Douglas Roche
Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

The Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C., is an author, parliamentarian and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his 35-year public career in peace and human security issues.
Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental, Politics
City: Edmonton
Country: Canada
Continent: North America
Emilio Rui Vilar
Former Director General of the European Commission

Emilio Rui Vilar is a former Portuguese politician and Director General of the European Commission. He currently serves as the chairman of the Audit Commission of Banco de Portugal, and the president of the Board of Trustees of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Former Director General of the European Commission
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: English, French, Portuguese
Field of Work: Government, Politics
City: Lisbon
Country: Portugal
Continent: Europe
Enrique Iglesias
Secretary-General, Ibero-American Cooperation Secretariat

Enrique Iglesias took office as the first Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Cooperation Secretariat (SECIB) on October 1st, 2005, following his election by the Ibero-American Conference member-states in May.
Secretary-General, Ibero-American Cooperation Secretariat
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Development, International Relations
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English, Spanish
Field of Work: Government, Politics, United Nations
City: Madrid
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Eugenio Bregolat

Ambassador of Spain in Andorra. His expertise include China and Russia as well as politics and diplomacy.
Area of Expertise: International Relations
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: China, Russia
Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish
Field of Work: Government, Politics
City: Beijing
Country: China
Continent: Asia
Jon Levy

Jon Levy is an analyst in the Europe & Eurasia practice, specializing in European Union issues, as well as in country and regional coverage of southeastern and central Europe. Jon is a frequent commentator on European issues, appearing on CNN, CNBC, and NPR.
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Language: English
Field of Work: Politics, Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Former prime minister of Norway

Kjell Magne Bondevik is the former prime minister of Norway and the founder and president of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights.
Former prime minister of Norway
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Danish, English, French, Norwegian
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Government, Politics, Religious Leader
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe
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