UICA
Team
Meet the people leading UICA’s work.
Éric Gozlan
President
Éric Gozlan is an international mediator and expert in diplomacy and geopolitics. As Co-Director of I-Transform, he specializes in track-two diplomacy and conflict resolution across the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Africa. He advises French parliamentary institutions on radicalization and conflict prevention and contributes to international media and academic forums on peace and security.
Isabelle Wachsmuth
Vice-President
Isabelle Wachsmuth, MSc, MPH, is an internationally recognized expert in systemic analysis, renowned for shaping multisectoral and multidisciplinary approaches that transform complex health and social systems. She is also a leading voice in the field of living health systems and an accomplished artist, directing the global initiative Art Impact For Health, which integrates creativity into public health transformation worldwide. As co-director of I-Transform, she specializes in innovative practices that use art and creativity as pathways for healing trauma at both individual and collective levels. She advises institutions and organizations on preventing radicalization and conflict, contributing to peacebuilding through systemic, creative, and community-based approaches.
Andrii Nesterenko
Treasurer
Andrii Nesterenko is an international relations specialist and senior executive with extensive experience across public administration, infrastructure development, and parliamentary diplomacy. His career spans leadership roles in the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Odesa Regional Council, driving major EIB and EBRD investment programs, regional healthcare initiatives, and cross-border transport projects. A veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, CEO and co-owner of the Strategic Black Sea Services srl, he combines public service with high-impact community and veteran support initiatives.
Richard Brady
Secretary
Richard Brady is a British lawyer and international legal educator with more than five decades of professional experience across prosecution, private legal practice, executive management, financial services and professional education. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in England before establishing and managing his own legal practice in London. His subsequent career included senior international management in the Middle East and financial-services experience in the City of London. Since 2005 his principal professional focus has been international legal education and professional skills development. As Founder and Director of the British Legal Centre, he has designed and delivered legal and professional training for lawyers, judiciaries, law firms, multinational companies and professional organisations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
Lilia Khrustalova
Delegate in Ukraine
Lilia Khrustalova is a rheumatologist and Principal Investigator in international multicentre clinical research studies, with three medical specialisations and extensive professional experience in clinical medicine and research. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she has been actively involved in volunteer and defence-related activities, serving with a volunteer formation of the territorial community and working as a UAV pilot instructor. Since 2024, she has organised and delivered training courses for UAV pilots, providing practical training for operators and developing hands-on educational programmes. Today, Lilia is involved in international projects supporting Ukraine, including rehabilitation initiatives, professional training programmes, and efforts to strengthen international cooperation and coordinate assistance.