Ravenwerks - Transcending Barriers for International Business

John Rajeski

http://rajeski.com

My passion is business, and assisting companies maximize their international marketing and sales opportunities, and, I embrace the challenge of facing the ever-increasing complexity of global business. While the pace of globalization and innovation continues to quicken; I am clear that sound fundamentals such as guanxi, and doing what’s best for the customer will always hold true.

Michaela Broeckx
Trainer/Consultant @ Dunya
Trainer/Consultant@Beyond Borders

Homegrown in a culturally diverse corner of Antwerp par excellence, Michaela first did Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies in Ghent, and then proceeded to Damascus, where she further fine-tuned her language and culture awareness skills at different institutions. Later, she went for additional MA degrees in Pedagogies and Culture Management – and hence moved to Muscat (Sultanate of Oman) to be a member of the Nawras (Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company) launch team.

For the last few years, under the banner of Beyond Borders Training & Consultancy, Michaela has excelled as a language trainer, expat coach, training developer and technical trainer at a variety of clients in Belgium, Norway, France, the Middle East and more.

www.beyond-borders.be building bridges beyond borders
www.dunya.be building bridges between people around the world
http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelabroeckx

Rinku Sood

A post-graduate, Rinku  has been in Retail Industry since 2001. She is currently working as a Category Manager with Lifestyle format of India's Biggest Retailer- Future Group. She has travelled to China

Once upon a time she was an an active sports person but now personal interest includes Animal welfare & reading - both fiction & non-fiction but more inclined towards Philosophy and Spirituality. 

Her Creative quest has led her to learn Calligraphy and now she intends to pursue a professional course in writing. Some day she hopes to open a home for abondoned & stray animals, and to learn the richest language on earth- Sanskrit.

Sigrid Steinschaden

(Ph.D. University of Salzburg, Austria) has been working in the field of Higher Education for 10 years for an Austrian university network (Eurasia-Pacific Uninet) linking Austria to Central- and East Asia.  From September 2008 on she is working at China Conservatory (Beijing) for a joint project (“Austrian-Chinese Music University”) established under the guidance of Eurasia-Pacific Uninet.

Viraj Kalra

Viraj Kalra is a new media consultant specialized in animation, online media and media process outsourcing. He currently heads Planman Technologies and Planman Motion Pictures’ Media Studio in India providing services to clients in the media & entertainment sector across the globe.

Viraj’s multi-dimensional carrier spans across public relations, image consulting, marketing communication, corporate communication, film production, film marketing, brand tie-ups, business development, corporate training and teaching.

He teaches the Executive Communication course at the Indian Institute of Planning & Management, a reputed business school in India. His training assignments with senior teams at various corporate cover topics like team-building, communication skills, power dressing, new media and brand & personal identity.

Viraj travels extensively (80 to 100 days in a year) within Asia, Europe & USA on training assignments, faculty exchange programs, consulting & speaking engagements, film festivals and client interactions.

His wife Nidhi is a research and HR consultant and they live in a South Delhi apartment from where they love to entertain friends and plan weekend getaways.