the Independent National Commission for Human Rights of Burundi
• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner
  Jean Monnet Chair Professor, European Studies, Stanford University

• Dr. Catherine Ferrier
  Coordinator Certificate of Advanced Studies in Corporate Social Responsibility, University of Geneva
• Cecile Molinier
  Director, UNDP Office in Geneva
• Clemens Boonekamp
  Director, Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• Deborah Vorhies
  Managing Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
• Doaa Abdel Motaal
  Advisor to the Head of the World Trade Organization
• Gitanjali Sah
  Manager, International Telecommunication Union
• Guy Girardet
  Manager, International Telecommunication Union
• Gérard Biraud
  Former Chairman, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations
• Haibing Ma
  China Program Manager &, Chief Representative in China, Worldwatch Institute
• H.E. Dr. Ibrahim Al-Adoofi
  Ambassador Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations
• Ignasi Guardans
  Chairman, CUMEDIAE, former Member of the European Parliaments
• Ivan Ureta
  Professor, Geneva School of Diplomacy
• H.E. Amb. Joaquim A.M.L. Da Fonseca
  Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva
• Jon-Hans Coetzer
  General Manager, Geneva School of Diplomacy
• H.E. Amb. Luvuyo Ndimeni
  Deputy Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations
• Mario Apostolov
  Regional Adviser, UNECE Trade
• Meg Jones
  Women and Trade Program of the International Trade Centre
• Dr. Osvaldo Agatiello
  Professor of International Law and Economics, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
• Dr. Philipp Krueger
  Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Geneva Finance Research Institute, University of Geneva
• Rolf Olsen
  CEO of Leidar
• Ronald Derks
  Focal Point World Alliance of Cities against Poverty, UNDP
• The Hon. Rufus Yerxa
  Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• Siddharth Chatterjee
  Chief Diplomat, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
• Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi
  Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• H. E. Amb. Therese Baptiste-Cornelis
  Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations Offices at Geneva
• Thérèse de Saint Phalle
  Deputy-Registrar, International Court of Justice

• H. E. Amb. Abdul Basit
  Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany
• The Hon. Charles Clarke
  Former Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
• Claus Fischer
  Head of B2B Business, Austrian Mint
• David Havlícek
  Secretary, National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic
• The Hon. Dr. Emil Constantinescu
  President of the ICD Academy; Former President of Romania
• The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges
  Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board; Former Minister of Culture of Luxembourg
• Prof. Fabrizio Onida
  Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
• Francesco Papadia
  Director General for Market Operations, European Central Bank
• Gerard Korteweg
  Senior Adviser in Directorate General Economics, European Central Bank
• Tor Harald Haukås
  Director of Communication, Helse Midt
• The Hon. Jan Pronk
  Former Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands
• Jon McLeod
  Chairman, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick's Public Affairs Practice
• Julian Weyer
  Partner, C. F. Møller Architects
• Katri Riekkinen
  Manager, External Communications, Metso Corporation
• Martin Pavlíček
  Corporate Communication Director, UNIPETROL
• Michal Kadera
  Director External Affairs, ŠKODA AUTO a.s.
• Dr. Philipp Mohl
  DG-Economics, Fiscal Policies Division, European Central Bank
• The Hon. Ranko Krivokapić
  President of the Parliament of Montenegro
• The Hon. Said Musa
  Former Prime minister of Belize
• Thérèse de Saint Phalle
  Deputy-Registrar, International Court of Justice
• Todd Drake
  Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• Tom Dolev
  President's Office,The Peres Center for Peace
• Tor Harald Haukås
  Director of Communication, Helse Midt
• The Hon. Dr. Vasile Puşcaş
  Former Romanian Minister for European Affairs
• Wojciech Konstanty
  Director of Investments and Development in Polski Tyton S.A.
• The Hon. Yasar Yakis
  Former Foreign Minister of Turkey

