Recent Projects
INNOVEIT 2024: Pioneering Women in Helsinki
I was proud to wrap up an eventful 2024 in beautiful Helsinki, for the third leg of the successful #INNOVEIT Conference Series, a flagship event of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). As a prequel to #Slush, [...]
Discover Genealogy: Witch Hunts and the Little Ice Age
In honour of the witching hour, and this one is timely in so many ways: I was delighted to team up with Wayne Shepheard on an article on how the chilling climate of the Little Ice Age fuelled a [...]
Manufacturing buckles down on securing Europe’s industrial future
In September I was delighted to expand my years-long collaboration with EIT Manufacturing to include EFFRA and the European technology platform ManuFuture – three bodies in the manufacturing sector that some time ago decided to pool their expertise to [...]
A brief history of diamond desirability
Damien Hirst's 'For the Love of God' is a cast of an 18th-century human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds When the Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp announced its find of an epic 2,492-carat stone [...]
DW Arts Unveiled: Why diamonds are such objects of desire
Thrilled to announce my latest documentary for DW History and Culture, a literal deep dive into the history and cultural impact of diamonds. The project took me to three iconic locations: Antwerp, Amsterdam, and South Africa, each with its [...]
Civil Protection Forum 2024: Shaping a disaster-resilient Europe
In early June I had the privilege of returning to the civil protection beat, as co-moderator of the 8th Civil Protection Forum in Brussels, where the attendance alone underscored the growing importance of this dedicated community: some 1500 delegates [...]
DW Arts Unveiled: Vindicating the Witch
Just in time for Walpurgisnacht, or Germany’s mythical “night of the witches” I was proud to bring this project to fruition – a labour of love that has been on my mind for decades. As the descendent of a [...]
Northland Power at the Canadian Embassy
In the context of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogues, I was delighted to moderate a frank and fascinating discussion for Northland Power, a Canadian operator of clean energy infrastructure and global leader in offshore wind. “From the Idea to [...]
Empowering Women’s Voices through Film
In February I had the pleasure of moderating the inaugural Global Forum for Women Film Organizations, as a side event to Berlin’s International Film Festival, the Berlinale 2023. Hosted by the Canadian Embassy, I teamed up with local NGO [...]
Rare Earths and the Materials for the Twin Transition: Challenges for European Strategic Autonomy
Nickel, palladium, indium, and germanium, not to mention lithium, and the coveted rare earths. They’re just a few on a long list of critical raw materials that are not only key for Europe’s green and digital transitions, but increasingly [...]