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Team

Director

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    Knut Dethlefsen

    Director

    Based in Brussels since 2024, Knut brings extensive international political experience, having served as FES Director in Warsaw, East Jerusalem, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. He holds an MSc in Foreign Service (Georgetown University) and an MA in Modern History and Economics (TU Berlin).


Senior Policy Officer

  • Justin Nogarede

    Senior Policy Officer

    Justin covers data protection and AI at work, as well as the political economy of digitalisation. Before, he worked on digital policy at the FEPS, as well as on the digital single market, application of EU law, and better regulation at the Secretariat-General of the European Commission.


Policy Officer

  • Dr. Inga Sabanova

    Policy Officer

    Inga manages a portfolio of projects examining how emerging workplace technologies are shaping the future of work, and how inequalities related to gender, migration, age and social class persist and evolve in a technologically driven workplace.


Policy Officer

  • Oliver Philipp

    Policy Officer

    Oliver focuses on new technologies in the workplace and their impacts on workers, as well as the platformisation of work. Before joining the team, he worked at FES headquarter in Berlin. Oliver holds an M.A. in European Studies from the Universities of Mainz, Dijon and Opole/Poland.


Administrative Officer

  • Ha-Thu Mai

    Administrative Officer

    Ha-Thu supports the team on event organisation, office administration and communication. Before joining the team in Brussels, she had worked at the FES office in Hanoi, where she managed an EU-funded project and was responsible for FES cooperation with trade unions and civil society in Vietnam.


Financial Officer

  • Nadia Aboui

    Financial Officer

    Nadia brings over six years’ experience in asset management and fund accounting. She has managed portfolios exceeding €1bn, ensured compliance, and improved financial processes. She holds a Master’s in International & Corporate Finance (ESGF Paris) and is fluent in French and English, with B1+...


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Contact

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