09 April 2024 Leiden University ISGA/FGGA Expert Talk “Security Networks”
Expert talk Institute of Security & Global Affairs (ISGA), Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). ‘Security Networks: Multilateral Cooperation for Security in a conflict ridden world.’ Stichthage Conference Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands.
22 December 2023 Guest Lecturer Transatlantism Hackaton ‘Farewell to Arms: Words of Farewell by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (2014-2024)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Faculty of the Humanities, Master in Transatlantic Studies (LET-NAS417); Current Issues in Transatlantic Relations, Power, Principles and Protest. Nijmegen, The Netherlands
04 December 2023 Introductory Speaker ‘In the Service of Peace’
Nieuwe of Littéraire Sociëteit De Witte, Introductory Speech prior to a Public Speech by LtGen (ret) C.J. Matthijssen, MINUSMA Force Commander (2022-2023). The Hague, The Netherlands
27 October 2023 Speaker at WorldConnectors / Affiliated Earth Charter Round-table Peace and Security ‘Intergenerational Peacebuilding Practices in a Multilateral World’
The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, The Netherlands
20 September 2023 Guest Lecturer Royal Military Academy The Netherlands
Lecture ‘Pan-European Security Architecture: Past, Present and Future of the OSCE’. NLDA/KMA Breda, Faculty of War Sciences (Faculteit Krijgswetenschappen, FMW), International Security Studies. Breda, The Netherlands
08 September 2023 United Netherlands, 20th First Delegates Meeting (FDM)
Installation Ceremony of the 20th United Netherlands Delegeation. De Waagh, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
02 September 2023 Keynote Speaker 36th ‘Veteranenlezing Nationaal Indië Monument 1945-1962 Roermond’
Speech (NIM-Veteranenlezing) ‘75 Years United Nations Peacekeeping (2048-2023)’. Theater Hotel De Oranjerie, Roermond, The Netherlands
22 March 2023 Key-note Speech Netherlands Royal Marechaussee ‘Peace and Security in Europe: The War in Ukraine in Multilateral Perspective’
Koninklijke Marechaussee, Koning Willem III Kazerne, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
04 March 2023 The European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN). ‘Beyond Truth: Mastering the Paradox of Information’
Best Western Plus Hotel Groningen Plaza, Groningen, The Netherlands
09 September 2022 Keynote Speech ‘The Role of Multilateralism in the Building of Peace’, Radboud University Nijmegen
UNL First Delegate Meeting 2022 United Netherlands (UNL), Radboud University Nijmegen. Conference Center Soeterbeeck, Ravenstein, The Netherlands
04 August 2022 Guest Speaker Universal Peace Federation, International Leadership Conference (ILC2022) – “Towards Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Creating a Global Culture of Peace”
Session V: “Conflicting Narratives and Values – Perspectives for a Common Vision and Culture of Peace”. 43 Lancaster Gate, London, United Kingdom
14 July 2022 Guest Speaker Mars & Mercurius Association ‘Geopolitical Environments in the Caucasus and Eastern Europe’
National Chapter of Mars & Mercurius Association, Association for (former) Military Officers, Van Ghent Kazerne, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
05 July 2022 Guest Lecturer at the Defense Institution Building School (DIBS) of the Republic of Georgia ‘Resilience as a Security-driven Element in the Shaping of a robust Pan-European Security Architecture’
Georgian Defense Institution Building School (DIBS), Tbilisi, Georgia
19 May 2022 Speaker at the Annual Study Day for Military Officers Logistical Department at the Royal Naval College of the Kingdom of The Netherlands (KIM)
Title of Training Session: ‘Resilience as a Security-driven Element in the shaping of a robust Pan-European Security Architecture’. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine (KIM), Den Helder, The Netherlands
20 April 2022 Key-note Speech ‘Vrede en Veiligheid in Europa: De Oorlog in Oekraïne in breder Perspectief’
Bibliotheek Velsen, IJmuiden, The Netherlands
19 April 2022 Opening Speech ‘On Building Resilience: Adapting and Persisting through Challenging Environments’ – Tilburg University Social Sciences Career Week 2022
Social Sciences Career Week 2022. Grand Auditorium (Aula, Building K), Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
15 March 2022 Co-Speaker – together with Jan Pronk, Former Special Representative of the United Nations in Sudan – at WorldConnectors Round Table ‘War in Ukraine’
WorldConnectors, Affiliate of Earth Charter International. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11 March 2022 Primary Speaker at Seminar ‘War in Ukraine’ – Tilburg University’s MA Programme Global Management of Social Issues
MA Programme Global Management of Social Issues, Tilburg University, School of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Tilburg, The Netherlands
10 March 2022 Primary Speaker at Clingendael Institute Panel on Women, Peace, Security: ‘Towards a more inclusive Foreign Policy?’
Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. Clingendael Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands
10 March 2022 Opening Address 35th TEIMUN Groningen Model United Nations (GrunnMUN)
Groningen University, The 35th European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN), Opening Address: ‘Moving Forward: Fostering Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies in a Globalizing World’. Provinciehuis Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
25 January 2022 Guest Lecturer VU Amsterdam ‘Maintaining Neutrality during Conflict’
VU Amsterdam / Free University Amsterdam, Minor Programme Peace and Conflict Studies – From Theory to Practice
12 November 2021 Speaker ‘Rafelranden Europa’ (Borders of the European Union)
SGP-Jongeren (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij), Province of Zeeland Chapter. Ds. Pieter van Dijkeschool, Bruinisse, The Netherlands
02 November 2021 Guest Lecture Utrecht University ‘The Afghan Crisis 2021’
United Nations Student Association (SIB-Utrecht) at Utrecht University. Utrecht, The Netherlands
01 November 2021 Key-note Speaker High-level National Conference on ‘Women, Peace and Security in Albania’
High-level Conference on UNSCR 1325 / WPS organised by the OSCE, UN Women Albania and The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Albania. MAK Hotel Tirana, Albania
11 October 2021 Guest lecturer Tilburg University ‘Social Psychology, Conflict, Mediation, and Negotiation’
Applied Social Psychology (ASP) (570021-B-6, Block 1, 2021-2022). Building A, Lecture Hall 2010, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
21 June 2021 Guest Lecturer Clingendael Institute EUPCST Pre-Deployment Training ‘Civil-Military Interaction in Train Advice, Assist Missions – Examples from NATO Resolute Support Mission Afghanistan’
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, European Union Police and Civilian Services Training (EUPCST) Pre-Deployment Training, at The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. Huys Clingendael, The Hague, The Netherlands
13 May 2021 Guest Speaker Oxford Diplomatic Society (ODS)
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
16 March 2021 Speaker at United Nations SWTP Seminar ‘Time to Lead’
United Nations Senior Women Talent Pipeline (UN SWTP) Seminar to commemorate the launch of the ‘Time to Lead’ Publication
13 April 2021 Guest Lecturer Clingendael Institute International Affairs Study Programme ‘Peace, Security and Rule of Law’
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Internationale Betrekkingen BZ (IBBZ – ‘Vrede, Veiligheid, Rechtsorde’, ‘Kennismakingscarrousel Veiligheidsdomein’), for Selected Members of the Diplomatic Class 2021, at The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. Huys Clingendael, The Hague, The Netherlands
12 January 2021 Guest Lecturer VU Amsterdam ‘Maintaining Neutrality during Conflict’
VU Amsterdam / Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Minor Programme Peace and Conflict Studies – From Theory to Practice
17 December 2020 Speaker ‘Russia’s Influence on Global Democratic Development’
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Human Rights Day 2021. NHL Stenden Building Leeuwarden, Guido van Nispenzaal, The Netherlands
06 November 2020 Lecturer/Trainer Clingendael Institute ‘UNSCR 1325 within a Crisis Management Environment’
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Pre-Deployment Training 2020 for Members of the Civil Expert Poule (Civilian Crisis Management Capacity) at The Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’. Huys Clingendael, The Hague, The Netherlands
15 October 2020 Speaker ‘UN75: 2020 and Beyond’ – Lecture Series on Diplomacy
Student Association International Relations Groningen (Studentenvereniging Internationale Betrekkingen, SIB-Groningen), in co-operation with The European International Model United Nations (TEIMUN Society) Groningen, The Netherlands
28 June 2020 Key-note Speaker ‘Defending Democracy; Protecting Peace, Justice and Humans Rights in pressing Times’
Motivational Dialogue Session #6, The International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) – Belief with Integrity
11 March 2020 Speaker ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ Symposium ‘One-Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage in The Netherlands (1919-2019)’
Progressief Oegstgeest (PvdA and GroenLinks) and D66 Oegstgeest, Dorpscentrum Oegstgeest, Lijtweg 9, Oegstgeest, The Netherlands
08 March 2020 Speaker – on the Occasion of International Women’s Day 2019 – ‘Women and the Rule of Law’
Soroptimist International (est. 1921) is a worldwide volunteer service organisation for women who work for peace, and in particular to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Soroptimist International, Tilburg Chapter, Tilburg, The Netherlands
15 January 2020 Moderator Symposium ‘The New World Order; How China stealthily takes Control’ (2019 Publication by Dr Rob de Wijk)
Introducing Dr Rob de Wijk, Founder and Director The Hague Centre for Security Studies (HCSS), Eindhoven University of Technical TU/e, Blauwe Zaal Auditorium, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
10 April 2019 Public Speaker ‘Pathways to Peace’
Brumbaugh Academic Centre (BAC), Room A100, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
01 April 2019 Keynote Speaker PACS Salon ‘Acknowledging the Past and taking Action to Create a Non-Violent Future’, Genocide Awareness and Action Week 2019
Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, PACS Programme, Baker House Resource Room, Huntingdon, PA, US
15 February 2019 Speaker ‘Climate Change raising Conflict Concerns’, Opening Event ‘Climate Solution Week’
Juniata College, Stone Church Community Hall, 1623 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA, US
14 February 2019 Speaker Opening Event Rembrandt Exhibition ‘Rembrandt: The Consummate Etcher and Other 17th Century Printmakers’, Juniata College Museum of Art (JCMA)
Juniata College Museum of Art (JCMA), Huntingdon, PA, US
18 January 2019 Guest Lecture ‘Presidential Elections 2019 Ukraine’, Utrecht University
Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History and Art History – MA International Relations in Historical Perspective. Sweelinckzaal, Utrecht, The Netherlands
14 December 2018 Guest Lecture ‘Caught in the Middle; Security and Stability at the Fringes of the Russian Federation ‘, Free University of Amsterdam
Free University of Amsterdam, Department of Politcal Sience and Public Administration, Master Program’ Peace & Conflict Studies; From Theory to Practice’, Institute of Social Resilience – IOVIS Centre for Peace & Conflict, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10 December 2018 Guest Lecturer ‘Seventy Years Universal Declaration of human Rights; Standing up for Equality and human Rights’ NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden
Commemoration of 70 Years Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Thorbecke Academy, European Studies Programme, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
20 November 2018 Guest Lecture ‘Global Diplomacy; Contemporary Paradigm Shifts in Diplomacy and Security’, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, School of European Studies, Maastricht, The Netherlands
23 October 2018 Guest Lecture ‘Security and Defense at the Fringes of the European Union’, Utrecht University
Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History and Art History – History of International Relations, Janskerkhof 15a, Utrecht, The Netherlands
28 September 2018 Guest Lecture ‘The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals / UN 2030 Agenda’, Tilburg University
Tilburg University, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Master Program Global Management of Social Issues, Tilburg, The Netherlands
14 September 2018 Keynote Speech ‘The Past as a Source of Conflict: Diplomacy and its Preventive Power’, Radboud University Nijmegen
UNL First Delegate Meeting 2018 United Netherlands (UNL), Radboud University Nijmegen. Conference Center Soeterbeeck, Ravenstein, The Netherlands
17 August 2018 Speech ‘CISV Storytelling’ CISV Global Conference 2018
CISV International – Inspiring action for a more just and peacful world. Global Conference 2018. Eindhoven Conference Centre, Hotel NH Koningshof, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
28 May 2018 Speech ‘International Diplomacy’, SIB-Groningen/DUNSA Annual Diplomats Dinner
SIB-Groningen / Dutch United Nations Student Association (DUNSA) at Groningen University, Annual Diplomats Dinner. Academy Building, Bruinszaal, Groningen university, Groningen, The Netherlands
11 April 2018 Speech ‘Hybrid Warfare at the Fringes of the Russian Federation’, Prof. Kooy Symposium 2018
Royal Netherlands Institute for Engineers (KIVI), Military and Defence Branch, Annual Prof. Kooy Symposium themed “Disinformation, Manipulation and Destabilisation”, Gen-Maj Koot Military Barracks, Stroe, The Netherlands
24 March 2018 Speech ‘Women’s Representation and The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’, Annual European Meeting ThaiPride Association
