The 2022 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.
Prime Minister, Montenegro
Queen of Jordan
President, Union of the Comoros
President, Swiss Confederation
President, Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Prime Minister, Principality of Andorra
President, Argentine Republic
Prime Minister, Republic of Kosovo
President, French Republic
President, Hungary
President, Republic of Kosovo
President, Republic of North Macedonia
President, Republic of Colombia
Prime Minister, Republic of Albania
President, Georgia
LEADERS OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2022 speakers also represent international organizations, gathering to lend their expertise in close exchange on global governance issues.
Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group
Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), 2020 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Director-General, UNESCO
President, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Governor, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
President, UNITAID
OTHER ACTORS OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
The fifth 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.
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Vested Impact
Deputy Secretary Strategy and National Resilience Group, Department of Home Affairs, Australia
Chief Executive Officer, Fiker Institute
Founder and Director, Barranquilla+20 foundation
Director: AI and Global Programmes, Research ICT Africa
Chief Executive Officer, Postcode Lottery Group
Minister of Culture and Youth, United Arab Emirates
Director of Humanitarian Relief, Uplift Afghanistan Fund
Head of Space Sustainability and ESG Programme Manager, SES
Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Kingdom of Spain
Executive Director, Directorio Legislativo
Executive Director Mobilisation Partnerships and Communication, AFD
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federative Republic of Brazil
Correspondante, CNBC
General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs, Tik Tok
Executive Director Global Health, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations
Director, Digital Futures Lab
Assistant Professor, Koç University
Founder and Executive President, Patronato Pro Zona Mazahua A.C.
Prime Minister's Special Representative on Cyber and Digital Cyber Coordinator, National Security Group, New Zealand
Division Manager, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Founding Director, Amani Africa
Chief Executive Officer, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale
Chief Executive Officer, Ksapa
Senior Consultant , Kois
Executive Director and Founding Member, Biladi
Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Program Director, Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental
Associate Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Lawyer, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
Paris Correspondent, CNN
Founder and President, Mediterranean Development Initiative
Ambassador of His Majesty Mohammed VI, Kingdom of Morocco to the French Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Republic of Rwanda
Tunisia correspondent, Le Monde & France 24
Founder, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Bloomberg LP
Cabinet Chief, World Health Organization
Director, The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS)
Secretary of State for Europe, French Republic
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, Republic of Malta
Vice-President and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Commission
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2015,
Deputy Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Deputy Director General, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
Program officer, France, Italy, Spain, G7 & G20, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Professor at the School of Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), CONICET
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Astralintu Space Technologies, Chair, IAF Latin American and Caribbean Subcommittee
International Affairs Coordinator, Derechos Digitales
Member of Parliament, Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, French National Assembly, French Republic
Director Equity, Open Society Foundations
Senior Partner, Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate Finance & Strategy, ESG & Sustainability, Financial Institution, McKinsey…
General Director, Sistemas de Inteligencia en Mercados y Opinión, S.C.
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Senior Advisor, Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative, Africa CDC
Executive Director, Women's Fund Asia
Former Prime Minister, New Zealand
Chief Executive Officer, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
Head of Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI), ShareAction
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, French Republic, France
G20 EMPOWER Alliance member / G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council member, Paris Peace Forum Special Advisor…
Vice President, EU Public Policy, Amazon
International Tech Policy Consultant, International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM)
Co-Chair, Principles for Peace Initiative
Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation
Executive Director, Strategy and Operations, American Red Cross
Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Programme Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Secretary General, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
President and Trustee, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Counselor, Asociación de Cabildos indígenas del Norte del Cauca
Deputy Director General, L' Organisation mondiale de la santé animale (OMSA)
Special Advisor, Institut Montaigne
Director, Wider Europe programme, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
President, Iraqi Women Network
Executive Director, Open Society – Middle East and North Africa
Executive Vice-President, Performance Management, OCP Group
Programmes Director, Peace, Stability, Security Department, Expertise France, AFD Group
Head of the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO
Chief of Learning, Leadership and Management Development Section, United Nations Secretariat
Director of Protection and Essential Services, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe, New York Times
President and Chief Executive Officer, Crisis Group
Chairman, International Sustainability Standards Board
Partnership Manager, Lebanon Humanitarian and Development Forum of Local NGOs
Head of the Cybersecurity Coordination Office, Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Spain
Global Director for Trust & Safety, Niantic
Community Manager, NaTakallam
Chief Public Affairs Officer, Illumina
Executive Director, Alliance internationale pour la protection du patrimoine dans les zones en conflit (ALIPH)
Communications and Public Relations Coordinator, Laboratoria
President, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Director, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI)
Dean, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po Université
Head of the Political Strategy and Communication Unit of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission…
Chief Digital Safety Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Ambassador for Cyber Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Republic of Croatia
Former Secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Directeur du développement durable, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, France
Member of Parliament, French National Assembly, French Republic
Secretary General of the Paris Peace Forum, Paris Peace Forum
Director-General, Publications Office of the European Union
Mayor of Farray Municipality, Niger
Chairman of the Executive Board of La Banque Postale, Executive Vice-President of Le Groupe La Poste
Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, Office of the High Commissioner for…
Managing Director, Women in Mining (WIM) UK, Chairperson of the Advisory Board, Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA)
Global Head of Sustainable Investment, Schroders
Founder and President, UNESCO's Week of Sound
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway
Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence, World Health Organization
Senior Director of Advocacy, Center for Civilians in Conflict
Professor and Executive Vice-President, The University of Tokyo
Director, Idées Femmes
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Commit Global
Program Officer, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Europe Commission
Founder and Executive Director, México Evalúa
Chief Officer for Global Government Affairs and Regulatory, Viasat
Founding Director, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE)
Director of the Gender, Women and Civil Society Department, African Development Bank
President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA),
Director General of Leaders pour la Paix, President of Tunisiennes Fières
Director on Strategic Development, Ukrainian Women´s Fund
Representative of France to the International Labour Organization Governing Body,
Founder and CEO, Global Sovereign Advisory
Senior Projects Director, Inter Mediate
Chief Executive Officer, Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)
Deputy of Director, Lviv Regional State Administration
Senior Partnerships Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
President, Paris Peace Forum
Reporter, Politico
African Union Commission Chairperson's Chef de Cabinet, African Union Commission
Chief Executive Officer, ChangeNOW
Director of the Biological Systems Department (BIOS), French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
Director General, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Germany
Director for Governance and Conflict, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Vice President Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
President, Foundation for Influenza Epidemiolgy, Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network
Senior Advisor, European Institute of Peace
Spokesperson, Education coalition
Project Director, Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
Director of Political Economy, The Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Director of Multi-Country Office for Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti, Representative to the African Union, UNOPS
Technical Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Co-founder and Secretary-General, Center for China and Globalization
Director, SDG Impact, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
CEO and co-founder, Nexo Jornal
Head of Division – Networks, Partnerships and Gender, OECD Development Centre
Team Leader, Technology Diplomacy and Strategic Communication, International Outreach for a Human-Centric Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
Minister of Education, People's Republic of Bangladesh
Senior Editor, The Economist
Executive Director for International Affairs, Körber Stiftung
Fellow, Institute for International Education - Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF), Lecturer, Sciences Po University Paris
