Stanislas has served as Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) following its creation in 2007. Since 2025 he is also responsible for the Sport Conventions.

During his tenure he has led key initiatives, co-ordinated the negotiation of numerous standards and overseen the drafting of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the “Macolin Convention”) as well as the organisation of Ministerial Conferences.

From 2021 to 2025 he chaired the Council of Europe’s Staff Committee. He joined the Council in 2003, working on the Anti-Doping and Spectator Violence Conventions, and liaising with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), UNESCO and international sports federations, among others.

Prior to this, he worked as an NGO leader, trainer and consultant in the youth, refugee and environmental sectors.

H.E. Mr Gabriel REVEL has been the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the Council of Europe since 2 May 2023.

A graduate of Sciences Po Grenoble and the École Nationale d’Administration (Georges Clémenceau class of 2017–2018), he began his diplomatic career at the Permanent Representation of Monaco to the Council of Europe. Following several years with the International Law Section at the Department of Legal Affairs in Monaco, he returned to the Permanent Representation in Strasbourg in 2021.

H.E. Mr Revel has chaired the Rapporteur Group on Legal Cooperation (GR-J) since October 2024. He also chairs the Statutory Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport. The Ambassador is married and has one child.

Solène Charuau is a senior official at the French Ministry of Sports, Youth and Community Life, where she leads the International Department. With over 20 years of experience in European affairs and public policy in the fields of sport and youth, she plays a central role in France’s international co-operation strategy in sport. She coordinated the Ministry’s European and international roadmap for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and led key initiatives in the field of sport during the French Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2022.

In addition to her extensive institutional experience, Solène currently serves as Chair of the Bureau of the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS). She has contributed directly to European Sport Charter monitoring missions in Portugal and Morocco and regularly represents France in multilateral negotiations (EU, Council of Europe, Francophonie).

Solène holds a Master’s degree in European Project Management and a Political Science degree from Sciences Po Grenoble.

Encho Keryazov was born on October 15, 1973, in Elhovo. He is a graduate of the Sports School in Yambol. He received his degree from the National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski". He began practicing sports acrobatics at the age of six and later became a competitor for the Bulgarian national team. He was awarded the title "Master of Sports".

After finishing his sports career, he established himself as a circus artist and balancing acrobat, building a successful international career with performances on prestigious stages across Europe and the world. In 2007, he was awarded the "Silver Clown" award at the International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo—one of the highest honors in the world of circus arts.

In 2010, he founded the Encho Keryazov Foundation, which supports talented Bulgarian children in the fields of education, sports, and arts. Encho Keryazov is the creator and producer of the international show "Night of the Stars", which has established itself as one of the most significant cultural events in Bulgaria.

From 2019 to 2026, he served as Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Yambol, responsible for culture, sports, and youth activities. He has been awarded the Honorary Medal of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and the "Golden Age" prize by the Ministry of Culture.

Matthias Kloth is the Head of the Council of Europe’s Digital Governance and Sport Department, which is inter alia responsible for Sport, Cybercrime, Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence.

He has previously worked in the Council of Europe as Adviser in the Office of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General, as Executive Secretary of the Committee on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) and as lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.

Prior to joining the Council of Europe, he worked as legal officer in the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology. He holds a doctorate degree in public international law.

Maren Mildestvedt is Project Manager for Safe Sport at the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), where she leads the development of TryggUng, a national initiative designed to help young athletes create safer, more inclusive, and positive sport environments.

A former national team basketball player and trained social worker, Maren combines firsthand experience from elite sport with expertise in relationships, inclusion, prevention, and community building.

In her work, she collaborates closely with young people, clubs, coaches, and sport federations to develop educational resources, reporting tools, and youth-led initiatives that help prevent bullying, harassment, abuse, and exclusion in sport.

Maren is passionate about ensuring that young people are not only protected in sport, but actively involved in shaping the culture and future of sport.

Since the end of 2021, Marie-Laure Lemineur has led Safeguarding and Child Protection within FIFA’s Education and Social Responsibility Division. Together with her team, she supports FIFA’s 211 member associations in fostering a safer football culture, oversees safeguarding protocols at FIFA competitions, promotes the integration of safeguarding standards across the organisation, and coordinates follow-up on incident reports with FIFA Ethics.

Marie-Laure has more than 20 years of experience in human rights education and child protection, including work to prevent abuse and exploitation both online and offline. Her career has included roles in Central America, Asia and Europe. She has authored and co-authored several publications and served on international advisory bodies and boards.

A law graduate of Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in France, Marie-Laure holds a master’s degree in international human rights law from the University of Essex in the UK.

Emily Karakoleva is the European Union Youth Delegate to the United Nations for the 2026–2027 mandate, becoming the first young person from Eastern Europe to hold this position. In this capacity, she represents the perspectives of over 73 million young Europeans in multilateral discussions and advocates for meaningful youth participation in global decision-making.

Previously, Emily served as Bulgaria’s youngest-ever Youth Delegate to the United Nations (2024–2025), engaging with around 3,000 young people across the country and bringing their perspectives to international forums, including the UN General Assembly and the World Summit for Social Development.

Her commitment to youth representation began as Chairperson of Bulgaria’s Children’s Council, where she advocated for children's rights and contributed to national policy initiatives, including the introduction of free mandatory school textbooks.

Beyond youth diplomacy, Emily is actively engaged in international security and disarmament. She was a winner of the UNIDIR–CIGI Youth Video Competition on space security and has presented her research at international academic conferences. Her work has also been recognised through the NATO Youth Summit Challenge and her selection for Bulgaria’s 40 Under 40.

Emily studies International Relations and Journalism at the American University in Bulgaria. Across her work, she focuses on bridging the gap between young people and institutions, ensuring that youth participation translates into tangible political and societal impact.

Hanne Juncher is Director of Security, Integrity and Rule of law at the Council of Europe. She was previously the head of the Council of Europe’s action against money-laundering and other economic crime and the Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).

Hanne has also led the Council of Europe’s work on justice and legal co-operation as well as its human rights support and awareness-raising work. She previously worked in the Secretariat of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), and for the Ministry of Defence of Denmark on security policy and international peacekeeping.

Hanne has postgraduate degrees in law from the Universities of Copenhagen and Essex.