Speakers

Here you will find the list of speakers for the PRIMED Workshop on February 28

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Meeting agenda

Moderator: Aida Al Kaisy, Academic, Media Development Consultant and Co-founder, Jummar

Session 1: Improving gender equality in the workplace and gender-sensitive programming

• Larissa Buschmann, Programme Coordinator Gender & Media, FPU

• Sopna Debnath, Gender Champion, Head of Digital Team, Gramer Kagoj, Bangladesh

• Maryan Seylac, Executive Director, Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA)

Session 2: Exploring the approaches to locally driven media coalitions

Learnings presentation facilitator: David Lush, Senior Advisor for Organisational Learning, IMS

• Befekadu Hailu, Executive Director, Centre for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)

• Rashweat Mukundu, Regional Advisor for Africa, IMS

• Yeshewa Masresha, Co-Chair of the CSoJ, representing the Ethiopian Media Women’s Association (EMWA)

• Derese Nigatu, Co-Chair of the CSoJ and Executive Director at the Ethiopian Guild of Editors (EGE).

• Dr Elsabet Samuel Tadesse, researcher. In 2023 studied the process and progress of coalitions supported by PRIMED in Ethiopia.