Our Board

First Chair

CEO of Swedish Edtech Industry. Jannie has extensive experience in digital competence, pedagogy, and management, both as an educator, as head of professional development and as principal. She has been an appointed commissioner to the Swedish Government’s strategic cooperation program on Competencies and lifelong learning and Advisory Boards for The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education and the National Agency for Employment and is now Chairing the International Advisory Board for the School of Education at the University of Iceland..

Treasurer

Tobias is a Cofounder and CEO of EDUvation – the leading service agency for EdTech StartUps in Germany. He studied economics, political science and received an MBA in M&A. He founded an Edu-StartUp and has been active in the German EdTech scene for almost 10 years bringing startups together with public and private initiatives supporting innovation.

Second Chair

With an Education manager and PhD in political science and institutional communication background, Flora Retfalvi has worked in the Obama campaign, at the European Parliament and as an assistant professor at the LUISS University in Rome.

She is currently the scientific Vice President of TechEd Hungary, a fellow researcher of the Learning Institute of Mathias Corvinus Collegium, one of the biggest Hungarian education think tanks. and has her own company KidSpirit helping children with special educational needs.

Since 1997, Alicia has been a driving force in European Commission programmes focused on education, including Leonardo, Socrates, eLearning, Tempus and Erasmus+. In her role as project leader and evaluator, she has led many significant contributions to the field.

From 2005 to 2017, she served as Project Coordinator at the UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management (UPC-BarcelonaTech), where she managed impactful projects across 10 countries that focused on eLearning, quality, and strategy in university management. Alicia has also worked as Product Manager at Linkia FP, the first association of official online professional education schools in Spain, offering technical degrees in Informatics, Healthcare, Business Management, Tourism, and more, with over 3,000 students.

She currently manages the Edutech Cluster, the Spanish EdTech association, further solidifying her commitment to advancing education through technology.

Cofounder of Wonderful Education and Future Education Institute in Modena, Italy; Donatella initiated EdTech Italia.

She has worked in the Cabinet of three Ministers of Education, University and Research, where she developed innovation policies, also for K12. Former researcher and associate teacher in IT Law.

Albena is a change management influencer with over 25 years of experience in education, brand success, cyber security, and safety.

Albena, the Co-founder of EdTech Bulgaria, is a true leader in driving change and enhancing security in the digital age.

As a former Director of Education at Microsoft, she led a dynamic team across 24 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, empowering governments, universities, school leaders, principals, teachers, and students to achieve more and transform the education systems.

In addition to her role at Microsoft, Albena founded and currently serves as President of the Management Board for the International Cybercrime Investigation Training Academy, established in 2009. Her expertise in cybersecurity extends to her previous position as Law Enforcement Director at eBay Europe, where she provided strategic advice and policy coordination on critical issues protecting services offered by eBay Group Members, including eBay, PayPal, and Skype.

Moreover, she has contributed her knowledge as an expert for the Council of Europe, advising on the adoption and implementation of the Cybercrime Convention, and has supported various missions for the European Commission, assisting governments in both EU and non-EU countries.

Thomas is a dynamic opinion leader in the field of educational technology, currently serving as the Station Chief of edtechstation, the Belgian EdTech hub.

With the <edtech/station> team, he has rapidly gathered almost half of the 400 companies active in the Belgian EdTech market into a thriving ecosystem.
Based on his international economics and marketing background, Thomas has developed a strong commitment to innovation and development over the years. He has been instrumental in bringing together businesses, researchers, schools, and L&D departments to collaborate on new educational technologies.