Christopher Shand

Experience

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  Institut européen des relations internationales

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Political Analyst

  - Assisted the director in development of alternative foreign and defence policy to NATO. Contacted military Generals and senior NATO and EU Commission staff to discuss ideas developed by the IERI. Organized the ensuing conference on “Stratégie, Diplomatie et Guerre au XXIe siècle”.- Focused on the Ukrainian situation.

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  Médecins du Monde

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

  International Project Coordinator

  - Watched over health, carceral and political situations in Guinea, Palestine and the Balkans.- Prepared the budget, monitored its execution & the programs. - Prepared the financial reports, formulated new project proposals for Albania and grant applications.

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  Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Analyst in Business Diplomacy

  Internship in the Mission of Strategic Sectors (Direction des Entreprises et de l'Economie Internationale) : - Analyst: responsible for promotion and global expansion of French energy companies (Total, Engie, Alstom, Technip, Air Liquide).- Monitored Energy geopolitics and wrote research reports.- Wrote briefing reports for Ministers of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade.- Intermediated between the Ministry and Oil & Gas firms for the COP21 (Paris Climate Conference).- Analysed contracts submitted by Oil & Gas companies for their environmental impact.- Ministry representative for energy industry at conferences including the World Gas Congress. Show less

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  British Team of Ski-mountaineering

  Nov 2015 - May 2016

  Athlete, Manager

  International Olympic Committee approved after July 2016- Competed in the European Championship and World Cups.- Initiated, negotiated and closed YogiTea’s sponsorship of the team.- Team building and management.

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  LuxAltius Productions

  Apr 2016 - now

  Investigating & storytelling:- Carlingues au Mont Blanc: Video reports on the two crashes of Malabar Princess & Kangchenjunga near Mont Blanc (1950 & 1966) for the Swiss TV.- War in Ukraine w/ Prix Albert Londres Cédric Gras, March-April 2022: reports for Marianne & L'Obs magazines, RTS newspress- “Les Prétendants à l’Atlantique”: crossing the Atlantic Ocean sailing. 3 hours long show produced for "Passe-moi les Jumelles" (RTS).- Arctic Circle Trail: crossing West Greenland. Short movie.- Within the ice: Video clips & articles made after a month spent in Island w/ one of the best ice climbers in the world.- Post Tenebras Lux: 3 months getting to Iraq by train. 2 months in Iraq reporting on: Smuggling between Iran & Kurdistan (published in Marianne Mag), Yazidi refugees, Environment activism in Iraq, Shepherds & Mountaineers of the north, Syrien refugees & their small businesses in Erbil, Damned artists, Miasmas in the bazaar.- "La Blanche Evasion": film co-produced w/ the RTS on my crossing the Jura skating in 4 days (280km), 2019- Report on a 2-weeks hike across Skye & the Western Highlands- Report of a bike trip Switzerland – Istanbul, 5 videos- Interviews of The North Face athletes Simone Moro, Conrad Anker, David Lama, Hansjörg Auer, Adam Bielecki, David Goetler, Hervé Barmasse, Montagnes Mag, 2018-2021- Editorial Changes at Cumhuriyet: the Loss of a Major Independent Voice in Turkey?, Inter Press Service, 2018- Advocacy for an alternative tourism in the mountains, Montagnes Mag, 2018- Climate change, hidden consequences for high altitudes plants? Montagnes Mag, 2018- Migrants of a Southern Alpine night: the forbidden mountaineers, Montagnes Mag, 2018,- Pierra Menta ski-mountaineering race: both an ordeal and a celebration, Montagnes Mag, 2018,- Photo essay on a Ski touring expedition through the Trentino Dolomites with Salewa, Wider Mag, 2018,- Emigrantes de una noche alpina: Los Montaneros prohibidos, Revista Oxigeno, 2018. Show less - Corporate videos and photo shootings in diverse engaging environments for: Montblanc, BVLGARI, IWC Schaffhausen, Area Dance Geneva, Mirabaud, Bordier and Cie banking, SYZ banking, MSC Cargo, North Sails, Columbia, CapGemini, Inov8, The North Face, YETI Coolers, Crosscall, Rab, Cébé Eyewear, Helinox, Osprey, Knowledge Cotton Organic, Société Nautique de Genève, Bücher+Walt, Garmin, Dufour Yachts, Sopras Apnea...- Visual content provided for WorldTempus, GMT Publishing and Skippers Magazine for brands like: MontBlanc, Bvlgari, Vacheron Constantin, Louis Vuitton, Omega, Blancpain, Frédérique Constant, Breitling, Jacob&Co, Ulysse Nardin, Alpina, Bulgari, Hublot, Tag Heuer, Jaeger-Lecoultre, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bell & Ross, Parmigiani, Cyrus, De Bethune, H. Moser & Cie, MB&F, Maurice Lacroix, Roger Dubuis, Zenith, Behrens, Urwerk, Corum, Doxa, Reuge, Lionel Meylan Jewelry Maker, Claude Meylan, Carl F. Bucherer, Bianchet, Czapek & Cie, HYT, Phillips, Beauregard, Bücher+Walt, Solaris, The Multihull show... Show less

  • Freelance Reporter (writer, photographer, filmmaker)

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Art director and creator

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Photographe indépendant

    Apr 2016 - now
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  Right Livelihood Award Foundation

  May 2017 - Sept 2017

  Chargé de communication

  Develop this Alternative Nobel Prize Award's outreach in the French and English speaking community.

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  International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF)

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2020

  Olympic Fundraiser & Sponsor agent

  Raising funds for the ISMF — International Olympic Committee approved after July 2016 — in anticipation of the 2020 Youth Olympics, and 2026 Olympic Winter Games.In touch with family offices, private and institutional agents.