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. They have seen, evaluated and supported hundreds of startups. They contribute to what we are today and what we have achieved over the years.

Here's our growing list of proponents of the global creative industry.

Members

Catherine Fazio

Managing Director, MIT Innovation Initiative United States of America
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Cecilie Falkenstrøm

Artist & Founder Artificial Mind
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Cephas Howard

Chief Play Officer of Play Instititute
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Christian Stadil

CEO/Owner, Thornico
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Christina Boutari

Marketing Director & Exports Manager Boutari Wineries S.A Greece
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Christina Rebel

Chief Innovation Officer of Wikifactory
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Christina Wainikka

Founder Wainikkas Innovationsbyrå Sweden
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Christopher Lindinger

Co-DirectorArs Electronica Futurelab Austria
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Chun Lee

Managing Director Decode-China Consultancy, Ltd China
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Clemens Pflanz

Chairman of Meisterkreis
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Connie Hedegaard

Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action
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Conor Clancy

CEO & Co-founder, Skipit ApS
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Cynthia McNee

CBC New Zealand
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Dace Resele

Head of Secretariat at Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture
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Daiva Naldal

Strategic advisor at Mindhive, Founder DSTN-ventures.com
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Dane Stangler

Vice President, Research and Policy EMKF United States of America
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Daniela Terminel

Vice President Endeavor Global Mexico
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David Gonzales Martin

European Investment Fund
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David Granger

Literary Editor Aevitas Creative Management United States of America
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Dhakshinamoorthy “Dash” Balakrishnan

Venture Catalyst and founder StartupMalaysia.org Malaysia
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Diana Ransom

Features Editor Inc. Magazine United States of America
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Djamal Addina Abdel-Aziz Haggar

CEO Consulting Africa Chad
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Dora Palfi

Co-founder and CEO of imagiLabs
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Dragoș Pîslaru

Member of the European Parliament and Former Minister
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Dr. Gjoko Muratovski

Director - Digital Futures, Deakin University / Victorian Government (Australia)
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Dr. Susan Amat

CEO VentureHive United States of America
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Ece Elbirlik Urkmez

Inci Foundation/Energy Source
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Edoardo Montenegro

Co-Founder & VP of Betwyll
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Edward Jung

Founde rIntellectual Ventures United States of America
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Elisabetta Airaghi

Senior consultant at KEA European Affairs
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Erick Brene

Founder of Mesoamerican Knowledge Lab
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Erik Balck Sørensen

Partner of Vækstfonden
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Erik Lehikoinen

CEO & Co-Founder at Helmi.
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Eva Leemet

Chairman of the Board of Creative Estonia
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Eva Vedel

CEO, Iværk and Vækst
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Fariel Salahuddin

Founder and CEO UpTrade (Goats for Water) Pakistan
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Federico Walbaum

Country Director – Peru MARIOTESTINO Peru
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Felipe Buitrago

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

CEO and Cofounder of ONHelp
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Flavia Simon

Head of Consumer Marketing Google Brazil
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