We are a small international team of committed staff members guided by a Board of Directors and supported by the Swedish Royal Family. From our offices in the heart of Stockholm, we work with our global network of UN partners, the private sector, international organisations, academia, and civil society.
Secretary General
Email Cajsa
+46 (0) 70 864 81 51
Cajsa has a long track record from the business and non-profit sectors. For the past five years she has held the position of Executive Director for Operation Smile Sweden. Cajsa has extensive experience and knowledge regarding children’s rights from her work at UNICEF and Plan Sverige. From her years working at SEB and Skandia, she also has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing business today. Cajsa holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Stockholm.
Program Manager
Email Adrien
+46 (0) 70 853 45 95
Adrien joined the Global Child Forum at the start of 2016 and since then has worked in both research and in contributing to the Forum process. Prior to joining Global Child Forum, he worked at the Stockholm Policy Group, a management consulting firm specializing in peace, security and development, and international law and human rights. While there he worked on reports for various development agencies analyzing their out-of-country programs with a focus on conflict sensitivity.
He has also worked as a teacher in Thailand, France and the United Kingdom. He earned an MA in International Relations from the University of Warwick, where he graduated first in his year. He also received a BA in History, with a minor in Economics, from Westminster College.
Project Manager
Email Josefin
+ 46 (0) 73 358 00 19
Josefin works as a Project Manager at Global Child Forum. She holds a Master of Laws and has a demonstrated history of working with strategic partnerships to advance child rights and bridge development cooperation with the private sector. Prior to joining Global Child Forum, she worked at Save the Children with funding and partnerships and, prior to that, she worked at the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) with the Swedish Leaders for Sustainable Development network. Her previous experience also includes working with Private Sector Collaboration for Sida in Tanzania and at CCR CSR (Center for Child Rights & Corporate Social Responsibility) in China as well as at the Embassy of Sweden.
Head of Research and Development
Email Filippa
+46 (0) 72 160 04 30
Fillipa Bergin has spent the last twenty years working within sustainability and human rights in business with organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Storebrand group AS, Axel Johnson group, Axstores AB, the Karolinska Institute, Amnesty Business Group and other NGOs. She holds various board positions for several organizations inclusive of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Vinnova (Sweden’s innovation agency), and the Press Council which investigates breaches in Swedish press-ethical rules. Filippa joined Global Child Forum in January 2020.
Researcher
Email Rebecca
+46 (0) 70 187 14 44
Rebecca works as a Researcher at Global Child Forum. Rebecca holds a first-degree MSc in International Development from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and a BA in International Relations from the University of Exeter (United Kingdom). Her previous professional experiences include undertaking a traineeship at the Swedish representation to the United Nations in Vienna where she covered the work of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Rebecca has also worked with communications and has previous experience organising international conferences covering global issues in several European countries.
Head of External Relations & Engagement
Email Fredrik
+ 46 (0) 73 381 4127
With over 20 years of sustainable development experience, Fredrik leads the External Relations & Engagement team, continuing to develop strategic partnerships and communication with stakeholders worldwide in order to strengthen Global Child Forum’s mission to support corporations in their efforts to positively impact children’s right in their operations. Fredrik brings to this role 16 years of experience as a senior sustainability consultant at PwC, as well as positions managing sustainability within organizations such as Ericsson, OX2 and Peas Industries. Fredrik is also on the board of NMC – The Swedish Association for Sustainable Business and holds a degree in Political Science from Stockholm University. He joined Global Child Forum in the fall 2020.
