Career Forum 2023
Technologies, case studies, proprietary methodologies, scientific research, tools for career professionals, and much more. Only the latest information from 28 top experts from 14 different countries
Online
October 6th and 7th
The largest event for CAREER PROFESSIONALS
The largest event for CAREER PROFESSIONALS
The largest event for CAREER PROFESSIONALS
The largest event for CAREER PROFESSIONALS
CAREER FORUM TRACKS
2023
Employee career management
Career counseling
Overseas employment
Career guidance
Coaching
Psychology for career counselors
ONLY RELEVANT INFORMATION
from experts from different countries
Consultants' secrets: gamification practices, assisting top managers, and much more
What unique techniques have been developed for career assessment and client support
How to properly build a career today and the value of a career counselor
How ChatGPT assists career professionals in their work
PhD, Professor of STEAME Education, President of the European Career Guidance Association
Professional in career development and self-actualization, bestselling author
Director of the International Ericksonian University of Coaching, certified coach (MCC ICF)
Business personality psychology expert with a PhD in medical sciences, professor at the Higher School of Economics
Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Publicist
Managing Partner of ECOPSY Consulting, Chairman of the Expert Council of the "Leaders of Russia" competition
Screenwriter, blogger, founder of the Storytellers community — all about stories for creativity, business, and therapy
Game practitioner, business trainer, technologist of business and gaming events (Russia, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic)
Founder and director of the Career Guidance Center "ProfGid" (Moscow), PhD in psychological sciences, author of papers
Founder of "Stanislav Grinberg Coaching Center", business trainer, coach, facilitator, motivational speaker
Psychologist, career counselor with over 30 years of experience
Experienced HR professional, business trainer, and coach with over 25 years of experience
Esteemed for contributions to the storied approach, this acclaimed author excels in delivering presentations that enlighten and inspire
Founder of the "Train Your Speech" project, professional marketer with 30 years of experience
Managing Partner of Korn Ferry, with over 25 years in executive search, publicist
Senior Vice President for People and Culture at InDrive
Expert in career exploration and women's development
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
ACC ICF certified coach
Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong
Global educator, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker with experience in Switzerland, Italy, India, Malaysia, and the USA
Founder of IQ-Executive, an ecosystem in the field of career consulting for senior managers
Founder of the pro-trendwatching project, led projects on trend watching and market research
Technology expert at Kaspersky Lab product studio, founder of Human Spectrum Lab
More than 18 years of experience in international and Russian companies, leaders in their field
ICF Certified Coach, consultant for the 'Hogan Assessment' evaluation tools
PhD, Professor of the Faculty of Education at Gazi University
Served as Commercial Director for Henkel, Gallina Blanca, and Hershey. An author and trainer-consultant specializing in corporate leadership and management.
Architect of HR software, co-author of the Digital Human® methodology, author of papers
WHO IS THE CAREER FORUM FOR
For HR professionals including HR directors, T&D leaders, and staff who are professionally engaged in team assessment, development, and career growth
For career counselors, tutors, psychologists, coaches, and other helping professionals
FOR HR SPECIALISTS AND MANAGERS
For those considering a helping profession in the career field and wanting to understand what such specialists specifically do
FOR PROFESSIONALS
For those planning a career transition
DEAR FORUM PARTICIPANTS, PLEASE NOTE: THE TIMES LISTED ON THE WEBSITE ARE IN CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (UTC+2). PLEASE CONSIDER THE TIME ZONE DIFFERENCE WHEN PLANNING
CAREER FORUM AGENDA
Human-centered vocational guidance — a proprietary method by Elmira Davydova
Original method: 5 steps to career development
Independent directorship as a part of a successful C-level career
How to Initiate the 'Employee Career Track' Project
10:20 – 10:50
09:45 – 10:15
09:10 – 09:40
09:00 – 09:10
Future learning: vision and evolution
Top 5 mistakes in building positive relationships with a helping professional's client
Welcome Note
11:00 – 11:30
11:35 – 12:40
15:55 – 16:25
16:30 – 17:00
