I help Middle Managers influence up, inspire down and collaborate across! Award winning speaker, facilitator and author. Ask me about Middle Management Leadership Development. #TheMiddleMatters

Mark Nation is a globally recognized management expert, bestselling author, keynote speaker, executive coach, and leadership consultant. He is personally driven to discover what makes individuals, teams, and organizations amazing—those elements that power the heart and soul of individuals and businesses worldwide. His bestselling book, Made for Amazing: An Instrumental Journey of Authentic Leadership Transformation, helps people to identify and sharpen their unique talents in the workplace and beyond. Made for Amazing received a Gold Medal in the 2018 Gold Ink Awards and was named one of the Top 20 Books of 2022 by independent research firm, Global Gurus. Global Gurus also rated Mark one of the world’s Top 30 Leadership Coaches from 2018-24, and in 2023 he was named to the International Thought Leaders Hall of Fame by the International Federation of Learning & Development (IFLD).

Mark has built and managed companies across five industries, developing people, products, and partnerships on six continents. He has worked with a wide range of clients, from top executives, corporate managers and young leaders, to Fortune 500 organizations, start-ups, schools, churches, and non-profits. He has been an active member of Forbes Coaches Council and a Fellow with The Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School. Mark has appeared in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Fox, NBC, ABC, Christian Post, SmartBrief, Leadership Freak, Boston Business Journal, Faith Radio, Channelnomics, MarketWatch, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Chicago Daily Herald, and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

In his presentations, workshops, consulting and coaching sessions, Mark focuses on developing authentic leaders who seek to operate with strong values and high integrity. His most sought-after topics have included purpose-driven leadership, personal branding, executive advisory services, career development and transitions, expat and global management, team building and corporate engagement, effective partnership design, and service leadership.

Mark is Founder of Nation Leadership, the Made for Amazing Project, and Harvard Help Circle. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a former professional musician and Ironman triathlete who enjoys skiing, running, biking, and meeting incredible people all over the world. Mark’s work and travels have taken him to over 40 U.S. states and 38 countries, where he has managed, performed, or spoken to over 300,000 people. When not traveling, Mark is based in Tennessee.

Fact: LEADERSHIP and CULTURE have the GREATEST IMPACT on employee retention, acquisition, engagement, performance, and execution of your strategy.

What do I do? *** I Empower Leaders ***
---> I help leaders create a people first workplace culture so that they and their teams can be their absolute best and thrive.
---> I believe in Empowering People though Caring Leadership, at all levels.

Leadership | Effective Remote / Hybrid Work | Change | Technology Adoption | Coaching / Mentoring

Services focus:
1. Boost Leadership - Caring Leadership, People Centric Strategies and Culture
2. Boost performance - Strategy to execution and change leadership
3. Boost problem solving, decision making and growth

I offer the benefit of my experience during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic as well as prior leadership roles effectively leading remote teams with diverse skill sets across a wide geography helping Commercial and Public Sector clients with varied technologies.

An experience leader in the consulting services, software and cloud computing industries, my career focused on the effective introduction of emerging technologies, delivering strategies, programs, and digital transformations to arrive at impactful and competitive business solutions in commercial enterprise and government.

A People First and Servant Leadership advocate, I’m passionate about teamwork and helping create high performance teams to deliver strong results. Successfully led Management Consulting, eBusiness, Middleware, HCM / HRTech and Cloud consulting services teams with high client satisfaction and low attrition.

Leading and managing remotely still boils down to the same thing in the end. Effective remote work requires discipline and organization, strong relationships, trust and collaboration.

Dr Stacey Ashley CSP is a Leadership Visionary.

People describe Dr Stacey Ashley as the leader’s leader. The person who can help to make the complex simple. Able to offer the simple, practical, next step, in a strategic context. The person leaders lean on when they are facing situations and circumstances that are at the same time challenging, exciting, offering opportunity, and often moving through uncharted territory. A pathfinder if you like.

