{"id":15152,"date":"2021-03-24T12:02:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T08:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duphat.ae\/\/?page_id=15152"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:23:54","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"DIHAD 2026 Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15152\" class=\"elementor elementor-15152\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4a368d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b4a368d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a62c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53a62c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018a541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"018a541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DIHAD 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49941b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49941b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form action='' class='search-bar'>\n                    \t<input id='input_search' type='text' placeholder='Search for speakers'>\n                    \t<button type='button' id='btn-search' class='btn btn-primary'>Search<\/button>\n                \t<\/form>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9102a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9102a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t<div class='speaker-listing mt-5'><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33436' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/6SVnj716FadwlYEo0vVraz0z9p6Ddh84HpA0PO7d.png' alt='Arwa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Arwa Damon <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Five-time Emmy Award-winning Journalist and Founder of INARA<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33436' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/6SVnj716FadwlYEo0vVraz0z9p6Ddh84HpA0PO7d.png' alt='Arwa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Arwa Damon<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Five-time Emmy Award-winning Journalist and Founder of INARA<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Arwa Damon is a five-time Emmy winning former CNN Senior International Correspondent. While her career has taken her across the globe, she is best known for her coverage of the Middle East, especially out of Iraq and Syria, and for the human stories she brings into her reporting. She is also the recipient of numerous Peabody Awards, the Investigative Reporters and Editors award for her coverage of the 2012 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, and the prestigious \u201cCourage in Journalism\u201d award by the International Women\u2019s Media Foundations. In 2015 Arwa founded her charity, the International Network for Aid, Relief, and Assistance, INARA, that provides comprehensive holistic medical and mental health care for children impacted by war and natural disasters who otherwise would not be receiving treatment. In 2022 Arwa parted ways with CNN to direct and produce the award-winning documentary \u201cSeize the Summit\u201d and focus on growing and expanding INARA. She is also a non-resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Fireside Chat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:10 &#8211; 16:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Fireside Chat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:20 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cBroken Mirrors: Can Trust Be Reassembled in Humanitarian Action?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:10 &#8211; 16:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cAre We Ready to Deliver Impact at the Speed of Tomorrow\u2019s Crises?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:20 &#8211; 11:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33432' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5m5tsMhMrepI4lUgAXmLiL39kVGQgvors1qqbyTg.png' alt='Jagan'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Jagan Chapagain <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies &#8211; IFRC<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33432' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5m5tsMhMrepI4lUgAXmLiL39kVGQgvors1qqbyTg.png' alt='Jagan'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Jagan Chapagain<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies &#8211; IFRC<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mr Jagan Chapagain is the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of the IFRC. He was appointed by the IFRC Governing Board in February 2020 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.\nMr Chapagain has extensive experience in leading effective and principled humanitarian response around the world and has dedicated his life to helping empower local communities.\nHe brings decades of experience in building and leading inclusive teams and forging trustful partnerships to address global challenges, ranging from climate to health, and from migration to protection, gender, and inclusion. He has also championed policies and programmes that promote youth engagement and volunteering, and that strengthen localization and accountability in humanitarian action.\nHe began his humanitarian journey as a youth volunteer with the Nepal Red Cross and has extensive experience in, and broad knowledge of, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.\nPrior to being appointed Secretary General, he served as Under Secretary General for Programmes and Operations at the IFRC. He was also previously Chief of Staff and Regional Director for Asia Pacific, where he provided leadership during large-scale humanitarian crises and built resilient communities alongside National Societies and other partners.\nAn engineer by training, Mr Chapagain holds certificates in Leadership and Turnaround Management, Emerging Social Sector Leadership, and High Performance Boards.\nA national of Nepal, he is fluent in Nepalese, English and Hindi and has basic knowledge of Urdu and Russian.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Fireside Chat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:10 &#8211; 16:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cBroken Mirrors: Can Trust Be Reassembled in Humanitarian Action?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:10 &#8211; 16:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33520' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ZqEJvBEbNbY1evBb34blenlkHP61hY5prO1xLhPc.png' alt='Maitha'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Minister of State, United Arab Emirates; Advisor to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak and Chairperson of the Supreme Committee of the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugee<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33520' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ZqEJvBEbNbY1evBb34blenlkHP61hY5prO1xLhPc.png' alt='Maitha'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Minister of State, United Arab Emirates; Advisor to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak and Chairperson of the Supreme Committee of the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugee<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi currently serves as Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates and Advisor to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the \u201cMother of the Nation.\u201d \n\nShe holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and conducts research across several social fields, with a particular interest in scientific research. She has authored numerous books and research studies on women, demography, and development. \n\nShe currently chairs the Supreme Committee of the Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugee and the Board of Directors of the UAE-Japan Friendship Committee for Women Career Development (FCW). \n\nAs an expert, H.E. Dr. Maitha bint Salem Al Shamsi has participated in numerous scientific conferences and worked with several United Nations organizations, including the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has also represented the United Arab Emirates at numerous international conferences.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 OPENING<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Opening Ceremony<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 10:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33468' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ygQq134atR6vpMIKzZ3nlYEnesaZSr49PzHy7Gvl.png' alt='Rania'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Rania Dagash-Kamara <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation, World Food Programme<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33468' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ygQq134atR6vpMIKzZ3nlYEnesaZSr49PzHy7Gvl.png' alt='Rania'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Rania Dagash-Kamara<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation, World Food Programme<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Rania Dagash-Kamara is WFP\u2019s Assistant Executive Director for Partnerships and Innovation. In this role, she leads the organization\u2019s engagement and \nresource mobilization activities with global partners, international financial institutions and programme countries. She also oversees WFP\u2019s expanding work \nin innovation. Prior to her appointment in February 2024, Ms. Dagash-Kamara served in senior roles within UNICEF, OCHA, IOM and the Department of Peace \nOperations (former Peacekeeping) including in the UN Office to the African Union and the UN Somalia Assistance Mission in Somalia. Ms. Dagash-Kamara \nbrings close to 25 years of experience in the coordination of humanitarian emergencies and peace operations spanning Africa, Asia, the Middle East and \nUN Headquarters.  Ms. Dagash-Kamara holds a Masters\u2019 degree in Vernacular Architecture from Oxford Brookes University and a Bachelors\u2019 degree in Architecture from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. She is married and has a son.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Fireside Chat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:00 &#8211; 14:25<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 OPENING<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cIs the System Built to Lead Change or Resist It?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:00 &#8211; 14:25<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Opening Ceremony<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 10:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33465' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/nziprEEObi70U7j9nqEMul2veohJBQJcPnIBVhu9.png' alt='Tjada D'Oyen'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Tjada D&#8217;Oyen McKenna <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33465' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/nziprEEObi70U7j9nqEMul2veohJBQJcPnIBVhu9.png' alt='Tjada D'Oyen'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Tjada D&#8217;Oyen McKenna<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Tjada D\u2019Oyen McKenna has grounded her career in the simple belief that, no matter where someone is born, no matter where they live, they should be able to lead a thriving and successful life.\nAs Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps, Tjada leads a global team of over 3,400 humanitarians, who provide immediate relief to help save lives and livelihoods and work to support transformational change in more than 30+ countries. Previously, she served as Chief Operating Officer of CARE, where she oversaw the organization\u2019s programming and global operations. \nTjada spent more than a decade working to end world hunger in roles with the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. government. During the Obama administration, Tjada served as the Deputy Coordinator of Development for Feed the Future, the U.S. government\u2019s global hunger and food security initiative, and the Assistant to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development\u2019s Bureau for Food Security in Washington, D.C.\nTjada also brings a passion for innovation to her work, developed early in her career, through various roles at McKinsey &#038; Company, American Express, and General Electric.\nIn addition to leading Mercy Corps, Tjada sits on the Climate Migration Council and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Tjada earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. When she\u2019s not working, Tjada enjoys reading, exercising, and spending time with her family<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Fireside Chat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:20 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cAre We Ready to Deliver Impact at the Speed of Tomorrow\u2019s Crises?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:20 &#8211; 11:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33536' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/BRfmagV63EmVg1apqG0glekSOvH3Chh0Kg2IPVMK.png' alt='Ahmad'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Ahmad Al Suwaidi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>CEO, Dubai Charity Association<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33536' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/BRfmagV63EmVg1apqG0glekSOvH3Chh0Kg2IPVMK.png' alt='Ahmad'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Ahmad Al Suwaidi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>CEO, Dubai Charity Association<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>His Excellency Ahmed Al Suwaidi is recognized as one of the distinguished and esteemed figures in the fields of philanthropy, humanitarian work, and community service in the United Arab Emirates. His journey in charitable endeavors began in 1995 with one of the country&#8217;s charitable organizations. Over a career spanning more than 30 years, His Excellency has accumulated a wealth of expertise and achievements, having held numerous positions in Dubai&#8217;s government sectors. Through these roles, he has significantly contributed to enhancing governmental operations and elevating the quality of services provided to both citizens and residents.\nDuring this period, he earned an excellent reputation and achieved numerous successes that left a positive impact in every field he worked in.\nHe currently serves as the Executive Director of &#8220;Dubai Charity Association,&#8221; where he leads its operations through a wide range of responsibilities. These include managing its affairs, implementing its vision and mission, formulating strategic plans and programs, and strengthening its role in supporting humanitarian and charitable causes both locally and globally.\nUnder his wise leadership, the association has achieved remarkable milestones by implementing numerous projects and initiatives that have successfully improved the lives of millions of beneficiaries both within the UAE and abroad. He has focused on developing innovative programs, building robust strategic partnerships, and ensuring the sustainable growth of Dubai Charity Association.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Featured Presentation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:20 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustainable Zakat and Digital Giving: Operationalizing Scalable Models for Humanitarian Delivery\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:20 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33672' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/77MA4gV31CM2HoTpaO4fvgmjvzWJba85aC686sFK.png' alt='Ahmad'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>FAO Representative to the United Arab Emirates and Subregional Coordinator for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33672' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/77MA4gV31CM2HoTpaO4fvgmjvzWJba85aC686sFK.png' alt='Ahmad'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>FAO Representative to the United Arab Emirates and Subregional Coordinator for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and Yemen<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ahmad Mukhtar is Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to United Arab Emirates, and Subregional Coordinator of the FAO office for GCC and Yemen. Previously he worked as Regional Programme Leader(oic) and Senior Economist leading the Strategy and Policy Team at the Regional Office of the FAO for Near East and North Africa.\n\nIn addition to managing the regional programme, he is leading the economic analysis and reporting on FAO\u2019s priority areas in the Near East and North Africa to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including the socioeconomic aspects of food security, rural transformation, food and agricultural policy, institutional reform, sustainable and healthy food systems, natural resource conservation and climate change impacts. He has designed and launched flagship initiatives such as the FAO Regional Observatory on Food Security and Nutrition and Regional Leadership Development Academy, in addition to leading the flagship publications such as the State of Food Security and Nutrition, and the Food Policy Bulletin.\n\nHe has over 25 years of experience in public, private and international development sectors, working on national and international\/multilateral assignments in the areas of international economic and trade policy, agriculture economics and trade, public health, commercial diplomacy, bilateral and regional trade issues, and the implementation of trade and investment policies.\n\nPrior to joining the FAO regional office, he worked at the FAO office in Geneva, UNCTAD, UNDP, and Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the WTO.\n\nHe led the multilateral negotiations on Domestic Regulations for Trade in Services as Chairman of the WTO Working Party on Domestic Regulations (2010-2011).\n\nHe has educational and professional qualifications in Economics, Law, Public Policy, Finance, and Biotechnology.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Day 3<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 14:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cCorporate Social Investments: From Philanthropy to Strategic Humanitarian Engagement\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>WFP: Youth as a Force Multiplier: Driving Impact from Local Communities to Global Challenges<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33418' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/9lhyJhZQUCeBiMqfViUH8tiMGVe2wAbENhERgsmM.png' alt='Ahmed Darwish'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director-General, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD), Dubai<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33418' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/9lhyJhZQUCeBiMqfViUH8tiMGVe2wAbENhERgsmM.png' alt='Ahmed Darwish'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director-General, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD), Dubai<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>H.E. Ahmed Darwish Saif Al Qamah Al Muhairi, the Director General of the Islamic Affairs &#038; Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, holds the Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leaders Preparation (Dubai Leaders \u2013 Batch 2021), a diploma in Future Leaders Program (2) from the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in 2018, and a bachelor&#8217;s degree in law from the Dubai Police Academy in 2003.\nThroughout his career, he has held several administrative positions, most notably as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children since 2018, a member of the Board of Directors of Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation since 2018, Chairman of the Charity Work Committee for Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation since 2018, a member of the Endowment Attraction and Development Committee since 2018, a member of the Endowment Investment Committee since 2018, a member of the Social Responsibility Committee affiliated with the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai since 2017, a member of the Executive Committee of the Emirates Food Bank since 2017, a lawyer at the Court\nof First Instance and Appeal from 2010 to 2016, a member of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs &#038; Endowments from 2019 to 2022, then appointed as Executive Director of the Charity Sector, according to Executive Council Resolution No. (74) of 2016 until 2023.\nAt the end of the year 2023, Royal Decree No. (50) of 2023 was issued appointing Mr. Ahmed Darwish Saif Al Qamah Al Muhairi as the Director General of the Islamic Affairs &#038; Charitable Activities Department in Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 OPENING<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Opening Ceremony<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 10:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33936' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/JM4EaXk2NWn4HaRh6iIV13OvIuvJaeZ4qY0ticXd.png' alt='Ali Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Lt. Colonel Ali Mohammed Al-Flasi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director of Centers Services Department, Dubai Civil Defense Headquarters<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33936' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/JM4EaXk2NWn4HaRh6iIV13OvIuvJaeZ4qY0ticXd.png' alt='Ali Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Lt. Colonel Ali Mohammed Al-Flasi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director of Centers Services Department, Dubai Civil Defense Headquarters<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Director of Centers Services Department, Dubai Civil Defense Headquarters<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33420' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/CLRnAawc1uBMFogIwSRPifnWl4XdmAQNco1YCUbb.png' alt='Ali Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Ali Mohammed Al Mutawa <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Secretary General, AWQAF Dubai<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33420' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/CLRnAawc1uBMFogIwSRPifnWl4XdmAQNco1YCUbb.png' alt='Ali Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Ali Mohammed Al Mutawa<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Secretary General, AWQAF Dubai<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ali Mohammed Al Mutawa is the Secretary-General \u2013 Endowment and Minors\u2019 Trust Foundation in Dubai (Awqaf Dubai)\nBoard Member \u2013 Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment  \nBoard Member \u2013 Dubai Sports Council  \nBoard Member \u2013 International Institute Of Islamic WAQF (Global and Islamic Worlds)\nMember \u2013 Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs  \nMember \u2013 Arbitration Committee for the Dubai Appreciation Award for Community Service  \nMember of the Board of Trustees \u2013 1 Billion Meals Endowment  \nVice Chairman \u2013 Citizens\u2019 Applications Review Team (2023\u2013present)  \nBoard Member \u2013 Dubai Foundation for Community Contributions (Jood)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Keynote Address<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:50 &#8211; 12:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cEndowment Models Driving Transformative Change in Sustainable Humanitarian Action\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:50 &#8211; 12:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33419' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2QVXJmfAdK7z70cGLdfG7VeT8qCtzJDfXrPBLKC8.png' alt='Amin'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Amin Awad <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>President of the Foundation Council, DCAF Gen\u00e8ve Center for Security Governance; Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33419' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2QVXJmfAdK7z70cGLdfG7VeT8qCtzJDfXrPBLKC8.png' alt='Amin'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Amin Awad<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>President of the Foundation Council, DCAF Gen\u00e8ve Center for Security Governance; Former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Across his 35-year career, Mr Awad has served at the intersection of international peace and security, spanning the post\u2013Cold War era across the Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia, Africa, the former Soviet Union, and the former Yugoslavia.\n \nAppointed by the UN Secretary-General as Assistant Secretary-General and UN Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine at the onset of the Russia\u2013Ukraine war in February 2022, Mr Awad drew on his extensive experience in early warning and humanitarian crisis coordination, leading complex politico-humanitarian engagement and securing vital assistance.\n \nMr Awad currently serves as President of the Foundation Council at the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance and 2020 Senior Fellow of Harvard University\u2019s Advanced Leadership Initiative and member of the Board of DIHAD.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 OPENING<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>UN80 Initiative Dialogue<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Outline of the Conference Program (DISAB)<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:45 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33450' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/UN1ITSHHPXzrKRA0Nh16gMcbtKRUQib6Df5VXzOy.png' alt='Bertha'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Bertha Chiudza <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Founder &#038; Team Lead, Tsinde Eco Empower; DIHAD Humanitarian College Student<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33450' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/UN1ITSHHPXzrKRA0Nh16gMcbtKRUQib6Df5VXzOy.png' alt='Bertha'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Bertha Chiudza<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Founder &#038; Team Lead, Tsinde Eco Empower; DIHAD Humanitarian College Student<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Bertha Chiudza is a sustainability and humanitarian development practitioner with over 17 years of international experience across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Through the DIHAD Glasshouse Incubator program and as a DIHAD Humanitarian College scholarship recipient of 2022, she founded Tsinde Eco Empower, a Malawi-based social and green enterprise. Her work demonstrates how locally driven environmental innovation can serve as a climate-responsive and humanitarian intervention while strengthening resilience in vulnerable urban and peri-urban communities. She has worked with the GCF, GGGI, UN organizations like UNOPS, UNFPA, WFP; and INGOs like Oxfam, Plan International among others. She has received multiple global awards for leadership and impact on sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Case Presentations<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 17:15 &#8211; 17:35<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Waste to Resilience: Circular Economy as a Humanitarian Innovation in Malawi\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 17:15 &#8211; 17:25<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33531' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/VDqsQ5frO0qNEwOSaRTpj3ApQLPQaiGkn1yB7Ghb.png' alt='B\u00e9rang\u00e8re'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. B\u00e9rang\u00e8re B\u00f6ell <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>United Nations Resident Coordinator for the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33531' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/VDqsQ5frO0qNEwOSaRTpj3ApQLPQaiGkn1yB7Ghb.png' alt='B\u00e9rang\u00e8re'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. B\u00e9rang\u00e8re B\u00f6ell<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>United Nations Resident Coordinator for the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ms. B\u00e9rang\u00e8re B\u00f6ell, United Nations Resident Coordinator for UAE, of France brings 23 years of experience in international development and humanitarian cooperation. She held management and leadership positions within the UN for 19 years, developing strong skills in strategic planning, coordination, policy dialogue, emergency preparedness, risk management, advocacy and resource mobilization in the Middle East and Africa. She is a strong advocate of the 2030 Agenda and LNOB. Prior to her assignment as the UN RC for UAE, Ms. B\u00f6ell served at UNFPA as Representative in Mozambique. She formerly led UNFPA Country Offices in DPRK, Libya and Morocco, promoting interagency collaboration and cooperation in several areas. She also served as UNFPA Regional Advisor in East and Southern Africa, developing strategic and innovative partnerships and mobilizing substantial resources for 21 countries of the region. Ms. B\u00f6ell previously worked for eight years at UNRWA where she held senior positions in external relations and programme coordination in Lebanon, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. She started her career in a Spanish NGO as head of office and programme manager for North Africa. Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese and with fair knowledge of Arabic, Ms. B\u00e9rang\u00e8re B\u00f6ell holds a master\u2019s degree in International Cooperation from the Complutense University of Madrid, a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Political Sciences from the University of Paris VIII and an under-graduate degree in Foreign Languages applied to \nEconomics and Law from la Sorbonne University.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cCorporate Social Investments: From Philanthropy to Strategic Humanitarian Engagement\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33469' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cpzhK8NLojU5VOW8dFo6PeRLs9taVoMEILBMIA2h.png' alt='Christelle'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Christelle Delenclos <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Global VP Humanitarian, Ecolog International<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33469' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cpzhK8NLojU5VOW8dFo6PeRLs9taVoMEILBMIA2h.png' alt='Christelle'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Christelle Delenclos<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Global VP Humanitarian, Ecolog International<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Christelle Delenclos is the Global VP of Humanitarian at Ecolog International, with over 25 years of operational experience across Africa, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. Her work focuses on Operational Diplomacy, the critical intersection where high-level diplomatic mandates are translated into verified, field-ready logistics. Specializing in rapid deployment, infectious disease response infrastructure, and navigating highly fragmented geopolitical landscapes, Christelle prioritizes realistic, cross-sector partnerships that bypass traditional bottlenecks. She specializes in stripping away assumptions to secure functional, high-stakes supply chains in the world&#8217;s most complex environments.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Case Presentations<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 14:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Logistics of Diplomacy: Operationalizing Access in a Fragmented World\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 14:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Logistics of Diplomacy: Operationalizing Access in a Fragmented World\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 14:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33829' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/DC0v8VFi2sgLxRNOse3ov3unxUdc0cBHQULuk307.png' alt='Clare'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Clare Dalton <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Advisor, Policy Planning Department, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33829' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/DC0v8VFi2sgLxRNOse3ov3unxUdc0cBHQULuk307.png' alt='Clare'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Clare Dalton<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Advisor, Policy Planning Department, United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Clare Dalton brings extensive experience in policy, diplomacy, and negotiation, built across complex political and humanitarian environments. She previously served as Head of Humanitarian Diplomacy for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, and held frontline leadership roles in conflict-affected settings including Iraq and Sudan, as well as in Kenya, Angola, and Nepal \u2014 leading multidisciplinary teams through high-stakes operational and political challenges. She currently serves as Senior Advisor at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\n \nShe has an undergraduate degree from UCL in Anthropology, a masters in Conflict and Development Studies from SOAS, and a CAS in Humanitarian Leadership from the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>UN80 Initiative Dialogue<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cIs the System Built to Lead Change or Resist It?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33828' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Hqa7kwSsxbH85QEx6Gcuo9waCCWOi0XC3xYwIyp0.png' alt='Claus'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Claus Sorensen <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Senior Adviser on Resilience, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Norwegian Refugee Council<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33828' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Hqa7kwSsxbH85QEx6Gcuo9waCCWOi0XC3xYwIyp0.png' alt='Claus'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Claus Sorensen<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Senior Adviser on Resilience, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Norwegian Refugee Council<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Until 2016 Mr. S\u00f8rensen was the Director General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection in the European Commission (ECHO). Before that he held the post as Director General of Communication.\nHe is a career diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. His first posting from 1981 was at the Danish Delegation to the OECD (Paris). In 1988-89 he was trade and finance councilor at the Danish Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels.\nIn 1990 he moved to the Executive arm in the Commission under the lead of Jacques DELORS and joined the Cabinet of Vice-president Christophersen working on the EURO, relations with Eastern Europe, the Enlargement with Sweden, Austria and Finland as well as Social and Environmental issues. As Sweden became member of the EU in 1995 he joined their first Cabinet and worked on the fight against organized crime, social and labor market issues and the further enlargement of the EU to the East.\nBetween 1999 and 2011, Mr. S\u00f8rensen held top management positions within the European Commission, most notably Director for International Environmental issues, Head of Cabinet for the Commissioner for Agriculture and later Head of Cabinet for the Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian assistance. He is a Board member of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oslo, Institut Bioforce, Lyon, Center for Global Development, Washington, the Global Executive Leadership Initiative, Geneva, Committed to Good, Dubai and Thinktank Europa, Copenhagen.\n\nMr S\u00f8rensen has a Master of Economic Science from Aarhus University and is regularly lecturing at the University of Lund, Kings College and Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>UN80 Initiative Dialogue<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cIs the System Built to Lead Change or Resist It?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33434' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/woIBJ0C4miX8tIPaCR3Tn44ay1rIF7GqrFdgjUQZ.png' alt='Denys'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Denys Bashlyk <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33434' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/woIBJ0C4miX8tIPaCR3Tn44ay1rIF7GqrFdgjUQZ.png' alt='Denys'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Denys Bashlyk<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ukrainian government official with experience in land governance, state cadastres and rural development, as well as digital transformation and international cooperation in the agrifood sector. Appointed Deputy Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine coordinates rural development and land-relations policy (including development of state cadastres and geoinformation systems) and supports international assistance for restoring Ukraine\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Featured Presentation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:40 &#8211; 16:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFeeding Resilience: The Food from Ukraine Initiative Driving Humanitarian Innovation\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:40 &#8211; 16:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Ridne Ukraine: Maximising Humanitariam Impact Through Effective Procurement<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 15:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33935' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/9gpNUWuuHdb5J8XefoTlyI8xUqPDcF9b8kNm2g33.png' alt='Dr. Sheikh Majid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Colonel Dr. Sheikh Majid Abdulla Al-Mualla <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/gb.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Head of the Training and Exercises Section within the Resilience Department at Dubai Police General Headquarters<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Kingdom<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33935' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/9gpNUWuuHdb5J8XefoTlyI8xUqPDcF9b8kNm2g33.png' alt='Dr. Sheikh Majid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Colonel Dr. Sheikh Majid Abdulla Al-Mualla<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/gb.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Head of the Training and Exercises Section within the Resilience Department at Dubai Police General Headquarters<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Kingdom <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Head of the Training and Exercises Section within the Resilience Department at Dubai Police General Headquarters<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33941' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/WvK3AlPAAr6ZlJZdHtB8SLGiHqNo8YFywEjaAexF.png' alt='Fahad Abdullah'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Fahad Abdullah Haikal <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Media Personality<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33941' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/WvK3AlPAAr6ZlJZdHtB8SLGiHqNo8YFywEjaAexF.png' alt='Fahad Abdullah'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Fahad Abdullah Haikal<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Media Personality<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Media Personality<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33453' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/rdLbCGeF3uslfLwGOqhrrm1KYFO2WdZBNXtVXlRj.png' alt='Farah'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Farah Kabir <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33453' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/rdLbCGeF3uslfLwGOqhrrm1KYFO2WdZBNXtVXlRj.png' alt='Farah'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Farah Kabir<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Country Director, ActionAid Bangladesh<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Farah Kabir is the Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh and a renowned human rights activist with a longstanding commitment to social justice, gender equality, and climate justice. She is widely recognized for her uncompromising advocacy against human rights violations and her leadership in advancing women\u2019s rights and political empowerment in Bangladesh. As a gender justice advocate, her contributions to research and advocacy are recognized nationally and internationally. As a media activist, Farah Kabir regularly writes op-eds and advocacy pieces in Bangla and English newspapers to advance social justice. A prominent voice on climate justice in Bangladesh, she actively engages in national and global advocacy platforms, including the UN climate negotiations (COP process).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Day 1<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:15 &#8211; 18:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Global Agendas to Local Realities: Turning Vision into Impact\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>ActionAid International: Locally Led Humanitarian Action in Conflict Zones: Connecting Humanitarian, Peace and Resilience<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 11:15 &#8211; 12:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33437' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cpxSaVaQjyH57sgG5LT2eYxQjvCc4BYRgY2fjaRa.png' alt='Gulnaz'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Gulnaz Ukassova <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Security Director for Information &#038; Analysis, International SOS (Kazakhstan)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33437' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cpxSaVaQjyH57sgG5LT2eYxQjvCc4BYRgY2fjaRa.png' alt='Gulnaz'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Gulnaz Ukassova<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Security Director for Information &#038; Analysis, International SOS (Kazakhstan)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Gulnaz Ukassova is Security Director, Information &#038; Analysis at International SOS, based in the UAE, where she leads the intelligence function across the Mashreq &#038; Iran, East and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. In this role, she oversees the delivery of real\u2011time intelligence, crisis reporting, and forward\u2011looking geopolitical analysis, supporting organisations during both business\u2011as\u2011usual operations and high\u2011impact security crises.\nGulnaz has extensive experience advising multinational organisations on geopolitical risk, crisis management, evacuation planning, and operational security, and regularly supports clients during periods of heightened regional instability, including most recent escalation in the Middle East. She is a frequent media contributor and industry speaker, providing expert insight on evolving security threats, mis and disinformation risks, and organisational preparedness across complex operating environments.\nHer professional focus includes intelligence analysis, security risk management, crisis response, and strategic forecasting across emerging and high\u2011risk markets.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Case Presentations<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:50 &#8211; 17:10<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>&#8220;Information-led crisis management: Using early-warning mechanisms to inform humanitarian action&#8221;<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 17:00 &#8211; 17:10<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33523' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/kNwONUp91vdzfDAZOtgMQHXlnjmfQK2eFzt4szhJ.png' alt='Guy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Guy Cave <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>President, Legatum Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33523' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/kNwONUp91vdzfDAZOtgMQHXlnjmfQK2eFzt4szhJ.png' alt='Guy'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Guy Cave<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>President, Legatum Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Guy Cave is President of the Legatum Foundation and is also currently serving as Interim CEO of the END Fund. \n\nGuy has over 30 years of experience in social work, international development, humanitarian response, and philanthropy. Guy has lived and worked in multiple countries across five continents \u2013 including: Colombia, Myanmar (Burma), Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Senegal, USA, T\u00fcrkiye etc., and has led many humanitarian responses.\n\nLegatum Foundation runs pilot programs through local and national partners and then spins them out as collaborative philanthropic Funds. This has led to the founding of the END Fund, the Freedom Fund, Luminos Fund, and &#8211; most recently &#8211; the Resilio Fund, which was launched in Dubai in November 2025, and which supports community-led humanitarian response. By centering local communities &#8211; the true first and best responders in times of disaster &#8211; Resilio Fund aims to transform how the world responds to crises.\n\nGuy holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Durham; a Masters in Social Work from the University of York; and a Masters in Children\u2019s Rights from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cHumanitarianism in a Polycrisis Era: Disruptions and Drivers of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33443' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/vJDJtwGOGGF1csS3btAQAtiOCbIYbH59Uivj3VlB.png' alt='Gwendolyn'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Gwendolyn T. Pang <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Philippines Red Cross Secretary General<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33443' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/vJDJtwGOGGF1csS3btAQAtiOCbIYbH59Uivj3VlB.png' alt='Gwendolyn'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Gwendolyn T. Pang<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Philippines Red Cross Secretary General<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Dr Gwendolyn T. Pang, the current Secretary General of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), has spent more than 28 years serving the vulnerable and exercising leadership in the Humanitarian Field. Her dedication to service began at the Philippine Red Cross where she started as a volunteer and later held various positions culminating in her appointment as Secretary General in April 2009. During her years with the PRC, she contributed to strengthening the organization\u2019s operational capacity, emergency response systems, blood services, and nationwide humanitarian programs.\nAfter seven years as the Chief Operating Officer of PRC, in June 2016, she joined theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as Head of the East Asia Cluster responsible for China, Japan, South Korea and Mongolia. From October 2017 to March 2018, she concurrently served as Head of Country in the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea.\nHer IFRC role further expanded in October 2020 when she became Deputy Regional Director for Asia Pacific of IFRC, supporting 38 National Red Cross and Red Crescent\nSocieties across the region. From 2019 onward, she also served as Adviser and Guest\nProfessor at the International Academy of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies based in Suzhou, China. Throughout her career, Dr. Pang has been involved in major humanitarian operations and recovery efforts in the Philippines and across the region, including large-scale disaster response, public health emergencies, and community resilience initiatives. She helped advance people-centered and community-based approaches in humanitarian action, including volunteer engagement, anticipatory action, mental health and psychosocial support, protection and inclusion, and disaster preparedness at the local level.During the COVID-19 pandemic, while serving with IFRC in China and Asia Pacific, Dr. Pang supported regional coordination efforts and facilitated assistance that helped strengthen the Philippine Red Cross\u2019 testing and emergency health response operations. She also worked closely with humanitarian partners, governments, and local communities across different countries in addressing evolving humanitarian challenges.\nAfter six years of coordinating humanitarian interventions in the region, Dr. Pang came home to the Philippines and PRC where she served as a member of the Board of Governors from January 2022 to September 2022 and as Secretary General from October 2022 to the present. Dr. Pang\u2019s outstanding accomplishments have not gone unnoticed. She was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities by the Lyceum of Northwestern University of the Philippines on April 14, 2013. She was also the recipient of the Florence Nightingale Award, the highest international distinction for a professional nurse for the display of exceptional courage and dedication to victims of armed conflict or natural disasters, which was granted her on May 12, 2015. Closer to home, PRC honored her contributions to the organization and her dedicated and exemplary services to humanity, particularly during the COVID19 pandemic, with the Do\u00f1a Aurora Aragon Medal Award on December 15, 2021<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Turning Point for Leadership in Times of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33449' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/iBo8i0C5cr3diX7EYwNRAizUQGdPJ1rlYUp7duhd.png' alt='Iva'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mrs. Iva Hamel <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>World Bank&#8217;s Resident Representative for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33449' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/iBo8i0C5cr3diX7EYwNRAizUQGdPJ1rlYUp7duhd.png' alt='Iva'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mrs. Iva Hamel<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>World Bank&#8217;s Resident Representative for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>World Bank&#8217;s Resident Representative for the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cCorporate Social Investments: From Philanthropy to Strategic Humanitarian Engagement\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33428' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/FkAkpsrS5ToGRIgx5MgC4EcrWYokjMHs9DH6v0pY.png' alt='Jamie'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Jamie Munn <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Executive Director \/ CEO, International Council of Voluntary Agencies<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33428' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/FkAkpsrS5ToGRIgx5MgC4EcrWYokjMHs9DH6v0pY.png' alt='Jamie'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Jamie Munn<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Executive Director \/ CEO, International Council of Voluntary Agencies<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Dr. Jamie Munn is Executive Director of the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), one of the world\u2019s largest global networks of humanitarian NGOs, representing hundreds of organisations working in crisis settings around the world. Based in Geneva, he works to strengthen principled humanitarian action and ensure that civil society organisations, particularly local and national actors, have a stronger voice in global humanitarian policy and decision-making.\nWith more than two decades of experience across humanitarian operations, policy, and research, Jamie has worked in numerous complex crisis contexts including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His career has focused on strengthening the role of civil society in humanitarian response, advancing accountability to affected communities, and promoting approaches that shift power and resources closer to local actors.\nAt ICVA, Jamie regularly participates in high-level humanitarian coordination and policy forums, including the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), advocating for stronger NGO participation, more equitable humanitarian financing, and the protection of civic space for civil society organisations operating in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.\nPrior to returning to the humantiarian sector, Jamie held academic positions in the United Kingdom, including senior lecturerships at the University of Bristol, the University of the West of England, and City, University of London, where he taught international politics and humanitarian studies. He holds a PhD from the University of Exeter and a Master\u2019s degree from Acadia University.\nJamie is Canadian and currently lives in Geneva, where he continues to advocate for a humanitarian system that is more inclusive, accountable, and responsive to the people it serves.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cWhen Funds Fall Short: Consequences Beyond the Numbers\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33532' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/W5u44kDpdrvDiQ8dUSvHQ9wFSwPJFD54ZMylezct.png' alt='Jo\u00e3o Bosco'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Prof. Jo\u00e3o Bosco Monte <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>President of Brazil Africa Institute<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33532' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/W5u44kDpdrvDiQ8dUSvHQ9wFSwPJFD54ZMylezct.png' alt='Jo\u00e3o Bosco'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Prof. Jo\u00e3o Bosco Monte<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>President of Brazil Africa Institute<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Jo\u00e3o Bosco Monte is a leading authority on Brazil\u2013Africa relations and a prominent figure in international cooperation. As the Founder and President of the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF), he has dedicated his career to fostering dialogue and advancing strategic partnerships between Brazil and the African continent. He is also the Founder and General Coordinator of the Brazil Africa Forum, the leading multisectoral platform connecting leaders from government, business, and academia to promote impactful collaboration between Brazil, Africa, and other global regions. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from the Federal University of Cear\u00e1 (UFC) and completed postdoctoral studies in International, Bilateral, and Multilateral Relations at the University of Bras\u00edlia (UnB). His academic work focuses on African continental integration, South-South cooperation, and international development. He also serves as an Academic Reviewer at the Rio Branco Institute (IRBr), Brazil\u2019s diplomatic academy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A respected scholar and educator, Jo\u00e3o Bosco Monte has been a visiting professor at universities in Brazil and across the African continent, contributing to academic discourse on international partnerships. He is a Senior International Associate at the Center for African, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) at O.P. Jindal Global University (India), and a member of the Academic and Scientific Board at TRENDS Research &#038; Advisory (Abu Dhabi), where he contributes to high-level policy discussions.\nHis expertise extends beyond academia, as he acts as an international consultant for governments, organizations, and private-sector entities seeking opportunities across Brazil, Africa, and the Gulf region. He is also the General Coordinator of the \u201cMandela: Icon of Reconciliation\u201d\nExhibition in Brazil, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (South Africa). Jo\u00e3o Bosco Monte is a prolific author, contributing to books and publications on international trade, sustainable development, and global governance, with a particular focus on South-South and Triangular Cooperation. His commitment to food security as a pillar of sustainable development led to his participation as a Champion at the UN Food Systems Summit (2020), where he\nadvocated for inclusive and sustainable policies. He was awarded the Order of Rio Branco in 2018 and 2023, the highest distinction granted by Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in recognition of his distinguished service to international relations. He also served as a Brazilian delegate at the BRICS Academic Forum (2013) and is a frequent commentator in leading Brazilian and international media outlets. He previously served as Secretary for International and Institutional Relations for the City of Fortaleza, where he led strategic initiatives to strengthen global partnerships and enhance the city\u2019s international presence. His work has positioned him as a key bridge-builder between Brazil, Africa, and emerging global regions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Global Agendas to Local Realities: Turning Vision into Impact\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33431' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/J96LbdJRigz2F6jBE5XJMbuiZ2LIV5272FjDWfMu.png' alt='Khaled'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Khaled Khalifa <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Senior Advisor and Representative to the GCC Countries, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33431' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/J96LbdJRigz2F6jBE5XJMbuiZ2LIV5272FjDWfMu.png' alt='Khaled'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Khaled Khalifa<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Senior Advisor and Representative to the GCC Countries, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Khaled Khalifa is a seasoned humanitarian professional with over 30 years of experience in relief and development. He currently serves as the Senior Advisor on global Islamic Philanthropy initiatives and Representative to the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).\nThroughout his career, Khaled has held senior managerial positions with major international organizations, including the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA), and Islamic Relief Worldwide.\nKhaled holds a Ph.D. in Management Leadership and Organizational Strategy, an M.Sc. in Sustainable Development, an M.A. in English Literature &#038; Humanities, and a Project Management Diploma. He is a renowned international trainer in disaster management and an expert speaker on humanitarian affairs and the Middle East.\nAt UNHCR, Khaled\u2019s expertise in forging innovative partnerships has been key to the success of the Refugee Zakat Fund, which has supported over 8 million people in 28 countries since its initiation in 2017. His efforts also led to the establishment of the Global Islamic Fund for Refugees, an endowment with the Islamic Development Bank\u2019s Solidarity Fund aiming to raise USD $500 million to support UNHCR\u2019s humanitarian response efforts sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cWhen Funds Fall Short: Consequences Beyond the Numbers\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33471' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/LZ8MlzkQOyzKNl9mYnsv2lfdh6U9a7fDz8npQKZ6.png' alt='Khaled'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Eng. Khaled Al Attar <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director-General, DIHAD Sustainable Organisation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33471' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/LZ8MlzkQOyzKNl9mYnsv2lfdh6U9a7fDz8npQKZ6.png' alt='Khaled'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Eng. Khaled Al Attar<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director-General, DIHAD Sustainable Organisation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Eng. Khaled Al Attar is the Director General of the DIHAD Sustainable Humanitarian Organisation, where he leads strategic initiatives across humanitarian action, education, and sustainable development. His portfolio includes the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD), a global platform bringing together governments, United Nations agencies, international organisations, NGOs, academia, and the private sector to advance humanitarian dialogue, partnerships, and action.\n \nHe played a pivotal role in the development of the DIHAD Humanitarian College and the establishment of its first international Master\u2019s in Sustainable Humanitarian Action, contributing to the advancement of humanitarian education and the development of future leaders in the sector.\n \nAs Director General of the Abdulsalam AlMadani Global Education Centre (AGEC), Eng. Al Attar also leads initiatives focused on education, innovation, entrepreneurship, and future-focused learning, creating platforms that strengthen individual and institutional capabilities and translate knowledge into meaningful impact.\n \nWith more than two decades of experience spanning humanitarian action, education, leadership, and international development, Eng. Al Attar has contributed to initiatives that strengthen global cooperation, build institutional capacity, and foster sustainable solutions. His work is driven by a commitment to connecting knowledge, leadership, and partnerships with action to create lasting impact for communities and future generations.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 Closing Address<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:55 &#8211; 15:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33534' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/HvyN0eRPdAVVrXnzCbV4ETSPUQmclBbQbeXS30Tt.png' alt='Lana'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Lana Al Wreikat <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>UNICEF&#8217;s Director for the Gulf Area, GCC Countries &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33534' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/HvyN0eRPdAVVrXnzCbV4ETSPUQmclBbQbeXS30Tt.png' alt='Lana'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Lana Al Wreikat<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>UNICEF&#8217;s Director for the Gulf Area, GCC Countries &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ms. Lana Al Wreikat serves as UNICEF\u2019s Director for the Gulf Area, covering Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, and acts as UNICEF\u2019s principal liaison with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In this role, she provides leadership and strategic vision to UNICEF\u2019s programmes in the region, advancing children\u2019s rights and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, while leveraging partnerships and financing to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children worldwide.\nPreviously, Ms. Al Wreikat served as Acting Director and Deputy Director of UNICEF\u2019s Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) in New York, where she led global responses to major humanitarian crises in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ukraine. She played a pivotal role in embedding climate resilience and innovation into UNICEF\u2019s humanitarian strategies and spearheaded new approaches to Public Financing for Children (PF4C) in fragile contexts. She also championed efforts to strengthen foresight, enhance risk analysis and preparedness, accelerate response, and deliver more sustainable, tech-driven solutions for children.\nShe has also served as UNICEF Representative to the Sultanate of Oman and to Libya, and led large-scale emergency operations in Eastern and Southern Africa, as well as in Syria, where she was Head of the Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Operations. Prior to joining UNICEF, Ms. Al Wreikat worked with the United Nations University and held senior leadership roles in major ICT companies in the Middle East, where she managed pioneering regional programmes in educational technology and digital learning innovation.\nWith over two decades of leadership across the United Nations, the multilateral system, and the private sector, Ms. Al Wreikat has worked in conflict, fragile, and stable contexts across Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Gulf. She brings a unique combination of operational leadership, policy expertise, and innovation bridging climate action, technology, and child rights to drive a more sustainable future for every child.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustaining Humanity: Building a Resilient Humanitarian Ecosystem\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33527' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/seYmMyOICnAhpORXd5g11QIURZuWeHAiuSnre5oP.png' alt='Latifa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Latifa AlQemzi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director General, DP World Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33527' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/seYmMyOICnAhpORXd5g11QIURZuWeHAiuSnre5oP.png' alt='Latifa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Latifa AlQemzi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director General, DP World Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Director General, DP World Foundation<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Featured Presentation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Corporate Strength to Humanitarian Impact\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33429' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ZCQGRyCFxPI85qEGYK1BAJLJW3AkvdxSZgLadk1f.png' alt='Mahmoud'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mahmoud Bah <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Operating Officer, Corus International<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33429' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ZCQGRyCFxPI85qEGYK1BAJLJW3AkvdxSZgLadk1f.png' alt='Mahmoud'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mahmoud Bah<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Operating Officer, Corus International<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mahmoud joined Corus International in May 2023 as the organization\u2019s first Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this role, Mahmoud oversees the organization\u2019s broad portfolio of businesses and non-for-profits, focusing on program operations, business development, impact and partnerships as well as legal and compliance. Mahmoud spearheads the holistic integration of various processes while seeking efficiencies across the organization.\nPrior to joining Corus, Mahmoud worked for nearly 13 years at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where he occupied various positions. In his most recent, he served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, a presidential appointed position in an U.S. foreign assistance agency. Prior to that, he also served as one as President Biden\u2019s designated Acting Chief Executive Officer overseeing the agency\u2019s operations and administration during the transition period leading up to the confirmation of the Chief Executive Officer by the U.S. Senate. MCC provides large grants to support eligible and selected countries to reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. To date, MCC has invested more than $15 billion in compact and threshold programs worldwide, with $8 billion of active programs that support data driven and country-led infrastructure and policy reform projects in health, agriculture, education, energy, finance and enterprise development and more. Mahmoud also spent three years in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire as MCC\u2019s Resident Country Director overseeing the implementation of MCC-C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s $525 million transport and education program.\nMahmoud has over 25 years of experience in international development, project finance and financial management, public and forensic accounting including mergers and acquisitions, and advisory and consulting services in both the public and private sectors. He is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA from the University of Maryland \u2013 Robert H. Smith School of Business.\nMahmoud is a native of Guinea but grew up in Togo as one of nine children, giving him exposure to French, Mina, and Fulani which he speaks fluently.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cWhen Funds Fall Short: Consequences Beyond the Numbers\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33673' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/4sv8puzTOMldR8mCAyblaijpy0lWkftuXrkS90cC.png' alt='Manal'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Manal Taryam <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Executive Officer, Noor Dubai Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33673' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/4sv8puzTOMldR8mCAyblaijpy0lWkftuXrkS90cC.png' alt='Manal'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Manal Taryam<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Executive Officer, Noor Dubai Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Chief Executive Officer, Noor Dubai Foundation<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Turning Point for Leadership in Times of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33448' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/OkJszFEeaiUHV52d9pcqU7E7LA5sBklutDEHhf4s.png' alt='Mario'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mario Stephan <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, Center for Civilians in Conflict<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33448' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/OkJszFEeaiUHV52d9pcqU7E7LA5sBklutDEHhf4s.png' alt='Mario'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mario Stephan<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, Center for Civilians in Conflict<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mario Stephan is currently the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships for the Centre for Civilians in Conflict, based out of Geneva. He brings today over 21 years\u2019 experience in the Aid&#038;Relief sector, with more than half of it dedicated to philanthropy and building partnerships, during which he carved an expertise in Islamic and Blockchain philanthropy. \n\nMario\u2019s experience encompasses a wide variety of roles, from field work to leadership and executive roles, with several international organisations. In the course of his career, Mario has lived and worked in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Afghanistan, Somalia, Egypt, the UAE, and now Switzerland. Mario also held regional positions covering eastern and southern Africa, the MENA region, and the Gulf region. \n\nIn the years leading to his present appointment, Mario was the founding director of Arabian Perspectives, a consultancy firm providing expertise and knowledge on the Arab World to the relief and development sectors, and the Executive Director for Doctors Without Borders \/ M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF)\u2019s UAE regional office from 2018 to 2022. \n\nSince 2013, Mario has been involved in different governance roles, from board member and trustee to secretary to chairman. He has also joined advisory boards of Gulf universities and foundations, bridging the gap with the Aid &#038; Relief sector. \n\nMario speaks Arabic, English, French and Spanish, and holds a Master\u2019s degree in Management and Business Administration from the KEDGE business school (Bordeaux, France), and throughout his career has been accredited as a professional trainer by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (London, United Kingdom), and a mentor at Senior Practitioner Level by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cCorporate Social Investments: From Philanthropy to Strategic Humanitarian Engagement\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33577' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/68ZpLOuAw6iyoH7PU1ra6D1GCepQUEVJtWwvlLrX.png' alt='Mark'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mark Nowak <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Technical Officer, OmniAid<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33577' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/68ZpLOuAw6iyoH7PU1ra6D1GCepQUEVJtWwvlLrX.png' alt='Mark'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mark Nowak<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Technical Officer, OmniAid<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mark Nowak has served as Chief Technology Officer at OmniAid since August 2025, leading the company&#8217;s technology strategy and product innovation. He oversees the architecture and development of OmniAid&#8217;s humanitarian fintech platform, creating secure, scalable, and interoperable solutions that help governments, NGOs, financial institutions, and humanitarian organizations deliver transparent and efficient digital assistance programs worldwide.\n\nWith more than 22 years of experience in enterprise architecture, distributed systems, and digital transformation, Mark has designed and modernized mission-critical platforms across the financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and e-commerce sectors. Throughout his career, he has led large-scale modernization initiatives for multinational enterprises and major financial institutions, helping organizations build resilient cloud-native platforms, modernize legacy infrastructure, and accelerate digital transformation.