Fadi Shadeh has been the Head of the Department for Service Industries of the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) since August 2022. Priorly, he worked in the field of export development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.
As head of the department, his main goals are the development of rural university towns, the support of attracting young Hungarians living and studying abroad, and the establishment of closer cooperation between HIPA and the actors of the business services sector.
Department profile: The business unit develops smart solutions for the integration of entertainment, navigation and driver assistance functions.
Instrument clusters, display products, and interior monitoring systems are part of business unit’s portfolio.
Main responsibilities:
– Technical project management for LCD/OLED displays and coverglasses in instrument clusters and central display units such as coordination of development and support of series production for leading car manufacturers (e.g., Audi, BMW, Daimler, FCA, Volvo)
– Requirement management in the respective technical field (Customer – Bosch – Supplier)
– Technical lead in management of supplier development activities and engineering changes on displays and coverglasses
– Support of sampling and qualification processes for product/component changes
– Direct contact to customers and suppliers
– Initiate, plan and evaluate optical measurements in laboratory
– Support of production plants and processes from development perspective
At present, I am concentrating on the future of education, the future of work, and talent acquisition by developing products that integrate with Generative AI technologies. I possess over a decade of experience in assembling tech teams for deep tech, AI, and SaaS platform companies worldwide. I manage human up-skilling programs that train UX designers, product designers, UI designers, UX researchers, and service designers. For seven years, I dedicated my efforts to organise Budapest Startup Safari, a series of events aimed at accelerating knowledge sharing within the tech industry.
My name is Erica Schepers and I work as a Talent Manager at ENTER. ENTER is a consultancy company located in Eindhoven, the Brainport area of the Netherland. They call Eindhoven city the ‘home of Pioneers’. You can feel the passion of technology everywhere. All the thinkers and doers work passionately and intelligently together.
As a Talent Manager I am focussed on our employees, who work full time at our clients office. I am lucky enough to visit our employees in this high tech environment. In that way I get to see their passion for (Software) Technology.
Working in a High tech environment can feel like it’s a man’s world, which can be very challenging. But I see that woman are willing to take up that challenge! And to me, that is very inspiring. I can see the change daily now. You see more woman in our hight tech environment. The Netherlands focusses on more inclusivity and diversity, and you can see the change happening. We are not there yet, but the willingness is there!
I am an experienced executive and life coach with a demonstrated history of working with leaders and entrepreneurs. My passion is helping to find balance between professional and private life, between the body ad soul, between the present, future and the past. In the age of AI we are responsible for each other. My mission is to helping leaders, developers and users to understand and learn to express themselves for a better and more ethical user experiece and global moral.
My own methods: Joyfulness Method* and Emotional Map*
Barbara Varga-Baráth is the COO and co-founder of Bobcats Coding, an innovative company delivering top-notch software solutions and shaping the future of tech development. Bobcats Coding is known for its collaborative and agile approach, delivering customized solutions that cater to businesses of all sizes. Prior to this, Barbara was the CEO at Green Fox Academy, one of Hungary’s leading bootcamps.
With a deep commitment to education and tech, she has prepared career changers for the challenges of the future job market, training them in in-demand skills and facilitating their transition into the IT workforce.
Barbara is also passionate about promoting the role of women in technology. She co-founded ShareIT Lab, an initiative aimed at supporting women in starting, changing, and advancing their careers in the IT sector. She actively contributes to initiatives that promote diversity in tech, advocating for women’s involvement at all levels.
