Full Name
Els Debuf
Job title
Head of Delegation for Cyberspace - Global Cyber Hub
Company
International Committee of the Red Cross
Speaker Bio
Ms. Els Debuf heads the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) Delegation for Cyberspace and Global Cyber Hub, based in Luxembourg. Previously she held senior leadership roles, including Representative to the Palestinian Authority and Head of Mission based in Jerusalem, Strategic Advisor to the ICRC Delegation in Tel Aviv, and Deputy Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation for Southern Europe, where she oversaw operations in multiple countries. Ms. Debuf also worked as ICRC’s legal advisor on privileges and immunities and worked in ICRC field delegations in Guinea-Conakry, Colombia and Georgia. With a PhD in public international law from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Ms. Debuf is a published author and speaker on humanitarian action and international humanitarian law.
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