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Héni Nsaibia, Senior Analyst, West Africa, ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data). He leads the conflict data collection and analysis for the Sahel. He is also the director of Menastream, a research and risk consultancy that provides intelligence analysis and tailored services. Heni’s research interests and expertise center around insurgencies and their various dimensions, and non-state actors in Sahelian countries. In addition to his research activities, Héni is regularly consulted by the media, government agencies, and various organizations on security issues in the Sahel and North Africa.

Héni has over 15 years of experience in researching the broader MENA-region. He is the co-author of The Islamic State in Africa: The Emergence, Evolution, and Future of the Next Jihadist Battlefront (Hurst Publishers). His work and commentary have been published in the CTC Sentinel, African Affairs, ISPI, Le Monde, Jeune Afrique, The Guardian, TIME, and Al Jazeera, among others.

Lt Col Liam Morrissey, CEO of MS Risk Limited, a British security and crisis response consultancy.  He is a former combat arms officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and intelligence officer with the British Army.  Previously he was the Head of Risk Management and Security for the international division of Tesco plc. 

Liam formed MS Risk two decades ago and the company works in support of insurers, financiers and natural resources companies on an international basis.  MS Risk has worked continuously in the Sahel region for the last 18 years providing consulting, project management and crisis response services to clients. 

Liam is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and in 2023 he was awarded a Doctor of Science (hc) by Brunel University for his crisis negotiation doctrine.

Estelle Levin-Nally (M.A., M.A., CDir Dip) has been working in minerals sustainability since 2000, beginning her career in shipbroking, gorilla conservation and international development. Today she builds post-extractivist, regenerative and equitable minerals value chains to make business and society more sustainable.

Estelle is CEO and Founder of B Corp^TM advisory firm, Levin Sources, which has helped 160+ clients mine, trade, source, finance and regulate minerals more responsibly through 320+ projects on 160+ minerals in 90+ countries since 2010. Levin Sources helps mining and minerals players solve rather than worsen global challenges, ultimately building resilience and value for businesses and communities, especially in fragile societies and environments. Estelle mobilises her wide expertise to this end, whether advising on sustainable minerals policy & investment, market linkages & resilient trade, environmental and human rights due diligence, standards design & implementation, responsible business conduct, stakeholder engagement, or developing the artisanal and small-scale mining sector. She has experience advising multilateral, public, private and third sector clients in diverse sectors: mining, metallurgy, recycling, jewelry, electronics, automotive, renewables, finance, conservation and human rights.

Estelle holds and has held a wide suite of voluntary roles over the years. In 2026 she concluded tenure as advisor to the G7 as member of their Gender Equality Advisory Council and as a Commissioner for the Global Investor Commission for Mining 2030. Today, she is a Member of Women in Mining UK’s Policy & Research Committee.

As a result of her work, Estelle has been recognised as a 100 Global Inspirational Woman in Mining (2020) and an African Mining Review’s “Mining Elite in Africa” (2024)

An experienced researcher and author, she has led several field investigations into the spillover of violent extremism from the Sahel into Coastal West Africa, and the systemic causes of regional conflict, and contributed to policy‑shaping publications. Ms. Bernard continues to shape contemporary discourse on regional security dynamics, often being invited to speak with media and advise policy circles on security dynamics in the region. For example, in June 2025 she spoke with the Washington Post about how escalating instability in West Africa “directly impacts U.S. national security” amid the rise of extremist groups in the Sahel. She holds a Masters Degree from Tufts University’s Fletcher School.