Day 1
23 April 2024
Day 2
24 April 2024
Day 3
25 April 2024
OPENING CEREMONY
Official Opening of the Conference
HE. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri | UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment - TBC
HE. Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri
UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment - TBC
DIHAD 2024
Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
SESSION 1
14:00 - 15:30
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
HE. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouie
Speaking on behalf of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President, United Arab Emirates Red Crescent Authority - TBC
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Sessions by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
OPENING CEREMONY
10:00 - 11:00
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
HE. Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi Al Muhairi
Director-General, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD), Dubai - TBC
DIHAD 2024
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
HE. Martin Griffiths
United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
HE. Jan Egeland | Secretary-General, Norwegian Refugee Council
HE. Jan Egeland
Secretary-General, Norwegian Refugee Council
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
HE. Betta C. Edu
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Government of Nigeria - TBC
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Official Opening of the Conference
10:00 - 11:00
10:00 - 11:00
Official Opening of the Exhibition
11:30 - 12:30
Break
12:30 - 13:45
INTRODUCTION
Outline of the Conference Programme
HE. Gerhard Putman-Cramer | CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation
HE. Gerhard Putman-Cramer
CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation
CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation
Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Summary and Conclusions
15:45 - 16:00
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Outline of the Conference Programme
13:55 - 14:00
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Summary and Conclusions
15:45 - 16:00
13:55 - 14:00
SESSION 1
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Access and Human Security
HE. Fabrizio Carboni
Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Access and Human Security
14:00 - 15:30
HE. Najat Rochdi | Deputy Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Syria
HE. Najat Rochdi
Deputy Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Syria
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Access and Human Security
14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 15:30
Break
15:30 - 16:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ensuring the Safety of UN System Staff Delivering Essential Aid
HE. Gilles Michaud
United Nations Under Secretary-General, Department of Safety and Security, New York
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Ensuring the Safety of UN System Staff Delivering Essential Aid
16:00 - 16:15
16:00 - 16:15
SESSION 2
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Climate Change
HE. Nawal Al-Hosany
UAE Permanent Representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Climate Change
16:15 - 17:45
HE. Ugochi Daniels
Deputy Director-General for Operations, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Climate Change
16:15 - 17:45
Mr. Claus Sorensen
Senior Adviser on Resilience, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Norwegian Refugee Council; Former Director-General, ECHO
Senior Adviser on Resilience, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Norwegian Refugee Council; Former DG, ECHO
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Climate Change
16:15 - 17:45
HE. Majid Al Suwaidi | Director-General, COP28 - TBC
HE. Majid Al Suwaidi
Director-General, COP28 - TBC
Director-General COP28
Lectures by this speaker
Tuesday, 2024-04-23
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Climate Change
16:15 - 17:45
16:15 - 17:45
DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Action Master’s Degree (2022-’23 ; 2023-‘24 Graduation)
09:00 - 12:00
Break
12:00 - 14:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Mediation - Complementarities and Differences
Mr. David Harland | Executive Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva
Mr. David Harland
Executive Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Mediation - Complementarities and Differences
14:00 - 14:20
14:00 - 14:20
SESSION 3
Humanitarian Diplomacy and People on the Move
Mr. Othman Belbeisi
Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and People on the Move
14:20 - 15:50
Ms. Tamara Alrifai | Director of External Relations and Communications, UNRWA - TBC
Ms. Tamara Alrifai
Director of External Relations and Communications, UNRWA - TBC
Director of External Relations and Communications, UNRWA
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and People on the Move
14:20 - 15:50
Dr. Hiba Ahmed | Director-General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (IsFD)
Dr. Hiba Ahmed
Director-General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (IsFD)
Director-General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (IsFD)
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and People on the Move
14:20 - 15:50
14:20 - 15:50
Break
15:50 - 16:00
SESSION 4
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Global Health Challenges
HE. Hanan Balkhy | Regional Director, World Health Organisation Eastern Mediterranean Region
HE. Hanan Balkhy
Regional Director, World Health Organisation Eastern Mediterranean Region