Business Developer
Email Sara
+46 (0) 72 992 20 13
As Business Developer at Global Child Forum, Sara is responsible for identifying and improving tools and services in order to help businesses enhance their efforts to support children´s rights. Sara has over 15 years’ experience from business development, e-com and business transformation within the retail industry, most recently from H&M and Afound. Sara holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Stockholm University and has completed a course in Business Sustainability Management via University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Children’s Rights and Business Implementation Manager
Email Martin
As the Global Child Forum’s Children’s Rights and Business Atlas Manager, Martin works with businesses and strategic partners worldwide in order to find common answers on how to best integrate children’s rights into business operations by means of using the data driven Atlas tool. Martin holds a M.Sc. in political science from Uppsala University and Sciences-Po in Paris and combines a mix of experience from both the developmental landscape (UNIDO, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International IDEA) as well as the private sector. Martin also lectures on sustainability for business throughout the Nordics and has a deep interest in finding robust solutions to complex issues where development and business meet.
Program Manager
Email Kelli
+46 (0) 73 358 00 21
As Programt Manager, Kelli plans and coordinates Global Child Forum’s internal and external events. She joined Global Child Forum in 2017. Prior to joining the organisation, Kelli worked as a Business Development Associate at CEB, a management consulting firm in Washington DC, where she worked closely with North American financial services executives. She has also worked for IMASTE in Madrid as an event and translation intern. She graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degrees in International Relations, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Program Coordinator
Email Elin
+46 (0) 723 876 733
Elin holds a BA in Global Development studies specializing in International Relations from Stockholm University. She was awarded the Minor Field Study Scholarship for 2018/19 financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and conducted a two-month, in-depth field study in Accra, Ghana. The research project examined a selection of women’s rights organizations and their work in supporting women’s economic rights and activities in Ghana. Elin has previously worked as an intern for the Program Department at The Hunger Project Sweden. As of 2020 Elin holds a place in Operation 1325’s year-long Board Traineeship Program.
Head of Finance and HR
Email Lisa
+46 (0) 70 333 07 55
Lisa is responsible for Global Child Forum’s finance and human resources. She holds a university diploma in sociology with focus on leadership and organisation from Linnaeus University in Växjö and has also studied business administration, quality management and law. Prior to joining Global Child Forum, Lisa was Head of Administration at Utbildningsförvaltningen (Department of Education) for Stockholm City. Prior to that, she spent over ten years as a business controller and the assistant manager at a multinational company in the private sector.
Digital Communication Manager
Email Karin
+46 (0) 70 853 46 72
As Digital Communication Manager, Karin is responsible for developing the communication within our digital platforms, channels that help us spread our knowledge around children’s rights. She has ten years of experience from international communication within the private sector and held previous positions as Digital marketing specialist, Marketing manager and Head of marketing. She studied Media Communication at Linköping University and also holds a Bachelors Degree within Media Management from Linnueaus University. Karin joined the team in 2017.
Head of Communications
Email Linda
+46 (0) 72 387 02 48
Twitter: @lindalodding
As Communication Manager, Linda is responsible for bringing our work, and our message, to our stakeholders. She has long career in communications both in the private and public sector working for UN-affiliated organisations such as The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO and the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. Her public sector work is augmented by assignments in advertising, internet consulting and brand development. She holds an undergraduate degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MBA from the Stern School of Business, New York University. Linda joined Global Child Forum in 2015.
Executive Assistant
Email Katarina
+ 46 (0) 72 964 70 50
Katarina is the Global Child Forum Executive Assistant and also serves as the Secretary of the Global Child Forum Board.
Research Manager
Email Nina
+ 46 (0) 73 381 40 66
Twitter: @VollmerNina
As Research Manager, Nina’s main area of responsibility is to lead and develop the work on the Corporate Benchmark Studies on children’s rights that Global Child Forum produces in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group. In addition to this work, she also takes on other research projects and works on developing the content/inviting speakers for Forums and events. She has previously worked at the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, the Swedish Teacher’s Union, the Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation – SweFOR in Colombia and SonyEricsson. She has also held the voluntary position of group secretary for Amnesty Business Group Sweden and been a member of the Board of Directors at Amnesty Sweden. She has a Master’s Degree in Political Science with a focus on human rights and development from Lund University in Sweden. Nina joined Global Child Forum in 2015.
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