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Voted EU Public Affairs Professional of the Year in 2019, Graeme is a Public Affairs & Policy Expert with 20+ years of experience across public and private sectors, driving results through deep knowledge of EU and UK policy, processes, and key decision-makers. Frequent conference and media speaker on regulatory affairs, political advocacy, and strategic communications. Proven track record of advising Ministers, CEOs and Ambassadors, and helping clients navigate complex regulatory environments, develop winning strategies. A dynamic leader with a results-driven approach, specialising in driving policy initiatives and business growth in challenging markets.
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Erik Akse is an author, trainer and coach. He publishes practical guidebooks on how to work with the EU. Erik is a trainer and coach on the Functioning of European Decision-Making for Legislation; the EU Policy Cycle; EU Impact Assessment; EU Legislative and Policy Evaluation; and REFIT. He combines insight into the decision-making processes with practical tips that explain how stakeholders can effectively engage in these processes. Trainings are customised and can be provided in-house.
$251 - $1,500
Executive Communications Lead for Global Group Operations & Technology
Switzerland
Sara Magdalena Goldberger is an international corporate communications and public affairs professional with experience from private sector, government, and non-profits concentrating on: corporate affairs (government relations, PR, CSR, communications strategy), partnership development, and strategic marketing. Deep sector knowledge within ICT. Coached senior executives in media and press relations. Experience in leadership and executive communications strategy development, speech writing, stakeholder relations, multi-national communications, on-line communications. Agency review, procurement and management. Internal communications and staff engagement.
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When France Springuel won the fourth prize of the International Tchaikowsky Competition in Moscow, she took a place among the greatest cello-soloists in the international concert world. She was also prize winner at the Tiji Competition in Bratislava, and got the “Prix du Jeune Soliste” in Montreal. In 1983 France Springuel was proclaimed “Soloist of the Year” in Canada, Switzerland, France, and Belgium, and in 1986 she was the “Festival Star” at the Flanders Festival.
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Julie Meyer is an American who has lived in Europe (Paris and London) since September 1988, building global leading technology-enabled firms, shaping the financing of entrepreneurship and helping founders to build & define their industries. She founded Ariadne Capital in August 2000 to bring the "Entrepreneurs Backing Entrepreneurs" model from her native California to Europe as no one was doing this in Europe at the institutional level at that time. Julie is known for tackling system-level problems and backing entrepreneurs who do so as well. In 1998, she saw the need for a people & investor network across Europe, and built First Tuesday for the market, selling in July 2000 for 20 X her seed investment. She is an advisor to and shareholder in Matternet, the much loved and inspiring drones/UAV firm, as well as a Board Director to Vestergaard, the for-profit humanitarian development firm. She advised Monitise, a global leader in mobile money, from 2004 through 2012. She has backed explosive growth companies like Espotting in 2002, Zopa in 2005, SpinVox in 2006, BeatThatQuote in 2009 (sold to Google), Taggstar & Quill in 2012. Julie was part of the early team at Tom Teichman's NewMedia Investors in 1998, which became early stage investment firm Spark Ventures in October 1999. At NewMedia Investors, she co-managed deals in key technology companies including ArcCores, lastminute.com and WGSN.
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David became President of EGDF in 2013 and has led its growth in membership, campaigning, fundraising and working co-operatively with other European organisations. He has impressive experience in charity governance combined with an international business background as European Finance Director. He served as chairman of the Royal National College for the Blind in the UK for 10 years, initiating and overseeing a £20 million building programme and the re-organisation of the college. He also served as founding chairman of The Priors School, saving it from closure by the local education authority and running it as an independent fee-free village school for 15 years until it became the first government-funded Free School in 2011. David became a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and is an alumnus of Warwick Business School. He had a successful international career in the motor industry, and then ran his own business for many years. He has raised large amounts for charity, initiating, organising and participating in fundraising campaigns, including Cycle Cuba for Guide Dogs UK. In 2005 he ran the London Marathon for the RNCB, the Blind Business Association, RP Fighting Blindness, and the Priors School. In 2013 he ran the Plymouth Half Marathon for Motor Neurone Disease. RP runs in his family with his mother and brother also affected. He got his first guide dog, Zoey, five years ago and lost his last useful vision in 2013.
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As the Creative Director of Old-Continent – an Agency specialised in Visual Communication, Charlelie had the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients, from European institutions to Private product-oriented companies and NGOs. He worked 2 years in the European Parliament then 2 years as a freelance strategist in Communication before setting up a Communication Agency with Gauthier Bas. Old-Continent is currently composed of 7 people and has been serving more than 50 clients on 170+ projects over the last 3 years. Old-Continent works on every communication tool - from full integrated campaigns to web, print and video.
$251 - $1,500
Geert Baetens has been the Head of Communication & PR at the Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs since 2008. He started his career in the early 1990s at the Belgian Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology as promoter and communicator of science and research in Belgian universities. After this he worked on the development of the online newspapers of the Concentra media group and he was head of electronic communication with telecom operator Mobistar (Orange-Belgium). Geert holds a Master’s degree in linguistics and literature.
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Fran Bambust is a communication advisor, “imaginer” and author. She works as a campaign and information strategist for the Belgian agency CIBE. In 2009 she developed the 7E Change Design model based on behavioural insights because she needed the tools to build effective campaigns. The model has since been successfully implemented to address several social issues, introducing the concept of choice architecture in the Flemish communication sector.
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Daniel Freund leads Transparency International's work on the integrity of the EU institutions. He is responsible for EU Integrity Watch (www.integritywatch.eu), as well as the work on legislative transparency, conflicts of interest, lobbying, revolving doors and the legislative footprint. Before joining TI, Daniel was a political adviser to German Green Gerald Häfner in the European Parliament working on constitutional and legal issues. Daniel is also one of the founders of the European Daily, a platform for news and opinion from a European perspective. Daniel has previously worked at the German Foreign Ministry, the EU Delegation to Hong Kong, Deloitte Consulting and the French National School of Administration (ENA). Daniel has a master’s degree in public affairs from Sciences Po Paris and an undergraduate degree in political sciences, economics and law from Leipzig University. Daniel has also studied International Relations at the Elliott School of the George Washington University.
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Dennis is a Dashmote Storyteller & Image Fanatic | DESC(/desc_org) & ECE(/Entrepren_EUR) | 10th year anniversary as a serial entrepreneur | Currently based in Amsterdam.
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Dave is a Senior Manager ,20 years of expertise in international bank accounts and cards, insurance, internet banking, tax optimal financial products, acquiring real estate in Belgium, pension. I have been an Expat.
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