Speakers

Keynote Speakers, Experts, Leaders and Policymakers

Co-chairs

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Dr. Billy Magee

Chief of Research, Innovation and Education at Operation Smile

Prof. Faustin Ntirenganya

Onco-Plastic Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Rwanda

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Keynote Speakers

This list is being updated as speakers are confirmed. More information to be shared soon.

Dr. Hanna Getachew

Consultant General and Pediatric Surgeon, Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Chair examination and Credentials’ committee, College of Surgeons of Eastern, Central and Southern
Africa

Prof. Salome Maswime

Professor and the Head of the Global Surgery Division at the
University of Cape Town

Prof. Kathryn Chu

Director of the Centre of Global Surgery

Prof. Afua A. J. Hesse

Professor and Paediatric Surgeon, Medical Educator and Hospital
Administrator

Dr. Fetiya Awol Abbagidi

Ambassador of Women in Medicine at Global Medical Education

Prof. Abebe Bekele, MD, FCS (ECSA), FACS, FRCS(Ed), MAMSE

Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Research Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda

Panelists

This list is being updated as speakers are confirmed. More information to be shared soon.

Dr. Glory Sibongile Dlamini

President of ECSACONM and Chief Nursing Officer at the Ministry of Health, Eswatini

Dr. Mpoki Ulisubisya

President of the College of Anaesthesiologists for East Central and Southern Africa (CANECSA)

MS. Stella Itungu

Chief Executive Officer,
COSECSA

Dr. Rebecca Gray

Paediatric anaesthetist at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

Lawal-Aiyedun Olubunmi

CEO & Founder of MARCH Health Care Initiative, Nigeria

Dr. Nicole Shilkofski

Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital

Dr. Mumba Chalwe-Kaja

Head of the Urology Department at Ndola Teaching Hospital

Dr. Metasebia Worku Abebe

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Educator,
Global Health Advocate

Dr. Elizabeth Coté

Physician Executive, Health Equity Leader, Health Innovator

Dr. Ruben Ayala

Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, Operation Smile

Irene Devine Dzirasa

Regional Lead & Health Policy and Advocacy, Operation Smile

Dr Fualal Jane Odudu

Surgeon, Clinician, Surgical Educator

Prof. Bruce Biccard

Professor and Second Chair in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at
Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town

Dr. Kwesi Asabir

Substantive Director of the Human Resources for Health Directorate (HRHD) of
the Ministry of Health, Ghana

Dr. Adebusola Adenike Owokole

Founder & CEO of The Operating Room Global (TORG) and Adebusola Owokole Training & Consulting

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