Team

Baroness Ashton previously served as the Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Jack R. Williams is an Adjunct Professor and Consultant for UNITAR.

Francis Cheneval is the Chair of Political Philosophy at the University of Zurich.

Patrick is an Independent Consultant working on a wide range of global affairs and international law. He is currently based in Florence, Italy.

Erika is a Mediation Coach at the University of Ferrara and has previously studied Law in Italy, Malta and Austria.

Karoline holds a Master‘s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Philipps-University Marburg. She is Project Coordinator for the IGN e-Conference 2025.

Felix Addor serves as the Deputy Director General of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (Swiss Ministry of Justice).

Nele Erdmann has been developing and managing international climate protection projects for 13 years.

Michael Ambühl is former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich.

Maxime Schoch is a Consultant and works on large transformation projects with the financial industry.

Stefanie Walter is Full Professor for International Relations and Political Economy at the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich.

Vera is a graduate student in International Affairs and Governance at the University of St.Gallen.

Alexandra studies Creative Technology at the University of Twente, Netherlands.

Mina is a PhD candidate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, focusing on modern Japan.

Honorary Associate Professor in Negotiation at Aarhus University | Business and Social Sciences, Denmark and owner of the specialized negotiation, mediation and management company GUDSØE ApS

Dr. Randall Waechter is a cognitive neuroscientist and social entrepreneur who applies his formal training in brain, behavior, and higher cognitive processing to applied problems of global urgency and significance.

Mazlan Othman is the former Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).

Jonathan Lamprecht serves as Treasurer for the IGN and works as a Product Manager for a Swiss scale-up company.

Christian studied Philosophy, Theology and Political Studies in Germany and the UK and currently works at the University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Maria Gioia is a Senior Counsel specialized in transactions in the chemical and tech industry

Ramona is an experienced technology expert and advisor with a proven track record of launching state-of-the-art initiatives, and of successfully enabling organizations globally to become better at doing business.

Norbert is an experienced teacher of cross-cultural skills at the University of Graz.

Highly experienced diplomat and negotiator, Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan has notably led complex multilateral negotiations on behalf of the European Union in the United Nations, and engaged in several multistakeholder initiatives.

Jean-Jacques Subrenat, Ambassador (ret.). Areas of interest: global challenges, ethics, governance, public policy, public awareness, education, media.