18:00 - 18:10
12:50 – 13:20
Shall I stay or shall I go: practical tips to ease the relocation process
Rethinking the future of work: artificial intelligence and the GPT chatbot in the career arena
Managing hybrid careers and sustainable careers: Challenges, potentialities and limits
Talented employees go global: migration of young Europeans to Asia in search of distinction and alternative life paths
Day One's Final Note
Break
14:05 – 14:35
14:40 – 15:10
15:20 – 15:50
13:30 – 14:00
PhD, Professor of STEAME Education, President of the European Career Guidance Association
Game practitioner, business trainer, technologist of business and gaming events (Russia, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic)
ACC ICF certified coach
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
Founder of the "Train Your Speech" project, professional marketer with 30 years of experience
Architect of HR software, co-author of the Digital Human® methodology, author of papers
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
Founder and director of the Career Guidance Center "ProfGid" (Moscow), PhD in psychological sciences, author of papers
Experienced HR professional, business trainer, and coach with over 25 years of experience
Managing Partner of KFR, with over 25 years in executive search, publicist
More than 18 years of experience in international and Russian companies, leaders in their field
- Tools you can showcase to your relocating clients
- Theories of intercultural communication your clients should be aware of
- Interview findings conducted specifically for the conference
- An original relocation guide
- Simple and practical moving tips you can share with your clients
- Human-centered Vocational Guidance (17 years of practice) - a real dialogue with a person. Tasks to identify professionally important personality traits.
- Methods for career choice: observation, in-depth interviews, analysis of activity products, creative tasks, tasks to identify the type of intelligence.
- Processing information and issuing a list of suitable professions. Selection methodology: the method of pairwise comparisons and a scale assessment of the profession by key criteria.
- Effect of career development on company efficiency: key global research
- Career development myths and data-driven practices
- 5 skills for career dialogues for managers: tools
- Training managers in career counseling: specifics
- Using artificial intelligence for career development: masterclass
- Pitfalls in preparing the 'Career Track' project
- When and why it's necessary to implement career paths in a company
- How to handle business client resistance when launching the 'Career Track' project
- How to initiate the 'Career Track' project so it's not just a box-ticking exercise
- Transformation of European education
- Higher and secondary education in the future
- Results of education projects funded by the European Union
- How to establish long-term partnership relations with a client, becoming an irreplaceable specialist for them
- Communication mistakes to avoid with clients and how to prevent them
- How to share responsibility with a client to ensure mutual satisfaction from the collaboration
- How to manage fears that affect the effectiveness of relationships with clients
- On the job that fuels passion and the job that feeds
- Why personal self-discovery comes before professional
- About the inner career: the human journey of self-actualization, and the external career as a story of value in the job market
- Gamified approaches to personal and professional self-discovery as an investment in the inner career
- Professions on the brink of extinction: Who is threatened by artificial intelligence?
- Intellectual boom: Which skills will become paramount?
- How artificial intelligence is becoming a career advisor: myth or reality?
- The power of machines: Will we entrust our career decisions to artificial intelligence?
Join experts and practitioners for a live discussion about changes in the career field, and brace yourself for a heated debate on how technology is reshaping the future of the job market!
PS: The questions for the discussion were formulated by the GPT chatbot
Using gamification techniques for professional self-discovery
Technology expert at Kaspersky Lab product studio, founder of Human Spectrum Lab
Director of the International Ericksonian University of Coaching, certified coach (MCC ICF)
Senior Vice President for People and Culture at InDrive
- Issues of career development in a multicultural environment with a special focus on the contexts of Southeast Asia.
- Analysis of career growth of young European professionals in Asian business hubs during the 2010s.
- What is a "global career"?
Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Publicist
Psychologist, career counselor with over 30 years of experience
- The key theses of the speech: 3-5 main points
- Understanding contemporary careers
- Key indicators of contemporary career patterns
- Hybridity and sustainability as trends in career construction
- Developing hybrid and sustainable career management models in companies
- Youth and the future of careers
Where's the money? Exploring common prejudices and uncovering hidden agendas during a live coaching session at the forum, followed by a discussion of the results.
17:00 – 17:30
Leonid Kroll (Italy)
- Successful career as a top manager / 4 key areas
- What does a successful career as an independent director provide?
- Success factors for an independent director of a public company
- Stages of an independent director's career track
- INED career risks and ways to overcome them
- The role of a career consultant in building a successful career as an independent director
Business personality psychology expert with a PhD in medical sciences, professor at the Higher School of Economics
How to assist your client to get promoted – managing up principles
17:30 – 18:00
- Managing up vs manipulating
- Another person’s shoes principle
- Managing expectations principle
- Dragon and hare principle
Ex-sales and commercial director, trainer-consultant, book author
How to construct a preferred career narrative with your client
The future of work: why it's crucial for everyone to have their own vision of the future
The storied approach in career management
How to help the client see their potential through the original method "Life Investor"
Future trends in employee career management
10:20 – 10:50
09:45 – 10:15
09:10 – 09:40
09:00 – 09:10
When and why does perceived workplace competition affect employee engagement and burnout?
Finding your niche: gift, drive, access
Welcome note
11:00 – 11:30
11:35 – 12:05
15:20 – 15:50
15:55 – 16:25
17:30 – 17:40
12:10 – 12:40
16:30 – 17:00
Burnout and self-search: lessons from working with exhausted clients
External and internal barriers in women's careers
Complex career decisions for top executives
The job is easy, the people are not!
Day two's final note
Break
13:30 – 14:00
14:05 – 14:35
14:40 – 15:10
12:50 – 13:20
Loredana Padurean (USA)
Managing Partner of ECOPSY Consulting, Chairman of the Expert Council of the "Leaders of Russia" competition
Screenwriter, blogger, founder of the Storytellers community — all about stories for creativity, business, and therapy
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
Professional in career development and self-actualization, bestselling author
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
Founder of the pro-trendwatching project, led projects on trend watching and market research
Founder of "Stanislav Grinberg Coaching Center", business trainer, coach, facilitator, motivational speaker
Expert in career exploration and women's development
- Burnout amplifies the desire to change everything. Ideas and options for a possible future are often "dreams in contrast".
- Burnout affects one's perception of oneself, one's career and history as a whole, work, role, and results.
- Our main task is to help the client avoid mistakes when assessing the current career situation and choosing future options.
- Why thinking in end results leads to success in hiring and career advancement.
- Understanding that an employee, owner-director, and investor are not job titles but mindsets and focuses of attention.
- The birth of the "Life Investor" method.
- Viewing your life and career through the eyes of a "Life Investor" - a practical exercise.
- Features of a career consultant's work with women with children.
- How does gender socialization and stereotypes impact women's careers?
- What is the motherhood penalty?
- Internal barriers or conscious choice?
- How to identify your niche, and then explain it to others.
- Do we really know what we excel at the most?
- Ideas — feedback — adjustment.
- Bricolage — your personal learning curve in your own niche.
- How the founder's personal story helps in building their brand community.
- Mastering a new role as a professional-personal transformation: Why learning new skills doesn't always yield the desired outcome.
- Transition from a performer to a first-line manager: From hands-on work to leadership.
- Moving to a mid-level position: When subordinates "do the hands-on work", what's your role?
- Ascending to the top: Politics, strategy, and other abstract arts.
- Stepping into top-tier roles: Why it's hard to assume them and even harder to excel.
- Summary: A role-based approach as an alternative to competencies in career and professional development.
Managerial roles: navigating career and development
- What is a trendwatcher and what do they do?
- How to scan trends instead of guessing from tea leaves.
- Your own vision of the future as a filter for selecting today's trends.
- Which work trends are not widely discussed today, but their impact could be significant.
