Speakers

Speakers

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