For the past 16 years, Ariane Elmas has been managing United Nations Development Program, as well as projects in different Lebanese public institutions, including the ministries of Environment, Economy, Health, Interior and Defense. Ariane is currently the UNDP Mine Action Adviser for the Lebanese Armed Forces, Lebanon Mine Action Center. She has extensive experience in national and international development, institutional strengthening and capacity development. Ariane has succeeded in persuading several national and international donors in contributing to different initiatives and causes and is currently a goodwill ambassador for the UN Global Compact on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Goals in Lebanon. She holds a B.A. in International Relation Studies from the University of St. Thomas, Texas.