Welcome note on behalf of the host nation, U.A.E.

sunjay sudhir

Sunjay Sudhir

Indian Ambassador to U.A.E.

Speakers

Abdulla Shahid

Abdulla Shahid

President, United Nations General Assembly

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Former President, Iran

Sudhir Chaudhary

Sudhir Chaudhary

CEO and Editor-in-Chief, WION

Palki Sharma Upadhyay

Palki Sharma Upadhyay

Managing Editor, WION

Jane Holl Lute

Jane Holl Lute

Former Deputy Secretary, Department Of Homeland Security, U.S.

Yasuhide Nakayama

Yasuhide Nakayama

Former State Minister Of Defense, Japan

Marko Mihkelson

Marko Mihkelson

Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament Of Estonia

Shahmahmood Miakhel

Shahmahmood Miakhel

Former Governor, Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Dmytro Senik

Dmytro Senik

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine

Fawzia Koofi

Fawzia Koofi

First woman Deputy speaker of Afghan parliament, Peace Negotiator and Noble Prize Favorite 2020

Dr. Vladzimir Astapenka

Dr. Vladzimir Astapenka

Deputy Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management of Belarus, Former Minister

Mitsuaki Kojima

Mitsuaki Kojima

Former Envoy, Japan

Pat Breen

Pat Breen

Former Minister For Trade And Business, Ireland

Simon Lacey

Simon Lacey

Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Public Policy, The University of Adelaide & Former Vice President, Huawei Technologies

Nabil Fahmy

Nabil Fahmy

Former Minister For Foreign Affairs, Egypt

Waseqa Ayesha Khan

Waseqa Ayesha Khan

Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh

Richie Santosdiaz

Richie Santosdiaz

Senior strategic advisor for Emirati-owned The Corporate Group

Kostiantyn Koshelenko

Kostiantyn Koshelenko

Deputy Minister Of Social Policy, Ukraine

Supa Mandiwanzira

Supa Mandiwanzira

Former Minister Of ICT, Postal & Cyber Security, Zimbabwe

Barakat Alkindi

Barakat Alkindi

Digital Transformation & Information Security Specialist & Former Director, Digital Transformation, Abu Dhabi Police

William Brown

William Brown

Director, Crisis and Resilience Consulting, Middle East, Control Risks

Programme

WION Global Summit: Dubai 2022

Session 1:

Waving the White Flag on Armed Conflict
Dialogue Partners:
  • Jane Holl Lute, Former Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
  • Yasuhide Nakayama, Former State Minister Of Defense, Japan
  • Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of Estonian Parliament
  • Shahmahmood Miakhel, Former Governor of Nangarhar & Deputy Minister of Interior, Afghanistan
  • Dmytro Senik, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine

Session 2:

The Emerging Threat from Bioweapons
Dialogue Partners:
  • Fawzia Koofi, First woman Deputy speaker of Afghan parliament, Peace Negotiator and Noble Prize Favorite 2020
  • Dr. Vladzimir Astapenka, Deputy Head of the National Anti-Crisis Management of Belarus, Former Minister
  • Mitsuaki Kojima, Former Japan Ambassador

Session 3:

Trade Wars: No Long-Term Winners
Dialogue Partners:
  • Kostiantyn Koshelenko, Deputy Minister of Social Policy, Ukraine
  • Supa Mandiwanzira, Former Minister of ICT, Postal & Cyber Security, Zimbabwe
  • Barakat Alkindi, Digital Transformation & Information Security Specialist & Former Director, Digital Transformation, Abu Dhabi Police
  • William Brown, Director, Crisis and Resilience Consulting, Middle East, Control Risks

Session 4:

Digital Warfare: Securing the World Wide Web
Dialogue Partners:
  • Pat Breen, Ex-Minister for Trade and Business Ireland
  • Simon Lacey, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Public Policy, The University of Adelaide & Former Vice President, Huawei Technologies
  • Nabil Fahmy, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Egypt
  • Waseqa Ayesha Khan, Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh
  • Richie Santosdiaz, Senior strategic advisor for Emirati-owned The Corporate Group

Global Summit Venue

Monday, May 16, 2022

Venue
The Oberoi, Dubai

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