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Adam Bodnar
Vice-President of the Board
Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Warsaw, Poland
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Summer 2013
Adam Bodnar works as an adjunct assistant professor of the Human Rights Chair at the
Warsaw University Faculty of Law and Administration. He is also a visiting professor at the
Central European University in Budapest as well as a lecturer on anti-discrimination law at
the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier. He is the author and co-author of several
books and articles concerning human rights. Since 2011, he has served as vice-president of
the board of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and head of its legal division. He is
also a member of the advisory board at Panoptykon Foundation and a member of the
management board of the Association Pro Memoriam Professor Zbigniew Hołda. He is also
the senior legal expert within the FRANET network of the EU Agency for Fundamental
Rights. In 2011, he received the Tolerance Prize given by Polish LGBT Organizations. Adam
holds a MA from Warsaw University, a LL.M in Comparative Consistutional Law from the
Central European University in Budapest, and a doctorate in law from Warsaw University.
His Ph.D. thesis on Multilevel citizenship in the European constitutional space was awarded a
special recognition in the competition organized by the Sejm Review
Nevena Crljenko
Manager Communications
Philip Morris International
Zagreb, Croatia
Nevena Crljenko currently serves as the manager of communications for the Central
Europe South region for Philip Morris International (PMI). Before joining PMI, she was a
Chevening scholar and completed her MSc degree in Politics and Communication at the
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her previous professional
experience includes Executive Director of Academy for Political Development (APD), a civil
society organization whose vision is to contribute to the quality of political processes in
Croatia by providing political education to young leaders and by motivating them to
participate in public affairs. She is still active in APD as a Steering Board Member. Nevena
has also previously served as coordinator of the Association of the Schools of Political
Studies of the Council of Europe as well as Marketing Manager in the publishing industry
and Director of the 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd Zagreb Bookfair.
Sergii Donskyi
Head of Strategic Analysis and Foresight Department
National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Summer 2013
Sergii Donskyi is currently the head of the strategic analysis and foresight department at
the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Prior to this, he was a director of the
foreign and security policy program for the Ukrainian Institute for Public Policy, where he
was managing a team of analysts analyzing Ukraine’s relations with key players in the
region of the former Soviet Union, EU, US and China. His previous professional experience
includes head of the international relations department at the National University of the
state tax service of Ukraine and he spent 5 years in civil service. His publications include
“Ukraine 2020: Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade,” “Ukraine
2020: Demographic and Migration Dimensions of Security,” “Security Barometer:
Monitoring and Early Warning Analysis of Regional Threats to Stability and Security in
Ukraine and Georgia.” He completed his master’s degree in International Law at the
Institute of International Relations, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Carlo Ferrara
Head of Environmental Management
Environmental Policy and Climate Change Unit
Enel Holding
Carlo Ferrara is currently the head of environmental management at International Energy
Utility, ENEL Group. He just moved back to Italy for this appointment after eight years of
working in Beijing, where he served as the head of carbon strategy development in China
for ENEL’s Beijing office. In this role, he devoted most of his energy to scouting and
supervising projects aimed at CO2 emissions reduction as established by the Kyoto
Protocol. Prior to ENEL, Carlo was a project manager at the Sino Italian Cooperation for
Environmental Protection of Italian and Chinese Ministers for the Environment. Carlo holds
a degree in Economic and Social Sciences and a master’s degree in Environmental
Economics from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He also delivers lectures at Essex
University and Bocconi University on carbon market and energy issues.
Tarik Ghezali
Founder
Algeria 21
Marseille, France
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Tarik Ghezali is currently setting-up a foundation in order to involve Algerian diasporas in
France and Europe in developing innovative non-profit projects in Algeria. This
foundation implements his personal vision of "An Algerian dream,” an essay he published
in 2012. As a specialist in social entrepreneurship and innovation, he has co-authored three
reference titles on these subjects. Over the last six years, Tarik Ghezali has co-founded and
co-managed two of the most influential initiatives within the French non-profit sector:
“Mouvement des entrepreneurs sociaux” (a network of social entrepreneurs) and “Labo de
l’économie sociale et solidaire” (a think tank). H e began his career as a management
consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then worked on developing start-ups, especially
spin-off firms from French public research centers. Tarik is a graduate of the “Ecole
Centrale de Paris,” a leading French engineering school.
