Ansgar Kiene, Campaign Manager 

Ansgar Kiene worked as an International Media and Communications Manager in Düsseldorf and London for eight years, developing media strategies and advertising campaigns for major corporations, such as Canon Europe. During this time, he took sabbatical leave to travel around Africa with his wife for one year. Before joining the World Future Council in October 2007, he was the European Campaign Coordinator at the Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN) International Secretariat in Heidelberg working on the Human Right to Food. Prior to this, Ansgar prepared the Civil G8 Dialogue 2007 and coordinated the G8-NGO-Platform for the German NGO Forum on Environment & Development in Bonn. He also coordinated the European Energy Revolution Tour at Greenpeace Germany in Hamburg. Since March 2010 Ansgar runs the Africa Liaison Office in Johannesburg, South Africa.