AUTUMN BUSINESS SCHOOL - Key Persons


Elena Andreyeva

ElenaAndreyevahasaPhD-degreeinLinguisticScienceandworksasAssistantProfessorattheLomonosovMoscowStateUniversityBusinessSchool(LMSUBS).ShehasmanyyearsofexperienceinteachingBusinessEnglishandEnglishforEconomics.ShehaswrittenseveralbooksandstudyguidesonthelanguageofBusinessandEconomics.Shehasextensiveexperienceinteachingbusinessskills,suchaspresentations,meetingsandnegotiations.In2009-2011,whenLMSUBShostedAnnualSeniorStudentPresentationCompetition,shewasthecoachofLMSUBSteams,whichinvariablywonthecompetition.

Freerk Faber

Job Titles:
  • Director of WTC Twente
FreerkFaberisdirectorofWTCTwentesince1April2009.FaberwasHeadoftheDivision"Ruimte,EconomieenWonen"oftheMunicipalityofHengelobefore.HehasmanyyearsofexperienceinsupportinglongtimeeconomicchangeandrestructuringprojectsatthemunicipalitiesofHengelo,MiddelburgandCoevorden.Freerkwascloselyinvolvedinthedesigningandstart-upphaseoftheWTCTwente.Underhisleadership,theWTCTwentehasbecomeanimportantpartnerandintermediaryforbusinessesfromtheTwenteregiontofacilitateinternationalactivities.

Han van der Meer

Job Titles:
  • Chemical Engineer
HanvanderMeer(1952)waseducatedasChemicalEngineerandMasterBusinessEngineering.In1979hefoundedVanderMeer&vanTilburg,managementconsultantsforinnovationandgrowth.In1985hestartedaspart-timeprofessorinnovationmanagementattheUniversityofTwenteshiftingin2006toDelftUniversityofTechnology.Since2007HanisalsoprofessorandchairininnovativeentrepreneurshipatSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences.

Irina S. BAZEN

IrinaBazenhasaPhDinEthicsandisAssociateProfessoratthedepartmentofManagementanddirectorofAcademicProgrammesattheLomonosovMoscowStateUniversityBusinessSchool.

Irina S. PETROVA

IrinaPetrovahasaPhDinEthicsandisAssociateProfessoratthedepartmentofManagementanddirectorofAcademicProgrammesattheLomonosovMoscowStateUniversityBusinessSchool.

Jacques Bazen

Job Titles:
  • Lecturer
  • Senior Policy Advisor
  • Senior Policy Advisor for International Affairs at the School of Business
JacquesBazenislecturerattheSchoolofBusiness,BuildingandTechnologyofSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences.HissubjectsareInternationaleconomicsandEntrepreneurship.HeisalsoactiveasresearcherinseveralnationalandinternationalprojectsrelatedtostimulatingRegionalEconomicDevelopment.

Jerke Verschoor

Job Titles:
  • Director Netherlands Education Support Office

Kees Schöller

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Business Developer
KeesSchöllerisBusinessDeveloperforthefoundationKennisparkTwente,wherehecoacheshigh-techstart-upswiththeirbusinessstrategy. KeesSchöllerusedtobeentrepreneurandconsultant,andwasalsolecturerattheentrepreneurshipstudyprogramofSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences.Hefocusesinhisworkonsupportingstart-upsinthefieldofsustainableenergy

Larisa A. GROMOVA

Job Titles:
  • President of the Russian Federation of University Woman
LarisaGromovaisPresidentoftheRussianFederationofUniversityWoman,FullProfessorandDoctorinPhilosophyaswellasDeputyDirectoroftheInstituteofEconomicsandManagementofHerzenStatePedagogicalUniversityofRussiainSt.Petersburg.

Maria KAINOVA

MariaKAINOVAMoscow,RussianFederationMariaKainovaisworkingaslecturerattheBusinessSchoolofLomonosovMoscowStateUniversity.Shehasmanyyearsofexperienceinteachinginthefieldofbusinessenglish.Shehaswrittenseveralbooksandstudyguidesonbusiness,languageandeconomics.SCIENTIFICINTERESTS:-BusinessEnglish-Crossculturalcommunication

Marina Markova

MarinaMarkovahasaPhDinEconomicsandisseniorlecturerinmanagementattheBusinessSchoolofLomonosovMoscowStateUniversity.Shehasexperienceinproduct&marketdevelopmentfortheintroductionofnewproductstotheRussianMarket. Shehasawideexperienceinconsultancyforforeigncompanies.