Commemorative event on the occasion of International Women’s Day at the Annual European Meeting of the ThaiPride Association, Women/s Empowerment Event, Bar “Nice”, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
20 March 2018 Speech ‘Shifts in Geopolitical Powers; Tug of War in Eastern Ukraine’
‘En Pluche’, Association of Women Lawyers working as full-partners in Dutch and International Law Firms, ‘Le Garage en Pluche’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
20 December 2017 Panelist Speech ‘Women, Peace, Security’, Conference Sweden and the Netherlands in the UN Security Council – Areas of Cooperation’
An event hosted by the United Nations Association of Sweden (UNA Sweden) and the Netherlands Association of the United Nations (NVVN / UNA Netherlands), in cooperation with UGlobe, the Utrecht Centre for Global Chalenges, and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School. Leiden University Wijnhaven Building The Hague, The Netherlands
12 November 2017 Speech ‘A Kind Angel of Peace’, The Scots International Church Rotterdam
‘A Kind Angel of Peace’, a speech inspired by the Donetsk/Ukraine-based Peace Monument by sculptor Peter Stronsky at the International Ecumenical Peace Service, Scots International Church of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
12 October 2017 Guest Lecture ‘Multilateralism in Modern Warfare’, Utrecht University
Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History and Art History – History of International Relations, Janskerkhof 15a, Utrecht, The Netherlands
15 September 2017 Keynote Speech “Successful Negotiations: the Road to getting the best Outcome for Yourself and Your Opponent”, Radboud University Nijmegen
First Delegate Meeting 2017 United Netherlands (UNL), Radboud University, “Huize Heyendael”, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
22 June 2017 Speech ‘Mundial in the Classroom; Thirty Years Multiculture and Music Event’
Commemorative Event ‘Mundial in the Classroom; thirty years Multiculture and Music Festival ‘Festival Mundial’, Cinecitta, Tilburg, The Netherlands
10 June 2017 Speech ‘The United Nations Security Council; Structures and the Process of Reform in Support of International Peace and Security’
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), St. Anthony Church Community Buidling, Utrecht, The Netherlands
17 March 2017 Guest Lecture ‘The Formation of Borders in Current Global Context’, Tilburg University
Tilburg University, School of Social and Behavioural Studies, Tilburg, The Netherlands
08 March 2016 Keynote Speech ‘Women, Peace, Security; Women as Bearers of International Peace and Security’, Netherlands Armed Forces Women’s Network
Defensie Vrouwen Netwerk, Commemorative Event International Women’s Day 2016, National Military Museum, Soest, The Netherlands
06 September 2016 Keynote Speech ‘Successful Negotiation; the Road to getting the best Outcome for Yourself and Your Opponent’, United Netherlands (UNL)
First Delegate Meeting 2016 United Netherlands (UNL), Radboud University Nijmegen. Radboud University Conference Centre “Soeterbeeck”, Ravenstein, The Netherlands
20 July 2016 Guest Lecture ‘Cold War, Conflict and Collision in the Pan-European Energy Sector; Spheres of Influence in the Context of Armed Conflict’, The Hague University
The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Summer School 2016 “Change Your World”. The Hague, The Netherlands
20 June 2016 Speech ‘Monitoring Democratic Development in the Context of Instability’, Groningen University
Groningen University, United Nations Student Association (SIB-Groningen). Groningen, The Netherlands
25 May 2016 Guest Lecture ‘Approaches to Peacebuilding; Peacebuilding and Displacement’, Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
17 May 2016 Speech ‘European Neighbourhood Policy and International Security’, Netherlands Society for International Affairs (NGIZ)
Academisch Genootschap, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
12 May 2016 Guest Lecture ‘Cross-border Security in a Globalized World’, Fontys University of Applied Sciences
International Event, Music & Entertainment Studies (IEMES), Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Fontys Campus Stappegoor, Tilburg, The Netherlands
03 April 2016 Opening Speech ‘Master Peace – Creating Peace Together’, Wageningen University, Children and Youth Symposium ‘Peace and Freedom’
Symposium organised by Wageningen Municipality, Wageningen University and ‘Master Peace – Creating Peace Together’. Wageningen University, Orion Building, De Spot, Wageningen, The Netherlands
07 March 2016 Guest Lecture ‘Crossing Borders: Challenges in Eastern Europe’s Borderlands and Border Regions’, Leiden University The Hague Campus
