Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder
Malala Fund

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, UN Messenger of Peace, and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As co-founder of Malala Fund, she is building a world where every girl can learn and lead without fear.

Event Schedule

DAY 1
18 July 2023
DAY 2
19 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
11:30 am EET 01:00 pm EET Fireside Chat with Malala and Ziauddin Yousufzai
Youth Zone
Youth Zone, KCC Terrace

Malala was only 15 years young when her dreams were strikingly disrupted. When our dreams are often the recollection of those around us, our environment can also be Read More

Speakers
Ziauddin Yousafzai

Co-Founder and Board Member

Malala Fund

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder

Malala Fund

03:30 pm EET 05:00 pm EET Co-Designing Gender Equality: The Role of Accountability in the Gender Equality Agenda
Plenary
KCC Auditorium

Addressing gender gaps requires addressing accountability gaps. Despite numerous commitments to gender equality and women’s rights, implementation and delivery Read More

Speakers
Nabeela Iqbal

Founder and Director

Sisterhood Initiative

Asenath Mwithigah

Chief Executive Officer

Orchid Project

Wangechi Wachira

Executive Director

Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW

Pauline Faith Gartor

Youth Activist

Youth Coalition for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights/ Girls Health Alliance

Marci Ien

Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth

Government of Canada

Julisa Tambunan

Deputy Executive Director

Equal Measures 2030

Louise Holt

Director General, Social Development, Global Issues and Development

Global Affairs Canada

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame

Global Advocacy Manager

Sightsavers

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder

Malala Fund

Start Time End Time Session Description Action
03:30 pm EET 05:00 pm EET Gender & technology: Standing on the Edge of a New Frontier
Concurrent
Room MH 3-2

The digital divide has become the new face of gender inequality.
The rapid advancement of technology, artificial intelligence and disruptive innovation is changing the Read More

Speakers
Monica Aleman Cunningham

International Program Director: Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice Program

Ford Foundation

Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-Founder

Malala Fund

Sima Bahous

Executive Director

UN Women

Speakers

Deborah Nyirenda

Not applicable Not applicable

Magdalene Dorto

Not applicable Not applicable

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Melania Chiponda

Gender and Climate Advisor The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Yashmin Fernandes

Director Women's Digital Financial Inclusion Hub, Women's World Banking

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Patricia Elias

Every Woman International Lawyer; Chief, Global Diplomatic Campaign

Lipi Rahman

Executive Director, Badabon Sangho Every Woman Indrani Fellow

Kigali Convention Center - KG 2 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda