MENTORING

Peer Mentorship Pack

This Peer Mentorship Pack intends to help SMEs in partner regions establish a supportive environment where experienced SMEs can guide and mentor newcomers in their clusters and regions. This mentorship is not just about imparting knowledge; it’s about creating a symbiotic relationship where both mentors and mentees can grow and learn from each other.

Mentor Directory

Mentor Country Type Key Topics and Strengths Languages LinkedIn Profile
Kustaa Valtonen
Finland

Business expert, business angel

– University-business cooperation
– Strategic partnerships
– Management innovation

English, Finnish

 

Mikko Markkanen

Finland

Busines expert, +20 years experience of UBC

– Ecosystems, clusters and networks
– Collaboration between companies
– University-business-cooperation

English, Finnish

Todd Davey

Spain

Entrepreneurship and Marketing expert

– University-business cooperation
– Entrepreneurship
– Institutional and academic innovation

English

Victor Tienda

Spain

Business expert

– Growth of SME
– Innovation funding and investment
– Ecosystem, partnership and partnering

English, Spanish

Daniel González Bootello

Spain

 

Business expert

– Growth of SME
– Innovation funding and investment
– Ecosystem, Innovation systems, partnership and partnering

English, Spanish

Pierre-Yves le Daeron

France

Strategy expert

– Managing Growth – Strategy

English, French

Adeline Leroy

France

Business expert

– Managing Growth – Strategy – cultural management

English, French

Amelia Tiscornia

France

COO

Clusters and ecosystems

French

Homeric de Sarthe

France

CEO

Financing growth

French

Baptiste Vernier

France

CEO

Knowledge management

French

Dr. Miguel-Angel Sicilia

Spain

University researcher (also background in startup mentorship)

– University business collaboration
– Innovation in tecnology (emerging technologies and AI for business)

English, Spanish

Juan J. de Lucio

Spain 

Professor, Economist & Business Expert

– Business internationalisation
– international trade (export & import)
– foreign investment
– public-private partnership projects

Spanish

David Martín Moncunill

Spain

Business expert

– Expert in in grants and EU calls for SMEs

English, Spanish

Paul Healy

Ireland

Business growth and mentorship expert

– University-business collaboration; strategic planning for growth; benchmarking of companies against international metrics; innovation processes

English

George Bulman

Ireland

Business growth and mentorship expert

– University-business collaboration; strategic planning for growth; benchmarking of companies against international metrics; innovation processes

English

Rosa Grimaldi

Italy

Business School and University Professor, Researcher and Member of companies Board

– University-Industry Network
– Innovation Strategy
– Technology Transfer
– Entrepreneruship

English, Italian

Hérica Righi

Italy

Business School Professor and Researcher

– Innovation Management
– University-Industry Network
– Intelectual Property

English, Italian, Portuguese

Dr. Oktay Taş

Turkey

 

University Researcher

– Consultant to SMEs
– Financial planning and guidance
– Expertise in investment

English, Türkçe, German

Dr. Kutay Güneştepe

Turkey

Sciencepark expert

-Ecosystem expert
-University-industry collaboration

English, Türkçe

Dr. Rafael Ventura Fernández

Spain

University Professor

-Ecosystem and University
-industry collaboration expert

English, Spanish

Dr. Sofía Louise Martínez-Martínez

 

Spain

University Researcher

-Ecosystem and University
-industry collaboration expert

English, Spanish

Dr. Clara Plata Ríos

Spain

Project Manager

Circular economy, Smart City Technology, Cluster growth

English, Spanish

SME Cluster Growth Magazine

Issue #4

Welcome to the fourth edition of EMPOWER, the SME Cluster Growth project magazine. Throughout this issue, we will show you the latest activities and programmes developed within the framework of the SME Cluster Growth project, as well as some examples of business growth in which we analyse the keys to their success.