Speakers

Speakers

Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani

Vice Chairperson and CEO, Qatar Foundation
Qatar

Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah

Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen of Malaysia)
Malaysia

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group
Nigeria

Her Excellency

Sümeyye Erdoğan

Vice – President of Women and Democracy Association (KADEM)
Turkey

His Excellency Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali

Minister of Culture and Sports
Qatar

Her Excellency Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Thani

Special Envoy of the Arab League Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs
Qatar

Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne

Member of Britain’s Upper Chamber of Parliament, the House of Lord
United Kingdom

Ahmed M. Aref

Manager, Planning and Institutional Development, Doha International Family Institute
Qatar

Prof. Aisha al-Mannai

Professor and Director of Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization, College of Islamic Studies, HBKU
Qatar

Aisha Rosalie

Vlogger
United Kingdom

Azza O. Abdelmoneium

Director of Research, Doha International Family Institute
Qatar

Balázs Molnár

Vice President for Strategy and Coordination, Kopp Maria Institute for Demography and Families
Hungary

Bouchra Tawfiq

Director, National Institute of Social Action (INAS)
Morocco

Dan Anderberg

Professor, Department of Economics Royal Holloway, University of London
United Kingdom

Dana Al-Kahlout

Advocacy Manager, Doha International Family Institute (DIFI)
Qatar

Dina Douay

Director of Women, Family and Childhood Directorate, League of Arab States
Jordan

Haela M. Almikrish

Executive Deputy to the Secretary General, Family Affairs Council
Saudi Arabia

Hamad Al Amari

Comedian
Qatar

Hanan Ashegh

Founder, Goodwill Caravan
United Kingdom

Hairil Fadzly Md Akir

Deputy Director General, National Population and Family Development
Malaysia

Humoud Fahad Alqashan

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Kuwait University and Family & Marital Therapist
Kuwait

Ibrahim Al-Ansari

Event & Wedding Planner
Qatar

Jawaher Al Mana

Emotional Intelligence Coach
Qatar

Kevin Skinner

Marriage and Family Therapist
USA

Khaled Al Mohannadi

Psychologist, Daam Healthcare Behvaioral Center
Qatar

Lissel Mogaka

Director, Family Promotion, Protection and Social Welfare Division, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection State Department for Social Protection
Kenya

Luay Shabaneh

Regional Director, UNFPA, ASRO
Egypt

Mohamed Mattar

Clinical Professor of Law, Qatar University
Qatar

Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi

Professor, Department of Demography, University of Tehran
Iran

Mostafa Aboussaad

Educational and Social Expert
Kuwait

Mostafa Attia

Disability and Inclusion Researcher and International Consultant

Moussa Charafeddine

President, Friends of the Disabled Association
Lebanon

Nada Al-Ahdal

Human Rights Activist
Yemen

Najat Al Abdullah

Director of the Family Affairs Department, MADLSA
Qatar

Ola Abu Al Ghaib

Manager - UN Partnership on Persons with Disabilities Fund, UNDP
Palestine

Olivier Yao

World President, International Federation Family Development (IFFD)
Ivory Coast

Parveen Ali

Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield
UK

Raian Ali

Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad bin Khalifa University
Qatar

Reem Abu Hassan

Former Jordanian Minister of Social Development
Jordan

Reem Al Bannaw

HBKU Alumni
Qatar

Robinson Mose Ocharo

Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Work, the University of Nairobi
Kenya

Rosa Pich

Family Coach and Speaker
Spain

Saleh Al Ghadori

Director of Social. Affairs Department, Executive Bureau, Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs
Kuwait

Shaikha Faisal Medndi

Head of Mawada Program
Kuwait

Shafi Al Hajri

Associate Professor, Qatar University
Qatar

Sharifa Khalfan Al-Yahyai

Former Minister of Social Development
Oman

Sharifa Noaman Al-Emadi

Executive Director, Doha International Family Institute (DIFI)
Qatar

Sheikh Ahmed Al Buainain

Senior ConFamily Consultant
Qatar

Suhaila Ghuloum

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar

Takashi Izutsu

Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, Global Coordinator for the UNITAR - University of Tokyo Forum on Disability and the SDGs
Japan

Wee Min Lee

Chairman, Focus on the Family Malaysia
Malaysia

Yafa Shanneik

Lecturer in Islamic Studies, University of Birmingham
United Kingdom

Moderators

Akiko Ito

Chief of the United Nations Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Singapore

Amal Mohammed Al Malki

Founding Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Qatar

Hitmi Khalifa Al Hitmi

Lecturer, Qatar University & Social Media Influencer
Qatar

Khalid Al Naama

Family Policy Director, Doha International Family Institute (DIFI)
Qatar

Mohammed Al Hayder

Positive Psychologist and People Empowerment Expert
Qatar

Nada Al Saadi

Life Coach
Qatar

Raymond Mutura

Director Centre for Research on Organizations Work & Family and Chair Program for Family Development at the Strathmore University Business School
Kenya

Shaikha Al Marri

Member of Youth Advisory Committee, Minister of Culture and Sports
Qatar

Sheni Hamid

Political Strategist, Advisor and Media Consultant
United Kingdom

Susan Karamanian

Dean College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Qatar