On December 4-5, 2017, Aurora Dialogues Berlin will bring together distinguished humanitarians, academics, philanthropists and business leaders for a series of discussions focused on the global migration crisis.
The list of speakers includes:
- Noubar Afeyan: Senior Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Pioneering, Inventor, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist, Co-Founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
- Jamila Afghani, Founder, Executive Director, Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization, Aurora Prize Finalist 2017
- Marguerite Barankitse, Founder, Maison Shalom and REMA Hospital, Aurora Prize Laureate 2016
- Christof Bosch, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Robert Bosch Stiftung
- Geert Cappelaere, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF
- Gianni D’Amato, Member, Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration
- Franz Fischler, President European Forum Alpbach
- Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Laureate; Liberian peace activist and women’s rights advocate; Aurora Prize Selection Committee member
- Andreas Görgen, Director-General for Culture and Communication, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany
- Nik Gowing, International Broadcaster, Visiting Professor Kings College London and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Vartan Gregorian, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Co-Founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
- Pierre Gurdjian, RVVZ Foundation, Philanthropy Partner
- Ingrid Hamm, Founder and CEO, Global Perspectives Initiative
- Wolfgang Huber, Former Chair of the Council Evangelische Kirche Deutschland (EKD)
- Dirk Jacobs, Professor of Sociology, Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Hina Jilani, Former UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
- Bernard Kouchner, Co-Founder, Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières); Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
- Winfried Kneip, Executive Director, Stiftung Mercator
- Norbert Lammert, Former President of the German Parliament
- Matthias Lücke, Senior Researcher and Member of the Management Board, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
- Anja Langenbucher, Director Europe Office, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- John Prendergast, Founding Director, Enough Project
- Mary Robinson, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Former President of Ireland, Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
- Joachim Rogall, President and CEO, Robert Bosch Foundation
- Rita Süssmuth, President of the Consortium for the Development of the Turkish-German University (TDU)
- Ruben Vardanyan, Impact Investor and Social Entrepreneur, Co-founder and Chairman of RVVZ Foundation, Co-Founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
- Jens Waltermann, Executive Director, UWC International
- Lori Wilkinson, Professor, Director, Immigration Research West; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Migration and Integration