European Leadership Academy • Speakers

Top-Level Learning

The students selected by the Jury to receive one of the 29 full scholarships available to participate in this edition will take their seat in a unique classroom. Global thought leaders, experts in different fields and inspiring professors will give them a top-level education, as they address everything from technology to equality, including sustainability, economics, international relations, media and innovation. The sessions will take many different formats and students will enjoy enlightening exchanges and valuable networking opportunities during panel discussions and roundtables, lunch breaks, evening events, workshops and masterclasses.

Speakers of the 2024 Summer School are listed below. To see the speakers who participated in previous editions, please check the 2023 Summer School, 2022 Winter School, 2022 Summer School and 2021 Summer School pages.

Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka

Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland

Jonás Fernández

MEP, European Parliament

Dr. Violeta Bulc

Curator and Founder of the Ecocivilisation Movement, Vice President, Europe – Asia Center; Former EU Commissioner for Transport

Olga Kozierowska

CEO, IncludedPlus Foundation; Founder Success Written in Lipstick

Ivett Angyal

Operations Lead for EDIHs, EIT Digital

Androulla Vassiliou

Former EU Commissioner for Education and Health

Maja Karovic

Network Technology Lead Robotics, F. Hoffmann - La Roche AG

Bianka Siwinska

Member of the Digitalization Council, Government of Poland

Selina Wen

Chief Representative of Huawei to the European Institutions

Mary Coughlan

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland

Berta Herrero

Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Huawei Europe; Director, The European Leadership Academy

Teona Lavrelashvili

Visiting Fellow, Wilfried Martens Centre For European Studies

Egle Ciuoderiene

Founder & CEO, Duevo; Expert Evaluator, European Commission

Prof. J. Scott Marcus

Associate Senior Research Fellow, CEPS

Denitsa Simeonova

Member of Parliament, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria

Inez Okulska

NLP Assistant Professor, NASK National Research Institute; AI (NLP) Senior Research Engineer, Politechnika Wrocławska

Ozioma Egwuonwu

Chief Strategic TransformOfficer, BurnBright International

Akseli Koskela

Deputy Director, Technology Industries of Finland; former State Secretary for Security and Migration of Finland

Joanna Bouckaert

Community Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum (WEF)

Natasa Pilides

Former Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry of Cyprus

Ryszard Hordynski

Senior Director of Strategy and Communications at Huawei Poland

Agnieszka Pomaska

MP, Parliament of Poland

Anett Mádi-Nátor

President, Women4Cyber Foundation

Alicja Tatarczuk

Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at Huawei Polska, lecturer of Sustainable Development at WSB Merito University

Urška Bux

WorkInHealth Senior Programme Manager, EIT Health

Luc Hindryckx

Director General, ecta

Chrysi Chrysochou

Deputy Data Protection Coordinator & DG DIGIT Cybersecurity Ambassador, EU Commission

Ana Paula Nishio

Chief, Digital Transformation & AI Strategies, UNIDO

Prof. Cecilia Danesi

Researcher at the Institute of European Studies and Human Rights, Pontifical University of Salamanca

Dr. Brigita Serafinavičiūtė

Research Attaché, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU

Carina Zehetmaier

President, Women in AI Austria; CEO and Founder, pAIper.one and AILands

Dr. Audrey-Flore Ngomsik

CEO & Co-Founder, Trianon Scientific Communication; Governing Board Member, European Policy Centre (EPC)

Marta Portalés

Head of EU Projects - Mobile World Capital Barcelona

Marjorie Grassler

EU Project Manager, Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation

Hui Cao

Head of Strategy & Policy, Huawei Europe

Albena Mihovska

Vice-Chair WG3, One6G

Maro Manoli

CEO & Co-Founder, E-mbracelet

Sabina Ciofu

Associate Director – International, techUK

Rebeca de Sancho Mayoral

Senior Adviser on EU innovation & access to finance

Vincent Garnier

Director-General, FTTH Council Europe

Angela Stathi

Deep-Tech Investment Advisor – Expert, European Innovation Council (EIC) | Chair at Digital Boost | FCA Financial Services Consumer Panel Member

Irina Karagyaur

Co-founder & CEO BQ9; European Climate Pact Ambassador; Top 100 Women of the Future & Asia's 100 Women Power Leaders

Michele Pastore

Director – Public Affairs, Huawei Europe

Tamara Tafra

Minister Counsellor for Cyber Issues, Hybrid Threats and Disinformation, Permanent Representation of Croatia to the EU

Carla Redondo Galbarriatu

Secretary General of National Institute of Cibersecurity, Spain

Sara Baiocco

Policy Officer – DG EMPL, EU Commission

Ula Sankowska

Co-Founder and CEO, MIM Fertility

Claudia Yáñez Sangil

Policy Officer – DG ENER, EU Commission

Anastasia-Sissy Gkika

Counsellor for Education, Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU

Nuno Machado Lopes

Leadership Coach, SingularityU Faculty

Majka Lipiak

Founder & CEO, Leżę i Pracuję; Forbes 30 Under 30

Claudia de Castro Caldeirinha

Senior Leadership Advisor, Redscope

Barbara Martini

Professor at Universitas Mercatorum, Rome, Italy

Suada Hadzovic

Expert Advisor, Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Momtchil Monov

Senior Manager Huawei EU Public Affairs & Communication Department

Dr. Anna Gajda

Assistant Professor, Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Mann Nguyen

Digital Policy Manager, TIC Council. Member, EU Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group

PhD. Agnieszka Jasińska-Kołodziej

Head of Legal Department Creotech Instruments S.A.

Luisa Baldini

Co-Founder, Composure Media & Former BBC Correspondent

Martyna Zastawna

Climate Expert – Women Climate Leaders Network, European Investment Bank (EIB); Founder, Woshwosh

Carla Rebelo

Global Head of Permanent Recruitment, SVP, Adecco

Sylvia Lu

Board Member, 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA)

Micky Elanga Yangongo

Digital Inclusion expert

Aikaterini Liakopoulou

Deep-Tech Investment Advisor

Xueli An

Research Manager and Industry Development Specialist at Huawei Technologies

Lara Connaughton

Sustainability Lead, Comreg

Carmen Madrid

Founder, Women in Solar Europe

Giorgia Epicoco

Senior EU Public Affairs Manager, Huawei Europe

Beatrice Ionascu

Co-founder & CTO, imagi

Amina Boubendir

Head of Research and Standardisation

Vasiliki (Vicky) Margariti

Digital and Telecom Attaché, Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU

Fu Ling

Public Affairs Manager, Huawei Europe

Chiyo Robertson

Senior Journalist, Media Advisor and Trainer

Marta Bulik

Founder, Wellbelicious

Zofia Kierner

Founder, Girls Future Ready Foundation

Kaja Posnik

Program Director, Girls Future Ready Foundation

Georgina Toronyi

ELA Alumna – Represented Hungary at the 2022 Summer School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age

Alessia Ruta

ELA Alumna – Represented Italy at the 2021 Summer School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age

Dženana Selimović

ELA Alumna – Represented ‘Western Balkans 6’ at the 2022 Winter School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age

Austėja Keturkaitė

ELA Alumna – Represented Lithuania at the 2022 Winter School for Female Leadership in the Digital Age