Our Faculty

Ravi brings a unique & successful breadth of Leadership skills in Global Consulting in Strategy & Research Business Unit Management, Business Development, and Marketing Planning for international Research & FMCG companies. With a track record of success in all his assignments, including Nielsen for 15 years and prior Marketing roles, Ravi’s recent experience has been in driving analytics consulting projects at C- levels and providing leadership in Business Development in Marketing Analytics sector, helping to improve Product/ Media Marketing in FMCG & Retail Organisations through richer data Insights and applications.

The transition from Marketing to Research began In Nielsen, combining a 15 years career in research account management, analytics consulting. Ravi’s responsibilities grew from International Client Director to Senior Vice President & Managing Director. Projects Ravi led personally included, Market & Media Analysis, Product/Assortment Analysis, Pricing, Brand Equity, , Customer Marketing, Channel development, Customer Satisfaction Index, Market Modelling, Product Testing, Loyalty, CRM, & Mergers &Acquisition Integration & Change Management.

Engaging and personable, an effective communicator, with the ability to lead multi-disciplined business units, including periods living in Europe, Asia, & USA, the teams under Ravi’s leadership consistently raised share holder value and uniquely within Nielsen were awarded the hairman’s award twice.

Before Nielsen, Ravi enjoyed a Sales & Marketing career in St.Ivel & RHM, managing & re-juvinating, the largest brands where he worked with large budgets and agencies such as CDP, JWT, O&M & Brann Direct.

Ravi adds to his broad International business development &  commercial marketing & consulting experience, with postgraduate qualifications and visit

professorships in science and management disciplines, as well as short service in the RAF as a pilot.

EDUCATION

Currently MSc Bio-Informatics – University Of Oxford
Leadership Programme – Ashridge Business School
PGDip (Information Systems) – University of West London
MBA (Finance & Marketing) – International Management Centre Buckingham
DMS Marketing – University of Brighton
MSc. (Merit) Chemical Spectroscopy – Sir John Cass Institute of Science
BSc. (Hons) Biochemistry – University Of Salford
Fellow – Chartered Management Institute

CAREER SUMMARY

Analytics Quotient – International Business Development Director – 04/2011 todate

Gapbuster worldwide – Chief Clients Officer – 11/2008 – 11/2010

Nielsen – EMEA Client Strategy Director – 12/2006 – 07/2008

Nielsen – S V P & Managing Director Global Accounts – 01/2004 – 10/2006

Nielsen – Business Development Director – 01/2000 – 01/2004

Nielsen – Global Account Director – 07/1992 – 01/2000

Rank Hovis Ltd (RHM) – Head of Marketing – 06/1989 – 06/1992

Rank Hovis Ltd (RHM) – Marketing Manager – 06/1987 – 06/1989

St.Ivel Foods Ltd (Unigate) – Senior Brand Manager – 04/1985 – 05/1987

St.Ivel Foods Ltd (Unigate) – Technical Factory & Production Management – 02/1982 – 04/1985

AWARDS

Nielsen – Chairman’s Award – 1999 & 2003 for outstanding client satisfaction & $$ Growth

RHM – BA-Daily Mail Best Marketing Campaign Award 1989 for Hovis Granary Marketing

St.Ivel – Marketing Week best New Product Launch for St.Ivel in 1987

Professor Chris Imafidon has received global recognition for his extraordinary contributions in many fields including education, entrepreneurship, informatics, and healthcare amongst others. He is a multi-world record holder, a 5 X international bestselling author, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, a quoted authority by New York Times, a Sunday Times Op-ed author, and mentor to New York Times bestselling authors. Professor Chris Imafidon has received awards for his mentorship of multimillionaires in the Technology, Healthcare, and STEM sectors. During the covid19 pandemic, Professor Chris Imafidon inspired workers, managers, and leaders on how to thrive in turbulent times via virtual meetings and training. Using Fireflies. AI, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex and others. He is currently working as an adviser to Presidents, Monarchs, governments, and corporate leaders of different nations including Commonwealth countries. He is the Chair of the Board of directors, of the internationally acclaimed Excellence in Education Programme.

His dedication and unparalleled results in education, and entrepreneurship have earned him international awards, and royal recognitions, including a presidential roll of honour award invitation. He pioneered new discoveries in multiple specialisms and is highly respected as a thought leader in many sub-specialties. He is regarded as a polymath by leading authorities. Chris Imafidon is an “Intellectual icon, who has taught or mentored at world-leading universities and he is a consultant to governments and leaders” according to leading media outlets.

