The Permanent Secretariat
The Paris Peace Forum team
The Paris Peace Forum team works throughout the year to prepare for the annual event, but also to support global governance solutions, driving impact on an international scale and building long-lasting partnerships.
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Justin Vaïsse
Founder and Director General
Founder and Director General of the Paris Peace Forum, Justin Vaïsse was the head of Policy Planning at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2013-2019. Justin Vaïsse also served as Director of Research at the Brookings Institution in Washington (2007-2013), with a focus on transatlantic relations and European foreign policy. A historian specialized in international relations and American foreign policy, Dr. Vaïsse has written and co-authored numerous books translated in multiple languages, and has held teaching positions at the Paris School of International Affairs of Sciences Po, and the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
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Fabienne Hara
Deputy Director General
Deputy Director General of the Paris Peace Forum, Fabienne Hara is a senior policy expert in conflict management and resolution, multilateral diplomacy, and African affairs. She has held leadership and advisory positions in international think tanks such as the International Crisis Group and the Council on Foreign Relations, in philanthropic foundations such as Open Society Foundations, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and The Elders, as well as at the United Nations, both in the field and in New York.
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Olivier Yviquel
Secretary General
Secretary General of the Paris Peace Forum, Olivier Yviquel is a private lawyer and historian of law and institutions. He has 20 years’ professional and personal experience in the management and governance of associations, and was previously Administrative and Financial Director of the Association des maires de France.
Administration team
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Julie Beylier
Executive Assistant
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Julie Burel
Human Resources Assistant
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Fernando Cardenas
Financial Controller
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Estella Chavez
Office Manager / Administrative Assistant
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Claudia Louca
Head of the Executive Office
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Thi Narin Runel
Human Resources Manager
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Mellinda Sounaoui
Administration & Finance Manager
Operations team
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Barbara Carroll
Operations Director
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Jeong Min Han
Operations Manager
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Lucile Skibniewski
Operations Manager
Policy team
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Adrien Abécassis
Policy Initiatives Director / Special Advisor to the Executive board
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Nadia Allam-Mi
Policy Officer, Agriculture & Nutrition
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Jérôme Barbier
Policy Manager, Outer Space, Digital & Economics Affairs
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Gabriel Butin
Policy Manager, Global Health
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Mateo Delattre
Policy Coordination Officer
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Augustin Grandgeorge
Policy Officer, Special Advisor to the Director of Political Initiatives
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Solange Harpham
Policy Manager, Environment & Transition Minerals
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Zarah Kandjee
Policy Officer, Climate Overshoot Commission
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Maya Quelvennec
Global Health Program Intern
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Pablo Rice
Policy Officer, Cyberspace Governance
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Brenda Yeong
Junior Analyst, Environment & Transition Minerals
Projects team
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Maïssa Khattab
Projects Manager
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Léah Le Piver
Projects & SCUP Program Coordinator
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Marion Sauzay
Projects Officer
Program team
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Anne-Cécile Kaplan
Program Director / Global Cooperation Advisor
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Priyanka Ramatchandirane
Program Manager
External Relations team
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Sarah Benelhadj
Public Relations Officer
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Maxime Berri
Communications Manager
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Mathilde Boulogne
Public Relations Officer
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Benjamin Brockt
Public Relations Director
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Korotoumou Diarra-Méchain
Digital Communications Officer
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Théo Garnier
Media Relations Officer
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Astrid Laville
Public Relations Officer
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Evan O'Connell
Communications Director
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Lou Palin
Communications Officer
Partnerships & Fundraising team
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Megan Dolski
Partnerships Manager
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Solène Isola
Partnerships Manager
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Christophe Sauzay
Corporate Partnerships Manager
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Remy Stuart-Haentjens
Partnerships Director / Special Advisor to the Executive board