Speakers
Geneva Peace Week 2025
13 Oct – 17 Oct 2025
H.E. Mrs. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office.
Habib Achsanul
Deputy Permanent Representative, Chargé d’affaires ad interim, Ambassador at Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Basheer Adil Soud
Member of the Community Peace Team (CPT) supported by Nonviolent Peaceforce
Barbara Aebischer
Specialist Culture and Development at the Peace, Governance and Equality Section, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Nasir Ahlad Andisha
Strategic Advisor to CDP-G Board at the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to UNOG
Omar Ahmed Abenza
Director of Global & Field Programs at CIVIC
Mohammed Al Bulushi
Deputy Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations Office
Deputy Permanent Representative of Oman to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Asmaa Al-Farraj
Relative and co-founder of Families for Freedom
Martin Albani
Senior Advisor-Peacebuilding, Mediation and Negotiation and former Head of the Peace Mediation and Dialogue Sector in the European External Action Service
Taimoor Aliassi
Executive Director and UN Representative of the organisation Kurdistan Human Rights-Geneva (KMMK-G) and the President of Impact Iran Coalition
Organisation Kurdistan Human Rights-Geneva & Impact Iran Coalition
Dr Jente Althuis
Researcher Managing Exits from Armed Conflict at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Moju Emmanuel Andera
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Officer at Health Net TPO
Marianne Antunes de Oliveira
Mediator and Negotiator, MSc Candidate in Conflict, Peace and Security at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Sabine Bakyono Kanzie
Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the UN in Geneva
Abdulla Balalaa
Assistant Minister Of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability UAE
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
Gatthak Biel
A youth leader and peacebuilder at the Juba Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in South Sudan at Nonviolent Peaceforce
Dr Glaucia Boyer
Global Advisor on Stabilization and Reintegration at the United Nations Development Programme
Anna Brach
Head of Human Security and Planetary Resilience at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GSCP)
Maryam Bukar Hassan
United Nations Global Advocate for Peace
Ugo Cedrangolo
Chief a.i. Search and Identification Section - Search and Identification Section at the Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP) -
Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic (IIMP)
Gilles Cerutti
Chief of Humanitarian Diplomacy
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland, Peace & Human Rights Division
Karima Cherif
Head of Communications and Outreach at United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Professor Ioana Cismas
Co-Director, Centre for Applied Human Rights; Professor at York Law School at the University of York
Mahamane Cissé-Gouro Cissé-Gouro
Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanism Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Dr. Govinda Clayton
Thematic Lead, Ceasefire and Security Arrangements at Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Eugenia Cunha
Forensic Anthropologist Expert on the JRR Roster, Full Professor at University of Coimbra and Director of the South Delegation, National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.
Adam Day
Head of Office at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research Geneva (UNU CPR)
Hazel De Wet
Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) at the United Nations Children’s Fund
Riyam Dhahir Hayder
Policy and Advocacy Officer at Nonviolent Peaceforce
Bouthaina Dinar
Deputy Chairperson SPLM-N Revolutionary Democratic Current
Victoria Do Nascimento Houpert
Member of the Peacebuilding Initiative and a Master’s student in International Development at the Geneva Graduate Institute, specializing in Gender, Race and Diversity
Janieke Drent
Senior Policy Officer UN Peacebuilding at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Dr. Shirin Ebadi
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2003), pioneering judge, lawyer, and internationally recognized human rights advocate.
Tim Enderlin
Head of the Peace and Human Rights Division, Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, Switzerland.
Ambassador Tormod C. Endresen
Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Annika Erickson-Pearson
Lead, Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) and Independent professional facilitator and community organizer
David Fernandez Puyana
Ambassador and Permanent Observer University for Peace to the UN Office at Geneva and Vienna & Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris.
Sara Ferro Ribeiro
Senior Human Rights Advisor at International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Oumarou Fouta Garba
Project Manager PREVENIR, Niger (former DRC staff)
Flora Francis Brinigi
Member of the Women Protection Team supported by Nonviolent Peaceforce in South Sudan at Nonviolent Peaceforce
Clara Friedrich
Adviser on Gender Equality/ OSCE Gender Issues Programme , Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Christian Frutiger
Ambassador, Assistant Director General, Head of the Thematic Cooperation Division, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Abdul Galil Shaif
Former Chairman of Aden Free Zone Public Authority
H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo
Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Ulrich Garms
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Richard Garratt
Counsellor and Team Leader Humanitarian, Migration and Protracted Crisis at the UK Mission Geneva
Nathalie Gendre
Head of Gender and Security at the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (GCSP)
Joelle Germanier
Director, Centre of Competence on Humanitarian Negotiation
Michele Giovanardi
Programme Officer, Digital Peacemaking at CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
H.E. Geraldo Gonçalves Miguel Saranga
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mozambique, Coordinator of the African Group in the WTO
Felicity Gray
Global Head of Policy & Advocacy for Nonviolent Peaceforce
Thomas Guerber
Deputy State Secretary, Head of the UN Division, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).
