Speakers and High Level Participants
President, Arab Republic of Egypt
Chairman, African Union Commission
H.E. Abdelfattah el-Sisi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Republic of Chad
H.E. Idriss Déby
(Republic of Chad)
President, Republic of the Niger
H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou
(Republic of the Niger)
President, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Macky Sall
(Republic of Senegal)
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Muhammadu Buhari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
President, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Azali Assoumani
(Union of the Comoros)
Vice President, Republic of South Sudan
H.E. James Wani Igga
(Republic of South Sudan)
Secretary General, United Nations
H.E. António Guterres
(Republic of Portugal)
Chairperson, African Union Commission
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
(Republic of Chad)
Prime Minister, Republic of Togo
H.E. Komi Sélom Klassou
(Republic of Togo)
Prime Minister, Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
(Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Prime Minister, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Julien Nkoghe Bekale
(Gabonese Republic)
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
H.E. Amina J. Mohammed
(Federal Republic of Nigeria )
Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Eswatini
H.E. Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku
(Kingdom of Eswatini)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia
H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(Republic of Namibia)
Minister of Finance, Budget and Development Planning, Republic of Burundi
H.E. Domitien Ndihokubwayo
(Republic of Burundi)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt & Chairman, International Advisory Board
H.E. Sameh Shoukry
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Former President, Central African Republic
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza
(Central African Republic)
Minister of Interior and Coordination of National Security, Republic of Kenya
H.E. Fred Matiang'i
(Republic of Kenya)
Minister of Security, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Elly Tumwine
(Republic of Uganda)
Minister of Security, Republic of Mozambique
H.E. Jaime Basilio Monteiro
(Republic of Mozambique)
Minister of State Security, Republic of South Africa
H.E. Ayanda Dlodlo
(Republic of South Africa)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
H.E. Elsa Pinto
(Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
H.E. François-Philippe Champagne
(Canada)
Minister of Communications, Republic of Ghana
H.E. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
(Republic of Ghana)
President, African Development Bank Group
H.E. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Former Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organisation
Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse
(Republic of Ghana)
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Group
Mr. Ferid Belhaj
(Republic of Tunisia)
Chairman, Panel of the Wise
H.E. Amre Moussa
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, African Union Commission
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ramtane Lamamra
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Former Minister of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ibrahim Gambari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
ASG, Special Advisor to the Administrator, UNDP
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye
(Republic of Senegal)
Chief of Staff and Chief Advisor, African Union Commission
Member of the International Advisoy Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Diop
(Republic of Mali)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Francophonie, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef
(Union of the Comoros)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chad
H.E. Mahamat Zene Cherif
(Republic of Chad)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Amadou Ba
(Republic of Senegal)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Alain-Claude Bilié- By-Nzé
(Gabonese Republic)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Angola
H.E. Manuel Domingos Augusto
(Republic of Angola)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Kingdom of Eswatini
H.E. Thulisile Dladla
(Kingdom of Eswatini)
Minister of State for Regional Integration, Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Baltasar Engonga Edjo
(Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Hamza Said Hamza
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Environment, Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E. Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Republic of Zimbabwe)
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Hala Helmy El Said
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Republic of Chad
H.E. Issa Doubragne
(Republic of Chad)
USG and Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations
H.E. Bience Gawanas
(Republic of Namibia)
Commissioner for Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Smail Chergui
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission
H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate
(Burkina Faso)
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, National Council for Women, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Maya Morsy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana
H.E. Charles Owiredu
(Republic of Ghana)
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, United Nations
H.E. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
(Republic of Argentina)
Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations
H.E. Alexander Zouev
