Dr. Nadia Makram Ebeid, Executive Director, Center for Environment and Development for Arab Region and Europe; Formerly Egyptian Minister of Environment for five years (first woman to hold this position in Arab World); Special Peace Envoy of Secretary General of Arab League; Member of several prestigious institutions including General Secretariat, National Democratic Party; Board of Directors, Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement and UNDP Advisory Board, New York. Visiting Professor, George Washington University, USA. Holder of numerous awards.