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Carlo MARTUSCELLI
Reporter
POLITICO
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Carlo MARTUSCELLI
Reporter
POLITICO
Carlo is a reporter working out of Brussels, writing about the European economy with the central banking team. Previously, he was a health policy reporter, where he covered the Covid-19 pandemic. He began his career in journalism writing for a local London paper.
Carlo studied Russian and philosophy at the University College London.
Mario NAVA
Director-General, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
European Commission
Mario Nava is the Director-General of DG EMPL of the EU Commission. Previously, he was the Director-General of DG REFORM and has held Director and Head of Unit posts in the DG for Financial Services. He was also President of Italian Financial Market Authority. He teaches at Bocconi University and at Solvay Business School. In 2023, he was awarded the title of Bocconi Alumnus of the year.
Florence RANSON
Founder
REDComms
Florence Ranson is the founder of REDComms. She is a seasoned event presenter and moderator for clients ranging from European Institutions and Agencies to national/international structures and private organisations, including media and trade associations. She also is an experienced strategic & communications adviser and supports various organisations in the planning and development of their communications policies. Furthermore she regularly provides public speaking training to clients in the public and private sectors, always adapting to the specific circumstances of their assignments and their working language.
Florence has been active in European communications circles for some 30 years, as Head /Director of communications in various sectors (advertising, banking, agri-food). She was Chair of the Jury of the European Excellence Awards (communications) for 12 years and is a founding member of the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD), where she served as Managing VP for 10 years. She was awarded a 2018 ProPR Award for her contribution to the European communication profession. She is perfectly bilingual and can work indifferently in English or French.
Argyrios PISIOTIS
Socio-economic Analyst, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Argyrios K. Pisiotis joined the European Commission from academia in 2005. A political scientist and investment economist by education, he worked on cohesion policy (2005-2010), and, from 2011 to 2018, led DG REGIO’s sector for accession negotiations and structural investments in enlargement countries. Since 2018 he has been working in the Analysis and Statistics unit of DG EMPL (mainly on the annual edition of Employment and Social Developments in Europe). He been DG EMPL’s correspondent in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Network since its beginning in January 2020.
Barbara KAUFFMANN
Director of Employment and Analysis, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
European Commission
Barbara Kauffmann is Director for employment and social governance, analysis at the European Commission (DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) since 2015. Her current responsibilities include the European Semester coordination, EU legislative initiatives including for a framework on minimum wages, as well as fair green and digital transition aspects. She is also in charge of the support of Greece and Cyprus notably through the European Social Fund. Barbara Kauffmann studied economics at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Florida (Ph.D.). After working at the Kiel Institute of World Economics and the German Ministry of Finance, she joined the Commission (DG for Economic and Financial Affairs) where she worked on country and fiscal surveillance.