‘Unlocking the Power of Football’ online event co-hosted by The United States of America, The State of Qatar and The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism hosted Governments, Civil Society Organisations, Private Sector Representatives, Community Voices, and The Football World including 2 Premier League and Champions League Winners to discuss how together we can Unlock The Power of Football to address social harms, prevent and counter-violence in all its forms.
First Section:
Introduction to the event
- Keynote Speaker 1: Under Secretary General for Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov
- Keynote Speaker 2: Permanent Representative of Qatar H.E. Ambassador Alya bint Ahmed Al… Thani
- Keynote Speaker 3: Deputy Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism, Christopher K. Harnisch
Second Section:
- FfP ‘ Youth Panel’
Third Section:
- First Panel on ”The Challenges We Face” discussing what are the current challenges we are faced with countering and preventing violence in all its forms.
Participants:
- Dr.Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (Moderator), Consultant and Historian
- Dwight Yorke, former professional footballer, Manchester United, and Aston Villa FC
- Ali Soufan, founder of The Soufan Centre
- Shamila Kohestani, professional footballer, Afghanistan national team
- Jim Hake, CEO of Spirit of America
- Mike Summers, CE of the Palace for Life Foundation
- Fourth Section: Second Panel on ‘Unlocking The Power of Football’ discussing what innovative and pragmatic approaches can we take to prevent and counter-violence in all its forms.
- Participants:
- Zahara Malik (Moderator), CEO and Co-Founder of Grosvenor Capital
- Adrian San Miguel, Professional Footballer for Liverpool FC
- Laila Bokhari, Former Deputy Minister/State Secretary of Norway
- Jeremy Gilley, Founder of Peace One Day
- John Deblasio, Chairman of DT Institute
- Sandeep Chattoo, Chairman of Real Kashmir
- Danny Gray, Founder of Warpaint
