HEADLINE SPEAKERS
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande – President of the 74th Session of the General Assembly
Maria Fernanda Espinosa – President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly
Fabrizio Hochschild – Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary
Natalie Samarasinghe – Chief of Strategy in the Office of the Special Adviser on the Preparations for the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary
Arancha González Laya – Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain
Hina Jilani – Pioneering lawyer and human rights defender; President of the World Organization Against Torture; and member of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, who work together for peace, justice, and human rights.
Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani – Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations
Lloyd Axworthy – Former Foreign Minister of Canada and Chair of the World Refugee Council
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Wanjira Mathai – Vice President and Regional Director for Africa at World Resources Institute
Danilo Türk – President of the Club de Madrid, Former President of Slovenia, and former UN Assistant Secretary-General
Anna Karin Eneström – Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater – Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar and Executive-Director of the Doha Forum
Jayathma Wickramanayake – UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Cho Hyun – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Maria João Rodrigues – President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Thomas Weiss – Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Laura Chinchilla – Vice-President of the Club de Madrid and former President of Costa Rica
Michael Møller – 12th Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva and Kofi Annan Foundation Board Member
Arunabha Ghosh – Founder and CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Adriana Abdenur – Co-Founder of CIPO and Member of the UN’s Committee on Development Policy
Adela Raz – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations
Olof Skoog – Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
Izabella Teixiera – Former Minister of the Environment of Brazil; Co-chair of the International Resource Panel
José Antonio Ocampo – Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and member of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance.
SPEAKERS
Braka Agic – Director, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Joseph Baratta – Historian and Author of The Politics of World Federation
Marc Batac – Regional Officer, Initiatives for International Dialogue
Doreen Bogdan-Martin – Director of Telecommunication, International Telecommunications Bureau
Sandra Breka – Member of the Board of Management at the Robert Bosch Stiftung
Rachel Bronson – President and CEO at Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Andreas Bummel – Co-founder and Executive Director, Democracy Without Borders
Sharon Burke – Senior Advisor, International Security Program and Resource Security Program, New America
Michael Collins – Executive Director (Americas), Institute for Economics and Peace
Clementine Desigaud – Political Advisor, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Jessica Duque – Outreach and Development Officer, Institute for Economics & Peace
William Durch – Distinguished Fellow, Just Security 2020 Program, Stimson Center
Patricia Galdamez – Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General, Community of Democracies
Max Gilbert – Focal Point for the SDGs and Senior Advisor, External Relations, Council of Europe
James Goldston – Executive Director, Open Society Justice Initiative, Open Society Foundations
Francisco Guerrero – Secretary, Strengthening of Democracy, Organization of American States
Uzma Gul – Human rights advocate and youth leader, International Alliance for Women
Nandini Harihar – Research Analyst, The Council on Energy, Environment, and Water
Alex Hopkins – Research Associate, Transforming Conflict & Governance, The Stimson Center
Lise Howard – Professor of International Relations,Georgetown University, and Chair of the Academic Council on the UN System
Cindy Huang – Vice President of Strategic Outreach with Refugees International
David Jackson – Director, Local Development Finance, United Nations Development Fund
Juan De Joya – Project Director, Association for Computing
Machinery’s Future of Computing Academy
Erik Kastlander – Chair, Global Information Management Working Group, OCHA
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Gizem Kilinç – Leading Coordinator, United Network of Young Peacebuilders
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Steve Killelea – Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics and Peace
Maria Kisumbi – Senior Advisor, Policy & Government Relations, Humanity United and former Coordinator of Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda
Marina Kumskova – UN Liaison, Global Partnership of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
Tomas Lamanauskas – Head, Corporate Strategy Division,
International Telecommunication Union
Joris Larik – Assistant Professor of Comparative, EU and International Law, Leiden University
Volker Lehmann – Senior Policy Analyst, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York
Michael Liu – Executive Director, Chinese Initiative on International Law
Gina Lucarelli – Team Leader Accelerator Lab Network, United Nations Development Programme
Juan Fernando Lucio – Director, PASO Colombia / One Earth Future
Marina Manke – Head of Labour Mobility and Human Development Division, Department of Migration Management, International Organization for Migration
Nomsa Tarabella Marchesi – Member of Parliament of the National Assembly of South Africa
Khabele Matlosa – Director, Political Affairs, African Union Commission
Ottilia Anna Maunganidze – Head of Special Projects, Institute for Security Studies
Oshita Oshita – Director-General/Member, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution/Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria
Jens Orback – Executive Director at the Global Challenges Foundation; Former Swedish cabinet minister; Secretary-General at the Olof Palme International Centre; Anchorman, Swedish television; and Economist at the Ministry of Finance.
