Our Speakers
Leading voices and global experts of the SOHC 2026 Conference.
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
Explore the lineup of visionary leaders and global experts sharing evidence-driven solutions and insights at SOHC 2026.
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed
Professor & One Health Expert
H.E Dr. Ali Haji Adam
Minister of Health, Federal Government of Somalia
H.E Dr Mohamed Hassan Bulaale
Deputy Minister of Health, Somalia
H.E. Nura Mustafa Mukhtar
State Minister of Education, Culture & Higher Education, Federal Government of Somalia
Mr. Mustafa Yasin Sheikh
Director General, National Communications Authority (NCA), Federal Government of Somalia
Prof. Dr. Wenceslous Gervase
Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor, Ohio State Global One Health; LLC Co-founder and CEO, One Health Global Alliance (OHGA)
Dr. Bhupesh Taneja
Head, Infectious Disease Biology Unit, CSIR–Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
Dr. Marina Maciel
Health Policy Adviser, Universal Health Coverage, World Health Organization (WHO), Somalia
H.E. Ahmed Omer
State Minister, Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, Federal Republic of Somalia
Professor Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
H.E. Dr. Suleiman Ali Hussein
State Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range, Federal Republic of Somalia
Mr. Etienne Peterschmitt
FAO Representative / Country Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Somalia
Dr. Mohamed Abdirahman Omar
Pediatrician, Public Health Specialist, Tropical & Infectious Diseases Specialist
Willy Kafeero Bikkoye
Public Health Specialist (title not fully specified in poster)
Dr. Zakaria Ibrahim Issack
SomHerd Solutions
Dr. Saadaq Adan Hussein
Health Policy Specialist at OPM
Dr. Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed (Dr. Jalaal)
Director General, National Social Health Insurance Authority (NHSIA), Somalia
Mr. Shafie Abdulkadir Hassan
Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research, Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology, Mogadishu, Somalia
H.E. Salah Ahmed Jama
Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia
Welcome and Opening Ceremony
H.E. Salah Ahmed Jama
Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia
H.E. Lt. Gen. Bashir Mohamed Jama
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E Dr. Ali Haji Adam
Minister of Health, Federal Government of Somalia
H.E. Dr. Suleiman Ali Hussein
State Minister of Livestock, Forestry and Range, Federal Republic of Somalia
H.E. Nura Mustafa Mukhtar
State Minister of Education, Culture & Higher Education, Federal Government of Somalia
Professor Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Mr. Etienne Peterschmitt
FAO Representative / Country Director, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Somalia
Dr. Marina Maciel
Health Policy Adviser, Universal Health Coverage, World Health Organization (WHO), Somalia
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed
Professor & One Health Expert
Mr. Mustafa Yasin Sheikh
Director General, National Communications Authority (NCA), Federal Government of Somalia
Prof. Dr. Wenceslous Gervase
Hazel C. Youngberg Distinguished Professor, Ohio State Global One Health; LLC Co-founder and CEO, One Health Global Alliance (OHGA)
Dr. Abdulrazaq Yusuf Ahmed (Dr. Jalaal)
Director General, National Social Health Insurance Authority (NHSIA), Somalia
Dr. Mohamed Abdirahman Omar
Pediatrician, Public Health Specialist, Tropical & Infectious Diseases Specialist
Dr. Zakaria Ibrahim Issack
SomHerd Solutions
Mr. Shafie Abdulkadir Hassan
Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research, Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology, Mogadishu, Somalia
Dr. Saadaq Adan Hussein
Health Policy Specialist at OPM