| 21/03/2017 | |||||
 10:00 - 11:00 | OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE (Opening Statements) Speaker: H.E. Ms. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO, Save The Children International, Former Prime Minister of Denmark Speaker: H.E. Dr. Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouie, Chairman of the board of Directors, Speaking on Behalf of H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Representative of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi in the Western Region and President, Emirates Red Crescent Speaker: H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Bumelha, Humanitarian Advisor Of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman, DIHAD Higher Committee And President, DISAB H.R.H Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Al Saud, Chief Executive Officer of the King Abdullah Foundation and Former Governor of Riyadh | ||||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION (Ribbon Cutting & Exhibition Tour) | ||||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | HIGH LEVEL PANEL : “How To Better Address The Often-Time Irreparable Damage Caused To Children In Conflict Situations...” Moderator: Dr. Mukesh Kapila, Professor, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester Speaker: H.E. Mr. Christos Stylianides, European Commissioner For Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Speaker: H.E. Mr. Pierre Kraehenbuhl, Commissioner-General United Nations Relief And Works Agency For Palestine Refugees In The Near East (UNRWA) Speaker: Mr. Volker Turk, Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | ||||
| 14:30 - 16:00 | SESSION 1: Children and conflict (part 1: the impact and consequences) Chairperson: Mr. Toby Lanzer, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Speaker: Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative, Nairobi, Kenya Speaker: Ms. Tiffany Easthom, Executive Director Nonviolent Peaceforce Speaker: Laurent De Boeck, Director - Chief of Mission, IOM | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee/ Tea Break | ||||
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Session 2: Children and conflict (part 2: refugees and IDPs..) Chairperson: Mr. Amin Awad, Director, Middle East & North Africa Bureau and Regional Refugee Coordinator, UNHCR Speaker: Mr. Albrecht Broemme, President Federal Agency For Technical Relief (THW) And Special Envoy of the German Government for the Implementation of the European Commission’s Agreement With Turkey on Migration Speaker: H.E. Mr. Fahad Abdelrahman bin Sultan, Deputy Secretary-General For International Aid UAE Red Crescent Authority Speaker: Mr. Richard Pichler, Special Representative for External Affairs and Resources, SOS Children's Villages International | ||||
| 22/03/2017 | |||||
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Keynote Address - “The resilient future” Speaker: H.E. Mr. Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) | ||||
| 09:15 - 10:45 | Session 3: Children; the importance of having “the essentials” right from the start and in an un-interrupted manner.. Chairperson: Dr. Mukesh Kapila, Professor, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester Speaker: Ms. Lakshmi Sundaram, Executive Director “Girls Not Brides” London; Speaker: Ms. Elizabeth Cossor, Child Protection Coordinator UNICEF Ethiopia Speaker: Mr. Jeremie Delage, Vice President of the King Abdullah Foundation | ||||
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee/Tea | ||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Session 4: Children; the importance of having “the essentials” right from the start and in an un-interrupted Chairperson: Mr. Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes Speaker: Mr. James Kofi Annan, Chair of the Board of Family for Every Child Speaker: Mr. Essa Ali Al Mannai, Executive Director “Reach Out To Asia (ROTA)” Qatar Speaker: H.E. Amb. Atta El Manan Bakheet El-Haj, Deputy Secretary-General, Islamic Appeal For Relief and Development, Sudan | ||||
| 12:45 - 14:00 | Luncheon | ||||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 5: Children; abuse and exploitation.. Chairperson: Mr. Ovais Sarmad, Chief of Staff, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Speaker: Dr. Shelly Whitman, Executive Director Child Soldiers Initiative Dalhousie University Halifax Canada Speaker: Dr. Caroline Clarinval, Regional Adviser Emergency Response And Operations World Health Organisation Cairo Speaker: Mr. Rolf Carriere, Founder, Global Initiative for Stress and Trauma Treatment (GIST-T) | ||||
| 15:30 - 15:45 | |||||
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee/Tea | ||||
| 16:15 - 17:45 | Session 6: “Breaking the spiral of violence..” Chairperson: Mrs. Fatima Gailani, IFRC, Head of the Country Cluster Support for the GCC Speaker: Ms. Lama Srour, Vice-Chair IFRC Youth Commission Speaker: Ms. Sabine Rakotomalala, Senior Technical Adviser Global Partnership To End Violence Against Children Speaker: Mr. Jean Ayoub, CEO, International Social Service | ||||
| 23/03/2017 | |||||
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Short Film - Salam Ya Seghar (The Big Hearts Foundation) | ||||
| 09:15 - 10:45 | Special Session: “Children and hunger” Chairperson: Mr. Claus Sorensen, Special Representative on Humanitarian and Development Affairs, Danish EU Representation Speaker: Mr. David Kaatrud, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, World Food Programme, Bangkok Speaker: Ms. Brave Ndisale, Director a.i., Social Policies And Rural Institutions Division Food And Agriculture Organization Rome Speaker: Mr. Saul Guerrero, Director of International Nutrition Initiatives,Action Against Hunger, USA | ||||
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee/Tea | ||||
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Special Session: “Education in emergencies” Chairperson: H.E. Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO Dubai Cares Speaker: Mr. Justin Van Fleet, Chief of Staff, Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education Speaker: Mr. Dean Brooks, Director, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Speaker: Mr. Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes | ||||
| 12:45 - 14:00 | Luncheon | ||||
| 14:00 - 14:15 | The Global Prioritisation Exercise; Including Priorities for Children in the Creation of a New Global Framework for Research and Innovation Investments Speaker: Ms. Jessica Camburn, Director ELRHA | ||||
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Special Presentations : Caring for children in need in Dubai.. Speaker: H.E. Ms. Afra Rashid Al Basti, Member of the Federal National Council and the Director General of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children | ||||
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Empowering students in the UAE.. Speaker: Colonel Expert Dr. Ibrahim M.J. Al Dabal, General Coordinator Khalifa Student Empowerment Programme; UAE | ||||
| 14:45 - 15:00 | The year of giving; volunteering for the nation’s children Speaker: Dr. Hamad Al Shaibani, General Manager, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Departments, Dubai | ||||
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Education in Crisis Situations: Innovative Ways to Help Speaker: Mr. Devang Vussonji, Partner and Global Head of Education to Employment Practice, Dalberg Global Development Advisors | ||||
| 15:30 - 16:45 | Closing Address Speaker: H.E. Dr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Chairman’s Summary and Conclusion H.E. Amb. Gerhard Putman-Cramer, Director, DIHAD International Scientific Advisory Board | ||||
