Meet our speakers

Guest of Honour: Dr. Deborah M Barasa

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health Kenya

Mary Muthoni

Principal Secretary, Public Health and Professional Standards, Ministry of Health Kenya

Hon. Amongin Jacquiline

East Africa Legislative Assembly Member of Parliament

Hon. Donya Dorice Aburi

Kisii County Woman MP, Kisii, Nyanza Province, Kenya.

Dr Abera Bekele

Senior Advisor to Minister of State, Ethiopia.

Dr. Amit N Thakker

Executive Chairman, Africa Health Business

Dr. Katja Kerschbaumer

Head of Austrian Embassy/ Development Cooperation in Uganda

Dr. Mazyanga Lucy Mazaba

Regional Director, Africa CDC Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre

Karin Berlin

Counsellor, Regional Development Cooperation SRHR in Africa, Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria.

Anders Thomsen

UNFPA Representative, Kenya.

Dr. Bhim Prasad Sapkota

Division Chief in the Health Coordination Division, Ministry of Health and Population Nepal

Florence Syevuo

Co-Chair, SDG Forum Kenya.

Dr Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko

Senior social scientist/RCCE Pillar lead EPR/EMP WHO AFRO/Regional Hub of Emergencies Nairobi, Kenya, World Health Organisation.

Titus Abworo

Founder and CEO, Ageing Concern Foundation

Dr. Mary AMuyunzu-NyAMongo

Chair, Non Communicable Diseases Alliance Kenya

Marlyne Atieno

Youth Advisory Panel Member, Space Yako the podcast, Girl Effect

Anastasiia Atif (Nurzhynska)

Social and Behaviour Change Emergency/AAP Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa.

Donné Cameron

Co-CEO, VSO

Carolyne Datche

Program Officer, FAWE.

Papa Diouf

Global Practice Area Lead for Health, VSO.

Sabrina Gehrlein

CEA Delegate, IFRC Africa Region.

Dr. Kennedy Gichira

Programs and Development Director, CURE International, Kenya.

Professor Paul William Johnstone

Hon. Chair of Global Public Health, University of Manchester

Cynthia Kahumbura

Co-Executive Director, Jacaranda Health

Alice Kamau

Country Director, ChildFund, Kenya

Valentine Wacu Kamau

Consultant Programme Manager, NCD Alliance

Geoffrey Misati Kebaki

Deputy Director Food Safety, Ministry of Health Kenya

Julia Lalla-Maharajh OBE

Chair of the International Board of Trustees, VSO

Prof Margaret Keraka

Founding Dean, School of Public Health and Applied Human Sciences. Founding Chair of Population and Reproductive Health Department, Kenyatta University.

Aisha Liman

Global Health Advisor, Johanniter International Assistance

Wycliffe Matini

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Focal person, Ministry of Health,Kenya

Mureithi Melvin

Associate Psychologist and Brand Ambassador, Kenya Counsseling and Psychological Association (KCPA). Founder of Rahana Ustawi Mental Health Centre.

Dr. Angela Nyangore Migowa

CEO and Founder Hope Arthritis Foundation, President of the Paediatric Society of the African League Against Rheumatism.

Moses Mokua

Chief Finance Officer, Christian Health Association of Kenya.

Gladys Mugambi

Head of Division, Health Promotion, Ministry of Health Kenya

James Muhumuza

Senior Health Specialist, ChildFund Kenya and Uganda.

Jacinta Mumbua

Programs Officer, Emali Dedicated Children's Agency

Evelyn Munyao

Regional Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEA&L) Officer; and CEA focal point. Kenya Red Cross Society

Eunice Mutisya

Social and Behavior Change Manager, Girl Effect

Dr. Dickson Mwakangalu

Head of Health Nutrition and WASH, BRAC International.

Ruth Naduiya

Youth advocate for SRHR.

Mercy Ngonyo Ngigi

Youth advocate for SRHR.

Chege Ngugi

Africa Regional Director, ChildFund International.

Faith Nzivo

Project Officer, Food Security and Livelihoods, ChildFund Kenya.

Martin Jackson Okhako

Program Officer- Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, FAWE

Vincent Okungu

Senior Advisor, Health Financing, The END Fund

Monica Okwanyi

Program officer, Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness Program, Kenya Red Cross Society

Martin Omedo

Associate Director Measurement Evaluation and Learning, The END Fund.

Prof. Vincent Onywera

Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Innovation and Outreach & Professor of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science, KCA University

Wilson Owino Opudo

SRH/ GBV Manager, Kenya Red Cross Society

Caroline A. Owade

Researcher, State Department for Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Education

Akiko Sakaedani Petrovic

Social and Behaviour Change Manager, UNICEF Kenya

Elisabeth Ganter Restrepo

Community Engagement and Accountability in Emergencies Delegate, IFRC Africa Region

Anjali Sakhuja

Global Technical Health Advisor, VSO.

Priti Sharma

Programme Specialist, VSO

Kelvin Nyeli Wakhungu

Health Officer, ChildFund Kenya

Elizabeth Washika

Program Manager of the National Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Program, Ministry of Health, Kenya.

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