GDF 2012 Speakers

  • speaker-1
    Prime Minister
    Najib Razak
  • speaker-2
    HRH Raja
    Nazrin Shah
  • speaker-3
    H.E. Dr.
    Surakiart Sathirathai
  • speaker-4
    HRH Princess
    Sarah Al-Feisal
  • speaker-5
    HRH Prince
    Zain Al-Abidin Muhriz
  • speaker-6
    Unicef Advisor
    Mr. Saad Y. Houry

Confirmed

The Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
Prime Minister of Malaysia

HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah
The Crown Prince of the State of Perak, Malaysia

His Excellency Abdullah Badawi
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia

His Excellency Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand

HRH Prince Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz
Founding President of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia

Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid
Chairman of Bank Muamalat and former Chairman of Malaysian Airlines, Visiting Senior Fellow and the Head of the Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme at LSE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

H. E. Shahid Malik
Former UK Government International Development Minister

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed
Deputy Director General, ISESCO, Morocco

Dr. Bashir Fadlallah
Director, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), Saudi Arabia

HRH Princess Sarah Al-Feisal
President, Generations For Peace, Jordan

Ambassador Ufuk Goken
OIC Envoy to the United Nations

HRH Princess Maha bint Abdulaziz
Founder and Chair of Sawa'ed Atheeb Deputy VP of Atheeb Social Development Division Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dato' Hj Mohd Redza Shah Abdul Wahid
CEO, Bank Muamalat, Malaysia

Mr. Amir Dossal
Chair, Global Partnerships Forum and Former UN Chief Liaison for Partnerships, United States

Dato' Johan Raslan
Executive Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia

Dr. Marwan Awartani
Chairman, Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) Interim President, Al-Quds University, Palestine

Mr. Laurence Lien
CEO, National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, Singapore

Mr. Saad Y. Houry
Senior Advisor to the Executive Director UNICEF Geneva, Switzerland

H.E. Ms. Shaima Al Zarooni
CEO, International Humanitarian City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Mr. Tariq Al-Gurg
CEO, Dubai Cares, United Arab Emirates

Professor Paul Palmer
Associate Dean for Ethics, Sustainability and Engagement Professor for Voluntary Sector Management Cass Business School, City University London, United Kingdom

Dr. Aznan Hasan
Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance – IIUM, Malaysia

Professor Jenny Harrow
Director of ESRC Research center on Charitable Giving and Philanthropy Cass Business School, City University London, United Kingdom

Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Bt Engku Ali
Institute of Islamic Banking & Finance – IIUM, Malaysia

Dr. Magda Ismail A. Mohsin
Department of Economics & Governance - INCEIF Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey
CEO, Islamic Relief Worldwide, United Kingdom

Abusaleh Shariff, Ph.D.
Executive Director, US-India Policy Institute, Washington, DC President, center for Research and Debates in Development Policy New Delhi, India

Dr. Habib Ahmad
Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law and Finance, University of Durham, United Kingdom

Mr. Edgar L. Bullecer
Chief Operating Officer, Paglas Group of Companies, Philippines

Mr. Naqi Haider Rizvi
Student at Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Shamsiah Abdul Karim
Assistant Director Assets Development – MUIS, Singapore

Mohammad Shaheed Khan
Vice President, Shariah Banking Gulf International Bank, Bahrain

Dr. Alberto Brugnoni
CEO, ASSAIF, Italy

Mr. David Leduc
Associate Director, MMEP, McGill University, Canada

Professor Humayon Dar, Ph.D.
Chairman, Edbiz Consulting Limited, United Kingdom

Ms. Latifa AlSadoun
Business Operations Executive for Microsoft Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohamed Ashmawey
CEO, Islamic Relief Worldwide, United Kingdom

Mr. Farouq Saad Hamad Alzouman
First Saudi to climb Mt. Everest and Motivational Lecturer

Mr. Amr AlMadani
Co-Founder National Talents Co.

Architect Hani Hassan
Palestine

Mr. Mark Clark
CEO, Generation For Peace, Jordan

Mr. Khalid AlKhudair
Founder & President, Glowork, Saudi Arabia

Engineer Donna Baranski-Walker
Rebuilding Alliance, USA

Ms. Winnie Byanyima,
Director, UNDP Gender Team

Assoc. Prof Syed Mohd Ghazali Wafa Syed Adwam Wafa,
Graduate School of Business National University of Malaysia

Sering Falu Njie
Deputy Director- Policy, Millennium Campaign, United Nations

Mr. Herve Verhoosel,
Roll Back Malaria Partnership Secretariat, WHO-UN

Mr. Juha Christensen
Executive Director, PACTA, Singapore

Mr. Bishnu Sapkota
Program Advisor, Nepal Peace Process (NTTP), Nepal

Dr. Yunus Sola,
Director, Academy of Philanthropy, United Kingdom

Dr. Tariq H. Cheema
CEO, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

Mr. Saed Nashef,
Founding Partner, Sadara Ventures, Palestine

Ms. Farah Kabir
Country Director ActionAid, Bangladesh



Video Message

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
The United Nations

Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium
Special Representative to the Roll Back Malaria Partnership World Health Organization