Anja Kaspersen

Anja Kaspersen is a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs[1][2] where she also served on the Ethics IN Leadership Symposium[3] as well as the Carnegie AI and Equality Initiative.[4] She is also a member of IEEE Global Initiative on AI and Autonomous Systems.[5] In addition to that, Anja Kaspersen is also a Member of World Policy Council. Between 2017 and 2020, Anja Kaspersen served in the Director of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the Deputy Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations. Her work included disarmament and non proliferation,[6]and technological and digital transformation.[7] Anja was also recognized as one of the four female leaders in the UN disarmament programs.[8][9][10][11] She is also a Former Head of Strategic Engagement and new Technologies at the International Committee of the Red Cross.[12]

Anja Kaspersen
NationalityNorwegian
EducationUnited Nations System Staff College, IMD Business School,Harvard Kennedy School, University of Oslo, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Geneva.
EmployerSenior Fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, former Director at United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Education and career

Kaspersen attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and earned her Master of Science degree. In 2003, she completed her International law of conflict management at Harvard Kennedy. In 2017 she entered the Executive Programme at IMD Business School.[13]

Kaspersen is the Former Head of Geopolitics and International Security at the World Economic Forum. Beforehand, she worked with the Norwegian Government and the UN, specializing in peacekeeping, research and academia, as well as different capacities in the private sector. Kaspersen has also published widely on geopolitics, international security affairs and global governance issues.[14]

References
  1. Anja, Kaspersen (September 2020). "Anja Kaspersen. Carnegie Council Senior Fellow". Carnegie Council. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
  2. "Carnegie Council | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  3. "Carnegie New Leaders (CNL) Ethics in Leadership Symposium | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  4. "Carnegie Artificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI) | Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. "IEEE SA Standards Board Industry Connections Committee (ICCom) Approved Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Standards IEEE: 6. May 2020.
  6. "71/61 Promotion of multilateralism in the area of disarmament and non-proliferation", United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, UN, pp. 157–160, 2017-04-28, ISBN 978-92-1-060373-7, retrieved 2020-11-07
  7. "Will the UN Secretary General's agenda be dominated by technological and digital transformation?". Qrius. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. "For the first time in history, four women lead disarmament affairs at the UN | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  9. Subic, Aleksandar; Davis, Nicholas. "Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  10. "Second Annual Global Forum on Scientific Advances Important to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention" (PDF). Center for Health Security.
  11. "Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Messengers visits United Nations Office at Geneva – UNODA". www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  12. "Contributors". Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  13. "Anja Kaspersen, Head of International Security, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva at The World Economic Forum - Relationship Science". relationshipscience.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  14. "Anja Kaspersen - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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