Professor Chris Imafidon also contributes to entrepreneurship teaching and training in the UK, USA, China and internationally. He currently runs special programs on accelerated learning with Professor William Maxwell (EdD Harvard) and has received invitations for a state visit from the government of Montana (USA). Professor Imafidon has appeared on BBC TV News and SkyTV news to discuss topical issues. He has been on National BBC and spoke on education and received a huge cry from the public to be Secretary of State for Education.

Prof Imafidon has mentored students who became record breakers in all major exams. His students have been featured in all UK & European major media (Including BBC, ITV, Times, Guardian, Telegraph, The Mail, Standard, Mirror, Sun, & Oxford Mail). His students and mentees have also been published by US TIME magazine, Financial Times, Forbes Magazine and have been invited to address NATO, and IEEE conferences.

CHRIS IMAFIDON – is one of the “World’s foremost scholars on leveraging informatics for exceptional achievement and learning (genius)” according to the BBC, CNN and USA-Today. He was described by TIME magazine as an “intellectual icon.” Leading Harvard University-educated professors (including Professor William Maxwell EdD Harvard) have described him as “the patriarch of modern education and informatics”

In the days following the publication of President Barack Obama’s Op-ed in the British Telegraph newspaper, Professor Chris Imafidon was invited to write an Op-ed featured article for the Sunday Times, where he demonstrated that age was not a barrier to learning. He has subsequently been invited to write another piece for the UK’s Financial Times, The Mirror, and Guardian newspapers.

In recognition of Professor Imafidon’s collaboration in STEM teaching and research, he was one of the few scholars at Westminster Abbey for the final internment of Sir Stephen Hawking. Prof. Chris Imafidon’s highly acclaimed results/publications have served as benchmarks for policy development. He was nicknamed by Yahoo News (Finance) as “a genius generating machine”. His book on the Monarchy received a special award at the BAFTA (“UK’s equivalent of the OSCARS). He has lectured on Human Capital Development under the auspices of the UNDP and other UN agencies.

Chris is a multi-award-winning researcher and scientific pioneer. A member of the Information Age Executive Round-table forum – which is made up of the top 15 IT experts, decision-makers, CIOs, and executives in the UK. He is a consultant to governments and industry leaders worldwide. As a former University lecturer based in Cambridge he also has been a guest professor at Russell group and ivy league Universities and a visiting Professor to various American Universities, including Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, SUNY, Georgetown, Miami, LSU, and has collaborated with scientists at Yale University.

The BBC describes Professor Chris Imafidon as “the father of the brainiest family ever”. In 2007, Professor Imafidon won the ‘Oscars’ award from the Minster of Higher Education for mentorship and parenting at Westminster, London. He is a multi-award-winning educationist. He has served on the board of governors of schools described by the Times as “Britain’s most successful school”. CNN refers to him as “an intellectual icon” because he has raised more high flyers than anyone else by the widest margin. Recently, by special invitation, he delivered the famous “Every child is a genius” speech at the House of Lords in London [In this speech demonstrated the basis of equality for all. He has trained and taught national legislators international on how to achieve equity via policy-making and implementation.

In correspondence with America’s bestselling newspaper, USA Today, Harvard-educated Professor Maxwell described Dr. Imafidon as “the finest educationist ever on planet earth due to his unique formula for easily bringing out the genius in any child”.

Chris has been quoted in, contributed to, and featured in over 5,500 major media outlets worldwide, including the BBC, CNN, ITV, Fox-News, Time Magazine, Sky News, Wall Street Journal, USA-Today, Newsweek, New York Times, TV5, Times, Guardian, Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Mirror, Sun, Voice, Express, Daily Star, Vancouver Sun, China Today, NTA TV, Pretoria Times, India Today and many more (See www.imafidons.com).

On three occasions, Chris received invitations to appear on the Oprah Winfrey TV Show (USA). During a recent live interview on the BBC, he received a huge cry from the audience to become the British Secretary of State for Education. His students have been featured in major media outfits around the world after breaking various world records.

