Founder & Director, Incitāre International
Diplomat | Global Challenges Entrepreneur | Advocate for Systemic Change
info@incitare-international.comBeris Gwynne is the founder of Incitāre International, a Swiss-registered collaborative platform established in 2016 to bring futures thinking and strategic foresight into global development, humanitarian systems, and public–private-partnerships. Her mission is to catalyse ethical innovation, strengthen accountability, and drive transformational change across sectors through values-based, inter-generational collaboration.
A former Australian diplomat and senior aid official, Beris has lived and worked across Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Pacific. She has held senior leadership roles with one of the world’s largest international NGOs, World Vision International, where she served as Vice President for Global Accountability and later as Senior UN Representative in Geneva. In these roles, she led a multi-disciplinary team focused on global health, humanitarian affairs, environment, and international advocacy.
With more than 25 years of experience at the intersection of diplomacy, international development, and civil society leadership, Beris has dedicated her career to bridging policy and practice. She draws on deep knowledge of global systems to help shape inclusive, just, and future-ready institutions that can respond effectively to today’s complex challenges.
Beris holds a Master’s in International Relations with a specialization in International Law and Human Rights, as well as a Graduate Diploma in International Law. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, she remains deeply engaged in global networks, advocating for a shift away from outdated models of aid toward strategic partnerships that promote justice, sustainability, and resilience.