Florian studied International Politics and History at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and International Political Economy at the LSE. Currently he is working in the Secretariat-General of the European Commission as Assistant to the G8 and G20 Sherpa of the European Union. He previously worked at the German Bundestag and the European Parliament. In his free time, he enjoys travelling the world and doing all kinds of sports.

 Cultural Events Officer

Elena Arène, BSc Government (1999)

Elena holds an undergraduate degree in Government from the LSE. She formerly worked in the field of Corporate Communications for a large multi-national company and in European Public Affairs for a political consultancy in Brussels. Currently she works independently in the areas of strategic communications, fundraising and event management. Elena likes following international politics and third world development issues and enjoys cooking for friends, concerts at the Ancienne Belgique and theatre at Le Public.

Communications
Officer

Joana Cruz, MSc European Politics and Governance (2007)

Joana currently works in the European External Action Service. She previously worked for the European Commission and at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. Before specialising in European Politics and EU Foreign Policy at the LSE, she studied International Relations at the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas in Lisbon. In her free time, Joana enjoys writing, travelling, cooking and playing basketball. She is passionate about cinema and photography.

Audrey Dereymaeker, MSc Criminal Justice Policy (2009)

Audrey did her Bachelor in Politics at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis in Brussels and her Master in International and Comparative Politics at the KULeuven in Leuven. She was graduated with MSc Criminal Justice Policy at the LSE in 2009. After doing the European Commission Summer Stage 2010, she is a political advisor to the green members of the Belgian Federal Parliament. In her spare time, Audrey loves dancing, watching movies and travelling.

Laurent Donceel, MSc International Political Economy (2007)

Currently at g+europe, Laurent holds masters in International Relations and in European Studies from the Catholic University of Louvain-la-neuve (UCL) and an MSc in International Political Economy from the LSE. Raised in the Middle East and with an extensive international experience, Laurent has been involved in various student societies (LSE European Society, AUEL, OrganeKot-a-projet, Unicef) and in youth movements (Les Scouts). Fine arts, travels and nature are among his main hobbies.

Christopher Kalla-Bishop, MSc Economics (1975)

Christopher graduated from LSE in 1975 with a degree in Economics, having specialised in the economics of industry, and later gained an MBA from the London Business School. He has pursued a career in the international transport and distribution industry and has worked in the rail, container, parcels and mail sectors. He is currently a director of the International Post Corporation SCRL, a mail, parcels and logistics joint-venture company located in Brussels.

Peter studied International Relations and International Economics at the American University of Paris before graduating in European Studies at the LSE. After having lived and worked in Holland, UK, France and Germany, Peter now runs his family's furniture company in Brussels.

Jens Werner, General Course (Law) (2001)

Jens studied law at the Universities of Würzburg and Bonn as well as at the LSE. After his German bar exam, he worked as an intern for the European Commission and did a Ph.D. in the field of competition law. He is currently working for the Brussels office of the law firm Gleiss Lutz. Jens has been involved in the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) and enjoys travelling, playing tennis and all kinds of cultural activities.