Third High Level Conference Sessions - Day Two

10:00 AM – 1 PM

Session III
The Global Threat Landscape: Assessment of Current and Emerging Trends

Co-Chairs:

• H.E. Ms. Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations
• H.E. Mr. Ferit Hoxha, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations

Special Guests:

• H.E. Dr. Mutlaq Majed Al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation for Settlement of Disputes, State of Qatar
• Dr. Tobias Peyerl, Senior Manager, Strategic Intelligence, Google (7 min)

Panelists:

• Ms. Natalia Gherman, Assistant-Secretary-General and Executive Director, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
• Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations
• Colonel General Igor Sirotkin, Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service, Head of the National Antiterrorist Committee Central Office, Russian Federation
• Mr. Gregory LoGerfo, Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism, United States Department of State
• Mr. Gregory Hinds, Counter-Terrorism Director, INTERPOL

Global Outlook:

• Mr. Justin Hustwitt, Coordinator of the ISIL (Da’esh)/Al-Qaida Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, United Nations

Questions and observations from the floor

Side Events and lunch break

Session IV
Strengthening Capacity Building Programmes - Making Them Fit for Purpose to Meet Resilience Gaps

Co-Chairs:

• H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz M. Alwasil, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations
• Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Voices of Youth and Civil Society:

• Ms. Florence Nakazibwe, Senior Legal Adviser-Africa, International Center for Not-For Profit Law
• Mr. Achaleke Christian Leke, Executive Director, Local Youth Corner, Cameroon

Eminent Speaker:

• H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations
• Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Under-Secretary-General, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
• Ms. Asako Okai, Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Crisis Bureau, UNDP

Panelists:

• Mr. Prakesh Gupta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs of India
• H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity, United Arab Emirates
• Mr. Florian Laudi, Director, United Nations and Counterterrorism, German Foreign Office
• Mr. Mauro Miedico, UNCCT Deputy Director and Chief of Special Projects and Innovation Branch, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT)
• Ms. Michael Collins, Director of Americas at Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) (n)
• Ms. Tasha Gill, Senior Advisor, Child Protection in Emergencies, UNICEF

Questions and observations from the floor

Closing Session

Chair:

• Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, United Nations (statement)

Special Guest:

• Dr. Jehangir Khan, Secretary General, Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA)

Summary Conclusions and Closing Remarks:

• Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the Office of Counter-Terrorism, United Nations (statement)