LECTURERS

Mr. Gábor Kitley (Europa Media PSC) is the co-founder and Managing Director of Europa Media. He is currently managing 6 FP6, LIFE-III and Leonardo da Vinci projects and is also negotiating new projects under FP7. He is a Master of Environmental science (geologist-hydrologist) by education and has a post-graduate degree in European environmental law. His experiences cover the following fields: financial and technical project management, regional development, waste-water treatment and management, waste recycling, GIS, decision-support systems, sustainable tourism, CSO capacity building, etc. www.europamedia.org

Ms. Bodil Palmberg is an economist working as a project manager at Europa Media PSC. She holds a Master’s degree in European Politics from the University of Rennes, France, specialising in EU funding schemes and project management. Her main work responsibilities include project implementation, proposal development, EU policy analysis and monitoring the EU financial opportunities. In addition to her project management responsibilities she is a primary lecturer at international trainings organised by Europa Media. www.2007-2013.eu

Mr. Joshua Sidwell is a project manager for Europa Media involved in proposal development and project implementation under FP7. His previous work experience focuses on education, youth and small business development in developing regions, working on international development projects. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations – Political Economies, from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA from the Central European University – Business School.

PROMINENT GUEST LECTURERS

Mr. Balázs Bodó - Managing Director of Geonardo Ltd. - already has three successful FP7 projects in the negotiation phase (e.g. www.ceubiom.org, www.climatewater.org) and coordinated several others under FP6, FP5 and EIE (e.g. www.sme-environment.org, www.biofuelmarketplace.com, etc.). He has participated as project manager in dozens of other projects under FP5, FP6, and FP7. Detailed project references are available at www.geonardo.com. He worked as proposal evaluator in Brussels under the FP6 and eTEN (CIP) programmes for several terms. He has degrees in engineering geology and environmental science. www.geonardo.com

Ms. Diane Whitehouse (The Castlegate Consultancy; Former Scientific Officer - ICT for Health, General Directorate Information Society and Media, European Commission) Diane Whitehouse, former project officer, is a partner in The Castlegate Consultancy, a UK-based policy and systems analysis and design group. She has 25 years’ work experience in European policy including eHealth, academic research/teaching, social action research, human and civil rights, and ICT use by persons with disabilities and by older adults. Among a variety of eHealth policy commitments, she ensured the implementation of the eHealth action plan, followed the progress of the i2010 subgroup on eHealth, worked with the associated expert group on eHealth interoperability, and planned and organised the annual high-level eHealth conferences from 2004 through to 2007. Diane is a social scientist whose work has focused on the social, organisational, and ethical aspects of ICT.

Mr. Stephen Webb has been involved in the EU Framework Programme since FP4 and has experience as a coordinator, a partner as well as a consultant on the preparation of more than 100 proposals. He is founding partner of the Austrian-based company RTD Services (www.rtd-services.com), which is specialised in development, management and dissemination of EU funded research projects. RTD Services is currently partner in five FP6 projects.