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# Speakers

*To find the meeting agenda, please visit this page:*

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**Moderator: Aida Al Kaisy**, Academic, Media Development Consultant and Co-founder, [Jummar](https://jummar.media/en/homepage-english)

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

* **Larissa Buschmann**, Programme Coordinator Gender & Media, [FPU](https://www.freepressunlimited.org/en)
* **Sopna Debnath**, Gender Champion, Head of Digital Team, [Gramer Kagoj](https://www.gramerkagoj.com/), Bangladesh
* **Maryan Seylac**, Executive Director, [Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA)](https://somwa.org/)

### Session 2: Exploring the approaches to locally driven media coalitions

**Learnings presentation facilitator: David Lush**, Senior Advisor for Organisational Learning, [IMS](https://www.mediasupport.org/)

* **Befekadu Hailu**, Executive Director, [Centre for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD)](https://www.cardeth.org/)
* **Rashweat Mukundu**, Regional Advisor for Africa, [IMS](https://www.mediasupport.org/)
* **Yeshewa Masresha**, Co-Chair of the CSoJ, representing the [Ethiopian Media Women’s Association (EMWA)](https://www.emwaet.org/)
* **Derese Nigatu**, Co-Chair of the CSoJ and Executive Director at the [Ethiopian Guild of Editors (EGE)](https://editorsguild.org/).
* **Dr Elsabet Samuel Tadesse**, researcher. In 2023 studied the process and progress of coalitions supported by PRIMED in Ethiopia.

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