(Russian Federation)
Executive Director at the Assistant Secretary-General level, UNCTED
Mrs. Michele Coninsx
(Kingdom of Belgium)
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR
H.E. George William Okoth-Obbo
(Republic of Uganda)
Director, Division for Operations, UNODC
H.E. Miwa Kato
(Japan)
Special Envoy, Women Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Bineta Diop
(Republic of Senegal)
SRSG to the African Union and Head of the UNOAU
H.E. Hanna Tetteh
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG, UNOWAS
H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas
(Republic of Ghana)
Special Envoy, Horn of Africa, United Nations
H.E. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga
(Gabonese Republic)
Director, Defense College, G5 Sahel
General Brahim Vall Cheibany
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Minister of Defence, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
General Hanena Ould Sidi
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria
General Bashir Salihi Magashi
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Minister of Defence and Military Services, Republic of South Africa
H.E. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
(Republic of South Africa)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Egypt
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Masaki Noke
(Japan)
Ambassador, Embassy of Canada in Egypt
H.E. Jess Dutton
(Canada)
Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Egypt
H.E. Jan Thesleff
(Kingdom of Sweden)
Ambassador, Embassy of the United Kingdom in Egypt
H.E. Geoffrey Doyne Adams
(United Kingdom)
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Jacqueline O'Neill
(Canada)
Special Envoy, Horn of Africa and Red Sea, United Kingdom
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Julian Reilly
(United Kingdom)
Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric
Mr. Caspar Herzberg
(Federal Republic of Germany)
Chairman, Banque Misr
Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman and CEO, Banque du Caire
Mr. Tarek Fayed
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Morrocan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN)
Mr. Mustapha Bakkoury
(Kingdom of Morocco)
Chief Executive Officer, Orascom Construction PLC
Mr. Osama Bishai
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President and CEO, El Sewedy Electric
Mr. Ahmed El Sewedy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Co-founder and Chairman, PictureWealth
Mr. Neal Cross
(United Kingdom)
CEO, EFG Hermes Foundation, Head of CSR
Ms. Hanaa Helmy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Director, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
Dr. Jehangir Khan
(Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
H.E. Abdelfattah el-Sisi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, Arab Republic of Egypt
Chairman, African Union Commission
H.E. Idriss Déby
(Republic of Chad)
President, Republic of Chad
H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou
(Republic of the Niger)
President, Republic of the Niger
H.E. Macky Sall
(Republic of Senegal)
President, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Muhammadu Buhari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Azali Assoumani
(Union of the Comoros)
President, Union of the Comoros
H.E. James Wani Igga
(Republic of South Sudan)
Vice President, Republic of South Sudan
H.E. António Guterres
(Republic of Portugal)
Secretary General, United Nations
H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
(Republic of Chad)
Chairperson, African Union Commission
H.E. Komi Sélom Klassou
(Republic of Togo)
Prime Minister, Republic of Togo
H.E. Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
(Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Prime Minister, Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Julien Nkoghe Bekale
(Gabonese Republic)
Prime Minister, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Amina J. Mohammed
(Federal Republic of Nigeria )
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
H.E. Themba Nhlanganiso Masuku
(Kingdom of Eswatini)
Deputy Prime Minister, Kingdom of Eswatini
H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(Republic of Namibia)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of Namibia
H.E. Domitien Ndihokubwayo
(Republic of Burundi)
Minister of Finance, Budget and Development Planning, Republic of Burundi
H.E. Sameh Shoukry
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt & Chairman, International Advisory Board
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza
(Central African Republic)
Former President, Central African Republic
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Fred Matiang'i
(Republic of Kenya)
Minister of Interior and Coordination of National Security, Republic of Kenya
H.E. Elly Tumwine
(Republic of Uganda)
Minister of Security, Republic of Uganda
H.E. Jaime Basilio Monteiro
(Republic of Mozambique)
Minister of Security, Republic of Mozambique
H.E. Ayanda Dlodlo
(Republic of South Africa)
Minister of State Security, Republic of South Africa
H.E. Elsa Pinto
(Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
H.E. François-Philippe Champagne
(Canada)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
H.E. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
(Republic of Ghana)
Minister of Communications, Republic of Ghana
H.E. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
President, African Development Bank Group
Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse
(Republic of Ghana)
Former Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organisation
Mr. Ferid Belhaj
(Republic of Tunisia)
Vice President, Middle East and North Africa, World Bank Group
H.E. Amre Moussa
