Speakers

Mette Müller Kristensen

Executive Director of Global Focus and Board Member of CIVICUS

Mette Müller Kristensen is Executive Director of Global Focus, the Danish platform for civil society organisations engaged in international development cooperation. Her commitment to inclusive, feminist leadership and strategic alliance-building spans nearly two decades at the helm of several prominent civil society organisations.

As a strategic and visionary pioneer, Mette brings together organisations, politicians, and international actors around key development policy agendas, with particular expertise in strengthening the political presence and independence of civil society.

Her work focuses on empowering global civil society to address challenges such as climate change, inequality, and human rights violations through international cooperation.

She currently co-leads FORUS' working group on Shift the Power and has extensive experience with initiatives including the Digital Democracy Initiative and the Building Responses Together Network.