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This group is composed of experts from the Member States, Associated Countries (Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein) and representatives from the European Commission, Eurojust, Europol and Frontex.

Its role is to provide the Management Board with relevant technical expert advice as well as support on various technical issues relating to the evolution and further development of existing systems.

Specifically, the SIS Advisory Group has been instrumental in developing and overseeing the implementation of a number of business-critical processes, including the following:

  • Strengthening of the Agency's governance structures through the introduction of an IT service management model;
  • Evolution of roadmaps, horizontal standard Service Level Agreement and change management processes for the systems managed;
  • Bespoke system training plans;
  • Technology monitoring.

Further Reading​​​

Rules for the prevention and management of conflict of interest concerning the members of the Management Board and members of the Advisory Groups.

Members of the Advisory Group

Austria

Manuel Kamper

Member (Chairperson)

Belgium

Marnik Bucket

Member

Bulgaria

Milena Fileva

Member

Switzerland

Andreas Ziltener

Member

Cyprus

Andreas Menelaou

Member

Czechia

Jana Madunická

Member

Germany

Christian Ergh

Member

Denmark

Jørn Wilms

Member

Estonia

Sergo Eelmäe

Member

Spain

Juan Enrique Blasco Fernández

Member

Finland

Tony Everhall

Member

France

Yannick Abily

Member

Greece

Dimitrios Skagias

Member

Croatia

Oliver Bilas

Member

Hungary

Richárd Tajti

Member

Ireland

Mary Doyle

Member

Iceland

Birgir Sigurđsson

Member

Italy

Simone Gravili

Member

Liechtenstein

Markus Gstoehl

Member

Lithuania

Augustinas Zeirys

Member

Luxembourg

Jérôme Heyder

Member

Latvia

Ronalds Andžāns

Member

Malta

Ismael Vassallo

Member

Netherlands

Erwin Zweers

Member (Deputy Chairperson)

Norway

Marius Pettersen

Member

Poland

Paweł Buch

Member

Portugal

João Caroço

Member

Romania

George Ion

Member

Sweden

Christer Petersson

Member

Slovenia

Mišo Kanlić

Member

Slovakia

Soňa Rafanidesová

Member

European Commission

Gabriel Alonso Friera

Member

Observers

Eurojust

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Nikos Nasios

Observer

Europol

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Diego Chillón

Observer

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

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Kenny Gabbay

Observer