A graduate of Political Science from the Universities of Sofia (BG) and York (UK), Irena Guidikova has been working at the Council of Europe since 1994. Her carrier has taken her from youth policy and research, though the future of democracy in Europe, to cultural policy and inclusion and anti-discrimination. Her work involved producing standards on e-governance and e-voting, party financing and internet literacy, safeguarding diversity via film funding, and multi-level policies for intercultural integration of migrants and refugees. She has also been policy advisor in the Private Office of the Secretary General, the coordinator of the World Forum for Democracy (www.world-forum-democracy.org) and has lead the Inclusion and Anti-discrimination programmes of the Council of Europe, dealing with countering hate speech, LGBTI equality, migrant inclusion and minority rights. She is currently Head of the Children’s rights and Sport Values Department.

Jakob Forssmed was born in 1974. He lives in Sollentuna, is married and has three children.

Educational background

• Studies equivalent to a Degree of Master in Political
• Science, University of Gothenburg
• Social sciences programme, Sandagymnasiet (upper secondary school)
• High School (Honorary diploma) Ripley High School, West Virginia

Positions and assignments

• Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health
• Member, Parliamentary Review Commission (SOU 2019:46)
• Member, Surplus Target Committee (SOU 2016:67)
• First Vice-Chair, Christian Democrats
• Member of the Riksdag
• Deputy Group Leader, Christian Democrats
• Economic policy spokesperson, Christian Democrats
• State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office
• Chief of Staff, Party Executive Staff, Christian Democrats
• Member of the Riksdag
• Chair, Young Christian Democrats
• Political Secretary, Christian Democrats
• Ombudsman, Young Christian Democrats

Laurent Petrynka is the president of the International School Sport Federation (ISF) since 2014 and, a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission from 2020.  

For over 20 years, President Petrynka has fully dedicated himself to Education and school sport whilst advocating the importance of Physical Education and sport practices at school, promoting healthy lifestyle habits. Furthermore, Laurent Petrynka strongly believes that all school students should have the opportunity to experience sport at the international level as a unique multicultural platform conveying key educational values.  

During the course of his career, he held the position of National Director of the UNSS (National School Sport Union) until 2018 and was appointed as inter-ministerial coordinator of the SNU (Universal National Service) under the authority of the Ministry of Education in France.