Champions
Leadership Network
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
Brigitte Brenner
Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the IPU to the UN and other International Organizations in Vienna,
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Kirsten Schuijt
Director General,
WWF International
Josipa Palac
President,
International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO)
Cholpon Orozobekova
Director,
The Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
President and CEO,
International Peace Institute
Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). ,
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Gerhard J.W. Putman-Cramer
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Elise Buckle
Founder/ CEO,
Climate Bridges
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Global Board
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union
Sebastian Groth
Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles,
Embassy of Germany
Alice Ruhweza
Senior Director, Global Policy Influence and Engagement ,
World Wide Fund for Nature International
Győrgy Molnár
Ambassador, Head of Secretariat,
The Wassenaar Arrangement
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General,
International Labour Organization
Einar Gunnarsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Rasa Ostrauskaite
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna ,
Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Jožef Drofenik
Ambassador,
Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in The Netherlands
Steering Committee
Fabricio Guariglia
Director, The Hague Office,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Global Board
Matthew Wilson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva,
Vice-Chair of the Global Board
Raphael Nägeli
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy,
SEforALL
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Adam Day
Head of Geneva Office,
United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Nadia Theodore
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO in Geneva
Christian Fellner
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Austria to Kenya and Permanent Mission to the UN organisations in Nairobi
François Alabrune
Ambassador,
Embassy of France to the Netherlands
Petter Ølberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Mirjana Spoljaric
President,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Denmark to the international organizations in Vienna
Lilian Dodzo
East Africa Regional Leader,
World Vision International
Samuel Emonet
Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
Lansana Gberie
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Ramy Abdu
Chairman,
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
Edit Schlaffer
Founder & Chair,
Women without Borders
Steering Committee
Davaasuren Gerelmaa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Francisca E. Méndez Escobar
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Eglantina Gjermeni
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the International Organisations in Vienna
Garance Reus-Deelder
Director,
Plan International
Evelyn A. Ankumah
Executive Director,
Africa Legal Aid (AFLA)
Global Board
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
Chair of the IGC Global Board
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Noel Curran
Director General,
European Broadcasting Union
Gerd Müller
Director General,
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Jérôme Bonnafont
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
Artur Lorkowski
Director,
Energy Community
Jennifer Brant
Director,
Innovation Insights