Laura Davis has worked on European affairs, advocacy and fund raising for non-profits for the last ten years; first with the federalist movement (she was Secretary General of the Young European Federalists) and latterly with the conflict prevention/peacebuilding sector, primarily for Search for Common Ground. Formerly she was co-chair of the Human Rights and Democracy Network of NGOs, and chair of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office's working group Funding for Peace. She has published on European integration and peacebuilding, and holds degrees from Somerville College, University of Oxford.