Team

Igor KOMENDO Director Igor has over 10 years of experience in public policy, project management, regional and municipal development. UNDP Energy Efficiency Expert. Igor attracted over € 1m from USAID, SlovakAid, GIZ, NEFCO for implementation of international projects. Key competencies: • Innovations development • Energy efficiency

Illya Buchko Project coordinator Business consultant with experience in the field of management consulting of one of the companies of the "Big Four". Participated in more than 12 major projects in areas such as improving operational efficiency, developing corporate strategy, optimization and automation of business processes. Key competencies: • Advising on operational efficiency • Commercial and financial due diligence, investment attraction

Nataliia Zinets Project coordinator Natalia has more than 12 years of experience in project management in the fields of telecommunications and IT. She also has expertise in running a business. Key competencies: • management of international projects • coordination of projects in the field of design and creativity

Olena Mytnyk Project coordinator Significant experience in public administration, coordination of national projects. Olena is a reform specialist with the scope of expertise in legal policy, strategic, operational planning, and European integration. Ph.D. researcher. Key competencies: • coordination of social projects; • development, analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of public policy; • legal policy, European integration, sustainable development.

Marharyta Kuznietsova Project coordinator Margarita has extensive expertise in the design and implementation of transnational multilateral projects, development of reforms and defence strategy at the national level, managing investing projects in the defence sphere. Also, Margarita is an expert in financial consulting, auditing and analysis. Key competencies: • Strategy Development, Due diligence, Financial Modelling; • Project Management and Process Management; • Preparation of strategic and financial plans, extensive business/financial/market/ analysis.

Lidia Paschuk Candidate of Science in Economics, practicing business consultant, consultant of the UN and Canadian PROMIS project. Has more than 10 years of experience in the World Bank.

Zuzana Jezerska Executive Director of the Slovak Center for Communication and Development (SCCD); expert in cross-sectoral projects with a focus on the development of education and culture.

Serhii Komberianov President of the Lean Institute of Ukraine, expert in the implementation of cost-effective production principles and day-to-day management processes.

Elena Dobrorodneva Consultant and business coach with over 10 years’ experience. Involved professor of International Management Institute (IMI), certified trainer TASK International / TMI.

Vitaly Gorovoy Managing Partner of Insoft Partners; expert in entrepreneurship digitalization, development of innovative turnkey software solutions for optimization of production and operational business processes.

Svitlana Berzina President of the NGO “Living Planet”, International Auditor of Environmental Management Systems. An active public figure and coordinator of environmental projects and programs.

Kyrylo Tomliak Expert on renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions. Has experience in municipal energy efficiency projects.

Galyna Buzan Expert on standardization in the field of environmental protection, environmental impact assessment, evaluation of the effectiveness of environmental management of the products’ life cycle.

Taras Shymko GPAinUA project leader, expert in public procurement in foreign markets of countries participating in the GPA WTO Agreement.

Svitlana Perminova Director of the Centre for Environmental Certification and Labelling of NGO “Living Planet”. Engaged expert of Transparency International Ukraine, GIZ, UNDP, International Renaissance Foundation projects.

Alain Heureux Belgian business trainer, expert in innovation and creative ecosystems development. Funder of The EGG incubator, and of the European Creative Ring network.

Kari Mikkelä Executive Producer of Urban Mill, Head of Design Bureau Tomi Järvelin Design Oy. He has 18 years of experience as trainer in innovative management systems development.

Ewa Voelkel-Krokowicz CEO at Concordia Design (Poland) - one of the most successful centres for design, creativity and business in Europe. Expert in creating and developing an ecosystem for creative entrepreneurship.

Ralf Fleuren Dutch creative entrepreneur, founder of the community “Founded by All”, marketer and trainer at Bliqsem. Business consultant on marketing, communication and innovation.

Tatiana Stakhovskaya Director of creative agency “Creapro”, expert in the field of creative industries and creative economy, organizer of the annual creative conference Creascope.