Speakers
Ms. Melanie Khanna
Melanie J. Khanna is the Chief of the Statelessness Sec�on in the Division of Interna�onal Protec�on at
the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva. She frequently lectures and
writes on statelessness and is the co-editor, with Laura van Wass, of the 2017 volume, “Solving
Statelessness.”
Mr. Jean Damascene Rusanganwa
Jean Damascene Rusanganwa is the Director of Ci�zen Services at the Directorate General of Immigra�on
and Emigra�on (DGIE) of Rwanda. He has been working for the DGIE since 1994. Besides his
responsibili�es, he also manages the Na�onal Taskforce on Statelessness. He was a member and Deputy
Chairperson of the Na�onal Refugee Eligibility Commi�ee (2009-2015) and member of the DGIE
Innova�on Commi�ee (2004-2010). Mr. Rusanganwa also headed the DGIE staff Disciplinary Commi�ee
(2004-2014) and the team dra�ing the Border Procedure Manual (2007).
Mr. Jonathan Marskell
Jonathan Marskell is a Senior Digital ID Specialist with the World Bank Group’s Iden�fica�on for
Development (ID4D) ini�a�ve, based in Singapore. He is responsible for suppor�ng digital ID and civil
registra�on financing and technical assistance projects in East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, and East
Africa, as well as contribu�ng to ID4D’s global thought leadership, convening and advocacy, including on
issues related to forced displacement.
Mr. Tom Moultrie
Tom Moultrie is professor of demography and director of the Centre for Actuarial Research (CARe) at the
University of Cape Town, South Africa. Among his long-standing research interests are the fer�lity
dynamics of Africa; the poli�cal sociology of official sta�s�cs; and improving and refining the suite of
indirect methods of demographic es�ma�on. He has frequently acted as a consultant in the analysis of
census data for na�onal governments and interna�onal agencies.
Mr. Romesh Silva
Romesh Silva is Senior Technical Specialist in health and social inequali�es at the United Na�ons
Popula�on Fund (UNFPA) headquarters in New York. He is the global technical lead for UNFPA’s work on
popula�on data and es�ma�on in humanitarian contexts and also its program on the strengthening of civil
registra�on and vital sta�s�cs (CRVS) systems. He has led numerous research projects on the demography
of armed conflict and forced displacement through his work for the United Na�ons, nongovernmental
organiza�ons, and official truth commissions.
Ms. Natalia Krynsky Baal
Natalia Krynsky Baal is a Senior Strategy and Policy Officer at the World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center.
She has been working for the last ten years to strengthen available data and analysis in forced
displacement situa�ons. Previously, she worked with the Joint IDP Profiling Service (JIPS), where she was
responsible for strategy, oversight, and fundraising. She also led the development of Interna�onal
Recommenda�ons on IDP Sta�s�cs (IRIS).
Ms. Aina Helen Saetre
Aina Helen Saetre has been with UNHCR for the past 4 years. She works in the Sta�s�cs and Demographics
Sec�on and is the coordinator of the Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Sta�s�cs
(EGRIS). Before joining UNHCR Aina worked for UNAIDS’ regional support team in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior
to that she was working in UNAIDS at global level. In this posi�on she was managing UNAIDS’ Global Fund
to fight AIDS, TB and tuberculosis por�olio.
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