MEET THE SPEAKERS
We are pleased to announce an exciting line-up of speakers for the morning session of the Kigali Summit. The speaker line-up for the High-Level Session will be released soon.
His Excellency Paul Kagame
President of the Republic of Rwanda
His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan
President of the United Republic of Tanzania
His Excellency Bob Loughman
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu
His Excellency Mokgweetsi Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
The Honourable Dr Daniel Ngamije
Minister of Health, The Republic of Rwanda
His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan
Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates
The Honourable Dr Osagie Ehanire
Federal Minister of Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria
The Honourable Claudine Uwera
Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Rwanda
The Honourable Dr Khumbize Kandondo Chiponda
Minister of Health, Republic of Malawi
The Honourable Dr Hafez Adam Taher
Director of External Health Cooperation, Ministry of Health, Republic of Ghana
Senator Mutahi Kagwe
EGH, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Republic of Kenya
Her Excellency Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Hon Ummy Mwalimu
Minister of Health, Republic of Tanzania
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization
Ms Melinda French Gates
Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Professor Ugur Sahin
Co-Founder and CEO of BioNTech SE
Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Acclaimed Novelist and Chief Storyteller of the Kigali Summit
Dr Ren Minghui
Assistant Director General, UHC/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization
Thoko Elphick-Pooley
Director, Uniting to Combat NTDs
Dr Matshidiso Moeti
WHO Regional Director for Africa
Mr Alan VanderMolen
Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs and Philanthropy, SC Johnson
Ms Tsitsi Masiyiwa
Vice Chair, The END Fund and Executive Chair and Co-Founder, Delta Philanthropies and Higherlife Foundation
Dr Francisca Olamiju
Executive Director, MITOSATH
Mr Tawanda Hodza
Affected Representative of Malaria and NTDs
Ms Anne Kiguta
Broadcaster
Ms Sherrie Silver
Acclaimed Choreographer, Speaker and Dancer
Ms Makeda Mahadeo
Media Personality and Summit MC
Dr Corine Karema
Interim CEO, RBM Partnership to End Malaria
Ms Jo Lomas
Commonwealth Envoy, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the Government of the United Kingdom
Professor Stanley Okolo
Director General, West Africa Health Authority
Dr Poonam Singh
Regional Director for South East Asian Region, World Health Organization
Mr Russel Tamata
Director General, Ministry of Health, Republic of Vanuatu
Ms Lucy Oyella
Community Health Worker, Republic of Uganda
Dr Githinji Gitahi
MBS, Group CEO, Amref Health Africa
Ms Chido Cleopatra Mpemba
African Union Youth Envoy
Ms Hiwot Solomon Taffese
Director of Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ms Faustina Fynn-Nyame
Executive Director, Africa, Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
Dr Juan Manuel Castelli
Undersecretary of Health Strategies, Ministry of Health, Argentine Republic
Dr Beatrice Mutayoba
Director, Preventive Services at the Ministry of Health, United Republic of Tanzania
Dr Philip Welkhoff
Director, Malaria, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr Bernard Pécoul
Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Ms Noella Bigirimana
Chair, Youth Combatting NTDs and Deputy Director, Rwanda Biomedical Centre
Ms Nardos Bekele-Thomas
CEO, AU-NEPAD
Dr Lutz Hegemann
President, Global Health & Sustainability, Novartis
Dr Mark Sullivan
Managing Director, Medicines Development for Global Health
Dr Marijke Wijnroks
Chief of Staff, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Professor Maha Taysir Barakat
Board Chair, RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Former Director General of the Health Authority Abu Dhabi
Dr Niels Annen
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Dr Donald Kaberuka
Chair of the Board, The Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria
Ms Gargee Ghosh
President, Global Policy & Advocacy
Dr Neil Buddy Shah
(Outgoing) Managing Director GiveWell, Incoming CEO, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Mr Jonathan Kamin
Mission Director for Rwanda and Burundi and the U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, United States Agency for International Development
Reverend Dr Felicidade Chirinda
End Malaria Council Member, Mozambique End Malaria Council
Ms Thandile Nxumalo
End Malaria Council Member, Eswatini End Malaria Council
Ms Constance Njovu
End Malaria Council Member, Zambian End Malaria Council
Mr Chris Getonga
End Malaria Council Member, Kenyan End Malaria Council
Dr Aimable Mbituyumuremyi
Division Manager, Rwanda Biomedical Centre/Malaria, NTDs and Other Parasitic Diseases Control Division
Mr Charles Sherwin
CEO, Goodbye Malaria
Dr Thomas Breuer
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Health Officer, GSK
Ms Caroline Roan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Pfizer
Dr Caroline Harper
CEO, Sightsavers
Dr Diogo Martins
Snakebite Lead, Wellcome Trust
Dr Julie Jacobson
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Bridges to Development
Dr David Reddy
CEO, Medicines for Malaria Venture
Ms Margaret Ndomondo Sigonda
Head of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative at AUDA-NEPAD
Ms Helena Ngaifiwa
Co-founder, National Young Women in Namibia Association; Southern Africa Lead for ALMA Youth Advisory Council (session chair)
