Khalid Koser
Executive Director GCERF
Dr Khalid Koser is the founder and Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), the global fund for preventing violent extremism. Over the last ten years, GCERF grants have provided better alternatives for almost four million young people at direct risk of radicalization and recruitment across the world. An academic by training, Khalid is Extraordinary Professor in Conflict, Peace, and Security at the University of Maastricht, and was recently ranked in the top two percent of scientists across all disciplines worldwide by Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the Brookings Institution, Chatham House, and the Lowy Institute. Khalid chaired the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Migration, was editor of the Journal of Refugee Studies, and was Chair of the Board of Trustees of Raleigh International. He was appointed MBE for services to asylum seekers and refugees in the Queen’s 2014 New Year’s Honours List, and in 2024 was appointed Honorary Life Member of the University College Dublin Law Society.
2025 Agenda Sessions
A nexus approach - framing African minerals within the global security matrix.
- As the global energy transition gathers pace, how can producers stave off the same "resource curse" that many oil producers have faced?
- Why is African developmental security paramount to the wider global security nexus?
- As foreign partners increasingly seek to secure CRMs, can producers leverage this to develop a united and robust African voice in global economic and political governance?
- How can a community centric approach help guide conflict-sensitivity that supports protection of local communities whilst prioritising investment in labour empowerment, skills development, and sustainable livelihoods for long-term community upliftment?
Tuesday 04 February 16:30 - 17:15 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit Track 1
- As the global energy transition gathers pace, how can producers stave off the same "resource curse" that many oil producers have faced?
- Why is African developmental security paramount to the wider global security nexus?
- As foreign partners increasingly seek to secure CRMs, can producers leverage this to develop a united and robust African voice in global economic and political governance?
- How can a community centric approach help guide conflict-sensitivity that supports protection of local communities whilst prioritising investment in labour empowerment, skills development, and sustainable livelihoods for long-term community upliftment?
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