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman, Panel of the Wise
H.E. Ramtane Lamamra
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, African Union Commission
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Ibrahim Gambari
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Former Minister of External Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye
(Republic of Senegal)
ASG, Special Advisor to the Administrator, UNDP
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Abdoulaye Diop
(Republic of Mali)
Chief of Staff and Chief Advisor, African Union Commission
Member of the International Advisoy Board
H.E. Mohamed El-Amine Souef
(Union of the Comoros)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and the Francophonie, Union of the Comoros
H.E. Mahamat Zene Cherif
(Republic of Chad)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Chad
H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Amadou Ba
(Republic of Senegal)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Senegal
H.E. Alain-Claude Bilié- By-Nzé
(Gabonese Republic)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabonese Republic
H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Manuel Domingos Augusto
(Republic of Angola)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Angola
H.E. Thulisile Dladla
(Kingdom of Eswatini)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Kingdom of Eswatini
H.E. Baltasar Engonga Edjo
(Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
Minister of State for Regional Integration, Republic of Equatorial Guinea
H.E. Hamza Said Hamza
(Federal Republic of Somalia)
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Mangaliso Ndlovu
(Republic of Zimbabwe)
Minister of Environment, Republic of Zimbabwe
H.E. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Hala Helmy El Said
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Issa Doubragne
(Republic of Chad)
Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Republic of Chad
H.E. Bience Gawanas
(Republic of Namibia)
USG and Special Adviser on Africa, United Nations
H.E. Smail Chergui
(People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
Commissioner for Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Cessouma Minata Samate
(Burkina Faso)
Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
H.E. Maya Morsy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President, National Council for Women, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Charles Owiredu
(Republic of Ghana)
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Republic of Ghana
H.E. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
(Republic of Argentina)
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, United Nations
H.E. Alexander Zouev
(Russian Federation)
Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations
Mrs. Michele Coninsx
(Kingdom of Belgium)
Executive Director at the Assistant Secretary-General level, UNCTED
H.E. George William Okoth-Obbo
(Republic of Uganda)
Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, UNHCR
H.E. Miwa Kato
(Japan)
Director, Division for Operations, UNODC
H.E. Bineta Diop
(Republic of Senegal)
Special Envoy, Women Peace and Security, African Union Commission
H.E. Hanna Tetteh
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG to the African Union and Head of the UNOAU
H.E. Mohamed Ibn Chambas
(Republic of Ghana)
SRSG, UNOWAS
H.E. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga
(Gabonese Republic)
Special Envoy, Horn of Africa, United Nations
General Brahim Vall Cheibany
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Director, Defense College, G5 Sahel
General Hanena Ould Sidi
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
Minister of Defence, Islamic Republic of Mauritania
General Bashir Salihi Magashi
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Minister of Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
(Republic of South Africa)
Minister of Defence and Military Services, Republic of South Africa
H.E. Masaki Noke
(Japan)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Japan in Egypt
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Jess Dutton
(Canada)
Ambassador, Embassy of Canada in Egypt
H.E. Jan Thesleff
(Kingdom of Sweden)
Ambassador, Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in Egypt
H.E. Geoffrey Doyne Adams
(United Kingdom)
Ambassador, Embassy of the United Kingdom in Egypt
H.E. Jacqueline O'Neill
(Canada)
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security
Member of the International Advisory Board
H.E. Julian Reilly
(United Kingdom)
Special Envoy, Horn of Africa and Red Sea, United Kingdom
Member of the International Advisory Board
Mr. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman and Managing Director, Commercial International Bank
Mr. Caspar Herzberg
(Federal Republic of Germany)
President, Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric
Mr. Mohamed El-Etreby
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman, Banque Misr
Mr. Tarek Fayed
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chairman and CEO, Banque du Caire
Mr. Mustapha Bakkoury
(Kingdom of Morocco)
President, Morrocan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN)
Mr. Osama Bishai
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
Chief Executive Officer, Orascom Construction PLC
Mr. Ahmed El Sewedy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
President and CEO, El Sewedy Electric
Mr. Neal Cross
(United Kingdom)
Co-founder and Chairman, PictureWealth
Ms. Hanaa Helmy
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
CEO, EFG Hermes Foundation, Head of CSR
Dr. Jehangir Khan
(Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
Director, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
