Advisory Panel

		John Alderdice Lord Alderdice is President of Liberal International, being elected in 2005. He was the first Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998-2004), Alliance Party Leader (1987-1998) and has been a member of the Independent Monitoring Commission since 2003.
		Seán Brennan Seán is the Development Officer for the Edward de Bono Foundation NI and works in partnership with Intercomm's Developing Leadership Initiative CEP in North Belfast's Interface Communities.
		Anne Carr Anne is Chair of Community Dialogue, a cross-community organisation in West Belfast, which she helped establish in 1997. She practices as an independent facilitator in interface communities across Northern Ireland.
		Brice Dickson Brice has been Professor of International and Comparative Law at Queen's University of Belfast since 2005. He served as the first Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, and was previously deputy chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.
		Brian Dougherty Brian is Director of St. Columb's Reconciliation Centre in Londonderry, which focuses on reconciliation and education. He served as an independent on the first Northern Ireland Policing Board.
		Tony Gallagher Tony is Head of the School of Education at Queen's University of Belfast. His research interests include work on the role of education in ethnically divided societies.
		Ryan Gawn Ryan is International External Relations Coordinator for Save the Children UK, based in London. He has worked on Northern Irish public affairs since 1999, and has published a variety of publications on international affairs and peace building.
		Jeremy Harbison Jeremy is Chair of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council. He has held senior posts in several Northern Ireland Departments, and was also the author of a seminal report commissioned by OFMDFM, on community relations policy in Northern Ireland.
		Tony Kennedy Tony has been Chief Executive of Co-operation Ireland since 1992, and sits on the boards of the Community Relations Council, the One Small Step Campaign, and the Institute of British-Irish Studies.
		Brenda Kent Brenda heads up Voluntary Arts Ireland, the charitable body promoting participation in arts and crafts across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Previously Brenda worked at NICVA and in social housing.
		Roisin McDonough Roisin is the Chief Executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and has previous experience in the field of regeneration.
		Martin Melarkey Martin is co-founder and Director of Strategy at the Nerve Centre, an innovative multimedia educational resource development and training centre aimed at young people in Derry / Londonderry.
		Yvonne Murphy Yvonne is the Librarian of the Northern Ireland Political Collection at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast. The NIPC documents the activities and views of all parties of the conflict, and represents an impressive resource of material.
		Annika Nestius-Brown Annika is responsible for events for the Northern Light Review, which is an independent, Belfast-based think tank.
		David Porter David was Director of the Centre for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland, and was responsible for its work in dialogue with both Irish republican and British loyalist paramilitary groups in their moves towards peace. He is now freelance.
		Bill Smith Bill is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Governance at the University of Belfast, and a former civil servant, principally in Health. He is also a writer and broadcaster.
		Michael Wardlow Michael is the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), which was established in 1987 to co-ordinate efforts and assist parents in opening new integrated schools.
		Nicholas Whyte Nicholas is the Europe Programme Director of the organisation Independent Diplomat, Brussels, where he is project leader on work with Kosovo and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was previously Europe Programme Director at the International Crisis Group.

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