Leading figures from official, civil society and business sectors around the world have agreed to act as discussants at our Citizen Learning for Global Democracy workshop in New Delhi. The role of the discussants is to critically assess the value of the academic papers for their sector, questioning how such global learning initiatives can be put to genuine use and providing concrete suggestions for development.

The discussants include:

Obi Aginam

United Nations University and ex-World Health Organisation, Nigeria  

Faeqa Saeed AlSaleh

Adviser to the Secretary General and Director, Education and Scientific Research Department, League of Arab States

Rabha Isa Alzeera

Altajdeed Cultural Society, Bahrain

Apolosi Bose

Amnesty International and ex-Secretariat for Pacific Communities, Fiji 

Marta Cumbi

Community Development Foundation (FDC), Mozambique

Jocelyne Josiah

ex-UNESCO,Guyana

Ranjana Kumari

Director, Centre for Social Research, India

David Levi

CEO, GrowthWorks Ltd., Canada

Luis Macas

Director, Institute of Indigenous Cultures (ICCI), Ecuador

Atom Mkhitaryan

Director, Federation of Youth Clubs of Armenia

Elisa Peter

Acting Director, UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, France

Ilya Ponomarev

Deputy of Russian State Duma (Spravedlivaya Russia Party), Russia

Rinalia Abdul Rahim

ICT for Development Specialist and Trustee, Global Knowledge Partnership, Malaysia

Sandra Schilen

GROOTS (Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood), USA

Danielle Toppin

Sistren Theatre Collective, Barbados

Wang Zhenyao

Ministry of Civil Affairs, China 

Mark Wilson

Director, PANOS London, UK

Please note discussants contribute in their personal capacity, and their comments should not be construed to represent the policy position of any institution to which they are affiliated.

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