Leiden University The Hague Campus, International Peace, Law and Security Programme. The Hague, The Netherlands
03MAR2016 Guest Lecture ‘Separation of Distance; Conflict and the Process of Borderization in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus’, Leiden University
Leiden University, Faculty of Social Sciences. Pieter de la Court Building, Leiden, The Netherlands
05 November 2014 Panelist Speech ‘Night of the United Nations’
Annual commemorative event on the occasion of the International Day of the United Nations, ‘De Rode Hoed’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
03 November 2014 Speech ‘Peace and Conflict in Ukraine’
LSE Alumni Association Netherlands (LAAN) – Alumni Network of the London School of Economics, Restaurant ‘Eerste Klas’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
03 November 2014 Speech ‘The 2014 Conflict in Ukraine’, PAX
PAX, La Place Conference Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
30 October 2014 Keynote Speech ‘UNSCR 1325 in the Context of International Peacekeeping Missions’, Netherlands Armed Forces Women’s Network
Dutch Armed Forces, Women’s Network (Defensie Vrouwen Netwerk – DVN), Dumoulin Military Garrison, The Hague, The Netherlands
03 September 2014 Guest Lecture ‘Twenty-five Years OSCE (1990 – 2015); Historical and Contemporary Challenges to International Security and Co-operation’
Utrecht University, History of International Relations Department, BA Course ‘From Cold War to EU’, Utrecht, The Netherlands
25 August 2014 Speech ‘The Faith Factor; how Unequal Elections disadvantage Religious Minorities’
34th World Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF), Birmingham University, Edgbaston Campus, United Kingdom
03 May 2014 Speech ‘Ukraine; People, Power, Politics’
Tilburg University Model United Nations, Tilburg, The Netherlands
28 March 2014 Speech ‘International Career Opportunities in Political Science’
ISMUS – Student Association for Students in Political Science. ISMUS Annual Career Day, Nijmegen University, The Netherlands
08 March 2014 Keynote Speech ‘Women in Ukraine; through Women’s Eyes’
Public speech on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2014 for the Ukraine Society The Netherlands. Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
06 March 2014 Guest Lecture ‘International Election Observation in te Light of Democratic Development’
Master Programme Constitutional Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
20 February 2014 Speech ‘The Russian Federation’s and its Near Abroad; Contemporary Geopolitical Challenges’
Netherlands Society for International Affairs (NGIZ-South), Academic Association Eindhoven, The Netherlands
17 February 2014 Speech ‘Advancing the Status of Women’, Zonta Netherlands
Zonta International service organization for advancing the status of women. De Gouverneur, Waalre, The Netherlands
05 February 2014 Guest Lecture ‘United Nations behind the Scenes; letting Your Negotiations work in Support of Global Justice and Peace’
Preparatory track Harvard MUN / Belgrade MUN, Leiden University, Plexus Building, Leiden, The Netherlands
14 December 2013 Speech ‘Thinking Globally in support of Fundamental Human Rights’
Wageningen Intercultural Working Group – IWW, Solides/De Nude, Wageningen, The Netherlands
10 December 2013 Speech ‘Protection of Fundamental Human Rights in the Russian Federation’
On the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Amnesty Netherlands, Parkstad Chapter, Luciushof, Heerlen, The Netherlands
25 November 2013 Speech ‘Georgia; People, Power, Politics’
United Nations Student Association / SIB Groningen, Society Building Hereweg, Groningen, The Netherlands
21 November 2013 Speech ‘The Strength of a Woman’
On the occasion of the 115th Anniversary of the Dutch Women’s Council, Museon, The Hague, The Netherlands
11 November 2013 Speech ‘United Nations; Behind the Scenes’
Young Democrats, Florin, Utrecht, The Netherlands
31 October 2013 Speech ‘Women on a Mission (UNSCR 1325)’
‘Women on a Mission’ event hosted by the Dutch Armed Forces. Dumoulin Military Base, Soesterberg, The Netherlands
11 October 2013 Speech ‘Equal Power, Lasting Peace’, Peace Conference Wageningen
‘Places of Peace’, National Committee Commemoration 1945 Capitulations (NCHC), National Comittee 4 and 5 May, Wageningen City Hall, The Netherlands
10 October 2013 Speech ‘The United Nations Post-2015 MDG Agenda’
Dutch Youth Council (NJR), Utrecht, The Netherlands
03 October 2013 Speech ‘Azerbaijan’s Presidential Elections; What Future for the Caucasian Lands of Earth, Wind and Fire?’
