Consortium

Driven by suggestions from the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform team, the Consortium governs the strategic decision-making process regarding Geneva Peace Week that includes, among others, the thematic direction of each edition, criteria for applications, event formats and participation modalities. Members of the Consortium (listed below) work collaboratively to bring diverse perspectives, innovative ideas and different skills to the table to achieve a common goal: making each edition of Geneva Peace Week a unique experience.
 

Geneva Peacebuilding Platform 
  • Annyssa Bellal, Executive Director
  • Dany Diogo, Geneva Peace Week Lead
  • Tatiana Avanthay, Strategic Communications Lead
  • Cyprien Fluzin, Policy Lead
  • Maxime Faimali, Outreach and Communications Officer

 

Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva
  • Yvette Issar, Peace and Disarmament Programme Representative 

 

Geneva Centre for Security Policy
  • Annika Hilding Norberg, Head of Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
  • Carla Laudien, Junior Professional Officer Global Support Group
     

Interpeace
  • Luvini Ranasinghe, Head of Global Engagement & Secretariat

 

The United Nations Office at Geneva
  • Erik Marzolf, Chief of the Political Affairs and Partnerships Section in the Office of the Director-General
  • Philippe Hug, Chief NGO Liaison Unit
  • Elena Zhelokhovtseva, Associate Expert - Office of the Director-General

 

DCAF- Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
  • Vicenza Scherrer, Head of the Policy and Research Division
  • Taynja Abdel Baghy, Senior Project Officer

 

Principles for Peace Foundation
  • Evan O'Connell, Policy and Communications

 

 Initiatives of Change Caux Foundation 
  • Sarah Noble, Head of Global Engagement in International Geneva

 

The Kofi Annan Foundation
  • Maud Roure, Deputy Executive Director and Head of Programmes

 

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
  • Beatrice Presutti, Programme Officer, Policy Research Programme