Claudia Kristine Huber
Senior Researcher and Project Developer
Alfred Herrhausen Society
Berlin, Germany
Claudia K. Huber currently serves as a senior researcher and project developer at Alfred
Herrhausen Society (AHS), the International Forum of Deutsche Bank. At AHS is she is
responsible for the Foresight Project, a programme of investigation and debate that aims
to promote greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the emerging
countries and the West. Prior to this she worked as a policy analyst for Google Germany
and was a research associate at the Institute for Media and Communication Policy in
Berlin. Claudia has published several articles on media and politics in the European
Union. Her fields of interest and expertise include political communication, public
diplomacy, international relations and China. She completed her PhD in Political Sciences at the University of
Hamburg and the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences in 2011. She holds a Master’s degree from the
London School of Economics and Political Sciences.
Dimitar Vasilev Ivanov
CEO
Dimitar Vasilev Ivanov
Sofia, Bulgaria
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Dimitar Ivanov is currently the CEO of WATO, a recent startup company in the field of
water supply and sewage. The company mission centers on developing sustainable
water infrastructure in Bulgaria and around the world. Prior to his engagement with
WATO, Dimitar led large scale projects in the outsourcing industry. He has also been
engaged in BPO projects in the media and business information industries. His past
experience includes work with companies like Dow Jones and Reuters. Dimitar has a
master’s degree in Strategic Management from Sofia University in Bulgaria and a
bachelor’s degree in International Business Relations from the Economics University.
Monika Ladmanova
Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Manager
IBM Corporation
Prague, Czech Republic
Monika Ladmanova currently works as the strategic public relations manager to the IBM
branch in Czech Republic where she covers areas of corporate social responsibility,
university relations, diversity and strategic marketing. Prior to this role, she was the
deputy executive director for Open Society Fund Prague, member of a network of
foundations launched by philanthropist George Soros in post-communist countries to
support democracy building and open civil society development. She currently serves as a
chair person to the board of the Open Society Fund Prague. After graduating from Charles
University law school in 1997, she worked for the Czech Helsinki Committee and served as
a lawyer for its Counseling Center for Refugees and Asylum Seekers. She founded several
non-profit organizations and projects, including International Gender Policy Network,
Slovak-Czech Women’s Fund, Forum 50% and Center for Migration.
Anna Ljungdell
Mayor
Nynäshamn, Sweden
Nynäshamn, Sweden
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Anna Ljungdell is currently the mayor of Nynäshamn, a municipality of 26,500 residents
just south of Stockholm, Sweden. Prior to this, she was chairman of the Education
Committee for two terms, the first term beginning in 2001. Nynäshamn is known for its
innovative approach to public health and social investments, which makes Anna a popular
lecturer in both national and regional conferences. Under Anna’s leadership, school results
have gone up, the crime rate has gone down and there is growth both in population and
private enterprises. Her previous professional experience includes political advisor to the
Minister of Health and Social Services and special advisor to the former Mayor of
Nynäshamn. Anna has a master’s degree in political science from Lund University.
Eoghan Murphy
Teachta Dala
Parliament of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Eoghan Murphy is currently an elected member of the Irish Parliament, Dail Eireann. He
was elected in the 2011 general election for the senior coalition party, Fine Gael, and
represents the constituency of Dublin South East. Eoghan sits on the parliament’s Public
Accounts Committee, is chairperson of his party’s Transport, Sport and Tourism
Committee, and leads the parliament’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. His areas of interest include the hightech
sector and young entrepreneurs/businesses, political reform, and international security
issues. Eoghan previously served as an elected councilor on the Dublin City Council. Prior
to entering politics, he worked in international arms control and served as a speechwriter to
the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization in Vienna.
Ellen Nørby
Member of Parliament
Folketinget, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Ellen Trane Nørby is currently the chief whip of the Liberal Party in the Danish Parliament.
