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Prof. Rachel Jewkes
Executive Scientist: Research Strategy in the SAMRC Office of the President
Director of the What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme
Secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative
Honorary Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Rachel Jewkes is Executive Scientist: Research Strategy in Office of the President and former Unit Director of the Gender and Health Unit of the South Africa Medical Research Council, based in Pretoria, South Africa. She also serves as Director of the What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme, as well as of the Secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. She has been a member of the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board and the WHO’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV-AIDS (STAC-HIV). Jewkes studied Medicine, receiving a Masters in Community Medicine (MSc) and a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London. She is an Honorary Professor in the faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and is an A-rated researcher with the South African National Research Foundation. Jewkes moved from England to South Africa in 1994.
She has spent 20 years undertaking research into violence against women and girls and gender inequity and health, mainly in South Africa. She was the lead technical advisor to the UN Multi-Country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific, is a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Injury and Violence Prevention and Control and the WHO Scientific and Technical Advisory Group on HIV.
She has authored over four hundred publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and reports. She has worked closely with the South African Government over many years on sexual violence policy in the health sector. She is a founder member of the SVRI, was the Secretary for 15 years and is a member of the Leadership Council. From 2013-2020, she was the Consortium Director of the DFID-flagship What Works to Prevent Violence? Global Programme, which was conducted across 14 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East to generate knowledge on prevention of violence against women and girls.
Plenary Speakers
Justice Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin
Syariah High Court
Malaysia
Justice Nenney Shuhaidah Binti Shamsuddin (born c. 1975) is a distinguished Malaysian lawyer and has served as a Syariah High Court judge in Selangor since 2016. She is one of only two female Syariah High Court judges in Malaysia, alongside Noor Huda Roslan.
Justice Nenney has garnered international recognition for presiding over cases related to polygamy and khalwat (close proximity). She is a strong advocate for women’s rights within the framework of Sharia law, emphasizing that its provisions, particularly in polygamy cases, are designed to safeguard and empower women.
Her contributions to the legal field and her advocacy for gender justice have earned her global acclaim. In 2018, she was recognized by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as one of the 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women worldwide. Notably, Justice Nenney holds the distinction of being Malaysia’s first female Syariah High Court judge.
Assoc Prof. Ruth Nsibirano
Head of Department of Gender in the Institute of Gender and Development Studies,
Makerere University ,
Uganda
Assoc Prof. Ruth Nsibirano is the Head of Department of Gender in the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, Makerere University. Ruth holds a PhD in Gender Studies, an MA in Women Studies and an Hons Degree in Library and Information Science of Makerere University. Ruth has over twenty years’ experience in teaching of Gender. Ruth is a competent gender trainer and has developed a number of training manuals to empower women and youth in business and life skills. Ruth is a competent gender analyst and researcher. Research interests include gender and ICT; integration of technology in teaching and learning (eLearning, distance education or blended learning); Gender Based Violence; Gerontology and Mainstreaming of Gender in STEM and Development practice.
Dr. Liam Wignall
School of Humanities and Social Science,
University of Brighton, United Kingdom.
Dr. Liam Wignall is a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton. He research focuses on the the experiences of sexual minorities understandings of identity and meanings behind sexual practices. He has published two books with Oxford University Press and has over 30 academic articles on topics related to sex and sexuality. He is co-editor of the journal Psychology & Sexuality, and the Oxford University Press book series Sexuality, Identity, and Society.
Assoc Prof. Dr. Meena Gopal
Associate Professor
Centre for Women’s Studies ,
Pondicherry University,
India
Dr. Meena Gopal is Associate Professor at the Centre for Women’s Studies. Prior to this she has taught at the Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies at TISS, Mumbai from 2012 to 2023 (11 years), and at the Research Centre for Women’s Studies, SNDT Women’s University from 1999 to 2011 (12 years). Her areas of interest in research and teaching include: gender and labour, bodily cultures; sports studies, political economy of health, welfare and development; sexuality studies and social movements. She has written and published on themes of women in the worlds of labour, sports studies in India, gender migration and labour; home based industry in south Tamil Nadu; queer and feminist politics; intersectionality; social reproduction. She has completed nearly 22 projects and has around 60 publications in both Indian and international journals, as book chapters, web resources, and other publications. In 2006, she was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar-in-Residence at Trinity College in Connecticut, US. She was also a Fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library doing her post-doctoral work in 2009-11 at New Delhi. In 2018, she was a Visiting Fellow in Contemporary India at the University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is active in feminist collectives for gender and queer rights in western India. She was also a former Inter-University athletic record holder in heptathlon for women. She wishes to continue the engagement with academics and activism, while also pursuing and sharing sporting interests.
