CMI — Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
Johannes Laaksonen is a seasoned security professional with extensive experience in managing security and risk in complex peace processes at CMI — Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation since June 2016. As Security Manager, Laaksonen oversees security, safety, and information security in challenging environments. Prior roles include Security Adviser, where modernization of security management structures was a key focus, and Security Assistant, providing support to leadership in security matters. From 2013 to 2016, Laaksonen worked as a freelance journalist specializing in international, national, and corporate security affairs, including reporting from the West Bank during the 2014 Gaza-Israel conflict. Earlier experience includes a tenure in the Finnish Defence Forces as Chair of the Conscript Committee. Laaksonen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Security Management from Laurea University of Applied Sciences, completed in 2018.
CMI — Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
CMI is an independent Finnish organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflicts through mediation and dialogue. Our work creates better peace processes, better peacemakers and better ways of building peace. Founded by Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari in 2000, we have since grown to be a leader in the field of international peacemaking. Our team consists of more than 100 international experts, and we have ongoing commitments in the Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eurasia and Asia. Contact: General: cmi.helsinki@cmi.fi Media enquiries: comms@cmi.fi In Finnish: CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation on itsenäinen suomalainen järjestö, joka ehkäisee ja ratkaisee konflikteja vuoropuhelun ja rauhanvälityksen avulla. Presidentti ja rauhannobelisti Martti Ahtisaaren vuonna 2000 perustama CMI on yksi maailman johtavista rauhanvälittäjistä. Keywords: Peacebuilding, conflict resolution, peace mediation, inclusivity, gender equality, digital peacemaking, women in peace processes, local ownership, non-governmental, dialogue, honest broker, sustainable peace