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“The education system should enable children and young people to become agents of change” – Gabrielle Franck – QUEST

Gabrielle Franck is a Policy Officer for Quality Education in Europe for Sustainable Social Transformation (QUEST), a European network that brings together civil society organisations, schools, universities and public bodies advocating for change in education and lifelong learning.

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“It is up to the individual to decide whether or not to have a family” – Johanna Tassot - ESHRE

Johanna Tassot works as a policy officer for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Her organisation promotes study and research in the field of reproduction. She advocates for better policies for people affected by infertility and for the medical professionals helping them.

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“You cannot have a circular economy without the social element at its core” – Marie-Jeanne Gaertner – RREUSE

Marie-Jeanne Gaertner joined RREUSE almost 2 years ago. RREUSE is an international network of social enterprises working in the circular economy. She works on textiles policies and coordinates RREUSE’s participation in a Horizon Europe funded project that aims to increase circularity and sustainability in textiles and clothing in Europe: Circular & Sustainable Textiles & Clothing (CISUTAC).

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“We challenge actors in the digital age” − Sebastián Becker, European Digital Rights

Sebastián Becker Castellaro defends freedom of expression in the online sphere as a Policy Advisor at European Digital Rights (EDRi). He focusses on platform regulation and policies counter disinformation and ‘surveillance advertising’, the systematic harvesting, marketing, and use of personal data in the online advertising industry.

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