• H.E. Amb. Aldona Z. Wos
  Former US Ambassador to Estonia
• Amb. Andras Simonyi
  Director, Center for Transatlantic Studies, Johns Hopkins University
• H.E. Amb. Bockari Kortu Stevens
  Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the United States
• Amb. Brenda LaGrange Johnson
  Former US Ambassador to Jamaica
• Dr. Bridget A. Teboh
  Associate Professor, History Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Lt. General Clarence McKnight
  Former Director; Command, Control, and Communications, US Joint Chiefs of Staff
• H. E. Amb. Claudia Fritsche
  Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States
• H.E. Amb. Cornelius Alvin Smith
  Ambassador of the Bahamas to the United States
• Amb. Dr. Cynthia Schneider
  Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Former US Ambassador to the Netherlands
• H. E. Amb. Erlan Idrissov
  Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States
• H.E. Amb. G. Philip Hughes
  Senior Director, White House Writers Group; Former Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
• H. E. Amb. Gilles A. Noghès
  Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States
• H.E. Amb. Gillian M.S. Bristol
  Ambassador of Grenada to the United States
• H.E. Amb. Ichiro Fujisaki
  Ambassador of Japan to the United States
• Jameel M. Khan
  Consultant/Analyst for Huron Consulting Group Inc., Chicago, IL
• H.E. Amb. James C. Rosapepe
  Former US Ambassador to Romania
• Admiral James Milton Loy
  Former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; Former Commandant of the US Coast Guard
• General James Thomas Hill
  Former U.S. Army General and Former commander of United States Southern Command (tbc)
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
  American World Renowned Musician; Chairs a Congressional Advisory Board on Missile Defense
• Secretary Jim Nicholson
  Former US Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
• H.E. Amb. John F. Maisto
  Former US. Ambassador to the Organization of American States; Former US. Ambassador to Venezuela and Nicaragua
• Amb. John R. Bolton
  25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• Rear Admiral Dr. Joyce M. Johnson
  Vice President Health Sciences, Battelle; Former Director of Health and Safety, U.S. Coast Guard
• H.E. Amb. Julia Chang Bloch
  President, US-China Education Trust
• Kristin Lord
  Executive Vice President, Center for a New American Security
• Mark C. Donfried
  Director & Founder, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD)
• Under Secretary Martha J. Kanter
  Under Secretary of Education, US Department of Education
• Amb. M. Osman Siddique
  Former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, to the Republic of Nauru, to the Kingdom of Tonga and to Tuvalu
• The Hon. Michael Chertoff
  Chairman, the Chertoff Group; Former Secretary of Homeland Security
• H.E. Amb. Muktar Djumaliev
  Ambassador of the Kyrgyzstan to the United States and Canada
• The Hon. Dr. Nazar Al Baharna
  Former Foreign Minister of Bahrain
• H. E. Amb. Dr. Neil Parsan
  Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the US
• Amb. Paula Dobrianski
  Former US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
• Phyllis F. Oakley
  Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research, Population, Refugees, and Migration
• Reggie Littlejohn
  Founder and President of Women's Rights Without Frontiers
• H.E. Amb. Roman Kirn
  Ambassador of Slovenia to the USA
• Samson E. Liolio
  Master's student of Peace and conflicts studies, the European Peace University, Austria
• Silvia Kofler
  Spokesperson, Head of Press and Public Diplomacy Delegation of the European Union to the United States
• H.E. Amb. Stuart W. Holliday
  President and CEO of Meridian International Center; Former United States Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations
• Lt. Gen. Tad J. Oelstrom
  Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General; Director of the National Security Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• H.E. Amb. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse
  Ambassador of Botswana to the United States
• H.E. Amb. Thomas Patrick Melady
  Former U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda and the Holy See; Former President Emeritus, Sacred Heart University
• H.E. Amb. William P. McCormick
  Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
• Dr. Zekeh S. Gbotokuma
  Founder, Polyglots in Action for Diversity, Inc; Associate Professor of Philosophy, Morgan State University
• H.E. Amb. Zygimantas Pavilionis
  Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States