Committee of Honour | EUmies Awards

Glenn Micallef

Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Master in European law, he worked at the Maltese foreign affairs ministry, where he was head of the EU Coordination Department and the Brexit Unit. He was Chief of Staff and European affairs advisor to the Prime Minister of Malta.

Laia Bonet

First Deputy Mayor, area of urban planning, ecological transition, urban services and housing and President Fundació Mies van der Rohe

Deputy Mayor Agenda 2030, digital transition, sports, territorial and metropolitan coordination Barcelona City Council.

Nela Riehl

Member of the European Parliament, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education

German politician and teacher whose top issues have been promoting diversity and aiming for net-zero emissions.

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen

Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission.

Master of Science in International Business Administration and Modern Languages, specialised in European affairs and communication with a thesis on European Identity – the impact of cultural factors on European political co-operation. Between 2019 and 2023, she has been the head of the communication department of the EC.

Roberto Cavallo

President of the European Association for Architectural Education

Associate professor in the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology. Since 1996, he has been teaching and conducting research at TU Delft, where he served as Vice Dean of Education from 2014 to 2019. He currently chairs the section of Theory, Territory, Transitions, leads the Architectural Design Crossovers group, and is a member of the Department of Architecture Research Steering Team. Additionally, he coordinates the research line on Architectural Pedagogy.

Daniel Fügenschu

President of the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE)

Architect who established his studio in London and Innsbruck, and developed extensive experience in political strategy and lobbying for architectural policy at EU level during the infringement procedure against Austrian national professional law. He has served as a member of the ACE Executive Board and has been actively involved in the ACE Think Tank and the EU-funded project ARCH-E.