CANNES (France)  —  Veronica Sabbag spent 20 years as a European Union diplomat working in security and conflict management before founding United Voices for Peace, an NGO using music as a tool for peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue. She is also the force behind Global Women in Music, a project born in Rome with the United Nations Symphony Orchestra to restore female composers and conductors to the world’s greatest stages. Italy Now met her at the World Women Foundation, Cannes Film Festival, May 2026.