- Key challenges of leadership in the new reality.
- Top executive's "hero's journey" in the path of career transformation.
- Methodology of comprehensive decisions for senior managers and their outcomes.
Founder of IQ-Executive, an ecosystem in the field of career consulting for senior managers
- Poststructuralism and postmodernism - what are they and how do they relate to career?
- What is a narrative and why are stories important to people?
- Core principles of narrative practice.
- A person is a person. A problem is a problem. A person is not the problem. How to help a client re-author their career using narrative practice maps.
- Internal employee mobility: a trend towards retaining a job but changing direction.
- Integration of recruitment and talent management.
- Temporary employees are trending (gig economy).
- Hybrid work models.
- Integration of work and personal life.
- Return of "boomerang" employees.
- Enhanced workforce planning.
- Succession planning and leadership development.
- Ongoing performance evaluation.
- Personalized training and development.
Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia
- Perceived workplace competition does not directly affect how employees feel at work.
- When supported by leader contingent reward, the climate facilitates exploratory learning.
- When governed by leader contingent punishment, the climate promotes exploitative learning.
- Exploratory learning in turn leads to more engagement and less burnout at work.
- Exploitative learning in turn leads to more burnout at work.
The strengths-based inclusive theory of work
17:00 – 17:30
Global educator, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker with experience in Switzerland, Italy, India, Malaysia, and the USA
Esteemed for contributions to the storied approach, this acclaimed author excels in delivering presentations that enlighten and inspire
ICF Certified Coach, consultant for the 'Hogan Assessment' evaluation tools
PhD, Professor of the Faculty of Education at Gazi University
- Strengths within social, cultural, ecological, and individual contexts.
- Attaining career objectives in the context of theory.
- Strengths in relation to job satisfaction.
- Strengths and potential discrimination risks.
- Theory limitations and challenges in practical application.
- The skills of the future
- From eq to em (emotional maturity)
- Managing upwards not (just) your boss
- From feedback to validation
- The "window of tolerance"
- everyone is a psychologist now
- Ereat others the way they wanna be treated!
- The more i learn, the less i know!
- Power of the narrative
- Career is more than a job
- The story-driven approach: guiding principles and processes
- Connexion tools
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- Speakers' presentations
- Additional materials
- Participation certificate
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Live viewing of speaker presentations on October 6 and 7
- Additional materials
- Participation certificate
- Recordings of the two-day presentations
- Speakers' presentations
Discount available until October 8
- Instruction "How to use ChatGPT for personal career consultations?"
- Checklist "Stages of communication with a client"
- Guide to intercultural communications
- 7 steps to choosing a profession by Elmira Davydova, author of the book "Is a child's character a sentence?"
- Burnout checklist by Elena Rezanova, author of the books "Someday" and "It's okay!"
- Checklist "Three components of freelance success" by Stanislav Grinberg
- Instruction "How to help clients overcome internal limitations and move forward"
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Career Forum 2023
Participation
Anastasia Mizitova (USA)
Experienced HR professional, business trainer, and coach with over 25 years of experience
- She worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and engaged in independent consulting in the UK, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Middle East, South Africa, Russia, Central Asia, and the USA.
- With over 15 years of experience running her own business catering to major international clients, she has developed a distinct expertise.
- She has developed a unique methodology, "5 Steps to Achieving Career Goals", which has been successfully implemented by numerous clients worldwide.
- She is the author of the book "Your Career, Your Path: A 5-step workbook for achieving career goals", offering readers practical and effective ideas for advancing up the career ladder and achieving professional objectives.
Gregoris Makrides (Cyprus)
PhD, Professor of STEAME Education, President of the European Career Guidance Association
- President of the European Association of Erasmus Coordinators.
- Professor of STEAME Education at the Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland.
- CEO of PROGNOSIS Cyprus.
- President of the Mathematical Society of Southeast Europe (MASSEE).
