Key people
Adam Bartha
Director
Adam is the Director of EPICENTER, a network a ten leading free-market think tanks from across Europe. He is responsible for facilitating the collaboration of the network and for leading its outreach in Brussels. Adam gives regular talks on topics ranging from the rule of law, authoritarian populism, free market reforms in the EU, and the political affairs of Central and Eastern Europe.
Adam was previously European Outreach Manager at EPICENTER and a Koch Summer Fellow in the Publications Department of the Independent Institute in California. He also has experience in domestic party politics in Germany and Hungary.
Adam has a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics.
Luis Cano
Head of EU Institutional Outreach
Luis, as the European Outreach Manager at EPICENTER, is responsible for the engagement of EPICENTER towards EU institutions and media. For the last eight years, Luis has worked on political communication, public engagement and outreach management strategies in the public sector. He provides regular workshops on political campaign strategy and diversity in political representation. He has worked with political parties as Head of Engagement for PartyParty and Campaign Manager for ALDE Party.
Jacob Farley
Project Manager
As the Project Manager of EPICENTER, Jacob is responsible for facilitating pan-European collaborative research among our member and partner think tanks, enabling them to amplify the classical liberal message in Brussels as well as in multiple European countries. On a day-to-day basis, Jacob's role involves managing EPICENTER's internship program, handling external communications, and engaging in outreach activities. His primary areas of expertise include classical liberal international relations and European integration.
Jacob graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2022, having studied MSc International Relations with a particular focus on EU foreign policy. Before assuming the role of EPICENTER’s Project Manager, Jacob served as an EPICENTER research intern and IEA intern.
Emelie Franzén
Research & Content Coordinator
Emelie is the Research & Content Coordinator of EPICENTER, overseeing our research pipeline, multinational projects, and podcast series. She is a political science graduate with a Master’s in international relations. Most recently, she completed EPICENTER traineeship and served as communications advisor in the political cabinet of former Swedish Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg. She also brings experience from the Swedish Liberal Party and research work at Collegio Carlo Alberto in Italy.
Florian Kössler
Brussels Trainee
Florian serves as a Policy Outreach Officer at EPICENTER in Brussels. Since 2022, he has been involved in Austrian politics with NEOS, heading up NEOS X – International as Managing Director and representing the interests of Austrians living abroad. He also chairs the Austrian Service Abroad, the country's largest international volunteering organisation. Beginning his career as a civil engineering technician, Florian went on to study European Studies with a focus on politics and economics in Leuven and Madrid and is currently completing a degree in International Business in Brussels.
Harrison Griffiths
Project Manager
Harrison supports EPICENTER's communications efforts, ensuring a truly pan-European reach for our publications from distributing publications at conferences to reaching new audiences on social media. Harrison is also Head of Partnerships at the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity (IATP) and serves as the International Programmes Manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He worked in the IEA's communications team for two years from August 2022 to August 2024. Before joining the IEA, Harrison graduated from the University of Exeter in 2021 studying politics, before getting his MA in American History and Politics from University College London. Harrison has written and spoken about a wide range of topics including freedom of speech, civil liberties, US & UK politics, immigration, industrial policy, and housing.
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Members
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