Transcript The Panel (from left to right):

The Panel (from left to right): Translator for the German delegation; Ms. Karin Evers-Meyer, German
Commissioner for the Interests of the Disabled; Mr. Jürgen Stetten, Director, Friedrich Ebert
Foundation; Mr. Franz Thönnes, Parliamentary State Secretary; Ms. Susanne Paul, President, Global
Action on Aging
Panel
The Panel and Invitees
From left to right: Mr. Franz Thönnes, Parlamentary State Secretary/ Member of Parliament; Mr. Farid
El Kholy, Deputy Head of Division "OECD, OSCE, Council of Europe“; Ms. Susanne Paul, President,
Global Action on Aging; Ms. F. Denmark, Chair, NGO Committee on Aging
Ms. M. Carr, Disabled in Action; Mr. M. Sapolin, Executive Director,
Office of the Mayor, Office for People with Disabilities
Ms. A. Graham, UN Representative, International Service for Human Rights;
Ms. D. Farley, International Catholic Offices
From left to right: Ms. J. Rich, Acting Associate Director, AARP; Ms. D. Farley, International Catholic
Office; Ms. A. Hayes, IDRM International Coordinator, Center for International Rehabilitation; Mr. R.
Pomi, UN Representative, Amnesty International; Mr. T. Einstmann, Personal Assistant to the
Parliarmentary State Secretary Franz Thoennes, MdB
Invitees
Mr. M. Sapolin, Executive Director, Office of the Mayor, Office for People with
Disabilities; Ms. F. Denmark, Chair, NGO Committee on Aging
From left to right: Ms. J. Nazareno, Research Assistant, Global Action on Aging; Ms. J.
Rich, Acting Associate Director, AARP; Ms. D. Farley, International Catholic Office
Mr. Farid Kholy, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
Ms. Mary Plante, Franciscans International
From left to right: Ms. M. Plante, Franciscans International; Mr. P. Feuerstein, Executive
Director, Barrier Free Living; Ms. S. Cabrera Drinane, Founder/Executive Director,
Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly; Ms. Alischa Kugel, Program Coordinator,
Global Action on Aging; Ms. A. Graham, Rep. to the UN, International Service for Human
Rights; Ms. M. Carr, Disabled in Action
Mr. Torsten Einstmann, Personal Assistant to the Parliamentary State Secretary Franz
Thönnes, MdB; Ms. Alischa Kugel, Program Coordinator, Global Action on Aging