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Bjørn Ihler
Co-founder, Khalifa Ihler Institute
Bjørn Ihler is an activist, speaker, academic and artist working to promote peace and human rights. Ihler's work is influenced by his experiences as a survivor of the terrorist attack committed by far-right extremist Anders Breivik on Utoya Island, Norway, in July 2011. He is co-founder of the Khalifa Ihler Institute, a leading international peacebuilding organisation shaping global policy and conversations in the fight for peace, liberty and equality.