Kristine has more than 10 years experience working in humanitarian settings, and is specialized in protection, gender-based violence, and gender equality and inclusion. She has worked extensively in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe for numerous clients, including UNHCR, UNFPA, IFRC, International Rescue Committee, Plan International, and Mercy Corps.

Veronique is a senior analyst, policy researcher, strategic and programme adviser with 18 years experience in the humanitarian and peace sectors. Her main areas of expertise include research and influencing on humanitarian policy and practice, more specifically focusing on localisation, gender and inclusion, protection, livelihoods and displacement.

Alicia is an independent Gender and Women’s Rights Consultant and Trainer with over 15 years of experience supporting NGOs and governmental organisations through advisory services, research, project design, and training. Her expertise spans gender mainstreaming across key development sectors; including migration, environment, health, and human rights.

Lenka is a social scientist whose work lies at the intersection of political science, sociology, and political psychology. Her research focuses primarily on public opinion, political attitudes, and the social and psychological underpinnings of political behaviour. She specialises in survey research and experimental methods, with a particular interest in how institutional contexts and individual-level predispositions shape attitudes toward immigration, diversity, and civil liberties.

Kseniya is a sociologist, associate researcher at the Centre of Migration Research and researcher at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation at the University of Warsaw. Her research interests include socio-economic integration, self-organization, and entrepreneurship among people with migration and refugee experience—particularly women—as well as the role of support infrastructure.

Sarian is a researcher and human rights investigator with nine years of experience, especially in Central and Eastern Europe. He undertakes research and advocacy roles with Migration Consortium, IHSA Humanitarian Observatory and Queer Without Borders, and formerly with Amnesty International. He has a particular focus on humanitarian accountability, human rights protection, border violence and intersectional responses to LGBTQI+ displacement.

Dina is the Head of Research Governance and Editorial at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). For the past 15 years, she has worked in the field of migration and development in various capacities and in different institutional settings in the Middle East and Europe. Her areas of research expertise are migration, displacement, conflict, radicalisation and (countering) violent extremism.

Sarah is an independent researcher, facilitator and trainer specialising in migration . She has over 15 years of experience in delivering and coordinating humanitarian assistance to migrants, conducting research and evaluation, and designing and delivering training on migration-related issues. She has specific expertise in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Migration Approach.

Caitlin has over 10 years conducting research on a broad range of humanitarian and development issues, with particular expertise on forced displacement. She has a PhD in social dimensions of health and has previously worked for LSHTM, ODI, and UNHCR.

Patrick is a consultant with broad expertise in international law and international affairs. He has previously worked for the Government of Australia and UNHCR and holds graduate degrees in Diplomacy and International Law. He is a co-founder of the Global Strategic Initiatives Group and Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Institute for Global Negotiation.

Karen is the co-founder of #ThereforME, a UK-based campaign calling for improved NHS care for people with ME and Long Covid. Founded in 2024, the campaign has received extensive media coverage and cross-party political support. Karen leads on the campaign’s overall influencing strategy.

Conscious Consultants Worldwide (CCW) is a global consultancy offering services on migration, sustainable development, and participation. Their core team is based in the South of France, with expertise at the global level, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. CCW offers a wide range of organisational services such as training, facilitation, research, and evaluations.

The Global Strategic Initiatives Group is an impact-driven consultancy in international affairs and international law. It works with the international community to develop innovative, ambitious and pragmatic solutions to global challenges.

Karen is affiliated with ODI Europe as a Research Associate, a think tank based in Brussels that brings research, ideas and dialogue with the wider world into the European policy debate. Karen has worked with ODI Europe on various research projects, many of which have focused on public attitudes and policy narratives around aid and migration.