PIEL Thierry

Thierry Piel is a lecturer at Nantes University since 2001 in ancient history. He is specialized in archaic Mediterranean civilizations. He also does conferences on various periods and subjects, such as the construction of historic narratives.

Chairman, Center for Study and Research on Political Decision (CERAP), senior fellow Center for European Policy Analysis, guest professor at Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris, author of 23 books, incl. Our War. Crime and Oblivion, blogger on international Affairs at Tenzer Strategics, author of three official reports to the French government

David Patrikarakos is an internationally acclaimed author and journalist. He has written for every major publication in the United States and Britain, and his last book, War in 140 Characters: How Social Media is Reshaping Conflict in the 21st Century, was published in November 2017 and received global acclaim.

Damir Šagolj, born and raised in Sarajevo, transitioned to photojournalism during the Bosnian War. As a reporter and photographer for Reuters News Agency, he covered major global news stories and conflicts for over 20 years, earning prestigious awards such as the Pulitzer Prize and the World Press Photo, among many others. As the co-founder and director of WARM, he now shares his expertise through curating and teaching at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo.

Anne & Laurent Champs-Massart write in duo.
During 13 years, they lived and wrote on the roads, through Asia, Africa and Latin America.
In 2023, they decided to settle in Ukraine, to support the country and its culture. Until now, they are the authors of 5 books (travelogues, historical novel, fiction) and several articles as well.

Laurent & Anne Champs-Massart write in duo.
During 13 years, they lived and wrote on the roads, through Asia, Africa and Latin America.
In 2023, they decided to settle in Ukraine, to support the country and its culture. Until now, they are the authors of 5 books (travelogues, historical novel, fiction) and several articles as well.

Faruk Šehić was born in 1970. Until the outbreak of war in 1992, Šehić studied Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb. However, then 22-year-old joined the Army of republics of BiH, in which he led a unit of 130 men as a lieutenant. After the war, he turned to literature. The literary critics regard him as the voice of the ‘mangled generation’.
Among others, his awards include EU Prize for Literature 2013 and XXXI Premio Letterario Camaiore 2019. His books have been translated into sixteen languages.

Bruno Maçães is a former Secretary of State for European Affairs in Portugal. He is the author of four books. The next book will be published in early 2025. He advises some of the world’s leading companies for Flint Global and reports on foreign affairs for the New Statesman. He lives in Dubai and, like everyone else, is working on a novel

Raji Abdul Salam is a legal data archive analyst with experience in documenting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and attempted genocides in Syria and Iraq. His investigation of hundreds of testimonies contributed to holding Syrian war criminals and perpetrators of crimes against humanity accountable under universal jurisdiction in Germany, Sweden, and Belgium, and under limited universal jurisdiction in the Netherlands.

UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission
Noel Calhoun is the Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. She worked for twenty years with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, including two previous assignments in Ukraine, as well as in New York, Geneva, Iraq, Jordan and Kenya. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University.