In 2023 Stacey received the Thought Leader Of The Year Gold Award at the International Stevie Awards for Women In Business in New York. One of her 14 Stevie awards. She has been twice named in the global LinkedIn Top Voices, and Thinkers360 Top Voices globally and for APAC.

With a talent for translating complex concepts into simple and practical ideas for immediate application, Stacey is the author of six Amazon #1 best-selling books about leadership.

Stacey is focused on future proofing CEOs. Their leadership, their people, and their organisations. With over 30 years’ experience, she has helped 1000’s to develop their leadership competence, confidence, and credibility so they can:

Build the practical foundations for effective leadership
Get out of the trenches, to lead strategically & with influence
Transition quickly and effectively to leading larger, more complex portfolios
Effectively lead change and transformation
Create a leadership coaching capability
Create the space to lead, for greater influence and impact
Create HP executive teams – enabling rather than impeding progress
Develop horizon thinking

AMONG HER MANY AWARDS
Linkedin Top Voices 2018 & 2021
14 International Stevie Awards, including Gold - Thought Leader of the Year 2023
Nominated Telstra Business & Womens Awards 9 times
FTIEA International Leadership Excellence Award 2022
Thinkers360 Global Top 10 Thought Leader in Coaching 2023
Top 20 Leadership Coaches 2023

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
FCPA - Fellow of CPA Australia
FIML - Fellow of Institute of Managers & Leaders
PCC - Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
APAC - Member, Asia Pacific Alliance of Coaches
CSP - Certified Speaking Professional
PSA- Member, Professional Speakers Australia WSA - Member, Women Speakers Association GSF - Member, Global Speakers Federation

CORPORATE CLIENTS INCLUDE:
ABC, AccessEAP, ACCORD, Actron Air, ASX, AAPT, ACCOR Hotels, ACCOR Plus, AEC, ANU, CSIRO,
CAANZ, CPA, DHA, Engie, Husqvarna, IPA (US), JORA, Menulog, Mustad, Navitas, NDIS, Perrigo, QLD Ed, SAAB, Swisslog, Torrens Uni, UBank, UNSW, World HR Congress, ZIP

Future-Ready Leadership | Organizational & Executive Transformation | Inspiring Others to “Unlearn to Relearn”

S. Chris Edmonds is a speaker, author, executive consultant, and founder of the Purposeful Culture Group. He’s the author of two Amazon best sellers: Good Comes First (2021) and The Culture Engine (2014). Chris is a top 30 organizational culture Global Guru, an Inc. Magazine Top Leadership Speaker, and a featured presenter at South by Southwest. He’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, SmartBrief, People, CNN, Fox31, NBC, and Fast Company.

Chris’ Culture Leadership Charge and Good Comes First video episodes can be found on YouTube.

Arthur is ranked as the world’s #1 thought leader in organizational culture and #10 in leadership for 2021 and 2022 by Global Gurus. He is the Creator of the Web3 “Global Mentor Exchange” and the “Wisdom City” Learning & Development Metaverse. As the original developer and founder of the accredited Directive Communication Psychology and bestselling author of 13 books in organizational psychology and culture performance including Amazon #1 Seller “GAME ON – Reinventing Organizational Culture with Gamification”, Arthur’s research and gamification methodologies have influenced the training and leadership development industry and now extended to Web3 platforms to support Organizations and Experts to maximize practical applications of Digital Transformation. His innovative tools, assessments, games, and web3 applications have a visible ROI on engagement, productivity and effective behaviour modification though his unique game-based psychological approaches to leadership and corporate culture transformation interlacing humanity and technology. His research on the genetic foundations of the brain’s Ambiguity Relief clarity getting processes have been the inspiration of the Colored Brain model used across multinationals in 57 countries. Combing his multi-faceted gamified systems and processes in his proprietary Directive Communication Psychology, and over 620 licensed DC Certified Trainers and Consultants who practice and train others using his methodology, games, and assessments, DC is a global brand that defines visible results.

