Filipe Ataíde Lampe is a Project Manager for “Connecting Europe”, a joint initiative by EPC and Stiftung Mercator which aims to connect civil society organisations with the Brussels policy community. His fields of expertise are democracy, civic engagement, digital participation, youth and education, sustainable development, climate and environmental policies and the European Green Deal.

Prior to working for the Connecting Europe Project, he gained professional experience as Programme Assistant at the EPC’s Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme, as a "Blue Book" Trainee at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) as well as an intern at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva and the Government of the Federal State of Berlin.

He holds two Master degrees in EU International Relations and Diplomacy and Governance, Leadership and Democracy Studies as well as a Bachelor degree in Politics and Business, Management and Economics.