Consultant mental health physician and a certified addiction treatment specialist
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa
Head of Social Welfare, Vulnerable Groups and Drug Control, African Union Commission
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Continental Perspective – An Overview of Drug Use in Africa
Senior Independent Consultant, Drug Epidemiology, African Union Commission
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Co-chair
Senior Drug Control Programme Officer, African Union Commission
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (2019-2023)
Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission (AUC)
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Setting the Scene
President, ISSUP Argentina
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Overview of Drug epidemiology in Latin American and the Caribbean
Regional Advisor on Alcohol and Substance Abuse , Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Focus on the African context
Plenary 2: Evidence-Based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use and environmental prevention initiatives)
Executive Secretary, Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of the American States (OAS)
Director, Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Nigeria
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
A Continental Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Africa
Oskamp Professor of Social Psychology, Division of Behavioral and Organizational Science, Claremont Graduate University
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Media-Based Prevention Programmes
Programme Officer, Drug Demand Reduction , ECOWAS Commission
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Regional Perspectives
Senior Advisor, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department
Senior Consultant, ISSUP Global
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
What Constitutes Evidence-Based Prevention?
Training Coordinator for Africa, Colombo Plan DAP
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Best Practices in Treatment and UTC training in Africa
Assessor, Examiner and Researcher for the SAPharmacy Council
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Plenary Chair
Chief, Prevention, Treatment & Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Prevention Standards
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)
Programme Officer, Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Treatment Standards
Chief, Data Development and Dissemination Unit, UNODC
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection
Chief, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Regional Perspective – Latin America and the Caribbean
Research Specialist, Inter-American Observatory on Drugs, CICAD - Caribbean
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Overview of Drug Epidemiology in Latin America & Caribbean
Programme Manager, Substance Abuse Prevention and Drug Control Rehabilitation Division, Social Welfare Services Directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)
Director, Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification (GCCC), Colombo Plan DAP
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Credentialing and Certification
Chief, Drug Research Section, Research Branch, UNODC
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Global Perspective – A Global Overview of Drug Use
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Synchronising Global Drug Epidemiology Data Collection
Deputy Director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Service Quality Measurements in Treatment Facilities
Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global Policy and Programs, Drug Demand Reduction, INL, U.S. Department of State
Plenary 1: Setting the Scene for Drug Demand Reduction in Africa(link is external)
Global Initiatives by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department
Executive Director of Mental Health, Ministry of Health, Peru
Plenary 3: A Focus on Treatment and Recovery(link is external)
Case Studies of Treatment Programmes in Latin America/Caribbean and Africa
Professor and Acting HOD, Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Plenary 2: Evidence-based Prevention: Policy and Practice(link is external)
Alcohol Use Prevention (data on alcohol use, environmental prevention initiatives)
Deputy Minister, Republic of South Africa Department of Social Development (DSD)
Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Plenary Chair
Chairman, Defence and Interior Committee, Parliament of Ghana
Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction
Illinois State Senator, USA
Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction
President of the Commission of Autonomous Governments, Decentralization, Competences and Territorial Development of the Assembly
Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Role of the Legislator in Drug Demand Reduction
Research Scientist, South African Medical Research Council, SENDU/SACENDU
Plenary 4: Epidemiology and Its Role in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Regional Perspective
Professor at the Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drugs Research, Kenya
Plenary 5: Role of Legislators and Traditional health Practitioners in Drug Demand Reduction(link is external)
Role of Traditional Health Practitioners and Leaders in Drug Demand Reduction (Roundtable Discussion)