Participants 2026

Here you can find the current list of registered participants for BCSC 2026. The list is frequently updated. If you are attending BCSC, you can also log into the conference app to connect with other participants. Kindly note that your login is the email you registered with and that it may take up to two working days after registration to be able to log into the app.

Participants BCSC 2026

Ole Adolphsen

Research Associate, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

Alba Gabriela Alencastro Nunez

International Climate Protection Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Dunya Al-Khawlani

Head of Projects and Peace and Development, Yemeni Initiative for Peace and Development (YIPD)

Malak Altaeb

Senior Subject Matter Expert, Sustainable Resource Management and Climate Resilience, Climate and Water Initiative (CWI)

Christian Altpeter

Climate, Peace and Security Officer, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Dr Ana Aquino

Policy Officer for Energy, Environment and Climate, Embassy of Brazil in Germany

Achim Becker

Allied Command Operations Chief METOC Officer at SHAPE, NATO

Jana Birner

Associate Partnership Officer, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Nicholas Bishop

Head, Climate Resilience & Security, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Caterina Bittendorf

Core Team, Global Framework on Children, Youth, Climate, Peace & Security, PUSH Sverige

Ann-Sophie Böhle

Climate Security Training Manager, European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

Esther Breffka

ESDC Climate Security Coordinator, European Security and Defence College (ESDC)

Ginevra Cucinotta

Learning Portfolio Manager, UN System Staff College (UNSSC)

Prof Cedric de Coning

Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Jonas De Meyer

Senior Climate Advisor, Belgium, FPS Foreign Affairs

Ciro de Souza Brito

Director, Legal Alliance for the Amazon

Salih Elias

First Secretary, Embassy of Iraq in Berlin

Nisreen Elsaim

General Director, Youth Alliance for Local Adaptation and Peace (YALAP)

Nadja Emmanuel

Programme Director, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Dr Marian Feist

Senior Research Fellow, Hertie School

Dr Martin Frick

Director, UN World Food Programme (WFP)

Noah Gordon

Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Manisha Gulati

Independent researcher

Christophe Hodder

Climate Security Advisor to the UN in Somalia, United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) / United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)

Thor Olav Iversen

Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

Antonius Magnus Jaekel

Policy Advisor, E3G

Arne Jungjohann

Senior Analyst, Green Academy

Andrea Kambergs

Project Lead, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Utchang Kang

Programme Management Officer, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Sissi (Saskia) Knispel de Acosta

Director, Earth Resilience Institute

Stefan Lukas

CEO, Middle East Minds

Matt Luna

Organizer / Founder, The Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security

Ignacio Madurga-Lopez

Climate, Peace and Security Specialist, Alliance Bioversity & CIAT

Dr Yves Magloire

Resident Representative, African Civil Society Parliament

HE Johanna Rose Mamiaka

Ambassador, Embassy of the Gabonese Republic in Berlin

Albert Martinez

Programme Manager, European Institute of Peace (EIP)

Theonila Roka Matbob

Activist, Former Minister, Bougainville

Dr Assem Mayar

Researcher, Climate Security Expert Network (CSEN)

Dr Sidney Michelini

Scientist, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

Sabine Minninger

Senior Policy Advisor on Climate Change, Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World)

Hannah Neumeyer

Germany Representative, WaterAid

Amelie Overmann

Advisor Peace and Security, Brot für die Welt (Bread for the World)

Margaux Pimond

Climate, Environment and Conflict Project Manager, International Crisis Group (ICG)

Thomas Reeve

Climate Justice Advisor, Oxfam

Ruth Rhoads Allen

President, CDA Collaborative Learning & Local Capacities for Peace International

Levke Rickmers

Government Partnership Officer, World Food Programme (WFP)

Dr Karsten Sach

Member of the Advisory Board, Climate Neutrality Foundation

Laura Schäfer

Head of Division, Germanwatch

Dr Ronja Scheler

Desk Officer, Germany, Federal Ministry of Defence

Linda Schneider

Senior Programme Officer Internationale Climate Policy, Heinrich Boell Foundation Berlin

Erin Sikorsky

Director, Center for Climate and Security

Maurice Stegen

Senior Liaison Associate, International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Dr Monica Streck

Head of Global/Group Sustainability, HENSOLDT

James Tanis

President's Legate for International Relations, Bougainville, Autonomous Government Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Philip Thies

Desk Officer, Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

Prof Maren Tomforde

Head Global International Relations, German Armed Forces Command and Staff College

Pauline Trepczyk

Senior Officer, Knowledge and Policy Insights, Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) Secretariat

Joëlla Van Rijn

Coordinator Climate Change Adaptation, Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Swathi Veeravalli

Doctorate Researcher, Wageningen University

Dr Kira Vinke

Deputy Research Director, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

Petteri Vuorimäki

Special Envoy for Climate and Security, Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Marc Weissgerber

Executive Director, E3G

Stefanie Wesch

Research Fellow, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) & German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

Svenja Wolter

Senior Advisor Climate, Environment & Peace, International Alert

Catherine Wong

Global Team Leader, Climate and Security Risk, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Michelle Yonetani

Senior Policy Adviser, Climate Action, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)