WCT – Members of the steering committee announced!

WIIS Brussels is excited to announce the names of the experts who will guide and support the EU-funded project « The role of women in security and counterterrorism »:

Francisca Bostyn, Administrator General, Belgian State Security Service (VSSE)

Irina Bratosin, Senior Gender Advisor, Interpol (Singapore office)

Gabriele Cascone, Head of Counter-Terrorism section NATO

Joana Cook, Assistant Professor Terrorism and Political Violence / Senior Project Coordinator/Editor in Chief, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) – Leiden University / International Centre for Counterterrorism (ICCT)

Marie Compère, Director, Academic Unit, International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law

Alexandra Couvreur, Regional Counsellor CT and Security Horn of Africa, Delegation of the European Union to Kenya

Katarzyna Cuadrat-Grzybowska, Policy Officer, EC DG HOME (representing Monique Pariat)

Catherine de Bolle, Executive Director, Europol

Roula El Derbas, International Human Rights Law, Counterterrorism and Cultural Diplomacy Consultant

Cristina Gallach, Former Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Honorary President of WIIS Brussels

Maria Gámez Gámez, Director General, Spanish Guardia Civil

Esperanza Jalkh Guerrero, Law enforcement expert, CT JUST

Christiane Höhn, Principal Advisor to the EU Counterterrorism Coordinator, EU Council

Amrita Kapur, Advisor Gender Responsive and inclusive peacemaking, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue & International Criminal Law and SGBV Justice expert, Justice Rapid Response [former Gender, Justice and Security Expert; Programme Manager, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)]

Gilles de Kerchove, Former EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator

Jean-Paul Laborde, Ambassador on fighting terrorism, cybercrime and organised crime, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean

Maria Monsterrat Marin Lopez, Executive Director, EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)

Everjoyce Ndove, Gender officer, Interpol (Regional bureau Harare)

Laura Nyirinkindi, Africa Regional Vice President, International Federation of Women Lawyers.

Colonel Khadessa Sy, Gender Taskforce coordinator, Ministry of Armed Forces of Senegal

Idriss Mounir Lallali, Deputy Director, African Union’s African Center for the Study and Research on Terrorism

Danny Dwi Wulandari, Policy Analyst, Indonesia Directorate of Regional and Multilateral Cooperation, National Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT)