VoDIAdvancing Diplomacy. Shaping Policy. Shaping The Future.
Voice of Diplomacy Institute (VoDI) is an independent, non-partisan global think tank, research institute, educational institution, and professional service organization. VoDI works to connect ideas, people, and institutions to build a more cooperative, sustainable, and globally connected world.
What the Institute is
Think tank & Research Institute
Independent research, policy analysis and evidence-based solutions for global and regional challenges.
Professional Service Organization
Advisory, consulting, training and capacity building for governments, institutions and the private sector.
Diplomatic Platform
Facilitating dialogue, partnerships and high-level engagement across regions and sectors.
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Peace
- Respect
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Excellence
Building Bridges Through Diplomacy.
Voice of Diplomacy Institute (VoDI) is an independent, non-partisan global think tank, research institute, educational institution, and professional service organization providing research, advisory, education, dialogue, and leadership solutions across diplomacy, international relations, aviation diplomacy, and climate & energy diplomacy to advancing dialogue, policy innovation, and international cooperation.
VoDI works to connect ideas, people, and institutions to build a more cooperative, sustainable, and globally connected world.
VoDI bridges governments, international organizations, academia, and the private sector through fostering collaboration and strategic thinking in an increasingly complex world.
Impact, by the numbers
- 1,283Participants Reached
- 15Trainings Delivered
- 2Policy Briefs Published
- 25Policy Papers Published
- 35Podcasts Produced
- 16Conferences & Forums
- 200+Government Officials Engaged
- 25+Countries Engaged
- 60Fellows Supported
VoDI Photo Gallery
Convenings, missions and training, photographed as the work happened.
NORDIC AFRICA EV SUMMIT 2026Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · 2026-09-16
Seabury Solution Booth during African Air Trasport Convention & EXPO 2026Lome, Togo · 2026-06-18
AFRICAN MRO Conference 2026Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · 2026-03-29
NEISA AFRICA SUMMIT 2026Kigali, Rwanda · 2026-05-19
Africa Air Transport Convention & EXPO 2026 in Lome, TogoLome, Togo · 2026-09-26
IATA FOCUS AFRICA SUMMIT 2026Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · 2026-04-29Latest insights
Five core pillars
A global network of diplomats,
experts and institutions
VoDI convenes governments, international organizations, academia, the private sector and emerging leaders, a multi-stakeholder approach to global and regional challenges.
Join our networkCities in the network: Hargeisa, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Cairo, Abuja, Dakar, Pretoria, Brussels, Geneva, London, Ankara, Dubai, New Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Washington, Brasilia.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to what the Institute is asked most often, kept in one place rather than scattered through the site.
This is where our institutional members appear
here
This is for large corporations and multinational companies, Instituations, Airlines and airport operators, Banks and financial institutions and other large instituations in the aviation, and energy industries
- Corporate Membership Certificate.
- Organization profile on the VoDI website.
- Access to VoDI events, forums, and policy dialogues.
- Preferential access to selected VoDI training programmes.
Our partners
Become a member
Membership is open to individuals and to organisations, each category with its own annual fee. Requests are answered by email, and no payment is taken on this site.