Building Bridges Between Nations and Cultures

Connecting people, communities, and cultures through inclusion, intercultural dialogue, cultural diplomacy, and international cooperation.

Bridging Nations Foundation creates meaningful opportunities for individuals, organizations, and communities to engage across cultural boundaries. Through art, education, dialogue, and collaborative initiatives, we foster understanding, celebrate diversity, and strengthen global connections that inspire positive change.

A Foundation Built For Lasting Impact

Bridging Nations is a non-profit foundation serving the public interest, dedicated to long-term social impact through art, culture, inclusion, intercultural dialogue, and cultural diplomacy.


We build lasting bridges between people, communities, and nations promoting cross-cultural harmony, global cooperation, and meaningful human connection.

Board of Directors

Kian Farhoumand

Co-Founder

Madeleine ImKey

Founder

Daniel Gabrieli

Legal Adviser

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Kian Farhoumand

Co-Founder and Board Member, Bridging Nations Foundation

Kian Farhoumand is a Swiss private banking and business development leader with more than twenty years of experience advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurial families, family offices, institutional investors, and government-related stakeholders across Europe and the Gulf region. His career includes senior leadership roles with UBS, Citi Private Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Julius Baer, and private-market investment platforms. As co-founder and board member of Bridging Nations Foundation, he contributes strategic, financial, governance, and international-relations expertise, supporting the foundation’s institutional partnerships, sustainable development, and long-term international impact.

Madeleine ImKey

Founder, Bridging Nations Foundation

Madeleine ImKey is a Swiss multidisciplinary artist, author, and cultural entrepreneur working at the intersection of art, inclusion, and cultural diplomacy. As the founder of Bridging Nations Foundation, she develops international projects connecting artists with and without disabilities, children, cultural institutions, diplomatic networks, and communities across Europe and the Middle East. She also represents the Société Académique Arts-Sciences-Lettres in Switzerland and the Gulf region, advancing artistic exchange and meaningful dialogue between cultures.

Daniel Gabrieli

Board Member and Legal Adviser, Bridging Nations Foundation

Daniel Gabrieli is a Swiss lawyer, certified specialist in inheritance law, and Partner at Wenger Plattner, where he leads the Private Clients practice group and serves on the firm’s executive board. He advises private clients on wealth and estate planning, business succession, inheritance matters, foundations, and trusts, and is also a certified notary public. At Bridging Nations, he contributes legal, governance, and institutional expertise, supporting the foundation’s responsible development, regulatory framework, and long-term international growth.