\n\nHis expertise spans enterprise architecture, cloud computing, cybersecurity, microservices, high-load distributed systems, and large-scale systems integration. Mark is recognized for combining strategic technology leadership with deep engineering expertise, enabling organizations to align business objectives with sustainable, secure, and scalable technology solutions. He has established enterprise architecture governance frameworks, introduced modern engineering practices, and mentored architects and engineering leaders throughout his career.\n\nMark holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Business Informatics (2013) and a Master&#8217;s degree in Digital Transformation from IU International University of Applied Sciences (Germany). He has completed more than 100 professional certifications and executive education programs covering enterprise architecture, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, digital governance, and software engineering.\n\nAt OmniAid, Mark is focused on building technology that improves the transparency, accountability, and accessibility of humanitarian assistance. By combining digital identity, secure financial infrastructure, AI-powered automation, and modern cloud technologies, he is helping create next-generation platforms that enable humanitarian and social impact programs to operate more efficiently, securely, and at global scale.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Featured Presentation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Intersection of Humanitarian Shifts and Technology\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:15 &#8211; 14:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33522' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Hnb1VcN6sof0KlrE0lgonPzoosmCQJi6HRQOEHUj.png' alt='Martin'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Martin Jaggi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Head of the Middle East Section, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33522' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Hnb1VcN6sof0KlrE0lgonPzoosmCQJi6HRQOEHUj.png' alt='Martin'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Martin Jaggi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Head of the Middle East Section, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>He has 25 years of work experience in international humanitarian and development cooperation. He has served in different positions for international NGOs, UNHCR and since 2007 for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC.\nFor SDC, he has among others worked as Deputy Head of the Humanitarian Africa Division, Head of Cooperation for Colombia and Head of Cooperation of the Regional Hub in the Andes. In his past position he was Chief of Staff and Deputy Head of SDC\u2019s Humanitarian Aid Division.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cHumanitarianism in a Polycrisis Era: Disruptions and Drivers of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33723' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/svgqirvRNpJRuBQxxqdBOXnLNUckgTy3D1MQvvrp.png' alt='Marwan'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Marwan Binhashim <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>The CEO of Dubai Community Contributions Establishment (JOOD)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33723' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/svgqirvRNpJRuBQxxqdBOXnLNUckgTy3D1MQvvrp.png' alt='Marwan'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Marwan Binhashim<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>The CEO of Dubai Community Contributions Establishment (JOOD)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>H.E. Marwan Rashid Bin Hashim serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Community Contributions Establishment &#8211; JOOD, a strategic platform launched under Dubai\u2019s Social Agenda 33 to enable secure, transparent, and impactful community contributions across the emirate.\nIn his role, H.E. Marwan leads JOOD\u2019s efforts to strengthen community impact by bringing together individuals, businesses, government entities, and strategic partners within an integrated ecosystem for sustainable giving. His leadership focuses on fostering cross-sector collaboration, enhancing transparency and governance, and developing innovative solutions that enable organisations and individuals to contribute effectively to Dubai\u2019s social and community priorities.\nWith over 15 years of cross-sector experience spanning financial services, government affairs, strategic partnerships, and digital transformation, H.E. Marwan brings a strong governance-driven and collaborative approach to leadership. Prior to joining JOOD, he served as General Manager of Wio Securities LLC, where he led the UAE\u2019s pioneering digital investment platform, overseeing more than USD 2 billion in processed volumes within a fully regulated environment. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Wio Bank P.J.S.C. and Etihad Aviation Group, working closely with government entities and international stakeholders to advance strategic partnerships and collaborative initiatives.\nAt JOOD, H.E. Marwan is committed to advancing corporate and community responsibility, sustainable social impact, and public-private collaboration. His work reflects the growing importance of aligning institutional and corporate contributions with community priorities, while promoting transparency, accountability, and measurable impact.\nThrough his leadership, H.E. Marwan continues to champion partnerships that bring together the public, private, and community sectors to create meaningful and sustainable outcomes, making his perspective particularly relevant to discussions around corporate social responsibility, sustainability, responsible leadership, and long-term community impact.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cHumanitarianism in a Polycrisis Era: Disruptions and Drivers of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33939' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/fRv1tzLVcKdGujixrffavB0qaR0BrDdngBB00C5j.png' alt='Maryam Omar'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Maryam Omar Bin Haider <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Epidemiologist in the Public Health Protection Department, Dubai Health Authority (DHA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33939' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/fRv1tzLVcKdGujixrffavB0qaR0BrDdngBB00C5j.png' alt='Maryam Omar'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Maryam Omar Bin Haider<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Epidemiologist in the Public Health Protection Department, Dubai Health Authority (DHA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Epidemiologist in the Public Health Protection Department, Dubai Health Authority (DHA)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33451' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Z6tTB9NtTXYlJ7RWj8Ji6EqOHJzGfTV9G4x0ng2T.png' alt='Melissa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Melissa Saoudy <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Managing Director, The Why \/ Master of Studies Holder in Social Innovation, University of Cambridge<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33451' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Z6tTB9NtTXYlJ7RWj8Ji6EqOHJzGfTV9G4x0ng2T.png' alt='Melissa'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Melissa Saoudy<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Managing Director, The Why \/ Master of Studies Holder in Social Innovation, University of Cambridge<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Melissa Saoudy is the Founder and Managing Director of The Why Impact Consulting, where she advises governments and organisations across the UAE and wider region on social impact, innovation and future-focused strategy. A sociologist by training, she brings more than 15 years of experience designing programmes and policies that translate complex challenges into practical, people-centred solutions. She holds a Master\u2019s in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Case Presentations<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 17:15 &#8211; 17:35<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Aid to Anticipation: Embedding Strategic Foresight in Aid and Philanthropy\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 17:25 &#8211; 17:35<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33530' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/sYFDqbnlyvNvMIv6w927iBnpFzRjSoTqUy5ut6VR.png' alt='Michael'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Prof. Michael Kohler <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Grand Bargain Ambassador; Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, and LUISS Guio Carli, Rome; Acting Director-General, European Commission (ret.) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33530' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/sYFDqbnlyvNvMIv6w927iBnpFzRjSoTqUy5ut6VR.png' alt='Michael'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Prof. Michael Kohler<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Grand Bargain Ambassador; Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges, and LUISS Guio Carli, Rome; Acting Director-General, European Commission (ret.) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Michael A. K\u00d6HLER, Deputy Director-General, Grand Bargain Ambassador Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) European Commission Since August 2019 Dr K\u00f6hler has been Deputy Acting Director-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in the European Commission\u2019s DG ECHO, in charge of coordinating the world-wide EU humanitarian aid activities. From April 2022 to March 2023 he was Acting Director- General of DG ECHO. In June 2023 Dr K\u00f6hler has been appointed Ambassador and co-lead of the Grand Bargain agreement between some of the largest donors and humanitarian organisations who have committed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the humanitarian\naction. Previously, from 2015 to 2019, he was Director for EU-Neighbourhood Policy at the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) in the European Commission, where he was responsible for cooperation with Mediterranean Arab countries and Israel. From 2013 to 2014, he had been Director for the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood in the Directorate-General for development and International\nCooperation (DG DEVCO), Head of Cabinet to Commissioner for Energy, G\u00fcnther H. Oettinger between 2010 and 2013 and Head of Cabinet to Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Dr Joe Borg, between 2008 and 2009. Since he joined the European Commission in 1994, Dr K\u00f6hler held several positions, including desk officer for Yemen and Iraq; Assistant to the Director for South Mediterranean, Middle and Near East; Deputy European Correspondent; Deputy Head of Unit in charge of the co-ordination of Common Foreign and Security Policy; Deputy Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Borg, Head of\nUnit for International Affairs and Law of the Sea at the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and acting Head of Unit for Maritime Policy for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Before joining the European Commission, he worked as a representative of Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Morocco and Tunisia and later worked in the Policy Planning Department of the Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development in Germany. Michael K\u00f6hler holds a Dr. phil. in History and Middle Eastern Studies from Hamburg University (1987). He authored about thirty books, articles in international Islamic studies and foreign policy reviews on aspects of the political, economic and cultural development of the Muslim World, on the Arab League and on regional\nintegration in the Maghreb, co-operation in the Mediterranean and development cooperation. Since 1997 he is a professor for \u201cEurope and the Mediterranean\u201d the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, teaches peacebuilding at PSIA\/Sciences Po, Paris, and in addition between 2006 and 2016 he served as a senior Fellow of the Center for European Integration Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Turning Point for Leadership in Times of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33427' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cAbZbMAgL6OAN3G9rdpN1iQneTaeBhOuvxnAWNoF.png' alt='Mishal'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Mishal Karim Julfar <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Executive Director, Dubai Corporation Ambulance Services<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33427' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/cAbZbMAgL6OAN3G9rdpN1iQneTaeBhOuvxnAWNoF.png' alt='Mishal'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Mishal Karim Julfar<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Executive Director, Dubai Corporation Ambulance Services<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>His Excellency Mishal Abdulkarim Julfar is the Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS). He has more than 22 years of experience in ambulance services, emergency medical services, ambulance operations, and leading emergency response systems.\nHis Excellency is among the first Emirati professionals specializing in emergency medical services in the UAE. He graduated as part of the first cohort of the Higher Diploma in Emergency Medical Services in 2007 and was also among the first cohort to graduate with a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Emergency Medical Services in 2014. In 2021, he graduated as part of the first cohort of the Dubai Leaders Program under the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development. He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in Executive Business Administration at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States.\nThroughout his career, His Excellency has progressed through a number of operational and leadership positions within the Corporation. He began as an Emergency Medical Technician and Technical Trainer, before going on to head the Professional Training, Emergency Ambulance Operations, and Medical Dispatch sections. He subsequently served as Director of Ambulance Operations before assuming his current position as Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services.\nHis Excellency has undertaken significant leadership and representative roles at numerous national and strategic milestones. These include representing the Corporation at the Command and Control Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to the emergency medical management of major incidents, leading the Immediate Response Team under the Dubai 10X initiative, and representing ambulance services at the Special Olympics World Games 2019. He has also served as a member of several high-level committees related to major events and emergencies, including COP28, the Dubai Airshow, and the committee tasked with accelerating recovery following the Al Hadheer weather system.\nHis professional journey reflects a steadfast commitment to advancing ambulance services, strengthening the preparedness of the emergency response system, enhancing response efficiency, and serving the community through operational and strategic leadership grounded in field experience and institutional knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Keynote Address<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 14:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>&#8220;Emergency Response in Transition: From Traditional Rescue to Predictive, Integrated Humanitarian Action&#8221;<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 14:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33938' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/pF2NGpHxUeUlBqcVJgrzyVSM3BGraBGnNi9PPZDH.png' alt='Mohamed Rashed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Eng. Mohamed Rashed Al Dhanhani <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director Corporate Risks and Business Continuity Department, Dubai Municipality<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33938' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/pF2NGpHxUeUlBqcVJgrzyVSM3BGraBGnNi9PPZDH.png' alt='Mohamed Rashed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Eng. Mohamed Rashed Al Dhanhani<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director Corporate Risks and Business Continuity Department, Dubai Municipality<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Director Corporate Risks and Business Continuity Department, Dubai Municipality<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33466' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5rpn9iWFpaoXL6WHcsTTq2EidhQ5G1RWGJuskto4.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mohammed Alshamsi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chief Climate Change &#038; Sustainability Officer at DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), Acting Executive Director of the UAE Water Aid Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33466' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5rpn9iWFpaoXL6WHcsTTq2EidhQ5G1RWGJuskto4.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mohammed Alshamsi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chief Climate Change &#038; Sustainability Officer at DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), Acting Executive Director of the UAE Water Aid Foundation<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mohammed Abdulkareem AlShamsi is the Acting Executive Director of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. In this capacity, he oversees Suqia\u2019s global efforts to address water scarcity by deploying innovative and sustainable solutions powered by renewable energy. To date, Suqia\u2019s initiatives have benefited around 15 million people across 37 countries, supporting vulnerable communities with access to safe and sustainable drinking water. He also oversees the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, a global platform that encourages the development of innovative technologies and solutions to tackle water scarcity worldwide.