Are you interested in improving your skills and would like to receive tips and tricks from professionals? Are you more comfortable with discussing these 1-on-1 rather than in front of an audience?

Then catch your coach on 19 January at TOPX Summit! In these sessions, you can have a 1-on-1 meeting with the present coaches below to ask your questions and get advice!

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Coaches Present for catch your coach sessions

Mira Vasic

Dr. ing. Mira Vasic helps individuals to develop their strategic leadership skills and organisations to become truly inclusive. She is an expert on topics of female leadership and gender-diversity. Mira is a frequently asked international keynote speaker and teaches IEMBA courses for Geneva Business School. She is a Senior Partner and co-owner of ‘In Touch Female Leadership & Career Academy’ and has a tremendous passion for empowering women.In the past ten years, Mira has been working as a researcher and consultant for both commercial and governmental sectors in Serbia, Spain, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands. She also holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (2015) and fluently speaks 4 languages. Her value is her enthusiastic approach and her great sense of humour.

Aleksandra Majkic

Aleksandra Majkic is an expert trainer with more than a decade of experience in high-tech. She helps teams and organizations to achieve their goals strategically by developing the skills of their people. Aleksandra is an author for international e-learning platforms covering the topics of team leadership, female leadership, and effective communication.Growing up in high-tech, she was often the only woman at the negotiation table. Thus, she became aware of different perspectives people have towards business rules, and the unconscious (gender) bias in the workplace. She is passionate about female leadership, women empowerment, and working towards balancing the gender gap. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are what she finds most meaningful to strive for. Aleksandra advocates for work-life balance and making workplaces happier and safer for all people.

Vera Gelissen

Vera Gelissen inspires with personal stories, practical exercises and will make you leave with a plan for action.Vera Gelissen brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. With an academic background and a powerhouse CV that includes leadership stints at organisations like Bosch, Coca-Cola, and DAF Trucks, Vera is no stranger to the challenges and intricacies of thriving in male-dominated domains. She combined a fulltime international career with raising a family. Some years ago her journey took a pivotal turn when she chose to redirect her energy from shaping corporations to empowering individual spirits.From her earliest days, Vera's fascination with gender dynamics and the experiences of women in the workplace ignited a passion within her. Armed with a commitment to drive positive change, she immersed herself in the study of gender bias and diligently observed the challenges that befell women within her professional orbit. This has made her a maestro in understanding the unique hurdles faced by talented women in male-dominated environments. More importantly, she's equipped with tested strategies to help you navigate these challenges, seize opportunities, and truly shine!

Expect nothing but a blend of warmth, respect, razor-sharp analysis, and an occasional hearty laugh when you're with Vera.

Francisca Dias

As an International Style and Executive Presence Coach, Francisca Dias ignites STEM women to step into their greatness through her unique take on Personal Power, Presence, and Style. Through corporate workshops & activations and working with private clients, TEDxAmsterdamWomen Style & Presence Coach, One Young World Ambassador in the Spotlight and winner of 2 Women Changing the World Awards, Francisca, helps women in mastering the challenges that come with pursuing their goals and climbing the corporate ladder in the STEM ecosystem. 

With a Master's in Aerospace engineering and having worked for an international tech giant in several leadership roles, Francisca knows firsthand what it takes to make an impact while staying authentic. In her activating personal branding workshop, Francisca Dias will help you understand the science behind the most common style stories, biases & limiting beliefs in the workplace. Francisca will share her expert method using personal style & presence to find and embody your authentic power & reach higher levels of success while staying true to yourself!

Barbara Rogoski

Barbara Rogoski is an American executive communication coach for Fortune 500 companies, successful SMEs and female founders. Her focus, through her company, Successful Speaker Now, is to help business professionals to tell their stories with confidence, clarity and impact. She is a senior TEDx coach and has coached more than 200 TEDx speakers worldwide. Barbara is also a published author of Boring to Brilliant, A Reference Guide for Speakers, a professional speaker, mentor and web shop owner. Her wide range of knowledge about effective communication, combined with her entertaining and inspiring style of empowerment, makes her a popular speaker, trainer and coach.

Liora Kern

Liora Kern is a motivational keynote speaker and trainer preaching everything digital. She possesses over two decades of experience in marketing, communication and journalism for clients like 3M, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola Public Policy and Jean-Claude Juncker. Liora also helps individuals build their personal brand, fueled by a dedication to empower women to reach their full potential. She is currently CEO at BABEDA and Chief Marketing and Communication Officer at Montea.

Marleen Gaillard

Marleen Gaillard is Personal & Team Leadership Coach specialized in the Life Science industry. She is a people-focused leader who has worked for more than 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry in various global roles and experienced first-hand the challenges of working in this heavily regulated industry.She realized that to be an effective leader in complex teams and organizations, you have to be an expert in communication and collaboration and need to be able to influence and motivate people. These “human skills” do not always come naturally to many Life Science Professionals who prefer to focus on facts, details and data and usually have analytical and rational ways to solve problems.She decided to start her own company, MG Life Science, and now focuses on helping other Life Science Professionals to become the best version of themselves and build a strong leadership mindset, so they develop highly motivated and effective teams that deliver above expectations and make a difference to patients.Her mission is to make coaching available to all Life Science Professionals, independent of the phase in their career or level in the company. The best sports(wo)men and business leaders are supported by coaches and, at least partly, dedicate their success to their coach. Why would this be different for Life Science professionals?

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