He is the Founder & CEO of Blackbox, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit working to elevate entrepreneurs across the globe.
Read moreThomas graduated with a triple degree in Economics, Marketing and Entrepreneurship from private business school ESC Le Havre/HEC at the end of 1999. He joined Ifyoutravel, a travel start-up funded by LVMH in 2000 as Commercial Manager.
Read moreRana is an experience designer, which he defines as the business of designing moments. He has executed turnkey projects for Siemens for a period of five years. Since 2000 he has worked for SAP as a software developer at different levels of seniority in automotive, aerospace & defence, manufacturing and supply chain management domains.
Read moreAs a leading entrepreneur, Ian is on a personal mission to develop a culture of entrepreneurship, helping startups achieve their full potential as well as helping to expand existing companies. Leading expert in Startup, Investment, Fintech and Blockchain industries, Ian currently consults and advises for a range of multi-million dollar companies.
Read moreCarolina is a communications expert with 20 years of experience developing high-level advocacy campaigns for global organizations including the United Nations. Until December 2016, she headed the International Geneva Perception Change Project, a flagship communications project launched by Michael Moller, former Director General of the UN in Geneva. Carolina previously worked with former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as Head of Communications and Partnerships at the Africa Progress Panel. and also worked for the United Nations Development Programme, the Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean and for the Economic Commission for Africa. Carolina designs online communication products and campaigns, specifically targeted at global leaders and policy-makers. She has extensive experience in designing infographics that visualize data in compelling ways to facilitate decision-making and to help organizations that need to communicate complex issues in simple ways. She founded a communications company in Singapore that specializes in creative consulting, communications and design. Most of her work caters to international organizations and government, but also increasingly expanding towards helping businesses envision sustainable partnerships with positive social and environmental impact.
Read moreRon is the Chief Business Development Officer and member of the Executive Team. His responsibilities include establishing and growing the company’s strategic relationships with Brands, Partners, the influencer community, alliances with technology innovators and strategic investors. “I truly appreciate clever practical innovation and all those that participate in bringing their dreams, solutions for unmet needs and advancements for the better good to market like Kuende. This journey can consume us, so to truly thrive, one’s body and soul need to be nourished both physically and intellectually, exercising all our muscles, especially the brain. I find relief on a mountain bike or blazing a trail into the bush, backcountry skiing following the tracks of our neighbors, the wild animals that live all around us. The ability to interact, share, debate and most importantly to listen to the person in front of you even if a tribal opposite, respecting the others opinion even if you disagree, sharing a great glass of wine or a pint maybe leaving only agreeing to disagree. If you listen, I am confident that you will learn something. The more you learn, the more you will evolve.” }
Read moreAndrei is the best known white-hat hacker in Romania. He founded DefCamp – the biggest IT security conference in Central and Eastern Europe, with more than 1400 participants and 60 speakers from over 40 countries. Andrei is also the President of Cyber Security Research Center in Romania, Bucharest. He is certified as OSCE, OSCP and CISA.
Read moreDragos is perhaps one of the top digital media and ad-tech pioneer in Central and Eastern Europe. He is the founder of ICEEfest (Interactive Central and Eastern Europe Festival) – an event that attracts thousands of marketers, media personalities and global players to Bucharest each year.
Read moreAurel is a entrepreneur since 2008 activating in the IT industry. Starting late 2013, he decided to join the global blockchain community and gave up on all projects involved at that time.
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