A leading journalist from Yemen, who has made real and remarkable contributions to media after being the chief editor of the newspaper 'Yemen Observer', and founder and managing editor of the magazine 'Yemen Today'. His work has engendered positive mutual understanding, fruitful cross-cutting connections and partnerships between governmental, parliamentary, tribal, religious, and media groups, in addition to cross-sector CSOs, private sector, major diplomatic missions, and significant donor groups. Al-Asaadi is bilingual in English and Arabic and he has been reporting to leading international medias spearheaded by the New York Times. Al-Asaadi is an EMBA holder with distinction from the Center of Business Administration of Sana’a University and Maastricht School of Management. He is a certified trainer in investigative journalism, and an advisory board member for the Amman-based Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). He was a founding member of ARIJs section in Yemen in 2013.
| 09:30 - 11:00 | PLUTO Room : Protecting whistleblowers in the public interest: the role of journalistsProtecting whistleblowers ("insiders") is higher on the international agenda now than ever before and is seen as an important measure to help curb corruption, protecting the public good, and hold those in power accountable. In practice, however, "Whistleblowing" ultimately depends on a free and open press on whom whistleblowers can depend. How far can journalists go to protect whistleblowers who may be putting their careers on the line by speaking out, more so in the largely autocratic Arab region? Moderators
Mohammed Al-Asaadi / YemenA leading journalist from Yemen, who has made real and remarkable contributions to media after being the chief editor of the newspaper 'Yemen Observer', and founder and managing editor of the magazine 'Yemen Today'. His work has engendered positive mutual understanding, fruitful cross-cutting connections and partnerships between governmental, parliamentary, tribal, religious, and media groups, in addition to cross-sector CSOs, private sector, major diplomatic missions, and significant donor groups. Al-Asaadi is bilingual in English and Arabic and he has been reporting to leading international medias spearheaded by the New York Times. Al-Asaadi is an EMBA holder with distinction from the Center of Business Administration of Sana’a University and Maastricht School of Management. He is a certified trainer in investigative journalism, and an advisory board member for the Amman-based Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ). He was a founding member of ARIJs section in Yemen in 2013. Speakers
Anna Myers / UKA UK lawyer originally trained in Canada. For 9 years she was Deputy Director of Public Concern at Work (PCaW), a cutting edge non-governmental body and legal advice centre focused on public interest whistleblowing. She has advised hundreds of individuals on their whistleblowing concerns, trained senior executives and policy makers in the public and private sectors and in civil society on how to embed sensible whistleblowing arrangements to ensure open and accountable workplaces and protect society, and has advised numerous governments on whistleblowing law and practice. Anna’s international experience ranges from specific country missions to provide training in Europe and Africa, advising international bodies such as the EC, the UN, the OECD and the Council of Europe, as well as working with GRECO as an evaluator. More recently she was a staff member at the GRECO Secretariat in Strasbourg. She is a consultant to the European Committee on Judicial Cooperation which is drafting a Council of Europe recommendation on the protection of whistleblowers and she is Expert Coordinator of the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN). Anna continues to be actively involved with civil society, governments and other key actors interested in whistleblowing in the field of anti-corruption, public sector conduct and ethics, regulation and oversight, human rights and private sector compliance. |
