Alain Modoux, Intermedia, Geneva, Switzerland
At the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Mr. Modoux has served successively as Director of the Office of Public Information, Director of the Communication Division in charge of all questions relating to the free flow of information, communication research and communication development, and Director of the Unit for Freedom of Expression and Democracy, with the task of developing UNESCO's worldwide role in promoting freedom of expression as a basic human right, essential to democracy. He also served as Assistant Director-General (ADG) in charge of the "Programme for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace", and then Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information.

Moncef M. Bouhafa, Director, Center for Development Communication
CDC Founder Moncef M. Bouhafa has conducted media skills training for senior United Nations officials at the United Nations Staff College in Turin, Italy and has had more than twenty years experience in the field of communications development. He was a spokesperson for UNICEF in West Africa, and directed the external relations department in Abidjan. He has been interviewed on major news outlets such as ABC's Good Morning America, the BBC World Service, and Radio France International and has worked closely with the New York Times, Le Monde, Reuters, Associated Press, and hundreds of local media outlets.