Report of the Conference Honorable Michael Kirby AC CMG Michael Kirby is an international jurist, educator and former judge. He served as a Deputy President of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (1975–83); Chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission (1975–84); Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1983–84); President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (1984–96); President of the Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands (1995–96) and Justice of the High Court of Australia (1996–2009). He has undertaken many international activities for the United Nations, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the OECD and the Global Fund Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He has also worked in civil society, being elected President of the International Commission of Jurists (1995–98). His recent international activities have included member of the Eminent Persons Group on the Future of the Commonwealth of Nations (2010–11); Commissioner of the UNDP Global Commission on HIV and the Law (2011–12); Chairman of the UN Commission of Inquiry on DPRK (North Korea) (2013–14); and Member of the UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Access to Essential Healthcare (2015–16). He is also heavily engaged in international arbitrations; domestic mediations; and teaching law. He is Honorary Professor at 12 Australian and overseas universities. Jean Chong Programme Field Coordinator, Outright Action International Jean Chong is currently a part of the steering committee of the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, a regional network of South East Asia LGBTIQ groups lobbying for the inclusion of LGBTIQ rights in the ASEAN Human Rights Mechanisms. Jean is also the president of a LBT group in Singapore named Sayoni, as well as a part of the Asia team for OutRight Action International. Jean holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Democratisation. Vaialia Iosua Co-founder/Former Vice President, Samoa Faafafine Association Inc Vaialia Iosua is a proud Fa’afafine from Samoa. She is one of founding member for Samoa Faafafine Association and has been actively engaged and involved for the LGBTI/Fa’afafine activism in Samoa and the region for the last 10 years. Vaialia studied Development Studies and Education and proceeded to work for the Ministry of Women Community and Social Development for the last 10 years as a Principal Community Development Officer. With passion and commitment in human rights work, she is currently studying towards completion of her Master’s in Human Rights and Democratisation at Mahidol University. Vaialia is a researcher who is currently studying hate crime and human rights violations against transgender people in Samoa and Philippines. Mauro Cabral Grinspan Executive Director, Global Action for Trans Equality Mauro is the Executive Director of Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE) and the coordinator of Justicia Intersex. In 2006 he participated in the development of the Yogyakarta Principles and he is currently involved in its revision process. He advocates, writes, translates, researches and teaches on gender identity, gender expression and bodily diversity issues, as well as on intersecting issues between biotechnology and the law. In 2015 Mauro received the Bob Hepple Equality Award. He lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sonia Onufer Corrêa Co-chair of Sexuality Policy Watch Since the late 1970´s Sonia has been involved in research and advocacy related to gender equality, health and sexuality. Between 1992 and 2009 she had been the research coordinator for sexual and reproductive health and rights at the Development Alternatives with Women for a new Era (DAWN)– a southern hemisphere feminist network. In that capacity, she closely followed United Nations negotiations relating to gender and sexuality related matters: the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD – Cairo 1994), the IV World Conference on Women (IV WCW –Beijing, 1995) and 61