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TEAM

Lighthouse exists to bring the transformative power of learning to our clients

so that we positively impact the workplace experience.

Kevin Daly, MBA: International training specialist and Managing Partner at Lighthouse OD, focusing on intercultural competence and team development.

Kevin Daly is an international training and development specialist with extensive organizational development experience. He has led hundreds of seminars throughout Europe working together with talents, managers and leaders with a particular focus on communication, intercultural competence, and team development.

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Kevin Daly,

MBA

Managing Partner / Development Specialist

Peter Biro, MA: Digital learning expert and Managing Partner specializing in AI automation, e-learning academies, and team effectiveness.

I support multinational companies in learning and development as a senior trainer, facilitator, and AI automation expert. I design e-learning academies, leadership programs, and soft skills training while enhancing team effectiveness using the '6 Team Conditions' framework. I also help teams integrate AI into workflows to improve productivity and performance.

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Peter Biro, MA

Managing Partner / Digital Learning Expert

Christiana Mitcheva, M.Sc., MA: Strategic business transformation professional with over 20 years of international corporate consulting experience.

Christiana is a financial services industry expert with over twenty years of international corporate and consulting experience, helping large multinational organizations with their strategic and financial needs. She is a change professional with significant practical experience in businesses and people transformation. 

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Christiana Mitcheva, M.Sc., MA

Senior Consultant  Business Development, Executive Coach and Trainer

Elisabeth Cassels- Brown, MA

Trainer, Facilitator and Coach

Christian Newman, B.Sc., M.Sc.

Senior Consultant / Business Development

Djordje Maricic: Facilitator and coach specializing in strategic communication, cross-cultural competence, and presentation skills.

Djordje Maricic is a trainer, coach and facilitator with extensive broadcasting experience. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and German from Bethel College, Kansas. His expertise lies in strategic communication, cross-cultural communication, client service and presentation skills.

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Elisabeth Overbeeke, Mag.: International organizational effectiveness expert specializing in culture change and HR management.

Elisabeth Overbeeke is an international organisation effectiveness expert and Human Resource professional with over 20 years of experience in the fields of Organisational & Culture Change, Team Effectiveness, Organisation Development and HR Management. 

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Djordje

Maricic

Elisabeth Overbeeke,

Mag.

Trainer

Senior Consultant / Trainer

Elisabeth Cassels-Brown, MA: Senior trainer and coach with 30+ years of experience in leadership development and resilience building.

Elisabeth Cassels-Brown is a university lecturer, trainer and coach with over 30 years in the international learning and development field. She has worked in a broad spectrum of interrelated topics including intercultural competence, leadership development, and team coaching, as well as stress management and resilience building.

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Chris Newman, B.Sc., M.Sc.: Senior consultant with extensive experience in management consulting and executive training for global firms.

Chris has over two decades of professional experience in Management Consulting, Executive Training and Higher Education.   He has worked in leading international companies such as Ernst & Young and Ericsson and has served as Head of the Business and Management department at Webster Private University Vienna and as the Director for an executive training provider.

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Tom Venning: Business trainer and coach specializing in B2B sales and communication across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Tom Venning is a business trainer, facilitator and coach specialized in business to business sales and communication skills in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This special experience stems from over twenty years of working throughout the region with international groups and teams.

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Tom

Venning

Trainer, Facilitator & Coach

Manfred J. Wondrak, MBA: International expert in Diversity & Inclusion and Unconscious Bias, founder of factor-D.

Manfred is an international expert, consultant, and trainer in the field of Diversity & Inclusion and Unconscious Bias. His is owner of factor-D Diversity Consulting and has gained more than 35 years practical experience in international companies. He is one of the Diversity Pioneers in Austria, operator of the platform Anti-Bias.eu and initiator of Diversity Charter in Austria.

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Manfred J. Wondrak, MBA

Consultant & Trainer

Liz Lux: Senior consultant and coach specializing in People & Culture strategies and Agile methodologies.

Liz Lux has over 20 years international corporate and start-up experience including the developing and coaching of leaders, teams and organizations, consulting on People & Culture strategies, whether it's helping with transformational change to a more People & Culture focused Human Resources or / and building up the function and processes from scratch. She has also been working with Agile methodologies in the scope of Human Resources / People & Culture where it has shown to bring value.

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Liz

Lux

Senior Consultant, Coach & Facilitator

Mike Walt, MA: Leadership and team effectiveness coach with 20 years of experience facilitating workshops globally.

Mike Walt has spent his entire adult life mentoring and developing leaders. He
loves taking teams form all different sectors and 

industries on team 

effectiveness journeys and always works on strengthening communication skills along the way. He has been a trainer and coach for twenty years having facilitated hundreds of workshops in Europe and the US. He holds a BA in Communications and an MA in Organizational Leadership.

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Mike Walt,

MA

Leadership & Team Effectiveness Coach

Luca De Agostini: Senior facilitator with executive experience at Johnson & Johnson and Swarovski, specializing in multicultural leadership.

Luca has over 20 years of international business experience having worked as a consultant at McKinsey and as an executive across different functions at Johnson&Johnson and Swarovski in 5 different countries. He has led and coached multicultural teams across Europe and China. He believes in the power of diversity and is passionate about leadership development.

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 Luca De Agostini

Facilitator

Olav Skår: International leader and special advisor with deep expertise in HSSE and global organizational excellence.

Olav is an international leader, has deep insights in HSSE and a passion for learning and development. He helps create work environments conducive for individual, team and company excellence. He holds an MSc, is a visiting professor with RGU and has just completed INSEAD’s International Directors Programme. Olav sees his work through a global prism after a long career with Shell.

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Olav

Skår

Special Advisor

Martin van Dam, MA: Senior facilitator and leadership developer with 25+ years of experience in sales-driven management.

Passionate leadership developer and facilitator with over 25 years of experience in sales-driven management roles. His love for people and their growth is evident in his work. He provides leadership training to a top tier global consultancy firm. Beyond that, Martin lectures at the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Communications at the Technical University of Applied Sciences, Technikum-Wien.

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Martin van Dam, MA, Ing.

Trainer & Facilitator

Michael Gutiérrez: Specialist in experiential leadership learning and 'Leadership Through Music' keynotes.

Michael Gutiérrez leads Podium – Innovative Talent Development, specializing in experiential leadership learning that integrates music. A former Vienna Radio Symphony violinist, he facilitates workshops on communication, cultural competence, and emotional intelligence. He lectures on leadership at the Technical University of Wiener Neustadt and is certified in NBI and EQ‑i 2.0. His programs include leadership journeys for major institutions and "Leadership Through Music" keynotes globally.

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Michael Gutiérrez

Consultant & Trainer

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