Onze Experts

Šeila Akagić

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Šeila Akagic is a Senior Legal Counsel for the Dutch government, specializing in GDPR compliance and data protection law. With a deep understanding of European regulations and over19 years of professional experience, she provides expert legal advice to ensure government entities meet their compliance obligations. Seila is committed to fostering transparency accountability in data handling practices. She holds a law degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam and is dedicated to promoting responsible use of personal data in the sector.

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She has made significant contributions to the field through her published papers on EU enlargement and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her work on the crucial intersection of legal frameworks and the protection of human rights, providing valuable insights into these pressing issues.

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Alden Pervan

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Alden Pervan has a specialization background in International and European law. As a lecturer, he has been involved in the above-mentioned legal areas at the Open University since 2019. In addition, Alden works as a legal and strategic advisor. Based on his specialization, Alden is involved in various studies into the current status of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the international legal order. 

 

In the past, he has been involved in various initiatives regarding the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the period 2010-2014, he was chairman of the Bosnian youth association in the Netherlands 'Mladi BiH'. Within the Thinktank, he is currently involved in the working groups 'The Hague' and 'Brussels'.

Sanja Ramić

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Sanja Ramić is a legal and human rights specialist with extensive experience in EU integration, legislative reforms, and sustainable governance. Her expertise spans human rights, gender equality, environmental protection, and corporate sustainability, with a strong track record in legislative reforms and institutional capacity-building.

She has 20 years of professional experience working with governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society organizations in the Western Balkans, Southeast Europe, and the Netherlands. As the former Head of the Department for Human Rights and Rule of Law at Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Directorate for European Integration, she contributed to key initiatives to harmonize domestic legislation with the EU acquis, particularly in human rights and the rule of law.

She currently works as a consultant for the Council of Europe, EU projects, UN agencies, and private companies, focusing on Eu accession and legislative alignment, gender equality, environmental justice, and ESG frameworks. She provides strategic recommendations on corporate due diligence and sustainable governance.

She holds an Adv. LL.M. in European and International Human Rights Law, a Master’s in European Studies (EU Law), and is a certified Gender Equality Advisor for public institutions and private companies.

Amna Avdić​

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Amna Avdic holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences and Master's degree in European Migration en Integration Studies from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She previously studied Political Science at the University of Sarajevo. 

She works for the Municipality of Rotterdam for nearly 18 years in various roles related to migration, integration and social affairs. She served as Board Lead of the BH Platform in the Netherlands and has been actively involved in diaspora-related initiatives. 

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Co-founder and former co-owner of the first advisory agency in the Netherlands focused on supporting people from Bosnia and Herzegovina with integration, migration, and socio-legal issues. 

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She has been engaged for over tree decades in projects connecting Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Netherlands, accompanying Bosnian diplomatic delegations to Dutch ministries and supporting sister city partnerships. 

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Her expertise lies in the fields of migration, integration, civic participation, gender politics, and social inclusion within municipal frameworks.  

Estelle Senković

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Estelle Senkovic is currently completing two Master’s programmes at the University of Amsterdam:

- International and Constitutional Law &

- Administrative Law.

Her academic work has examined issues of climate governance and the protection of fundamental human rights, with a broader interest in how international and European legal frameworks shape domestic constitutional and administrative structures.

Alongside her studies, she works as a legal advisor in the private law sector. In addition she works as the student assistent at the BiH-NL Thinktank

Haris Akagić

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Haris Akagić holds a LLM in Business Law and a MSc in International Business Administration both from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. His area of expertise lies in Sustainability and Energy law. In the past years he has worked on varius sustainability projects in Europe and globally. Within the Thinktank, he is currently involved in the working groups 'The Hague' and 'Brussels'.

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Currently he is the Regulatory & Compliance Manager at ANWB Group, the Netherlands, where he is responsible to ensure and enforce compliance in the field of Energy & Sustainability.