2021 Speakers
The Forum unites hundreds of speakers from around the globe, representing a variety of sectors – local and national governments, international organizations, NGOs, large companies, philanthropy, academia, media, and more. This multi-stakeholder approach ensures a comprehensive balance of sectors, themes, and geographical areas. Everyone, from high profile personalities, project experts and actors of civil society, takes part in open dialogue, standing united in diversity as they discuss solutions rather than problems.
The Forum serves as a platform upon which state and non-state actors engage in transnational cooperation for collective action. Renowned speakers are brought together to lend their expertise in a dynamic program covering both precise questions as well as transversal topics.
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
A portion of the speakers directly represent state and local governments. Dialogue between heads of state and government, project leaders, and participants from all over the world will take place in various formats, sharing governance ideas in their own countries, and exchanging with academics and experts.
Union of the Comoros
Tunisia
Republic of Serbia
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Libya
Republic of Namibia
United States of America
People's Republic of Bangladesh
President, Republic of Estonia
Republic of Slovenia
Republic of Albania
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Moldavia
Canada
Georgia
LEADERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2021 speakers also represent international organizations, gathering to lend their expertise in close exchange on global governance issues.
African Development Bank
Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group
UNAIDS
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations (UN)
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
European Council
Organisation Internationale de la francophonie (OIF)
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
Pacific Islands Forum
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Commonwealth
Unitaid
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
European Commission
International Air Transport Association
Arab League
OTHER ACTORS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
The fourth edition will feature a rich variety of speaker profiles representing NGOs of all sizes, media, academia and research, philanthropy, global companies, trade unions and employers’ associations, and religious organizations, uniting to discuss and promote innovative solutions to global governance challenges.
African Union Commission
Sustainable Cities Institute
Global Pact Coalition
TechHer Nigeria
Strelka KB
Gabon
Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy
Palestine
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
WWF Russia
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federative Republic of Brazil
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Instituto Igarapé
PREZODE
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
TradeMark East Africa
Association e-Enfance
Eutelsat
Digital Medusa
Groupe SOS
OXFAM Italy
European Centre For Electoral Support (ECES)
AVPN
France
European Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST)
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
French National Assembly
Catalyst 2030
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Astroscale
International Telecommunication Union
Vice-President and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Commission
Observatoire Pharos
Appia Capacity
Network of Experts For Sustainable Development In Central Asia
Village Capital
ICT4PEACE Foundation
Natural England
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
University of Bristol
Angola
Global Pact Coalition
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Pacific Community (SPC)
Secure World Foundation
Agricultural Research Centre for International Cooperation (CIRAD)
The New York Times
Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)
AI for Climate
Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC), Oxford University
Orbital Gateway Consulting
Member of the Facebook Independent Oversight Board, Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation
Madre
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in…
Faurecia
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
GEODE Center - Geopolitics of the Datasphere
UNOOSA
Dino Patti Djalal is founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) and former Indonesian…
Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS)
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission
World Organization for Animal Health
WEPROTECT Global Alliance
Special Advisor, Institut Montaigne
Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, New York Times
La Caixa Foundation
European Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Elevar Equity
Wellcome Trust
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Alfred Landecker Foundation
Egypt
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Geopolitics of the Datasphere (GEODE)
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Air Liquide
Better Than Cash Alliance
PeaceNexus
Institutional Strategy and Systems
Amazon International
Head of the Political Strategy and Communication Unit of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission…
Microsoft
France
Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Former Secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
European Center for Not-for-Profit-Law
African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Director-General, Publications Office of the European Union
Cipher
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
La Banque Postale
World Association of News Publishers
Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures, and Right to Development Division, Office of the High Commissioner for…
