SPEAKERS

The Laureates and Leaders for Children Conclave will also feature the launch of the Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion.

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OPENING CEREMONY    

Speakers:

• Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate 

• Ms. Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 

• Padma Vibhushan Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Former Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 

• Ms. Tara Banjara, Survivor Advocate 

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THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMPASSION

Speakers:

• Ms. Ekaterina Zagladina, President, World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

• Mr. Shubham Rathore, Survivor Advocate

• Ms. Payal Jangid, Survivor Advocate

• Mr. Kinsu Kumar, Survivor Advocate

• Mrs. Sumedha Kailash, Co-Founder, Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion

THE ROLE OF LAW AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IN ENDING CHILD EXPLOITATION                                  

Speakers:

• Justice Indira Banerjee, Judge of the Supreme Court of India (2018-2022)

• Chief Justice Lelio Bentes Corrêa, Superior Labour Court of Brazil 

• Mr. Amar Lal, Lawyer and Survivor-Advocate

• Dr. Kiran Bedi, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (2016-2021)

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Moderator: Ms. Lea VanderVelde, University of Iowa Distinguished Chair

FAITH AND COMPASSIONATE ACTION

Speakers:

• Swami Vishalanand, Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan

• Dr. Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, Chief Imam, All India Imam Organization

• Acharya Shri Vivek Muni Ji Maharaj, President of the International Mahavir Jain Mission

Moderator: Sadhvi Jaya Bharti, Spiritual Leader and Scholar

COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP IN BUSINESS                               

Speakers:

• Mrs. Minal Bajaj, Hon. Director, Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation 

• Mr. Amit Gupta, Chairman, TiE Global; Founder of Ecosystm Group; Co-Chair MIIM Fund

• Ms. Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 

• Ms. Jennifer E. Jones, President of Rotary International (2022-2023)

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Moderator: Mr. Bharat Agarwal, Senior Managing Director, NDTV

COMPASSIONATE GOVERNANCE: PROTECTING EVERY CHILD         

Speakers: 

• HE Serge Telle, Prime Minister of Monaco (2016-2020)

• Mr. Gurjit Singh, Former Ambassador of India to Germany

• Ms. Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate 

Moderator: Ms. Milee Ashwarya, Publisher and Senior Vice President, Penguin Random House India

CLOSING CEREMONY

Speakers:

• Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Judge of the Supreme Court of India (2013-2019) 

• HE Serge Telle, Prime Minister of Monaco (2016-2020) 

• Ms. Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Laureate 

• Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate