Serge is a versatile academic and a professional with over 25 years of experience across public and private sectors, including a decade as a lecturer within further and higher education institutions. Serge holds a BA, MSc, and MBA, with a strong interdisciplinary foundation in business, economics, and strategic management. He is passionate about research and policy development, with a particular focus on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Demonstrates a proven ability to bridge theory and practice, delivering impactful insights and fostering student engagement through innovative teaching methods.

Serge is committed to advancing economic development through evidence-based research and collaborative partnerships between goverments and corporates.

Nivisha Veerakumar is a candidate in marketing and management at Queen Mary University of London. She intends to be a seasoned and globally networked professional in the business and marketing and is keen to gain practical experience that complements her studies.

Nivisha is motivated and adaptable, and at CEO24X7 actively contributes to Recruitment, Events and Research Institute initiatives while building the skills needed for future career in marketing and management fields.

Ms Hussain is a seasoned professional whose career spans journalism, education, and institutional administration — having been a magazine reporter, academic registrar, and manager across leading organisations. She has shaped young minds as an educator, amplified voices through specialized media, and streamlined complex operations at the administrative and managerial level. At Talent Bridge, Reema brings this multi-dimensional experience of more than two decades and expertise to her role as a Director, leading teams with clarity, purpose, and a deep commitment to excellence.

With a strong background in education and recruitment and 20 years professional experience, I am passionate about supporting schools and colleges by connecting them with dedicated, skilled teachers who make a real difference in the classroom and managers and professionals with companies to enable them to outperform competition.

At CEO24X7 recruitment and selection agency, my focus is on quality, integrity, and providing a responsive and excellent service to all candidates and clients.

Zoriana is a people focussed professional with a strong background in communication, leadership, organisation and team management with more than 15 years of professional and cross-cultural collaboration. Zoriana is a reliable and dedicated individual who can successfully facilitate communications between people of different cultures and multi-tasking concurrently.

Her critical thinking and emotional intelligence bring structure to ambiguity, manage multiple priorities with precision, and ensure alignment between business objectives and execution. At CEO24X7, she is a manager with concentrated focus on the stakeholders engagement, requirements elicitation, and structured analysis across the full requirement lifecycle. She works closely with business and delivery teams to capture, analyse, and document functional and non-functional requirements, ensuring clarity, traceability, and alignment with key performance outcomes.

Zoriana supports informed decision-making through analytical thinking, clear documentation, and effective prioritisation, while managing multiple workstreams in fast-paced environments. With strong interpersonal communication skills, she operates confidently within the global corporate settings, handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion and contributing to efficient, risk-aware delivery and measurable business performance. Zoriana is adaptable, reliable, passionate and ready to help the clients and team to achieve desired professional and company goals.