Key speakers
Jamil Anderlini is POLITICO Europe's Editor-in-Chief, a role in which he is responsible for the publication's journalistic coverage, editorial strategy and managing operations for the 100-person-strong European newsroom. Anderlini is an award-winning journalist, editor and published author whose expertise lies in global politics, policy and economics.
Alexandra Brzozowski is a Brussels-based journalist specialised in European affairs. For EURACTIV, she covers European security and defence policy, Eastern Europe and Arctic policy.
Benjamin Leruth is an Assistant Professor in Politics and Society at the University of Groningen specializing in comparative welfare policy and politics, political long-termism, democratic innovations, transnational governance and differentiation in the European Union.
Michelle Cini is a Professor of European Politics at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol. Cini is the co-author of the book "European Union Politics".
Simon Usherwood is a Professor of Politics & International Studies at the Open University, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Surrey's Centre for Britain & Europe and a National Teaching Fellow. Usherwood's research focuses on euroscepticism, Brexit, UK-EU relations and the EU more generally.
