Leymah R. Gbowee

Founder and President
Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa

Leymah is a 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate and a Liberian Peace Activist, trained Social Worker and Women’s Rights Advocate. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Gender, Law, and Transformative Peace Initiative of the City of New York, is a Member of the Sustainable Development Goals, Aurora Prize Selection Committee and the Hilton Humanitarian Prize Jury. She serves on various boards across the world, holds a M.A. in Conflict Transformation and a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from various universities across the world.

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