\nIn parallel, Mohammed serves as the Chief Officer of Climate Change &#038; Sustainability at Dubai Electricity &#038; Water Authority (DEWA), where he leads the Authority\u2019s strategic direction on climate action and sustainability. He oversees the development and implementation of DEWA\u2019s climate change strategies, integrating mitigation and adaptation measures while embedding climate risks within DEWA\u2019s Enterprise Risk Management framework. Under his leadership, sustainability has been embedded within DEWA\u2019s corporate strategy, including the development of pioneering initiatives such as DEWA\u2019s Climate Change Resilience Plan and DEWA\u2019s Circular Economy Strategy, reinforcing DEWA\u2019s position as a regional leader in climate change and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustaining Humanity: Building a Resilient Humanitarian Ecosystem\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33832' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/l6W7XLXkA8YemI6DuCIZ5Y9QpeM11zcaGPoaoeSU.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mohammed AlShareef <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Spokesperson for Operation Chivalrous Knight 3<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33832' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/l6W7XLXkA8YemI6DuCIZ5Y9QpeM11zcaGPoaoeSU.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mohammed AlShareef<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Spokesperson for Operation Chivalrous Knight 3<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mohammed Saleh Al-Sharif is a distinguished national figure and specialist in managing and coordinating international humanitarian and relief work. He holds a Master&#8217;s degree in International Relations from Abu Dhabi University (2020) and is currently a PhD candidate in Risk and Crisis Management at Cairo University. His name has become closely associated with media and field oversight of urgent humanitarian, medical, and food aid delivery to countries affected by disasters and crises around the world. As the official spokesperson for Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, his leadership role reflects an unwavering commitment to noble humanitarian values and stands as a living embodiment of the message of giving and international solidarity in times of emergency to relieve stricken communities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Turning Point for Leadership in Times of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33435' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/xhu2SqNYIgCbXpySNpGDNfJz5Q4lKR1AjbqbycH3.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Mohammed Liswi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Technical Advisor, Global Health CRDF Global (USA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33435' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/xhu2SqNYIgCbXpySNpGDNfJz5Q4lKR1AjbqbycH3.png' alt='Mohammed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Mohammed Liswi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Technical Advisor, Global Health CRDF Global (USA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Dr. Mohammed Liswi is a physician and epidemiologist serving as a Technical Advisor for Global Health at CRDF Global in Jordan. He leads regional initiatives focused on health security, border health, and infectious disease surveillance in collaboration with ministries of health, the U.S. CDC, and other international partners.\nWith over a decade of experience across humanitarian and public health settings, Dr. Liswi has contributed to health system strengthening, healthcare analytics, and capacity building across the Middle East. He holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and a Master of Science in Public Health. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and regularly presents at regional and international scientific conferences on global health and health security.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Case Presentations<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:50 &#8211; 17:10<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>&#8220;Border Health in Transition: Regional Drivers Reshaping Humanitarian Action in the Middle East Region&#8221;<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:50 &#8211; 17:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33916' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/yX95nl9w5isHC6gqpDcsDhqQXaEEt7ZRMZKd6y35.png' alt='Mr. Omair'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Mr. Omair Al Muhairi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Deputy Secretary General of the Local Affairs Sector, Emirates Red Crescent (ERC)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33916' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/yX95nl9w5isHC6gqpDcsDhqQXaEEt7ZRMZKd6y35.png' alt='Mr. Omair'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Mr. Omair Al Muhairi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Deputy Secretary General of the Local Affairs Sector, Emirates Red Crescent (ERC)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Deputy Secretary General of the Local Affairs Sector, Emirates Red Crescent (ERC)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>DIHAD 2026 OPENING<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33830' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/F0twCfZ2POzGIcf3BZ3hxKsDfS0T67BCD7ASGoBU.png' alt='Mukesh'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Mukesh Kapila <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Professor Emeritus, Global Health &#038; Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33830' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/F0twCfZ2POzGIcf3BZ3hxKsDfS0T67BCD7ASGoBU.png' alt='Mukesh'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Mukesh Kapila<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Professor Emeritus, Global Health &#038; Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Mukesh Kapila has extensive experience in humanitarian affairs, conflict and security, global health and international development, human rights and diplomacy, He has qualifications in medicine and public health from the Universities of Oxford and London. \nHe is Professor Emeritus of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester, and Senior Adviser to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. \nHis previous leadership functions have included senior directorships at the World Health Organization and United Nations, and as Undersecretary-General at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Previously he was Head of Conflict  &#038; Humanitarian Affairs at what is now the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.  \nHe has served on several Boards, including chairing Minority Rights Group International, and Nonviolent Peaceforce which was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. Also advised many multilateral institutions including the World Bank. UN agencies, and international NGOs. \nHis many awards include a CBE from King Charles III, a Global Citizenship Award, the \u201cI Witness!\u201d award for human rights, and a special resolution of the California State Legislature for \u201clifetime achievements and meritorious service\u201d.  \nHis first memoir \u201cAgainst a Tide of Evil\u201d was shortlisted for the 2013 Best Non-Fiction Book award. His further book (2019) is entitled \u201cNot a Stranger to Kindness\u201d. He is a public and media speaker, and his writings can be sampled on https:\/\/www.mukeshkapila.org<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>UN80 Initiative Dialogue<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cIs the System Built to Lead Change or Resist It?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33697' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/b9cm5VbEX5ieh5lSWJ7WrCa0rDg2FXj2bQgqIwHX.png' alt='Obaid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Obaid Ahmed Aldhanhani <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Head of Early Recovery &#038; Stabilization Support Section, UAE Aid Agency<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33697' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/b9cm5VbEX5ieh5lSWJ7WrCa0rDg2FXj2bQgqIwHX.png' alt='Obaid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Obaid Ahmed Aldhanhani<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Head of Early Recovery &#038; Stabilization Support Section, UAE Aid Agency<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Since March 2026, Obaid Ahmed Al Dhanhani has served as Head of the Early Recovery and Stabilization Support Section at the UAE Aid Agency, where he oversees the design and implementation of international humanitarian programmes aimed at advancing early recovery and promoting stability.\n\nIn 2025, Al Dhanhani served as Head of the Strategy at the Abrahamic Family House. Prior to that, he pursued a diplomatic career at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he joined in 2017, holding several positions in strategic planning, policy analysis, and diplomacy. From February 2024 to February 2025, he headed the Middle East and North Africa Policies Section within the Policy Planning Department.\n\nIn 2023, he was part of the team responsible for preparing the UAE\u2019s hosting of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), serving as Senior Specialist for African Affairs in the Diplomatic Engagement Department.\n\nBetween March 2021 and November 2022, he served in the Office of His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, as a Senior Political Analyst specialising in sub-Saharan African affairs. He began his professional career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Policy Analyst covering the Middle East and Africa in the Policy Planning Department, a position he held from 2017 to 2021.\n\nAl Dhanhani holds a master\u2019s degree in Leadership and Institutional Development from Abu Dhabi School of Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in UAE Diplomacy and International Relations from the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Science from United Arab Emirates University.\n\nIn 2023, he received the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award for Excellence in its fifth edition, under the Distinguished Young Employee category. He has also published several articles in UAE newspapers in social and cultural affairs and is the author of a short-story collection<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Keynote Address<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:00 &#8211; 16:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cStrengthening the Backbone: Capacity Building as Humanitarian DNA\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:00 &#8211; 16:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33698' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/uycscImWzaQtnXESx2wA6IGUPSDjrnj8I6gshaMa.png' alt='Rashed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Rashed Alhemeiri <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Communication, UAE Aid Agency<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33698' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/uycscImWzaQtnXESx2wA6IGUPSDjrnj8I6gshaMa.png' alt='Rashed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Rashed Alhemeiri<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Communication, UAE Aid Agency<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>HE. Rashed Mohamed Al Hemeiri has over 22 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors, with extensive leadership experience in international cooperation, foreign aid, humanitarian assistance, strategic planning, and sustainable development.\nHe currently serves as the Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Communication at the UAE Aid Agency, where he leads the Agency\u2019s strategic planning, institutional performance, policy development, strategic communications, and international engagement, supporting the UAE\u2019s vision to strengthen the effectiveness, impact, and global leadership of its foreign aid and humanitarian efforts.\nPrior to his current role, HE. Al Hemeiri served as the Executive Director of Operations at the UAE Aid Agency, overseeing the planning, coordination, and implementation of humanitarian and development operations and programmes across multiple regions .\nBefore joining the UAE Aid Agency, he served for more than ten years at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Development, where he led the development and implementation of the UAE\u2019s international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance programmes, working closely with governments, United Nations agencies, international financial institutions, and global development partners.\nThroughout his career, H.E. Al Hemeiri has represented the United Arab Emirates at numerous high-level international forums, including United Nations meetings, multilateral conferences, and global humanitarian and development platforms, contributing to policy dialogue and international partnerships on humanitarian action, sustainable development, and international cooperation.\nHE. Al Hemeiri holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Finance and a Master&#8217;s degree in Humanitarian and Development Studies, combining strong expertise in strategic leadership, finance, international development, and humanitarian affairs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Global Agendas to Local Realities: Turning Vision into Impact\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33430' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ujvQ4B3hodUkopJeSYYQVrLsmzYuTGre9ViP7gKL.png' alt='Reem'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Reem Mougheith <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Regional Humanitarian Representative for the Middle East and North Africa, MSF International Office<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33430' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ujvQ4B3hodUkopJeSYYQVrLsmzYuTGre9ViP7gKL.png' alt='Reem'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Reem Mougheith<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Regional Humanitarian Representative for the Middle East and North Africa, MSF International Office<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Regional Humanitarian Representative for the Middle East and North Africa, MSF International Office Reem Mougheith is the Regional Humanitarian Representative for the Middle East and North Africa at M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) International Office since December 2023. She brings over 15 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, with a strong focus on humanitarian diplomacy, access negotiations, protection under international humanitarian law (IHL), and operations management.\nReem also specializes in training and facilitation, with a particular focus on security training for humanitarian teams operating in complex and volatile environments.\nPrior to joining MSF, Reem worked for more than nine years with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), following earlier roles with several United Nations agencies, including UNHCR and WHO. She has served in complex and diverse operational settings across Cambodia, Lebanon, Syria (Homs, Hama, Hasakah), Nigeria, Iraq, Jordan, Somalia, and Kenya \u2014 with a particular emphasis on the Middle East, a region she proudly calls home.\nReem holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics from the British University in Egypt, and a Master\u2019s degree in International Law and Human Rights from the University for Peace in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cWhen Funds Fall Short: Consequences Beyond the Numbers\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 15:40<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33934' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2t3ABVrLxG0qejKYxM6EFDoY4GEStvasvrJzpEGu.png' alt='Saeed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Colonel Saeed Hamdan bin Dalmook Alfalasi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director of Resilience Department, Dubai Police<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33934' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2t3ABVrLxG0qejKYxM6EFDoY4GEStvasvrJzpEGu.png' alt='Saeed'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Colonel Saeed Hamdan bin Dalmook Alfalasi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director of Resilience Department, Dubai Police<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Director of Resilience Department, Dubai Police<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33831' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2Y0fWFujLNnQNc2m6LSCowvScxSYAUwUJPYH1CeC.png' alt='Sajeda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Sajeda Shawa <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Head of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) Office in the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33831' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/2Y0fWFujLNnQNc2m6LSCowvScxSYAUwUJPYH1CeC.png' alt='Sajeda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Sajeda Shawa<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Head of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) Office in the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Sajeda Shawa is a seasoned humanitarian leader with 20 years of experience in international humanitarian affairs, known for her unwavering commitment to crisis response, donor engagement, strategic partnerships and humanitarian diplomacy. A passionate Arab female advocate for communities affected by conflict, she brings deep regional expertise and a results-driven approach to mobilizing resources and amplifying impact across the \nhumanitarian-development nexus. In February 2023, Ms. Shawa was appointed Head of the OCHA Office in the United Arab Emirates. In this capacity, she is responsible for strengthening humanitarian coordination, advancing humanitarian diplomacy, and integrating climate action and gender-responsive approaches\u2014particularly the empowerment of women in humanitarian settings\u2014into emergency response efforts. She also focuses on supporting national policies that elevate the role of innovation, technology, and artificial intelligence to better serve communities in need during humanitarian crises.\nAdditionally, Ms. Shawa serves as a Board Member of the Dubai International Scientific Advisory Board (DISAB), which supports the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference (DIHAD) as well as an Advisory board member in the public policy school at the university of Sharjah, reinforcing her leadership in high\u0002level humanitarian policy dialogue and strategic partnerships within the region and beyond.