Mikaela Gavas. Programme Leader, Development Agencies and EU Overseas Development Institute. 203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK

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Mikaela Gavas Programme Leader, Development Agencies and EU Overseas Development Institute 203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK Tel: +44 (0)79 4171 3443 Email: m.gavas@odi.

1 Mikaela Gavas Programme Leader, Development Agencies and EU Overseas Development Institute 203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK Tel: +44 (0) Nationality: Cypriot Skype: mikaela.gavas KEY EXPERIENCE Leading influencer and respected authority on development agency strategy, organisational structure and policy, and European Union development cooperation 15 years experience in research, policy, advisory and public affairs in political and parliamentary environments Rigorous research discipline and excellent writing and communications skills at different levels of formality English native speaker and fluent in French and Greek QUALIFICATIONS MSc International Relations London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom Department of International Relations Dissertation/Thesis: The Foreign Policy of the new South Africa: Good International Citizenship? BA (Joint Honours) European Politics and French University of East Anglia, United Kingdom School of European Studies DEUG (Diplôme d études universitaires générales) History, University of Human Sciences, France Department of History CAREER 09/ present Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK Programme Leader, Development Agencies and EU Responsible for leading ODI s research programmes on the future of development agencies and the EU, combining research, convening, and bespoke advisory services, including: strategy development, team management, fundraising, quality assurance, and conducting high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs.

2 Established ODI s Future Development Agencies programme as a globally recognised practical tool to support development agencies in their strategies for the future. Provided strategic advice to a variety of Governments, including France, Italy, Korea, Qatar, Switzerland and the UK. 04/ / / /2012 Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK EU Programme Leader / Research Associate Consultancy, advisory, research and project management, including: managing ODI s EU programme and staff; conducting evidence-based research on EU development cooperation; advising policy-makers, parliamentarians and senior officials in EU Member States and EU Institutions; and establishing and supporting a network of high-level policy-makers and academics. Established ODI s EU programme as the pre-eminent resource on EU development cooperation in the UK and an independent advisory service for the EU and its Member States. UK House of Commons, International Development Committee, UK Specialist Adviser Appointed specialist adviser to the Committee to advise and support UK parliamentarians on EU development cooperation. Advised parliamentarians and drafted the Committee s report for its inquiry into EU development assistance. 09/ /2008 UK Department for International Development (DFID), London, UK Senior Policy Adviser Principal DFID adviser on reform of EU external action; project manager and lead author of DFID s EU Institutional Strategy Paper; project lead and researcher on the assessment of the European Commission s aid programme as part of the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network, on behalf of the UK. Built a reputation as the key Ministerial adviser on strategies for reforming EU external action architecture and engaging and promoting DFID s priorities in the EU. 03/ / / /2007 Oxfam GB, Non-Governmental Organisation, Oxford, UK EU Policy Adviser Principal EU adviser and coordinator of Oxfam s EU work in the UK, including: advisory on Oxfam s strategy of engagement in the EU; drafting position papers on EU policy and financial instruments; setting out priorities and synergies between Oxfam s work and opportunities for engagement with EU Institutions and Member States. Established myself as the main source of strategic advice to the Directors of Oxfam on the politics, workings and policies of the EU. BOND, Non-Governmental Organisation / Network, London, UK EU Policy Adviser Manager of BOND s EU work, including: shaping strategy and managed staff; representing BOND in the UK and Europe; producing policy papers and commissioning research; presenting to wide-ranging audiences, including oral evidence to UK and EU parliamentary inquiries; and chairing an EU-wide