Mary Winnie Gulliver
Advocacy and Partnership Coordinator at Finn Church Aid, South Sudan
Zhili HAN
Professor at Director of Asia-Pacific Studies Center, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU)
Silja Halle
Programme Manager, EU-UNEP Partnership on Climate, Environment, Peace and Security, at UNEP’s environment Programme
Rashed Hamad Al-Naemi
Commander of the Strategic Studies Centre, Qatar
Semkhothong (Sem) Haokip
Social worker, peacebuilder, and entrepreneur
Mohamed Haykal
Executive Chairman of Transtek Systems
Fleur Heyworth
Head of Gender and Inclusive Security at the Geneva Center for Security and Policy (GCSP)
Anke Hiestermann
South African leader in rural community development
Annika Hilding Norberg
Head of Peace Operations and Peacebuilding at the Geneva Center for Security Policy
Anita Househam
Vice President Social Responsibility at Orkla ASA
Ali Hussein Ali
Focal Point of the Sinjar Climate-focused Community Peace Team supported by Nonviolent Peaceforce
Ejona Icka
UN Coordinator - International Association of Youth & Students for Peace; YPS Balkan
International Association of Youth & Students for Peace; YPS Balkan
Pablo Imbach Imbach
Climate Action Lead at CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center)
Julius Jackson
Lead, Conflict and Peace Unit, Office of Emergencies and Resilience at FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Ayeshah Jammeh
Survivor, human rights activist and Head of Programme at Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations, and Commissioner for the Victims Reparations Commission
Briony Jones
Professor of Peace and Justice at Politics and International Studies Department, University of Warwick
Christophe Kamp
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities at Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Seraphine Kando
Human Rights Specialist at the African Union Commission
Utchang Kang
Programme Manager at Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Frank Kayitare
Country Representative in Rwanda at Interpeace
Bernard Z. Keo
Assistant Professor, International History and Politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Sarala Khaling
Head of Resilient Economies and Landscapes at ICIMOD
Amina Khan
Director of the Center for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA), Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad
Fawzia Koofi
First Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, Peace Negotiator, Advocate at the Afghan Parliament
Dr. Keith Krause
Director of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Victoria Krueger
International Junior Consultant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Marcus Lenzen
Deputy Chief, Financing for Peacebuilding, UN Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)
Marisa Leon Gomez Sonet
Partnerships and Stakeholder Advisor at Refugees Seeking Equal Access at the Table (R-SEAT)
Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle
Director for International Relations at the European Organization for Nuclear Research
Amb. Cherno Marenah
Deputy Permanent Representative of The Gambia & former Solicitor General and Legal Secretary
Maria Daniella Marouda
Professor in International Law/ Humanitarian Law at the Pantheon University of Social and Political Sciences,
Nael Melerd
Singer-songwriter
Ruvendrini Menikdiwela
Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Juanita Millán Hernández
Senior Mediation Advisor at United Nations Standby team of senior mediators
Larissa Mina Lee
Advisor Network & Advocacy at PeaceWomen Across the Globe
Alrasheed Mohammed Eissa Mohammed
Head, Peace & Reconciliation Committee at Danish Refugee Council, Darfur Sudan
Viviana E. Mojica Aurelio
Programme Specialist at United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Olivier Mukarji
Consultant at OAM Consult
Dr. Salim J. Munayer
Founder and Senior Consultant of Musalaha: A Vision of Reconciliation
Justin Mundy
Co-founder of the Mapping Pathways for Security; Chairman of SLM Partners, Chairman of Earthna Center of the Qatar Foundation at Mapping Pathways for Security (MPS)
Maya Nehme
Director of Lebanon Reforestation Initiative
Oleksandr (Sasha) Nesterenko
Water and Peace Officer at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Sarah Noble
Head of Global Engagement at Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
Marie Noelle Steinig
Programme Management Officer at United Nations, Office for Coordination and Shared Services, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO)
Rev. Dr. Joseph Nyamutera
Rwandan pastor, peacebuilder, and reconciliation leader
Peter Omurangi Otim
Consultant and former African Union DDR and SSR staff
Ben Oumar Salagou Saidou
Head of the Division of Administrative and Legal Affairs at the Office of the Governor of the Far North Region of Cameroon
Daniel Owen
Lead Social Development Specialist in the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice, Eastern and Southern Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo Country Office at the The World Bank Group
Gérald Pachoud
Managing Partner at Pluto Advisory
Maruee Pahuja
Visual Artist, Intermodal Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner at Caux Arts and Peace Encounter Advisory Committee
Miroslav Papa
Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for United Nations
Nyakuma Peter Gatkuoth Riak
Founder & Director of Together South Sudan
Xavier Philippe
Professor of Public Law at the Law Faculty at University Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne
Nina Potarska
Co-founder of the Women's Network for Dialogue and Enduring Peace and National Coordinator of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) in Ukraine.