Chris Imafidon is rated as one of the most influential mentor-educator on social media (twitter @chrisimafidon). In the late 1990s, he was also been aired, recorded, web-casted, U-streamed and transmitted over multiple channels discussing learning, educational informatics, clinical informatics or computer security. He has mentored students who are widely regarded as non-achievers and transformed them to achieve genius-level after breaking world records in many fields including records in Entrepreneurship, Mathematics, Computing, Technology and Modern Foreign Languages. Therefore, beating the current Guinness Book of World Records in many categories and raising funds for charities in commonwealth nations. His more mature students and mentees are captains of industry and leaders who regularly address NATO, World bodies and leading conferences.
(http://twitter.com/ChrisImafidon)

Chris has also received multiple invitations from BBC-TV’s “The One Show”, “The Big Question”, “Outlook” and other prime-time News bulletins. He has written or inspired hundreds of journal papers and books and is widely regarded as the most cited author in aspects of scientific research. He has over 600 presentations/publications in Specialist and related journals and has been contributing Editor, a reviewer and regular contributor to various publications. The BBC recently referred to his students as showing “excellence [genius] by understanding and applying advanced concepts at phenomenal speed”.

Professor Imafidon and his family were invited to front row seats as guests at a special Royal 90th birthday service held in Windsor Castle for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in April 2016. Also, Professor Imafidon has had the privilege of being one of the leaders who have hosted His Eminence, Martin Schulz, the President of the European parliament.

In July 2014, Professor Chris Imafidon was named as one of the top 100 people who have made the greatest contribution in the last 100 years in the UK. He is a former head of the Management of Technology Unit at Queen Mary College, University of London. He has mentored various Masters/PhD degree studies including various aspects of computer security health/medicine, diversity, entrepreneurship and informatics. And he continues to mentor, supervise or act as Examiner for various Ph.D., and postgraduates students Russell group universities. During Professor Imafidon’s tenure of office as a board member, Woodford won a grant of two million pounds (£2,000,000.00) – the highest grant ever in its entire history. During the early stages of web commercial usage,

In 1992 he was an invited guest to ‘Equinox’ – a Canadian Radio programme that features eminent scholars and world-renowned researchers to discuss the findings of his pioneering study. He has lectured in all the continents of the world from Africa, to Asia, to America and Europe. Professor Chris continues to attract numerous invitations from prestigious institutions in Europe, USA, Asia and Africa to speak at major conferences, seminars and universities. He has written or provided inspiration for hundreds of journal papers and books. He is the most cited author in aspects of scientific research.

 Linkedln Page: www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-imafidon/13/785/664

Research Gate Page:www.researchgate.net/profile/Chris_Imafidon

Hamilton College.​ Quality Control Administrator March 2013- April 2015.

The role included overseeing the quality assurance policies and
procedures of the college.
I taught on the BTEC level 4/5 – Organisational Behaviour,
Human Resource Management and External Business Management.

​Cavendish College. ​ Lecturer. April 2010- March 2013.
Whilst at this College I lectured in Business Environment, Leadership,
Professional Development, Research Project and Research Proposal
at BTEC levels 5,6 and 7.

​ ESE ​ Lecturer. March 2005- April 2010. March 2013 -present time.​
Lecturing at BA, BSc, MBA, MSc, Levels in Economics, Operations
Management, Sports Management​ ​and Research Methodology. In
addition I am a dissertation supervisor at under -graduate and post
graduate levels.

Hilton Hotel Trainer Jun 1994- Mar 2005.
Health and Safety, Fire Safety and First Aid.

Wembley School of English​ Head of Business Studies.​ Sept 1989- June 1994.
I was Head of Business Studies and a teacher of English at this school. I
was also a key player in the interviewing and registration of students, who
were drawn from all over the world. I advised students on matters such as
accommodation, employment and visa applications. On the recreational
front I established and ran the college soccer team.

Merton​ LEA Jan 1987- Aug 1989
Business studies teacher

Croydon LEA Aug 1985-Aug 1986
Business Studies/ P.E Teacher

English and Business English Teaching Experience.
Whilst teaching at Wembley College and the European School of
Economics I taught group and individual classes at different levels.
Furthermore I teach English online to students from around the world..

Overseas Experience.
Kirkeshetra, India. March 2007.
( student advice and registration)

Madrid, Spain. March 2017.
( MBA and MSC. lecturing.)

EDUCATION

University of London Sept 2014- present date.
Presently studying towards a PHD in adult education

St. Martin’s College Jan 2005- Mar 2005
Return to Teachers Course

Goldsmiths – University of London Oct 2001-June 2002
MA education

Goldsmiths- University of London Oct 2000-June 2001
PGD in Management and planning of language courses

University of Wales (Wrexham) Oct 1983-June 1984
Certificate in Education (Business Studies and Economics teaching
qualification).

