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The 2025 Humanitarian Leadership Conference was held in partnership with the Center for Humanitarian Leadership. The conference took place from April 8-9, 2025 in Doha, Qatar.
The opening session of the HLC featured a welcome from the Conference Co-Convenors, Ghassan Elkahlout, Director of CHS, and Mary McGlasson, Director of CHL. Delegates also heard from Professor Simon Tormey, Executive Dean Arts and Education, Deakin University, and Performance Poet, Dana Dajani.
This was followed by a Keynote Presentation from Her Excellency Mrs Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad, Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar.
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The opening remarks were then followed by a plenary panel discussion, 'Rethinking Humanitarian Leadership through Partnerships: Voices from Philanthropy' which focused on the critical importance of cross-sector partnerships in addressing global humanitarian challenges. The panel was convened by the Clinton Global Initiative, and Moderated by Cheyenne Ellis, Deputy Director, Humanitarian Response, at the Clinton Foundation.
Panelists:
Pilar Pacheco, Gates Foundation
Maya Ghosn Bichara, Bridge Builders Collaborative
Abdulla Al-Fehani, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
Watch the Plenary Panel on "Rethinking Humanitarian Leadership through Partnerships: Voices from Philanthropy":