Deborah Abrahams

Coaching and consultancy for talks, pitches and presentations

I help speakers shape their ideas into powerful words and deliver them so they make the impact they deserve. Because people who give good presentations know they can be even better.

HAGUE TALKS

A selection of speakers I worked with for Hague Talks events in 2015.


Human Rights Violations and International Justice Chinese international lawyer and human rights expert Michael Liu believes in international law as a framework for international relations, with the capacity to bind states and nations. Human rights experts from seven different countries will be in the audience: India, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and South-Africa.

Michael Liu, Founder and Secretary General of the Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice and a Civil Party Lawyer at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. 
Hague Talks #1: Human rights violations and international justice


2015 04 24 HagueTalks - Grace Asirwatham

Ambassador Grace Asirwatham, Deputy Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). 
Hague Talks: Women, Peace and Security


HagueTalks 15/04/2015

Paul Nicholas, Senior Director Microsoft Corporation.
Hague Talks: Secure Societies  


2015 04 24 HagueTalks - Marriët Schuurman

Ambassador Marriet Schuurman, Special Representative on Women, Peace and Security, NATO.
Hague Talks: Women, Peace and Security


In the framework of the Global Conference on Cyber Space 2015 the team of HagueTalks brought together inspiring persons with innovative ideas for improving our interaction in cyberspace, ensuring an open, free and safe environment for all, making the world a more just and better place.

Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google; co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet.
Hague Talks: Secure Societies 


The Hague Talks - Peaceful Thoughts ≠ Peace In the framework of the The Third Hague Peace Conference organized by HagueTalks partner THUAS, this Talks will be focussing on steps that need to be taken towards global peace.

Joris Voorhoeve, Lector in International Peace, Law and Security at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Professor of International Organisations at Leiden University, member of the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs and Director of Studies at the Amartya Sen Foundation for Research and Education in International Cooperation. Minister of Defence of the Netherlands (1994-1998).
Hague Talks: Peaceful Thoughts ≠ Peace


2015 04 24 HagueTalks - Madeleine Rees

Madeleine Rees, Secretary General of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
Hague Talks: Women, Peace and Security


2015 04 24 HagueTalks - Nawal Yazeji

Nawal Yazeji, Co-president of the Syrian Women’s League
Hague Talks: Women, Peace and Security


Uploaded by HAGUE TALKS on 2015-04-20.

Hala Al-Dosari, Saudi writer and activist.
Hague Talks: Secure Societies


The Hague Talks - Peaceful Thoughts ≠ Peace In the framework of the The Third Hague Peace Conference organized by HagueTalks partner THUAS, this Talks will be focussing on steps that need to be taken towards global peace.

Maryam Faghihimani, founder and president of the Centre for Cultural Diplomacy and Development
Hague Talks: Peaceful Thoughts ≠ Peace


The Hague Talks - Women, Powerful Agents for Peace and Security Instead of seeing women merely as victims, they should be recognized as strong actors and leaders in peace, reconciliation and reconstruction processes. In this both women and men have an important role to play. Women should be involved, empowered and entitled to equal rights.

Hasina Safi, Director at the Afghanistan Women’s Education Center (AWEC)
HagueTalks: Women, powerful agents for peace and security


The Hague Talks - Women, Powerful Agents for Peace and Security Instead of seeing women merely as victims, they should be recognized as strong actors and leaders in peace, reconciliation and reconstruction processes. In this both women and men have an important role to play. Women should be involved, empowered and entitled to equal rights.

Hibaaq Osman, founder and CEO at El Karama, Member of the UN Women Global Civil Society Advisory Group.
HagueTalks: Women, powerful agents for peace and security


Uploaded by HAGUE TALKS on 2015-04-20.

Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol
Hague Talks: Secure Societies

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