Speakers

President Michael D. Higgins

President Michael D. Higgins

Uachtarán Na hÉireann – President of Ireland
Amina J. Mohammed

Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
President Bill Clinton

President Bill Clinton

Founder and Chairman of the Board, Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and Former President of Ireland
Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed

Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed

Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations
Leymah Roberta Gbowee

Leymah Roberta Gbowee

Nobel Peace Laureate and President of Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa

Dominic MacSorley

Dominic MacSorley

Chief Executive Officer, Concern Worldwide
Ameerah Haq

Ameerah Haq

Former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Field Support
Aline Joyce Berabose

Aline Joyce Berabose

Concern’s Youth Ambassador

Ruairi de Burca

Ruairi de Burca

Director General of Irish Aid
Mary Snapp

Mary Snapp

Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Philanthropies
Aine Lawlor

Aine Lawlor

Master of Ceremonies

Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal

Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation
Jan Egeland

Jan Egeland

Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council
Patrick Colgan

Patrick Colgan

Special Representative of the Irish Government to the Colombian Ministry for Post Conflict

Dr. Rim Turkmani

Dr. Rim Turkmani

Senior Research Fellow at the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science
Nora Owen

Nora Owen

Chair of the Oversight Group of Ireland’s second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
Sarhang Hamasaeed

Sarhang Hamasaeed

Director of Middle East Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace

Connell Foley

Connell Foley

Director of Strategy Advocacy and Learning, Concern Worldwide
Dr. Caitriona Dowd

Dr. Caitriona Dowd

Humanitarian Policy Officer, Concern Worldwide
John Treacy

John Treacy

Chairperson, Concern Worldwide

Abraham Bongassie Wanta

Abraham Bongassie Wanta

Country Director, Concern Worldwide, Republic of Sudan
FeliSpeaks

FeliSpeaks

Nigerian-Irish Spoken Word Performance Artist