The Liberal Party is the biggest parliamentary group in the Danish Parliament (47 out of 179
MPs). Ellen has been a member of the Danish Parliament since February 2005 and is
currently serving her third elected mandate. She is also the elected vice-president of the
Danish European Movement, and is currently serving as president as the elected president
stepped down at the end of 2012. Prior to her election to the parliament, Ellen worked as
political assistant to the liberal MP Jens Rohde, on the electoral campaign of the party
president, former minister for foreign affairs Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, and the former Danish
prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. She has also been internationally active in Liberal
International and ELDR/ALDE, the European Liberal Party, and parliamentary group in the
European Parliament representing the Danish Liberal Party in the meetings and events.
Lavinia Orac
Emergency Medicine Specialist
Spital Clinic Judetean De urgenta Targu Mures
Targu Mures, Romania
Lavinia Ramona Orac currently works as an emergency medicine specialist in Targu Mures
University Hospital. Her daily working duties include rescue missions with the medical
helicopter in the Carpathian mountains, working to save the life of a recently newborn baby
in the SMURD ambulance or being the attending physician in the emergency department of
a hospital known as a referral center for severe trauma and conditions such as acute
myocardial infarction. Lavinia is an ‘’adrenaline addict’’ and this may help explain why she
undertook an 8-month mission with Doctors Without Borders in the slums of Cite Soleil
(Port au Prince-Haiti), where the majority of cases consisted of gunshot injuries. Her
humanitarian involvement started early in her career. While a 4th year resident, she took
her first mission with Doctors Without Borders in Burkina Faso where she focused on a
pediatric malnutrition project and an HIV-TB detection and treatment program.
Darko Pajovic
President
Positive Montenegro
Podgorica, Montenegro
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Darko Pajovic is currently the president of a new parliamentary political party in
Montenegro, Pozitivna Crna Gora (Positive Montenegro). In the October 2012 election,
Positive Montenegro won 9% of the vote, or 7 seats. Prior to this role, for twelve years he
was the director and the founder of NGO Green Home where he conducted several major
environmental projects. He organized the campaign to protect the Tara River Canyon in
2004, as well as the campaign against the Montenegrin government's plan to build power
plants on Moraca River in 2010. Darko is also an IUCN (International Union for
Conservation of Nature) expert, author and co-author of several publications in the field of
environmental protection. His professional experience also includes work in human
reproduction. He created the first in-vitro baby in Montenegro and is a member of the
European Society of Human Reproduction (ESHRE). He has also authored over 40 scientific
papers in the field of human reproduction presented at scientific conferences from 2003 to
present.
Bernardo Pires de Lima
Research Associate
Portuguese Institute of International Relations
Lisbon, Portugal
Bernardo Pires de Lima is currently a researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International
Relations, a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, Paul H. Nitze School
of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a columnist for the Portuguese daily newspaper,
Diário de Notícia, and a political consultant for international affairs to the CDS-PP in the
Portuguese Parliament. Prior to this he was a research associate at the National Defence
Institute (Portugal), a lecturer at several Portuguese universities and think tanks, and also
adviser for international affairs to the current Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs prior
to his nomination in 2011. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from
Lusíada University and is currently working on his PhD at Nova University. He is the
author of “Blair, a Moral e o Poder” (2008), a critical analysis on Tony Blair’s decade on
foreign affairs and he is now working on a new book on the Portuguese decision-making
process towards the support of the American decision to use force against Iraq.
Branislav Rajcani
Risk Analyst
Accenture
Bratislava, Slovakia
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Branislav Rajcani is currently a business analyst at Accenture assigned to the capital
markets industry with a specialty in risk management. He has a Ph.D. in Business
Economics and Management from the University of Economics in Bratislava, where he
conducted research on business risk diagnostics in association with RESAM Institute at the
University of Amsterdam and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Slovakia. Outside of his
professional activities, he has actively participated in youth development for more than a
decade. He is experienced in volunteerism, non-formal education, campaigning and youth
advocacy. Today he chairs the Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia.
