Lisa Mossberg

Coordinator for Sweden's Global Strategy for Gender Equality
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

A political scientist by training with a Master of European Affairs Degree from Lund University Mossberg has spent 25 years in development cooperation. She has worked with women’s rights organisations in the Balkans with the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation and manged gender mainstreaming programs at UNDP in Albania. Mossberg has held several posts at Sida including as gender adviser for the Humanitarian Unit, Democracy and Human rights Programme Officer and Department Coordinator at the Department for Europe and Latin-American. Since 2018 Mossberg coordinates Sida’s implementation of the Swedish strategy for Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Rights. _x000D_
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Event Schedule

DAY 1
18 July 2023
Start Time End Time Session Description Action
06:30 pm EEST 08:00 pm EEST Walking the Talk: Equitable partnerships for movement-building in Africa
Side Event
M-Hotel - Ball Room

In this learning event, funders and African feminist organizations will meet in a conversation on funding practices, successes and challenges to achieve gender equality Read More

Speakers
Tsitsi Midzi

Head of Partnerships and Development

Urgent Action Fund – Africa

Torbjörn Pettersson

Assistant Director General and Head of Department at Sida

Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)

Yvette Kathurima

Manager, Equity, Gender & Youth Field Building Lead

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation

Lisa Mossberg

Coordinator for Sweden's Global Strategy for Gender Equality

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Rouzeh Eghtessadi

Executive Director

SAfAIDS Regional

Speakers

Magdalene Dorto

Not applicable Not applicable

Deborah Nyirenda

Not applicable Not applicable

Yashmin Fernandes

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

Stella Anyangwe

End Polo Now Coordinator Rotary International

Blandine Umuziranenge

Founder and CEO Kosmotivr

Taryn Russell

Deputy Executive Director Results Canada

Djeinaba Kane

Advocacy & Partnership Lead AfricaNenda

Rafiat Akinokun

Youth Advorate and cub's health nurse

Melania Chiponda

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

Aries Setiadi

Managing Director Fintech Association Indonesia

Claude Mambo Muvunyi

Director General Rwanda Biomedical Center

Hanna Lemma

Co-founder & Contributor Addis Powerhouse

Kathryn Toure

Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office IDRC

Dr. Lisa Avery

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Director Africa Initiatives

Carmen Correa

CEO Pro Mujer

Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Peace Price Laureate Tawakkol Karman Foundation

Anis Farid

Research Project Manager Women's Aid Organisation

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