Network

Speakers & Jury

Meet our speakers and jury!

Meet our speakers and jury!

A worldwide network does not form itself. In order to support the entrepreneurs of tomorrow and to make a contribution to the future and society, creative minds and experts are needed. People with in-depth knowledge, a passion for the creative sector, with experience, who know what it means to be successful but also have to deal with defeats.

Get to know these bright minded people and experts of Creative Business Network. These people have seen, evaluated and supported hundreds of startups. They contribute to what we are today and what we have achieved over the years.

Please get to know the speakers and jury members.

Members

Caterina Meloni

Managing Partner of Connecting Founders

Catherine Fazio

Managing Director, MIT Innovation Initiative United States of America

Cecilie Falkenstrøm

Artist & Founder Artificial Mind

Cephas Howard

Chief Play Officer of Play Instititute

Christian Stadil

CEO/Owner, Thornico

Christina Boutari

Marketing Director & Exports Manager Boutari Wineries S.A Greece

Christina Rebel

Chief Innovation Officer of Wikifactory

Christina Wainikka

Founder Wainikkas Innovationsbyrå Sweden

Christopher Lindinger

Co-DirectorArs Electronica Futurelab Austria

Chun Lee

Managing Director Decode-China Consultancy, Ltd China

Clemens Pflanz

Chairman of Meisterkreis

Connie Hedegaard

Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action

Conor Clancy

CEO & Co-founder, Skipit ApS

Cynthia McNee

CBC New Zealand

Dace Resele

Head of Secretariat at Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture

Daiva Naldal

Strategic advisor at Mindhive, Founder DSTN-ventures.com

Dane Stangler

Vice President, Research and Policy EMKF United States of America

Daniela Terminel

Vice President Endeavor Global Mexico

David Gonzales Martin

European Investment Fund

David Granger

Literary Editor Aevitas Creative Management United States of America

Dhakshinamoorthy “Dash” Balakrishnan

Venture Catalyst and founder StartupMalaysia.org Malaysia

Diana Ransom

Features Editor Inc. Magazine United States of America

Djamal Addina Abdel-Aziz Haggar

CEO Consulting Africa Chad

Dora Palfi

Co-founder and CEO of imagiLabs

Dr. Gjoko Muratovski

Director - Digital Futures, Deakin University / Victorian Government (Australia)

Dr. Susan Amat

CEO VentureHive United States of America

Dragoș Pîslaru

Member of the European Parliament and Former Minister

Ece Elbirlik Urkmez

Inci Foundation/Energy Source

Edoardo Montenegro

Co-Founder & VP of Betwyll

Edward Jung

Founde rIntellectual Ventures United States of America

Elisabetta Airaghi

Senior consultant at KEA European Affairs

Emma Fau

Investor Relations Manager META Group Spain

Erick Brene

Founder of Mesoamerican Knowledge Lab

Erik Balck Sørensen

Partner of Vækstfonden

Erik Lehikoinen

CEO & Co-Founder at Helmi.

Eva Leemet

Chairman of the Board of Creative Estonia

Eva Vedel

CEO, Iværk and Vækst

Fariel Salahuddin

Founder and CEO UpTrade (Goats for Water) Pakistan

Federico Walbaum

Country Director – Peru MARIOTESTINO Peru

Felipe Buitrago

Vice Minister of Creativity and the Orange Economy at Ministry of Culture Colombia