Assoc Prof. Dr. Consolata Kabonesa
Associate Professor
School of Women and Gender Studies,
College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Makerere University,
Uganda
Dr. Consolata Kabonesa is an Associate Professor at the School of Women and Gender Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda; and a National Gender Trainer; a Trainer of Trainers for Gender and Equity Budgeting; a National Recipient of the Educationists Medal; and a former Dean of School of Women and Gender Studies. She has over 25 years of experience as a gender analyst, researcher and trainer, and facilitator in gender and related areas of agriculture and land, education, water, health, employment, climate change, gender budgeting, human rights, gender based violence, and Information Communication Technology. These areas are crucial in the promotion of human development and gender equality. Dr. Consolata won the Meritorious award and Cash Award, American Embassy, Uganda in 1988 and 1990 respectively. She again in 1993 won the John W. Price, International Understanding Award, UIUC and in 2005, she was nominated and won the Outstanding Lecturer award, at the Faculty of Social science, Makerere University. She also won The Role Model Diva Awards in 2011 and went straight to win two more in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Prof. Dr. Latha Subramanian
Professor and Director
Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security
University of Madras ,
India
- Dr. Latha Subramanian is a Professor and a Director at the Centre for Cyber Forensics and Information Security at the University of Madras. She is a renowned Criminologist in Asia with core areas of research and teaching interests in Theoretical Criminology, Restorative Justice, Cyber Crimes and Social Media Crimes. Founding Member & President, Asian Criminological Society (Indian Branch), Member of the Executive Board, Asian Criminological Society Chairman (Research), Institute of Criminological Research Education Services Hony. Secretary – Center of Justice Education and Research Formerly Hony Secretary, Indian Society of Criminology.
- Authored – 12 books, 56 articles in national and international reputed journals and books
- Selected Awards Received – Best Researcher Award (2014, 2015), University of Madras, ISC – Prof S.S. Srivastava Award for Best Teaching and Research in Criminology, ISC Fellow
- Founding Head, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Tamil Nadu Open University (2010 – 2014), Assistant Professor , Department of Criminology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University ( 2007 – 2010), Teaching cum research Fellow and Founder Co-ordinator , M.SC. Cyber Forensics and Information Security, PG Diploma in Cyber Crime and Information Security , Department of Criminology, University of Madras ( 2004 – 2007), UGC Research Fellow – 1997 – 2004)
- Teaching and Research Experience – 24 years Conducted major research projects on reporting behavioour of victims of crime, trafficking and HIV, Child Rights , social media crimes, cyber crimes etc
- Academic visits abroad – Stockholm, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Srilanka
- Motivational Speaker – Delivered more than 200 motivational and awareness lectures on crimes , crime prevention, social media crimes, crimes against women and children etc and Organized around 40 seminars, conferences, training programmes and workshops on various topics
Dr. Dalea Bean
Senior Lecturer
The University of the West Indies
& IGDS
Jamaica
Dr Bean joins the Mona Unit after over 15 years of stellar service to The University of the West Indies and IGDS as Senior Lecturer and Graduate Coordinator at the IGDS Regional Coordinating Office.
Dr Bean has researched extensively in the areas of women and gender in Caribbean history, women in conflict situations, gender and education, women in the hotel and tourism industries as well as other critical areas. A proud Historian by training, she holds a PhD in History from the University of the West Indies, has taught at the tertiary level for over 20 years and has been trained in online and face to face instruction, research supervision and education for change from the University of the West Indies and the University of Toronto. Dr Bean has also been involved in programme and curriculum development at The UWI, and has conducted numerous regional and global training exercises and research projects. She has served on many UWI Boards and committees and has also been the recipient of visiting fellowships such as the Xavier-Tulane Partnership for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (XUTULAC) and Erasmus+ staff mobility award to the University of Iceland’s Gender Equality Studies & Training Programme (GEST) Programme.
Dr Bean has published on many aspects of gender and development, including 2 books and over 20 refereed book chapters, journal articles and training manuals. Her first single-authored book: Jamaican Women and the World Wars: On the Front Lines of Change was published in 2017 by Palgrave MacMillan. Along with Professor Verene Shepherd, she is co-editor of the forthcoming collection: Gender Based Violence in the Caribbean: Historical Roots, Contemporary Continuities, being published by The University of the West Indies Press. She was also invited by the RJR Gleaner Communications Group to write Jamaican Women of Distinction: Holding up Half the Sky in 2020 celebrating 60 phenomenal women, and is co-author of the forthcoming historical manuscript With Eyes on the Skies and the Prize: Celebrating 50 years of the Airports Authority of Jamaica with Professor Andrew Spencer, being published by Ian Randle Publishers.
Dr Bean actively contributes to the region’s secondary education through Caribbean Examination Council as Assistant Chief Examiner for CSEC History and was recently appointed to the Board of the National Education Trust (NET). A passionate gender and youth advocate, she serves as Distinguished President of the Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals Kingston and is also co-founder (with Alia Wedderburn) of the foundation I Have Pretty Hair focusing on empowering youth to be proud of, and loving towards, their natural hair.
