Sopia De Smet is a British communications specialist and has has 15 years of experience as a journalist, editor and communications manager in the UK, France, Latvia and Belgium. She has worked directly and indirectly for the European Commission (DG MARE) and NATO in communications-related roles. She has a broad range of experience in story-telling, social media and internal/external communications. Her most recent role supported a European Commission fund that helps small-scale fishers, aquaculture producers and coastal communities, with work encompassing sustainability, biodiversity and the circular economy.