Plenary Speakers

Please find information on keynote and plenary speakers below. 

   

Bawo O.JamesDr Bawo O. James

Consultant mental health physician and a certified addiction treatment specialist

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa 

   

Dr Jane Marie Ong'oloDr Jane Marie Ong'olo 

Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control, African Union Commission

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Continental Perspective – An Overview of Drug Use in Africa 

   

Dr Reychad AbdoolDr Reychad Abdool

Senior Independent Consultant, Drug Epidemiology, African Union Commission

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Co-chair

   

Dr Abel BasutuDr Abel Basutu 

Senior Drug Control Programme Officer, African Union Commission

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)

   

HE Amira ElfadilH.E. Amira Elfadil

Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Setting the Scene

 

   

Roberto CanayRoberto Canay

President, ISSUP Argentina 

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Overview of Drug epidemiology in Latin American and the Caribbean

 

   

Dr Maristela MonteiroDr Maristela Monteiro 

Regional Advisor on Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Focus on the African context

Plenary 2: Evidence-Based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use and environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Ambassador Adam NammAmbassador Adam Namm

Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of the American States (OAS)

   

Isidore ObotProfessor Isidore Obot

Director, Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Nigeria

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

A Continental Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Africa

   

William CranoWilliam D. Crano

Oskamp Professor of Social Psychology, Division of Behavioral and Organizational Science, Claremont Graduate University

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Media-Based Prevention Programmes

 

 

 

Olubusayo Akinola

Dr Olubusayo Akinola

Programme Officer, Drug Demand Reduction, ECOWAS Commission

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Regional Perspectives

 

   

Bill McGlynnBill McGlynn

Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department

   

Jeff Lee Jeff Lee 

Senior Consultant, ISSUP Global

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

What Constitutes Evidence-Based Prevention?

   

GEORGE MURIMI George Murimi

Training Coordinator for Africa, Colombo Plan DAP

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Best Practices in Treatment and UTC training in Africa

   

David Bayever

David Bayever

Assessor, Examiner and Researcher for the SAPharmacy Council 

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Plenary Chair

   

Giovanna CampelloGiovanna Campello

Chief, Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section, UNODC

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Prevention Standards

   

Nazarius TumwesigyeNazarius Tumwesigye

Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Anja BusseAnja Busse

Programme Officer, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Treatment Standards

   

Enrico BisognoEnrico Bisogno

Chief, Data Development and Dissemination Unit, UNODC

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection

   

Marya HynesMarya Hynes

Chief, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Regional Perspective – Latin America and the Caribbean

   

Pernell ClarkePernell Clarke

Research Specialist, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD - Caribbean

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Latin America & Caribbean

   

René Adriana AdamsRené Adriana Adams

Programme Manager, Substance Abuse Prevention and Drug Control Rehabilitation Division, Social Welfare Services Directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Becky VaughnBecky Vaughn

Director, Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), Colombo Plan DAP

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Credentialing and Certification

   

Chloé Carpentier Chloé Carpentier 

Chief, Drug Research Section, Research Branch, UNODC

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection

   

Bronwyn MyersBrownyn Myers

Deputy Director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Service Quality Measurements in Treatment Facilities

   

Bruno BuiBruno Bui

Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State

Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa

Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department

   

Yuri CutipeYuri Cutipé

Executive Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Peru

Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery

Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa

 

   

Neo MorojeleNeo Morojele 

Professor and Acting HOD, Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice

Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)

   

Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu

Deputy Minister, Republic of South Africa Department of Social Development (DSD)

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Plenary Chair

   

Seth Kwame Acheampong

Chairman, Defence and Interior Committee, Parliament of Ghana

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Senator Mattie HunterSenator Mattie Hunter

Illinois State Senator, USA

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Héctor Jose Yépez MartínezSenator Héctor Yépez Martínez

President of the Commission of Autonomous Governments, Decentralization, Competences and Territorial Development of the Assembly

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction

   

Dr Nadine HarkerDr Nadine Harker

Research Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, SENDU/SACENDU

Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction

Regional Perspective

   

Jennifer Akinyi OrwaJennifer Akinyi Orwa

Professor at the Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drugs Research, Kenya

Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction

Role of Traditional Health Practitioners and Leaders in Drug Demand Reduction (Roundtable Discussion)

   

Dr Goodman SibekoDr Goodman Sibeko

   

Dr Pelmos MashabelaDr Pelmos Mashabela

  • Deputy Chairperson of the Central Drug Authority, South Africa

     
This piece of content is not translated in Vietnamese. View the original content in English here.