Alex Silvestri has over 20 years of experience in advising and supporting startups and SMEs from different industry sectors across Europe, the UK, the Balkans and Turkey, focusing on business planning and strategy, business development and internationalisation. Alex has also developed consistent experience in advising government agencies on developing policies to stimulate and support private… Continue reading Alex Silvestri

With over 10 years of professional expertise, Serhat excels as a consultant in SME support and business development, specialising in market research, project management and strategic planning. His track record includes securing contracts exceeding 10 million EUR from prestigious donors such as the FCDO, GIZ, EU, World Bank, and UNDP. He has spearheaded strategic initiatives… Continue reading Serhat Tunar

Ivan Ebejer is an economist, consultant and foresight strategist with over 25 years of public and private sector experience in economics, finance and EU affairs. As a European Commission official, he served in different roles and carried out numerous analytical assignments and studies as part of the design, formulation and evaluation of EU policy strategies… Continue reading Ivan Ebejer

Jean Paul Fabri is an applied economist and has amassed local and international experience. He formed part of the private office of the former Prime Minister of Malta and Governor of the Central Bank of Malta. He also has international policy advisory experience, having been an advisor to 9 governments on economic resilience and good… Continue reading Jean Paul Fabri

Valeria Gasik is a digital service design maverick with 10+ years in the field, M.Sc in Human-Computer Interaction, and a knack for customer-centric, ethical ideas.  Valeria orchestrated interaction design courses in Tallinn University, co-crafted a praised digital mobile/IoT soundscaping service, and grew a multi-million valued FinTech with 4.8/5 rating and 10-fold industry-defying customer loyalty. As… Continue reading Valeria Gasik

Yalın has over 6 years of experience in grant preparation procedures for various funding schemes such as Eureka Cluster, EU Framework Programmes including Era-Net, Horizon Europe and alternative grants provided by embassies and national development agencies. I have been providing consultancy service to various research domains including health, ICT, automotive, arts and culture, and education.… Continue reading Yalın Gülbahar

Leszek has been a business advisor since 2005. Prior to consulting, Leszek held executive roles in leading international corporations. At that time, he managed organisation wide risk exposures, developed and launched management systems, defined and introduced policies, procedures and monitoring processes. Leszek’s consulting career was initiated in a global professional services organisation (PwC) where he… Continue reading Leszek Soltysik

Elvis Oltean has worked in academia and in SMEs. He has research experience in Economics, Physics and Applied Statistics. He has a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Loughborough University, with a topic on the applications of Statistical Physics to Economics, and he also has an M.Sc. in Computational Economics from the University of Essex. He… Continue reading Elvis Oltean

Deniz Usman is an experienced consultant and an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in project management in EU and USAID funded projects. Mr Usman serves as the General Manager of the first and only professional public bicycle sharing company in the TCc. Deniz and his team are avid supporters of a cleaner environment and… Continue reading Deniz Usman

Munir Mehmet has over 47 years of experience working mainly in energy, finance and project management sectors. Mr Mehmet has served as one of the first EC Task Managers for the Turkish Cypriot community for TAIEX, then continued to take on the role of TAIEX Coordinator within EUPSO (EU Program Support Office). He currently provides… Continue reading Munir Mehmet

Ms Saziye Mehmet graduated with a BSc from International Relations and European Studies. During her studies, she was a volunteer for the IREA Society which represented the University in various European countries and engaged with different partners for networking. She obtained an MBA in Human Resources Management (HRM) and Oil & Gas Management. Ms Mehmet… Continue reading Saziye Mehmet

Accomplished executive with experience in digital transformation, innovative solutions, product & service developments, programme management, with demonstrated expertise in energy, banking, factoring, insurance, leasing, payment systems, telecommunications, media, broadcasting, higher education, health, logistics and air transportation verticals. Proven track record in holdings, start-ups, revenue generation (new products, deeper customer insights, price optimization, operations optimization, up-sell),… Continue reading Zafer Babür