Plenary Speakers

Please find information on keynote and plenary speakers below. 

   

Bawo O.JamesDr Bawo O. James(odkaz je externí)

Consultant mental health physician and a certified addiction treatment specialist

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa 

   

Dr Jane Marie Ong'oloDr Jane Marie Ong'olo (odkaz je externí)

Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control, African Union Commission

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Continental Perspective – An Overview of Drug Use in Africa 

   

Dr Reychad AbdoolDr Reychad Abdool(odkaz je externí)

Senior Independent Consultant, Drug Epidemiology, African Union Commission

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Co-chair

   

Dr Abel BasutuDr Abel Basutu (odkaz je externí)

Senior Drug Control Programme Officer, African Union Commission

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)

   

HE Amira ElfadilH.E. Amira Elfadil(odkaz je externí)

Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Setting the Scene

 

   

Roberto CanayRoberto Canay(odkaz je externí)

President, ISSUP Argentina 

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Overview of Drug epidemiology in Latin American and the Caribbean

 

   

Dr Maristela MonteiroDr Maristela Monteiro(odkaz je externí) 

Regional Advisor on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Focus on the African context

Plenary 2: Evidence-Based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use and environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Ambassador Adam NammAmbassador Adam Namm(odkaz je externí)

Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of the American States (OAS)

   

Isidore ObotProfessor Isidore Obot(odkaz je externí)

Director, Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Nigeria

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

A Continental Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Africa

   

William CranoWilliam D. Crano(odkaz je externí)

Oskamp Professor of Social Psychology, Division of Behavioral and Organizational Science, Claremont Graduate University

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Media-Based Prevention Programmes

 

 

 

Olubusayo Akinola

Dr Olubusayo Akinola(odkaz je externí)

Programme Officer, Drug Demand Reduction, ECOWAS Commission

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Regional Perspectives

 

   

Bill McGlynnBill McGlynn(odkaz je externí)

Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department

   

Jeff Lee Jeff Lee (odkaz je externí)

Senior Consultant, ISSUP Global

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

What Constitutes Evidence-Based Prevention?

   

GEORGE MURIMI George Murimi(odkaz je externí)

Training Coordinator for Africa, Colombo Plan DAP

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Best Practices in Treatment and UTC training in Africa

   

David Bayever

David Bayever(odkaz je externí)

Assessor, Examiner and Researcher for the SAPharmacy Council 

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Plenary Chair

   

Giovanna CampelloGiovanna Campello(odkaz je externí)

Chief, Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section, UNODC

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Prevention Standards

   

Nazarius TumwesigyeNazarius Tumwesigye(odkaz je externí)

Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Anja BusseAnja Busse(odkaz je externí)

Programme Officer, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Treatment Standards

   

Enrico BisognoEnrico Bisogno(odkaz je externí)

Chief, Data Development and Dissemination Unit, UNODC

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection

   

Marya HynesMarya Hynes(odkaz je externí)

Chief, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Regional Perspective – Latin America and the Caribbean

   

Pernell ClarkePernell Clarke(odkaz je externí)

Research Specialist, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD - Caribbean

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Latin America & Caribbean

   

René Adriana AdamsRené Adriana Adams(odkaz je externí)

Programme Manager, Substance Abuse Prevention and Drug Control Rehabilitation Division, Social Welfare Services Directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Becky VaughnBecky Vaughn(odkaz je externí)

Director, Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), Colombo Plan DAP

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Credentialing and Certification

   

Chloé Carpentier Chloé Carpentier (odkaz je externí)

Chief, Drug Research Section, Research Branch, UNODC

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection

   

Bronwyn MyersBrownyn Myers(odkaz je externí)

Deputy Director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Service Quality Measurements in Treatment Facilities

   

Bruno BuiBruno Bui(odkaz je externí)

Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(odkaz je externí)

Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department

   

Yuri CutipeYuri Cutipé (odkaz je externí)

Executive Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Peru

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(odkaz je externí)

Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa

 

   

Neo MorojeleNeo Morojele (odkaz je externí)

Professor and Acting HOD, Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(odkaz je externí)

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu

Deputy Minister, Republic of South Africa Department of Social Development (DSD)

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Plenary Chair

   

Seth Kwame Acheampong

Chairman, Defence and Interior Committee, Parliament of Ghana

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Senator Mattie HunterSenator Mattie Hunter(odkaz je externí)

Illinois State Senator, USA

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Héctor Jose Yépez MartínezSenator Héctor Yépez Martínez(odkaz je externí)

President of the Commission of Autonomous Governments, Decentralization, Competences and Territorial Development of the Assembly

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Dr Nadine HarkerDr Nadine Harker(odkaz je externí)

Research Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, SENDU/SACENDU

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Regional Perspective

   

Jennifer Akinyi OrwaJennifer Akinyi Orwa(odkaz je externí)

Professor at the Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drugs Research, Kenya

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(odkaz je externí)

Role of Traditional Health Practitioners and Leaders in Drug Demand Reduction (Roundtable Discussion)

   

Dr Goodman SibekoDr Goodman Sibeko(odkaz je externí)

   

Dr Pelmos MashabelaDr Pelmos Mashabela(odkaz je externí)

  • Deputy Chairperson of the Central Drug Authority, South Africa

     
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