Sunday, July 8, 2007

Confirmed speakers update

thinkBIG is pleased to announce a number of new speakers for the conference. Mary Robinson is confirmed as the keynote Education speaker, Esta Soler will give the keynote address on Violence Against Women, and Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah is the keynote speaker for Reproductive Health. Also, Paul Blumenthal will be a panelist on the topic of Reproductive Health, and Natasha Martin and Yvonne Maldonado will be on our panels regarding HIV/AIDS. Below you will find information about who they are and what experience and expertise they bring to the conference.

Reproductive Health | Education | Violence Against Women


Reproductive Health Keynote

Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah
Ipas Vice President to Africa, based in Nairobi
Former Minister, Health of Ghana
Former Ghanaian Ambassador to The Netherlands Biography

Education Keynote

Mary Robinson
President Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
Former President of Ireland
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
(Girls Access to Education and its Relationship to Women's Health)
Biography


Violence Against Women Keynote

esta soler
Esta Soler
President of Family Violence Prevention Fund
Consultant and adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Soros Justice Fellowship Program, the Ford Foundation/Harvard University Innovations in American Government initiative, and the Aspen Institute.
Former member of the Violence Against Women National Advisory Council

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