32nd Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 10-11, 2026

09:00 – 10:00 | Opening Ceremony

• Robert Pittenger - Chairman, Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum
• Tagesse Chaffo - Opening ceremony
• Ervin Massinga - U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
• Matt Pottinger - former Deputy National Security Advisor of the U.S.

10:00 – 11:15 | Session 1: Africa’s Priority Security Threats

• Jaak Madison - Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament for Estonia
• Tukur Yusuf Buratai - Africa’s Priority Security Threats
• Oliver Drews - CEO, Telio Group
• Ghislain d’Adesky - Business Development Director for Africa, Telio Group
• Dmytro Polishchuk - Principal Strategic Advisor, K38.

11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee Break

11:45– 12:45 | Session 2: Emerging Technologies (AI and Digital Assets)

• Worku Gachena - PhD, Director General, Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, Ethiopia
• Oonagh McDonald - CBE, former Member of the British Parliament
• Kristopher Klaich - Managing Director, Stella Maris Strategies
• Dan Hanlon - Director, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy, ServiceNow

12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch

13:45 – 14:30 | Session 3: Energy Security and Critical Minerals

• Alexandru Muraru - Energy Security and Critical Minerals
• Milos Ivkovic - external legal advisor to governments, state-owned entities and international business leaders
• Han Ilhan - Co-Founder and Managing Director, Catalis Strategies

14:30 – 15:00 | Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:05 | Session 4: Human Trafficking

• Linda Reynolds - CSC, Australia
• Gloria Puldu - Leadership Empowerment Advocacy and Humanitarian (LEAH) Foundation
• Abrham Ayalew - Head, Secretariat of the National Partnership Coalition on Migration, Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia
• Emilio Puccio - Secretary General of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights

16:05 – 16:30 | Open Remarks

18:00 | Leadership Dinner – Skylight Hotel – 6pm

8:00 | Coffee and Danish at the Sheraton Hotel

8:30 | Prayer Breakfast at the Sheraton Hotel

• Tagesse Chaffo - Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives, Ethiopia
• Lucas Rojas - vocalist
• Will Smoak - violinist

9:00 – 09:30 | Registration

9:30 – 10:45 | Session 5: Election Integrity and Democracy in Africa

• Salomon SK Della - Election Integrity and Democracy in Africa
• Babra Ontibile Bhebe - , Executive Director of the Election Resource Centre
• McDonald Lewanika - Team Leader & Member of Accountability Lab East and Southern Africa
• Agon Batusha - MP, Acting Deputy Minister of Local Government Administration in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo
• Ardian Gola - Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo

10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00 | Session 6: Protecting Public Health in Crisis

• Foulo Basse - Chief Executive, Brazzaville Foundation
• Milos Ivkovic - external legal advisor to governments, state-owned entities and international business leaders
• Mykola Volkivskyi - President of Geneva Center for Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure

• Tigist Hamid - Director General, Information Network Security Agency, Ethiopia
• Varun Suthra - Cybersecurity Strategist and Director at KIIT University, India

12:30 – 13:00 | Open Remarks

13:00 | Lunch