Seminar 1 of 6:
In the first panel of this series, four refugee leaders within the Global Refugee-Led Network (GRN) discuss how this pioneering transnational and grassroots network was formed, what it has accomplished, the challenges they have faced in international fora, and their vision for creating genuine partnership in the humanitarian regime. The seminar is divided between approximately 45 minutes of presentations and 45 minutes of Q&A. Subsequent to this panel, the four speakers will co-moderate the remaining seminars in the series.

Seminar speakers:
Mustafa Alio – Refugee Advisor, Co-founder, Jumpstart Refugee Talent (Canada)
Shaza Al Rihawi – Founding Member and Interim Chair, GRN (Germany)
Anila Noor – Steering Committee Member, GRN (Netherlands)
Najeeba Wazefadost – Founding Member, GRN and Asia Pacific Network of Refugees (Australia)

Co-moderated by: Prof. Alexander Betts and Andonis Marden (RSC)