Georg Häusler is currently the Director for Culture, Creativity and Sport in the European Commission (DG EAC). Prior to that, he was Director in another Commission department for seven years. He joined the Commission in 1999 and has had several senior posts including as Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Dacian Ciolos, from 2009 to 2014. Before he began his Commission career, he was Secretary General of an EU-wide NGO.

Francine is a Gender Equality, Film Financing, Communication and Sport expert. At Queen’s College Oxford University, she obtained an BA in English and French (1996), an MSt in Women’s Studies (1997), and at Strasbourg University a DEA in English Studies (1998). Francine has worked in many organisations including WHO Europe and the Council of Europe (1999-to date).

In 2012 Francine founded the European Women’s Audiovisual Network and was the Executive Director for 4 years. From 2014-2020, Francine was a Project Manager at the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund where she prepared gender equality strategies and a Recommendation on Gender Equality in the Audiovisual sector.

Since May 2021, Francine has been the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport; she manages budgetary and human resources, moderates and organises conferences on topics including safe sport, inclusive sport and ethical sport, and builds relationships with stakeholders, etc. She specialises in equality and sport and teaches Pilates and Fitness.

Iliana Ivanova is the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. She previously served as Member of the European Court of Auditors (2013 – 2023), as Member of the European Parliament (2009 – 2012) and as a Member of Sofia City Council (2007 – 2009). She has also worked as Investment and business analyst in various financial and banking institutions in US as well as coordinator for International financial institutions in the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food.