The members of the Network for Dialogue come from both faith-based and secular organizations working at the local, national, and European levels on the integration and social inclusion of refugees and migrants in Europe. Network members are also religious leaders, academics and other experts who endeavour to assist and support the social inclusion of newcomers in host societies using dialogical approaches. Network members have vast experiences in working with refugees and migrants in different European contexts. They engage with other institutions on the national and European level in order to bring forth voices of grassroots initiatives in policymaking.

Dag-Kristian Pontvik
ADRA ItalyDag-Kristian Pontvik has been the Country Director of ADRA Italy since January 2017.

Igor Mitrović
ADRA SerbiaIgor Mitrović has been the Executive Director of ADRA Serbia since 2011.

Dr. Ángela María Arbeláez
ART BridgesDr. Ángela María Arbeláez is the founder of the nonprofit cultural organization, ART Bridges in Lesbos (Greece).

Maria Lucia Uribe
Arigatou International office, GenevaMaria Lucia Uribe has been the Executive Director of the Arigatou International office in Geneva since 2013.

Dr. Alba Sabaté Gauxachs
Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and CultureDr. Alba Sabaté Gauxachs is the Deputy Director at the Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and Culture and a professor at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations, at Ramon Llull University in Barcelona.
Alba is a journalist and holds a PhD in Communication. She was also a KAICIID European Region Fellow in 2019, a member of the Global Board of Directors at the World Association for Christian Communication and UNAOC Fellow 2020. Alba serves as a news contributor at CatalunyaReligió.cat.

Nejra Kadić Meškić
Centre for Cultural DialogueNejra Kadić Meškić is a CEO at the Center for Cultural Dialogue that builds intercultural societies and fights growing mistrust and polarization by strengthening intercultural and interreligious dialogue, with a special approach to people on the move.
Her motto is: “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

Dima Mahjoub
Diaspora Network AllianceDima Mahjoub is an active member of the Diaspora Network Alliance (DNA), a non-affiliate organization that aims to empower newcomers by providing them with opportunities and tools to assimilate and become active members in their host countries.

Haythem Kamel Badawy
FSLHaythem Kamel Badawy is the Director of the Training and Awareness
Association in Luxembourg (Formation et Sensibilisation de Luxembourg
–FSL).

Amanda Figueras
Foro AbrahamAmanda Figueras is a journalist and writer, truly passionate about interfaith dialogue and is working with Foro Abraham (Spain).

Dr. Archimandrite Panteleimon Papasynefakis
Greek Orthodox ChurchDr. Archimandrite Panteleimon Papasynefakis was ordained as a Priest of the Greek Orthodox Church in 2001.

Amina Khalid
Initiatives of Change UKAmina Khalid academically specialises in the Sociology of Medicine and Social Policy with a Masters in Equality and Diversity Policies.

Ilan Cohn
HIAS EuropeIlan Cohn is the Director of HIAS Europe. He joined HIAS in 2019 from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Since 2000, he has been working on a broad range of international migration and integration issues, mostly at the intergovernmental level.

Dr. Amjad Mohamed Saleem
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRCDr. Amjad Mohamed Saleem works for the IFRC as the Manager for the Inclusion, Protection and Engagement Unit.

Atallah FitzGibbon
Islamic Relief WorldwideAtallah FitzGibbon is the Faith Partnerships Advisor at Islamic Relief Worldwide, where he has worked for 25 years, previously serving as Policy and Strategy Manager and International Programmes Director.

Jelena Djurdjević
Jesuit Refugee ServiceJelena Djurdjević is a social worker and Project Coordinator of the Integration House, Pedro Arrupe, run by the Jesuit Refugee Service Serbia.

Carl Dahlbäck
Kyrkoherde Nacka församlingCarl Dahlbäck was ordained as a Priest of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden in 1990.

Elena Dini
Sacred Heart Basilica RomeElena Dini is Senior Program Manager of the John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Karl Johannes Zarhuber
University for Teacher Education of Lower Austria and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies– IFRCKarl Johannes Zarhuber works with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Geneva, based at the Austrian Red Cross in Vienna as Global Coordinator for the Humanitarian Education Initiative.

Eirini Kappou
WAGGGSEirini Kappou is the Programme Manager liaising with the 41 Members Organisations (countries) that belong in the WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts) in European Region.

Marina Liakis
Za’atar NGOMarina Liakis is a French-Greek citizen and serves as Director of Za’atar NGO.

Rositsa Atanasova
Center for Legal Aid – Voice in BulgariaRositsa Atanasova has served as Advocacy Expert for the Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria since 2019.
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Anja Fahlenkamp
Faiths In TuneAnja Fahlenkamp is a German diplomat and the founder of the initiative “Faiths In Tune”.
In the context of Faiths In Tune she organises Interfaith Music Festivals, concerts, workshops, youth exchanges and other inclusive formats in Germany, the UK, Austria and Italy with the aim to promote respect and peaceful coexistence through music, and to connect, integrate and empower people of different backgrounds, including refugees.
Besides her work with Faiths In Tune she currently serves as a policy officer at the German Federal Foreign Office’s Task Force for European Migration Policy.

Mabrouka Rayachi
Supervisor for Islamic EducationMabrouka Rayachi originally comes from Tunisia and has been living in Austria for 29 years.

Jon Rasmussen
World Organization of the Scout Movement, DenmarkJon Rasmussen has a Bachelor in Social Education and is an Intercultural and interreligious dialogue practitioner, coach and peace-builder.

Isabel Martins da Silva
MEERU | Abrir CaminhoIsabel is the Community Director of MEERU | Abrir Caminho, which aims to promote community cohesion through Dialogue and Proximity.

Madalena Simões de Carvalho
JRS PortugalMadalena Simões de Carvalho Is a Legal Advisor and Advocacy Officer at JRS Portugal – Jesuit Refugee Service, working in the defense and promotion of the human rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Portugal.
Graduated in Law at NOVA School of Law (2018) and Post-Graduated in Human Rights at IGC (Ius Gentium Conimbrigae) – Human Rights Center of Coimbra University (2020). Currently, attends the 2nd year of the Master in Development Studies at ISCTE-IUL, as well as a Post-Graduation Course in Migration Law at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. Prior to JRS Portugal, she has worked and volunteered in the areas of migration and Human Rights Education in CRESCER – Humanitarian Intervention Association, HuBB – Humans Before Borders, Rota Jovem – Youth Association and the Consulate General of Portugal in Stuttgart, Germany.