Gabriella Irsten has been active in the field of security politics for many years. Since 2016, she has been a Policy and Advocacy officer at the Swedish section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Stockholm University and holds a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Resolution from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini has over two decades of experience as a peace strategist working globally in the field of women, peace and security. In 2001, she was a civil society leader and drafter of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325. She is the Founder & CEO of ICAN and holds a master’s degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University. In December 2019, she was awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).