After being invited by the founders of the Emerging Europe Alliance for Business Services, Innovation & Technology, Elena Marinova, President of Musala Soft joined the Steering Group of the organization. The Alliance is aimed to foster innovation and creativity in Europe`s emerging markets.
The presence of Bulgarian representative in Steering Group of the Alliance puts Bulgaria into focus reinforcing our important role in the region and the achievements of all great Bulgarian leaders, companies and NGOs that work for the development of the IT sector in the country.
As a member of the Alliance Steering Group, Elena Marinova will give directions for its development and will work for the region to become more recognizable worldwide as a preferred digital services, innovations and talents hub.
Besides Elena Marinova, among the first three members of the Steering Group are also Paula Kennedy Garcia, VP of EMEA markets at Convergys and Alina Pop, CEO at Electrogrup.
The appointments were announced as the Alliance formally launched on June 22nd at the Emerging Europe Awards, taking place at the Headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Over 350 people were in attendance, including UK Members of Parliament, plus government officials and other dignataries from across emerging Europe. The Alliance has 17 Founding Members and launches with 40 Member organizations from within the region and beyond, including the UK, US, the Nordics and Germany.
The Steering Group members are elected for a period of one year either through voting or by personal invitations. Among them are business leaders who have proved to have an active role and great results not only in the positioning of the organization they represent but also in promoting the potential of the whole region. In their communities, these leaders fulfill initiatives with high social impact that contribute to the development of their professional communities.
The Emerging Europe Alliance for Business Services, Innovation and Technology is a membership organization whose ultimate aim is to foster innovation and creativity across emerging Europe. We seek to promote the collective strength of talent, technology and service capability of the wider region whilst at the same time facilitating each country in showcasing their unique value proposition.
The mission of the Alliance is to create an engaged, energized and active ecosystem of innovative business services, technology and IT companies, start-ups, venture capital funds, service providers, buyers, locations and investors from within and beyond emerging Europe. It aims to positively influence, change and reinforce market perception of emerging European innovation and technology capability, to promote the entire region as a formidable digital service hub for the future and to support the region as it builds future generations of leaders in a digitally enabled world. Also within the mission of the Alliance is to positively influence international policy makers and academia and to recognize, acknowledge and celebrate the best and most innovative technology providers that the region has to offer, and showcase them on a global stage.
More information available at the website of the Alliance.
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