Keynote Speakers

The keynote speakers

World Outgames has invited an exiting array of keynote speakers.

Prelimnary list of keynote speakers

World Outgames is proud to announce that we now have acceptance from the following to be keynote speakers at the conference:

		Parvez Sharma, a muslim gay filmmaker
		Michelle Douglas, a Canadian human rights activist
		Georgina Beyer, the first transsexual in the world to be elected Mayor and member of Parliament
		Piedad Codoba, Senator in the Cloumbian Congress
		Morten Kjerum, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
		Virginia Apuzzo, feminist, politician and activist
		Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur and co-chair The Yogyakarta Principles
		Sunil Babu Pant, Director of the Blue Diamond Society and the first openly gay member of Nepal’s Parliament.

Keynote speakers in 5 plenary sessions

The keynote speakers are to speak in one of these 5 plenary sessions focussing on LGBT Human Rights:

• LGBT Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbien
• LGBT Human Rights in the United States, Canada and Europe
• LGBT Human Rights in Africa and the Middle East
• LGBT Human Rights in Asia and the South Pacific
• International LGBT international human rights