Ingrid Seyrlehner

Educational background:

Graduated lawyer, export manager, licensed mediator: specialised in international mediation (“mediation techniques in bilateral air services negotiations”) and workplace violence/mobbing prevention.

Professional experience:

Court, insurance companies; consultant on EU affairs in former Easter European countries

Civil servant in the Ministries of Economic Affairs and of Transportation:

Positions:

Delegate in various international organisations/institutions such as OECD, WTO, ICAO, and Council of the European Union;

Management positions in aviation (Head of EU unit; Head of Department for International Affairs), bilateral negotiator for air traffic rights, chairman of the Aviation Group on the Council of the European Union (1998 and 2006); national expert  for aviation policy in the EU Commission

Current position:

European Aviation Safety Agency (policy officer), Cologne

Main skills:

Bilateral negotiations, chairmanships of larger groups, mediation, coaching; expert for EU affairs

Memberships:

Member of the Upper Disciplinary Commission (Austrian Federal Chancellery)

ÖBM (Österreichischer Verband für Mediation)

Mediators beyond borders

Interests/hobbies:

Reading, sport (spinning, swimming), yoga

Inspiration by:

Nature (sea, desert), travelling, friendship

Contact: ingrid.seyrlehner [at] mediatorinnen.at