With many years’ experience in internationalization of higher education in different capacities, Martine Torfs is dedicated to developing global stakeholder relations strategies serving higher education institutions' advancement. As Head of the Alumni Team at the KU Leuven Fundraising and Alumni Relations Office, Martine has designed and implemented worldwide alumni engagement programmes aligned with the university’s strategies. Intercultural relations, with multlingualism, art, literature and education at its core, have been a driver throughout her life.

Rachel Bray is the head of the unique and vibrant CERN Alumni Network, for which she was community manager from 2017 to 2020. Prior to this, she worked for 8 years in CERN's Engineering Department, in the domain of Product Lifecycle Management and 9 years within the IT section of CERN Supplies Procurement and Logistics Department. 

In her spare time, Rachel is Chair of the CERN Clubs' Coordinating Committee, President and Zumba instructor at the CERN Fitness Club and board member of the Association of Sports Committees of European Research Institutes.

Having studied political science, law and political economy at the Free University Berlin and in Würzburg, Carsten also holds a M.A. in International Studies (Asia-Pacific) from the University of Birmingham (2006) and a M.Sc. in International Development (Africa) from LSE (2018). Carsten moved into higher education development in 2015 and is currently Development Director at Hertie School in Berlin.