Hull university Sep 1997-June 1979
BSc Business Studies

Denbigh high school (Clwyd N. Wales) Sep 1970-June 1977
8 O and 2 a levels.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROF. BODIES
INSTITUTE OF NEW ECONOMIC THINKING.
TRAINING Fire Safety for Managers Course​ Nov 1998
Essex Fire Brigade
First Aid Course July 2002
St. Johns Ambulance
Risk Assessment – H/S Course Oct 2003

Group Trainers Course July 2004

Neuro Linguistic Programming. September 2010.

With a succesful track record of high performance results during her career with local and multinational companies, Pınar Akkaya has been involved in almost every aspect of HR, in many different cultures and industries such as banking, investment and securities, media, textiles and retail. Her experience includes many prestigious positions in highly reputable companies such as Nike, Leroy Merlin, Li&Fung and Digiturk.

In 2011, Pinar launched Signature Communication, her own training company. Signature specializes in communication training programs, personal brand and image consulting, intercultural training. Pinar’s second brand, Collaï, is a recently launched brand that specializes in action-oriented strategic facilitation for meetings, facilitator training and assessment. Signature and Collaï’s references include several reputable multinational companies like Bosch, British American Tobacco, Shell, Deloitte, KPMG, Pernod Ricard and BNP Paribas Cardif.

Pinar is  in demand as a keynote speaker, strategic facilitator and expert on cross-cultural consulting and communication matters. She is keenly interested in gastronomy, linguistics, different cultures and new technologies. Fluent in English and French, she obtained her B.Sc from Bilkent University Management Faculty in Ankara with a full scholarship.

Pinar is a certified trainer from World Bank, an accredited INSIGHTS facilitator from Insights Benelux, a certified intercultural consultant from Berlitz Paris, a certified Trimetrix trainer from TTI Insights Turkey, a Member of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and a certified trainer in Personal Branding&Image with London Image Institute. She holds an advanced degree on wine & viticulture from WSET London.

Pinar is the founder and facilitator of Apm Club in Istanbul since 2014 and a member of the Strategic Committee of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce La Rochelle in France since 2013.

Chris studied architecture at the University of Sheffield and became an RIBA chartered architect in the mid-nineties. He has lived in London for over twenty years and has worked for a number of high-profile architectural practices in the city, including Nicholas Grimshaw Architects on the Berlin Stock Exchange and MacCormac Jamieson Prichard Architects (MJP) on Southwark Underground Station. He has spent the last fifteen years teaching the History of Architecture in London for Boston University (USA).  He enjoys lecturing on all kinds of architectural styles and has a special interest in the Battle of the Styles, between Gothic and Classical architecture, Wren’s architecture and Great Fire of London and International Modernism. Chris also gives guided tours of London, exploring the many layers of the city’s architectural history from its Roman origins to present day hi-tech architecture.

Subjects taught at ESE: Management, Economics
Linkedin

Subject taught at ESE: Marketing
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Art, Sustainability, Environmental Economics
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Marketing, Communication, HR management, Hospitality Management Workshops
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Mathematics, Statistics
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Mergers & Acquisitions, International Finance, Events Management
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Management of Resources & Operations, International Strategic Management, International Project Management
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Human Resources Management, Managing People & Motivation
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Market Research, Consumer Behaviour, Entrepreneurial Innovation
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: History of Political Thought, Geopolitics, International Security
Linkedin

Subjects taught at ESE: Buyer Behaviour, E-business & E-commerce
Linkedin

Subject taught at ESE: Business Law, Luxury Real Estate
Linkedin

Subject taught at ESE: Contemporary Hospitality, Five stars Food & Beverage
Linkedin

Entrepreneurial Management and Leadership, Innovation Management, Strategic Management
LinkedIn

Business, Management Accounting, International Trade and Financial Markets
LinkedIn

Financial Accounting, Financial Risk Management and Multinational Corporate Finance

Management for Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Economics
LinkedIn

Marketing
LinkedIn

Hospitality Management
LinkedIn

Human Resources Management

Marketing Management
LinkedIn

Introduction to  Digital Marketing,  Intro to Marketing
LinkedIn

New Business English
LinkedIn

Risk Management
LinkedIn

Value Assesment
LinkedIn

Management and Accounting

Economics for business

LinkedIn

Italian A2

LinkedIn

Business Law

LinkedIn

Intro to Accounting

Fabio Di Venuta

LinkedIn

E-Business and E- Commerce   

Linkedin 

Sport Management

LinkedIn

International Relations

Linkedin

Program Director (Finance Area), Quantitative Methods for Business, Financial Markets