Daniel Perell – Representative to the United Nations, Baha’i International Community
Vesselin Popovski – Professor of International Peace Studies, Soka University, Tokyo
Saphira Rameshfar – Representative of the Baha’i International Community’s UN Office in New York
Megan Roberts – Deputy Director of Policy Planning, United Nations Foundation
Edna Ramirez Robles – Director, GOBIZ Global and Professor of International Law at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
Robert Rotberg – Founding Director, The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Rahima Sajid – American Pakistan Fellow and youth representative to the UN, International Alliance of Women
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Achyuta Samanta – Founder Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, KISS Foundation UK, and KISS Foundation US
Yadira Pinilla Soto – Advisor to the Director of the Department of the Sustainable Democracy and Special Missions, Organization of American States
Enyseh Teimory – Communications Officer, Together First, United Nations Association – UK
Massimo Tomassoli – Permanent Observer to the United Nations, International IDEA
Maysaa Weal Abu Hilal – Women ART Peace Program, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies
Jonah Wittkamper – Co-Founder and President of the Nexus Global Youth Summit and Convener of the Global Governance Philanthropy Network
Zonibel Woods – Gender consultant, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Asian Development Bank
Ursula Wynhoven – United Nations Representative, International Telecommunications Union
Janene Yazzie – Sustainable Development Coordinator, International Indian Treaty Council
Soon-Young Yoon – Representative to the UN, International Alliance of Women, co-driver of the fwMAP
MUSICAL PERFORMERS
GRAMMY-nominated musician and activist, Rocky Dawuni, straddles the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create his appealing Afro Roots sound that unites generations and cultures. A galvanizing performer, Dawuni has performed with Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monae, John Legend & many others. Named one of Africa’s Top 10 global stars by CNN, he has showcased his talent at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center and The Hollywood Bowl. Rocky is a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment for Africa, UN Foundation Ambassador for the Clean Cooking Alliance and a Global Ambassador for Born Free USA which works to stop illegal poaching of endangered animals worldwide. Through these designations, he uses his music to shine a light on crucial issues facing humanity across the globe through live concerts, speaking roles and youth empowerment.
Rocky released his 7th studio album entitled “Beats of Zion” in 2019 with its striking accompanying video shot in Jamestown, Accra through Six Degrees Distribution. Rocky also released “Wickedest Sound” featuring Ghanaian dancehall star, Stonebwoy and the gorgeous “Elevation” shot in India. Rocky is preparing to release a new Ghana focused EP later this year. In a time when divisive rhetoric is on the rise and the political climate prefers to build walls over bridges, “Beats of Zion” is a refreshing message about global unity and a worldview of oneness. http://www.rockydawuni.com
Yagull is a NYC-based acoustic duet of Kana Kamitsubo-Markovic and Sasha Markovic. The work of Yagull has including the latest album “YUNA” received numerous number of praise by diverse publications including Time Out New York, Classical Music Magazine, Progression Magazine, and Acoustic Music. Yagull has performend nationally and internationally. Yagull’s recent concert at the National Museum in Belgrade, Serbia, was featured by RTS, the biggest national broadcast in Serbia.
Kana Kamitsubo-Markovic is a pianist as well as a board-certified music therapist born in Kobe, Japan. She has received a strong and unique music education both in Japan and the U.S studying classical and jazz. In 2008, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in Boston where she studied jazz piano and music therapy. While performing as a pianist, Kana has also actively worked with children with special needs and been recognized as a leading expertise in the field. Kana has created her own method, Musicreative™, which is referred to as a “highly significant in the field of music therapy, music education, and special education”.
Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia), Sasha Markovic is a self-taught musician who has been playing the guitar since the age of 13. He graduated from Belgrade University majored in Anthropology. He took on an unique approach of learning guitar by trying to replicate the sounds from the vast variety of records he passionately collected and listened to, ranging from 70s rock, blues, jazz to world music.
The UN75 Global Governance Forum seeks to promote a more inclusive and effective United Nations through dialogue and recommendations that better harness the ideas, capabilities, and networks of both state and non-state actors for achieving the UN’s commitment to peace, sustainable development, human rights, and a stable climate.