Opening Session and Stock Take

Moderators:

• Mr. Maarten van Aalst, Director General and Chief Science Officer of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
• Ms. Michelle Higelin, Executive Director, ActionAid Australia
• Mr. Marcos Concepcion Raba, Executive Director, Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
• Mr. Luca Rossi, Senior Coordination Officer, UNDRR

Speakers:

• H.E. Mr. Julien Thöni, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Switzerland
• Prof. Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General, WMO
• Mr. Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNDRR
• Mr. Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition
• Dr. Sujit Kumar Mohanty, Chief of Intergovernmental Processes, Interagency Cooperation and Partnerships Branch, UNDRR
• Dr. Johan Stander, Director of Services, WMO
• Ms. Fatou Jeng, Youth Climate Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General
• Ms. Marcie Roth, Executive Director and CEO, World Institute on Disability
• Ms. Vilimaina Naqelevuki, Learning Coordinator, Shifting the Power Coalition
• Ms. Halima Yusuf, Head of Gender Unit, Somalia Disaster Management Agency
• Ms. Kimberly Brown, Head of Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation, GSMA
• Mrs. Rebecca Manzou, Director, Zimbabwe Meteorological Services
• Dr. Chadi Abdallah, Director of Research and Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Research in Lebanon
• Ms. Kerry Hinds, Director, Department of Emergency Management in Barbados
• Mr. Grzegorz Małachowski, Chief Expert, Risk Assessment and Panning Division, Government Centre for Security of Poland
• Ms. Liza Velle Ramos, Division Head, Research and Planning, Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office