Vanessa Liston

Dr. Vanessa Liston is the founder and CEO of CiviQ, focused on advancing methods, approaches and technologies for public engagement and deliberative democracy. Her team at CiviQ will lead the Irish pilot with University College Cork as part of work package 3 on 'intersectional participatory assemblages: co-designing inclusive participation'. Vanessa has over 25 years of experience in democracy research, citizen engagement, and participatory innovations at the local and international level. She is a former local elected representative and is an active community member civil society groups and networks.