I currently work in the sector of training and education where I develop and manage projects with Belgian public actors (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, development cooperation agency) that aim at developing the skills of foreign civil servants and sharing best practices. My competences include the identification and implementation with third countries' training institutes in the field of public administration. I also developed strong knowledge in the field of Civilian Crisis Management from the European Union's missions and experts' training perspective. Along my work experience I have strong interest and certain experience in the field of migration and asylum in which I specialised through studies and that I further developed by working in an NGO for underage migrants in France.

I am a Human Geographer/Urban and Regional Planner with 23 years experience and interest on 'equity and inclusion' in urban planning. I have been exploring the interconnections of equity and resilience.

Patrick Saez is a senior policy fellow on loan from the UK’s Department for International Development where he serves as a Senior Humanitarian Adviser. His research focuses on the international response to humanitarian crises and reform of the international humanitarian system. Over the past decade he has advised the UK Government on a range of humanitarian policy issues, including protection of civilians and forced displacement, leadership in the humanitarian system, cash transfers in crises, and risk-based financing as well as DFID’s engagement with key UN, Red Cross, and other non-governmental humanitarian organisations. He co-authored the UK’s Strategy on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict and authored the latest UK Humanitarian Reform Policy. He was DFID’s lead adviser on the Syria crisis from the onset of the crisis to 2015 and was responsible for DFID’s £135m core humanitarian funding to the UN. Most recently he led DFID’s initial response to the crisis in Venezuela and its impact on neighbouring countries. Saez previously worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross where he headed the development of ICRC’s policy on the protection of civilians and served as delegate, protection co-ordinator and head of office in Colombia, Kosovo and Indonesia. He had previously worked with humanitarian NGOs in the Balkans, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sheffield. My book Hyper-active Governance shows why an inclusive approach to policy expertise is important for ensuring legitimate and effective policy decisions.