A Walk in the Park Series
Renu invites CEO / Leader to take a walk in a park to discuss their path to leadership.
The man behind a film festival spanning 5 continents
Only someone with very broad shoulders would take on a film festival covering five continents! This someone is Hervé Gransart, director of a festival now in its 12th year.
Meet a man fascinated by people, culture, customs and habits: the director of Geneva’s MEG museum
Only someone courageous and tough enough would agree to take a walk in a park in the coldest winter Geneva has had for years. ...
Private funds and UN agencies need to cooperate more, says president of Oak
Now president of Oak Foundation, a private family foundation headquartered in Geneva, she is focussed on issues of social and environmental concern, particularly ....
The head of the Red Cross talks about the importance of family and how “home gives you your dignity”
Hope and motivation drove the unstoppable As Sy to devote a lifetime of work to humanitarian issues. Born into a “normal” Senegalese family, as he describes it: two mothers, 13 brothers and sisters, all living under one roof. Cousins, friends, neighbours ...
Why people power and peace movements still matter
Listening to Colin Archer, one understands why he chose Geneva’s Botanical Gardens for his walk. Not only does he consider this his “backyard”, he sees it as a source of inspiration as he grapples with the challenges of the International Peace Bureau (IPB). One of the earliest peace federations, founded in 1891, initially in Bern, it won its first Nobel Peace Prize in 1910. Over the years, 13 of its officers were similarly honoured ...
Most Afghan girls don’t go to school. How grit and dad got this one to the top.
It started out as a normal school day in Kabul in 1978, when suddenly bombing and air strikes sent the children scurrying home, among them an eight year old named Suraya. Since then life in Afghanistan was a series of losses for Suraya, including her mother’s brother who died in conflict at 21...
How Switzerland brings far more than neutrality to international affairs
Indeed, Ambassador Fasel is the proud keeper of the flame of “International Geneva”, the name given to the city because of its tradition of hosting international organisations and citizens of the world. As Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations (UN) Office and other International Organisations in this city he carries two major responsibilities.....
From bare-foot football to leading AIDS fight. Sidibé knows how to convince.
The walk with Michel was more like a sprint through the green rolling countryside outside Geneva. He had to be constantly reminded to slow down and smell the roses – or rather look across the lake and admire Mont Blanc peeking out from behind the wispy clouds covering...
Even the poorest countries pay for vaccines. Gavi’s Seth Berkley explains why.
Everybody loves a walk. No less, Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) headquartered in Geneva. In fact, he would conduct most meetings while walking, were it not for the tiresome need of his staff to take notes, on desks.
Seth’s mind works at jet ...