Launch Event: Confirmed Speakers
On 15 December, Together to #ENDviolence, a global campaign and Solutions Summit Series, will begin inspiring the end violence community and catalysing the political and financial commitments needed to end violence against children for good.
At the launch, you will hear from more than 20 national and global leaders, including senior government ministers, royalty, heads of United Nations agencies and civil society organisations, CEOs from the private sector, and children themselves. The below list will be updated regularly as additional speakers are confirmed.
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Confirmed speakers include:
Sarafina, child activist and World Vision Youth Leader from Ghana
Zahra, child activist from Indonesia
Alice Albright, CEO, Global Partnership for Education
Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General
Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO Plan International; Joining Forces
Asa Lindhagen, Minister for Gender Equality, Government of Sweden
Dr. Daniela Ligiero, CEO and Executive Director, Together for Girls
Hans Vestberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Communications
Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF
Dr. Howard Taylor, Executive Director, End Violence Partnership
Dr. Joan Nyanyuki, Executive Director, African Child Policy Forum
Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate
Rev Keishi Miyamoto, President, Arigatou International
Prof Lucie Cluver, Universities of Oxford and Cape Town
Mabel van Oranje, Founder and Board Chair, Girls Not Brides
Maria Juliana Ruiz, First Lady of Colombia
Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
Paul Fletcher, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Government of Australia
Satoshi Nakanishi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan
H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Government of the United Arab Emirates
H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs