Jörg Dehnert serves as the Regional Director (MENA) for the Friedrich Neumann Foundation (FNF). Since joining FNF in 1993, he has served founding director of the International Academy for Leadership; Project Director in Turkey; Project Director for Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay; and Project Director for the Andean Countries (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela). Jorg holds a Master's degree in Political Science and History from Münster University.

Adina Martin is the Programme Officer (MENA) at SILC. She promotes democracy and human rights through collaboration with local partner organizations across the MENA region. She brings a strong commitment to gender equality, as demonstrated by her former position as Political Secretary of the women's wing of the Swedish Liberal Party (Liberala Kvinnor) and current support to AHLN's women's network, WoMENA. She has conducted mixed methods field research in Africa and Asia, and holds a Master of Science in Global Development and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Economics, and Statistics.

Luuk Peeters is the International Officer for the Dutch liberal party VVD, where he leads and coordinates the party’s international activities across the MENA region and represents the VVD in a number of key international liberal networks, including the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party, Liberal International, and the European Liberal Forum. Luuk helps to build, sustain, and expand strategic relationships with liberal sister parties, civil society actors, and democratic organizations. At the heart of Luuk’s work is a deep commitment to liberal values. He believes that freedom, self-accountability, and tolerance are not only foundational principles of a liberal democracy, but also essential ingredients for long-term social resilience and political stability. Luuk holds a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: and a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges.

Ayah Al-Majali is a project manager and researcher at FNF with expertise in project management, budgeting, qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation, and field coordination. She has led regional projects on youth engagement, human rights, gender equality, civic participation, democratic values, and refugee support, working with the United Nations, international NGOs, and regional networks across the Middle East. Ayah also delivers trainings for refugees in Jordan, Turkey, and Syria, and supervises field data collection in complex environments. She holds a Master’s degree in English Language and Literature.