LinkedIn

Operations Management

LinkedIn

Economics for Business, Introduction to Business, Environmental Economics, Management of Sustainability & Corporate Sustainability, Final project workshop

LinkedIn

Organisational Structure and Change, Organisation and their Culture, Strategy & Strategic Dillemas

LinkedIn

Spanish

LinkedIn

Research Methodology

LinkedIn

Italian

LinkedIn

Introduction to Accounting, International Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sport management, Computer Skills, Yacht Management

LinkedIn

Supply Chain Management

LinkedIn

Branding and Positioning & Cross-Cultural, E-Business & E-Commerce

LinkedIn

Study Skills

LinkedIn

Mergers & Acquisitions

LinkedIn

International Project Management

LinkedIn

Market Research, Marketing Management

LinkedIn

Geopolitics,  International relations

LinkedIn

History of political thought

LinkedIn

Creative Thinking Workshop

LinkedIn

Business Decision Making & Preparation for the Workplace

LinkedIn

International Strategic Management

LinkedIn

Service Marketing

LinkedIn

Events Mangement, Sport Business Analytics

LinkedIn

Sport Promotion and Sponsorship

LinkedIn

Introduction to Management

LinkedIn

Italian

LinkedIn

Computer Skills

LinkedIn

Business Law

LinkedIn

International Security

LinkedIn

Applied Business Research Methods

LinkedIn

Management Accounting, Intro to Accounting & Financial Analysis

LinkedIn

Strategy and Strategic Dilemmas

LinkedIn

Entrepreneurship & Leadership

LinkedIn

New Media Management

LinkedIn

Negotiation and Crisis Management

LinkedIn

Contemporary Diplomatic Methods

LinkedIn

International Relations

LinkedIn

Corporate Finance

LinkedIn

Cindy McCarthy is a lecturer in Human Resources Management. She has an MBA from Indiana University (USA) and a BS in Finance from Miami University (USA). She has more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources working in different countries with some of the world’s leading organizations such as Procter & Gamble (USA), Diageo (UK and Ireland) and Amadeus IT Group (Spain). Cindy also is a certified coach who works with executives to maximize performance of their leaders and teams and consults with businesses on implementing HR programs designed to motivate, reward and develop their employees.

Ignacio Kaiser is ESE Spain lecturer of Operations Management, Management of Resources and Operations and International Business Management. Additionally, he currently works as a mentor for the Entrepreneurship Program of the Venture Lab at IE Business School. Ignacio holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an MBA from IE Business School. After years of international experience at multinational companies such as Fujitsu Limited, Tandem Computers and Accenture, in 2003 he founded a management consulting company specialized in strategy, operations and business development. In 2012, Ignacio moved to Peru and lived there until 2015 in order to help some Spanish enterprises in their internationalization processes, a period in which he took the opportunity to internationalized his own company. Since 2013 he is dedicating part of his time to teaching in different universities, first in Peru and from 2015 to the present in Spain.

Marco Pioli graduated in Literature and Modern Philology at the University of Macerata. He enriched his academic education at the Univesidad Complutence of Madrid, where he earned a Master’s degree in Teacher Training Programme and a PhD’s Title with a thesis concerning the relationship between Leaonardo Sciascia and the Spanish culture. His current role at the same university is of Honorary Collaborator of the Romanic, French and Italian Studies and Translation Department. He is a professional in Italian Modern and Contemporary Literature, Cultural Studies and Language Learning. He wrote essays and held speeches not only about Sciascia, but also on the cultural relationships between Italy and Spain, Primo Levi, literature of migration and cultural and social aspects related to the Italian teaching as, for example, LS. He is the author of the monograph on Mario Puccini: dalle Marche alla Spagna, Nuovi Orizzonti, San Benedetto del Tronto, 2011.

“I do believe that Humanization is a conquest these days. Spanish is my mother tongue and my primary tool when it comes to my career and my personal asset. I not only teach but also share an in-depth knowledge of the rich heritage of the Spanish language as well as its culture. I provide language training with top executives of international companies in a variety of sectors.
As a freelance teacher, I work with a variety of linguistic service providers both in companies and in leading institutions.
My language training experience covers all levels of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At an organizational level, I have experience with specific programs for the Preparation of the ‘Diploma de Español’ (DELE) for B2 and C1 levels, as well as Spanish courses for business professionals.
I had the pleasant experience of working with various exchange programs for young American and British students during their stays in Madrid.
Recently, DELE certified examiner.
As Spanish&Lessons founder and director, I empathize with small, ‘hand-crafted’ businesses offering their mission and message to the world.”

