People

Aya Chebbi, an award-winning Pan-African feminist. She is the first African Union Youth Envoy  and the youngest diplomat at the African Union Commission Chairperson’s Cabinet. She is the founder of multiple platforms such as Youth Programme of Holistic Empowerment Mentoring (Y-PHEM) coaching…

Karine Badr is a policy analyst at the OECD’s Open Government Unit, passionate about tackling inequality in all its forms. Works with reformers inside and outside government to strengthen transparency, participation, integrity and accountability. Former UNDP anti-corruption fighter having worked…

Interested in the intersection of political science and cultural anthropology, Katie focuses on international development and security. As the Operations and Programs Coordinator for the Accountability Lab, she provides support for the implementation, facilitation, and oversight of Accountability Lab programs…

Alberto Alemanno is Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law at HEC Paris. He is also the founder of The Good Lobby and the author of ‘Lobbying for Change: Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society’.Twitter: @alemannoEUInstagram: @aalemanno

Rabee Alrefai is originally from Daraa, Syria, where he trained and worked as a doctor until 2014. Due to the civil war, Alrefai left Syria in 2015 and settled in Austria, earning recognition for his medical diploma at the University…

Mauricio Mejía is currently a policy analyst for open and innovative governments at the OECD.   After completing my bachelor and master’s degree at Sciences Po Paris on Political Sciences and International Public Policy, I joined the International Chamber of…

Juraj Šeliga is civic activist and lawyer. In March 2018, he co-organized the gathering For a Decent Slovakia, which led to the founding of an initiative of the same name, requesting an investigation into the murders of Ján Kuciak and…

Michalis Persianis is Corporate Affairs Director at Bank of Cyprus. Previously he worked as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2011 to 2014, and as Head Editor for Economy and Finance at Kathimerini newspaper (Cyprus…

Emilia Saiz Carrancedo is Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments. She has worked with the international movement of local and regional governments in different capacities since 1998, focusing on capacity building, women's participation in local decision-making, and enhancing…