Global Goals Summit 2023 – Day 1 – Workshop 1

Overcoming Challenges and the Journey Ahead for Refugee Women

This hybrid workshop with Visa Inc inspires and teaches us about stories of trailblazing refugee women, their incredible impact on their communities and what is required from the ecosystem to enable refugee women to thrive in the future.

SPEAKERS:

Graham Macmillan, President, Visa Foundation

Shirin Pakfar, Chief of Section, Private Partnerships and Philanthropy, UNHCR

Ghadah Alnasseri, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Hibiscus Initiatives

Veronica Rossini, Vice-President for Europe, Tent Partnership for Refugees

Sheyda O’Rang, Freelance Artist and Facilitator, Pan Intercultural Arts