“My working experience started when I combined together my passion for the dance word and my entrepreneurial mind into the organization of cultural events. This allowed me to enter the corporate word, where I discovered the importance of communicating, caring and motivating through events. Managing big budgets with great outcomes moved my focus to human behaviour and its transformation by means of events.
I had the opportunity to convert myself into an entrepreneur! I created a new market line dedicated to the MICE sector.
I founded Eventarte, my own brand, to go on following clients along every step of their path.
During the last 5 years I enjoyed my experience in communications to link people and brands through actions and events.”

Versatile and high-energy executive with 8 years of experience in marketing, finance & business development positions with focus on Energy, Pharma and Finance Industry. Trilingual in Spanish (native), English, French and Portuguese. Ready for new challenges to help a company or area grow through financial engineering, business intelligence and data science without losing something adherent to me and my career business development from a comprehensive perspective.

Senior financial services professional and country manager with a track record of establishing long-term relationships with top-tiered high-valued customers in global businesses. Skilled in wealth management, financial advisory, investments, and substantial experience in sales management, business development, and account management of complex products and services. Professionally qualified associate professor of business and finance related courses, executive corporate trainer, and an elected board member of the Suffolk University Alumni Association.
• Substantial work experience in international senior roles, including country sales director, responsible to lead and manage local business, including all routes to market and commercial channels (field sales, telemarketing, and agents)
• Developed commercial, retention, and client loyalty agendas for several important book of businesses of client funds in Europe, Latin-America, USA, and Puerto Rico. • Relationship manager and account executive to key institutional, and large accounts, including local representation of large accounts
• Recipient of multiple awards for exceeding sales revenue.

Experienced General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Event Planning, Sports Management, Coaching, and Strategic Planning. Strong sponsorship experience and international relationships. MBA in Sports Management and MBA Professor at Universidad Europea.

– Chief Financial Officer with more than 20 years of international executive experience
– Professor of Finance and Accounting in Business Universities and Schools
– Lecturer at international events. Developing PhD on Outsourcing, BPO and Shared Services Centers.
– Independent consultant on logistics and transportations
Member of the Board of Directors of firms in the Logistics/ Maritime/ Airport terminal/ Roadway transportation sectors. Managing experience in industrial and manufacturing sectors.
Excellent results in transforming the finance function by leadiring the outsourcing and offshoring operations, managing local and remote teams and supporting people through the transformation process.

7 years of international experience in a legal environment (lawyer, inhouse, contract manager and support of HR) combined with 12 years of experience in training and coaching high-potential talent.
Truly passionate about cultures and how cultural differences impact business and society.
SPECIALTIES: * Job search coaching and counseling * Talent & career development * On-campus recruitment events * Soft skills program design and delivery * BD for recruiting and outsourcing agencies * Solar development projects consultancy * Business contract drafting and negotiation * Regulatory affairs * Payroll issues
CURRENT CHALLENGES : cross-cultural communication, management & marketing, soft skill training and original team building activities.

Oskar Álvarez y Calzada is the President of Diplomacy Inc., a global consulting firm specialized in Corporate Diplomacy and International Brokerage; and the President of Madrid Global, an NPO organization promoting international relations in the Spanish capital.

Ph.D. in Economy at the University Rey Juan Carlos. Graduated in Political Sciences and Administration at the University Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona. He is also graduated in Communication and Political Strategy at the High School Institute of Political and Social Sciences and University Expert in Intelligence Services at the University General Gutiérrez Mellado.

Mr. Álvarez developed the main part of his professional career in the field of Corporate and Economical Intelligence.

In particular, he was Director of Economic Intelligence at INVEST IN SPAIN, the national body attracting foreign investments as part of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce. Managing Director of Servicios de Inteligencia Estratégica Global (SIEG), an enterprise belonging to Grupo S21sec. Furthermore, he was Vice-President of the Asociación Española para la Promoción de la Inteligencia Económica (ASEPIC).

Also, Mr. Álvarez has important experience in the field of international promotion and public and corporate diplomacy, in fact, he was Director of the Association “Friends of Spain in Germany” for Spain and Vice-President of the Institute Choiseul Spain, a prestigious French think tank specialized in corporate diplomacy and economic intelligence.

Besides, Mr. Álvarez undertook a relevant activity in the academic field.

In particular, he was Director of the Master in Trade and Economic Relationships at the European University, and he is currently Associate Professor at the European School of Economics and the Institute of European Studies of Macau (China).