Speakers and High Level Participants
President, Arab Republic of Egypt
Chairman, African Union
H.E. Abdelfattah el-Sisi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Republic of Chad
H.E. Idriss Déby
(Republic of Chad)
President, Republic of Togo
H.E. Faure Gnassingbé
(Republic of Togo)
President, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Assoumane Azali
(Union of the Comoros)
President, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Macky Sall
(Republic of Senegal)
President, Republic of Mali
H.E. Ibrahim Boubakar Keita
(Republic of Mali)
Secretary General, United Nations
H.E. Antonio Guterres
(Republic of Portugal)
Chairperson, African Union Commission
H.E. Moussa Faki Mohamat
(Republic of Chad)
Secretary General, League of Arab States
H.E. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Prime Minister, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Julien Bekale
(Gabonese Republic)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt & Chairman, International Advisory Board
H.E. Sameh Shoukry
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Former President, Central African Republic
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza
(Central African Republic)
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
H.E. Amina Mohamed
(Federal Republic of Nigeria )
Senior Vice President, World Bank Group
Dr. Mahmoud Mohie El Din
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Deputy Director General, International Organization for Migration
H.E. Laura Thompson
(Republic of Costa Rica)
Former Vice President, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Speciosa Wandira
(Republic of Uganda)
Chairman, Panel of the Wise
H.E. Amre Moussa
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, African Union
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ramtane Lamamra
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Former Minister of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ibrahim Gambari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
ASG, Special Advisor to the Administrator, UNDP
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye
(Republic of Senegal)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia
H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(Republic of Namibia)
Minister of Interior and Coordination of National Security, Republic of Kenya
H.E. Fred Matiang’i
(Republic of Kenya)
Minister of External Relations, Republic of Cameroon
H.E. Lejeune Mbella Mbella
(Republic of Cameroon)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Francophonie, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef
(Union of the Comoros)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E. Sibusiso Busi Moyo
(Republic of Zimbabwe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chad
H.E. Mahamat Zene Cherif
(Republic of Chad)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Gbehzohngar Milton Findley
(Republic of Liberia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi
H.E. Ezechiel Nibigira
(Republic of Burundi)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
H.E. Elsa Pinto
(Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Amadou Ba
(Republic of Senegal)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Alain-Claude Bilié- By-Nzé
(Gabonese Republic)
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Hamza Said Hamza
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Sweden
H.E. Annika Söder
(Kingdom of Sweden)
USG and Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations
H.E. Bience Gawanas
(Republic of Namibia)
Commissioner for Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Smail Chergui
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission
H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate
(Burkina Faso)
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
H.E. Amani Abou Zeid
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, UN
H.E. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
(Republic of Argentina)
Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, UN
H.E. Alexander Zouev
(Russian Federation)
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR
H.E. George William Okoth-Obbo
(Republic of Uganda)
Director, Division for Operations, UNODC
H.E. Miwa Kato
(Japan)
Special Envoy, Women Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Bineta Diop
(Republic of Senegal)
SRSG to the African Union and Head of the UNOAU
H.E. Hanna Tetteh
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG, UNOWAS
H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG, MONUSCO
H.E. Leila Zerrougi
(People's Democratic Republic Of Algeria)
SRSG, UNAMID
H.E. Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo
(Republic of South Africa)
Director, Defense College, G5 Sahel
General Brahim Vall
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Egypt
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Masaki Noke
(Japan)
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Jacqueline O'Neill
(Canada)
Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman, Banque Misr
Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric
Mr. Caspar Herzberg
(Federal Republic of Germany)
President and CEO, El Sewedy Electric
Mr. Ahmed El Sewedy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
CEO, EFG Hermes Foundation, Head of CSR
Ms. Hanaa Helmy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
H.E. Abdelfattah el-Sisi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Arab Republic of Egypt
Chairman, African Union
H.E. Idriss Déby
(Republic of Chad)
President, Republic of Chad
H.E. Faure Gnassingbé
(Republic of Togo)
President, Republic of Togo
H.E. Assoumane Azali
(Union of the Comoros)
President, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Macky Sall
(Republic of Senegal)
President, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Ibrahim Boubakar Keita
(Republic of Mali)
President, Republic of Mali
H.E. Antonio Guterres
(Republic of Portugal)
Secretary General, United Nations
H.E. Moussa Faki Mohamat
(Republic of Chad)
Chairperson, African Union Commission
H.E. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Secretary General, League of Arab States
H.E. Julien Bekale
(Gabonese Republic)
Prime Minister, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Sameh Shoukry
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt & Chairman, International Advisory Board
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza
(Central African Republic)
Former President, Central African Republic
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Amina Mohamed
(Federal Republic of Nigeria )
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Dr. Mahmoud Mohie El Din
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Senior Vice President, World Bank Group
H.E. Laura Thompson
(Republic of Costa Rica)
Deputy Director General, International Organization for Migration
H.E. Speciosa Wandira
(Republic of Uganda)
Former Vice President, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Amre Moussa
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman, Panel of the Wise
H.E. Ramtane Lamamra
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, African Union
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ibrahim Gambari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Former Minister of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye
(Republic of Senegal)
ASG, Special Advisor to the Administrator, UNDP
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(Republic of Namibia)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia
H.E. Fred Matiang’i
(Republic of Kenya)
Minister of Interior and Coordination of National Security, Republic of Kenya
H.E. Lejeune Mbella Mbella
(Republic of Cameroon)
Minister of External Relations, Republic of Cameroon
H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef
(Union of the Comoros)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Francophonie, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Sibusiso Busi Moyo
(Republic of Zimbabwe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E. Mahamat Zene Cherif
(Republic of Chad)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chad
H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Gbehzohngar Milton Findley
(Republic of Liberia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Ezechiel Nibigira
(Republic of Burundi)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Burundi
H.E. Elsa Pinto
(Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
H.E. Amadou Ba
(Republic of Senegal)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Alain-Claude Bilié- By-Nzé
(Gabonese Republic)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Hamza Said Hamza
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Annika Söder
(Kingdom of Sweden)
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Sweden
H.E. Bience Gawanas
(Republic of Namibia)
USG and Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations
H.E. Smail Chergui
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Commissioner for Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate
(Burkina Faso)
Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission
H.E. Amani Abou Zeid
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
H.E. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
(Republic of Argentina)
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, UN
H.E. Alexander Zouev
(Russian Federation)
Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, UN
H.E. George William Okoth-Obbo
(Republic of Uganda)
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR
H.E. Miwa Kato
(Japan)
Director, Division for Operations, UNODC
H.E. Bineta Diop
(Republic of Senegal)
Special Envoy, Women Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Hanna Tetteh
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG to the African Union and Head of the UNOAU
H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG, UNOWAS
H.E. Leila Zerrougi
(People's Democratic Republic Of Algeria)
SRSG, MONUSCO
H.E. Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo
(Republic of South Africa)
SRSG, UNAMID
General Brahim Vall
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Director, Defense College, G5 Sahel
H.E. Masaki Noke
(Japan)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Egypt
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Jacqueline O'Neill
(Canada)
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
Member of the International Advisory Board
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank
Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman, Banque Misr
Mr. Caspar Herzberg
(Federal Republic of Germany)
President, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric
Mr. Ahmed El Sewedy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President and CEO, El Sewedy Electric
Ms. Hanaa Helmy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
CEO, EFG Hermes Foundation, Head of CSR
