Mentors

Experts supporting the partnerships to successfully implement the selected projects through the acquisition of technical and business knowledge, skills and capacities. If you want to be a mentor, contact us at helpdeskworthptoject [dot] eu (helpdesk[at]worthptoject[dot]eu).

ALEXANDRA PISCO

Trend and Design consultant and founder of Pisco & Co.

ANNETTE LENNERUP

Designer, Product developer and Business Mentor

DRIES VAN ACKERBROECK

Sales and Marketing Specialist

NIKO KLANSEK

Seasoned Investor & Mentor, Serial Entrepreneur, and Sports Enthusiast with a track record in successful startup exits and a passion for fostering global entrepreneurship

SMARANDA IGNAT

Entrepreneur, Business Consultant and Co-founder of Prop Tech

JANOS KERESNYEI

President of Hungary's Creative Industries Cluster

UBALDO SPINA

Researcher, Industrial Designer and Business Development Manager at CETMA, Research and Technology Organisation

DANIEL PÉREZ-BARRIGA

Strategic Brand Communications Executive & Consultant

SILVIA ZANCARLI

Course Leader MAS Fashion Innovation at SUPSI & start-up mentor

KOEN SNOECKX

Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader, Innovation Manager

ASSAAD AWAD

Luxury leatherwork designer

MARGARET LARMUTH

Design Lecturer and International Fashion Expert

LESLIE HOLDEN

Co-Founder, The Digital Fashion Group

PARVINDER MARWAHA

Architect and Design Programme Manager at the British Council

ANA RONCHA

Fashion Marketing Strategist, Researcher & Award-winning Author

BALAZS DOBAY

CFO at Prophyl Ltd., CEO at D-LAB Consulting

CRISTIANA BOGATEANU

Tech start-up business mentor and advisor | HealthTech & LifeSciences BizDev Specialist @ Nagarro

FLORIN POP

Investor, Business Adviser and Mentor at Primainvest Capital Management

LUCA RIZZI

Researcher and Project Manager

DAVID PARRISH

Creative Industries Business Coach, Adviser, and Consultant

GIUSY CANNONE

Fashion Tech and Sustainability Investment Expert

JAN LEYSSENS

Designer, Entrepreneur and Activist Working on Circular Economy and Social Innovation

MARINA TOETERS

Co-Founder of the Fashion Tech Farm

MARK TERBERG

International Business Developer

MATTEO PATALANO

Founder / Partner at Wemanage Group

MO TOMANEY

Designer and Director at Wise Birds Network

PAUL CELEN

CEO at CELEN CONSULTING, Coach, Mentor and Adviser of start- and scale-ups with focus on Go-To-Market Strategies, Sales Methodologies and the Psychology behind sales

RAIJA SIIKAMAKI

CEO Formconcrete Ltd Design Agency

SARAH DECRISTOFARO

Design Consultant - New Product Development Unit at CETMA (research and technology organisation)

TIRZA BREMS

Buying Strategy Manager and Innovation Expert in the Fashion and Textile Industries

Steering Board members

Experts in charge of carrying out transparent evaluations of the proposals, providing insightful feedback and advice. If you want to be a Steering Board member, contact us at helpdeskworthptoject [dot] eu (helpdesk[at]worthptoject[dot]eu).

Luisa Bocchietto

Architect

PIRJO KÄÄRIÄINEN

Associate Professor, Design and Materialities, Aalto University, Finland

FRANCO CAIMI

Chief Executive Officer of Caimi Brevetti

ANNA SZONYI

Award-winning Multidisciplinary Designer

ALEXANDRA PISCO

Founder and CEO of Pisco & Co

TIRZA BREMS

Buying Strategy Manager and Innovation Expert in the Fashion and Textile Industries

ASSAAD AWAD

Luxury leatherwork designer

GWEN CUNNINGHAM

Lead in Sustainability & Circular Economy

JANOS KERESNYEI

President of Hungary's Creative Industries Cluster

KOEN SNOECKX

Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader, Innovation Manager

LESLIE HOLDEN

Co-Founder, The Digital Fashion Group

MARGARET LARMUTH

Design Lecturer and International Fashion Expert

UBALDO SPINA

Researcher, Industrial Designer and Business Development Manager at CETMA, Research and Technology Organisation

SEBASTIAN THIES

Founder & Designer of brand nat-2™

RAIJA SIIKAMAKI

CEO Formconcrete Ltd Design Agency

JAN LEYSSENS

Designer, Entrepreneur and Activist Working on Circular Economy and Social Innovation

FULVIA BACCHI

General Manager UNIC – Italian Tanneries CEO - LINEAPELLE

HELGA SIGUR-BJARNADOTTIR

Interior Designer

INGA MARKOVSKA

Co-owner and Sales Executive at EMKO

Mentor and Steering Board Members: Kolbrun Yr Gunnarsdottir

KOLBRUN GUNNARSDOTTIR

Fashion and Jewellery Designer, Stylist and Creative Director at Kolbrun, Iidem and Vakir

PAULO GONÇALVES

Fashion - Textiles, Clothing, Footwear, Leather, Fur, Accessories

Ambassadors

Relevant professionals and institutions around Europe committed to promoting the shared vision and design values of WORTH. Country ambassadors collaborate with WORTH in the promotion of the project, its values, the calls for proposals, etc., among their community. If you want to be an ambassador, contact us at helpdeskworthptoject [dot] eu (helpdesk[at]worthptoject[dot]eu).

CEU FILIPE - PORTUGAL

Director Of The Innovation Department At Aep, Chair Of The Cultural & Creative Industries Sector Group, And Coordinator Of Aep's Participation In The Horizon 2020 Project, Innovation Journey