Brian Ganson is Professor and Head of the Centre on Conflict & Collaboration (CCC) at the Stellenbosch Business School. CCC is a platform for research and dialogue at the nexus of private sector development, conflict and human security. It works with business, government, labour, and communities to reduce the costs of conflict and increase collaborative opportunities. Prof. Ganson is concurrently Professor in the Stellenbosch University School for Data Science, where he studies the intersection of human systems and data systems to improve conflict risk assessment and mitigation, and Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), where he leads research streams on business and conflict in Africa.