Amy Dodd is the chair of the CONCORD structure working on financing for development and one of the authors of the CONCORD AidWatch Report 2017, which monitors the quality and quantity of aid provided by EU member states and the European Commission. She also leads the UK Aid Network (UKAN), a network of British NGOs that advocate for more and better aid through joint policy, research and lobbying. Prior to joining UKAN, she worked as an advisor in the Shadow International Development team in the UK Parliament, focusing on gender, economic development, conflict and fragility, and climate change issues. 

Brian Donald has been in his current role at Europol since 2010, with specific responsibility for promoting cross-departmental coordination and is therefore active across all areas of the business. Prior to his position at Europol, Donald was seconded to the National Criminal Intelligence Service as Head of International Policy, working in EU justice and home affairs where he represented the UK at a wide range of working groups and meetings. He previously worked in the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), where he worked on drugs investigation, surveillance and major crime/incident investigation. Within the Agency, he headed the International Strategy and Partnerships Department responsible for Europe, the EU, Turkey and the Balkans.

An established and experienced diplomat, Ana Gomes has cemented a reputation as a strident supporter and defender of democracy, human rights, social justice and the rule of law. She has previously been involved in the EU Middle East Peace Process and has led several EU election observation missions in Africa and South-East Asia. Gomes is also a vocal critic of the maladministration of EU law by multinational corporations to minimise tax costs and the negative impact this has on European citizens, governance and society.

Christian Mölling is a leading expert on military capabilities, the defence industry, the EU Common Security and Defence Policy and NATO. Before joining the DGAP, he held research and leadership positions with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, and the Hamburg Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy. He has been a visiting fellow at the European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London and the Paris-based Fondation pour la recherche stratégique.

In his current post, Nicolas Suran represents France’s position regarding the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Prior to this assignment, he served as the Head of EU External Relations at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A graduate of France’s prestigious Paris Institute of Political Studies and Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Suran has served in various diplomatic posts throughout his career, including at the French Embassies to Hungary, Germany and Syria.