Program
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration, nametag, and coffee
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Opening of the conference
Ms. Phoebe Mungai, Country Director, The Oslo Center Kenya and Somalia
Finn-Jarle Rode, Executive Chairman, The Oslo Center, Norway
Moderator: Mr. Ayub Abdikadir, Royal Media Services (Citizen TV) Journalist
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Opening Addresses: Breaking barriers – Youth-led solutions for transformation
H.E. Issa Timamy, Governor, Lamu County and Party Leader Amani National Congress (ANC)
Hon. Johnson Sakaja, Governor, Nairobi City County, Kenya
Dr. Asha Mohammed, Permanent Representative of the IFRC to the African Union in Ethiopia
Official opening
H.E. Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Former Vice-President of Kenya and Party Leader of Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM)
9:45 am – 9:55 am
Youth Assembly Documentary: Integrating youth as a change agent to meaningful participation
9:55 am – 11:10 am
Panel discussion 1: The Youth Voice as an alternative approach to constructive dialogue.
Md. Margaret Kiogora, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, National Youth Council, Kenya
Azmaira Alibhai, Faith & Ecosystems Coordinator, UNEP Faith for Earth, Kenya
Joseph Kimani, Program Manager Democratic Governance, Royal Danish Embassy, Kenya
Nashiba Nakabira, AU Youth Ambassador, AYAP, East Africa, Uganda
Ivy Muchoki, Africa Union Peace Ambassador, Youth Advocate in Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Kenya
Kidi Mwaga, Lawyer, Columnist, Convenor Inter-parties’ Youth Forum, Champion of Youth Inclusivity, Kenya
11:10 am – 11:40 am
Tea break / Entertainment
11:40 am – 12:55 pm
Panel discussion 2: Breaking barriers: Leaders championing inclusivity for sustainable progress
H.E. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Former Prime Minister of Norway and Founder of The Oslo Center
Al-Hajj Hassan Ole Naado, National Chairperson, Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, Kenya
Hon. Gitonga Mukunji, Member of Parliament Manyatta Constituency and Chairperson Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association (KYPA)
Petrider Paul, Africa Youth Ambassadors for Peace (AYAP) – East Africa Region, Tanzania
Emily Achieng, Minister Mombasa County – Water, natural resources and climate change resilience; Former member of the Mombasa Youth Assembly (MYS), Kenya
Hon. Seth Mwatale Kamanza, Speaker, County Assembly of Kwale, Kenya
12:55pm – 1:55 pm
High-level keynote address: Breaking barriers: Amplifying youth voices through constructive dialogue for sustainable development
Senator Hon. Veronica Maina, Senator, Members Speakers Panel, Kenya
Dr. Abbas Gullet, Chief Executive Officer, Boma Panafrican Ltd; Interim President, New partnership for Africa Red Cross and Red Crescent Plus, Kenya
Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, Rector, University of Peace – San Jose, Costa Rica
H.E. Caroline Vicini, Ambassador Embassy of Sweden Kenya, Permanent Representative UNEP and UN-Habitat, Kenya
Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, Former Prime Minister of Kenya and Party Leader Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
H.E. Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General Muslim World League, Saudi Arabia
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm
Closing session
Finn-Jarle Rode, Executive Chairman, The Oslo Center