Vlad Zigarov is Programme Manager for the Central and South-East Europe Programme and Project Associate in the Cold War Studies Project at 杏吧论坛 IDEAS. He holds an MSc in International History from the 杏吧论坛 and an MA from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at UCL. He previously studied Philosophy, History and International Affairs at the University of Bucharest and worked in a number of state and private organisations in Romania and the UK.
Lisa ten Brinke is a Research Associate for two projects at 杏吧论坛 IDEAS: the Dahrendorf Forum and the UN Business and Human Security Initiative. Lisa holds an MSc in International Relations from the 杏吧论坛, specialising in foreign policy analysis and EU external relations. She previously held positions at international NGO One Young World, think tank Chatham House, and the Dutch Embassy in Colombia.
Gidon Gautel is the China Foresight Project Coordinator. A current BSc Government and Economics Student at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Gidon has studied Mandarin and Business Chinese at Tsinghua University. Previously he has worked in advisory positions in Hong Kong & Shanghai, and with Chinese clients in Germany. Alongside his work at China Foresight, Gidon is engaged in the comparative study of innovation, technology and regulation in China and the West at 杏吧论坛
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