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Hermine Sam is a Brussels-based program coordinator for GMF South. Her research interests include regional integration and geopolitical competition in West Africa.

Sam has developed and hosted several podcasts, including the “EXTRA2020” series for the French embassy in Belgium and the “Thinking Across Latitudes” mini-series, which explores global trends through a southern Atlantic and Mediterranean perspective.

Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in political communication from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Henri-Paul Normandin is a Canadian diplomat who served as Ambassador to Haiti and as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He has engaged in diplomacy and international development for nearly 40 years, with pioneering work in democracy, human rights, and governance. He worked for several years in China and has managed a portfolio of programs in Africa, the Americas, and Southeast Asia across a wide range of areas from peacekeeping to the environment. More recently, he spearheaded the advancement of urban diplomacy at the City of Montréal. Normandin is currently a Fellow at the Institut d’études internationales de Montréal and a Visiting Fellow at Perry World House, University of Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from McGill University and served as a legal aid lawyer in Québec. He also holds a Master’s degree in political science (international relations) from University of Ottawa.

Julia Tréhu is a Paris-based program manager and fellow with GMF Technology. Her focus is on US and European digital and technology policy, including technology-related trade and investment policy, platform regulation, data governance, and artificial intelligence. Tréhu holds master’s degrees in international political economy from the London School of Economics and in international security from Sciences Po Paris, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Princeton University.