Ulrike Ott Chanu has been part of the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation’s communications team since February 2014. She takes care of and coordinates translations and proofreading, writes and edits content, creates graphic designs and looks after the Foundation's websites and social media accounts. After studying English, French and History she worked as a teacher in Germany until marriage to a Frenchman not only made her change country but also retrain professionally.
After participating in different Caux conferences (Learning to be a Peacemaker 2011, Living in a Multicultural World 2011 and Impact Initiatives for Change 2014), Javed Latif returned in 2015 to give a presentation, together with co-founder Rudy van der Aar, on their initiative to green up local mosques in the Randstad conurbation and co-create opportunities for collaboration between Muslim/non-Muslim actors on local environmental issues.
Ajmal Masroor is a travelling Imam, leading Friday prayers (Jummah) in a wide range of mosques in the UK.
Timo Pfender holds a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies with a social science orientation and geographical focus on Central and Eastern Europe. Besides his interests in civil society development in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, Timo is passionate about communication, personal development and understanding societal conditions of social exclusion and discrimination and their effect on personality. Currently he is studying Social Work.
Since 2007 Rob Lancaster has worked on trustbuilding projects and programmes in Asia, Africa, and Eastern and Western Europe with over 30 different teams, primarily of Initiatives of Change. His experience ranges from leadership programmes in Caux, to the reconciliation process and grassroots consultation in South Sudan. Rob has Honours degrees in both Law (LLB) and Arts (International Relations/French) from the Australian National University, as well as a Master’s of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Oxford.
Lynne Barker is a visual artist, a collector, a maker and a (re)organiser of information. She is concerned with the overlooked or uncared for, with things that have multiple meanings and where there is mystery or contention.
Alexandra Timiş has been coming to Caux since 2015. She first came, aged 16, as a participant in the Week of International Community programme. The people and the values she met here became an inspiration to her. That motivated her to join in 2016 the Sponsored Participants Programme followed by the 2017 Caux Peace and Leadership Programme. In 2017 she also joined the AEUB team. She is currently studying International Relations and European Studies at Babeş-Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca, Romania.
Jane Wuth first came to Caux as an intern and volunteer in 2015. After this inspiring time, she has returned every year since 2016 to be a conference team member. She holds a degree in International Economics and Business and is completing a PhD in Germany. Her research revolves around the potential of an interrelationship between rural regions and digital startups.