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!United Na tions
Headquer te:s,New York
4q5 anuary 2o-5

The two-day Barbershop Conference will culminate in a high-level session where dignitaries and
experts from different fields will speak about their own experiences and commitment to gender
equality and engaging men and boys.
Attendees are encouraged to make a personal commitment to carry the message forward within and

outside the UN after the Conference, including by signing on to www.heforshe.org.


Prior to the event, participants can show their support to the cause and the HeForShe campaign
by having their photo talen in the HeForShe photobooth arranged by the Permanent Mission of
Sweden, which will open at in the North Delegates Lounge and will run to 16:oo.

Welcomrg remar,@ by
H.E. Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

HoE. Ismanto Adna, Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Suriname

The President of the General Assembly, H,E. Mr. Sam Kahamba Kutesa

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. ]an Eliasson
H.E. Ms. Vigdis Finnbogad6ttir, form_er President of Iceland (video)
Mr. Gabriel WilcstrSm, Minister for Public Health, Health-care and Sports of Sweden
Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Chair of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe,
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Lt General David Morrison of Australia (video)
Mr. Donald McPherson, Former NFL player and sports analyst
Mr. Magnfis Scheving, writer, actor, producer, entrepreneur and athlete

Mr. Max Bryant, youth advocate for girls education


Others to be confied

Mr. Luis Mora, Chief of the Gender, Human Rights and Culture Branch, UNFPA
Mr. Todd Minerson, Executive Director White Ribbon Campaign
Mr. Christopher Graves, Global Chairman of Ogilvy Public Relations
Ms. Kelly Wallace, CNN correspondent

Mr. Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre

Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women

H,Eo Mrs, Simona Miela Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania


HoE. /k. Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Obs@er of the State of Palestine

Ms. Femi Oke, journalist, A1 lazeera

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