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Mr. O'Connell is the Immediate Past Secretary-General of the World Society of Victimology. He is a Vice President for the NGO Alliance on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, a board member of Victim Support Asia, and a member of the International Network Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence. He served as South Australia’s first Commissioner for Victims’ Rights; and prior to this he was the first Victims of Crime Coordinator in that state. During his earlier police career, Michael was the inaugural Victim Impact Statement Coordinator. He volunteers as an expert on 缅北禁地projects in relation to victims of crime and victims of terrorism; and he writes and lectures in the fields of Victimology and Criminal Justice. Furthermore, he is a Member of the Order of Australia.

Ms. Ana Evans is the widow of Hernán Mendoza. On 31 October 2017, Mr. Mendoza was killed in a terrorist attack, while travelling with friends on a bike path in New York City. Since the cruel attack, Ms. Evans’ life, and the lives of her three children, have changed forever. Ms. Evans is the Coordinator of the newly created Victims of Terrorism Programme of the FININT Foundation. She works to build a support network for victims of terrorism and their families, to channel their needs and rights, and ensuring they receive psychological assistance. She advocates for an international cooperation mechanism that represents cross-border victims in judicial processes.

Colonel SIPA Didier NDONGMO is Director of Military Justice with close to 30 years of experience within Military Justice both as a prosecutor and judge. He has worked as a consultant with the Global Center on Cooperative Security countering terrorism in Cameroon since 2017. He has contributed to the development of specific counterterrorism modules in capacity building of magistrates and judicial police officers. Colonel NDONGMO is a Focal Point on the Working Group for the Development of Legal Advisers within the Cameroon Defence Force, and worked as Prosecution Adviser at MONUSCO assisting DRC Military Courts in the investigation and prosecution of crimes of the Rome Statute.

On 12 January 2022, Pascal Kober was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Persons Affected by Terrorist and Extremist Attacks Committed on National Territory of the German Government. Soon after, on 11 March 2022, the Federal Government held for the first time the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism. As victim commissioner, Pascal Kober acts independently and is supported by his secretariat at the Federal Ministry of Justice. Pascal Kober is a Member of the German Parliament.

Levent is currently Executive Director of Victim Support Europe. As lead on terrorism issues he set up VSE’s response network, oversaw the EU Commission’s Centre of Expertise for Victims of Terrorism and has provided expertise and training to the UN, national governments, public enquiries and scientific committees. Prior to this, he led a Justice team in a Consultancy and enjoyed a ten year career in the UK and European Civil Services. He worked on justice, immigration and terrorism in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Cabinet Office, and in the European Commission, he developed the EU’s policy on victims’ rights, including the EU Directive on minimum rights for victims.

Dr Deborah Casalin is a postdoctoral researcher focusing on reparations and durable solutions for displaced people in international law, as well as how these issues intersect with development. Prior to joining academia, she worked for several years in the humanitarian and development sectors, mainly in relation to international humanitarian and human rights law. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Antwerp (Belgium), a Master of Laws from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), an LLM from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (Switzerland), and an LLB from the Nelson Mandela University (South Africa).