Dr. Hande Özsan Bozatli, chair
Medical Doctor and former President of the Assembly of European Regions (2013-2017). A former politician; the Former Vice President of Istanbul Provincial Council, representing the region of Istanbul at international platforms including the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities at the Council of Europe.
Klaus Klipp, deputy chair
Fields of interest: advocacy, advice and communication. Business administrative and financial background. The Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions for ten years and the Chair of Europa Union Frankfurt am Main, local chapter of Union of European Federalists.
Okan Karadağ, treasurer
A Hotelier with 20 years international work experience at senior positions. He is currently the General Manager of the Marriott Autograph Hotel in Sarasoto, Florida. Mr. Karadağ has held managerial positions is prestigious hotel chains such as Radisson Blu, The Marmara, and Marriott brands.
Okan is also Rapporteur on Digital Economy.
Roy Perry
British politician based in Hampshire. Former Member of European Parliament Member of Parliamentary Delegation to Israel and Palestine. President Parliamentary Association Euro-Arab Co-operation 2002-2004. Leader of Hampshire County Council. Former Vice President of Assembly of European Regions (2015-2018). Currently Chairman of South East England Councils.
Thomas Hartman
Swedish politician and civil servant with extensive experience of politics on local, regional and national as well as international level. The director of External Relations and Strategic Place Management at Region Västerbotten Since 2011. A long-time participant in the European regional organisation Assembly of European Regions, AER.
Jacek Pilawa
Councillor of Lower Silesia’s Regional Parliament (2008 – 2018). In the years 2010–2014, the chairman of AER Sub-Committee on International Cooperation. Awarded Diploma of Recognition from the German ambassador in Poland and the medal of the Association of Expelled BdV from Thuringia in 2019 for his activity in the area of Polish-German cooperation. In 2018 awarded the title of “Local Government Politician of the Polish Year of the Youth Policy”.
Sanja Šifliš Lucic
Head of the Department for Inter-regional and inter-parliamentary cooperation and protocol in the Assembly of AP Vojvodina. President of the Managing Board of the “Institute for Equal Opportunities”. Former President of the Managing Board of the NGO for Youth “PRONI”, today “Forum Syd” with HQ in Sweden.