Workshop Speakers
Dr. Naresh Prajapathi
Senior Doctoral Fellow (Law),
Central University of Punjab.
Dr. Naresh Prajapati is a Senior Doctoral Fellow in Law at the Central University of Punjab, India, specializing in Climate Change Law, Human Rights, Gender Studies, and Environmental Law. He is working on a Ph.D. thesis focused on judicial approaches to human rights protection amid climate change in South Asia.Dr. Prajapati holds a gold medal in B.A. (Hons.) Geography and an LL.M. in Environmental Law. He has conducted research in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives and has published papers on climate justice and sustainable development. He has presented at international conferences and is actively involved in academic publishing as a Lead Editor for the Journal of International Women’s Studies (Scopus Index), Senior Editor for the Africa University Law Review, and a reviewer for IGI Global Scientific Publishing, AAMR (Scopus Index), and ISRN Journal.
Prof. Shivani Singh
Assistant Professor,
Liberal Arts,
Inter-Disciplinary School of Science,
Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Prof. Shivani Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Interdisciplinary School of Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, specializing in Modern Indian History, women’s educational history, and the history and philosophy of science. Her research explores women’s life narratives, career histories, and indigenous immunization methods in India. She has been instrumental in developing and revising the BA Liberal Arts program in line with the National Education Policy 2020. A recipient of the Indian Council of Historical Research postdoctoral fellowship at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, she has presented her work at international conferences and published extensively. Beyond academia, she is a certified Kerala mural artist, poet, and creative writer, reflecting her diverse intellectual and artistic pursuits.
Dr. Hanggar Budi Prasetya
Faculty of Performing Art,
Institute Seni Indonesia
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dr. St. Hanggar Budi Prasetya, M.Si, is the Vice Rector I of the Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) Yogyakarta and a distinguished scholar in the fields of Pedalangan and Performing Arts. With a strong academic background, including a Ph.D. in Performing Arts from Universitas Gadjah Mada, his research spans traditional Javanese arts, sound aesthetics, and gamelan musicology. As a senior lecturer, he teaches courses on Anthropology and Sociology of Pedalangan, Art Theory, and Research Methods. Dr. Prasetya has contributed extensively to academic publications, cultural preservation projects, and international conferences, reinforcing his expertise in Indonesian traditional arts and their contemporary relevance.
Panel Speakers
Prof. Mokshda Pertaub
Chairman
Lex Aquila Training and Consulting Services Ltd
UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius ,
Mauritius
Prof. Mokshda Pertaub is a highly distinguished barrister with over 26 years of standing at the Bar of Mauritius, bringing extensive legal and judicial expertise both nationally and internationally. She is the Head of Lex Aquila Training and Consulting Services Ltd (www.lexaquila.org), a pioneering institution specializing in bespoke legal education and professional development in Mauritian law. In addition, she serves as the UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius.
Prof. Pertaub is also a legal consultant for UN Women, UNODC, and other international organizations, having worked extensively on gender-based violence (GBV) and policing in Africa and India. Furthermore, she is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of Mauritius, primarily practicing in the Family Division. She also serves as the President of MPOWER, an NGO dedicated to raising awareness and advocating against violence, injustice, and discrimination towards women and girls.
Prof. Pertaub is a former Director at the Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies (www.ijls.mu), an entity operating under the aegis of the Supreme Court of Mauritius. In this role, she played a pivotal part in designing and delivering continuous professional development (CPD) programs for legal practitioners, members of the judiciary, court personnel, law enforcement officials, and government officers engaged in the legal system.
An expert legal and judicial trainer, Prof. Pertaub specializes in gender law, environmental law, judicial ethics, cybercrime, and digital evidence. She also serves as a consultant for Pedostop, an NGO dedicated to combating pedophilia and raising awareness about child sexual abuse.
In addition to her judicial practice, Prof. Pertaub has an extensive academic background, having served as a faculty member in India, where she taught international law, environmental law, human rights, and women’s rights. Her professional and academic endeavors reflect a deep commitment to advancing legal education, promoting environmental law, and addressing critical social justice issues, particularly those related to violence against women and children.
Ruth Julie Kissam
Director
Operations for the PNG Tribal Foundation ,
Papua New Guinea
Ruth Julie Kissam is a community organizer and a human rights activist focusing specifically on areas of Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SRV) in Papua New Guinea. Currently she is the Director of Operations for the PNG Tribal Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works in areas of maternal health, education, women, and gender issues. In this role, she led the Senisim Pasin Film Campaign, a multi-year national campaign that has been specifically designed to change thinking and cultural attitudes about how women are valued in Papua New Guinea. Ruth’s prior work focused on addressing law and order issues around illegal settlements, including a lack of education and gender based violence in illegal settlements in Papua New Guinea.
