Institute for Strategic Dialogue

ISD, 48 Charles Street, London

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) brings together a range of the elite policy planning activites of Lord Weidenfeld. All but one of its trustees (Helena Kennedy) have connections with the banking and finance sector including with hedge funds. The Institute, however, focuses much of its activities on the question of Islam and its role in Western societies and on defence and intelligence matters. The Institute provides the home for a number of Weidenfeld's other initiatives, such as the Club of Three.

Programmes

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue operates a series of programmes, covering five main areas: Civil Society Networks, Research & Insight, Communication & Technology, Education and Policy & Advisory.

Grassroots Networks

Against Violent Extremism (AVE)

Against Violent Extremism was devised and launched by Google Ideas at the Summit Against Violent Extremism in Dublin in 2011. It is managed by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and is a unique private sector partnership between ISD, Google Ideas, the Gen Next Foundation and rehabstudio. The programme aims to empower former extremists and survivors of extremism in order for them to work together to counter extremist narratives.

website: http://www.againstviolentextremism.org/

Innovation Fund

The Innovation Fund to Counter Hate and Extremism was launched in late 2017. Over the course of 2018, ISD managed this first-of-its-kind pilot programme, funded and supported by Google.org, and helped deliver innovative solutions to hate and extremism across the UK.

Youth Civil Activism Network (YouthCAN)

Youth Civil Activism Network (YouthCAN) is a global youth network dedicated to countering extremism, polarisation and hate speech. YouthCAN operates in more than 130 countries. In 2017, YouthCAN partnered with another ISD project – Strong Cities Network (SCN) – to develop the Young Cities project, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

website: https://www.youthcan.net/

People

Trustees, 2009

Lord Weidenfeld - President | Michael Lewis - Chairman | Professor Peter Baldwin | Stuart Fiertz CFA, CAIA (Club of Three Treasurer) | Sir Ronald Grierson | General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE | Helena Kennedy QC | J. Adair Turner | Pierre Keller | Francis Finlay | The Lord Simon of Highbury CBE

Trustees, 2012

Lord Weidenfeld - President | Michael Lewis - Chairman | Professor Peter Baldwin | Stuart Fiertz CFA, CAIA (Club of Three Treasurer) | Sir Ronald Grierson | General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE | Helena Kennedy QC | J. Adair Turner | Pierre Keller | Francis Finlay | The Lord Simon of Highbury CBE | Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger | Mathias Döpfner | André Hoffmann | Baroness Rawlings

Board and Advisors, 2019

ISD Board

Professor Peter Baldwin | Prof Dr Roland Berger | Mark Bergman | Dr Mathias Döpfner | Stuart Fiertz (Treasurer) | Francis Finlay | Field Marshall the Lord Charles Guthrie | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | Sasha Havlicek (CEO) | Jim Hoagland | Baroness Helena Kennedy QC | Dr. Serra Kidar | John Kremer | Michael Lewis (Chairman) | Shirley Lord Rosenthal | Lynn Nesbit | Farah Pandith | Baroness Patricia Rawlings | Carol Saper | Lawrence Saper | Gil Shiva

International Advisory Board

Timothy Garton Ash | Richard Barrett CMG OBE | Field Marshall the Lord Charles Guthrie | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | Dr August Hanning | Wolfgang Ischinger | Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones | Ana Palacio | Hella Pick | Jonathan Powell | Louis Schweitzer | Lord Adair Turner (Chairman, Policy Board)

Leitender Berator

Richard Barrett CMG OBE | Dr. August Hanning | Dilwar Hussain | Jytte Klausen | Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones | Hella Pick | Magnus Ranstorp