Jean-Christophe Bas is the Vice President of the Aspen Institute France; he is the founder and CEO of The Global Compass and a professor at IRIS. From 1999 to 2008, he was the Head of Strategic Dialogue at the World Bank, in charge of strategic engagement and policy dialogue with key stakeholders, policy makers, academics and influencers. From 2008 to 2014, he served at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in New York as Head of Strategic Development and Partnerships. Then, he was the Director of Democratic Citizenship and Participation at the Council of Europe, running a team of 160 staff dedicated to fostering democratic participation and citizenship, intercultural understanding and cooperation. From 2018 to 2020, he served as CEO and chairman of the executive Board of the Dialogue of the Dialogue of Civilizations Institute in Berlin. He is the author of EUROPE A LA CARTE, a book of reflection on European identity. He is also the author of “André Bas, Combats pour l’Entente. He regularly contributes comments on international affairs in major media outlets: Euronews, EUReporter, Valeurs Actuelles, l’Opinion, CCTV, TRT, Bastille Magazine.
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