Başak Solmaz
Head of Media Relations
Turkish Industry & Business Association
Istanbul, Turkey
Başak Solmaz is currently the head of the media relations department of the Turkish
Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), in Istanbul, Turkey. Prior to this she was
working in CNNTURK as a world news desk reporter. In this role, she prepared and edited
news files mainly related to foreign policy. Previous work also includes reporting for 32.
Gün, one of the prominent news programs in Turkey; and contributing to documentary
projects produced by BİR TV, the production company of 32. Gün. She provided research
and contributed to the making of “The Last Coup: February 28,” a documentary focused on
the political developments in Turkey before and after February 28, which is known as the
“post-modern coup-d’état” period in Turkey. She has also worked as an instructor for the
Corporate Communication Certificate program in İstanbul Bilgi University and she has
shared her experience in TÜSİAD in terms of helping students gain practical approaches to
media relations for non-governmental organizations. She is currently in the cultural studies
master’s program at Istanbul Bilgi University.
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Domokos Szollár
Head of International Communications and Corporate Marketing
MOL Group
Budapest, Hungary
Domokos Szollár currently leads the directorate of corporate communications of CEE’s oil
and gas giant MOL. He has responsibility for all aspects of MOL media, corporate
marketing and online communications. He is also the company’s spokesperson. Prior to
this, he was the spokesperson of the crisis-management government led by Gordon Bajnai.
In this role, he led the government spokesperson’s office and managed 12 staff members.
Before joining the Hungarian government, Domokos was the head of communications for
Budapest Airport, where he worked under three successive owners (the Hungarian State,
the UK’s BAA and Germany’s HOCHTIEF AirPort) and saw through extensive internal and
external transition and restructuring programes. Domokos holds a master’s degrees in
history and sociology.
Emmanuela Truli
Member of the Board
Hellenic Competition Commission
Athens, Greece
Emmanuela N. Truli is an attorney-at-law,admitted to the Athens and New York Bar and
currently serves as a member of the board of the Hellenic Competition Commission. She
graduated from the Thrace University of Greece law school and then completed
postgraduate studies at Columbia University (LL.M) and the Ludwig Maximilian
University, Munich (Ph.D.). She has worked in law firms in Athens and Munich and has
served the Hellenic Competition Authority in various positions since 2005. In these roles,
she handled some highly complex antitrust cases with significant impact in various sectors
of the Greek economy, including natural gas, oil, and banking. Emmanuela speaks English,
German, French and Spanish.
Krasimira Velichkova
Director
Bulgarian Donors' Forum
Sofia, Bulgaria
Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation
Marshall Memorial Fellowship
Spring 2013
Krasimira Velichkova is currently the director of the Bulgarian Donors’ Forum, the only
association of foundations and corporate donors in Bulgaria. Prior to this, she was a
development officer for the Altera Cultural Association. Her previous professional
experience also includes grants manager of Workshop Initiatives Foundation. Krasimira
also worked on the implementation of the project “Minimum Standards in Bulgarian
Cultural Legislation Process” in the Soros Center for Cultural Policies. She has
considerable experience with organizational development strategies, fundraising for social
and cultural projects, and developing and implementing projects in the field of social and
cultural policies. Krasimira is a member of the steering committee of the DAFNE (Donors’
Associations and Foundations Networks in Europe). She holds a master’s degree in
Cultural Studies from Sofia University.
Nicholas Yatromanolakis
Corporate Communication & Marketing Director
Alpha TV
Paiania, Greece
Nicholas Yatromanolakis is currently the marketing and corporate communication
director of Alpha TV in Athens, Greece. In November 2012 he launched the e-shop,
xombli.com, which is the only site showcasing and selling exclusively Greek design
objects. In the past he has served as the business development director of Greece’s leading
PR firm, V+O Communication; PR, citizenship & government affairs manager of Microsoft
Hellas; communication officer of S&B Industrial Minerals; and deputy director of the
Kokkalis program on Southeastern & East-Central Europe at Harvard University. He is a
regular collaborator with the Greek Institute of Communication, where he teaches a course
on online reputation management. He has edited and contributed to several publications
regarding the Balkans, and media and communications. Nicholas holds a BA in Political
Science & International Studies from Panteion University, Athens, and a MA in Public
Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
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