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PROGRAMME

02:00 PM

Registration and Welcome Coffee

02:30 PM

Opening Session

  • Maria Azzopardi, Allied Rainbow Communities
  • Clayton Mercieca, Head of SOGIGESC Unit, Human Rights Directorate
  • Charley Beal, President of the Gilbert Baker Foundation
  • Host: Olivia Lilith

02:45 PM

Addressing Stigma & Improving Sexual Health Outcomes for LGBTIQ+ Persons

  • Moderator: Joe Grima Coordinator, HIV Malta
  • Keynote Speaker: Jackie Roberts Secretary and Executive Board Member, Checkpoint (Malta)
  • Panellists:
    Dr. Valeska Padovese Senior Consultant & Leading Clinician, Genitourinary Clinic (Malta)
    Luca Stevenson Director of Programmes, European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (Europe)
    Owen Cachia Youth Community Officer, National Youth Council

04:00 PM

Access to Rights for LGBTIQ+ Migrants in the Asylum System

  • Moderator: Dr. Maria Pisani Head of Department, Department of Youth & Community Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta
  • Keynote Speaker: Farah Abdullahi Abdi Asylum and Communications Officer, Transgender Europe
  • Panellists:
    Dr. Neil Falzon Director, aditus foundation
    Mr Ward Lutin, Head of the Asylum Knowledge Centre at the Agency, EUAA
    Giorgio Dell’Amico InclusHome Project, Caleidos Cooperative
    Wim Peumans Belgian writer and anthropologist
    Jasser Hammami LGBTQIA+ advocacy and human rights professional
    Ahmed El-Salawy Policy and Research Officer, International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organisation

05:00 PM

Promoting Inclusion at the Intersection of Faith & LGBTIQ+ Identities

  • Moderator: Dr. Angele Deguara Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Head of Sociology Department, Junior College, Member of Moviment Graffitti
  • Keynote Speaker: Jayne Ozanne Founding Director, Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT+ Lives & Ozanne Foundation
  • Panellists:
    Chris Vella Coordinator, Drachma, Co-Chair of Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, & Local Representative, European Network of Parents of LGBTI+ Persons
    Ali Arefi Co-founder of ALO and Advocacy Officer for LGBTQI Asylum Seekers and Refugees
    Youssef Karaki, Activist representing the MENA Region
    Ayaz Kado, Activist representing the MENA Region

06:00 PM

Closing Artistic Performance

  • Olivia Lilith

06:30 PM

Welcome & Networking Reception

  • By invite only

08:30 AM

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00 AM

Opening Remarks

  • Host: Clare Agius & Ray Calleja

09:05 AM

Welcome Speeches

  • Hon. Dr Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta
    Kristine Garina, President, European Pride Organisers Association
    Michael Willeke, Integrated Marketing Experience Director, Coca-Cola Europe
    Video Message by Pete Buttigieg, United Sates Secretary
    Dr Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality

09:25 AM

Activism and Resilience: LGBTIQ+ Rights in the Middle East & North Africa

  • Moderator: Ruth Baldacchino Associate Director of Programmes, Astrea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
  • Panellists:
    Mohamed Ali (Dali) Aguerbi Activist, Malta LGBTIQ Rights Movement
    Yassine Chagh Board Member, IGLYO
    Henry Koh Executive Director at ILGA Asia
    Chloë Cauchi International Officer, National Youth Council
    Francois Zanikh Human rights defender and junior analyst on conflict, security, gender, and politics research

10:50 AM

Artistic Performance

  • Chakib Zidi Queer Activist, Contemporary Dancer and Choreographer

11:00 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM

A lens on the LGBTIQ+ community in Africa: A Platform for Legislators

  • Moderator: Monica Adame Secretary General of Parliamentarians for Global Action
  • Panellists:
    Hon. Unity Dow Member of the Parliament of Botswana
    Hon. Fox Odoi Member of the Parliament of Uganda.
    Hon. Bernard George Member of the Parliament of the Seychelles
    Hon. Sabina Chege Member of the Parliament of Kenya

12:30 PM

Networking Lunch

01:30 PM

Keynote Speech

  • Willemjin Annette van Kempen Trans Feminist Activist (Chairperson, Stichting CuraTim, and Research & Advocacy in Trans Aslyum Policy at Transgender Netwerk Nederland)

