Europe & Middle East

About Your Region and Your Team

The region of Europe and Middle East (EME) is home to over 600 IAF members, many of who connect locally to plan and participate in the activities of their 26 local chapters and 43 countries.

The EME region organises and promotes a number of activities, events and conferences throughout the year.

Contact our Regional Director:

If you have any questions or comments that you'd like to share with our RD click here or scan the QR code with your device.

EME Upcoming Events

Registration links for the events can be found under the details of each sprecific event.

IAF Share & Learn

a series by the Europe and the Middle East Region

A brand new series by the IAF Europe and the Middle East region!

Join Helene Jewell in this session hosted by David Bishop to learn how her experiences of living in Nepal have influenced her role as a facilitator.

Register now & join us on 27 March!

IAF EME Leadership Team 2024-25

A team works to coordinate activities in the EME region. Those who are chairing IAF’s facilitator communities (chapters), or someone they designate, are a full part of the regional team as they promote facilitation within their own city or country.

Within the EME regional team, the following members have made the additional commitment to take on a particular region wide responsibility.

Tamara Zivadinovic: IAF EME Regional Director
Rena Bilgin Koç: Social Media & Communication
David Bishop: Communication & Event Design
Hiltrud Kinnunen: Treasurer & Governance
Tanya Van Rompuy: Governance
Goli Ahmadifard: Special Projects & Sharing and Learning
Andrew Spiteri: Sharing and Learning
Helene Jewell: Volunteering
Bogdan Grigore: Sharing and Learning
Paolo Martinez: Advisor

If you want to join the regional team and offer your contribution to promote the power of facilitation in the region and beyond, please contact anyone who has taken on a region wide responsibility simply by clicking on their name above.

PAST IAF Europe & Middle East (EME) Events:

IAF EME Conference 2023 - See details here.

IAF EME Facilitation Insights - See details here!

Balkan Facilitation Festival - See details here.

IAF EME Facilitation Talks - See details here.

Online Summer Facilitation Festival - See details here.

IAF EME Facilitation Lounge - See details here.

For more information

You can find out more about the EME region and stay informed of our activities on Twitter and Instagram.