Tristen Naylor, PhD is the Founder and Managing Director of Diplomatic Solutions, a bespoke consultancy operating at the intersection of emerging technologies, geopolitics, and multilateral diplomacy. With twenty-years of experience in international affairs, he is a trusted advisor to heads of government, ministers, and private sector leaders; as well as an on-air and in-print expert for international media including The BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, France24, CBC, and ABC. Dr Naylor concurrently serves on the Advisory Boards of London Politica and The Hague Journal of International Diplomacy.Previously, Dr Naylor was the Assistant Professor of International Politics and History at the University of Cambridge, the Lecturer in Diplomatic Studies at the University of Oxford, Fellow in International Relations at the London School of Economics, Visiting Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi, and a Foreign Policy Analyst and Advisor to the Government of Canada. He is the recipient of the LSE's Excellence in Education Award (2019), was named 'Most Acclaimed Lecturer' at Oxford (2016), and was recognised with the Canadian Public Service Award of Excellence (2008).