The Kluz Prize for PeaceTech
Kluz Prize for PeaceTech 2023
Celebrating those who build peace
Overview
The 2023 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech was awarded to Bogdan Ivanel, Founder and Chairperson of Commit Global. Three Special Distinctions were awarded to Ishraq Irteza (Deployment Strategist at Palantir Technologies’ Foundry) for Big Tech Building Peace, Megan Price (Executive Director of Human Rights Data Analysis Group) for a Non Profit Organization Advancing Peace, and Shawn Guttman (Co-Founder and CEO of Project Didi) for Innovative Use of AI/ML.
The 2023 Kluz Prize for PeaceTech was organized by Kluz Ventures with the support of The GovLab and awarded in September 2023, on the eve of the International Day of Peace during the 78th United Nations General Assembly. The Award Ceremony was held at the Union League Club in New York City.
Winner
Special Distinctions
Highlights
Selection Committee
Ana Carolina González PeñaVice President of Research and Analysis at Direct Relief
Artur KluzFounder & CEO of Kluz Ventures
Bradley TuskCo-Founder & Managing Partner of Tusk Venture Partners, Founder of Tusk Strategies
Chris LarsenAngel Investor and Business Executive
Daniel WilhelmPresident of The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Evelyn TauchnitzSenior Research Fellow at the University of Lucerne’s Institute of Social Ethics
Kay Firth-ButterfieldExecutive Director of the Centre for Trustworthy Technology 
Simona Paravani-MellinghoffGlobal CIO of Solutions - Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions at BlackRock
Stefaan VerhulstCo-Founder & Chief Research & Development Officer of The GovLab 
Stephen RobertsProfessor of Machine Learning at University of Oxford & Co-Founder of Mind Foundry
Stuart E. EizenstatSenior Counsel at Covington & Burling