Champions
Leadership Network
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together female & male decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
Robert Floyd
Executive Secretary,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
Yves Flückiger
Rector,
University of Geneva
Henrietta Fore
Executive Director,
UNICEF
Joseph François
Managing Director and Professor of International Economics,
World Trade Institute, University of Bern
John Frank
Vice President, UN Affairs,
Microsoft
Alice Fremuth-Wolf
Secretary General,
Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Monika Froehler
CEO,
Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Michael Gaffey
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva
Burhan Gafoor
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Sybel Galván
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of Mexico to the OECD
Javier García de Viedma
Ambassador,
Embassy of Spain to Kenya
Isabelle Gattiker
Director,
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Dr. Robin Geiss
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General,
World Health Organization
Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General,
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Aldrik Gierveld
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations in Vienna
Naor Gilon
Ambassador,
Embassy of Israel to the Netherlands
Filippo Grandi
High Commissioner,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Dr. Thomas Greminger
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Brigitte Grésy
Présidente,
Haut Conseil à l’Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes (HCEfh)
Philip Griffiths
Head of Secretariat,
The Wassenaar Arrangement
Thomas Guerber
Director,
DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organisations in Vienna
Riaz Hamidullah
Ambassador,
Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands
Casey Harden
General Secretary,
World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Astrid Harz
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OPCW,
Austrian Embassy The Hague
Renate Held
Regional Director,
Regional Office of International Organization for Migration
Steering Committee
Lisa Helfand
Ambassador,
Embassy of Canada to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Lars van Dassen
Executive Director,
World Institute for Nuclear Security
Martin Bille Hermann
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York
Dr. Christoph Heusgen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Hidehisa Horinouchi
Ambassador,
Embassy of Japan to The Netherlands
Ivana Hrdlickova
President,
Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
Edwin Huizing
Executive Director,
Hivos
Julia Imene-Chanduru
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Anna Jardfelt
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
Morten Jespersen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva
Ingrid Maria Johansen
CEO,
SOS Children's Villages International
Wayne Jordash
Managing Partner,
Global Rights Compliance
Rev. Dr. Martin Junge
General Secretary,
Lutheran World Federation
Sven Jürgenson
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Estonia to the United Nations in New York
Mona Juul
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York
Besiana Kadare
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in New York
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director,
UNFPA
Barry Kashambo
Regional Director,
International Civil Aviation Organization
Päivi Kaukoranta
Ambassador and Permanent Representative ,
Embassy of Finland to The Netherlands
Kirsti Kauppi
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Kevin Kelly
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Ireland to The Netherlands