2026 Event Speakers
UN 2.0 Week 2026
Join leaders, experts and changemakers from across governments, the UN system and beyond as they bring fresh perspectives on what’s next for the United Nations.
António Guterres
Secretary-General, United Nations
Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Guy Ryder
Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
Diene Keita
Executive Director, UNFPA
Rania El-Mashat
UN Under-Secretary-General & Executive Secretary, UNESCWA
Emma Theofelus
Minister of Information & Communication Technology, Republic of Namibia
Umar Hadi
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations
Jens Wandel
Under Secretary-General on Reforms, United Nations
Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
Assistant Secretary-General & Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
Felipe Paullier
Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, United Nations
Florencia
Soto Nino
Deputy Communications Director, UNESCO
Dmitry Maryasin
Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Amjad Masad
CEO, Replit
Pauline Tamesis
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam
Allegra Baiocchi
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mexico
Ozonnia Ojielo
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia
Ayaka Suzuki
Director of Strategic Planning, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Robert Opp
Chief Digital Officer and Director, Digital, AI & Innovation Hub, UNDP
Safiya Husain
Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Karya
Magan Naidoo
Chief Data Officer, WFP
Menna El-Assady
Computer Science Professor, ETH Zurich & Member of UN AI Scientific Advisory Board
Kersten Jauer
Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Latif Nasser
Co-Host, RadioLab
Nikolas Zogrofas
Chief, Analytics and Project Management Service, BTAD, DMSPC, UN Secretariat
Talea von Lupin
Portfolio Manager, UN Global Pulse
Tom Wambeke
Chief of the Learning Innovation Programme, ITCILO
Juliana Ribeiro
Chief, UNSSC Hub for UN Transformation
Kevin Summersgill
Acting Director, Business Transformation and Accountability Division, DMSPC, UN Secretariat
Beth Magne-Watts
Chief, Business Transformation Project Management Section, BTAD, DMSPC, UN Secretariat
Ratia Tekenet
Climate Security Expert, United Nations Mission in South Sudan
Luna Kim
Innovation Manager, UNICEF Office of Innovation
Claudia Sáenz
Social and Behavioural Change Senior Analyst, UN Global Pulse
Farah Nasser
Keynote speaker, award-winning Canadian journalist and former anchor
Nthati Moorosi
Minister of information, Communication, Technology, Science and Innovation, Lesotho
Alaa Abulaal
Chief of the Digital Economy Intelligence, Digital Cooperation Organization
Jean-Martin Bauer
Director, Food Security & Nutrition Analysis, World Food Programme
Natalia Marcela Valencia Paniagua
Management and Programme Analyst Assistant, BTAD, DMSPC, UN Secretariat
Laura Sollazzo
KM Analyst-Library, Office of Development Effectiveness, IFAD
Maxime Thibon
Senior Technical Specialist - Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division, IFAD
Chiara Marabotto
Innovation Consultant, Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE), and Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN), IFAD
Delphine Dall’Agata
Learning Innovation Officer, ITCILO
Shalini Subbiah
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF Office of Innovation
