Tanit Elisabeth Sophie Koch
Member of the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity (TCEI) Columnist and Investor of The New European
Berlin
Biography
Tanit Koch is a journalist, moderator and communications consultant. Until 2018 she was editor-in-chief of Europe's largest newspaper BILD, then served as managing director of the German tv news channel ntv and as editor of the integrated newsroom at commercial broadcaster RTL. She advised CDU candidate Armin Laschet on communications during the German electoral campaign 2021.
Tanit writes the weekly column "Germansplaining" in The New European. She studied in Pamplona, Tübingen, Paris, Cologne and Stanford and holds degrees in law and political science. She is a member of the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity, founded in 2018 by Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Michael Chertoff, former US secretary of homeland security. In 2023 she joined the advisory board of the newly-founded Center for News, Technology and Innovation (CNTI). In other news she's a mediocre farmer, aspiring guitarist and enthusiastic tennis-player.
Organisation
The New European
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
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
President and Founder
Brussels
Biography
Organisation
Women Political Leaders (WPL)
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
Nad'a Kovalcikova
Senior Analyst and CFI Director
Biography
Organisation
EU Institute for Security Studies
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