Lars Peter Nissen is a humanitarian leader and innovator, serving as the founding director of ACAPS, an independent organization that provides analysis to support crisis response worldwide. With extensive experience across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, he challenges the sector to rethink how it uses data, anticipates risks, and navigates uncertainty. At ACAPS, he drives independent, forward-looking analysis that shapes decision-making in crises from conflict to natural disasters. Nissen is respected for questioning orthodoxies and advocating adaptive, networked approaches to humanitarian action, positioning him as a prominent voice for change in a world defined by volatility and complexity. In his spare time he hosts the Trumanitarian podcast.