Public Speeches and Events
Geneva Policy Outlook: ‘Key Issues to Watch in 2023’
Graduate Institute Alumni Event, Berne
2025
October. Panelist at UN-ETH Forum on Strengthening Global Peace and Security, ETH Zurich
July. Panelist at discussion and screening of film “The Veto”, Geneva Graduate Institute
May. Speaker at event on Cross Perspectives on International Risks and Security, Club Diplomatique de Genève, Geneva
January. Speaker at event on Frontlines of Peace Mediation in Times of Changing Geopolitics, Graduate Institute Alumni Event, Berne
January. Speaker at panel on Security vs. Peace: Back to the Future?, swisspeace Basel Peace Forum
January. Speaker at event on Conflicts to Watch in 2025: Implications for Swiss Mediation and Dialogue Effort, with keynote by President and CEO of the International Crisis Group Comfort Ero, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
2024
2023-2024. Curator of an exhibition on UN Peace Missions, shown at Geneva Graduate Institute, University of Basel, ETH Zurich, University of St. Gallen, SWISSINT Stans, SIPRI Stockholm, UN Headquarters New York, UN Palais des Nations Geneva
December. Speaker at Qatar Mediation Forum on the Changing Landscape of Global Conflict and Mediation, Doha Forum and Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies
November. Speaker at an event to launch the ETH Bulletin on Swiss Security Policy, ETH Zurich
November. Speaker at a lunch briefing on Switzerland’s Membership on the UN Security Council, with Prof. Lucile MaertensGeneva Graduate Institute, Geneva
October. Speaker at opening event of Exhibition on UN Peace Missions at the UN Palais des Nations, UN Office at Geneva, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, Geneva
September. Speaker on a panel on UN Peacekeeping and its Future, University of St. Gallen
August. Participant at a workshop on Leadership for the Next Generation of Peace Mediation, Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva
July. Participant at a consultation on the Future of UN Peacekeeping, UN Department of Peace Operations (online)
May. Participant at an expert symposium on Nimble, Adaptive and Effective Peacekeeping, UN Department of Peace Operations, New York
March. Speaker on a panel on 70 Years of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) With keynote by President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd, University of Berne
January. Speaker on a panel on UN Peace Missions, Basel Peace Forum, swisspeace, Basel
2023
December. Moderator of a panel on Switzerland in the UN Security Council, ETH Zurich
November. Speaker at an event on Switzerland in the UN Security Council, with keynote by former Federal Councilor Micheline Calmy-Rey, University of Geneva
November. Speaker at a panel on Future of UN Peace Engagements, Geneva Peace Week
October. Speaker at a panel on Mediation Exchanges: Where is the UN heading?, ETH Zurich
February. Moderator of a lunch briefing on the War in Ukraine, Geneva Graduate Institute
2022
December. Speaker at an event on Geneva Policy Outlook: Key Issues to Watch in 2023, Graduate Institute Alumni Event, Berne
April. Speaker on a panel on Peacebuilding in a Geopolitical Environment, swisspeace, Basel
March. Speaker at a town hall meeting on War in Ukraine, Geneva Graduate Institute
2021
December. Presenter on a panel on Civil Society Inclusion in the Syrian Peace Process, United States Institute of Peace (online)
November. Participant at a Research-Practice Dialogue on Effective Mediation, Folke Bernadotte Academy (online)
November. Speaker on Norms and Norm Change, Reatch (Swiss grassroots movement, online)
April. Speaker on a high-level panel on Mediation in Syria, European Union (online)
April. Talk with UN Special Envoy for Syria on Multilateralism, United Nations (online)
2020
June. Participant at a Research-Practice Dialogue, Folke Bernadotte Academy (online)
2019
October. Presenter on Civil Society Inclusion, United States Institute of Peace (online)
2018
December. Presenter on Syria: Possible Ways to Peace, Volkshochschule Zurich, Zurich
September. Launch of my book ‘Partners for Peace’, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm
May. Launch of my book Partners for Peace, swisspeace, Berne
March. Presenter on Peace Mediation, International Peace Institute, New York
2017
November. Presenter on Conflict in Syria, Verein Mediation Zentralschweiz, Luzern
2016
February. Presenter of the report Inside Syria: What Local Actors Are Doing for Peace, swisspeace, Berne
2015
October. Speaker on a panel on Syria: In Search for Solutions, The Carter Center, Atlanta
October. Participant in a meeting on Challenges to Mediation Support in Hot Wars, The Carter Center, Atlanta
May. Launch of study on Norms in Mediation, swisspeace, Berne and NOREF, Oslo
January. Presenter on Syria, Zentrum 5 (integration center for migrants), Berne
2014
Whole year. Organizer of a debate series on Norms in Mediation, swisspeace, Berne
April. Participant in an expert meeting on Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, Finn Church Aid and UN Mediation Support Unit, Helsinki
April. Participant in an expert meeting on National Dialogues, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Helsinki
May. Participant in a meeting on Conflict Transformation, Accord, Durban
2013
September. Presenter on A Just Peace? Insights from DRC, University of Basel
2012
October. Participant in a meeting on Regional Organizations in Mediation Efforts, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Accra
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