Noa Ashtar Schecter is an author, speaker, and business consultant specialising in the topics of mindset and professional effectiveness. She is certified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and as a coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) on Leadership Development.

She brings over 20 years of leadership and education experience that she integrates with her consulting and world-class business knowledge. Her focus is on the power of communication and connection of people through their power and to each other, creating extraordinarily powerful relationships for professional or personal reasons.

The Accelerated Leadership Academy (www.tala.life) is Noa’s consulting endeavour, where she works with business owners who are business professionals and assists them in developing skills to become successful entrepreneurs and leaders through effective communication and coaching techniques.

Noa has authored books like “The 51 Networking Mistakes”, “What’s On Your Mind”, “Productive Conversation”, and more. Noa strongly believes in empowering human relationships and success through communication.

Pascal is an expert in empowering managers to effectively navigate toxic personalities. As a former introverted IT enthusiast, he overcame numerous challenges to become a respected senior manager by finding his voice and establishing boundaries. Along his personal and professional journey, he encountered and mastered the art of dealing with narcissistic personalities, enhancing his ability to handle such individuals. Today, Pascal is a certified psycho-social coach who seamlessly integrates his leadership expertise and life coaching techniques to support others in their personal and professional growth.

Skevi Constantinou is an international speaker and trainer known globally for her dedication for the assistant and administrative support profession. A highly experienced former C Suite Executive Assistant, Skevi trains assistants and business support professionals across the world and evokes change by encouraging colleagues to be heard as one voice.

Having created and launched the multi-award winning and global professional learning and lifestyle platform, The PA Way, Skevi’s mission is to ensure that Assistants and Business Support professionals are valued, nurtured and listened to.

The PA Way delivers its learning curriculum and events through its signature and multi- award winning ‘Loyal Royal’ membership, which connects colleagues across a global community known as the 'AssistantHood' and also launched the first bespoke membership App for the profession which has had roaring success.

Skevi has spoken and delivered training globally as she continues to encourage the profession to 'level up' by owning their own light and being the best versions of themselves.

The extension to The PA Way is The CEO to your Glow Academy which focuses on taking control of your life and owning your power. Skevi truly understands that it's time to shine the limelight on the profession and to ensure that those within it are fully recognised, rewarded and celebrated.

Kyps is an international trainer and speaker with his core focus on psychology. He is also a behavioural change coach and has trained young adults in the field of American football.

With a huge interest in all things, mind and health, he is also the collaborator of two bestselling books alongside TV Chef and celebrity, Tonia Buxton.

Kyps is a true believer of positive psychology and has trained people all over the world on how to be the best version of themselves.

Kyps is a true statistician to the core and leads from the mind.

With 25 years in corporate, Fiona Walsh has seen her fair share of bad slides. As an IT Manager/Trainer, she became the primary go-to person for help with anything PowerPoint related. She set up Empower Presentations to provide bespoke PowerPoint training to organisations. She loves it when a client gets an ‘aha’ moment as they realise there’s a more innovative way to do something, and it will save them time. She is passionate about teaching people how to create slides that are fit for purpose and engaging. She also focusses on presenting confidently, including best practices in the boardroom, at a conference, or online, for example, with MS Teams. Fiona, based in Ireland, is a certified Microsoft Master Trainer and former Director of Education for the Presentation Guild (a global organisation for presentation professionals).

Jeanne Jirges is an identity mentor, mindset trainer, public speaker, and Amazon bestselling author from Vienna, Austria. With a genuine passion for helping people unlock their true selves, Jeanne guides individuals on a journey of self-discovery and connects them with like-minded souls. As a fellow "odd one out," Jeanne embraces her synesthesia and scanner personality and shares how being your most unique self, even in a world of conformity, can be a superpower.

Varinka Bouma is a relational leadership coach, speaker, and author who works at the intersection of leadership, relationships, and human behavior under pressure. With over 25 years of corporate experience, including senior leadership roles in the banking industry, and more than a decade of coaching leaders and teams, she brings sharp insight and grounded presence to every room she enters.

Varinka is known for making unspoken patterns visible in a way that feels both safe and challenging. Her work helps executive assistants and leaders strengthen communication, navigate conflict with confidence, and lead with greater clarity and impact, without losing themselves in the process.

She is the author of The Way You Love Is the Way You Lead, exploring how relational patterns at home often mirror leadership behavior at work. Her approach blends evidence-based frameworks with embodiment, reflection, and practical tools that translate immediately into daily practice.

Patricia Bailo Reyes was born in Zaragoza and moved to Pamplona as a teenager. She pursued a bachelor's degree in Executive Assistance and a postgraduate diploma in Business Soft Skills development at the University of Navarra.
Patricia completed two internships at Voith GmbH and did an Erasmus in Karlsruhe, Germany. She gained experience as an Executive Assistant (with a focus on marketing) and Marketing Manager in Germany and Spain. Patricia is currently working at PwC Deutschland GmbH in Munich as an Executive Assistant. She’s passionate about intercultural communication and relations.

Lena Heller has been working for McKinsey & Company for almost nine years. Before, she used to work in luxury hospitality, mainly in the role of Personal Assistant to the General Manager. Therefore, she can say that she has a lot of experience in this field, and she is telling you that you will not become a first-class Assistant due to learning programs or yearly feedback conversations and possible improvements. Her passion is to strengthen the inner skills, to broaden the work-related perspective. and to discover unconscious talents.

During her parental leave, Lena is coaching young and old professionals to find their key to true success, inner strength, and to discover their real personal goals.

Michela Luoni is an organisational consultant who specialises in assisting SMEs and professionals with establishing or improving their processes and procedures using agile methodology. She stays up-to-date with evolving technology and integrates it into her training and coaching sessions, which can be delivered in person and online. Michela is also a skilled graphic designer advocating for women's advancement. She offers training on digital-related topics, LinkedIn strategies, and digital education for schools and parents.

Selvaggia Fagioli is a strategy consultant, advising startup founders on defining their business model and preparing for investment. She’s a member of Angels4Women, the Italian business angel association investing in high-growth women-led startups. Selvaggia is working to increase diversity in founding teams and on the investment side of angel and venture investing.