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.