Participants
Name | Title |
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Samer Abdelnour | Ph.D Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK |
Khalid Ahmed | Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto, Secretary General, Sudanese Canadian Human Rights Organization |
Dr. Taisier M. Ali | Executive Director, Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa, Asmara, Eritrea |
Yukari Ando | Assistant Professor, Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University, Japan |
Dr. Dominic Odwa Atari | Assistant Professor of Geography, Nipissing University, Environment, Geography and Health in South Sudan |
Ibrahim Badri | Associate Professor, Department of French Studies, York University |
Zeinab Bashir El Bakri | Member of the Inspection Panel, World Bank |
Christina Clark-Kazak | Associate Professor, Department of International Studies, York University |
Zilia Castrillon | |
Dr. Francis M. Deng | Ambassador, South Sudan Permanent Representative to the United Nations, former Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, United Nations, New York City, United States of America |
Dr. David Dewitt | Vice-President Programmes, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Dr. Ali Ali Dinar | Associate Director of the Centre for African Studies, Penn State University, Former President of the Sudan Studies Association |
Datejie Cheko Green | MES, Filmmaker/Scholar, Toronto, Canada |
Dr. Amani El-Jack | Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Lecturer of Women's Leadership in a Global Perspective, McCormack Graduate School, Boston, United States of America |
Hon. Buri M. Hamza | MP, Minister of Environment, The House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Somalia |
Kennedy Jawoko | Instructor, Journalist, Knight Journalism Fellow, Media Deveolpment Expert, Ryerson University, Journalists for Human Rights (Canada), Agency for Independent Media (South Sudan) |
Caroline Keenan | Education in Emergencies Technical Advisor, Save the Children |
Panther Kuol | Pension Analyst, Morneau Shepell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Rev'd Malith Kur | Pastor, South Sudanese Congregation of London, Ontario, Canada |
Justice Isaac Lenaola | High Court Justice, Kenya |
Dr Kon Madut K | Employment Specialist/Case Coordinator, City of Ottawa, Municipal Government, Canada |
Mark Marshall | An information officer at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
Dr. Robert O. Matthews | Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada |
Dr. Susan McGrath | Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Scholar, Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Dr. Kevin McKague | Adjunct Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
Erin Mooney | Advisor, AU-UN peace process in Darfur |
Prof. Peter Penz | Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada |
Dr. Fahimul Quadir | Division of Social Sciences & Graduate Programme Director in Development Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada |
Dr. Joseph Rikhof | Justice Canada, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Program: International criminal law; Refugee exclusion clause; War crimes |
Lillian Riziq | Director of the South Sudan Women's Empowerment Network and current Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Irrigation in Western Bhar El Ghazal State, South Sudan |
Dr. Galya Ruffer | Director, International Studies Programme, Department of Political Science, and Director, Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Buffett Centre, Northwestern University, United States |
Fabien Schneider | Program Manager, Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Craig Scott | Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Hy Shelow | Senior Protection Officer, Assistant Representative of Protection, UNHCR, Juba, South Sudan – South Sudan Protection Cluster |
Dr. James C. Simeon | Director, School of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Dr. Ian Spears | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
John K. Wilkins | Associate Director, Executive in Residence, and Part-time Instructor Public Management, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada |
Vladimir Zhagora | Senior Political Affairs Officer (retired), UNHQ, Department for Political Affairs |
Other | |
Name | Title |
Other members of the South Sudanese community in Toronto, Canada | |
Officials from the UNDP and UNHCHR, IOM, and other relevant international organizations (TBC) | |
Graduate Students from York University | |
Senior Officials in the South Sudan Government (TBC) | |
Senior Officials in the Sudanese Government (TBC) | |
NGO Participation: Oxfam Canada; World Vision; Save the Children, Lost Boys of Sudan, and others. (TBC) | |
Other Faculty members of York, University of Toronto, and Ryerson |