Participants

Find below list of participants who will be taking part in meetings and GFMD General Assembly in-person.

The sessions and breakout discussions around the 2021 GFMD General Assembly were attended by almost 100 participants either in Tirana or online.

27 in-person participants for the General Assembly, Steering Committee, and strategy session (+8 members of the GFMD Secretariat).

43 online participants for the General Assembly, Steering Committee, and strategy session.

26 additional attendees for the session on "Albanian perspectives on media development and journalism support".

In-person participants

Name	Title	Organisation
Alastair King-Smith	British Ambassador to Albania	UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office
Anisa Curaj	Albania Coordinator	Thomson Foundation
Bill Orme	Author, editor, and independent consultant	Author, editor, and independent consultant
David Quin	Development Director	Thomson Foundation
Davor Marko	Balkans Programme Manager	Thomson Foundation
Guy Berger	Director for Strategies and Policies in the Field of Communication and Information	UNESCO
James Deane	Director for Policy and Learning	BBC Media Action
Jan Lublinski	Head of Department, Policy and Learning	DW Akademie
Jesper Højberg	Executive Director	International Media Support (IMS)
Jodie Ginsberg	Chief Executive Director	Internews
Lars Tallert	Head of Policy and International Development at Fojo / Sweden's representative to UNESCO's IPDC Intergovernmental Council	Fojo Media Institute
Laurence Burckel	Responsable développement et partenariats - Afrique	Canal France International
Leon Willems	Director for Policy and Programmes	Free Press Unlimited
Marija Ristic	Regional Director	Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
Marvin Hokstam	Journalist	Association of Caribbean Media Workers
Mary O’Shea	Senior Technical Advisor – Information & Media	International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
Milka Domanovic	Head of Business and Partnership	Balkan Investigative Reporting Network - BIRN
Mira Milosevic	Executive Director	Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Nayla Abdelnour	Project Manager	Samir Kassir Foundation/ Skeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom
Nona Majidi	Deputy Chief of Party	Balkan Media Assistance Program
Rebecca Stringer	Deputy Head, Global Democracy & Media Freedom Department	Open Societies and Human Rights Directorate | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Remzi Lani	Executive Director	Albanian Media Institute
Ricardo Corredor Cure	outgoing GFMD Chairperson	Fundación Gabo
Ruth Kronenburg	Director of Operations	Free Press Unlimited
Susan Abbott	Co-Chair of the Media Development Working Group	International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
Tabani Moyo	Acting Regional Director	MISA Zimbabwe
Thierry Vallat	Chairman and Managing Director	Canal France International

In addition to GFMD's Executive Director, Mira Milosevic, the eight members of the GFMD Secretariat attended the General Assembly in person.

Name	Title
Anne Marie Hammer	Programmes and Project Manager
Biba Klomp	International Partnerships Manager
Fiona Nzingo	Membership and Engagement Manager
Ivana Bjelic Vucinic	Programmes and Project Manager
Jordan Higgins	Advocacy and Policy Manager
Klea Trbovic Zivkovic	Financial Manager
Olga Komarova	Communications Manager
Tom Law	Media Policy Advisor

Online only participants

GFMD members and partners that registered/attended via Zoom, included:

Name	Title	Organisation
Ayman Mhanna	Executive Director	Skyes Centre for Media and Cultural Freedom
Birgitte Jallov	President	Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE)
Caroline Vuillemin	Director of Operations	Fondation Hirrondelle
Courtney Radsch	Freelance	Media policy expert
Cristina Zahar	Executive Director	ABRAJI
Cyprien Ndikumana	Director	Institute Panos Grands Lacs
Denis Chabrol	Senior Vice President	Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM)
Drew Sullivan	Editor	Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Ehsan Ahmed Khan Sehar	President	Rural Media Network Pakistan
Fatemah Farag	Director	Welad Elbalad
Francesca Silvani	Key Expert, Freedom of Expression Technical Assistance to EU Delegations	Media for Democracy (M4D)
Haron Mwangi	Director, Programmes and Resource Mobilization	Panos Institute Great Lakes - IPGL
Ines Drefs	Employee	Media Development Assistance in the 21st Century (MEDAS 21)
J.Y. Hoh	Legal Officer	Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD)
Jaime Abello Banfi	Director-General	Fundación Gabo
Jeanne Bourgault	President and CEO	Internews
Jeremy Druker	Executive Director	Transitions Online (TOL)
Joyce Barnathan	Former President	International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Kiran Maharaj	President	Media Institute of the Caribbean
Lars Boering	Director	European Journalism Centre (EJC)
Layla Bahnam	Program Manager	Maharat Foundation
Malcolm Joseph	Executive Director	CEMESP Liberia
Mark Nelson	Former Director	Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
Maryam Barre/ Maryan Seylac	Executive Director	Somali Media Women Association (SOMWA)
Mijal Iastrebner	Co-founder	SembraMedia
Milica Pesic	Executive Director	Media Diversity Institute
Mogens Schmidt	Senior Advisor on Press Freedom and Media Development
Olumide Ogunlade	Editor-in-chief	Acclaim Nigeria Magazine
Owais Aslam Ali	Executive Director	Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
Prue Clarke	Co-founder & Executive Director	New Narratives
Rawan Damen	Director-General	Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism - ARIJ
Robin Backer	Founder	Media Development Collective (MDC)
Roula Mikhael	Executive Director	Maharat Foundation
Sameer Padania	Lead Rapporteur, Sustainability of Journalism	Forum for Information & Democracy / Macroscope London
Sharon Moshavi	President	International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Susan Angle	Director	Media for Democracy
Tihomir Loza	Executive Director	South-East European Network for Profession­alization of Media (SEENPM)
Toby Mendel	Director	Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD)
Vusumuzi Sifile	Executive Director	Panos Institute Southern Africa
Werner Eggert	Director	Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism
Wesley Gibbings	Executive Member	Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM)
Yahye Mohamed	Executive Director	Somaliland Journalists Association
Zoe Titus	Director	Namibia Media Trust