Franck Bousquet is the Deputy Director coordinating engagement with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS). Franck led the preparation of the IMF FCS Strategy approved by the Board in March 2022. Prior to joining the IMF, he was the senior director of the World Bank's Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group. Franck led the development of the Bank's first Strategy for Fragility, Conflict and Violence. In this role, he mobilized expertise and supported teams across the Bank to deliver on the ground in collaboration with humanitarian-development-peace partners, including the implementation of the $25 billion International Development Association financing package for the poorest countries. Franck has several years of leadership experience in working on fragile and conflict affected states, including significant work on resilience and reconstruction issues such as the World Bank's response to the Syrian refugee crisis. He led an international effort, through the set-up of the Global Concessional Financing Facility, to bridge the gap in humanitarian and development assistance by providing concessional financing to middle-income countries facing refugee crises and providing a Global Public Good.

Fie Lauritzen is team leader in the Policy & Programme team in DanChurchAid, member of the VOICE board of directors, and the co-chair of the Charter4Change advocacy group. She has previously worked for the Red Cross and the UN in Myanmar, Sudan, and South Sudan with extensive field work in other locations as well.

Based in Brussels, Florence Ranson is an independent strategic communications adviser, event moderator and trainer specialised in European affairs. Her clients range from International/European institutions to private companies, including media and trade associations.