A range of experts from around the world have been confirmed as presenters in the 20 afternoon roundtable sessions which will take place over two days of the 4th World Summit in Joburg on 22-25 September 2009.
These sessions complement the keynote and panel sessions to be held in the mornings. Roundtable topics are provided in the Programme overview available here.
The list of roundtable presenters includes:
Wayne Sinclair, Director: Media, Sports and Entertainment Group, Jamaica
Gerard Lemos, Deputy Chairperson, British Council, United Kingdom
Mane Nett, Director: Chilean Network for Cultural Diversity, Chile
Moji Okuribido, UNESCO Regional Adviser for Culture: Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra-Leone and Togo
Letila Mitchell, Chairperson: Pacific Arts Alliance, and CEO, Fiji Arts Council, Fiji
Olu Alake, Head of Equality and Human Rights Commission, United Kingdom
Korkor Amarteifio, Associate Director: Institute of Music and Development, Ghana
Mauricio Cruz, Coordinator, Institutional Development: Santa Marcelina Cultura, Brazil
Basma el Husseiny, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Egypt
Nicky du Plessis, African Fund for Arts and Culture Research, South Africa
Steven Sack, Director of Culture: City of Joburg
Gertrude Flentge, Stichting Doen, Netherlands
Motti Lerner, Playwright, Israel
Mary-Ann de Vlieg, International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts, Belgium
Khadija El Bennouaoui, Art Moves Africa, Morocco
Max du Preez, columnist and journalist, South Africa
Ryland Fisher, Chairperson: One City, Many Cultures Festival, South Africa
Lebo Mashile, Poet, South Africa
Christine Merkel, UNESCO German Commission, Germany
Ilona Kish, Secretary-General: Culture Action Europe, Belgium
Mulenga Kapwepwe, Arterial Network, and Chair: National Arts Council of Zambia
Blaise Etoa Tsanga, Head: Department of sponsoring, event-organization, public relations and press, Orange Cameroon