Maria Melkova (Slovenia)
Founder of the "Train Your Speech" project, a professional marketer with 30 years of experience in international corporations such as Microsoft, Sharp, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Founder of "Train Your Speech", a company dedicated to helping individuals hone their public speaking skills.
- A seasoned marketer with extensive experience in international corporations, including Microsoft, Sharp, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Lived in Russia and Turkey, and currently resides in Slovenia.
- Worked at Microsoft's EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) headquarters, overseeing sales and marketing for two product categories.
- Possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in intercultural communications, both in professional settings and everyday life situations.
Natalia Glushakova (Russia)
Over 18 years of experience in leading international and Russian companies, including Megafon, P&G, Ozon.ru, Clark's, Cigna, and Rambler.
- ВInitiated projects related to employee training and development for teams ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 staff members.
- Implemented a career track project at CIGNA for Russia and Latvia with a workforce of 3,000.
- Awarded as the best employee at Ozon.ru for the successful execution of the "Idea Bank" project.
- Recognized as the top employee at the international company Cigna for the execution of the international "one team" project spanning Russia, Latvia, and Spain.
Elmira Davydova (Russia)
Founder and Director of the Career Guidance Center "ProfGid" in Moscow
- PhD in psychological sciences.
- Author of papers on career choice.
- Author of the book "Is a Child's Character a Verdict? A Guide to Helping Your Child Choose a Profession".
Anton Storozhenko (Russia)
Managing Partner of Korn Ferry, with over 25 years in executive search, publicist
- Prior to 2023, served as the senior partner of Korn Ferry's Moscow office.
- Specializes in executive and board member searches, as well as evaluating their performance.
- Provides advice on board composition, governance, and ensuring its continuity.
- 25+ years in executive search.
Pavel Bezruchko (Russia)
Managing Partner of ECOPSY Consulting, Chairman of the Expert Council of the "Leaders of Russia" competition
- Business consultant.
- Author of several books.
- Boasts 20 years of experience in organizational development and human resources management.
- Specializes in the evaluation and development of top management, designing talent management and efficiency systems, facilitating strategic sessions, and implementing modern technologies in HR and organizational development.
Stanislav Grinberg (Russia)
Founder of "Stanislav Grinberg Coaching Center", business trainer, coach, facilitator, motivational speaker
- Graduate and senior trainer of the International Ericksonian University in Canada.
- His personal mission: to awaken people to life.
- He has conducted over 5,000 hours of personal coaching sessions, more than 170 corporate, and over 180 open training sessions.
Elena Rezanova (Monaco)
Professional in career development and self-actualization, bestselling author
- For the past 10 years, she has been working with entrepreneurs, professionals, and business leaders from various industries, helping them make authentic professional choices and build a career that reflects their values and true self.
- Received coaching education at INSEAD.
- Spoke at TEDx.
- Author of career bestsellers "Never-Someday. How to break the deadlock and find yourself" (2018), "It's okay! A book about self-search, career crises, and self-determination" (2020), and the job crafting training book "Work that Energizes" (2022).
- Until 2011, her work experience was associated with corporate Talent and HR.
- Lives in Monaco and works with specialists from all over the world.
Vera Solomatina (Italy)
Senior Vice President for People and Culture at InDrive
- Responsible for the development and implementation of talent attraction and development strategy, introducing advanced HR management practices.
- Vera joined the InDrive team in 2023.
- Has over 20 years of experience in human resources management, with over 15 years as an HR Director in the IT industry.
- Ranked as the #1 HRD in the IT sector by Kommersant in 2019 and 2020.
- An ICF certified coach and a mentor for HRDs.
Aida Dadiani (Russia)
Expert in career exploration and women's development
- She has conducted over 1,500 hours of consultations with women, helping them make a conscious career choice that considers both career and family values.
- Career psychologist, ACT therapist.
- Author of the transformational career game "Kariyerika".
- Instructor and creator of educational programs on career guidance and counseling.
