Bénédicte de Montlaur is President and CEO of World Monuments Fund (WMF), the world’s foremost private organization dedicated to saving extraordinary places while empowering the communities around them. She is responsible for defining WMF’s strategic vision, implementing that vision in more than 30 countries around the world, and leading a team that spans the globe. Her background mixes culture and the arts, politics, international diplomacy, and human rights. Prior to joining WMF, de Montlaur spent two decades working across three continents as a senior diplomat at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kateryna Chuyeva has served as Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine since September 2021. Her portfolio as the Deputy Minister includes museums and cultural heritage. Previously, Chuyeva has worked in the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts (1998-2021), where from 2018 to 2021 she held the position of Director General. She has also held posts of curator and co-curator of exhibitions, conferences, and other projects at the Khanenko Museum. Chuyeva has been an ICOM Member since 2008 and President of ICOM Ukraine since 2012.

Alexandra Fiebig joined the Swiss-based foundation in early 2019. Before that, Alexandra worked for nine years at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. At ALIPH, Alexandra works on projects in Afghanistan, North-East Syria and various ALIPH Action Plans such as for the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Beirut, following the 2021 port blast as well as for the past year on the ALIPH Ukraine Action Plan. Alexandra Fiebig holds two Master degrees in History and Modern Languages of University of Oxford, and Arts and Heritage Management from University of Maastricht.

Kateryna Goncharova previously served as a Head of the Research Department at the Ukrainian State Research and Project Institute for Historic Preservation; she has been deeply involved in the preservation of architectural heritage and historical sites in Ukraine, including research, management, and scientific support of projects. As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Goncharova also conducted research concerning the U.S. experience in historic preservation based on public-private partnership, community engagement, and neighborhood revitalization. She also managed and co-organized numerous projects on integrated urban development, civic participation, and the evaluation of cultural heritage as a resource for strategic development. Kateryna Goncharova holds a Ph.D. in Museum and Monuments Studies from The Center of Monuments Research at the National Academy of Science (NAS) Ukraine and USPHCM.

Milena Chorna is an art historian and cultural heritage expert. She currently serves as Head of the International Exhibitions Department at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War (War Museum) and as an expert on the cultural heritage sector at the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. Between March 2022 and January 2023, Milena volunteered for the Museum Crisis Center, as well as occasionally volunteering for the Heritage Emergency Rescue Initiative. Her work has involved monitoring the urgent needs of Ukrainian museum workers in the reclaimed regions of Ukraine and those at the front, providing assistance with packing materials, evacuating people and collections, and securing individual financial help for over 400 museum workers. Milena is a guest lecturer on "Tourism and preservation of cultural heritage" at the Kyiv-Mohyla School of Government. She has authored over 40 scholarly articles and two white papers, and is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and in Art History.