\nPrior to her current role, Ms. Shawa played a pivotal role in the Syria Crisis response at OCHA\u2019s Regional Office, where she led donor relations and resource mobilization efforts. She served concurrently as Special Advisor to the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, providing strategic counsel on donor engagement, advocacy, and regional humanitarian outreach. Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Shawa worked with the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), where she managed field operations and humanitarian programs in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Jordan, and Syria. She later spearheaded ECHO\u2019s humanitarian outreach \nstrategy to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, strengthening engagement with key actors in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar. Earlier in her career, she contributed to USAID programs focused on humanitarian and development coordination with a specific focus on private sector engagement.\nBeyond her official roles, Ms. Shawa is an active voice for women\u2019s empowerment and social impact. She is a certified Board Director (IFC, 2022) and was featured among 45 Arab women role models in Empowering Through Healthy Living \u2013 Jordan 2020. She serves on the board of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women  (BPW) and is a member of its Human Rights Committee. Additionally, she contributes as a mentor to several leadership and youth development initiatives, including the Global Thinkers Forum\u2019s Athena Mentorship Program and BPW Jordan\u2019s HIKMA Power Meetups. Ms. Shawa is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s Executive Education Program, with specializations in Public Leadership, Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times, and Leadership through Storytelling and Action. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in International Studies, with a focus on humanitarian landscape in the Gulf region post-Arab Spring, and a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in English Language and Literature. A proud mother of teenagers, she is deeply committed to empowering youth and advancing global citizenship.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>UN80 Initiative Dialogue<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cIs the System Built to Lead Change or Resist It?\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33921' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/wAMJcqwZUrFqlnzuLCaBxmJ4b9TLv7e7j6nH5xBN.png' alt='Salama'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Eng. Salama Moahmmaed Alfalasi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Chairwomen of Dubai Police Young Leaders Council; Head Section of Digital Customer Experience for Dubai Police Channels<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33921' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/wAMJcqwZUrFqlnzuLCaBxmJ4b9TLv7e7j6nH5xBN.png' alt='Salama'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Eng. Salama Moahmmaed Alfalasi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Chairwomen of Dubai Police Young Leaders Council; Head Section of Digital Customer Experience for Dubai Police Channels<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Eng. Salama Alfalasi is a visionary leader at the intersection of technology and public service, transforming citizen experiences through digital innovation as Head Section Digital Customer Experience for Dubai Police Channels. She blends strategic insight, analytics, and technological expertise to drive AI enabled initiatives that elevate public safety, streamline services, and deepen citizen engagement. Alfalasi led the Smart Police Station Project delivering automated, 24\/7 services with Dubai\u2019s SPS recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. Her priorities include empowering youth leadership,advancing digital transformation within the Department of Artificial Intelligence, and shaping long\u2011range strategic visions.Hand\u2011selected for the Dubai Youth Council, she was appointed Chairwoman of the Dubai Police Young Leaders Council in 2017 and launched Interpol\u2019s Young Global Police Leaders Program in 2019 to 2024. She also supervised the Strategic Plan Update Project to define the future direction of Dubai Police. Alfalasi earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a master\u2019s degree in Information Technology Management and Governance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cThe Turning Point for Leadership in Times of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:30 &#8211; 15:30<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33566' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/uVc8qqWGwjc5ognq8NtE5zA0saJZzrIvnRzprwsK.png' alt='Samer'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Samer AbdelJaber <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and Northern Africa and Eastern Europe<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33566' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/uVc8qqWGwjc5ognq8NtE5zA0saJZzrIvnRzprwsK.png' alt='Samer'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Samer AbdelJaber<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and Northern Africa and Eastern Europe<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Samer AbdelJaber is the World Food Programme\u2019s (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe, a role he has held since June 2025.\nMr. AbdelJaber facilitates coordination and dissemination of strategic guidance to Coun-try Offices across the region, strengthening operational effectiveness and performance. Mr. AbdelJaber represents the WFP in engagement with key stakeholders across the re-gion to enhance strategic partnerships, resource mobilization efforts and inter-agency coordination to advance WFP\u2019s mission in the region.\nA Jordanian national, Samer brings over two decades of humanitarian and development leadership across the region and beyond.\nPrior to his current appointment, he served as Director of the Office of the Deputy Execu-tive Director and as WFP\u2019s Director of Emergencies in the Office of the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at WFP Headquarters. In this role, he played a cen-tral part in shaping the organization&#8217;s global emergency preparedness and response ar-chitecture.\nPreviously, Mr. AbdelJaber was WFP\u2019s Representative and Country Director in Palestine, where he also led WFP\u2019s emergency operations during the outbreak of the Gaza crisis in October 2023. He previously also served as Country Director in Libya, where he spear-headed initiatives that strengthened national capacities. Under his leadership, WFP also established key common services such as the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) and the Logistics Cluster, improving humanitarian access and coordination across the country.\nThroughout his career, Mr. AbdelJaber has held a range of strategic and technical roles across WFP operations in Jordan, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt, as well as at Headquarters. He served as Chief of Digital Solutions Delivery, leading major corporate technology initia-tives, and as Deputy Country Director in Egypt, where he strengthened partnerships with UN agencies and donors and oversaw WFP\u2019s Syria emergency response in Egypt.\nHe has also played a key role in inter-agency coordination, most recently representing WFP in the Inter-Agency Standing Committee\u2019s Emergency Directors Group, contributing to the humanitarian reset agenda, support to Resident Coordinators, and the review of corporate scale-ups.\nMr. AbdelJaber holds a degree in Computer Science from Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman, Jordan. He is married and has two children.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Day 3<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:00 &#8211; 14:45<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustaining Humanity: Building a Resilient Humanitarian Ecosystem\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33537' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/lHwafbbAKVugf3azbwNwrB9yMROh6q7WnrbsiJKf.png' alt='Sandra'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Sandra Pertek <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>UKRI Future Leaders and Associate Professor, University of Birmingham; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS, Doha) &#8211; Moderator<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33537' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/lHwafbbAKVugf3azbwNwrB9yMROh6q7WnrbsiJKf.png' alt='Sandra'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Sandra Pertek<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>UKRI Future Leaders and Associate Professor, University of Birmingham; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS, Doha) &#8211; Moderator<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Dr Sandra Pertek is UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the School of Government and School of Social Policy, and Associate Professor at the International Development Department (IDD) and the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS), Doha Institute. She was previously Lecturer at the Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, and Teaching Fellow (POLSIS) and ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Birmingham.\n\nSandra specialises in the intersection of gender, violence, religion, forced migration and humanitarianism. Her research integrates the intersectional and ecological approaches to improve outcomes for displaced populations. She has led a number of studies across the Middle East, Africa and Europe, including the \u201cUkrainian Refugees at Risk\u201d and \u201cProtecting Forcibly Displaced Women and Girls in the Muslim World\u201d projects. She currently leads an interdisciplinary and policy-oriented, UKRI-funded research initiative, \u201cMaking Aid Work for Displaced Women\u201d, which focuses on integrating Islamic philanthropy into the international humanitarian system and developing innovative solutions to global forced displacement.\n\nShe is an interdisciplinary researcher and social development specialist with over a decade of experience in humanitarian, development, and migration settings. Bridging research, policy, and practice, she has consulted for international and governmental organisations, including the European Commission, GIZ, the Home Office, and Islamic Development Bank. She has also collaborated with various organisations, such as the UNHCR, OIC and IFRC. Before joining the University of Birmingham, Sandra was a Senior Policy Adviser on Gender at a leading humanitarian agency.\n\nShe has published numerous articles on gender, religion and forced migration in leading journals and co-authored the monograph, \u2018On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls\u2019 (Routledge). Her new monograph, \u2018Violence against women, Forced Displacement and Religion: Rethinking Humanitarianism\u2019, is underway.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cHumanitarianism in a Polycrisis Era: Disruptions and Drivers of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33467' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Kxuz8UujzH3tnRGEJ5pz2qLhnba6mvlNfLJPTZMV.png' alt='Sean'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Mr. Sean Carroll <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>President and CEO, American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33467' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/Kxuz8UujzH3tnRGEJ5pz2qLhnba6mvlNfLJPTZMV.png' alt='Sean'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Mr. Sean Carroll<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>President and CEO, American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Sean is a recognized international humanitarian and human development leader. He is a recipient of the Julia Vadala Taft Outstanding Leadership Award and the America&#8217;s Community Council 2024 Global Humanitarian Leadership Award. As president and CEO of Anera and CEO of Anera Ventures, LLC, Sean leads a staff of over 200 in Lebanon, Palestine (West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem), Jordan and Washington, DC, overseeing the delivery of over $200 million in annual humanitarian and development aid to vulnerable communities in the Middle East. Since October 2023, Anera has delivered more than 150 million meals, over 20 million gallons of water, and over 500,000 patient consultations in Gaza.\nAnera&#8217;s work spans emergency and humanitarian relief, infrastructure and development projects in water, sanitation, education, and health, as well as economic growth programs, including agriculture and vocational upskilling. Prior to Anera, Sean held key roles at Creative Associates International, the US Agency for International Development, the Club of Madrid, the US Congress, and the National Democratic Institute. He\u2019s worked also for the World Food Programme, the European Commission and the Center for Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance. He served in the Obama Administration as chief of staff and COO at USAID; for six years as director of programs for the Club of Madrid, a leadership alliance that includes 106 former presidents and prime ministers; and for 13 years at NDI in various roles, including as chief of mission for the West Bank and Gaza, living two years in East Jerusalem, where his twin children were born.\nSean earned a bachelor\u2019s in foreign service from Georgetown University and a master\u2019s in international public policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Sean serves on several boards, including at InterAction, as treasurer of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations, and as chairman of both Creative Frontiers and Grant Assistant.ai; and is an advisor to the Club of Madrid and Takreem.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustaining Humanity: Building a Resilient Humanitarian Ecosystem\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33834' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ao3Ig7uRZcMMsF7ubzkya2nWJUsQvwKeJ2m0aAcM.png' alt='Sergio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Amb. Sergio Piazzi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Secretary-General, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33834' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ao3Ig7uRZcMMsF7ubzkya2nWJUsQvwKeJ2m0aAcM.png' alt='Sergio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Amb. Sergio Piazzi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Secretary-General, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Alumnus of the Nunziatella Military School of Naples, he holds an Honors\nDoctorate Degree in International Political Sciences (University Federico II of Naples), a\nMaster\u2019s degree in Economics and Foreign Trade (ICE, Rome), and a Crisis\nManagement Certificate (University of Wisconsin, USA). He attended\nthe Italian Diplomatic Academy.\nIn 2008, he assumed the function of Secretary General of the\nParliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) in Geneva to\nmanage the Secretariat and the planning for the Assembly. He has\nundertaken, among others, frequent peace-support initiatives in, among others, Sahel, Syria, Libya,\nthe Balkans, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Russian Federation, Ukraine and\nRomania.\nAfter serving with the US Department of State, in 1985, he joined the\nUnited Nations and coordinated UN operations in Northern Ethiopia until 1988. From 1992 to 1995, he conceived and managed the UN Programme on the use of international Military and Civil Defense Assets in humanitarian operations. In 1996, he was appointed Head of the UN\/DHA Regional Desk for Europe and former USSR. From 2001 to 2006, he was in charge of UN\/OCHA\u2019s External Affairs. In January 2007, he was appointed UN Senior Adviser on European Affairs. He was, inter-alia, responsible for policy cooperation with the Council of the EU, the\nEuropean Commission, NATO, the Arab League, G77, G8, OIC, CoE and\nOSCE, and their Parliamentary Assemblies.\nDuring his career, he served also, among others, as UN Representative\nin Romania (1989-90), UNDRO Delegate in the Persian Gulf Region\nand Political Assistant to USG Martti Ahtisaari (1990); Policy Adviser\nto the Special Representative of the UNSG in Iraq (1991-92) and UN Representative to Operation Turquoise in Rwanda (1994).\nIn his PAM\u2019s capacity, in addition to the statutory functions, he has conducted, at the request of the EU and the UN, delicate peace-support\nand confidence-building missions to, among others, the Middle East,  the Balkans, North Africa, and the Sahel. In parallel, the UN Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee \/ CTED, requested his assistance to launch a legislative support programme to adapt and evaluate national legislations of the Euro- Mediterranean\nand CIS regions, together with the USA and the Russian Federation, to\nimplement relevant UNSC\u2019s resolutions dealing with ISIS and Foreign Terrorist Fighters. He oversees the UN Coordination Mechanism and Policy Dialogue on Parliamentary Counter-terrorism action. Amb. Piazzi is a former staff member of the US State Department and\nthe UN, where he served until 2007. Amb. Piazzi is an Italian national. In 2016, the President of the Republic\nawarded him with the high-honour national distinction &#8211; Commendatore\nto the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. In 2023, the Sovereign Order of Malta awarded him with the Cross of Commander pro Merito Melitensi.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Conference Summary and Conclusions<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:40 &#8211; 14:50<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33937' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/RWRsHziN4jusrunC3Btwln3TtGu42fUYSSvzdEO0.png' alt='Shamma Saif'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Shamma Saif Al Rayhi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Head of the Crisis and Disaster Management Section at Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33937' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/RWRsHziN4jusrunC3Btwln3TtGu42fUYSSvzdEO0.png' alt='Shamma Saif'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Shamma Saif Al Rayhi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Head of the Crisis and Disaster Management Section at Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Head of the Crisis and Disaster Management Section at Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33940' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ha58b5lFsrUYZNniTYlVzYIgdfLdw5rw55qunY7x.png' alt='Sultan Salem'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Sultan Salem Al-Shamsi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/gb.