Agon Maliqi
Agon Maliqi is a policy analyst, civil society activist and media writer from Prishtina, Kosovo. He is the creator and co-founding editor of sbunker.net, an Albanian language opinions and analysis blog which gathers a younger generation of academics, think tankers and civil society activists. Mr. Maliqi’s main interests include regional and international affairs, the state […]
Berat Rukiqi Ph.D.
– Co-owner and co –founder of “Trosha” – a successful startup company which employs more than 70 people – Board member, as a representative of the private sector at “Millennium Foundation Kosovo” – 11 years’ experience at KCC (Kosovo Chamber of Commerce) in various positions, recently elected as the President of KCC – 4 years’ […]
Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger
Ambassador Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) since 2008. A German career diplomat, he was State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2006, he was the Federal Republic of Germany’s Ambassador to the U.S., and from 2006 to 2008, to the Court of St James’. He […]
Miroslav Lajcak
Miroslav Lajčák is the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, a position he assumed on 2 April 2020. Having dedicated his professional life to diplomacy, representing both the Slovak Republic and the international community, Miroslav Lajčák has more than 30 years of experience in foreign policy. In his […]
James O’Brien
James O’Brien is Vice Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) and leads the firm’s Europe practice. A founder of the firm, he has worked extensively on issues affecting consumer goods, health, entertainment, environment, media (including free speech), information technology, telecommunications, and finance sectors. Mr. O’Brien is also a member of the management and investment committees […]
Ramiro Avendaño Jaramillo
Executive with 43 years of age and 18 years of professional experience in the Telecommunications and Media industries, with responsibilities in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Currently President of Channel 1, having previously held the presidency of El Heraldo and the Board of Directors of the Colombian Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (CCIT), member […]
Karen Abudinen Abuchaibe
Karen Abudinen es abogada y cuenta con más de 15 años de experiencia trabajando en la planeación, gestión y obtención de recursos en el sector público y privado. Actualmente, es la Ministra de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones del país y desde esta posición busca generar más equidad para los colombianos a […]
Hon. Athena Salman
State Representative Athena Salman was born and raised in Arizona to an immigrant family from Mexico, Germany, and Palestine. Her early gratification for the rights we often take for granted inspires her defense of those most vulnerable including forcing the prisons to supply feminine hygiene products to incarcerated women by sparking national outrage, unapologetically standing […]
Shadi Alshhadeh
Shadi Alshhadeh works at the UOSSM, and he is also a student at the University of Lausanne. Shadi has studied law in Damascus, the city where he was born. He was forced to flee Syria in 2011. He first moved to Egypt where he stayed about two years, during which he founded, together with some […]
Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea
Born in the mountains of N.C., and spending her early years amid the influences of civil rights era conflicts in rural South Carolina, Sharon is Director of Refugee & Immigration Ministries (RIM) for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She is an employee of Disciples Home Missions. RIM works to mobilize Disciples congregations around the […]
Dr. Nadia Qassim Bastaki
Dr. Bastaki currently serves as Etihad Airways’ Vice President of Medical & CSR strategy. Since joining Etihad Airways in 2007, she has helped to position the airline as a global leader in the field of aviation medicine, while also focusing on clinical care at the Etihad Airways Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi. Dr Bastaki is […]