Speakers include
Listen to our inspiring panellists

António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations

Henrietta Fore
Executive Director, UNICEF

Ursula von der Leyen
President, European Commission

H.E. Dr Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
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Mayson Joacimsbarn Persson
Global Forum for
Children and Youth Co-host

Cathy Mantswe
Global Forum for
Children and Youth Co-host
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Matilda Ernkrans
Minister for International Development Cooperation, Government of Sweden

Andrew Morley
President and CEO World Vision International

Muzoon Almellehan
UNICEF Goodwill ambassador
and education activist

Filippo Grandi
UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Olusegun Ogunsanya
CEO Airtel Africa

Michelle Nunn
President and CEO Care USA

Dr Vikram Patel
Professor Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Zion
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board member

Salma Eldeeb
President Key Club International

Ali Amirkafi
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board member

Gary Shaughnessy
Chair of the Board, Z Zurich Foundation

Sister Sharon Eubank
Director, Latter-day Saint Charities

Dr. Howard Taylor
Executive Director, End Violence Partnership

Rt. Hon. Helen Clark
Chair of the PMNCH Board
and former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Christian Klein
CEO SAP SE

Yande
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board member

Michelle Bachelet
High Commissioner for Human Rights

Dr Orin Levine
Director Global Delivery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mirai Chatterjee
Director of the Social Security Department, SEWA

Sarah Bouchie
Chief Impact Officer, The LEGO Foundation

Malin Pettersson-Beckeman
Global Head of Sustainability Engagement & Communications, Inter-IKEA Group

Ewan McGregor
Actor, UNICEF UK Ambassador

Angelique Kidjo
Four-time Grammy Award winner, and UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador

Olivier Yao
World President, International Federation for Family Development

Hina Jilani
Elder & International Commission of Inquiry into Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent

Inger Ashing
CEO, Save the Children International

Selwyn Gamble
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board member

Börje Ekholm
President and CEO, Ericsson Group
Shubhi Sinha
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board member
Mats Granryd
Director General and Board Member of GSMA

Alice Albright
CEO, Global Partnership for Education

Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab
Deputy Director-General World Health Organization, Geneva

Angela Cristina Dannemann
Chief Executive Officer, Fundação Itaú Social
Liza Soberano
Actress and Save the Children Ambassador

H.E. Seiko Noda
Minister in Charge of Policies Related to Children of Japan, President of the Parliamentary League for UNICEF (PLU)

Joaquin Duato
Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Johnson & Johnson

Janez Lenarčič
European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Amy Mina
Chief Program Officer, Right to Play

Remy Rioux
CEO, French Development Agency
Lily D. Moore
Special Olympics Champion Ambassador

Elhadj As Sy
Chair of the Board, Kofi Annan Foundation

Luiza Vilanova
Founder and CEO, Gotinhas do Bem and UNICEF Young Leader
Shahra Razavi
Director of Social Protection Department, ILO

Yukari Suzuki
Chief Brand Officer, Clé de Peau Beauté, Shiseido Company, Limited

Nasaazi Olga Kayima
Youth and Gender Advocate

Jaime Saavedra
Global Director of Education, World Bank

Hon. Betty Amongi
Akena Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development Government of Uganda

Kevin Frey
Chief Executive Officer, GenU

Dr. Seth Berkley
CEO GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance

Stefania Giannini
Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Jeremy Lin
UNICEF Ambassador and
Professional Basketball Player

Stefan Germann
CEO, Fondation Botnar

Sal Khan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Khan Academy

Francisca Solari
Executive President, Meri Foundation
Beatrice Gacengo
Programme Specialist, ECPAT International

Leena Nair
Chief HR Officer, Unilever

Zainab Yunusa
Youth, Movements & Campaigns, Plan International

Hon. Do Jong-hwan
Leader, Korean Parliamentarian Friends of UNICEF

Marley Dias
Activist & Writer

Tijmen Rooseboom
Dutch Ambassador for youth, education and work

Dr. Mercedes D’Alessandro
National Director of Economy, Gender and Equality of the Ministry of Economy, Argentina

Nujeen Mustafa
Global Forum Youth Advisory Board Member

H.E Antonio Niquice
President Planning & Budget Comm., Parliament of Mozambique

Pamela Morgan
Chair, Zonta International’s United Nations Committee

Dubravka Šuica
Vice-President of the European Commission in Charge of Democracy and Demography

Thiago
Youth Advocate, Brazil
Dr. Kezevino Aram
President, Shanti Ashram

David Beckham
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Aisha Yousafzai
Associate Professor of Global Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Luis Carlos Silva Miranda
Brazilian activist
Dr Sarah Thomsen
Health Specialist, SIDA

Dr Tush Wickramanayaka
End Violence Champion, Sri Lanka

H.E Dr Tariq al Gurg
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Cares

Marija Manojlovic
Director for Safe Online, End Violence Fund

Nicholas Schmit
European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Firzana Redzuan
Founder, Monsters Among Us

Mariya Gabriel
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

Sauth Vong
Minister for Social Affairs, Veterans & Youth, Cambodia
Lucky
Youth Advocate, Uganda

Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Board Co-Chair, End Violence Partnership

Dr. Mansur Muhtar
H.E. Vice President of Country Programs, Islamic Development Bank

Esha Singhai
National Honors Society member and UNICEF USA National Council member

Honorable Eric Molale
Bostwana Minister of Local Government & Rural Development

Dr Elke Löbel
Commissioner for Refugee Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development