Annalisa’s role is about providing clarity and grounded leadership focused on maintaining network cohesion and supporting the Hub team to stay effective during the ongoing transition. Her key responsibilities are around governance and strategy, team leadership, network engagement, operational stability, and effective handover to the permanent director.

Annalisa served Alliance2015 before as Senior Advisor for strategy implementation, organisation, team, leadership development in 2022-2024, and Interim Senior Programme Advisor in 2020-2021.

Together with her multi-disciplinary expertise in organisational consulting, development studies, environmental science and engineering, Annalisa brings an extensive knowledge and experience of membership organisations in the Brussels arena. She worked in several countries of the Global South with long missions in Somaliland and DPR Korea, and short missions in Cameroon, Chad, Libya, Senegal, Tanzania, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and PR China.

She stands for social justice, togetherness and solidarity.

Martina joined Alliance2015 in July 2018. As Knowledge Management and Communication Lead, she works as a focal point for knowledge management and communication within the Alliance2015 organisational system, boosting its branding and influencing capacity, bridging data, experience, information and learning from the operation countries.  

She has over 10 years of experience in translation, communication and event management, and holds a M.A. degree in Translation Studies and an International Master in European Studies. 

Adriana works as a focal point for Advocacy within the Alliance2015 organisational system, boosting Alliance2015’s influencing capacity at country, EU and global levels through impactful research and evidence-based advocacy, and through enhanced internal and external networking.

She brings 23 years of experience as an advocate in European and global organizations on public policy, human rights-based sustainable development, law- and treaty-making. She led advocacy in the fields of social rights, climate justice, food systems, water and ecosystems, community development towards EU and UN decision-makers. She holds a LL.M. in EU and International Economic Law, a D.E.S. in Human Rights and a Hauser Global Fellowship at New York University School of Law. She also conducted missions to many countries in the world.

Franziska is a staff seconded by the German Allliance2015 member, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. to the Alliance2015 hub in Brussels. She works as a focal point for resource mobilization and exploration of new partnerships for joint Alliance2015 initiatives. Franziska also represents the Alliance2015 within CONCORD, the European confederation of development NGOs and contribute there to the Funding for Sustainable Development (FFSD) workstream. Franziska holds Master’s Degrees in Social and European Sciences and brings 20 years of experience within the development sector, including country assignments in Burundi, Kenya and Mali.   

Giulia Bazziga holds a joint role working for the Alliance2015 hub and its member Concern Worldwide. She works as a focal point for resource mobilization and exploration of new partnerships for joint Alliance2015 initiatives. Giulia also represents the Alliance2015 within CONCORD, the European confederation of development NGOs and contributes there to the Funding for Sustainable Development (FFSD) workstream. 

Giulia brings 15 years’ experience in programme management, monitoring and evaluation and fundraising with a wide range of institutional donors. She holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Conflict Management

Valeria is a (part-time) staff member seconded by the Italian Alliance2015 member, CESVI to the Alliance2015 Hub in Brussels. She is currently co-chairing the Alliance2015 Advocacy and Communications Group, leading the joint work on influencing EU decision-makers on the Alliance2015 multi-annual strategy, with a focus on humanitarian aid and the HDP nexus approach.

She is responsible for CESVI’s global advocacy in its humanitarian and development action at international, European and country levels. She brings 15 years of experience in designing and managing advocacy strategy development, policy dialogue with decision-makers and leveraging donors’ support on sustainable policies that respect human rights, gender equality, social and environmental justice. She represents CESVI in several coalition committees and leads processes such as the C7 and C20, civil society official engagement groups in the G7 and G20 fora. Economist with extensive experience in research coordination, she has also authored several publications for effective and evidence-based advocacy.

Veronika is seconded to the Brussels Hub from People in Need, a Czech member of the Alliance2015. She works as a focal point for resource mobilisation and exploration of new partnerships for joint Alliance2015 initiatives. Veronika holds a Master’s Degree in International Area Studies and has 5+ years of experience in NGO as well as the EU administration sector and diplomacy. Her primary focus is development cooperation in the Western Balkans region. 

Eleonora is an Italian national with an academic background in International Studies, Diplomacy, and International Security. She has developed international experience in Brussels, Milan, and Rome, where she contributed to EU policy monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and operational support for international NGOs. At the Alliance2015 Hub in Brussels, she plays an active role in advancing joint emergency and operational initiatives. Her responsibilities include coordinating cross-member meetings, managing data flows and internal communications, and supporting the implementation of collaborative workplans and events that bring the network’s strategic goals to life. Driven by a strong belief in collective impact, she helps strengthen internal knowledge-sharing and maintains accessible digital tools that enable meaningful collaboration across the Alliance. Her work is fuelled by a deep commitment to humanitarian values and a desire to contribute to a more equitable and resilient world. 

As Advocacy and Communication Assistant, Carla contributes to efforts that amplify Alliance2015’s mission to address global challenges through collaborative advocacy and impactful communication.

Originally from Belgium, Carla brings a strong foundation in journalism and political communication. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Stirling and a Master’s degree in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

With a passion for global development, effective storytelling, and cross-cultural engagement, Carla is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections and advancing Alliance 2015’s initiatives.

Marta is part of Alliance2015 Ethiopia and brings over ten years of experience in advocacy and community support initiatives. With a background in sociology and social work, she is responsible for coordinating a wide range of functions, including driving the network’s strategic direction, leading and facilitating the implementation of Alliance2015 in-country strategy, and promoting, coordinating, and supporting joint initiatives and related learning. She does so through close collaboration with Country Directors, key staff from member organisations, working groups, and the Alliance2015 Hub.