Genevieve Ancel

BIO:

Geneviève Ancel serves as the President of UNICEF France (Ain, Loire, Savoie), actively pursuing the wellbeing and rights of children. She is the Co-Founder of Dialogues en humanité. Initiated in Lyon in 2002 by leading French and international philosophers and changemakers, through Genevieve's efforts as Global Coordinator, Dialogues en humanité is now an inspirational worldwide movement hosted in over 15 cities spread across Africa, Asia, South America and Europe, connecting changemakers and social initiatives, through open air Agoras for dialogue, to 'care for all humans' and for the Earth.

Genevieve has been passionately engaged in preserving the environment since her youth. Genevieve was the former Chief of Staff of the Minister of the Environment of France at a young age, from 1984 to 1986. She was then Deputy Director General of the City and Urban Community of Strasbourg. She was Technical Advisor for Development Sustainable within the cabinet of Gérard Collomb, Senator Mayor of Lyon and President of Greater Lyon. She launched the city networks for the fight against climate change under the presidency of Gérard Collomb's EuroCities.

She has extensive experience in the field of development, both sustainable, urban and human. It is with this expertise that she has contributed to numerous projects for the environment such as the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, the COP 12 to 15 or the RIO + 20 initiative by bringing together local, regional and international networks, for sustainable development and positive social change.