He is presently the Executive Chairman & Co-Founder of the Edgelands Institute and a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society. Between 2010-2020, he served as Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). He also held various posts in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Yemen, Chechnya, and Georgia with the ICRC. Yves also served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP) at Interpeace in Geneva, which spearheaded the Principles for Peace initiative.

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 ICRC, where he served as Director-General from 2010 to March 2020. Yves Daccord also served as Co-Chair of the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP), spearheading the Principles for Peace initiative.

He worked with the OSCE in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and later at the Conflict Prevention Centre at the OSCE Headquarters in Vienna. His assignments with UNDP included field positions in Malawi and Yemen, as well as roles at the Regional Bureau for Arab States and the Crisis Bureau at headquarters in New York and Geneva. In his spare time, he enjoys paragliding, cycling, and kayaking around the Lake Leman.

As the former Head of Global Policy and Advocacy at Saferworld, Larry has over two decades of experience working with civil society, multilateral settings, governments and the business community.

He has worked in various contexts, including in the Balkans, South Asia, Africa and the Pacific islands with UNDP, the OSCE, Saferworld and other entities. He has authored and edited numerous studies on stabilisation, state building, counterterrorism, countering violent extremism, peace, human rights, security, justice and development.

She has worked in Italy, the UK, the US, Belgium, Switzerland, and Jordan, where she held various positions for the UNHCR, think tanks, research centres and NGOs. She has experience designing programmes for aid assistance, conducting applied research projects, writing grant applications, managing partnerships and designing advocacy and communication strategies, specifically in the field of forced displacement and peacebuilding. Outside of work, she enjoys running, reading, and outdoor sports.

With experience on four continents, he previously led a paramilitary-civil mediation program in Burkina Faso before moving to Switzerland. In Geneva, he joined Interpeace as a Policy Officer, and later P4P as our Special Initiatives Coordinator. Elio holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris with a concentration in diplomacy and conflict resolution. He is fluent in English, Arabic, and French and maintains an interest in environmental policy, multilateralism, and the Middle East.

Her strong knowledge of International Geneva, paired with her financial expertise, makes her a valuable asset in the NGO field.

Danijela supported high-level officials, organised special events, and assisted with complex projects, ensuring the smooth execution of various initiatives.