Sandro Gozi
MEP
Bruxelles
Biography
EDP Secretary General Sandro Gozi was elected as a member of the Italian parliament in 2006. He was appointed Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs in the Renzi and Gentiloni governments in Italy from 2014 to 2018, then in 2019 was project manager in the cabinet of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in France. The same year, he was elected a member of the European Parliament on the Renaissance list and sits in the Renew Europe group, where he is a member of both the Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. Gozi became in December 2022 the Renew Europe group coordinator within the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. He is also president of the Union of European Federalists and advocates a transnational European policy. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Europe and teaches at several European universities.
Organisation
European Parliament
Speaker session
Session 9 : Inclusive political representation
- Public web-streamed session
- Public web-streamed session
TOPIC: This session will address the fostering of inclusive political representation, examining various perspectives and sharing experiences and strategies for enhancing inclusivity in EU democracies.
SPEAKERS:
- Iliana Balabanova, President of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL)
- Gabriela Hrabanova, Director of the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO)
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Gabriela Hrabanova
Director
Ixelles
Biography
Organisation
European Roma Grassroots Organization Network (ERGO)
Speaker session
Session 9 : Inclusive political representation
- Public web-streamed session
- Public web-streamed session
TOPIC: This session will address the fostering of inclusive political representation, examining various perspectives and sharing experiences and strategies for enhancing inclusivity in EU democracies.
SPEAKERS:
- Iliana Balabanova, President of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL)
- Gabriela Hrabanova, Director of the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO)
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Marisa Jimenez Martin
Public Policy Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs
Brussels
Biography
Spanish lawyer by the University of Zaragoza, Marisa Jiménez is specialised in EU law by the Europa Institut of Saarbruecken, Germany. Marisa has 24 years of public policy experience: she worked for the EU Commission at the beginning of her career and held various positions at Time Warner and Deutsche Post World Net Brussels Corporate public policy offices, dealing with a variety of public policy matters, focusing on Privacy and Data Protection, Internet and RFID policy related issues. Before joining Facebook, Marisa led Google's privacy public policy strategy both in Brussels, Belgium and Mountain View, California. Marisa joined Facebook in February 2018 as Director of Public policy and Deputy Head of EU Affairs. She is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Organisation
Meta
Speaker session
Session 9 : Inclusive political representation
- Public web-streamed session
- Public web-streamed session
TOPIC: This session will address the fostering of inclusive political representation, examining various perspectives and sharing experiences and strategies for enhancing inclusivity in EU democracies.
SPEAKERS:
- Iliana Balabanova, President of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
- Silvana Koch-Mehrin, President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL)
- Gabriela Hrabanova, Director of the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO)
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections