Niamh Ní Bhriain coordinates the Transnational Institute's (TNI) War and Pacification programme, which focuses on the permanent state of war and pacification of resistance. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).

Before coming to TNI, Niamh spent a number of years living in Colombia and Mexico working with civil society organisations and the UN in the areas of peace-building, transitional justice, the protection of Human Rights Defenders and conflict analysis. She also spent some time in Brussels doing political advocacy before European institutions related to the conflict in Colombia.

Katie Martin is the Coordinator of Afri (Action from Ireland), an organisation committed to peace, justice, human rights, and sustainability since 1975. As an experienced GCE practitioner, Katie passionately advocates for creative and engaging methodologies, seeing their efficacy as powerful catalysts for deeper understanding and action for our shared world. She believes critical hope, active citizenship, and decolonisation are key in imagining and creating more peaceful and equitable futures. Katie holds two first-class honours degrees, a BA in International Relations from DCU and an MA in International Peacebuilding, Security, and Development Practice from Maynooth University. Last but certainly not least, Katie is a proud member of Comhlámh Justice for Palestine, a very active solidarity group based in Dublin. 

Ruairí McKiernan is the CEO of IDEA, the Irish Development Education Association.  His activism has spanned various causes, including anti-war campaigns, environmental protection, mental health reform, and gender-based violence. Ruairí’s international experience includes youth development work in Tanzania, and he recently returned from living in Australia, where he focused on Indigenous rights and advocated for reform of the gambling industry.  Ruairí is also a regular media contributor, a published non-fiction author, and the host of a popular social change podcast, Love and Courage. Ruairí is the founder and former CEO of the pioneering national youth organisation Spunout. He served on the Council of State for seven years as one of President Michael D. Higgins's appointees. He was part of the founding team behind Uplift, the digital campaigning organisation, and established Change Innovations, a social impact consultancy. He has held leadership roles with the refugee and migrant rights organisation Doras and the global empathy education charity Narrative 4. He has also worked closely with the peace and justice group Afri on development education, public engagement, and campaigning for many years.