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.
Dr. Harold Young
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Belize to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Seongmee Yoon
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Nathalie Fontanet
Conseillère d'Etat chargée du département des finances, des ressources humaines et des affaires extérieures (DF),
République et canton de Genève
Kumar Iyer
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
UK Mission to the WTO, UN and Other International Organisations (Geneva)
Global Board
Thomas Gürber
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva
Pedro Manuel Moreno
Acting Secretary-General,
UN Trade and Development, UNCTAD
Frank Grütter
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
Patricia Montesinos
President,
FE+MALE Think Tank
Dr. Francesca Camilleri Vettiger
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malta to the OSCE, the UN and other International Organisations
Miroslav Papa
Ambassador, Permanent Observer,
Permanent Delegation of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva
Marcela Tovar-Thomas
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Colombia to Austria / Permanent Mission of Colombia to the International Organisations in Vienna
Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ghana in Vienna
Steering Committee
Hugh Adsett
Ambassador of Canada to the Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the OPCW,
Embassy of Canada to the Netherlands
Tracy Lucas
Director,
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Paddy Torsney
Permanent Observer,
Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York
Alison Grant
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna,
Permanent Mission of Canada
Ann Derwin
Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland in the Netherlands
Global Board
Caitlin Kraft-Buchman
CEO / Founder,
Women@TheTable
Fidelma Donlon
Registrar,
Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNDRR,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Luigi Maria Vignali
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva
Emmanuelle Larroque
President and Founder,
Social Builder
Sofia Calltorp
Director, Geneva Office,
UN Women
Anna Tomasi
Executive Secretary,
The Global Commission on Drug Policy
Carl Hallergård
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna
Steering Committee
Agi Veres
Director,
UNDP Geneva Office
Andreas Persbo
Director,
PAX sapiens Austria - Open Nuclear Network
Annalena Baerbock
President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 80th session,
United Nations
Alexander Marschik
Ambassador,
Embassy of Austria to the Federal Republic of Germany
Graciela Gatti Santana
President,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Louise Thivant
Executive Director,
Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project
Brian Flynn
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the OSCE in Vienna
Rajat Khosla
Executive Director,
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)
Aglaia Balta
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York
Leticia Reis de Carvalho
Secretary General,
International Seabed Authority
Carina Solmirano
Head,
Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat
Alexander Kmentt
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Erica Schouten
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva
Anne Goedert
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Maritza Chan-Valverde
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations
Dr. Amrita Kapur
Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Kimberly West
Specialist Prosecutor,
Specialist Prosecutor’s Office - Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Yasmine Fouad
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Deike Potzel
Ambassador,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Jorge Carvajal
Ambassador,
Embassy of Chile in the Netherlands
Karla I. Quintana Osuna
Head,
Independent Institution on Missing Persons in the Syrian Arab Republic
Annika Ben David
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Sweden to Austria
Anacláudia Rossbach
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director,
UN-Habitat