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She also works with several international foundations and institutions on democracy promotion, and is involved with the youth organization of the European People’s Party. She has been active in international politics for many years across multiple issue areas, and was a candidate in both the 2014 European parliamentary and national parliamentary elections. Kokalari has worked as a political advisor at the Minister’s Office in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She speaks Swedish, English, and Albanian fluently.

Prior to this position, she worked with the French Development Agency in East-Jerusalem to refine its strategic interventions in the local development sector in order to enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable communities. In 2011-12, she co-led a post-revolution project in Cairo for GIZ to promote civic engagement and political participation among the youth in low-income areas. Some of her professional experience includes organizing successful advocacy campaigns for an international women’s rights organization in New York City, advising the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education on cross-national partnership-building, and running an award-winning university-based consulting company. Lahlou holds a master’s degree in public affairs from Sciences Po Paris, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.

In this role, her work focuses on building resiliency to climate change through climate risk management and capacity building projects. She is also the co-founder of CliMates, an international youth-led think tank on climate policy. Her past professional experience includes working for the U. S. Agency for International Development and for a French professional trade union, where she conducted public relations for European energy efficiency companies. She holds a master’s degree in climate and society from Columbia University, and a master’s degree in international relations from Sciences Po in Paris.

In this role, he also directs the operations of brainyourbrand.com, a digital agency focused on Totem Experience’s commercial activities that support the communication and branding of a wide range of companies to Africa’s youth population. Previously, he was a procurement consultant specializing in information technology and telecommunications cost reduction strategies. He has also carried out contract negotiations on behalf of General Electric and GDF Suez. Lumumba holds a master’s degree in management from Kedge Business School.