Fabrizio Hochschild draws on more than three decades of field and senior leadership experience in the United Nations to offer lectures and teaching engagements on a range of interconnected themes.
His approach combines analytical rigour with first-hand testimony: he has negotiated with armed groups, coordinated peace processes, led humanitarian operations in active war zones, advised Secretaries-General, and also failed — publicly and instructively.
His lectures are not frameworks from a distance. They are reflections from inside the most complex environments the world has to offer.
Available for lectures and teaching
He is available for university courses, executive education programmes, policy institutes, and invited lectures on the following themes:
Leadership under pressure
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What effective leadership looks like in crisis, conflict and uncertainty; the role of courage, ethics and political judgement; lessons from UN field and senior HQ experience.
Multilateralism and global governance
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The United Nations system, its achievements and limits; the future of international cooperation; the role of multilateral institutions in a fragmented world.
Peace processes and transitional justice
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The UN’s role in peace negotiations; the experience of Colombia and other post-conflict settings; the inclusion of victims; reconciliation and accountability.
Humanitarian action
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Protection of civilians; field dilemmas; the ethics of intervention; lessons from Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor and beyond.
AI, technology and global cooperation
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Governance of artificial intelligence; digital public goods; the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation; the role of technology in humanitarian action.
Mental health in high-stakes professions
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PTSD and resilience among humanitarian and UN workers; reducing stigma; institutional responsibility for staff wellbeing.
Leadership coaching and professional transitions
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Reflection on purpose, identity and effectiveness at pivotal moments in an international career.