Opening Remarks
● Evariste Karambizi, Director, Division for Peace, UNITAR
Keynote
● Sheikh Muafak Tarif, a spiritual leader of the Druze community
Launch of “Hearing Their Voices”
● Shiran Mlamdovsky-Somech, Founder & CEO, Generative AI for Good
Panel Discussion
AI for Humanity: Amplifying Survivors’ Voices through Ethical Technology
Moderator:
● Tatiana Kotlyarenko – Member of the IF20 Human Trafficking Working Group and international expert on violence against women and girls
Focus: Exploring how AI, technology, and creative innovation can be mobilized to counter exploitation, support WPS agenda and promote peace.
Panelists:
● Fawzia Koofi - Afghan politician, writer, and women’s-rights activist; President, Women for Afghanistan (Online)
● Ambassador Feza Urujeni Bakuramutsa - Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations Office (TBC)
● Céline Bardet - President and Founder of We are NOT Weapons of War (WWoW)
● Fawzia Amin Sido - Yazidi Survivor and Human Rights Advocate (TBC)
Closing Reflections
Freddy Mutanguha - CEO, Kigali Genocide Memorial and Co-Founder, Aegis Trust