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Keith Dobson OBE - email
Programme Director
Formerly Director of the British Council's European operations, and its Director in Hungary and Germany. Subsequently Director of the Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society. A Governor of the English-Speaking Union, Keith is resident in London and Cologne, Germany.
Jim Whittell CMG, OBE - email
Programme Founder and alumni network co-ordinator
Formerly Director of the British Council’s operations in Europe, and an originator of the British Council’s flagship programme, the European Series, in association with the Financial Times.
John Wyles - email
Programme Designer
A former Financial Times correspondent of 18 years standing who now works as a communications consultant in Brussels. He is an authority on the history, policies and processes of the European Union and was the European Commission's external communciations adviser on the euro for five years. He is a partner in the Brussels consultancy, GPlus Europe and a board member of the leading Brussels think tank, the European Policy centre.
Carla Ciminera - email
Brussels-based Programme Manager
An experienced project manager with a background in public relations. She is a partner in ECO-European Communications, a Brussels consultancy, and is the Director of the secretariat of the European Internet Foundation, a grouping of members of the European Parliament and internet companies. A graduate of Bryn Mawr she is a postgraduate Master in Science of Management from Boston University.