Founder, Nadia’s Initiative; 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Engagement Director, World Benchmarking Alliance
Executive Director, Akina mama wa afrika
Assistant Secretary General for Policy and Projects, Paris Peace Forum
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, Republic of Senegal
Artist & Former Minister of Culture , Senegal
Deputy National Security Advisor, Cyber & Emerging Tech, The White House
Member, European Parliament
Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the French Republic,
Associate Director, Climate Pathways Project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Director, Political-Security Affair, Deputy-Director, Asia Society Policy Institute
General coordinator, CAPAMI Foundation
Ambassador, Secretary General for the Generation Equality Forum (Beijing+25)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Needy (SON)
Director for Partnership and Operational Programme Monitoring, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Executive Director, Uplift Afghanistan Fund
Minister of Information, Republic of Ghana
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Karama
Assistant Director General for Culture, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
National Cyber Security Coordinator in the India National Security Council Secretariat,
Chief Executive Officer, The DECIMALS Fund
Partner, Business and Society Global Lead, Brunswick Group
Executive Director, Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
Senior Fellow and Director, Global Order and Institutions Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Founder and President, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI)
Deputy Chief of Staff and Vice President, President's Office, Rockefeller Foundation
Head of AI Unit and OECD.AI, OECD Digital Economy Policy Division, OECD
Co-Chair, Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB)
Deputy Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic
Vice President, International Public Policy & Government Affairs, Amazon
Secretary General, Global Centre for Pluralism
Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom,
Head of Secretariat, Principles for Peace
Assistant Director General for Social and Human Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Chief Executive Officer and Global Director of Institutional Partnerships, Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom)
Senior Director, Europe, Breakthrough Energy
Chief, Strategy Development & Partnerships, Emergencies & Transitions, World Food Programme
Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement
Permanent Representative of the French Republic to the United Nations Security Council,
Director, American University in Cairo, Access to Knowledge for Development Center
Former Minister of Health, Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Narrative Exposure Therapy lead at Traula Treatment International, Director, National Clinic Services of Freedom from Torture
Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, French Republic
Chief of Innovative Finance Hub in Helsinki, UNICEF
President, Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No repetición
Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, Stimson Center
Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union, African Union
Mayor, Milan
Ancien envoyé spécial du SGNU pour la Libye, Organisation des Nations Unies
President of COPAVE, Peace by Africa
Head of Practice, Mayors Migration Council
Institutional Development Coordinator, Instituto Mexicano de Derechos Humanos y Democracia a.c.
Secretary of State for Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life, French Republic
Executive Director for Europe and Central Asia, Open Society Foundations
Executive Director, Ilda
Co-Founder and CEO, Digantara
Vice President, UN Affairs and International Organisations, Microsoft Corporation
President of the Steering Committee of the Paris Peace Forum, Founder of SheSays
President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Luce Foundation
Director of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry, European Commission
President and Vice Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
Chief Executive Officer, ONE Campaign
Director, Access Now
Deputy Chairman, Open Society Foundations
Director, Institute for Heritage and Sustainable Human Development
Head of Partnerships Department, AFD
Vice President in charge of International Policy, INRAE
Director General for Homeland Security, United Kingdom’s Home Office
Senior Techplomacy Delegate, International Committee of the Red Cross
Director for parliamentary relations with the United Nations, European Union Delegation to the United Nations
Artist, The Walls Remembers Their Faces
Scientist & Chief of Staff, National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Senegal
Senior Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute
Managing Director, Afrigen Biologics
Program Lead, Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative , Africa CDC
Vice President, Policy and Advocacy, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Co-Chairman, International Fund for Public Interest Media
Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief, Open Development Cambodia (ODC)
Vice President, Luminate Strategic Initiatives
Co-Founder, Pandemic Action Network
Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Senior Researcher, Igarapé Institute
Director of Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Iconem
Director, Duke Global Health Innovation Center
Founder and Director General, Paris Peace Forum
Chairman of the World Materials Forum (WMF), Vice President of the International Chamber of Commerce
Ambassador for digital issues, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs French Republic
Co-Founder and Director, Kubernein Initiative
Global Director of Humanitarian Response, Save the Children
Director and Head of Service, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments, European Commission
Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization
Technical Member, African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies
Director of Programs and Partnerships, Nadia´s Initiative
Chief Executive Officer, Brunswick Group
Chief Executive Officer, South West Grid for Learning trust (SWGfL)
Minister Delegate for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, France
Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Program Manager, Equal Rights and Independent Media
Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, People's Republic of China
Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Project Kuiper, Amazon