Anthony is an Assistant Professor at ESCP-EAP European School of Management, London. He received his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University, USA, and a BA (Hons) from the University of Liverpool, UK. Most of his applied research focuses on the intersection between institutions, constitutions and organizations; including “Cultural Theory”, Market-Based Management(R), and the epistemic and cultural foundations of social transitions. His first book, “The Neoliberal Revolution in Eastern Europe: Economic Ideas in the Transition from Communism”, will be published by Edward Elgar. He has done extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Liverpool, UK, and Bucharest, Romania as part of the Global Prosperity Initiative, through the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has also conducted sponsored research with a range of public and private organisations. He has taught courses on “Economics for Managers” and “Quantitative Methods”, and contributed to a Semiotics Institute course on “Cultural Theory”. He has also delivered lectures at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University.

Dr. Brenes received his doctoral degree of Agricultural Economics and International Trade from the University of Florida (Gainesville) and his MBA degree with honors from INCAE. Prior to that, he had received an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Costa Rica. In the last few years dr. Brenes has served as visiting professor of Strategy and International Business at the University of Michigan Business School, and has lectured in the in-campus and executive programs of the University of Chicago, Duke University and University of Michigan Business Schools. Recently, he has been committee member and chairman of a PhD dissertation in Le Groupe HEC in París.

Graham Bailey has worked extensively in the field of advertising and marketing for a broad cross section of consumer goods manufacturers, industrial products and inbusiness to business markets. During his career in advertising, he worked for a number of leading London advertising agencies including Lintas and ABM, devising award-winning advertising for Walls, Birds Eye, Tobler Suchard, Whitbread and R.Whites among many others. He then moved into marketing management, first with Cadbury Schweppes, where he developed retail sales for Kenco Coffee, and later worked to relaunch Oil of Olay.

Emmanuel Zilberberg is professor of Managerial Accounting at ESCP Europe and consultant/lecturer specialized in pricing challenges. As a consultant, Emmanuel conducts audits of the pricing policies of companies and develops and implements scorecards, compensation systems and training sessions for senior management and sales force. Emmanuel has also written a book on pricing: “Le Levier prix: pour concilier rentabilité et croissance” (The price lever: reconciling profitability and growth). Emmanuel has won First Prize for Most Innovative Case Study in Management awarded by CIDEGEF in collaboration with the Center for Innovation in Management Education (HEC Montreal).

Professor Gupta is a financial expert with distinguished theoretical and practical background related to fields of Corporate Finance, Financial Strategy, Financial Theory and Emerging Financial Markets. He is an emeritus professor of Finance at ESCP Europe, France and also a Consultant for the World Bank (since 1998) and the European Commission (since 1997), eminent lecturer and publicized author of numerous articles on Finance related topics. His research areas include: Emerging Financial Markets, Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering and Energy Finance

Mr Mikulicic is an expert in Human and Organizational Performance and Strategy. He obtained his MBA at Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Currently he is enrolled in Ph.D. program at Faculty of Economics in Zagreb. He is a co-founder of an open network of consulting practices in wide area of organizational behaviour and implementation of profitable solutions. He also provides consulting services in performance measurement, compensation systems, reorganization and staffing, coaching and managerial development.

Mr Vrancic has more than 15 years experience in Human Resources and Management Development. He started his career in Human Resources at Zagrebacka bank and continued as the Head of HR Department in Coca-Cola Beverges Croatia, British American Tobacco and DHL. In 2005 he started a consulting career and has been working in education for middle and top managers from the leading Croatian and regional companies (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Russia). He has also worked as a trainer and coach to management boards, board members and Senior Executives in the area of leadership, teamwork and people management. Mr Vrancic is an FCIPD certificate holder, which is the most prestigious and respected qualification in Human Resources Management in Europe.

Petar Turcinovic has an extensive lecturing background he has lectured at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces, the University of Zagreb, Brown University at Providence, Rhode island, Centro Universitario Ticinese at Lugano, Harvard University, University of Maryland, University of Sarajevo and others. Professor Turcinovic earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Zagreb University and Post Ph.D. at Harvard University. At the end of this year he will receive his second M.A in Economics. Currently he is Assistant Minister and Director of the Croatian Diplomatic Academy.

Mike George has been a tutor, trainer and coach to executives and organizations for over 20 years. He is a best selling author, management consultant, motivational speaker and specialist teacher of emotional intelligence. He coaches, guides and facilitates the personal and executive development of people in companies, corporations and communities in over thirty countries. In a unique blend of insight, wisdom and humour, Mike brings together the three key strands of 21st century -management/leadership development, emotional/spiritual intelligence and continuous learning.

Jolanta works as CE Knowledge Manager at Deloitte CE. She is Responsible for knowledge management activities in consulting Central Europe, promotion of knowledge management system, development of tools for better knowledge sharing and quick preparation of consulting documents as well as research and support in new service lines development.

John Ickis is Professor of Strategy, D.B.A., Harvard University, M.B.A., Harvard University, ex president of consulting company J.E. Austin Associates, Inc. in Costa Rica, CEO of J.E. Austin d.o.o. in Croatia and Chief-of-Party for USAID program Competitiveness Council in Croatia. He was a lecturer at Harvard Business School in course Managing in Developing Countries.

Mr Race has thirty years experience mainly in the field of Operations, Project and Programme Management in manufacturing for Duracell Batteries and in academia at Brunel University. For the past 10 years, held various positions at Henley Management College - Director of Studies for the Distance Learning MBA Programme, Course Director the Project Management Modular MBA Programme and currently Subject Leader for Managing Processes, Systems & Projects. He is visiting faculty at Reading University and ESC Lille, France.