Yvan is a serial entrepreneur based in Oslo with a Master's degree in law at the University of Oslo, and currently studying part-time Computer science at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Full marks Master Degree in Electronics and Telecom Engineering (University of Rome) in the 70’s, he held a number of technical & management positions both in Manufacturing and Services Industry -- VP / Director of Marketing & Regulations, Senior VP / Director of Studies, Senior VP / Director of Iridium Program Office (66-satellite personal communications system), Managing Director of Iridium Italia, Telecom Italia Group company providing Iridium services (Europe-South America).

Action researcher, social entrepreneur, equality advocate.

Anthony’s work focuses on technology policy and practice. He is an internationally recognised expert in universal design of information and communication technology (ICT). He leads several large-scale research and innovation projects based in over 27 countries.

Sumita Kunashakaran is the Manager of Civil Society outreach at the Zero Project. This includes the civil society engagement portfolio, which boasts partners in over 180 countries.

In addition, she actively manages the Impact Transfer Program, a joint initiative between the Essl Foundation, Fundación Descúbreme and Ashoka. The program is the first accelerator to support the internationalization of innovative disability solutions for a barrier-free world.

Egle is a designer and entrepreneur. She has taken her master’s in system design at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Her background is interdisciplinary. She has worked a lot as a student politician and had several leadership positions there. These positions helped her to develop her expertise in leadership, conflict management and problem-solving in practice. In 2019 - 2020 she was a representative at OsloMet University Board. Here she learned a lot about the development of a big and complex organisation and promoting user perspectives in discussions and decision-making.

Egle is a designer and entrepreneur. She has taken her master’s in system design at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Her background is interdisciplinary. She has worked a lot as a student politician and had several leadership positions there. These positions helped her to develop her expertise in leadership, conflict management and problem-solving in practice. In 2019 - 2020 she was a representative at OsloMet University Board. Here she learned a lot about the development of a big and complex organisation and promoting user perspectives in discussions and decision-making.

Egle is a designer and entrepreneur. She has taken her master’s in system design at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Her background is interdisciplinary. She has worked a lot as a student politician and had several leadership positions there. These positions helped her to develop her expertise in leadership, conflict management and problem-solving in practice. In 2019 - 2020 she was a representative at OsloMet University Board. Here she learned a lot about the development of a big and complex organisation and promoting user perspectives in discussions and decision-making.

The webinar will present the concepts of Digital Marketing and People Management in the Digital World. It will provide an overview of the main benefits and obstacles that enterprises are facing in the digital era. This is an opportunity to discover the types of e-Commerce as well as the steps to develop an online shop. Moreover, it will identify the 7Ps Marketing Model that works in the modern, digital business environment and specifically on the web.

Tamara is a dedicated advocate for digital gender equality with a proven track record in programme management, policy development and analysis, events management, and delivering innovative solutions to complex problems within tight deadlines. Capable of successfully developing cross-cultural partnerships, as well as analysing international political developments with an extensive background in inter-governmental processes and international stakeholders’ relationship management.

Gita is a committed public servant and a C-level leader in building innovative ventures for investment or corporate organizations, public-private partnerships, and socially-responsible endeavors. Hands-on experience in every aspect of execution from strategy, fundraising to organization building, financial structuring, and creating sustainable innovation.

During the workshop, we will have the opportunity to speak about the integration of the SDGs in the business model and describe steps and strategies for businesses to achieve these goals. More specifically, we will present the SDG Compass and the SDG Action Manager as tangible tools that professionals can use in the field of entrepreneurship.

Vesna Damnjanovic is a Full Professor and Head of Business Case Centre at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade.

Her mentorship session focuses on 3S Mentoring Business Innovation Solving Model.

Trust is a Science and Technology Studies scholar by training, and he is passionate about integrating innovation and design in research. He is particularly interested in the use of human centred approaches to solve complex problems. His research focuses on the relationship between science, technology and society in different domains. He has vast experience in working with different stakeholders including government entities, non-governmental bodies, researchers, private companies and multilateral institutions. His motivation is to contribute towards sustainable development through the exploitation of science, technology and innovation.

We are excited to host the third workshop on design thinking with Dr. Anthony Giannoumis, an international expert in universal design.

Our design thinking workshop gamifies creative thinking to showcase how anyone can, with the right mindset, generate new ideas for inclusive solutions that target real problems.

How to scale an idea to a sustainable company: the importance of business planning, financial sustainability, and global mindset.

The expert of this workshop session is an acclaimed social entrepreneur Ms. Kristina Tsvetanova, CEO and co-founder of BLITAB Technology.

The first workshop is held by HAVELSAN – our partners from Turkey. HAVELSAN offers new generation of technologies from end to end with 39 years of experience in the field of defense, simulation, information and communication technology, homeland security and cyber security.