Mykola Prokhorenko
Chief Specialist at the General Legal Department of the Ivanivska local Community
Alvaro Quiroz
Founder of Iris Laureate Young Activist Summit 2024
Marko Rakovec
Director-General for International Law and Protection of Interests, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Republic of Slovenia
Pavitra Ramanujam
Social and Environmental Justice Programme Manager
Association for Progressive Communications
Mohamed Rashid
Deputy head of Operations for Syrian National Mine Action Centre
Syrian National Mine Action Centre
Trokon Redem McGee
Executive Director at Talking Drum Studio: Liberia Peace Center (TDS Liberia)
Terezia Rostas
Founder, Care for Young People’s Future CIC & Welcoming Cultures UK/ Roma cultural producer | Human rights and gender justice advocate
Amjad Saleem
Orchestrator for Strategic Engagement on Youth and Peace at International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Antonio Salvatore Armentano
Chief, Mine Action Programme Colombia, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS).
Rola Sami Sirhan
Editor-in-chief at Al-Hadath Newspaper
Lara Scarpitta
Senior Adviser on Gender Issues and Head of the Gender Issues Programme at Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli
Deputy Head of Peace and Human Rights Division at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (FDFA)
Erik A. Schnetzler
Project Manager at Geneva Water Hub
Michael Semple
Practitioner Chair, The Senator George J Mitchell Institute at the Global Peace, Security and Justice
Bethany Serengheu
Expert in the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus
Eleonora Serpi
Global Co-coordinator of the Housing, Land and Property Areas Responsibility (a.i) of the Protection Cluster / Associate Programme Management Officer at UN-Habitat
Sergiusz Sidorowicz
DDR Policy and Planning Officer, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section at the United Nations Department of Peace Operations
Guillaume Simonian
Head of Humanitarian Policies and interagency Coordination Unit at Headquarters at WHO
Flavia Sophia Schwitter
Deputy Director of Mastering Mediation (PBI) & Master’s Student
Geneva Graduate Institute
Georg Stein
Senior Mediation Advisor at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (FDFA)
Bakhita Steven Guet4
Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer (NP South Sudan) at Nonviolent Peaceforce
Kheira Tarif
Researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Climate Change and Risk Programme
Nieves Thomet
Chief Technical Adviser, Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus at the International Labour Office
Anna Torres
Artist
Marie-Louise Tougas
Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Danilo Türk
Lead Political Advisor at Geneva Water Hub
Elisa Urwin
Head of Research, Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding PhD Researcher in International Relations & Political Science at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Hernan Vales
Chief of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section
Joost Van Der Zwan
Senior Policy Advisor, Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding Hub Institutional affiliation at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Isela Violeta Vásquez Alcántara
Coordinator of the Antonio Esteban Human Rights Center at Antonio Esteban Human Rights Center
Janani Vivekananda
Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security at Adelphi
Achim Wennmann
Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.
Daniela Wildi
Co-Director of the movie and Graduate of the Master in International and Development Studies at the Geneva Graduate Institute
Denise Worth
Education Policy Researcher, MA Education Planning, Economics and International Development at the Institute of Education, UCL
Judith Wyttenbach
Member of the Council of Europe Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in respect of Switzerland and Gender Equality Rapporteur at the Council of Europe
Abdy Yeganeh
Policy Director at Independent Diplomat
Ambassador Hesham Youssef
Amb. Hesham Youssef, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt (Retired)
European Institute of Peace
Dinara Ziganshina Ziganshina
Director of the Scientific Information Centre of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SIC ICWC)
Prof. Olivier de Frouville
Director of the Paris Human Rights Center (CRDH) and Chairperson of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Achaleke Christian L eke
Executive Director at Local Youth Corner Cameroon
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