Michelline Safi Ngongo, originally from Democratic Republic of Congo, is a resident of Islington in the U.K where she first arrived as a refugee. As a founder and the Chairperson of Trustee at Light Project Pro International, an educational charity established in 2004, Michelline has initiated projects to improve educational opportunities for local communities with a focus on those at risk of social marginalization.
Chiranjibi Bhandari is an experienced educator and peace worker from Nepal, currently working at the Department of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies, Tribhuvan University. He has been a peace practitioner for more than a decade contributing to grassroots initiatives and research work led by the government of Nepal and civil society actors. Bhandari played a key role in the peace process, especially in terms of management of arms and ex-combatants in Nepal.
Dr. Tatiana Kyselova’s expertise lies in the study of mediation and dialogue facilitation as mechanisms of conflict resolution and transformation, as well as Alternative Dispute Resolution and access to justice. Dr. Kyselova is a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at the University of Torino, Italy (2015-2017). She has research background from the Center for Peace Mediation, European University, University of Giessen and Queen Mary University of London.
Dr. Iryna Brunova-Kalisetska has 17 years of work experience in prevention, transformation and reconciliation of identity-based conflicts. Since 2015, she has been facilitating dialogues for Ukraine OSCE with central, regional and local authorities, local NGOs and activists in Donbass. During 2017-2019, Dr.
Ferdaouis Bagga serves as the Policy Analyst for Africa with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Prior to joining USCIRF, Ferdaouis worked with the U.S. Department of State conducting conflict analysis and research on Libya. Earlier, she worked with the United States Institute of Peace for four years, where she supported grants programming in Africa and Latin America, rule of law work in Libya, and a Justice and Security Dialogue Program in the Sahel and Maghreb.
Neil Oliver is a Certified Professional Facilitator with experience of working with diverse groups across a wide range of sectors in the UK and internationally. Most of his experience comes from working with complex public sector organizations including the UK National Health Service. Since 2011 Neil has worked with the Caux Forum organizing conferences and providing training. This year Neil is part of the Tools for Change Makers organizing team. He has a particular interest in working with multi-cultural groups and teams.
With more than 30 years of experience in diplomacy, Colum Murphy is the president of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Specialized in the study of the roots of war and conflict, he served the cause of peace with the United Nations and the European Union. In the field of peace negotiation, he served in several wars, including those of Somalia, Liberia and the former Yugoslavia. He spent over four years in Sarajevo, and was, during the war, the United Nations Deputy Head of Political Affairs inside Bosnia.
Pekka Harju-Autti has a PhD in environmental technology, with an extensive focus into environmental awareness and people’s perceptions on environment in different countries globally. He is currently a ministerial advisor at the Ministry of the Environment, Finland. After finishing the PhD, Pekka founded a purpose-driven impact startup company Envirate, with a slogan ‘Humanity making peace with the mother earth’. The goal is to aim for no less than a planetary-scale change in how we monitor, relate to, and act for the environment, starting at the individual level.
Figuring out the next steps to implement in the GCSP’s Digital Transformation is how Carolyn Moncel and team spend most of their days.
Susanne Emonet is speaker and guest lecturer in St. Gallen, Geneva and Lucerne, startup judge at MassChallenge and expert for business model innovation, design thinking, and digital transformation. In her career, she has covered different industries, from smart camera systems, via automotive and med-tech to the internet of things – always with a focus on creating sustainable value. At Kudelski, where she is VP Business Development, she drives security for the internet of things, enabling trust in connected solutions for various industries.