IYLA USA 2015 Speakers
Orientation Speakers
Magali Caceres
Deputy Executive Director, IYLAKimihira Miyake
Director, Global Peace Youth USAYeqing Li
Executive Director, IYLAJohn Dickson
Chairman, Global Young Leaders AcademyJAMES FLYNN
International President, Global Peace FoundationRhonda Fizgerald
Managing Director, Sustained Dialogue InstituteShow More
World Bank Program Speakers
Yeqing Li
Executive Director, IYLAJemi Lacle
Secretary, World Bank Group Youth2Youth Steering CommitteeFernando Filartiga
Advisor, Office of the Executive Director for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and UruguayJohn Dickson
Chairman, Global Young Leaders AcademyJustin Fong
Vice President of Finance and Legal Affairs, Global Young Leaders AcademyNathaniel Erb
Public Policy Specialist, National Commission to UNESCOGreg Rheault
Student Engagement Director, George Washington UniversityAryo Wicaksono
Musician, US Chamber of MusicElias Alcantara
Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, White HouseJames Poon
International Partnerships Officer
Global Peace YouthClaudia Koerbler
Consultant, Forest Carbon Partnership Facility and BioCarbon FundDavid Carpara
Fellow, International Volunteering
Brookings InstitutionNicholas Lee
Secretary General, Asia Pacific Peace and Development Service AllianceShrijana Sitikhu
Program Officer, Bagmati River Peace Initiative and Rise NepalCarl Triplehorn_edited
Youth in Development Specialist, Peace CorpsDiane Melley
Vice President, IBMSteven Atamian
CEO, Global BrigadesCorey Arnez Griffin
Former Associate Director, U.S Peace CorpsStathis Anagnostou
Office of the President, World BankOrlando Ferreira
Chief Operating Officer, Inter-American Investment CorporationRobert Tomasko
Social Enterprise Masters program Director, American UniversityClarence Tan
Asia-pacific Regional Ambassador, Singularity UniveristyDiego Mariscal
CEO and Chief Disabled Person of 2-Gether InternationalAdam Levner
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Critical ExposurePetar Stoykov
Junior Professional Associate, World BankShow More
State Department and Wilson Center
Aryani Manring
Mongolian Desk Officer, State DepartmentMonica Sledjeski
Cultural and Educational Programs Coordinator, Office of Public Diplomacy,
State DepartmentLawrence Grippo
Economic Unit of the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, State DepartmentKevin Sheives
Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, State DepartmentKent Hughes
Public Policy Fellow, Global Europe Program, Wilson CenterShow More
Embassies, Permanent Missions & U.S Congress
H.E Datuk Dr. Awang Adek
Malaysian Ambassador to the United StatesH.E Jose L. Cuisia, Jr.
Ambassador of the Phillipines to the United States of AmericaTarik A.
Information Specialist, Embassy of Saudi EmbassyH.E Ramlan Bin Ibrahim
Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United NationsJulius Niyonsaba
Congressional Staff, Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)Show More
National Consitution Center Program Speakers
John Dickson
Chairman, Global Young Leaders AcademyHon. Wlson Goode
Former Mayor of PhiladelphiaKevin McCarthy
Author and Lecturer on American Self-governmentDato Latt Shariman
Former Assistant to the PM of MalaysiaEssey Workie
Regional Administrator, Administration for Children and Families, Region IIIShow More
United Nations Program Speakers
John Dickson
Chairman, Global young Leaders Assembly, GYLAMagali Caceres
International Advisor, Ministry of Youth of ParaguayAhmad Alhendawi
Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, United NationsH.E Federico Gonzalez
Ambassador of Paraguay to the United NationsJAMES FLYNN
International President, Global Peace FoundationBella Heule
Executive Vice President, World Trade Centers AssociationDedi Mulyadi
Mayor, West Java Province - IndonesiaPoonam Ahluwalia
Executive Director, YouthTrade and YES CampaignRavi Karkara
Global Advisor on Youth, UN HabitatAdriana Calderon
Consultant, Pan-American Health OrganizationDr. Teh
Chief Executive Officer, Global Peace Foundation-MalaysiaLeonard Faustino
President, Global Peace Youth PhilippinesRosemary Odinga
Executive Director, Raila Odinga CenterAnna Blender
Vice President, BAV ConsultingMichael Keoni DeFranco
Founder and CEO, LuaGugun Gumilar
Founder and Executive Director, Institute of Democracy and Education – IndonesiaTaimanda Shalhona
General Secretary of the National council of YMCAs of Nigeria, Jos plateau State.Vasily Malyshev
Founder & CEO, MessapsJulia Maciel
Counselor, Permanent Mission of ParaguayJames Poon
International Partnership Officer, Global Peace YouthParviz Parvizi
Co-Founder, ClammrGloriana Sojo
M.A Student and Teaching Assistant, George Washington UniversityShow More