Aigiun Kurbanova (Poland)
Founder of the Career Management School, President of the Association of Career Counsellors
- Included in the top 100 HRD of Russia for 2022.
- Has over 20 years of experience as a Human Resources Director (Domodedovo Airport, Magnit).
- Certified coach of ICU (International Coaches Union).
- Career counselor.
Pavel Kiselev (Russia)
Architect of personnel management software, co-author of the Digital Human® methodology, author of papers
- Scientist advancing the ideas of Lev Vygotsky and Yevgeny Klimov.
- Proponent of an approach based on individual style and social constructivism in career development.
- Co-creator of a Career-guidance Robot.
- Author of the paper "Career guidance based on machine learning: social networks in professional identity construction".
- Author of the paper "Predicting verbal reasoning from virtual community membership in a sample of Russian young adults".
Valentina Gabysheva (Russia)
Game practitioner, business trainer, technologist of business and gaming events (Russia, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic)
Develops practices, projects, and events for personal and professional self-determination, helping intriguing individuals find the best role worth playing in their Personal Story.
Develops practices, projects, and events for personal and professional self-determination, helping intriguing individuals find the best role worth playing in their Personal Story.
Laura Sumbatyan (Russia)
ACC ICF certified coach
- Conducted 600+ coaching sessions.
- Specializes in life coaching/career coaching and business coaching.
- Trains professionals in helping professions with coaching tools.
Liliya Kim (USA)
Screenwriter, blogger, founder of the Storytellers community — all about stories for creativity, business, and therapy
- CEO and lead business trainer of his own company.
- Personal coach for executives of major Russian and international companies.
- Educator, psychologist, and psychoanalyst with over 30 years of experience.
- Engages in research activities.
- Author of several papers in Russian scientific and journalistic publications.
Olga Eremina (Russia)
Founder of the pro-trendwatching project, led projects on trend watching and market research
- Author of the intensive: how to scan and use trends in daily practice and for long-term decision-making.
- Experience in trend identification and analysis - 7 years.
- Strategic planning experience - 12 years.
- Former Head of Trendwatching at the consulting firm UXSSR. Participated in projects for developing the strategy of VTB-Insurance, VTB NPF, and the insurance group MKS, as well as the long-term development program of RSHB for 2014-2020.
- Led trendwatching and market research projects for companies such as: CROC, Arrival, X5 Retail, Foxford, QIWI, RBC.
- Experience in business modeling and product market launch - 6 years.
- Graduate of UX Design at the British Higher School of Design, HSE Master's program "Strategic Marketing", and MFUA "Financial Management".
- Speaker at major digital conferences: Product-Sence.
- Author and lecturer on trendwatching and market research for the British Higher School of Design and Netology.
- Author of articles and webinars for rbc Trends and rbc PRO, and the CongressTime magazine.
Konstantin Kichinsky (Russia)
Technology expert at Kaspersky Lab product studio, founder of Human Spectrum Lab
- Developer of the spectral thinking methodology.
- Author of the Telegram channel Quantum Quintum.
- Expert in the development of socio-technological ecosystems.
- Co-author and methodologist of the studies "Corporate World 2035" (NTI Platform, 2021), "Corporate Metaverse & Antiverse" (Human Spectrum Lab, 2022).
Irina Obukhova (Russia)
Founder of IQ-Executive, an ecosystem in the field of career consulting for senior managers
- Over 15 years in Executive Search. Certified in Hogan Assessments for leadership evaluation.
- More than 400 of Irina's clients have been employed, taking positions with annual incomes ranging from 10 to 45 million rubles.
- Since 2018, Irina has been the founder of "IQ-Executive" - an ecosystem in the field of executive career consulting. She successfully collaborates with Russian-speaking top managers in Russia, the USA, Canada, the EU, MENA, and Singapore as a career advisor, LinkedIn mentor, and Executive coach.
Anna Lebedeva (Norway)
Director of the International Ericksonian University of Coaching, certified coach (MCC ICF)
- Executive and team coach, mentor.
- 6,000+ hours of one-on-one client work.
- 25+ years in the profession.
- Coaching in three languages.
- 30+ expert articles on coaching in top-tier media.
- 40+ live radio broadcasts in a coaching project.
Helena Hof (Germany, Japan)
Senior Research Fellow, Lecturer at the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Publicist
- Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Germany.
- Conducted extensive research on professional mobility in Tokyo, Singapore, and São Paulo, resulting in the publication of a book and numerous articles.
Marcelo Afonso Ribeiro (Brazil)
Psychologist, career counselor with over 30 years of experience
- Associate professor, Director of the Work Applied Psychology Center, and Coordinator of the Career Counseling Service at the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Member of the UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Guidance and Counseling
Lee Thomas (Australia)
Senior Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Australia.
His research revolves primarily around the broader areas of organizational strategy and employee management, and is published in reputable marketing and management journals, such as the European Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Vocational Behavior, among others.
His research revolves primarily around the broader areas of organizational strategy and employee management, and is published in reputable marketing and management journals, such as the European Journal of Marketing and the Journal of Vocational Behavior, among others.
Yevgenia Tikhonova (Panama)
ICF Certified Coach, consultant for the 'Hogan Assessment' evaluation tools
- Evgenia specializes in career consulting, executive coaching, and the professional development of high-ranking managers.
- She has authored several programs focused on career development and is a recognized expert in team creation, development, and human resources management.
- Since 2019, she has been dedicated to coaching and collaborates with the Moscow School of Management "SKOLKOVO," serving as an executive coach and career consultant across a variety of programs.
- At present, she occupies the role of Talent Development Manager at an international company and resides in Panama.
Leonid Kroll (Italy)
An expert in personality psychology in business, PhD in medical sciences, and professor at Higher School of Economics
- Managing partner of "L. Krol's Workshop of Coaching and Training," project Incantico in Italy (Art Village Incantico), and the founder of several successful businesses.
- Author of 25 books and over 250 articles on psychology, psychotherapy, and business.
- Specialist in complex negotiations, business scaling, strategic sessions, business training, emotional intelligence, and self-development.
Pamelia Brott (USA)
Esteemed for contributions to the storied approach, this acclaimed author excels in delivering presentations that enlighten and inspire
- Recognized as a Fellow of the National Career Development Association for steadfast dedication to the field.
- Has made substantial contributions to evolving discussions of career, focusing on meaningful life role narratives.
- Joyously personifies and vividly illustrates these principles in the current life chapter.
Irina Tolmacheva (Montenegro)
Served as Commercial Director for Henkel, Gallina Blanca, and Hershey. An author and trainer-consultant specializing in corporate leadership and management.
- Expert in the implementation of the DISC methodology.
- Author of "How to Manage Your Boss," "The DISC Model – Your Secret Formula for Success in Business," and "Effective Merchandising: A Supplier's Perspective."
- Held positions as a Sales Manager before advancing to the role of Commercial Director at Henkel, Gallina Blanca, Hershey, and PZ Cussons.
Loredana Padurean (USA)
Global educator, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker with experience in Switzerland, Italy, India, Malaysia, and the USA
- She is an innovation and entrepreneurship professor at Northeastern University in Boston.
- Prior to this she she spent eight years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as the Senior Associate Dean of a new business school established in collaboration with MIT Sloan, Asia School of Business.
- She is the winner of "Distinguished Woman Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award" at the World Women Economic & Business Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prof. Padurean is the author of "The Job is Easy, The People are Not - 10 Smart Skills to Become Better People" and she is working on a new entrepreneurship book called "Nail it, Scale it, Sail it - Operations for Entrepreneurs" in collaboration with MIT Sloan Professor Charles Fine.
Kemal Oztemel (Turkey)
PhD, Professor of the Faculty of Education at Gazi University
- Full Professor in the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Program at Gazi University.
- Author of "Career Planning and Development."
- Delivers both theoretical and practical courses on career development.