Alexandra Kieffer

Ian joined the British Army in 1980 and spent 37 years in uniform, retiring in 2017. He spent most of his service in the Brigade of Gurkhas, including Commanding a Gurkha Infantry Battalion, as well as in operational staff roles at every level of Command, National, Coalition and Multinational. He has served on operations on the Hong Kong-Sino Border, the Falkland Islands (post-conflict), Northern Ireland, Belize, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

He was the Regional Security Sector Advisor for the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Asia Regional Office and Myanmar Team from 10 July 2017 to 1st April 2022 working on the Myanmar Peace Process, engaging with multiple actors. He then became the Regional Advisor for HD Asia-Pacific, coordinating, mediating and facilitating specific projects on Humanitarian access and human security (particularly Myanmar), but also supporting HD’s wider efforts in South East Asia, including Thailand, Bangladesh and the Philippines, as well as providing security sector advice to HD’s team globally as required. He has taught mediation and negotiation and facilitated multiple dialogues during the last 7 years plus to many conflict parties throughout South East Asia and further afield, with another 15 years negotiation and mediation practical and teaching experience in the UK Armed Forces prior to that.

He holds Master’s Degrees in Defence Studies from King’s College, London (1995), and Strategic Studies from the US Army War College (2008). He is a member, facilitator and mentor for the Centre of Competence for Humanitarian Negotiation (CCHN), which is based in Geneva. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

菲达娜-阿利耶娃是商业、就业、工作场所、家庭业务和其他纠纷方面的调解和谈判从业者。她作为争端解决专家已经工作了十多年（自2012年起），在区域和国际上进行调解、谈判和仲裁。作为一名争议解决专家，她参与了200多起争议，包括有国际组织参与的相当复杂的案件、多方争议和在线调解。

兰是海法大学争端解决副教授（专家级），在和平与冲突管理研究的国际研究生课程中任教。

弗朗西斯卡是一名民事和商业调解员，拥有近二十年的经验和数以千计的调解案件。

纳丁-安索格博士是肯特大学政治和国际关系学院国际冲突分析高级讲师，也是汉堡GIGA德国全球和地区研究所的研究员。