Massimo Tommasoli is a policy specialist in democracy building, social analysis and aid evaluation. He manages programmes on democracy, electoral processes, constitution building, political participation and representation, gender and inclusion, digitalisation, and climate change.

Mariia Ushchapivskais Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation and European Integration. She is also Head of the Cooperation with NHRIs Unit at the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights.

Matúš Vallo is Mayor of Bratislava and former architect. He focuses on creating a strong and resilient city with a high level of transparency as a way of fighting corruption. He co-founded the Free Cities Pact together with the mayors of Warsaw, Prague and Budapest. He also leads the political party Team Bratislava.