Branka Knežević is the Head of Department for Primary Energy and Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She has extensive experience in cooperation and coordination of joint activities and projects. Furthermore she is an active member of several important working groups, such as Permanent High Level Group (PHLG) of the Energy Community. Branka actively participates in energy projects and conferences in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, and serves as official point of contact for contact for international organisations on matters related to energy. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computing (since 2001.). In addition, she completed a large number of professional trainings.