Dr. Venkatesh Mahadevan
Transformative CIO,
Board Member – Women in Management (WIM),
Independent Director,
Tech Hall of Fame, IT PERSON of Year 2024,
Podcaster, Tech Evangelist & Angel Entrepreneur and Ex-Chief Information Officer at Dubai Investments PJSC.
Strategic Advisor and Transformation Consultant for Marquee clients in India and UAE
,India
Dr. Venkatesh Mahadevan has extensive and progressive work experience in leader ship positions with top Fortune 1oo companies such as Motorola, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble. Dr. Venkatesh is a Fellow-British computer society(BCS), Fellow – ISPMA, Mentor-Columbia & Northeastern University, Transformative CIO, Board Member – Women in Management (WIM), Independent Director, Tech Hall of Fame, IT PERSON of Year 2024, Podcaster, Tech Evangelist & Angel Entrepreneur and Ex-Chief Information Officer at Dubai Investments PJSC. Strategic Advisor and Transformation Consultant for Marquee clients in India and UAE in the areas of Strategy, Technology and Digital Transformation.
He has led Digital Transformation programs at global corporations and been a part of the Transformation leadership team. His background includes extensive exposure in managing Strategic initiatives, Planning, Establishing, Directing technology programs and leading IT functions spanning multiple geographies. During his professional career across several industries, including FMCG, Telecom & Retail, he has held several leadership positions and been a member of the Executive Committee, serving on Leadership Boards. Prior to joining Dubai Investments, Venkatesh was in a Technology leadership position at Motorola where he was instrumental in implementing key strategic technology initiatives across the APAC Region and a Key member of the Global Supplier Management Leadership Team, accountable for driving Strategic Relationships with Global/ Strategic vendors/Partners out of India. An MBA and a Research Scholar, he is the recipient of‘ CXO5o’ and several CIO leadership awards. He is also a recipient of the “Peter Drucker Award” for outstanding achievements in the field of Management. He is an accomplished “ENERGY and Peak Performance” Speaker, and a “Premier Skills Coach”. In addition to holding several prestigious certifications from accomplished international organizations, Venkatesh is also a Mentor at the “Columbia University” New York Center for Technology and Management. He is an Internationally Qualified Counsellor and a distinguished Guest Faculty at leading Management institutes, where he mentors Engineering and Management students. Venkatesh has his own Podcast called “ZenPod”, where he features trailblazers from different talks of life, with a purpose to build an empowered ecosystem. He also anchors an online show, “Titan Talks”, which is hosted on global tech forums.
Call for Speakers: Gender and Sexuality 2025
Keynote Insight Session
Influential individuals and academics with titles that resonate with the conference theme “From Policy to Practice: Seizing Opportunities to Advance Gender Equality, Sexual and Gender Diversity”, are invited to deliver captivating keynote speeches at the Gender and Sexuality 2025. To be considered as a keynote speaker for the Gender and Sexuality 2025 Conference, we are looking for individuals who possess outstanding qualifications on the below:
- Expertise and Knowledge in the field
- Impactful Achievements
- Dynamic Speaking Skills
- Inspirational Leadership
Premiant Plenary Sessions
As a plenary speaker, you will have the opportunity to address a diverse audience of passionate attendees and share your expertise, insights, and experiences.
Tracks:
- Gender/Sexuality and Rights
- Gender and Conflict, Violence, Security and Peace Building
- Gender/Sexuality and health
- Gender/Sexuality and Technology
- Gender/Sexuality and climate
Story Telling Session
Listen to passionate storytellers from diverse backgrounds as they share their compelling narratives and experiences at the Gender and Sexuality Conference 2024.
If you have a story too, you can join in! We’re looking for storytellers to share their experiences and help us learn more about creating a future that includes and empowers everyone. The “Call for Storytellers” is now open!
Workshop Speakers
We invite passionate and knowledgeable individuals from diverse backgrounds to share their expertise, insights, and experiences at this groundbreaking event.
As a workshop speaker, you will have the opportunity to engage with a diverse audience of passionate attendees and share your expertise, insights, and experiences.
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The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2024. All submissions will undergo a review process by the conference board, and selected speakers will be notified within 7 days. Don’t miss this opportunity .
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Category |
Fee (Physical) |
Fee (Virtual) |
Time Slot |
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Keynote Speakers |
USD 550 |
USD 300 |
40 Minutes |
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Plenary Speakers |
USD 520 |
USD 270 |
30 Minutes |
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Story Tellers |
USD 500 |
USD 250 |
30 Minutes |
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Workshop Speaker |
USD 500 |
USD 250 |
60 Minutes |
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