European Parliament, ALDE Group Seminar ‘Azerbaijan’s Presidential Elections; What Future for the Land of Fire?’, in co-operation wit the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) on the 09OCT2013 Presidential Elections in Azerbaijan, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
26 September 2013 Speech ‘Peace Education; Building an Architecture of Peace’
Universal Peace Federation (UPF) The Hague, Christus Triumfator Church, The Hague, The Netherlands
24 September 2013 Speech ‘One-hundred Years of Peace and Justice at Peace Palace The Hague’
Rotary Club The Hague – Kijkduin, Cafe Blossom, The Hague, The Netherlands
21 September 2013 Speech ‘International Civil-Military Intervention’, PAX Peace Night 2013
On the occasion of International Peace Day 2013. Speaker Network Cafe on International Civil-Military Intervention, Raza, Utrecht, The Netherlands
21 September 2013 Speech ‘Women and Democracy’, Salon Women, Peace and Rule of Law
The Hague Peace Conference Commemorative Event, featuring the work of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Bertha von Suttner, Kurhaus, Scheveningen, The Netherlands
11 June 2013 Speech ‘Women and Democracy’, Women’s Fraction of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko
Russian United Democratic Party’s Women’s Fraction. Yabloko Head Quarters, Moscow, Russian Federation
05 June 2013 Speech ‘United Nations Peacekeeping’
Thorbecke Academie, S.G. Trias Politica, NHL Hogeschool, Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
23 May 2013 Speech ‘Geopolitical Landscape of the Commonwealth of Independent States; a Soviet Legacy’
United Nations Student Association Leiden University (Studentenvereniging Internationale Betrekkingen, SIB Leiden). Kamerlingh Onnes Building, Leiden University, The Netherlands
22 May 2013 Speech ‘Act for Peace’, Ambassadors for Peace Annual Event
IKV Pax Christi, Meeting Plaza, Utrecht, The Netherlands
25 march 2013 Speech ‘Fifty Ways in which the UN Works’
Gymnasium ‘Huygens College’. Eindhoven, The Netherlands
23 March 2013 Speech ‘Facilitating the Democratisation of Developing Nations facing Electoral Challenges’
Haarlem Model United Nations. Stedelijk Gymnasium, Haarlem, The Netherlands
12 March 2013 Speech ‘The Role of External Observers during the Process of Elections’
Adelbert Vereniging. HCR De Postelse Hoeve, Tilburg, The Netherlands
11 January 2013 Speech ‘The Russian Federation’s Level Playing Field at the United Nations’
United Netherlands, Organization for International Relations and Diplomacy. Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
11 December 2012 Speech ‘Women in Warzones: Peace Lords for Change’
First release and implementation of the Dutch National Action Plan (2012-2015) on UN Security Council Resolution 1325: ‘Women: Powerful Agents for Peace and Security’. Hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Defence, WPP Women Peacemakers Program, HIVOS People Unlimited, Oxfam Novib, Cordaid, WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform. Paard van Troje, The Hague, the Netherlands.