Author of "Freefall: Leadership Lessons from the Skies", "Leadership Unpacked" & "Punchlines & Power Moves", International speaker, MC & experienced leadership development & contact centre and collections consultant. Thinkers 360 Top 50 Thought Leader. Improving people, processes, payments & performance

A distinguished Pastoral Counselor in private practice in Long Beach, California, Dr. Angela is also a cancer survivor, author, and the dynamic host of the talk radio show "Daily Spark with Dr. Angela" and its award-winning sister show, "Daily Spark TV." Her career spans over two decades, during which she has counseled thousands, building a reputation as a thought leader in motivation and women's empowerment. She has served as an Associate Pastor and is a sought-after international speaker on these topics.

As the Editor-in-Chief of PASSIONEER Magazine, a bi-monthly publication that highlights lifestyle and purposeful passion, Dr. Angela also provides a platform for women in leadership through the PASSIONEER Magazine The Podcast, where they have a positive voice for change.

A native of Virginia, Dr. Angela is the granddaughter of the late Atty. William Davis Butts, a civil rights lawyer featured in the book "Hidden Figures." Keeping the legacy of her grandparents alive, she serves as an Elder, and leader of the Women's Ministry at her church.


Dr. Angela is a proud National Member of the prestigious and historic National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Inc. She is also a member of the International Society for Mental Health, the Global Christian Professional Women’s Association (GCPWA), the Global Society of Empowered Women (GSEW), and the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network (DWEN). She holds advanced degrees in Pastoral Counseling (Psychology) and Divinity, with a specialized focus on Women’s Ministry. Her focus is Women, Wellness, and Faith.

As an accomplished author, Dr. Angela has penned several books, including bestsellers “Living in Divine Incandescence," "The Power of She: Encouraging Women to Embrace Their Strengths," and "Pivot for Purpose." She is also the creator and host of the award-winning "Daily Spark TV," featuring authors from around the globe. "Daily Spark TV" airs on local channels in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Upstate New York, and Atlanta, and is available online on Roku and Vimeo via Preach The Word Worldwide Network.


Her morning talk radio show, "Daily Spark with Dr. Angela," is broadcast on WDJY 99.1 FM in the Atlanta Metro area, and KMET 1490 AM + 98.1 FM, an ABC News Radio affiliate covering Palm Springs, San Bernardino and Riverside, CA. The show also streams on platforms such as Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and iTunes.

Dr. Angela’s impactful work has been featured in publications such as the Los Angeles Post Examiner, Voyage Magazine - ShoutoutLA, Passion Vista Magazine, Entrepreneurs Herald, CanvasRebel, Formidable Woman Magazine, Today's Purpose Woman Magazine, Stardom101 Magazine, and the NYC Journal.

She was recognized by the Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry for her contributions to women's empowerment and honored as one of the "Women Leaders to Follow in 2022" by Passion Vista Magazine. Additionally, she was named a "Top 10 Business Woman to Watch in 2022" by Prime View Magazine and is listed in Marquis Who's Who, Class of 2023.

Empodero e inspiro a ejecutivos de habla hispana en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica para redefinir su ADN profesional, desbloqueando las oportunidades laborales de sus sueños.

Soy Mónica Couttolenc-Urrea, una apasionada Coach de Marca Personal y Carrera Profesional, así como Mentora en Búsqueda Ejecutiva y Headhunting. Mi misión es empoderar a los profesionales para brillar, ayudándoles a desbloquear su verdadero potencial y navegar en sus carreras con confianza. Creo que cada individuo tiene una historia única que contar y estoy comprometida a ayudarte a crear la tuya.

Award-Winning Tech CHRO / Chief People Officer + C-Suite Coach | VC/PE HR Tech Advisor | Fortune 500 L&D Consultant + Corporate Trainer/Speaker | CEO @Commander-In-Chief Group | 5x Author | Top 5 Global HR Thought Leader + Influencer | Top 20 in Entrepreneurship | Top 20 in Leadership | Top 50 in Startups

? Forbes Coaches Council official member, Forbes and Entrepreneur contributor on HR Transformation, Change Management, Customer Experience, Millennials, tech startups, PR/Media/Strategic Partnerships. Also featured or mentioned in HuffPost, Inc., Fast Co., Mashable, PBS, BBC and numerous other top publications, podcasts, TV shows and blogs.

Visit YuriKruman.com/Speaker for details

? Extensive experience consulting Fortune 500 and 1000 companies (Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Fortress Investment Group, Towers Watson) and top startups (Maxwell Health, Liazon) on HR/recruiting/hiring/training/L&D programs, legal/compliance issues, creating employee handbooks and on-boarding documents, finance/operations, product management and other areas.

Visit YuriKruman.com/Consultant for details

? Author of forthcoming book, "What Millennials Really Want from Work and Life," Business Expert Press, 2019.

? As CEO of Master The Talk Consulting, I've worked with 300+ Fortune 500 executives over the last 2 years to help them optimize HR/Hiring practices, communication skills, career trajectory, personal + professional branding and negotiation skills. un-stuck and find, pursue and monetize their life mission, find their dream job and successfully switch careers.

**5/5 average rating from nearly 300 happy clients from all major industries

? Speaker, panelist, workshop leader who has spoken at Columbia, NYU, UPenn, General Assembly, The Muse, numerous top podcasts, TV and radio shows on professional and personal development, career transformation, leadership & development, interviewing and negotiation, communication skills, personal and professional branding and other related subjects

? Advisory Board member at the Customer Experience (CX) Program at Rutgers Center for Innovation Education as well as a number of tech startups

At CPF Coaching LLC, we go beyond individual coaching to offer comprehensive business advisory and security consulting services. This includes strategic planning, risk management, and implementing effective cybersecurity measures tailored to your business needs. We aim to protect your organization against emerging threats and are well-positioned to thrive in an increasingly digital landscape.

As a security practitioner, I assist businesses in tackling cybersecurity risks with minimal friction, enhancing resilience while securing people, processes, and technology. This holistic approach is crucial in today's complex cybersecurity environment.

He gives back by producing a podcast, “Breaking into Cybersecurity,” focused on helping people transition into the cybersecurity industry by sharing the stories of those who have done it in the past five years to inspire those looking to do it now. He also co-authored “Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level” and “Hack the Cybersecurity Interview: A Complete Interview Preparation Guide for Jumpstarting Your Cybersecurity Career”. He also hosts the 'Breaking into Cybersecurity' podcast, sharing stories to inspire those entering the field. Check it out here: https://feeds.captivate.fm/breaking-into-cybersecurity/ and video versions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingIntoCybersecurity. My company also hosts a Substack - https://substack.cpf-coaching.com and podcast on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@cpfcoachingLLC

Christophe holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, Information Assurance, and Cybersecurity, a graduate certificate in Information Systems, and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Information Systems from Walden University. These include several industry certifications like the CISSP, GSLC, etc.

Dr. Joe Perez is a remarkable professional who has made an impressive impact on the world of IT, health & human services, and higher education. With advanced degrees in education, Joe started his career as an educator and continued to further his education by earning a doctorate in education with a double minor in computers and theology. His career focus changed to IT in the early 1990’s when he started working as a Computer Consultant at NC State University. Three promotions later, Dr. Perez ended his successful 25-year career at NC State as Business Intelligence Specialist when he took another promotion to become Senior Business Analyst at the NC Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) in the fall of 2017.

Notably, Dr. Perez has been featured on multiple billboards in the iconic Times Square, a testament to his remarkable achievements and influence in the world of IT, health & human services, and higher education. This recognition, along with his Top 10 Thought Leader Rankings in IT Leadership, IT Strategy, Analytics, & Big Data on Thinkers360, LinkedIn Top Voice in Data Analytics, and Gartner Peer Community Ambassador of the Year, reflect his dedication and impact in the industry.

