Thematic Panel 9:

“Speaking in Harmony: Embracing Multilingualism in the 21st Century as an Enabler of Multilateral Diplomacy and a Vector for Cultural Diversity”

27 November, Wednesday, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT

Estoril Congress Center, Thematic Room

H.E. Ambassador Rui Vinhas

H.E. Ambassador Rui Vinhas

Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, New York

Dr. Samar Samir Mezghanni

Dr. Samar Samir Mezghanni

Author, Storyteller, #UNAOCyouth (Tunisia), UNAOC Fellow (2016)

Dr. João Laurentino Neves

Dr. João Laurentino Neves

Executive Director, Instituto Internacional da Língua Portuguesa

Professor Ms. Anne-Marie Turcan Verkerk

Professor Ms. Anne-Marie Turcan Verkerk

Former Director of Studies at École Pratique des Hautes Études, Institute for Linguistic Heritage and Diversity (ILARA)

H.E. Ismail Serageldin

H.E. Ismail Serageldin

Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, Former Vice President of the World Bank

Dr. Jamil Kabbara

Dr. Jamil Kabbara

Board Member, Fondation Ousseimi

Moderator