02:00 PM

The Law & Politics of Trans & Intersex Rights: Challenges & Opportunities

  • Moderator: Prof. Marceline Naudi Associate Professor, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta
  • Panellists:
    Willemjin Annette van Kempen Trans Feminist Activist (Chairperson, Stichting CuraTim, and Research & Advocacy in Trans Aslyum Policy at Transgender Netwerk Nederland)
    Zakaria Lebanon-based trans and queer feminist
    Lenny Emson Executive Director, Transgender Europe
    Dimakatso Sebidi Co-Founder of Power of Four foundation and protagonist of "Who I Am Not”
    Dan Christian Ghattas Executive Director, Organisation Intersex International - Europe
    Dr. Alexia Bezzina Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Ministry for Health
    Irena Guidikova Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department, Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe

03:30 PM

Coffee Break

03:45 PM

Breakout Sessions

  • Room I — LGBTIQ inclusion and participation in sport: good practices and way forward
  • Moderator: Mina Jack Tolu Committee Member, European Green Party, & Secretary General, Honey Island Rollers

    Keynote Speaker: Irena Guidikova Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department, Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe

    Panellists:
    Sarah Townsend Co-President, European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation
    Tem Freya Inclusion Activist specialising in Queer and Disabled inclusion in Sports and Outdoor Activities
  • Room II — The role of Parents of LGBTIQ persons: from acceptance to advocacy
  • Moderator: Colette Farrugia Bennett Family Therapist and Coordinator of the Rainbow Support Services

    Keynote Speaker: Rūta Trumpickienė Mother of an LGBTIQ+ child – Lithuania

    Panellists:
    Anna Maria Fisichella Vice-president, AGEDO Milan
    Fiorenzo Gimelli President of AGEDO Nazionale
    Serge Naser Research consultant, Helem (Lebanon)
    Joseanne Peregin President & Co-Founder of the European Network of Parents of LGBTI+ Persons
  • Room III — LGBTIQ+ persons with disability: re-envisioning the road to equality
  • Moderator: Dr. Claire Lucille Azzopardi Lane Deputy Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta

    Keynote Speaker: Lyric Schranz Disability and Sexuality Activist

    Panellists:
    Solange Bonello Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability
    Ingrid Thunem Former Paralympic swimmer and activist
    Louisa Maria Grech 
Coordinator, Drachma Parents Group

05:00 PM

Closing Session & Ending Remarks

  • Aaron Giardina, SOGIGESC Unit, Human Rights Directorate

08:00 PM

Official Dinner

  • TBC - Valletta
  • By invite only

08:30 AM

Registration & Welcome Coffee

09:00 AM

Opening Remarks

09:05 AM

Welcome Speeches

  • Hon. Graziella Attard Previ Opposition Speaker for Equality, Maltese House of Representatives
    MEP Cyrus Engerer Member of the European Parliament

09:15 AM

Pride under Attack: Perspectives from the Ground & Above

  • Moderator: Lenny Emson Executive Director, Transgender Europe / Human Rights Officer, EPOA
  • Panellists:
  • Gabi Callejja Senior Policy Advisor, SOGI Unit, Council of Europe
  • Cyrus Engerer Maltese Member of the European Parliament
  • Serkan Zihili Activist representing Istanbul Pride
  • Edward Reese Activist, Kyiv Pride
  • Moussa Hammoud Executive Board Member of Allied Rainbow Communities
    Kristine Garina President, European Pride Organisations Association
  • Gifting of Gilbert Baker Flag to Kyiv Pride by Charley Beal and the U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer Ms. Elizabeth Canellakis

10:45 AM

Coffee Break

11:00 AM

Rainbow families: the future of relationship and parenthood recognition across Europe

  • Welcoming remarks by MEP Marc Angel (S&D), LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chair
  • Panel 1: Parenthood recognition – how can the EU drive change?
  • Moderation: MEP Kim van Sparrentak (the Greens/EFA)
    MEP Maria Manuel Leitão Marques (S&D), Intergroup Member, Rapporteur in JURI Committee on the Commission’s Proposal for Parenthood Recognition - video message
    Dominique Boren, NELFA Vice
    Clayton Mercieca, Head at SOGIGESC, Human Rights Directorate
  • Panel 2: Relationship recognition – the Council of Europe on the driving seat
  • Moderation: MEP Marc Angel (S&D), LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chair
    Neil Falzon, Human Rights Lawyer, ADITUS Foundation
    MEP Kim van Sparrentak (the Greens-EFA), LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chair
  • Questions from the audience
  • Closing remarks MEP Cyrus Engerer (S&D), LGBTI Intergroup Member

12:30 PM

Closing Remarks

  • Michael Camilleri Director, Human Rights Directorate
  • Hon. Rebecca Buttigieg Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality, Government of Malta

End of Conference

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