OJOPÚBLICO
Evidence Action
BBC Media Action
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
ShareAction
Bluetown
Fundación Multitudes
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Issoufou Mahamadou Foundation
Founder and Executive Director, México Evalúa
Digital Asia Hub
Civicus
CyberPeace Institute
European Commission
United Nations in Indonesia
Senegal
Republic of Estonia
Kaspersky
Namati Kenya
Digital Rights Foundation
Human Rights Watch
Microsoft
Allen & Overy
Article 19
Alliance / Women at The Table
Fastercures, Milken Institute
Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Community Media Network
Estonia
France
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
President, Paris Peace Forum
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Groupe L'Oréal
Togo
Center For The Study of Security, Impunity And Justice, Universidad De Las Americas Puebla
France
Secours Islamique France
Politico
AFP
Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados
European Council on Foreign Relations
Millicom
Center For Democracy & Technology
Director for Governance and Conflict, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Share My Space
Mayors Migration Council
United Nations Industrialization Development Organization (UNIDO)
China Center For International Knowledge on Development
Federal Republic of Germany
French National Assembly
Indonesia
President, Open Society Foundations
Secours Islamique France
Senior Advisor, European Institute of Peace
Ntengwe For Community Development
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Juventud Unida en Acción
Planet
Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Secure World Foundation
Project Director, Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
International Institute of Air and Space Law, Leiden University
Ocean Unite
Bloomberg
Project Liberty
The Nippon Foundation-Gebco Seabed 2030 Project
Réseau africain de l’économie sociale et solidaire (RAESS)
Center for China and Globalization (CCG)
YouTube
Global Forum for Media Development
France
Pew Research Center
The Economist
Körber-Stiftung
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Mozilla
Engagement Director, World Benchmarking Alliance
National Unity Government in Myanmar
African Union Development Agency - NEPAD
United Nations
Paris Peace Forum
United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology
Craig Newmark Philanthropies
United Nations (UN)
Saint-Cyr military academy
Ministry of Defence, Japan
World Wide Web Foundation
African Union Development Agency - NEPAD
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Caelus Foundation
Astroscale
WHO Academy, World Health Organization (WHO)
LOBA
The Perfector of Sentiments (POS) Foundation
Internet Without Borders
The Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation
YouTube
México Evalúa
Brunswick
The Degrees Initiative (Formerly SRMGI)
Environment Systems
Brunswick
French Ministry of Armed Forces
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)
Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program of the Council on Foreign Relations
ActionAid Ireland
Africa Cybersecurity Resource Centre for Financial Inclusion (ACRC)
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Reasearch
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Republic of Cyprus
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
École Supérieure des Médias et Des Communications, Université Aga Khan
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Europe Jacques Delors
Open Government Partnership
Global Centre for Pluralism
Business for inclusive growth (B4IG)
ARTICLE19 and Global Forum for Media Development
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
UNESCO
CNBC
Aga Khan Foundation UK
International Energy Agency (IEA)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)
Agence française de développement (AFD)
Allen & Overy
Harvard Business School
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat
Center for Sustainable Development of Columbia University
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO)
Allen & Overy
CyberPeace Institute
Körber-Stiftung
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
School of International Futures (SOIF)
Swiss Re
Council of Europe
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA)
United Nations General Assembly
Global Citizen
Founder, SheSays
The Internet Commission
Astroscale
New America
CEO of ONE; Former Administrator of USAID
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Women’s Fund Asia (WFA)
PROTECTDEFENDERS.EU
UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
General Assembly of the United Nations
International Telecommunication Union
The University of Tokyo - Science, Technology And Innovation Governance Program
World Health Organization (WHO)
School of International Futures (SOIF)
Egypt
Crédit Mutuel
Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (ANSSI)
European Climate Foundation
Duke Global Health Innovation Center
Rondine - Cittadella Della Pace
Paris Peace Forum
Suez Group
Young leaders in protected and conserved areas in Latin America and the Caribbean network (RELLAC- JÓVENES)
Juventud Unida en Acción
International Trade Center (ITC)
France
Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (FNSP), Sciences Po
Conservation International
Ford Foundation
Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization
School of International Futures (SOIF)
Schneider Electric
Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI)
Free Press Unlimited
YouTube
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Sumitomo Corporation
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Igor Yurgens is the Chairman of the Management Board of the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
CGSTL
Observatory on Information and Democracy