Lecturers

Jurij is the founder of Circular Business Academy (CBA, www.circularbusiness.academy), a dedicated knowledge platform enabling entrepreneurs, managers, experts, investors and policy-makers to embrace circular business model innovation by creating, exchanging and sharing specific competence and thrive on the civilisational paradigm shift.

Areas of expertise:

Circular economy and sustainable business, design and transformation of business models.

Karin is an expert in sustainability and communication with international record and experience. She is consulting organisations worldwide on issues of corporate sustainability and stakeholder relationship management, and is an established international conference speaker.

Areas of expertise:

Strategic sustainability and leadership, stakeholder engagement strategy and communication, sustainability reporting.

Christiaan is an Innovation Strategist and Circular Entrepreneur at Innoboost.  His expert knowledge lies in the development of sustainable and circular companies in terms of business development, marketing strategy, research and development, production and supply chain management.

Christiaan is the co-author of the book “Circular Business: Collaborate and Circulate” that explains in detail the 10 step process of how transformation management can enable companies to transit from linear to circular business models.

Areas of expertise:

Development of circular business ideas, development of circular value chains, implementation of the circular transformation.

Christoph is an experienced banker and financial expert with extensive experience from internationally recognized institutions. His experience comes from numerous leadership positions in major financial and banking organisations such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in London, Dubai and New York.

His consultancy expertise range from advisory and administrative services in the field of alternative investments and credit structures, as well as challenges of financing circular business models.

Slaven is an expert associate within the risk department in one of the major banks in Slovenia. He holds a doctorate in information management sciences and frequently publishes scientific articles on the topics of circular and sustainable finance.

Areas of expertise:

Risk assessment and mitigating in transiting towards circular business models Macroeconomics, risk management, economic modelling and fiscal policy.

Werner is an expert in strategic operations and sustainable management with 30 years of experience in various companies and industries, and a member of the Circular Economy Forum Austria.

His current challenges include development of circular economy business models and reducing “Carbon Footprint” within companies from various fields with an emphasis on increasing the quality and success of operations.

Areas of expertise:
Implementing management systems according to relevant standardises reporting, organisational change.