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Deputy Director, Safety, Risk, Regulation and Planning Department, Roads &#038; Transport Authority (RTA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Kingdom<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33940' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/ha58b5lFsrUYZNniTYlVzYIgdfLdw5rw55qunY7x.png' alt='Sultan Salem'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Sultan Salem Al-Shamsi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/gb.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Deputy Director, Safety, Risk, Regulation and Planning Department, Roads &#038; Transport Authority (RTA)<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Kingdom <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Deputy Director, Safety, Risk, Regulation and Planning Department, Roads &#038; Transport Authority (RTA)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discusssion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>From the Field to the World: Dubai\u2019s Lessons in Crisis Management<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33600' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5kMQOGzbR5xkaxoLpFGqTDZrtiY9F9aB6Y91U3Pi.png' alt='S\u00f8ren'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. S\u00f8ren Jacobsen <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33600' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/5kMQOGzbR5xkaxoLpFGqTDZrtiY9F9aB6Y91U3Pi.png' alt='S\u00f8ren'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. S\u00f8ren Jacobsen<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ambassador of Denmark to the United Arab Emirates and the state of Qatar.\nAmbassador Jacobsen is a Danish diplomate and senior foreign policy professional.\nSince 2024, he has served as Ambassador of Denmark to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Prior this appointment, he was Director for Security and Real Estate at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2021-2021) and Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria (2017-2021).\nEarlier in his diplomatic career, he served as Deputy Head of the European Policy Department and Head of the Migration Taskforce at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. In 2013, he was the Danish Senior Civilian Representative with the Provincial Restructuring Team in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, wile also serving as Head of Political Affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy in Kabul.\nHis previous assignment includes Deputy Head of Mission in the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing and Ankara, as well as senior oppositions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of covering European policy, EU institutions, Africa, and export promotion. He joined the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1997.\nHe holds a Master of Economics with a specialization in European Union studies from Odense University.\nHe is married and has three children.\nHe has also been honoured as a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Featured Presentation<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:00 &#8211; 16:10<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cDenmark&#8217;s Role in Shaping the Future of Humanitarian Action\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:00 &#8211; 16:10<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33856' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/KFExV1Gi3Gh2oIbYIGLoLiGYjDqRFrcpfgGHeV08.jpg' alt='Umid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Amb. Umid R. Shadiev <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33856' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/KFExV1Gi3Gh2oIbYIGLoLiGYjDqRFrcpfgGHeV08.jpg' alt='Umid'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Amb. Umid R. Shadiev<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>2026 &#8211; since April, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the UAE. 2023 &#8211; 2025, Chairman, Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan; 2018 &#8211; 2023, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Uzbekistan to UNESCO (Paris); 2017 &#8211; 2018, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations (New York); 2015 &#8211; 2017, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the United Nations (New York); 2013 &#8211; 2015, Executive Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent); 2010 &#8211; 2013, Attache, Political Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States (Washington, DC); 2005 &#8211; 2010, Department for the USA and Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Referent, Attache, Third Secretary (Tashkent); 2004, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Belgium, Mission to the European Union, Mission to NATO (Brussels)<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Keynote Address<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:00 &#8211; 14:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cUzbekistan\u2019s Path to Resilience: Advancing Social Protection for the Future\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 14:00 &#8211; 14:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33833' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/D0XC0ySmgnFEeR60o0FDCeNq8b2qT0XPMTexDI6R.png' alt='Valentina'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Valentina Bernasconi <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Former Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33833' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/D0XC0ySmgnFEeR60o0FDCeNq8b2qT0XPMTexDI6R.png' alt='Valentina'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Valentina Bernasconi<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Former Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Delegation in the UAE<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Ms. Valentina Bernasconi holds a Master\u2019s degree in Diplomatic and Geopolitical Studies from the University of Trieste, where she graduated with honours. Her thesis focused on the intersection of human rights and geopolitics, examining Turkey\u2019s rejection of EU accession. She further strengthened her academic and professional background through the Harvard Summer Programme on \u201cThe Future of War in the 21st Century\u201d and a Diploma in Negotiation from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).\nShe joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2002 as a Detention Delegate in Myanmar and subsequently held a range of operational and managerial positions across Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, including assignments in Nepal, Colombia, Ethiopia, the Central African Republic, Haiti, Thailand and Malaysia.\nFrom 2011 to 2013, she served at ICRC headquarters in Geneva as Deputy Head for the Asia region, contributing to the drafting of regional strategies and policies.\nFrom 2019 to 2023, she was Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation in Senegal, overseeing the organisation\u2019s engagement and operations across the region. From 2024 to 15 August 2026, she served as Head of the ICRC Delegation in the United Arab Emirates, leading the ICRC\u2019s institutional, diplomatic and humanitarian engagement with the UAE and supporting its dialogue with key national and international partners<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cSustaining Humanity: Building a Resilient Humanitarian Ecosystem\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:15 &#8211; 13:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33581' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/68xKR1vYr3E7f0H9e97iGDTwgHpYjfWz9V5YWGXG.png' alt='Xavier'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>H.E. Xavier Castellanos Mosquera <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Under Secretary General for National Society Development and Coordination, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33581' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/68xKR1vYr3E7f0H9e97iGDTwgHpYjfWz9V5YWGXG.png' alt='Xavier'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>H.E. Xavier Castellanos Mosquera<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Under Secretary General for National Society Development and Coordination, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) &#8211; Panel Chair<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Since August 2020, Xavier Castellanos Mosquera is the Under Secretary General, National Society Development and Operations Coordination of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the world\u2019s largest humanitarian network. Xavier has four decades experience in National Society development, resilience building and emergency humanitarian operations at the national, regional and global levels. He has served the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in various capacities since 1981, when he started as a volunteer with the National Society of Ecuador. He joined the IFRC in 1998 after Hurricane Mitch in Central America. In his previous role as Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Xavier provided strategic and operational leadership on disaster preparedness and responses to COVID-19, tsunamis and earthquakes and other health and disaster-related emergencies. Xavier also served as Regional Director of the Americas and in various leadership positions dealing with humanitarian response operations, disaster preparedness, and communications within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, in national NGOs and with the Ecuadorian Red Cross. Xavier is from Ecuador and has three children. He has a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Communication and Health from the Andina Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar University in Ecuador. He also holds several professional diplomas in humanitarian affairs and corporate social responsibility and is fluent in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Wednesday, 2026-08-26<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cFrom Global Agendas to Local Realities: Turning Vision into Impact\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 10:20 &#8211; 11:20<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33446' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/jHGJN07XvUlA27jPKTBYh8vQI6TRnqGXUZR1z7ZK.png' alt='Yannick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Dr. Yannick du Pont <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Member of the Development Cooperation Committee at the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs; Founder of Spark, Amsterdam<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33446' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/jHGJN07XvUlA27jPKTBYh8vQI6TRnqGXUZR1z7ZK.png' alt='Yannick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Dr. Yannick du Pont<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Member of the Development Cooperation Committee at the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs; Founder of Spark, Amsterdam<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Yannick du Pont has worked for 30 years in higher (vocational) education and economic development, most of it as a founder of the SPARK Foundation. During his tenure, he has built economic and educational development programmes in over 25 fragile and conflict-affected states, including Afghanistan, Europe, East and West Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Ukraine, and Somalia. He is a member of the Netherlands State Development Cooperation Committee at the Advisory Council on International Affairs. He serves on the Boards of a few prominent foundations in the Netherlands and is a member of the DIHAD International Scientific Advisory Board (DISAB) at DIHAD (Dubai). He is also a lecturer in the DIHAD Master program \u201cSustainable Humanitarian Action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Tuesday, 2026-08-25<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cCorporate Social Investments: From Philanthropy to Strategic Humanitarian Engagement\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 16:15 &#8211; 17:15<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33524' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/tH6cmCN2MsCAeylGtjfo5icSMITUML66zxnTilwx.png' alt='Yasmine Praz'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Yasmine Praz Dessimoz <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross &#8211; ICRC<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33524' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/tH6cmCN2MsCAeylGtjfo5icSMITUML66zxnTilwx.png' alt='Yasmine Praz'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Yasmine Praz Dessimoz<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Director of Operations, International Committee of the Red Cross &#8211; ICRC<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Yasmine Praz Dessimoz is the Director of Operations for the ICRC as of 1 September 2024. She joined the ICRC in 1997 and has since held multiple roles in challenging and conflict-affected regions.\n\nYasmine\u2019s career with the ICRC has seen assignments in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Sudan. From 2008, Yasmine served as the Deputy Head of Operations for the West and Central Africa region and was later appointed as the Political Adviser to the Director of Operations. Between 2012 and 2016, Yasmine was the Regional Director for North and West Africa.\n\nHer responsibilities in these roles included context analysis, strategy shaping and action definition, priority setting, security and human resources management, and ICRC representation towards various stakeholders.\n\nFollowing this, she became the Director of Social Welfare at the Hospice G\u00e9n\u00e9ral in Geneva, overseeing a staff of 800 and supporting over 25,000 welfare recipients. Yasmine holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Economic Science and an Executive Master\u2019s in International Negotiation and Policy Making from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Sessions by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>Panel Discussion<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='sessions'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='sessions__title'>Lectures by this speaker<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='sessions__day'>Monday, 2026-08-24<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom card-custom-agenda'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__details'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='card-custom-agenda__title'>\u201cHumanitarianism in a Polycrisis Era: Disruptions and Drivers of Change\u201d<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='card-custom-agenda__time'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><i class='far fa-clock'><\/i>&nbsp; 12:00 &#8211; 13:00<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--speaker modal - litty closing-->\n\t\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--speaker card closing--><!--speaker listing wrap open-->\n\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-card'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href='#speakerModal33526' data-lity>\n                            <img class='speaker__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/82aabYMo2kEYIWPpSzG4zXNfCrWgddsBEUPcJ9ld.png' alt='Yolande'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='details_dialogue'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <h4 class='speaker__name'>Ms. Yolande Wright <img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='float:right;display:none;' \/><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <p class='speaker__title'>Vice President of Partnerships, GiveDirectly<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country'>| United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!--speaker modal-->\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='speakerModal33526' class='lity-hide litymodal'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='speaker-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__heading'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class='speaker-wrapper__img' src='https:\/\/index-s3-images-static-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/images\/speakers\/82aabYMo2kEYIWPpSzG4zXNfCrWgddsBEUPcJ9ld.png' alt='Yolande'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class ='speaker-wrapper__subdetails'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='speaker-wrapper__name'>Ms. Yolande Wright<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/dihad.org\/event\/wp-content\/plugins\/maestro\/assets\/images\/countries\/100\/ae.png' alt='Flag' width='30px' style='margin-left:25px;display:none;' \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class='speaker-wrapper__title'>Vice President of Partnerships, GiveDirectly<\/span> <span class='ehome_speaker_country' style='display:none;'> | United Arab Emirates <\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='speaker-wrapper__desc'>Yolande Wright serves as Vice President of Partnerships at GiveDirectly, where she leads strategic partnerships to advance evidence-based approaches to poverty reduction. She previously served as Global Director for Child Poverty, Climate, and Urban at Save the Children International. Prior to that, she spent more than two decades with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), including as Head of the Livelihoods Profession and in senior humanitarian leadership roles.\nYolande lived and worked in Bangladesh for six years, leading UK efforts to address extreme poverty and climate vulnerability. She has also worked extensively across Africa and Asia on livelihoods and natural resource management.\nHer writing has appeared in international publications, including TIME and Devex, and she co-authored a chapter on cash in the Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality.\nYolande is a passionate advocate for evidence-based strategies to address poverty, hunger, inequality, and climate justice, including the use of cash transfers and broader social protection systems. 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