William is a Research Assistant at Prospect Peace Limited, working in the field of peacebuilding and conflict prevention. He specialises in countries in the Middle East, including Iraq. He also has worked with the International Crisis Group, as a consultant, and in research. William studied at the University of Sheffield, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in History, and then at the SOAS University of London, earning a MSc in Middle East Politics.

Rich is a co-founder and Chief Executive of Settle, a homelessness charity that supports vulnerable young people moving into their first home. The charity helps with the transition of young people in the UK moving away from temporary housing, teaching them practical skills. He has won the Shackleton Leadership Award. Rich studied at Bayes Business School and the University of Nottingham, he also is a Social Innovation Fellow at Year Here. He has worked with developing Trading Up, a project designed to help young homeless people develop working skills.

Helen is a Lecturer at the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. The Centre offers fully funded; research informed professional development for secondary school teachers to support them when teaching the Holocaust to young people. With over 20 years’ experience in education, Helen’s previous roles have included secondary history and Politics teacher, initial teacher educator, school governor and board member for a schools based initial teacher education provider.