20-22 September 2010
Roundtable 1: Addressing the challenge of poverty, hunger and gender equality
Monday 20 September, 10:00-13:00
CSO/NGO
- Ms. Maria Victoria Raquiza, Board Member, La Liga Policy Institute, the Philippines
- Mr. Ziad Abdel Samad, Director, Arab NGO Network for Development, Lebanon
- Ms. Fatima Ahmed, President, Zenab for Women in Development, Sudan
- Ms. Joanna Kerr, CEO, Action Aid International, Canada
CSO/NGO Alternates
- Ms. Melinda St. Louis, Deputy Director, Jubilee USA Network, USA
- Ms. Florina Lopez, Regional Coordinator, Regional Network of Indigenous Women and Biodiversity, Panama
Roundtable 2: Meeting the goals of health and education
Monday 20 September, 15:00-18:00
CSO/NGO
· Ms. Vuyiseka Dubula, General Secretary, Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa
· Mr. Mario Conejo Maldonado, Mayor of Otavalo, Ecuador
· Ms. Gill Greer, Director-General, International Planned Parenthood Federation, New Zealand
· Ms. Ana Agostino, Programme Coordinator, International Council for Adult Education, Uruguay
CSO/NGO Alternates
· Ms. Adelaide Sosseh, Director, Africa Campaign Network Education for All, The Gambia
· Ms. Jasmine Whitbread, CEO, Save the Children International, UK
Roundtable 3: Promoting sustainable development
Tuesday 21 September, 10:00-13:00
CSO/NGO
· Mr. Kumi Naidoo, International Executive Director, Greenpeace International, South Africa
· Mr. Jan Eliasson, Chair, Wateraid, Sweden
· Ms. Victoria Lucia Tauli Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba, the Philippines
· Ms. Chee Yoke Ling, Director, Third World Network, Malaysia
CSO/NGO Alternates
· Mr. Mithika Mwenda, Coordinator, Climate Justice Alliance, Kenya
· Ms. Maude Barlow, Executive Director, Council of Canadians and Blue Planet Project, Canada
Roundtable 4: Addressing emerging issues and evolving approaches
Tuesday 21 September, 15:00-18:00
CSO/NGO
· Ms. Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation, Australia
· Ms. Esther Mwaura-Muiru, Director, The Hairou Commission, Kenya
· Ms. Ingrid Srinath Narasimhan, Secretary General, CIVICUS, India
· Mr. Rudy DeMeyer, Board Member, Eurostep, Belgium
CSO/NGO Alternates
· Ms. Hugette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International, Canada
· Ms. Mililani Trask, Founding Member, Indigenous Women’s Network, US
Roundtable 5: Addressing the special needs of the most vulnerable
Wednesday 22 September, 10:00-13:00
CSO/NGO
· Ms. Lucy Mulenkei, Director, Indigenous Information Network, Kenya
· Ms. Jean-Luc Simon, Chairperson, Diasbled People’s International, France
· Dr. Imane Khachani, Member, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Morocco
· Mr. Andriy Klepikov, Executive Director, International HIV/Aids Alliance, Ukraine
CSO/NGO Alternates
· Mr. Luis Evelis Andrade Casama, President, Fondo Indigena, Colombia
· Ms. Maria Christina dos Anjos, National Director, Caritas, Brazil
Roundtable 6: Widening and strengthening partnerships
Wednesday, 22 September 14:00-17:00
CSO/NGO
· Mr. Salil Shetty, Secrtary General, Amnesty International, India
· Father Ambroise Tine, Caritas, Senegal
· Mr. Roberto Bissio, Coordinator, Social Watch, Uruguay
· Ms. Sylvia Borren, Co-Chair, Global Coalition Against Poverty, The Netherlands
CSO/NGO Alternates
· Mr. Liberato Bautista, First Vice-President, CoNGO, the Philippines
· Mr. Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal, President, United Cities and Local Governments North America, Canada