Having achieved significant success throughout his career, Dr. Perez's accomplishments include being promoted to Senior Systems Specialist and Team Leader, a position he has excelled in while showcasing his expertise and leadership skills. In addition to his full-time analytics/BI leadership role at DHHS, Joe was named fractional Chief Technology Officer at a North Carolina firm in October 2020. A top-ranked author with multiple #1 Amazon new releases, more than 18,000 followers on LinkedIn, and several professional certifications, he has consistently proven to be a much sought-after resource, highly-recommended international keynote speaker, data analytics & visualization expert, and specialist in efficiency and process improvement.

Perez, a recipient of the IOT Industry Insights 2021 Thought Leader of the Year award, speaks at numerous conferences each year, and continues to be in high demand to this day, expanding his reach into more than twenty countries around the globe, impacting thousands. Thanks to these outstanding accomplishments and influential presence as a leading expert in the industry, Dr. Perez has been welcomed into several prestigious Thought Leader communities and invited to co-host a monthly online talk show called Mind2Mind.

Dr. Perez's passion for teaching has never waned, whether as a speaker, workshop facilitator, podcast guest, conference emcee, or team leader; inspiring countless individuals to strive for excellence. He cherishes spending time with his wife and children, who he considers to be the "best things that ever happened to me." Besides being a gifted musician, singer, pianist, and composer, Joe serves as a speaker, interpreter, and music director for his church's Hispanic ministry. He even manages to publish a monthly military newsletter, The Patriot News, which has gained widespread recognition. His unwavering commitment to his community is an inspiration to all. To stay in shape, Perez hits the gym, and he loves watching Star Trek reruns to relax. "I'm a firm believer that if I'm not innovating, then I'm stagnating," says Joe. His devotion to innovation, his boundless energy, and his constant drive for excellence are the hallmarks of a truly exceptional individual, thus making Dr. Joe a perfect fit to inspire and engage your audience, leaving a lasting impact on your event.

For over 30 years, my passion for helping companies and people succeed has driven me. Through executive coaching, training programs, keynote speeches, and strategy consulting, I've assisted organizations worldwide, ranging from startups to the Fortune 10. My approach focuses on transforming complex business concepts into simple, practical solutions. I deliver tangible results that help my clients achieve their goals and achieve long-term success. I am also the author of "Awesomely Simple – Essential Business Strategies for Turning Ideas into Action" and "Excellence by Design – Leadership."

Background
At 26, I was the CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation, overseeing projects in 20 countries. Two years later Inc. Magazine named me one of America’s Up-and-Coming Young Business Leaders. More than a dozen organizations have recognized me as one of the world's top business experts. The American Management Association named me one of America's Top 50 Leaders to Watch, along with Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. The prestigious Thinkers50, the definitive global ranking of management thinkers, shortlisted me as one of the top eight in the World for their Distinguished Achievement Award. Thinkers 360 placed me on the Power List of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership. Others on the list include Simon Sinek, Gary Vaynerchuk, Adam Grant, and Marshall Goldsmith.

Services
As an executive coach, I work closely with you to enhance your skills in strategy, culture, high-performance teams, and other critical business topics. With my experience as CEO of four companies and a global business consultant, I bring real-life solutions to help you achieve sustainable results.

As a training facilitator and keynote speaker, I'm an expert at making complicated business topics easy to understand. Every program I deliver is custom-tailored to meet your specific needs. My presentations are fast-paced, highly engaging, content-rich, and deliver ideas and tools that can be implemented immediately.

As your strategy partner, I will help sharpen your strategic thinking and guide you through the process of identifying a set of core strategies that will serve as the foundation for your team's creation of a strategic blueprint designed to increase market share, revenues, and profitability.

Maria is the co-founder of MSC Marketing Bureau. She works as a speaker manager with selected thought leaders and speakers. She also works with senior executives as a Presence, Inspired Leadership & Personal Branding Coach, helping them to bring forth their authentic leadership qualities and inspire their teams and audiences.

Maria has over 20 years of business experience, holds an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Aston University, a BSc in Social Policy and Marketing from London Metropolitan University and a Specialization in Inspired Leadership from Case Western Reserve University. She is a Certified Visionary Leadership Coach (OKVLC), an NLP Associate Practitioner and a TEDx speaker coach and content curator.

