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Yves Daccord is a renowned humanitarian leader, international strategist, influencer, and changemaker. With a deep understanding of real-world problems, he translates his personal insights into solution-oriented visions for our society. Currently, he is leading a special initiative at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society on security, social contract, and the role of cities in the age of digital surveillance and pandemics.

For more than two decades, Yves held various posts in challenging contexts such as Israel and the Occupied Territories, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya, and Georgia for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where he served as Director-General from 2010 to March 2020.

Yves Daccord served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP), spearheading the Principles for Peace initiative.

Ms. Ilwad Elman. Somalia/Canada. Peace Activist and leader in Women, Peace and Security Programming in Somalia. Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Elman Peace and Human Rights Center. Expert Advisor on Youth, Peace and Security to the United Nations Secretary General.

Teresita Quintos Deles, also known as Ging, has been at the forefront of peace initiatives in the Philippines, as a civil society activist for many years and, more recently, as a public servant. She was the first woman to be appointed as Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, with Cabinet rank, serving a first term in 2003-2005 and a second term under the 2ndAquino government from July 2010 to June 2016. Under her watch the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) was signed in 2014, marking the end of four decades of armed conflict between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Three other peace tables were brought to peaceful completion and a nation-wide peace-and-development program, specifically targeting conflict-affected areas, was successfully implemented.
She sat as an Expert-Member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (UN CEDAW) in 1991-1994. She served as the Philippine Permanent Representative in the Advisory Board of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) from its founding of 2013 to June 2016. Under her leadership, the Philippines became the first country in the Asia-Pacific to adopt and implement a National Action Plan (NAP) on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). Teresita Quintos Deles was a member of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP), spearheading the Principles for Peace initiative.

Ms. Annika Söder. Sweden. Ambassador. President of the Board of Governors European Institute of Peace. Former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. Former State Secretary for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs.