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Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
Founder of Qatar Foundation for Social Work
Her Excellency Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Mr. Xavier Torres
Advisor of the presidential government - The Republic of Ecuador
Mr. Edward (Eddie) Ndopu
United Nations Secretary-General's Advocate for the Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), Future Astronaut
Ms. Maria Francesca Spatolisano
Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Co-ordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) - New York
Ms. Ana Lucia Arellano
Chair of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) - New York
Mr. Orest Nowosad
Chief of Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) - Geneva
Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda
Founder and President, World Enabled - United States of America
Professor Jacqueline Bhabha
Director of Research, Harvard School of Public Health - United States of America
Mr. Ted Chaiban
Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) - Jordan
Mr. Houtan Homayounpour
Head of International Labor Oganization (ILO) Project - Qatar
Dr. Ahmed Hussein
Statistics Expert, Planning and Statistics Authority - Qatar
Dr. Shible Sahbani
Regional Advisor for Reproductive Health, United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) - Egypt
Dr. Hala Sakr
Regional Advisor on Violence, Injuries and Disabilities, World Health Association (WHO) - Egypt
Ms. Rachel Kean
Disability Expert, Department for International Development (DFID) - United Kingdom
Professor Zhang Wanhong
Professor of Jurisprudence, School of Law, Wuhan University - China
Dr. Rola Dashti
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - Lebanon
Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani
Director of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health - Qatar
Ms. Robinah Nakanwagi Alamubuya
Executive Director, Triumph Uganda for Mental Health Support and Recovery Program - Uganda
Ms. Gisela Nauk
Chief Inclusive Social Development Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) - Lebanon
Dr. Luay Shabaneh
Regional Director, United Nations Population Fund, Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) - Egypt
Professor Jennifer Leaning
Professor of Practice, Harvard School of Public Health - United States of America
Ms. Daniela Bas
Director of Division for Inclusive Social Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) - New York
Ms. Maha Mohammed Al Mansouri
CEO of Mada Assistive Technology Center - Qatar
Dr. Azza Abdelmoneium
Director of Family Research Department, Doha International Family Institute (DIFI) - Qatar
Ms. Salma Eltabbakh
Leader of the Resource Group of Self-Advocacy - Alexandria
Mr. Ghanim Mubarak Al-Kuwari
Assistant Under-Secretary, Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs - Qatar
Mr. Ali Abdullatif Al-Misnad
Board Member of Al Shura Council - Qatar
Abdallah Badahdah
Associate professor of sociology at South Dakota State University (SDSU)
Dr. Lisa Thornton
Division Chief for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Sidra Medicine - Qatar
Dr. Naeema Al-Gasser
World Health Association (WHO) Representative - Sudan
Mr. Mustapha Kemayel
Assistant Regional Director for Advocacy, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) - Tunisia
Dr. Alessandra Aresu
Inclusive Health Policy Lead, Humanity & Inclusion
Ms. Akiko Ito
Chief of the Programme on Disability Section, Division for Social Inclusion, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - New York
Mr. Venkatesh Balakrishna
President of the Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) and Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID) Global Network - India
Dr. Ola Abualghaib
Manager of the Technical Secretariat of the United Nations Partnership of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - New York
Ms. Alkhansa Abdul Mohsen AlHusaini
Director of Planning and Research Department, Public Authority of the Disabled - Kuwait
Sheikha Dr. Dena bint Ahmed Al-Thani
Assistant Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University - Qatar
Dr. Nadia bint Ali Al Ajmi
Director of Al-Aman Rehabilitation Centre, Ministry of Social Development - Oman
Mr. Cordell Golden
Washington Group on Disability Statistics - United States of America
Ms. Elena DePalma
Washington Group on Disability Statistics - United States of America
Dr. Jumana Odeh
Founder and General Director of Palestinian Happy Child Centre - Palestine
Mr. Mosharraf Hossain
Director of Global Policy, Influencing and Research; Action on Disability and Development (ADD International) - United Kingdom
Sheikha Hissa bint Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani
Special Envoy of the Arab League Secretary-General - Qatar
Mr. Ibrahim Abdallah
President of the Arab Organization of Persons with Disability (AOPD) - Lebanon
Mr. Mark Dyer
Access and Inclusivity Strategist, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy - Qatar
Ms. Orsolya Bartha
Senior Advisor, International Disability Alliance (IDA) - New York
Ms. Abia Akram
CEO of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities - Pakistan