Karen Arteaga Garzón is a feminist peacebuilder and dialogue facilitator with over a decade of experience supporting inclusive, community-led peace processes in Colombia. As Executive Director of Rodeemos el Diálogo (Embrace Dialogue, ReD), she coordinates multi-stakeholder projects on dialogue, memory, reconciliation, and peace pedagogy. Currently, Karen serves on the Technical Secretariat in the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the armed group Comuneros del Sur, providing methodological and strategic support to advance a restorative and participatory approach. Her work has focused on creating spaces that elevate women’s voices, integrate restorative justice practices, and strengthen civil society’s role in peacebuilding. She brings expertise in designing collaborative methodologies with a gender and restorative lens, bridging grassroots initiatives with national and international policy arenas. She has also partnered with academic institutions in the UK and beyond to research polarisation, unarmed civilian protection, and transitional justice—always with a focus on women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding. For Karen, peacebuilding is both professional and personal: a commitment to ensure that women are not only present but central in transforming conflict. She believes in the power of dialogue, feminist practices, and restorative justice to heal divides and reimagine relationships.