Pre-Expo Tolerance and Inclusivity Week
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PRE-EXPO TOLERANCE AND INCLUSIVITY WEEK 17-18 NOVEMBER 2020 Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 Please note that all timings are GMT + 4, and subject to final confirmation 12:00pm Introduction to Tolerance & Inclusivity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai H.E. Reem Al Hashimy Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai and UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation 12:03pm Al Wasl Opera A sneak-peek of how Expo’s Al Wasl Opera, produced in collaboration with the Welsh National Opera, will celebrate the best of Emirati and global operatic talent 12:05pm Children’s Tales from Around the World | UAE Hazza and Zayed tell the story of “Fattouh the Mangrove Demon”, the UAE’s entry in the first edition of Children’s Tales from Around the World Expo Family Talks 12:15pm USA William R. Botten Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, United States Access Board 12:25pm Malaysia H.R.H Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin Founding President, Institute for Democracy & Economic Affairs (IDEAS); #MyButterflyEffect Campaign Brand Ambassador for Malaysia at Expo 2020 Dubai 12:30pm Children’s Tales from Around the World | Singapore Nicole Ong ZiYing tells the story of “Kusu Island”, Singapore’s entry in the first edition of Children’s Tales from Around the World Expo Family Talks 12:35pm Italy Msgr. Paul Hinder Stefania Giannini Pietro Sebastiani Apostolic Vicar of UNESCO Assistant Italian Ambassador to The Holy See Southern Arabia Director-General for Education Alberto Melloni Marco Impagliazzo Khadijah Taufiq Professor of History of President of the Comunità di Member of the Peer Mentoring Christianity at the Sant’Egidio, Professor of Programme of the Italian Pavilion at University of Contemporary History at Expo 2020 Dubai Modena-Reggio Emilia Roma Tre University 12:50pm Children’s Tales from Around the World | Botswana Emmanuel Boefelo tells the story of “The Longest Folktale”, Botswana’s entry in the first edition of Children’s Tales from Around the World Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 Please note that all timings are GMT + 4, and subject to final confirmation 1:05pm Expo Family Talks Jacobs | TogetherBeyond: An Action Plan for Advancing Justice and Equality Jeffrey Dingle, P.E. Vice President and Director, TogetherBeyond 1:30pm Accessibility Spotlight: The Value of Difference Dr. Jennifer Camulli Mohamed Alaydaroos Michal Rimon (Moderator) Associate, CEO, Manager, People with Sustainability Pavilion, Access Israel Accessible Needs, Expo 2020 Dubai Expo 2020 Dubai Nick Watson Caroline Casey Steven Mifsud Founder, Founder, Founder, Team Angel Wolf The Valuable 500 Direct Access Consultancy 2:30pm BPA Spotlight | Humanitarian-Peace-Development Nexus FAO, Uganda, Kenya Dr. Paul Opio Livestock Officer (FAO Resilience Team for Eastern Africa) 3:30pm Women’s Pavilion Panel | Celebrating 20 Years: Women Peace and Security and the Role of Local and Indigenous Women Hind Al Owais Dr. Mouza Al Shehhi Aya Burweila (Moderator) Director of the UN Women Founder of Code on the Road, Vice President, Liaison Office for the GCC, BBC Expert Woman in Terrorism Participant Management, United Arab Emirates and Radicalisation, Expo 2020 Dubai Visiting Lecturer at the Hellenic National Defence College Dr. Charlotte Isaksson Gloria Jaase Emma Phiri Senior Gender Advisor at Senior Women and Child Gender Specialist, European External Action Protection Officer in the African National Content Developer for Service, Expert on Gender and Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Zambia - 50MAWSP on UNWPS 1235/ WPS Chief Inspector Doreen Mazuba Malambo UNPOL Gender Adviser, 2020 United Nations Woman Police Officer of the Year Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 Please note that all timings are GMT + 4, and subject to final confirmation 12:00pm Expo Live Global Innovators Spotlight Expo Live | GlobeMedia Renat Anpilogov CEO and Co-Founder of Globe4all 12:10pm Expo Live | WheeLog Yuriko Oda CEO of WheeLog, Accessibility Information Advocate Expo Family Talks 12:20pm Czech Republic | Forum 2000 Jakub Klepal Executive Director, Forum 2000 Foundation 12:30pm The Holy See | The Role of Tolerance and Inclusiveness in Co-Existence and Interfaith Understanding Rev. Msgr. Tomasz Trafny Deputy Commissioner General for The Holy See at Expo 2020 Dubai, Priest of the Archdiocese of Lublin, Poland and Official of the Pontifical Council for Culture 1:20pm SAP | PODium: An App for People of Determination Deirdre O’Reilly Vidya Gugnani Senior Director Expo 2020 Director, SAP Co-Innovation Lab, for SAP UAE UAE 1:55pm Canada Meredith Preston McGhie Secretary General, The Global Centre for Pluralism 2:05pm Finland Mara Zavagno Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, VP of Human Resources, Port Solutions, Konecranes 2:10pm BPA Spotlight | Sightsavers: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases with Mobile Phones Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 Please note that all timings are GMT + 4, and subject to final confirmation 2:30pm Panel | How Dignified Storytelling Promotes Tolerance & Inclusivity Ragy Saro Nabila Massrali Eiman Kheir (Moderator) Spokesperson for Head of Diaspora Division, Senior Manager, Foreign Affairs & Security African Union Commission Participant Management, Policy, European Commission Expo 2020 Dubai David Girling Shermin Mheidly Tracey Corbin-Matchett Associate Professor, Advisor to the CEO on CEO, Bus Stop Films School of International Communications and Marketing, Development, Dubai Cares, University of East Anglia Deputy Commissioner General for Dubai Cares at Expo 2020 Dubai 5:00pm Business Unusual Eman Hableel Gaurav Sinha Mohamed Amersi Navi Radjou Head, Foreign Aid Founder and Chief Founder and Chairman, Innovation and Information and Strategist of Insignia Inclusive Ventures Leadership Thinker; Reporting, Ministry Worldwide, UAE Group; Founder, Author, USA of Foreign Affairs Amersi Foundation, UK and International Cooperation, UAE Toneya Sarwar Yousuf Caires Human Resources Leader, (Moderator) Middle East & Africa, Senior Vice President, Cisco Expo Live Grant Programme, Expo 2020 Dubai With contributions from: Claudia Esparza Founder, Nanas & Amas, Peru PRE-EXPO TOLERANCE & INCLUSIVITY SPEAKERS LIST 17-18 NOVEMBER 2020 H.E. Reem Al Hashimy Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai and UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation In February 2016, Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy was sworn in as Minister of State for International Cooperation, in the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Additionally, she holds responsibility within the Cabinet, for the UAE’s bilateral relations with Sub Saharan African countries and the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Since her first ministerial appointment in February 2008, Her Excellency has and continues to manage, the Vice President’s Office for Political Affairs, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In November 2013, as Managing Director of Dubai’s World Expo 2020 bid, Reem oversaw a historic success at the Bureau International des Expositions. Dubai Expo 2020 will be the first held in the MEASA (Middle East, Africa and South Asia region). Her Excellency holds the position of Managing Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee as well as Director General of the Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, in preparation for the upcoming national milestone. Since its launch in 2007 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Her Excellency has served as Chairperson of Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation with the aim of improving access to quality education in developing countries. Her Excellency was formerly Chairperson of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, which drives the UAE’s global competitiveness across many sectors. Her Excellency completed her undergraduate degree at Tufts University, earning a BA in International Relations and French, followed by an MA from Harvard University. Prior to her current position as Minister of State, Her Excellency served as Commercial Attaché, and subsequently Deputy Chief, of the UAE Embassy to the United States of America, in Washington DC. William R. Botten Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Bill Botten serves as the Training and Technical Assistance United States Access Board Coordinator at the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board is an independent federal agency that develops and maintains accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transportation vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and information technology under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other laws. Botten, an Exercise Physiology graduate from the University of Kansas, joined the Access Board in May of 2000. His training experience includes hundreds of presentations over the last 30 years to local, state, and national audiences on injury prevention, disability awareness and sensitivity, and accessibility issues. Botten was part of a team that developed the new combined guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act and he specialises in access issues related to recreation facilities and outdoor developed areas. H.R.H Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin is the Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), a Trustee of Yayasan Founding President, Chow Kit, Yayasan Munarah, the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and the Institute for Democracy & Genovasi Foundation. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director Economic Affairs (IDEAS); of Allianz Malaysia Berhad, an advisor or patron to numerous educational and musical organisations, a committee member of #MyButterflyEffect Campaign several societies,