Her work has been recognized recently by Peoplehum, naming her one of the 100 global inspirational leaders (2021) and is a finalist for the 2021 Global Women in Leadership award by She Inspires. Her thinking on Presence has been shared on various publications, podcasts and interviews.

Barbara Vercruysse: Global Kindness Advocate, Thought Leader, Leadership Mentor, Business Consultant in Quality Management & Operational Excellence, Public Speaker and Bestselling Author.

Barbara Vercruysse is an inspiring figure in the realm of leadership, recognized for her dedication to fostering kindness in both individuals and organizations. Surviving stage 4 skin cancer and navigating a near-bankruptcy ignited her passion for making a lasting, positive impact. She champions a leadership style rooted in kindness, believing it is essential for creating balanced, humane workplaces and for addressing the global challenges we face today.

With over 30 years of professional experience, Barbara is a seasoned entrepreneur, consultant, and mentor, specializing in resilience and operational excellence. Currently, she works as the Quality Officer and Operational Excellence Lead at a BMW dealership group, where she enhances business processes, nurtures talent, and promotes an empowering work environment.

Through her "Empowerment & Kindness Institute," Barbara provides mentorship and consulting services to inspire leadership that balances efficiency with empathy. Her insights are informed by a deep understanding of human behavior and a genuine care for her clients' well-being.

As President of Professional Women International (PWI) in Brussels, part of the PWN Global network, Barbara plays a pivotal role in empowering women to achieve professional success and advocating for gender-balanced leadership. Guided by values of respect, courage, collaboration, excellence, and inclusiveness, she leads initiatives that equip women with the tools to thrive in business and society.

Barbara also serves as Head of Communication at the European-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUICCI), where she applies her expertise in communications to strengthen partnerships and foster international collaboration.

A prolific public speaker, Barbara has delivered talks worldwide, including for Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation initiative; Microsoft's Soft Skills Community; Harvard University; and the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS). She passionately advocates for “Leading with Powerful Kindness,” a philosophy she views as vital to personal and professional success.

Barbara is the bestselling author of The Path of Powerful Kindness, a transformative book that has resonated with readers worldwide. In this inspiring work, she shares her vision of kindness as a powerful leadership tool and a transformative force for individuals and organizations. Drawing from her personal journey and professional expertise, the book offers actionable insights on fostering compassion, resilience, and purpose-driven leadership in today’s complex world. The Path of Powerful Kindness has been praised for its profound yet practical wisdom, empowering readers to lead with authenticity and grace.

Barbara’s passions include reading, painting, travel, the arts, and meaningful conversations. She sets a yearly goal of reading 50 books, reflecting her lifelong commitment to personal growth. She has shared her insights in major publications like the Huffington Post and Thrive Global and reaches millions through her weekly Inspirational Talks across social platforms.

Venkatesh Rajamani has several years of experience delivering working software in short, feedback-driven cycles. He has helped organizations adopt agile software delivery practices, including large banking, payments, telecom, and product organisations. He started his career as a Software Engineer and spent several years as a hard-core Programmer. He has worked with large software delivery organisations like HP, IBM, Logica, Paypal, Ericsson, and RBS. He founded tryScrum.com in 2018 to execute his mission of Humanizing Organizations. Venkatesh is fluent in 4 languages. He is based in Chennai, India and sets the overall direction for tryScrum. He is the world's first to hold together CST, CEC, CTC, PST, PKT, Path to CSP Educator, CAL-Educator and ACS-Educator. He loves reading books, travelling and public speaking. Venkatesh received his B.E. from Anna University in Chennai and his MBA from the University of Madras. He is a PhD scholar at the Girne American University.

Global Credibility Expert Mitchell Levy is a 2x TEDx speaker, an international bestselling author of over 60 books, and an executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches. After interviewing 500 thought leaders on credibility, he published a 7-country international bestselling book, delivered a powerful TEDx on humanity, created courses, and created the Credibility Nation membership community to help those live, learn and surround themselves with others on the credibility journey.