10 December 2012 Speech ‘Fixing Failed States; Can we Mend what has been Broken?’
Netherlands Atlantic Association. University of Amsterdam, CREA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
02 November 2012 Speech ‘Youth and the United Nations’
Rabobank and Netherlands Youth Council ‘World=U’ Youth Initiative, Rabobank Croeselaan Utrecht, The Netherlands
16 April 2012 Speech ‘Migration within the European Borders’
Soroptimist International, Os, Hordaland Chapter, Norway
21 December 2012 Speach ‘Adverse Effects of War and Conflict on the Life of Women and Girls’
3FM Serious Request ‘Het Glazen Huis’ Leiden, The Netherlands.
14 November 2011 to 16 November 2011 Guest Lecture ‘International Peacekeeping Operations on the African Continent’, Clingendael Institute
Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Netherlands and Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. Instituut Clingendael, The Hague, The Netherlands
03 November 2011 Speech ‘The Arab Spring and (In)security’
‘Arab Spring’ Symposium, Hosted by IKV Pax Christi, Geertekerk Utrecht, The Netherlands
10 February 2011 Keynote Speech ‘Conflict Prevention and the Role of Women’
United Nations Association the Netherlands (UNA), The Hague University, The Hague, The Netherlands
23 October 2010 Keynote Speech ‘Women, Peace, Security’
Fall Gathering for Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW Perth and District), Ottawa, Canada
14 October 2010 Speech ‘Democratisation and Peacebuilding’, Fordham University
Rose Hill Campus the Bronx, New York City, United States
02 October 2010 Keynote Speech ‘Women, Peace and Security’
Dutch Union of Soroptimists Clubs. Regardz Meeting Centre Eenhoorn, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
30 September 2010 Speech ‘(Migrant)women, Politics and Governance’
Arc Mundi Public Debate, in co-operation with COS Nederland and Diaspora Forum Development. Tilburg City Hall, The Netherlands
16 September 2010 Speech ‘Women and Armed Conflict’
Symposium ‘Women and Armed Conflict’, Stichting Nationaal Erfgoed Hotel de Wereld, Aula Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
16 September 2010 Opening Speech ‘Education in Support of Development’, Opening Event Photo Exhibition ‘My School is my Future; Women and Education in Afghanistan’
An exhibition of photographic work of Gitta van Buuren with images of Afghan women and (informal) education. Ariane Foundation (Study Fund for Afghan women), Wageningen Public Library, Wageningen, The Netherlands
19 July 2010 Opening Remarks ‘G20 + Alpha and the Implications for Global Living’
Human Rights and Democracy Support in the Light of G-20 Development’, SKKU ISS 2010 Global Student Forum at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
27 May 2010 Speech ‘Building a Future Together’, Dutch Women’s Council
Women’s Podium Speakers Corner (Vrouwenpodium), Dutch Women’s Council, FNV and LOM samenwerkingsverbanden. Houses of Parliament, The Hague, the Netherlands
21 May 2010 Keynote Speech ‘Empowering Women in Creating a Culture of Peace’
Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP), Europe Conference, City Conference Centre, Dresden, Germany
15 May 2010 Speech ‘The Impact of Migration on Families around the World’
On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Families, an event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation, Christus Triumfatorkerk, The Hague, The Netherlands
08 May 2010 Speech ‘The Millennium Development Goals and Women’s Right’
‘Mother’s Night’, Project by NCDO, COS Brabant and the Province of North Brabant on maternal mortality, women’s reproductive rights, women’s civic rights and the Millennium Development Goals. Parallel program at Het Patronaat, Tilburg / Stadhuis Breda, the Netherlands
28 April 2010 Speech ‘A League of Their Own’
Commemorative event on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Dutch Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Gerardus Majellakerk Amsterdam, The Netherlands
15 April 2010 Opening Speech ‘Let me tell you what I think of Bicycling: Women’s Emancipation Movement’
Opening event of ‘Feniks’, Municipal Centre for Emancipation, Tilburg, The Netherlands
27 March 2010 Speech ‘Women of Power’, ICCO/Edukans Changemaker Event
