Room S5, Maison de la paix, Geneva
A Conversation with Jean-Claude Vignoli, an alumnus who became a ‘trafficker hunter’ and published a book about his experience in the Ivory Coast.
We invite you to join us for the hybrid Inspire Students Alumni Roundtable titled “A Conversation with Jean-Claude Vignoli” on Tuesday, 7th March at 12:30 - 13:30 Geneva time, either on webex or in Room S5.
Following the Roundtable, a networking coffee break will be offered until 14:00.
About the event: Jean-Claude Vignoli (‘05) is the author of Pour une Poignée d’Ivoire, a book about his work as a ‘trafficker hunter’,which was published on 16 February 2023. The author, after having co-founded a human rights NGO and having lived in Africa for several years, felt the need to defend animals, especially elephants. Following a seminal experience in fighting poachers in Kenya, he left his NGO to infiltrate criminal networks and lock up traffickers. He showcases in his book how he helped take down two major criminal networks in Ivory Coast, while a few months earlier he was still walking the corridors of the UN dressed in a suit.
Do you have a question for the panel? Join us live or submit your questions ahead of time to alumni@graduateinstitute.ch.
About the Inspire Students series: The Alumni Office, in collaboration with Career Services and the GISA Professional Development Committee, is organizing a series of thematic roundtables aimed at connecting current students and alumni of the Institute around shared interests and experiences.