Elisabet Cantenys

Elisabet Cantenys is the founding Executive Director of the ACOS Alliance, a unique coalition of more than 160 news organizations, press freedom NGOs and journalist associations working together to champion safe and responsible journalistic practices. Elisabet has nearly 20 years experience working on journalists safety issues. Prior to joining the ACOS Alliance she was Head of Programmes at the Rory Peck Trust, in London, where she oversaw its assistance and safety training programmes, co-founded the Journalists in Distress network (JiD) and led more than a dozen journalist safety projects worldwide. Elisabet has also worked as a freelance documentary producer, radio journalist and writer.