





Panel Sessions
Videos
Inaugural Panel
Panel 1
Panel 2
Panel 3
Panel 4
Geneva Forum 2020 Speakers
Inaugural Panel

Dr. Lobsang Sangay
President
Central Tibetan Administration

František Kopřiva
Member of Parliament
Czech Republic

Shri Ripun Bora
Member of Parliament
India

Michael Brand
Member of Bundestag
Germany

Roberto Rampi
Member of Senate
Italy

Mayor Alfred Riedl
President
Austrian Association of Municipalities
Austria.

Regula Rytz
Member of National Council
Switzerland

Chhimey Rigzen
Representative
Tibet Bureau Geneva
Panel 1

Mikuláš Peksa
Member of European Parliament
Czech Republic

Tashi Phuntsok (Moderator)
Representative
Office of Tibet Brussels.

Nury Turkel
Commissioner
USCIRF

Dr. Tsering Topgyal
Assistant Professor
University of Birmingham

Laurence Fehlmann Rielle
Member of National Council
Switzerland
Panel 2

Dr. Tenzin Tsultrim
Research Felow
Tibet Policy Institute

Sonam Frasi (Moderator)
Representative
Office of Tibet London

Nijat Turghun
Political Analyst
Uyghur Research Institution

Father Bernardo Cervellera
Director
AsiaNews

Nico Bijnens
President
Falun Gong Association Belgium
Panel 3

Geshe Lhakdor
Director
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives

Karma Choeying
Secretary
Department of Information and International Relations

Telo Rinpoche
Representative
Office of Tibet Moscow

Piero Verni
Author, Journalist, Founder and
President of Heritage of Tibet

Tsewang Gyalpo Arya
Representative
Office of Tibet Japan
Panel 4

Sophie Richardson
China Director
Human Rights Watch

Thinlay Chukki (Moderator)
Special Appointee – Human Rights
Tibet Bureau Geneva

Jakup Klepal
Director
Forum 2000

Benedict Rogers
Author, Activist, Founder and CEO of
Hong Kong Watch

Tenzin Palmo
Advocacy Officer
International Campaign for Tibet-Germany
Drafting Commitee

Kai MÜLLER
Executive Director
International Campaign for Tibet, Germany

Karma Choeying
Secretary
Department of Information and International Relations

Thinlay Chukki (Moderator)
Special Appointee – Human Rights
Tibet Bureau Geneva
Closing Note

Dr. Lobsang Sangay
President
Central Tibetan Administration

Nicolas Walder
Member of National Council
Switzerland
Schedule
- Inaugural Panel
- 7 to 8:30 pm (India time)
- 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Geneva time)
- 8:30 to 10:00 am (New York time)
- Panel 1
- 7 to 8:30 pm (India time)
- 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Geneva time)
- 8:30 to 10:00 am (New York time)
- Panel 2
- 7 to 8:30 pm (India time)
- 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Geneva time)
- 8:30 to 10:00 am (New York time)
- Panel 3
- 7 to 8:30 pm (India time)
- 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Geneva time)
- 8:30 to 10:00 am (New York time)
- Panel 4
- 7 to 8:30 pm (India time)
- 2:30 to 4:00 pm (Geneva time)
- 8:30 to 10:00 am (New York time)