The Order of the Day
RISE 2026 — Belgrade Women's Conference convened for a single day — 7 October 2026, Palace of Serbia, Belgrade. 260 minutes, ten items, from the opening at 11:00 to the close at 15:20.
The colour of a moment is the moment: violet is 11:00, crimson is 15:20.
| Time | Proceedings |
|---|---|
| Ceremony Official opening Tatjana Macura Minister without Portfolio in charge of gender equality, prevention of violence against women and political and economic empowerment of women Tamara Vučić Diplomat with the rank of Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and First Lady of Serbia from 2017 to 2026    | |
| Panel Panel 1 - Alliances for the Future Michelle Cameron Moderator Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Umida Abdullayeva First Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Family and Women of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sadagat Gahramanova Deputy Head of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Dr. Viktorija Trajkov Deputy Minister of European Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia Darja Bavdaž Kuret Ambassador at Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia    | |
| Break Coffee break | |
| Panel Panel 2 - Her Voice Florence Ferrari Moderator Randa Mohamed Ghraib Minister of State for Women's Affairs of the State of Libya Dr. Miriam Ganzfried Couderc Head of Gender Equality at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Dr. Anahit Manasyan Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia Josie Christodoulou Commissioner to the President for Gender Equality of the Republic of Cyprus Dr. Ramona Mihaila Head of the Secretary of State's Office at the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men, Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity of Romania    | |
| Panel Panel 3 (UNDP) - Louder than Violence Anne Lugon-Moulin Moderator Irena Ignjatović Minister of Family, Youth and Sport of the Republic of Srpska (BiH) Dr. Matilde Mordt UN Resident Coordinator, Serbia prof. JUDr. et Mgr. Jana Šimonová Deputy Director of the Public Order Police Division and Head of the Public Order Police Department of the Slovak Republic Milica Ljubičić Public Prosecutor at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade Sabine Olthof Country Director, GIZ Serbia    | |
| Break Lunch break | |
| Panel Panel 4 - All Women on Board Violeta Jovanović Moderator Dr. Una Sikimić President of the Executive Board of ALTA Banka Jelena Drakulić CEO and General Manager of Ringier Serbia Dr. Sanja Radojević Škodrić Director of the Republic Health Insurance Fund of the Republic of Serbia Milica Milićević Operating Partner & Board Adviser, Founder of NexaStrategic and Wings of Legacy Dr. Jelena Sadler Executive Director, Swiss-Serbian Chamber of Commerce    | |
| Closing Official closing |