Martin OYEVAAR

MartinOYEVAARDeventer,TheNetherlandsMartinOyevaarisseniorlecturersustainableeconomicdevelopmentandinternationaleconomicrelations.MartinOyevaarstartedhiscareerinMozambiqueasmathematicsteacherandstudiedEconomicsattheUniversityofAmsterdam.HeworkedanumberofyearsasconsultantvoorSmallandMediumsizedEnterprisesintheNetherlandsandiscurrentlylecturingatSaxion.Besideshislecturingposition,heisinvolvedinbusinessdevelopmentandseveralsmallscaleinvestmentsinAfrica.SCIENTIFICINTERESTS:-Sustainableeconomicdevelopment-Internationaltrade-Internationaleconomics

Matthijs Hammer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Saxion University
MatthijsHammer,seniorlecturerandresearcheratSaxionUniversityandsince2006,dedicatedtotheschoolofBusiness,BuildingandTechnology.HeisalsoPhDresearcherattheDelftUniversityofTechnology,facultyofIndustrialEngineeringDesign,DepartmentofProductInnovationManagement,researcherofEffectuation,vicepresident(NL)oftheEuropeanCouncilforSmallBusiness&EntrepreneurshipandamemberoftheInternationalInnovationResearchGroupofSatakuntaUniversity.TheactualresearchisonEntrepreneurshipEducation,reducingEntrepreneurialFailureandtalentrecognition.FormerlybranchmanagerattheEuropeanCentreforCoatingandSurfaceTechnology(ECCS)andprojectmanagerattheC&TKnowledgeCentre.BeforehisworkatSaxionUniversity,MatthijswasamanagementconsultantatVanRavesteijn&Partners.Therootsarewithinlaboratoryscienceinanalyticalenvironmentalchemistryandbusinessanalysis.

Natalia Bukhshtaber

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
NataliaBUKHSHTABERMoscow,RussianFederationNataliaBukhshtaberisAssociateProfessorattheDepartmentofManagementandAssociateDeanforAcademicProgrammesandInternationalAffairsoftheBusinessschoolofLomonosovMoscowStateUniversity.SheteachesSocialandAppliedResearchMethods,OperationsmanagementandSupervisionofresearchprojects.Shehasexperienceinthedevelopmentandimplementationofpostgraduateeducationalprogrammes,inbusinessconsulting,wasworkingasachiefofanalyticaldepartmentsinthestateandcommercialbankingstructures,andhadapositionaschiefoperationsmanagerofaservicecompany.SCIENTIFICINTERESTS:-Organisationalnetworking-Innovationmanagement-Knowledgemanagement-Entrepreneurship&InnovationeducationMoreinformationaboutNataliaBukhshtaber

Natalia Safronova

Job Titles:
  • Professor
NataliaSafronovaPhDisprofessorattheInstituteofsectoralManagement,marketingdepartmentoftheRussianPresidentialAcademyofNationalEconomyandPublicAdministration. Natalia'sfocusofteachingandresearchisontheroleoftrendwatchingandcasemanagementinmodernenterprises.SheisworkingoncontinuouseducationforManagers,intermsofstimulatingtheRussianInnovationEconomy.

Pascal Wittendorp

PascalWITTENDORPEnschede,TheNetherlandsPascalWittendorphasbeenalectureratSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences,SmallBusiness&RetailManagementsinceFebruary2014.HehasaBachelordegreein‘marketingandinternationalbusiness',amasterdegreein‘appliedcommunicationscience'andownsaresearch-consultancycompany.Forover15yearshehasbeenworkinginthefieldofmarketing,sales,communicationandmarketresearch.Helovestohelppeoplemakebetterchoicesbasedonrealdataandyearsofexperience.HehashelpedsmallbusinessesandmultinationalsintheNetherlandsaswellasabroad.Hehelpedthemfindthetrue‘why',settingcleargoalsandgettingthingsdone.AsPascalstates:"Iempowerpeople".MoreinformationaboutPascalSCIENTIFICINTERESTS:-Marketing,Sales,Communication-Marketresearch-Internationalbusiness-CreativityandStrategy

Paul Bijleveld

Job Titles:
  • Professor for Regional Development at Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences
PaulBijleveldisfullprofessorforregionaldevelopmentatSaxionUniversitiesofAppliedSciences.Areasofresearchareregionalinnovationpolicy,academicspin-offs,scienceparks,labourmarketstudies,monitoring&assessment,andclusterpolicies.Heisanaccomplished,LocalandRegionalDevelopmentExpertwith+25yearsofexperienceinhisfield.Hehasworkedforbothlocalgovernmentandinternationalconsultingcompanies.Paulhasatrackrecordofincreasingresponsibilityintheformulationoflocalandregionaldevelopmentpoliciesandtheimplementationofstrategicregionaldevelopmentprojectsandprogrammes.HehasextensiveexperiencewiththeimplementationofcomplexlongtermEU-fundedprojectsandprogrammes.AsaformerconsultanthehasadvisedlocalandregionalauthoritiesintheNetherlands,Germany,theUK,Malta,theRussianFederationandSlovenia.InSaintPetersburghewasresponsibleforthedevelopmentofaregionaldevelopmentstrategytoenhanceco-operationbetweentheCityofSt.PetersburgandtheLeningradRegion.PaulstudiedeconomicgeographyattheUniversityofGroningenintheNetherlands,andobtainedaMastersDegreesinBusinessScienceattheFreeUniversityofBrusselsandtheUniversityofLeuveninBelgium.

Peter Arends

PeterArendsisanexperiencedseniorlecturerentrepreneurshipatSaxionUniversityofAppliedSciences,withademonstratedhistoryofworkingineducationsince1990andcoach/tutorofmorethan100youngprofessionalsaimingtostarttheirownbusiness.Peterisskilledinbusinessdevelopment,businessmodels,marketing,e-commerceandcoaching.

Rebeka VLAHOV

RebekaVlahovislecturerprojectmanagementattheUniversityofZagreb.

Sergei Shaposhnikov

Job Titles:
  • Member of Lomonosov Moscow State University Business School
SergeiShaposhnikovismemberofLomonosovMoscowStateUniversityBusinessSchool(MSUBS)facultysince2011,andhasmorethantenyearsofteachingandresearchexperienceatvariousinternationalinstitutionssuchasMSUBS,TheHigherSchoolofEconomics(HSE),UnitedNations,HiroshimaCityUniversity,St.PetersburgStateUniversityandStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSt.Petersburg.AlsohehasanextensiveexperienceofconductingresearchandconsultingprojectsforRussianandinternationalbusinessesandnon-commercialorganisations. AtMSUBSSergeiteachesStrategicManagement,InternationalBusiness,DoingBusinessinAsiaandInternationalLogisticsattheMSUBSBachelorofManagementProgramme.HealsocoordinatestheMSUBSOrientalstudentbusinessclub.

Sergey ZAVERSKIY

SergeyZAVERSKIYMoscow,RussianFederationSergeyZaverskiy(RussianPhD-candidateofeconomicsciences)teachescoursesinFinancialmarkets,FinancialinfrastructureandResearchmethodsforBachelorandMasterstudents.SergeyZaverskiytakesanactivepartin"DoingBusinessinRussia"-atailor-madeprogramdesignedinLomonosovMSUBSforExecutiveMBAandMBAstudentsfromabroad.In2012,theprogramwasdeliveredforstudentgroupsofMAYSBusinessSchoolTexasA&MUniversity,SDABocconiUniversity,ETHZürich.Apartfromteachingactivities,SergeyZaverskiyisinvolvedinresearchandbusinessanalytics.AsmemberoftheResearchDepartmentattheInstituteforComplexStrategicStudies,hetakesanactivepartinconsultingprojectsandpolicyadviceforbusiness,governmentalbodiesandinternationalorganizations.AmongtheseareprojectsforthePresidentialExecutiveOfficeofRussianFederation,theMinistryofIndustryandTradeofRussianFederation,WorldBank,UNDP,Russianandinternationalcompanies.SCIENTIFICINTERESTS:-Economicpolicy-Financialmarketdevelopment-BusinessenvironmentinRussiaMATERIALSFORTHEPARTICIPANTS:-StrategicdevelopmentofeconomicsectorsinRussia

Theodor van der Velde

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Saxion
  • Director of the Saxion Institute for Knowledge
TheodorvanderVeldeisdirectoroftheSaxioninstituteforKnowledgeintensiveentrepreneurshipandconsultantforsmallandmediumsizedbusinesses.HehasabackgroundinHRMandcorporatefinance.TheodorwasdirectoroftheSaxionSmall&MediumsizedBusinessManagementInstituteandwasdeveloperoftheawardwinningBachelorprograminEntrepreneurship.TheodorisheadoftheDutchnationalnetworkforcompetencebased,demanddriveneducation(LEV'L). Theodorhasabroadinternationalexperience,mainlyinRussiaandtheUK.InRussiahewasco-developeroftheRussianInstituteforMarketing(RIMA)andsetupseveralinternationaldoubledegreeprograms.

Vera Kononova

VeraKononova(RussianPhD-candidateofeconomicsciences)providesBachelorandMasterstudentswithcoursesinEconomics,MacroeconomicsandTaxation.ShealsoholdsapositionofDeputyHeadofEconomicsChair.VeraKononovatakesanactivepartin"DoingBusinessinRussia"-tailor-madeprogramdesignedinLomonosovMSUBSforExecutiveMBAandMBAstudentsfromabroad.In2012,theprogramwasdeliveredforstudentgroupsofMAYSBusinessSchoolTexasA&MUniversity,SDABocconiUniversity,ETHZürich. Apartfromteachingactivities,VeraKononovaisinvolvedinresearchandbusinessanalytics.AsmemberoftheResearchDepartmentattheInstituteforComplexStrategicStudies,shetakesanactivepartinconsultingprojectsandpolicyadviceforbusiness,governmentalbodiesandinternationalorganizations.AmongtheseareprojectsforthePresidentialExecutiveOfficeofRussianFederation,theMinistryofIndustryandTradeofRussianFederation,WorldBank,UNDP,Russianandinternationalcompanies.