Marie-José Astre-Démoulin is a French published author and a cross-cultural communication specialist.

She has 20 years of experience in conflict management within the United Nations at international level. She now works as a consultant, delivering training sessions in universities, international institutions and private companies all over the world.

She also acts as an Expert for cross-cultural communication issues in the Museum of Communication in Bern. A video of one of her talks is diplayed for the public, in the main hall of the Museum.

Writing is a major part of her life. She has three books published in French and she regularly contributes to collective publications with essays and poems. She translated, from English into French, a dozen of books published by prominent French publishers. And she regulary writes articles for the magazine of the United Nations.

Jan Abellan

Jan Abellan is a designer, illustrator, photographer and professional video maker. He graduated from Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) in 2011. He won the Swiss Design Award in 2012.

He is the co-founder of a design studio based in Paris and Lausanne. His clients include Swiss and international brands involved in the luxury and cultural markets.

He is also an editorial designer and owner of a letterpress printing company in Lausanne, Switzerland.