Episode 1

Kilian Kleinschmidt:
Is Humanitarianism Failing?

Kilian Kleinschmidt is an international networker and humanitarian expert with over 25 years of experience in a wide range of countries, emergencies, and refugee camps as a United Nations official, Aid worker, and Diplomat. He is the best-known and most published aid worker in the world.

Heidi Kingstone has written for some of the world’s leading publications, covering stories on human rights issues, conflict, and politics, reporting from places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Iraq, Bangladesh, Mali, Darfur, and the Middle East. Along the way, they interviewed some key international figures, including Benjamin Netanyahu, Princess Anne, Zaha Hadid, and Daniel Liebeskind.

Heidi's first book, "Dispatches from the Kabul Café," was published by Advance Editions in 2014. It is a collection of true stories gathered while reporting from Afghanistan between 2007 and 2011.

Episode 2

Interpreting Foreign Places with Heidi Kingstone

Noëlla was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Cypriot father and a Congolese mother. At five years old, her life changed when her father suddenly died. Noëlla's mother could no longer support her so she was sent to live with relatives in Europe.

Throughout her difficult childhood, Noëlla had little or no contact with home. Over the course of 13 years she exchanged a few letters with her mother and had two or three phone calls. Christmas and birthdays were hardly celebrated. Whilst living with relatives she was allowed to pursue her education and Noëlla's determination as she progressed through school and then onto higher education led to her receiving a degree in Business Management.

Episode 3

Liberation through Education

A discussion with Halo Trust CEO and founder, James Cowan

James Cowan was a soldier. He joined The Black Watch from Oxford in 1986, serving in Berlin, Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Hong Kong. He helped plan the Kosovo operation in 1999. He commanded in Iraq in 2004 and 2006. He planned the military Olympic security operation of 2012. In 2015 he become HALO’s CEO.

Episode 4

War Peace Humanitarian Demining

Claus Haugaard Sørensen is a Special Advisor on crisis prevention, humanitarian, and development policy. Mr. Sørensen has been a policy driver in the European institutions on issues such as the creation of the EURO, the reunification of Germany, Enlargement, the European Social dimension and Labour market, Climate and Environment, the Internal Market, the fight against organised crime, agriculture, development, humanitarian aid and communication.

Episode 5

Resilience, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response

Mohsen Sarhan is the CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank, the leading Food Bank in the region, and the inspiration behind more than 88 food banks globally. Previously, he was the CEO of Kheir Wa Baraka - a national nonprofit with a team of 250+ development professionals. Additionally, Mohsen serves on the directorship committee of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as President for the MENA Chapter. Mohsen speaks, teaches, and consults on strategic management for public organizations, corporate social responsibility strategy, fundraising, diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement. He holds a B.Sc. in Economics from Cairo University, a GD in International Markets from the Arab Academy, and two Master degrees from The American University in Cairo and Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the US, both in Public Administration.

Episode 6

Supporting Day Labor, a Social Responsibility