Info Session on the ABIS Sustainability Assessment

Ivo Matser (Netherlands, 1961) is a specialist in managing and leading organizational change in the professional corporate world and private academic institutions. He continuously pursues to increase the organizational value bringing both the internal and the external perspectives into the process. He executes his profession from three different roles: as a senior executive manager, as board member and as consultant.

Ivo is an economist, a leadership expert and certified Expert Marketing Professional (EMP). He started his career in sports business and managed real estate, publishing and professional services companies. Since 2001, he has been in the position of CEO/President/Dean of private higher education institutions: SWOT Business School (NL), TSM Business School (NL), ISM University of Management and Economics (LT), GISMA Business School (D, UK). Ivo is also assessor for international institutional accreditations in several countries. Regularly he is a speaker at conferences and board room consultant at companies for designing and implementing strategies.

He has represented for more than 10 year academic institutions as member of ABIS and since 2017, he is member of the Board of Directors of ABIS.

Giulia works as a Business Development and Membership Officer at ABIS, where she is responsible for the Academy’s market strategy and stakeholders’ engagement, beyond supporting the team in event and project management. 

Here, she coordinates relations with stakeholders and identifies opportunities and strategies for membership growth. 

Before joining ABIS she worked as a Researcher in an international think tank based in Milan, dealing with the 2030 Agenda and SDGs localization, then in Partnerships at the United Nations Development Programme based in Nairobi. She holds a Bachelor’s in International and Diplomatic Studies, a Master’s in International Relations and a second Master’s in Industrial Economics and International Markets. During her studies she had the opportunity to live and study in Tennessee and in Spain.

Katarina works as a Project Communication Specialist at ABIS, where she oversees the development of communication strategy with the network and its implementation. Her role also includes planning and execution of research and education projects. She also assists in design of collaborative projects and event management that empower change and foster sustainable development and innovation.

Before joining ABIS she worked in a marketing agency as a Project Manager, where she was involved in carrying out marketing strategies, event management and administered an educational platform for CEE countries. Katarina graduated from her studies at University of Economics in Prague in International Trade with a specialization in Commercial Communication. During her studies she had the opportunity to be part of two exchange programs in Germany and USA.

Executive Director of the FUTURE Institute for Sustainable Transformation, ESMT Berlin