Valerie Bihet

Director, VIBE Agency Valerie Bihet has more than 27 years of experience in the management, design and production of special events that communicate and achieve her client’s objectives. Her event experience spans high-profile social occasions, non-profit fundraisers, corporate meetings, conferences, product launches, and incentive trips.

Ewandro Magalhaes

Co-Founder | Chief Language Officer Ewandro brings to KUDO 20+ years of unparalleled experience as a world class linguist and language services executive. As a former Chief Interpreter in the United Nations system, he staffed, mentored and led top-shelf professionals in large conferences throughout the world. A prolific writer, trainer and speaker with a strong social media following, he has become a trend-setter among his peers. He is also the go-to person for technology solutions in language services. Ewandro has a Master’s Degree in Conference Interpretation from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS). He has lived and worked on three continents and speaks four languages in addition to his native Portuguese.

Parham Akhavan

Co-Founder | Chief Technology Officer Parham brings over 21 years of product design and software engineering to KUDO. In that time, Parham has led many startups, including his own. He has successfully delivered scalable service-oriented architecture for enterprise and consumer platforms. Parham has a wealth of experience building healthcare platform, content delivery for web and mobile applications for high profile clients. His expertise lies in building high performing teams and aligning business needs to product in order to artfully deliver challenging technical projects. Parham has lived in five countries and speaks three languages. He is an avid runner and mindfulness evangelist.

Nader Vasseghi

Advisor Nader is an entrepreneur, CEO and executive coach based in Silicon Valley, California. He is the founder of Cnergist Inc., an executive coaching firm, committed to transforming and elevating the lives of business leaders and high achievers, and the founder of SelfOptima Inc. a web platform for optimal health. He was the founder and CEO of AuroraNetics which was acquired by Cisco where he went on to lead a business unit. Nader has over 35 years of experience in executive roles in public and private companies. He is an author, Vistage Chair, speaker and transformative workshop leader.

Fardad Zabetian

Founder and CEO A visionary entrepreneur, Fardad has founded and placed another two companies among the fastest growing business in America. He has also expanded to key markets over Europe and Asia. Fardad is no stranger to big challenges. In 2012, he was part of the design and roll-out a complete makeover of the United Nations’ meeting facilities, including the general assembly hall in New York. He has also played a key supporting role as a high-end equipment provider to various iterations of the IMF/ World Bank Annual Meetings and several European Institutions. With KUDO, Fardad now takes the meeting experience beyond the room to connect business and people in true borderless fashion, without language or geographic constraints.

Kirsten Nelson

Advisor Kirsten Nelson is a writer and event content generator with a focus on creative and engaging uses of audiovisual and immersive technologies. She connects audiences with stories about the expertise and passion of experience designers in a variety of entertainment, business and educational applications. Kirsten was the editor of SCN magazine for 17 years, and has written for numerous publications about technology, culture and motorcycles. She believes that the best stories are found where technology meets personality, and seeks to elevate the efforts of innovators who design with the human experience in mind.

Alex Brick

Advisor Alex is a Senior Advisor to SWaN. Mr. Brick brings decades of extensive experience as a retail entrepreneur and executive both in North America and Europe. Previously, Mr. Brick spent 5 years as Investment Director at LTG Capital sourcing and managing a portfolio of both direct and fund investments in private and public companies across the consumer sector. During his tenure, he led investments in a variety of brands including Mint Velvet, Evereve and Everyman Media Group, among others. Mr. Brick held several Board positions across the portfolio throughout his time at LTG. Prior to LTG Capital.

Mandana Javaheri

Advisor With more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and networking industries, Mandana Javaheri currently leads Microsoft Cybersecurity Business Development team. Before joining Microsoft, Mandana served as the CTO and head of technology alliances at Savvius, a network forensics company, where she defined product and technology directions as well as led strategic partnerships, product management and development. Mandana has a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MBA with concentration in finance and management. She also holds certifications in security, product management and leadership.

Paul Milligan

Éditeur chez InAVate, région EMEA Diplômé en communication de l’Université métropolitaine de Londres, Paul Milligan a commencé sa carrière de journaliste en 1999 pour ensuite se spécialiser, depuis 2005, dans le secteur audiovisuel professionnel consacrant ces six dernières années au poste d’éditeur de la revue InAVate EMEA.

Arch. Giampiero Peia

Architecte en chef Le projet de Giampiero Peia, PDG et architecte en chef chez Peia Associati, a été sélectionné par le ministère des Affaires étrangères de l’État du Qatar en vue de la rénovation de la salle XlX, d’une capacité de 800 sièges, au sein des Nations unies à Genève. L’État du Qatar a financé la totalité des coûts de modernisation estimés à 20 millions de francs suisses. Le projet de Peia met en valeur l’identité du Qatar au moyen des dernières technologies de pointe (première salle de réunion au monde dotée d’une lumière circadienne) et d’éléments architecturaux symbolisant l’environnement et les valeurs culturelles du pays notamment les dunes du désert sous la forme d’un dôme en bois géant ainsi que la calligraphie arabe et les moucharabiehs réinterprétés le long des murs.

Fardad Zabetian

PDG et chargé de programme Entrepreneur éclairé, Fardad Zabetian a fondé deux entreprises qui se positionnent parmi celles dont la croissance a été la plus rapide aux États-Unis. En 2012, il a pris part à la conception et à la mise en œuvre de la refonte complète des salles de réunions du siège des Nations Unies à New York et notamment de la grande salle de l’Assemblée générale. Il a également joué un rôle clef en tant que fournisseur de matériel de haute gamme lors de plusieurs réunions annuelles du FMI, de la Banque mondiale et de différentes institutions européennes. En 2016, Fardad a co-fondé AVAtronics, une entreprise de technologie suisse qui se consacre au développement d’une technologie de suppression des bruits indésirables. En 2017, il a créé KUDO afin de permettre aux réunions multilingues de se tenir au-delà des salles de conférence. Les entreprises et les individus peuvent ainsi se réunir sans contraintes linguistiques ou géographiques.

Jack de Keyser

Vice-président et directeur de projet Jack De Keyser est le responsable en chef du projet de modernisation technologique de la salle XIX au siège des Nations Unies à Genève livré en septembre 2019. Depuis les toutes premières étapes de la conception jusqu’au travail d’installation en cours, il a supervisé le déploiement de cette solution en fonction des attentes spécifiques, s’est assuré du strict respect des exigences techniques, a dirigé le personnel et les sous-traitants et a élaboré les comptes-rendus pertinents. Jack De Keyser compte plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans le domaine de l’industrie audiovisuelle et notamment dans l’intégration de système, la télédiffusion et le développement technique. Ses compétences pointues en matière de technologies relatives aux congrès lui valent la reconnaissance de nombreuses organisations internationales européennes.