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The
speakers below have been selected based on a number of important factors
such as their commitment to the principles of democracy and human rights;
proven professional engagement in these areas; unparalleled expertise in the
advancement of the democratic agenda of a nation; and submission of a
publishable conference paper.
PROFILE OF SPEAKERS
Dr.
Christopher Fomunyoh -
Keynote Speaker
LL.B
(Yaounde), LL.M (Harvard), Ph.D. (Boston)
Senior
Associate for Africa & Regional Director
National
Democratic Institute (NDI), Washington, DC, United States of America.
Dr. Michael
A YANOU
LLB and LLM
(Cal. Nig.), PhD (Rhodes, SA)
Senior
Lecturer - University of Buea, Cameroon
Fellow,
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Barrister
and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Cameroon and Nigeria
Ms. Juliette
Rousselot
BA (USC), MA
(GWU)
Human Rights
Advocate
Advocacy
Assistant, Amnesty International USA
Mr. Eugine
Nyuydine Ngalim
Executive
Director-CAMYOSFOP
Founder:
African Youth Forum for Peace
Director of
Publication: The Voice of Peace Magazine
UN Youth
Spokesperson Africa 2015 (MDGs), Cameroon
Commissioner: National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms
Mr. Wilfred
J Awung
MSc
Agricultural Economics (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
International Development Economics Specialist
Former
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Buea, Cameroon
Mr. Amin
Tazifor
B.Sc. (UB),
M.S. (NMHU)
Software
Engineer: Department of Revenue, Indiana, USA
Civil Society
Activist and Advocate for Development in Cameroon
Mr. Eric N
Njungwe
LLB Hons
(Buea), LLM (Pret), MSN (UMB)
Human Rights
Lawyer and Social Justice Advocate
President/Executive Director: Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM)
Spokesperson: Civil Society Platform for Democracy in Cameroon US Branch
Mr. Bill
Strassberger
Chief,
Public Affairs
Bureau of
African Affairs
U.S.Department of State
Washington
DC, United states of America
Ms. Oge
Okoye
Program
Officer, West Africa
(Nigeria,
Sierra Leone, Cameroon)
National
Endowment for Democracy
Washington
DC, United states of America
Ms. Barrie
Hofmann
Deputy
Director, Central and West Africa
National
Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Washington
DC, United states of America
Kenneth Ndeh
Democracy and Freedom of Information Activist
Community Leader/Activist, Cameroon Community, USA
Former Secretary
General of American Association of Cameroonians (AMACAM)
Dr. Eban S.
Ebai
Licence en
Droit (Yde,Cam), LL.M (Ile-Ife, Nig), PhD (Lim, Ire)
Post
Doctoral Research Fellow
African
Security and Justice Programme
Centre of
Criminology Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town South Africa
INSTITUTIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
The institutions below
have confirmed their participation at the conference.
·
Representative – US State Department
·
Representative – National Endowment for Democracy
·
Representative – National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Invitations for the
conference have been forwarded to the following institutions and
organizations. While awaiting their confirmation, the representatives of
these institutions will be given the opportunity to speak during the
conference.
·
Cameroon Ambassador to the US
·
International Federation of Electoral Systems
·
United states Agency for International Development |
