Permanent Scientific Committee

The main task of the Permanent Scientific Committee (PSC) is the development of IFA's scientific programme. The PSC selects the topics and supervises the planning and implementation of the scientific work of the Association. For further details on the appointment, functioning and organisation of the PSC please refer to Article 28 of the Articles of Association.

Composition of the Permanent Scientific Committee for the period 2025-2026

The Permanent Scientific Committee consists of a Chair, a Vice-Chair and a number of committee members who are nominated by the Nominations Committee and appointed by the General Assembly.

Chair

Adolfo Martín Jiménez (Spain)

Vice-Chair

Shefali Goradia (India)
Frank Pötgens (Netherlands)

Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sandra Benedetto (Chile)
Pat Brown (USA)
Jorge Correa (Mexico)
Theophilus Emuwa (Nigeria)

Johann Hattingh (South Africa)
Mitsuhiro Honda (Japan)
Eran Lempert (Israel)
Philippe Martin (France)
René Matteotti (Switzerland)
Bristar Mingxing CAO (China)
Alejandro Esteban Messineo (Argentina)
Angelo Nikolakakis (Canada)
Katerina Perrou (Greece)

Alexander Rust (Austria)
Luisa Scarcella (France/ICC)
Jens Schönfeld (Germany)
Luis Schoueri (Brazil)
Gary Sprague (USA)
Anna Theeuwes (Netherlands)

Extra invited

Alexia Kardachaki (Netherlands), Secretary General
Pasquale Pistone (Netherlands), Academic Chairman of IBFD; ex officio
Benjamin Angel (European Commission); ex officio
Achim Pross (OECD); ex officio

Additionally invited for the preparation of the Annual Congresses in:

  

2024

 Albertus Marais (Cape Town, South Africa)

2025

 João Nogueira (Lisbon, Portugal)

2026

 Chloe Burnett (Melbourne, Australia)

2027

 Jérȏme Monsenego (Stockholm, Sweden)

 

 

 

 

 

 


































 

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