Speakers

SPEAKERS (as of December 4th, 2008)

• Abbott Susan, Associate Director, Annenberg School for Communication, U/PENN
• Αbello Banfi Jaime, Executive Director, FNPI, Latin America
• Alampay Roby, South East Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Thailand
• Alfaro Rosa Maria, President, A.C.S. Calandria, Peru
• Al Rashed Abdul Rahman, Managing Director, Al Arabiya/MBC
• Aslamazyan Manana, Executive Director, Internews Europe, Eurasia
• Avila Eduardo, Director, Voces Bolivanas, Bolivia
• Azhgikhina Nadezha, JUR , Russia
• Baglo Gabriel, Director, IFJ (International Federation of Journalists) Africa Regional Office, Senegal
• H.E. Mrs Dora Bakoyannis, Hellenic Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Banda Fakson, Professor, School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa
• Barnathan Joyce, President, ICFJ
• Barrat Patrice, Executive Director, Bridge Initiative International, France
• Berger Guy, Professor, Director of School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa
• Bertoni Eduardo, Executive Director, Due Process of Law Foundation
• Betinakis Kostas, General Secretary of E.S.I.E.A.
• Botero Marino Catalina, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, InterAmerican commission on Human Rights, OAS
• Buendia Hose, Executive Director, PRENDE, Mexico
• Busso Nestor, ALER, Latin America
• Calleja Alleida, Deputy President, AMARC, Mexico
• Carr Tina, Director, Rory Peck Trust, UK
• Castillo Carlos Cortes, Executive Director, FLIP, Colombia
• Chan Ying, Professor, University of Hong-Kong / Shantou University, China
• Collier Paul, Professor of Economics, Oxford University Economics Department, Author of The Bottom Billion
• Coudray Sylvie, Senior programme specialist, Division for freedom of expression, democray and peace, UNESCO
• Cramer Chris, New Media Development Director, Thomson-Reuters, Former Managing Director - CNN International
• Dean Walter, Committee of Concerned Journalists, US
• Deane James, Head of Policy Development, BBC World Service Trust
• Dixit Kunda, Editor in Chief, Nepali Times, Nepal
• Djerri Ali, Chairman, Al Khabar, Algeria
• Feek Warren, Communication Initiative, Canada
• Fray Paula, IPS Regional Director, Africa
• Frere Marie-S., IPP, France
• Frohardt Mark, Internews Network, USA
• Gibbings Wesley, President, ACM, Trinidad & Tobago
• Gomez Andres, Executive Director, ERBOL, Bolivia
• Halperin Jonathan, Director of Research, Communications and Advocacy, SustainAbility, US
• Haraszti Miklos, OSCE representative on freedom of the media
• Harvey Mark, Internews, US
• Harymurti Bambang, Editor in Chief, Tempo Weekly Magazine and Tempo Daily Newspaper, Indonesia
• Henderson Gwyneth, Open Society Institute Media Program, UK
• Himelfarb Sheldon, USIP, Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding
• Hoffman David, Chairman of Internews Network and Chairman of GFMD
• Hojberg Jesper, IMS, Denmark
• Jankovic Gordana, Open Society Media Programme, UK 
• Jannush Sofie, CAMECO, Germany
• Johnson Eric, Internews International, France
• Johnston Alan, BBC
• Kaklamanis Nikitas, Mayor of Athens
• Koumoutsakos George, spokesman, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Lam Andrew, Co-founder, LAM, US
• Lani Remzi, South East European Network for Professionalisation of Media (SEENPM), Albania
• La Rue Frank, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression
• Leusch Patrick, Deutsche Welle, Germany
• Lyon Santiago, Director of Photography, The Associated Press
• M' Baya Donat Tshimanga, JED, DRC
• Mandravelis Pashos, columnist, KATHIMERINI
• Matsushita Jun, Internews Europe
• Matta Maria Pia, AMARC, Latin America
• Megrelis Nikos, GFMD Athens World Conference Managing Coordinator, Member of the Executive Committee of International Federation of Journalists
• Minnie Jeanette, Zambezi Fox, South Africa
• Naets Tony, Special Advisor Broadcast News, EBU
• Nelson Mark, Program Manager, The World Bank Institute
• Ninan Sevanti, The Hoot, India
• Odugbemi Sina, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program, World Bank
• Ojo Edetaen, Executive Director, Media Rights Agenda, Nigeria
• Orban Sandor, Executive Director, SEEPNM
• Orme William, Policy Advisor for Independent Media Development, UNDP Bureau for Development Policy
• Padania Sameer, hub manager, WITNESS
• Panneerselvan A.S., Panos South Asia, India
• Papandreou George, President of PASOK, President of the Socialist International
• H.E. Mr Pavlopoulos Prokopis, Hellenic Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization
• Pesic Milica, Media Diversity Institute, UK
• Peters Bettina, Director, GFMD
• Peters Marianne, President, European Journalism Training Association, Netherlands
• Pinder Rodney, Director, INSI, Belgium-UK
• Powers Gerry, Director of Research and Learning, BBC World Service Trust
• Pritchard Stephen, President, Organisation of News Ombudsmen, UK
• Ransom Jane, Executive Director, IWMF
• Ricaurte Cesar, Fundamedios, Andean Region
• Salyer Stephen, President, Salzburg Global Seminar
• Schneider Patrice
• Shalla Albana, Press Now, Netherlands
• Sigal Ivan, Executive Director, Global Voices
• Senghor Diana, Panos West Africa
• Shibli Haitham, Farah Al Nas, Jordan
• Sobolos Panos, President of E.S.I.E.A.
• H.E. Mr Aris Spiliotopoulos, Minister Of Tourism
• H.E. Stoyanov Petar, Former President of Bulgaria
• Sullivan Drew, Organized Crime & Corruption, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Sullivan Marguerite, CIMA , US
• Teodoro Luis, Deputy Director, CMFR Philippines
• Tsimas Pavlos, commentator, MEGA TV, columnist, TA NEA
• Vivarta Veet, Director, ANDI, Brasil • Vucinic Sasa, MDLF, Singapore
• Vuillemin Caroline, Fondation Hirondelle, Switzerland
• Wall Imogen, BBC World Service Trust, UK
• Wason Armorer, Panos UK
• Webb Amy, Webb media consulting, US
• White Aidan, General Secretary, IFJ, Belgium
• Whitehouse Mark, Executive Director, IREX, US
• Wilson Mark, Executive Director, The Panos Institute, London-UK