International Conference Partners for Change Religions and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17–18 February 2016, Berlin List of Participants List of Participants 1 Tarek Abdelalem CEO Islamic Relief Deutschland e. V. Dr Mohamed Ashmawey CEO Islamic Relief Worldwide H.E. Dr Badr Abdelatty Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ali Aslan TV-Host and Journalist Dr Karlies Abmeier Team Leader Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Prof. Dr Mohammed Abu-Nimer Senior Advisor KAICIID Dialogue Centre Dr Rev. Karin Achtelstetter WACC Prof. Dr Alastair Ager Director QMU, Edinburgh and Columbia University Dr Ilona Auer Frege Head of Berlin Office MISEREOR Charles Badenoch Partnership Leader Advocacy & External Engagement World Vision International Caroline Bader Youth Secretary The Lutheran World Federation Joe Baker Co-founder & Executive Director Lenape Center Saif Ahmad CEO Al-Khair Foundation Liza Barrie Chief UNICEF Hind Al Owais Senior Advisor UN Women Mohammed Al-Nehmi Delegation Tawakkol Karman Dr Abbas Barzegar Professor Georgia State University Prof. Dr Matthias Basedau Lead Research Fellow GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Abdulrab Al’Shkiri Togehter for Yemen H.E. Dr Mazen Al-Tal Ambassador Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Dr Milton Amayun Senior Advisor Institutional Resources International Care Ministries Steve Ameyibor Advisor for Urban Development Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano Head of Research & Development Islamic Relief Worldwide List of Participants Michael Assibi Republic of Ghana Michael Bauer Dr Vazrik Bazil Consultant Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Gunther Beger Director General Policy issues of development cooperation; civil society, churches and private sector; rural development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 2 Dr Christoph Beier Vice-Chair of the Management Board Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Rakchanok Chatjuthamard Researcher Käte Hamburger Kolleg/ Centre for Global Cooperation Research Mary Bellekom Education and Water Programme Manager Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) Bruce Compton Senior Director Catholic Health Association of the United States Dr Jürgen Bergmann Head of Department Mission EineWelt Hadrien Coumans Co-founder and Co-director Lenape Center Prof. Dr Almut Beringer Policy Advisor Bread for the World – Protestant Development Service Simona Cruciani Political Affairs Officer UN Secretariat Arne Bonhage Project Leader Grenzenlos – Vereinigung internationaler Freiwilliger e. V. Christina Dahl Jensen Program Coordinator Danmission Susanne Brenner-Büker Assistant to the Board of Directors Association for Development Cooperation (AGEH) H.E. Akua Sena Dansua Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of Ghana J. Mark Brinkmoeller Director Center for Faith-based & Community Initiatives U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr Ingolf Dietrich Commissioner for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Rudelmar Bueno de Faria Representative to the United Nations World Council of Churches Jean Duff President Partnership for Faith & Development Dr Markus Büker Head of Theological Research MISEREOR Bani Dugal Principal Representative Bahá’i International Community Klaus J. Burckhardt Oberkirchenrat Evangelical Church in Germany Dr Martin Dutzmann Representative of the Council to the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) Paul Cadario Distinguished Senior Fellow in Global Innovation University of Toronto Dr Theresa Carino Senior Research Consultant Amity Foundation List of Participants Godlove Dzebam Ayaba Bongnwa Volunteer Solidarity International Dr Dietmar Ehm Deputy Director Institute for International Cooperation Hanns Seidel Foundation 3 Omayma El Ella Operations Manager Muslim Charities Forum Michaela Fuhrmann Head of the Political Department Central Council of Jews in Germany Ibrahim Elkhouli Councellor of Embassy Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Rev. Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel President Bread for the World Dr Nikola Eterovic Apostolic nuncio Apostolic Nunciature Dr Thorsten Göbel Head of Policy, Dialogue and Theology Bread for the World Katharina Fabig Assistant to MP Johannes Röring German Bundestag Dr Simone Gobien Research Fellow GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Dr Mike Falke Group Leader Governance und Menschenrechte Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Rev. Christo Greyling Director Faith Partnership for Development World Vision International Dr Bernhard Felmberg Director Civil society; churches and the private sector in development cooperation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Michael Fiebig Head of Division Churches, political foundations, social structural programmes, religion and development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Bernhard Forster Director of Studies Katholische Akademie Bayern Michael French Rights-based, Interfaith, Latin America Programs LWF World Service Dominic Samuel Fritz Chief of Staff Office of former Federal President Horst Köhler Matthew Frost Chairman Joint Learning Initiative Faith & Local Communities List of Participants Martha Gutierrez Chief of Division Governance, Krisenmanagement, Bauen G 200 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Dr Tho Ha Vinh Program Director Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan Martin Hage Vice President German Buddhist Union (DBU) H.E. Mussie Hailu Special Envoy of the African Union – ECOSOCC on Interreligious & Intercultural Issues and Regional Director of United Religions Initiative for Africa United Religions Inititative & Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union Kira Häring Advisor Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Silke Hattendorff Advisor Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 4 Dr Asma Jahangir Advocate Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association Sarah Häuser German Bundestag Yun (Claudia) He Director of China Programme Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) Hubert Heindl Program Director InovarCA - Non-violent Intervention in CAR APTE-Agency for Project consultancy, Training, Evaluation Dr Thomas Helfen Head of Division Parliament and Cabinet Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Gary Henderson Executive Director, Global Health Initiative United Methodist Communications Dr Philipp W. Hildmann Commissioner for Intercultural Dialogue Hanns Seidel Foundation Christoph Hilligen Vice Chairman of the Executive Board World Vision Deutschland e. V. Andreas Hipple Senior Program Advisor GHR Foundation Jasmin Jahanshahi Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager Aga Khan Foundation (UK) Dr Beate Jakob Consultant German Institute for Medical Mission (DIFÄM) Klaus Jetz Executive Director Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany LSVD Prof. Dr Hans Joas Ernst Troeltsch Professor Humboldt University Peter Joergensen Representative to the Federal Government Vereinigung Evangelischer Freikirchen (VEF) Andreas Jung Chairman of the Parliamentary Advisory Council on Sustainable Development German Bundestag Rev. Dr Martin Junge General Secretary The Lutheran World Federation Prelate Dr Karl Jüsten Director Kommissariat der Deutschen Bischöfe – Katholisches Büro in Berlin Andrea Hitzemann Representative in Berlin Caritas Germany Prof. Dr Ingo Hofmann Spokesperson German Bahá’í-Community Jenny Holmsen Researcher European University Institute Prof. Dr Jörg Hübner Executive Director Protestant Academy Bad Boll Dr Azza Karam Senior Policy Advisor, Culture United Nations Population Fund Tawakkol Karman Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2011) Teerath Kaur Author Sabrina Khan Head of Programmes Islamic Relief Deutschland e. V. Mohamed Ibrahim Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH List of Participants 5 Jan-Thilo Klimisch Advocacy Officer CBM Germany – Berlin Office Dr Renier Koegelenberg Director National Religious Association for Social Development (NRASD) Karin Kortmann Leiterin der GIZ-Repräsentanz Berlin Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Stephan Krämer Programme Coordinator, Executive Board World Vision Germany Xue Li The Amity Foundation Marion Lieser CEO Oxfam Germany Stefanie Linner National Coordinator Micah Germany Matthias Mader Research Fellow Humboldt University Hatem Maged 3rd Secretary Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Angela Krug Head of Desk Engagement Global Amer Majali Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Tim Kuschnerus Managing Director Joint Conference Church and Development Rev. Jack Mamven Youth Pastor Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Dr Daniel Legutke Deutsche Kommission Justitia et Pax Prof. Katherine Marshall Professor, Executive Director of WFDD Georgetown University Carl Moritz Leifgen Advisor Federal Foreign Office Pierre Martinot-Lagarde Special Advisor for Socio Religious Affairs International Labour Organization (ILO) Dr Julia Leininger Head of department Governance, Statehood, Security German Development Institute (DIE) Sofia Lemmetyinen Programme Manager European Commission Aiman A. Mazyek CEO Central Council of Muslims in Germany Joern Lemvik Secretary general Digni Peter Meiwald Member of Parliament German Bundestag Caroline Lensing-Hebben UNDP Virgilio Levaggi Director International Labour Organization (ILO) List of Participants Martin Mauthe-Käter Advisor Churches, political foundations, social structural programmes, religion and development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Susanne Meltl Advisor Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH 6 Anna Mertens Journalist Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA) Sarah Meschenmoser Advocacy Officer CBM Germany Martina Metz Head of Division Human rights; freedom of religion; gender equality; culture and development; inclusion of persons with disabilities Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development D. D. Gerhard Meyer Bishop Ordinary Reformed Episcopal Church in Germany Reinhard Micheel Executive Director Aktion Canchanabury e. V. Dr Marco Moerschbacher Internationales Katholisches Missionswerk missio e. V. Anna Lena Mohrmann International Affairs Intern World Bank Group Christian Molke Executive Director ADRA Germany Isabel Moritz Consultant CDU/CSU parliamentary group Dr Kenneth Mtata Program Executive for Religion and Development Lutheran World Federation Dr Sebastian Müller Researcher German Institute for Human Rights Tobias Müller Community of Sant’Egidio List of Participants Dr Gerd Müller Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Peter Munene Chief Executive Officer Faith To Action Network Dr Rev John Nduna General Secretary ACT Alliance Dharam Singh Nihang Singh Founder of Sach Khoj Academy Sach Khoj Academy – Academy for Researching the Truth Pastor Kingsley Nimo Pastor International Christian Church Dr Peter Nitschke Chief Strategy Officer International Care Ministries Ulrich Nitschke Head of Program Values, Religion and D evelopment Program Values, Religion and Development Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Günter Nooke Personal Representative of the German Chancellor for Africa Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Cyrill Jean Nunn Director Federal Foreign Office Dr Robert Odén Advisor Swedish Mission Council Martin T. Ondrejka Desk Officer Human rights, freedom of religion, gender equality, culture and development, inclusion of persons with disabilities Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 7 Bishop Sunday Onuoha Executive Director Nigerian Interfaith Action Association (NIFAA) Zhonghui Qiu Vice Board Chair and General Secretary Amity Foundation Christian Osterhaus Executive Director Don Bosco Mondo e. V. Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Franz Josef Radermacher Executive Director Forschungsinstitut FAW/n Dr Dean Pallant Director – International Social Justice Commission The Salvation Army Prof. Anantanand Rambachan Academy of World Religions Hamburg University Gopal Patel Director Bhumi Project/Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies Areej Rashid WACC Carla Penderock Programm Manager Africa Solidarity International Ana Evelyn Perla Cartagena Member Central American Youth Pastoral Institute (SEJUVE) Isgard Peter Advisor Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Alexander Pieske CDU/CSU parliamentary group Dr Ulrich Pohlmann Head of Division Federal Ministry of Defence Eric G. Postel Associate Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mary Prinzler Director EPIZ – Zentrum für Globales Lernen in Berlin Peter Prove Director, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs World Council of Churches Jan Pusdrowski Social media support Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development List of Participants Hans Martin Renno Referent für diakonische und gesellschaftspolitische Verantwortung United Methodist Church Germany Frank Richter Advisor Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Cynthia Salloum Postdoctoral Fellow Churches, political foundations, social structural programmes, religion and development European University Institute Caroline Schmutte Head of Germany Relations Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Christoph Scholz Journalist Katholische Nachrichten-Agentur (KNA) Wolfgang Schonecke Head of NAD Berlin Office Netzwerk Afrika Deutschland Margaret Schuler Regional Leader World Vision International Matthias Schwincke emMeS media SERVICE Matthew Scott Director of Peacebuilding World Vision International 8 Stefan Sengstmann Head Technical Advisory Group World Vision Germany Prof. Parichart Suwanbubbha Secretary of Religions for Peace Inter-religious Council of Thailand Sebastian Francis Shaw Archbishop of Lahore Charles Swansbury International Secretary for Programme Resources The Salvation Army Gurjeet Singh Sally Smith Senior Community Mobilization Adviser FBOs UNAIDS Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp Director Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values Dr Konrad Specker Head Institutional Partnerships Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Tanja Tabbara Head of Africa Department Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Rev. Adam Taylor Lead, Faith Initiative World Bank Group Thomas Silberhorn Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Dr Jeannette Spenlen Advisor Engagement Global Véronica Tomei RNE Mgr. Pirmin Spiegel Director General MISEREOR Prof. Klaus Töpfer Former Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Birgitte Stieper Project consultant Danish Mission Council Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit General Secretary World Council of Churches Dr Wolfram Stierle Political Staff Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Margret Uebber Head of Division Federal Foreign Office Dr Kai Striebinger Researcher German Development Institute (DIE) Henriette Strothmann Executive Director Development Policy Forum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Prof. Dr Christoph Stückelberger Executive Director and Founder Globethics.net List of Participants Imrana Umar President & Executive Director International Interfaith Peace Corps Jekaterina Vaitsenberg-Schwetje Head of Section Development Policy Forum Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Dr Corrie van der Ven Program Officer ICCO Cooperation 9 Sofia van Winden Jacob Soetendorp Institute for Human Values Anna Veigel Head of Division German Commission for UNESCO Rainer Venghaus Head of Office World Bank Group Rev. Mgr. Robert Joseph Vitillo Head of Caritas Internationalis Delegation to the UN in Geneva Caritas Internationalis Prof. Dr Matthias von Kriegstein Lecturer – Pastor – Superintendent (retd) Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Prof. Dr Dietrich Werner Senior Theological Advisor Bread for the World Peter Wolfrum Advisor Policy and speechwriting Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Christiane Wutschke Programme Coordinator Refugee Relief World Relief Germany Dr Günter Zenk SES – Senior Expert Service Karl-Otto Zentel National Director CARE Deutschland-Luxemburg e. V. Dr Reinhard J. Voß Chairman of the Board EIRENE Germany Karsten Zimmermann CSR Management Dienstleistungen Christoph Waffenschmidt Chairman of the Executive Board World Vision Germany Stefan Zinsmeister Board member Eugen Biser Foundation Tom Walsh Senior Program Officer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation This event has been organized by the Birgitta Weihbahr Policy Specialist Human Rights and Democracy Sida Ulrich Weinhold Director Christliche Fachkräfte International e. V. Lisbeth Welander Under Secretary The Salvation Army Development Policy Forum of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Silke Hansen Senior Project Manager Dascha Kuhn Senior Project Manager Marie Riese Project Manager Dr Dieter Wenderlein Director Department „One World Task” Commnity of Sant’Egidio Eyleen Thofehrn Valenzuela Project Manager Bishop Rosemarie Wenner Bishop United Methodist Church Germany List of Participants 10
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