ICCO / Edukans Changemaker Event, Seats2Meet, Utrecht, The Netherlands
23 March 2010 Speech ‘Women’s Rights’
Rotary Club Tilburg-Oost, Boerke Mutsaers, Tilburg, The Netherlands
09 March 2010 Speech ‘Women’s Rights at the Start of the Dawn of the New Decade’
Rotary Club Triborch, Klein Speijk, Oisterwijk, The Netherlands
04 March 2010 Speech ‘The United Nations and Democracy Support’
Rotaract United Nations, Ronald Mc Donald House, New York City, USA
05 February 2010 Speech ‘Basic Education and Vocational Training in Fragile States’
Africa Development Platform, Academy for Journalism.Tilburg, The Netherlands
05 February 2010 Speech ‘Women Who stand for Office; Female Electoral Candidates’, Women’s Network North Brabant
Debate on the topic of women in elective positions. De Foyer / Theaters Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands
11 December 2009 Speech ‘Governors Reflecting the Attitudes and Aspirations of those They Govern’, Opening Event ‘Portraits of Mayors’ Exhibition
BAZN Academy for Public Administration. Tilburg, The Netherlands
28 November 2009 Speech ‘2010 Parliamentary Election in Burundi’, Burundi Diaspora Day 2010
Burundi Diaspora Day, Almere City Hall, The Netherlands
05 July 2009 Speech ‘The Power of Civil Society’, Civil Society Summit
Pannel including Mrs. Ludmila Alexyeva, Head of Moscow Helsinki Group, Andrei Sakharov Institute and Museum, Moscow, Russian Federation
21 April 2009 Speech ‘From Reconciliation to Peace’
International UN Year of Reconciliation. Academy for Public Administration, Tilburg, The Netherlands. In co-operation with United Nations Association The Netherlands
17 November 2008 Speech ‘Democratization and Dialogue in Post-Conflict Regions; offering Peaceful Perspectives’
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In co-operation with Netherlands Society for International Affairs (NGIZ)
21 October 2009 Speech ‘Intercultural Results based on Student Exchange’
Wereldpodium ‘De interWationalisering van het Hoger Onderwijs’, Villa de Vier Jaargetijden. Tilburg, The Netherlands
22 January 2008 Speech ‘Peace Education; Educating for Peace’
Technical University Eindhoven Centre for Peace (TU/e Vredescentrum), Multidisciplinary Centre for Technological Innovation in support of the Enhancement of Peace & Security. Eindhoven, The Netherlands
17 November 2007 Keynote Speech ‘Bruggen van Erasmus / Bruggen Bouwen in het Onderwijs’ (Eramus’ Bridges)
‘Huis van Erasmus; Voor een Vreedzame Wereld’, in co-operation with Rotterdam Municipality. Bibliotheektheater Rotterdam, Hoogstraat 110, The Netherlands
08 July 2007 Keynote Speech ‘Inclusion – Exclusion; Successful Approaches in Intercultural Dynamics (overcoming Entry Barriers)’
The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) Youth Assembly 2007. Lycée Français, The Hague, The Netherlands
15 May 2007 Speech ‘Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences’
Biblioplus lezing. Openbare Bibliotheek Cuijk, Kaneelstraat 64, Cuijk, The Netherlands
20 March 2007 Speech ‘Kosmopolis: het Ei van Erasmus’, Erasmus University Rotterdam – Studium Generale
Erasmus University Rotterdam – Studium Generale, in co-operation with ‘Huis van Erasmus’ Rotterdam & Foundation for Peace Sciences (Stichting Vredeswetenschappen), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Senaatszaal/Woudestein, The Netherlands
15 February 2007 Speech ‘The Role of the United Nations in International Peacekeeping on the African Continent’
The Sierra Leone Youth Initiative (SLYI), Carre Zaal 16, Tilburg, The Netherlands
01 February 2007 Speech ‘World Citizenship; Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World’
Fontys University, Faculty of Paedagogics. Tilburg, The Netherlands
27 June 2006 Speaker ‘Children’s International Summer Villages Project’ at World Peace Forum Vancouver ‘A Journey to Peace’
Cities and Communities: Working together to end War and build a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World. World Peace Forum Vancouver, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver BC, Canada
25 June 2006 Speech ‘Restorative Justice: Principles for Creating a Culture of Safety, Respect and Acceptance’
World Peace Forum, Vancouver, Canada