Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Former Executive Director
UN Women

Having dedicated her life to bringing an end to Apartheid, Phumzile became the first woman to hold the position of Deputy President of South Africa. She continues to be engaged with organizations committed to education, women’s empowerment, and gender equality, such as the Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children (Board Member), African Leadership Academy (Member of the Advisory Board), the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (Board of Trustees), and Women Deliver (Board Chair). She is the Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Founder of the Umlambo Foundation.

Speakers

Jeannette Bayisenge

Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Rwanda

Shabana Basij Rasikh

President & Co-Founder The School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA)

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Former Executive Director UN Women

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder Malala Fund

Helen Clark

Former Prime Minister New Zealand

Sima Bahous

Executive Director UN Women

Stephen Omollo

Chief Executive Officer Plan International

Licypriya Kangujam

Founder The Child Movement

Chido Cleopatra Mpemba

AUC Chairperson's Youth Envoy African Union

Natalia Kanem

Executive Director UNFPA

Leymah R. Gbowee

Founder and President Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa

Mamta Murthi

Vice President for Human Development The World Bank

Aya Chebbi

Founder Nala Feminist Collective

Dr. Samukeliso Dube

Executive Director FP2030

Mwanahamisi Singano

Senior Global Policy Lead Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Emilia Reyes

Program Director of Policies and Budgets for Equality and Sustainable Development Gender Equity: Citizenship, Work and Family

Vivania Tatawaqa

Management Collective Member DIVA for Equality

Latanya Mapp Frett

President and CEO Global Fund for Women

Francoise Moudouthe

CEO African Women's Development Fund

Mabel van Oranje

Founder and Global Champion Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage