Danja Bauer – Professional Singer and Public Speaking Trainer
Danja is an award-winning speaker who earned second place in the Toastmasters D109 European Speech Contest in 2020. Her melodious voice and expertise enriched business events held by Porsche, Microsoft, Sony as well as the Women Economic Forum and Present to Succeed conference.
John Zimmer – Author, Blog Producer and Moderator, Presentation Skills Trainer
An internationally recognized expert on public speaking, John is a nine-time European champion of Toastmasters speech contests. He is the author of a popular blog about public speaking called Manner of Speaking, which has been rated by Feedspot as the No. 1 public speaking blog in the world.
Eliana Caseiro – Tedx Speaker Coach, Public Speaking & Presentation Trainer
As a TEDx Speaker Coach, Eliana collaborates with many TEDx in Italy. In 2021, she won the Toastmasters’ D109 European Speech Competition and, in 2022, she earned Second Place at the International Speech Contest of the same district.
Meta Grošelj – Professional Speaker, Speaker Coach, Writer & Trainer
Meta’s clients received awards at different levels and events. She supports leaders, entrepreneurs and experts to attract the right customers, get the message to the right audience and receive desired outcomes and awards. Her speakers received best pitch award, best start-up award etc.
Sonja Bonin – Journalist, Writer and Book Editor/Translator
Sonja won the 2021 German Speech Contest of District 109 and is a bilingual public speaker (English and German). A former journalist, she is currently a freelance writer, book editor and translator.
Ioannis Kanlis – Economist and Senior Navy Officer
Ioannis has an MBA in financial management and a Master’s in Economics and Security Studies, both with highest honours. He currently manages the Hellenic Navy Defence Investment Budget Department and a multi-billion portfolio of defence assets and programs while also serving as the District 109 Finance Manager.
Fatima Carbonara – Leadership Consultant and Public Speaking Trainer
Woman of letters driven to numbers, Fatima loves working with people especially in the SME sector. She support entrepreneurs and their collaborators in developing sustainable business innovation plans, in dealing with complex situations in organisations.
Eric Fingerhut – Transformation Executive, Speaker and Facilitator
Eric is Associate Director at Hoffmann-La Roche in charge of customer engagement transformation across Africa, Turkey and France.
In his more than 20 years in global corporations, he has held leadership positions across country, region and worldwide roles.
Sonja Klopcic – Author, Mentor, Coach and Sustainable Leadership Expert
An engineer by training, Sonja has created and managed several companies in Slovenia in multiple fields of business.
She is the author of four books on leadership, including “The AEIOU of Leadership”, presenting an award-winning model for sustainable leadership. She mentors multiple leaders and has earned industry awards in entrepreneurship and innovation.