Mr Forti was born 17 August 1961 in Palermo, Italy, and he is of Italian and Dutch origin. Since 1 September 2016, Mr Forti holds the position of Director in the European Commission's Secretariat-General, Directorate for relations with other institutions. The Directorate's main responsibilities are supervision and coordination of interinstitutional processes with the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Council, the EU Consultative Committees as well as the national Parliaments. During his career within the European institutions, Mr Forti has also held several other positions, namely as head of unit and member of Cabinet. Mr Forti holds a Master of Economics and International Relations at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Mr Forti has three children.

Ana Gallego is the Director-General for Justice and Consumers at the European Commission since November 2021. Before joining the European Commission she was Director-General of International Legal Cooperation and Human Rights in the Ministry of Justice in Spain. She has a degree in law from the University of Granada, Spain and studies in Translation and Interpretation from the same university.

Ken Godfrey is the Executive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) and has led the organisation since 2015. Prior to joining EPD, Mr. Godfrey worked as an Electoral Advisor for the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste. He has also worked for the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan, at the European Parliament and as an external consultant for the European Commission. He holds a Master's degree from the London School of Economics in Comparative Democratisation. Mr. Godfrey has also lived and worked in Argentina, Canada, China, Japan, Senegal and the United Kingdom.