CITYFIED - Key Persons


Dilay Kesten-Erhart

Job Titles:
  • Exploitation Manager

Dr. Ali Vasallo Belver

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Miss Amy Gray

Job Titles:
  • Senior Sustainable Development Officer

Miss Amye Robinson

Job Titles:
  • External Funding and Policy Executive

Mr. Alfonso Palacios Carrasco


Mr. Cristian Roverato


Mr. César Alonso


Mr. David Muriel Alonso

Job Titles:
  • Geographer, Technical Manager - Local Development Service

Mr. Giacomo Parenti


Mr. Giancarlo Savino


Ms. Christelle Degard


Ms. Dóra Kókai

Job Titles:
  • Department for Investment

Ms. Filis Zumbultas


Ms. Nuria Gómez Hernández


Ms. Sandra Bühler-Kölmel

Job Titles:
  • Department of Sustainable Urban Developement, European and Energy Affairs

Ms. Vedrana Knezevic

Job Titles:
  • Head of Department for Sustainable Development and European Affairs

Ms. Özlem Tuğaç


Rene Tõnnisson

Job Titles:
  • Founding Director of Smart City Lab
Rene Tõnnisson is a Founding Director of Smart City Lab. He has 20 years of experience in innovation management and business development. He has been or is currently serving as member of executive boards of Tartu Science Park, Tartu Biotechnology Park, Baltic Innovation Agency, Institute of Baltic Studies, Connect Estonia, BuildIT Accelerator. He has been responsible for wide range of innovation, technology and business related activities in Estonia and he has also worked in advisory positions for the European Commission including European Cluster Policy Group, European Mobile and Mobility Industries Association Expert Group, External Advisory Group for Regional Aspect of FP7. His main areas of expertise include innovation management, international technology transfer, regional innovation systems and strategies, foresight, cluster development and internationalisation. Rene Tõnnisson holds a Master degree in Public Administration and Policy from University of Tartu, Estonia and Certificat d'Etudes Politiques from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg (Sciences Po), Université de Robert Schuman. He has also been studying at University of Cambridge and European University Institute.

Sofia Municipality

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Covenant of Mayors
Sofia Municipality is a member of the Covenant of Mayors initiative since 2011.

Stina Stenquist

Job Titles:
  • Jeanette Green - IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Zdravko Georgiev

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director