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Global Health Challenges
16:00 - 17:30
HE. Paul Bekkers
Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN, WTO and Other International Organisations in Geneva; Netherlands Special Envoy for Mental Health
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Global Health Challenges
16:00 - 17:30
Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi
Regional Director, Middle East & North Africa, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Global Health Challenges
16:00 - 17:30
Ms. Umra Omar | Community Conservation Strategist and Founder, Safari Doctors, Lamu, Kenya
Ms. Umra Omar
Community Conservation Strategist and Founder, Safari Doctors, Lamu, Kenya
Community Conservation Strategist and Founder, Safari Doctors, Lamu, Kenya
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Global Health Challenges
16:00 - 17:30
16:00 - 17:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Food Security
Mr. Rein Paulsen
Director, Office of Emergencies and Resilience, Food And Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Rome
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Wednesday, 2024-04-24
Humanitarian Diplomacy and Food Security
17:30 - 17:50
17:30 - 17:50
SESSION 5
Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Enhanced Role of Women & Youth
Ms. Laila Baker
Regional Director for Arab States, United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA)
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Enhanced Role of Women & Youth
09:00 - 10:30
HE. Haifa Abu Ghazaleh
Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Social Affairs, League of Arab States - TBC
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Enhanced Role of Women & Youth
09:00 - 10:30
Dr. Manal Mohammad Taryam | CEO and Board Member, The Noor Dubai Foundation
Dr. Manal Mohammad Taryam
CEO and Board Member, The Noor Dubai Foundation
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Enhanced Role of Women & Youth
09:00 - 10:30
HE. Dherar Belhoul Al Falasi | Executive Director, Watani Al Emarat Foundation
HE. Dherar Belhoul Al Falasi
Executive Director, Watani Al Emarat Foundation
Executive Director, Watani Al Emarat Foundation
Sessions by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
SESSION 5
09:00 - 10:30
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy and the Enhanced Role of Women & Youth
09:00 - 10:30
09:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
...
10:30 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:15
SESSION 6
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Leadership and New Actors
Dr. Mukesh Kapila
Professor Emeritus, Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester; Former Under Secretary-General, IFRC
Professor Emeritus, Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester; Former Under-Secretary General, IFRC
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Leadership and New Actors
11:15 - 12:45
Dr. Michael Koehler
Deputy Director-General, European Commission Department for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Leadership and New Actors
11:15 - 12:45
Ms. Mervat Shelbaya
Director, Inter-Agency Support Branch; Head Inter-Agency Standing Committee Secretariat, OCHA
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Leadership and New Actors
11:15 - 12:45
Mr. Panos Moumtzis
Executive Director of the Global Executive Leadership Initiative (GELI); United Nations - Executive Leadership Coach
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Humanitarian Diplomacy - Leadership and New Actors
11:15 - 12:45
11:15 - 12:45
Break
12:45 - 14:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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14:00 - 14:15
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
"Humanitarian Diplomacy for the Protection of - and Access to - Civilian Populations"
HE. Gennaro Migliore | Director, PAM Centre for Global Studies, San Marino
HE. Gennaro Migliore
Director, PAM Centre for Global Studies, San Marino
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
"Humanitarian Diplomacy for the Protection of - and Access to - Civilian Populations"
14:15 - 14:35
14:15 - 14:35
"There is No Diplomacy Without Education"
Dr. Waleed Al-Ali | Secretary-General, The Digital School, MBRGI, Dubai
Dr. Waleed Al-Ali
Secretary-General, The Digital School, MBRGI, Dubai
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
"There is No Diplomacy Without Education"
14:35 - 14:55
14:35 - 14:55
"The Future and the Importance of Partnerships"
Mr. Giuseppe Saba | CEO, International Humanitarian City, Dubai
Mr. Giuseppe Saba
CEO, International Humanitarian City, Dubai
CEO, International Humanitarian City, Dubai
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
"The Future and the Importance of Partnerships"
14:55 - 15:15
14:55 - 15:15
"When Humanitarian Diplomacy Fails, there is Always Humanitarian Entrepreneurship"
Ms. Salma Amayri
Spark
Spark
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
"When Humanitarian Diplomacy Fails, there is Always Humanitarian Entrepreneurship"
15:15 - 15:30
15:15 - 15:30
CLOSING CEREMONY
Closing Address
HE. Sultan Al Shamsi | Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, UAE - TBC
HE. Sultan Al Shamsi
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, UAE - TBC
DIHAD 2024 Speaker
Lectures by this speaker
Thursday, 2024-04-25
Closing Address
15:30 - 15:45
15:30 - 15:45
Summary and Conclusions
HE. Gerhard Putman-Cramer | CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation
HE. Gerhard Putman-Cramer
CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation
CEO, DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Foundation