3 group of policy specialists and representing the group to EU policy and decision-makers. Established Bond s reputation and track record as a leading influencer of EU development policy in the UK and across Europe. 09/ /2002 Saferworld, Non-Governmental Organisation, London, UK Parliamentary Officer 01/ /2001 Sheikh Mohammed s Engineer s Office, Dubai, UAE / MBH Management Ltd, London, UK Project Manager European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium Assistant / Researcher to Member of the European Parliament European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Trainee / Stagiaire in the Secretariat General of the European Commission MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES: Official peer reviewer for the Journal of International Development, the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, the European Journal of Development Research and the European Social Research Council. Editorial board member of the Millennium Journal of International Studies. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS SELECTED PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES, POLICY BRIEFS, AND WORKING PAPERS 2015 (Gavas et. al.), Challenges to a comprehensive EU migration and asylum policy, ODI 2015 (Gavas et. al.), Designing the development agency of the future: Framing Paper, ODI 2015 (Gavas et. al.), Strategic and operational considerations for the establishment of the Italian Development Agency: Lessons from the DFID Experience, ODI 2015 (Gavas et. al.), Beyond Aid: The Future UK Approach to Development, Submission to the International Development Committee, ODI 2014 (Gavas et. al.), Our Collective Interest: Why Europe s problems need global solutions and global problems need European action, European Think Tanks Group 2014 (Gavas, Faure, Maxwell), Designing the Development Agency of the Future, ODI 2013 (Gavas, Mustapha, Prizzon), Blended Finance for Infrastructure and Low-Carbon Development, Topic Guide, Evidence on Demand, HTPSE 2013 (Gavas), EU Development Cooperation in The UK and the EU: Costs, Benefits, Solutions, Regent s University 2013 (Gavas, Maxwell, Faure), The Review of the European External Action Service: a commentary on the report, ODI

4 2013 (Faure, Gavas, Markova, Maxwell), EU Development Cooperation: Where have we got to? What s next? ODI 2013 (Gavas, Davies, McKechnie), European Union development cooperation in fragile states: challenges and opportunities, European Parliament 2013 (Gavas), The EU and Global Public Goods: Challenges and Opportunities, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) 2013 (Gavas, Levine, Norton, Maxwell), European Union balance of competences: development cooperation and humanitarian aid, ODI 2013 (Gavas), Reviewing the evidence: how well does the European Development Fund perform, ODI & the ONE Campaign 2013 (Gavas), Replenishing the 11th European Development Fund, ODI 2012 (Gavas, van Seters, Keijzer, Kilnes, Laporte), EU Development Cooperation under the Cyprus Presidency, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDMP) 2012 (Gavas), The European Commission s Legislative Proposals for Financing EU Development Cooperation, ODI 2011 (Gavas, Furness, Koch, Bello, van Seters), The EU s Multi-Annual Financial Framework Post-2013: Options for EU Development Cooperation, ODI 2011 (Gavas, te Velde, Massa, Geddes), EU Blending Facilities: Implications for Future Governance Options, ODI 2010 (Gavas), Financing European Development Cooperation: The Financial Perspectives , ODI 2010 (Gavas, Maxwell), Indicators of a Successful European External Action Service, ODI 2010 (Gavas, Johnson, Maxwell), Consolidation or Cooperation: the Future of EU Development Cooperation, German Development Institute (DIE) 2010 (Barder, Gavas, Maxwell), Global Governance of the Aid System and the Role of the EU, Columbia University Press 2010 (Gavas, Maxwell), European Development Policy, ODI 2010 (Gavas, Koeb), Setting up the European External Action Service: Building a Comprehensive Approach, ODI 2010 (European Think-Tanks Group), New Challenges, New Beginnings: Next Steps in European Development Cooperation, ODI 2009 (Gavas, Maxwell), Options for Architectural Reform in EU Development Cooperation, ODI 2009 (Gavas), The Evolution of EU Development Cooperation: Taking the Change Agenda Forward, ODI 2007 (Gavas), Global Security or Poverty Eradication: The Politics of the European Union s Development Assistance in the New Cold War, in Review of African Political Economy 2006 (Gavas), European Community Aid: At the Forefront of Poverty Reduction or Global Security? in Reality of Aid 2006, IBON 2005 (Gavas), Europe s Role in Making Poverty History, Bond

5 2004 (Gavas), Civil Society Participation in EC Aid: A Cornerstone of Good Governance? in Reality of Aid 2004, IBON 2003 (Gavas), An Uncertain Future: The Missing Debate on EC Foreign Assistance, in Humanitarian Affairs Review

EDUCATION. Graduate studies include Ph.D. in from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK & Master courses from the same university in 1987.

EDUCATION. Graduate studies include Ph.D. in from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK & Master courses from the same university in 1987. Dr. Khaled A. Abbas: SYNOPSIS Director (Dean) Egypt National Institute of Transport Ministry of Transport - Professor of Transportation Policy, Planning & Modeling, Traffic Eng. & Logistics Management