Delia Mamon, professional experience
Current responsibility
2005 to present
Founder and President of Graines de Paix Foundation
Geneva, Switzerland
- Developed the NGO's vision and pedagogy connecting Education, Prevention (violence and radicalization) and Peace (societal, with nature).
- Signed nationwide contracts with the Ministries (Education, Social Affairs) of Cote d'Ivoire, and Benin (ongoing), and also with Guinea Conakry, Senegal, Lebanon and Tunisia (to be implemented.
- Led it to international recognition with the obtention of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize in 2022, the Leaders for Peace Foundation's "Smart Peace Prize" in 2019 and the EndViolence.org recognition (2019). Became an Ashoka Impact Laureate in 2014.).
Previous professional experience
1995-2002
Founder and President, Fondation iNFOMEDIS, Vevey, Suisse
- Proposed, designed and led the Explorapark on Biosciences and Health project. Obtained the official support of the Lausanne Medical Faculty, the EPF technology institutes, the Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, the Canton of Vaud and the City of Vevey.
1991-1994
Independent Strategic marketing Consultant, Genoa, Italy
for a number of international hi-tech and industrial companies
- Marketing positioning, strategic communications and distribution agreements.
1989-1990
Managing Director, Regis Mc Kenna France
- Developed the business in France, Germany and Italy for this past prestigious Silicon Valley strategic marketing consultancy firm for high technology groups.
1983-1989
Management positions, Honeywell Europe, Middle-East & Africa
EMEA Head Office, Brussels, Automation Excellence Center, Paris)
An Industrial and building automation multinational.
- Won the 1984 Honeywell President's Award for highest achievement worldwide.
- European Marketing Manager, petrochemicals, food and beverage industries 1984-1987
- European Strategic Planning Manager, 1983-1984
- Quality Improvement Manager for the EMEA Headquarters, 1984 (in parallel).
1980-1982
Honeywell Inc., London, GB
A Computer systems company.
- Won the Achievement Award for the highest number of systems sold (1982)
- Won the Achievement Award for the first two sales in record time (1980)
1977-1979
Lansing, Paris, France
An international high-end fork lift truck company.
- Marketing promotions manager.
1976-1977
OECD, Paris, France
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Economist specializing in the efficiency evaluation of the national health systems in the 24 countries of the time.
Previous volunteering missions
2004-2005
Volunteer support for the Sant'Egidio NGO
Italian NGO encouraging interreligious peace, fighting Aids and alleviating poverty.
- Provided support and care to AIDS beneficiaries in Mozambique, 2004.
- Assisted the Manager in partnership negotiations in Swaziland, 2004.
- Assisted the translation team of their world interreligious forum in Lyon, 2005.
Memberships
Current professional memberships
- KIX Knowledge Innovation Exchange (since May 2023)
- NORRAG Network map (since May 2023)
- Safe-to-Learn working group (since January 2023) (initegrated into UNICEF).
- RECI, Swiss Network for International Education and Cooperation, Switzerland
- Rotary Club (Verbier) and invitee to the Geneva International Club.
Past professional memberships
- UNESCO-Africa Network of research institutes and of foundations for the promotion of the culture of peace
- Coordination for Peace and Nonviolence Education, Paris, France
- International Peace Bureau (IPB), Geneva, Switzerland
- Initiatives of Change, Caux, Switzerland.
Other active memberships
- Verbier Festival & Academy, Member and music student lodger since 1995.
- Friends Association of Verbier, Current member since 1998 and founding Board member
- Friends of Cully Classique (now Lavaux Classic), past Member of the Board, 2004-2008
- Fond'action contre le cancer (CHUV, Lausanne), past Member of the Board), 2004-2008
- WWF, Paris, past member, 1976-1977
