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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
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.
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.
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.
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:
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Listen to passionate storytellers from diverse backgrounds as they share their compelling narratives and experiences at the Gender and Sexuality Conference 2024.
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Workshop Speakers
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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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