He's an accomplished Entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 750 books. He's provided strategic consulting to hundreds of companies and has been the chairman of a board of a NASDAQ-listed company. Mitchell has been happily married for thirty-one years and prior to covid-19, regularly spent four weeks a year in Europe with family and friends.

Raluca CIBU BUZAC is Founder and CEO of Luminspino, an advanced process consulting company focused on the complete innovation management lifecycle, both in the private and the public arenas.

Raluca holds an extensive experience in economic development – policy design and implementation, management of EU funded projects, coupled with experience in coordinating and orchestrating multi-stakeholder initiatives at international level.

With Luminspino, Raluca provides innovation management and scaling advisory support for a significant number of European Union-based SMEs developing radical climate innovations, technical assistance through programme and project evaluations for European Commission pilot innovation schemes, as well as advisory work for regional development agencies and line ministries in drawing up guidelines for proposals within the topics of research, innovation, technology transfer, innovative startups and SMEs.

Raluca generated two “signature” services for Luminspino, both endorsed by the European Innovation Council as “Partner services,” and that already demonstrated success – the “Breakthrough to Scale” advanced process mentoring for climate innovators, and the “Learning Networks for First Movers” facilitated process for change makers.

Before Luminspino, Raluca was a prominent member of the Steering and Advisory Bureau of Enterprise Europe Network, and led the West Romania Digital Innovation Hub, the Tehimpuls centre for innovation and technology transfer, and the activities of internationalisation and business support for the West Regional Development Agency in Timisoara.

Moreover, Raluca acts as an evaluator for the European Commission, concerning projects submitted under the EU Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes, I3 – Interregional Innovation Investments, or Regional Innovation Valleys, as well as within DG Regio’s Operational Programmes’ components focused on research and innovation.

At European-wide level, Raluca acts as expert for exploitation of research results, go to market, business planning and access to funding within the BOOSTER platform. As well, Raluca is a coach for the BLUEINVEST community supporting innovative enterprises in the blue economy, and a mentor for the German Innovation Network for Advanced Materials.

Trained with Lead International in sustainability, with Invest Europe in venture capital, with Oxford University in Nature-based Solutions, and certified as innovation expert by Kearney IMP3rove, Raluca is currently working on her PhD in consciousness studies at the International University for Professional Studies in the United States, under the guidance of Dr. Christian de Quincey, American philosopher, and author in the fields of consciousness and cosmology.

With the aim of exploring how alternative states of consciousness inform and influence our everyday lives, Raluca studied “Active Dreaming,” i.e., a body of knowledge and a training programme crafted by Robert Moss, American historian, journalist, and author, and she became certified as “dream teacher,” by the creator of the School of Active Dreaming.

She founded SUNCHILD with the vision to offer active dreaming workshops and coaching, and she already did so in Romania, Jordan, and Germany.

Mindy Gibbins-Klein MBA FPSA CVP is an international speaker and executive coach who supports leaders and founders to raise their profile and leave a legacy by becoming thought leaders and thoughtful leaders. She has founded three multinational brands which have won and been shortlisted for 18 awards.

Mindy has authored and co-authored 14 books, and her clients have written and published over 1000 books and hundreds of thought-leading articles.

Over the past 25 years, Mindy has presented to and coached over 50,000 business executives and entrepreneurs in 18 countries. Her TEDx talk “Sometimes You Need to Change Yourself to Be Yourself” has had nearly one million views. Mindy has been featured over 100 times in the media, and her work has been licensed and syndicated across the globe.

Her social impact project Giving 1 Percent aims to raise awareness of individual regular charitable giving, and has an ambitious goal of reclaiming the $600 Billion in lost donations due to the pandemic and economic situation.

A fluent Spanish speaker with a very good level of French, she has presented and coached clients in those languages as well as English. A native New Yorker, Mindy currently resides near London in the UK with her long-suffering husband who is secretly proud of her entrepreneurial spirit.

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