The German Marshall Fund and The U.S. Department of State Announce Class of 50 Entrepreneurs from Europe and Eurasia to Take Part in the 2019 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI)
Washington, DC – The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State has selected 50 emerging leaders from across Europe and Eurasia to participate in the annual Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship. The annual YTILI program is a professional development opportunity that helps innovators to develop the skills needed to become successful entrepreneurs. The six-month program also cultivates relationships and build networks between participants with the goal of strengthening the transatlantic relationship.
The selected participants represent 41 different countries and range from 24-35 years old. Each fellow enters the YTILI program with a commercial or social venture that they seek to scale in their home countries. The program will kick-off with an Opening Summit in Rotterdam, The Netherlands this June. The cohort will travel to one of five cities across the U.S. in September and will be given access to a network of professionals, mentors, and resources aligned to support the growth of their respective ventures during the fellowship experience.
By exploring entrepreneurship in the transatlantic context, YTILI fellows will also develop the expertise to better engage in policy conversations in their home countries, across Europe, and in the transatlantic sphere.
The participants in the 2019 fellowship are:
Anisa Lloja | Albania | Nji Mar, Nji Mrapsht |
Marianna Vardanyan | Armenia | Proper Company |
Adriana Collini | Austria | Seedstars |
Jasur Hasanov | Azerbaijan | SIL LLC |
Kiril Levkov | Belarus | TurboSphere |
Jasna Rokegem | Belgium | Jasna Rok |
Juliane Schmidt | Belgium | The Brussels Binder |
Una Kasagic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | StressLess |
Nikolina Zeljko | Bosnia and Herzegovina | blablaDev |
Teofil Shikov | Bulgaria | Out2Bound |
Blazhka Trepetanova | Bulgaria | Blagichka Ltd. |
Ivan Markovic | Croatia | Unifly |
Donna Kaparti | Cyprus | Green kid app |
Hana Fortová | Czech Republic | Infiberry, s.r.o. |
Nima Sophia Tisdall | Denmark | Blue Lobster |
Maria Rahamägi | Estonia | Hava Media |
Nikita Uzhegov | Finland | SpinDrive |
Fatoumata Kebe | France | Connected Eco |
Vakhtang Veliashvili | Georgia | Lingwing |
Marco Eylert | Germany | TalentSpace |
Melina Taprantzi | Greece | Wise Greece |
Krisztina Toth | Hungary | Europa Media Group Plc. |
Glenn Goggin | Ireland | Rapid Experiments Ltd. |
Luigi Fidelio | Italy | Messagenius |
Stefano Salvucci | Italy | Social Academy SRL |
Arta Shehu Zaimi | Kosovo | jCoders |
Jekabs Dambergs | Latvia | Improwise |
Adomas Malaiska | Lithuania | NextQuestion Ltd. |
Juste Jauneikaite | Luxembourg | Vezam |
Stefan Miteski | North Macedonia | Systems for Enterprise |
Marcela Moscovciuc | Moldova | Mar Alb |
Filip Vujovic | Montenegro | QLQL doo |
Alexander Gunkel | Netherlands | RoadEO |
Martijn Versteeg | Netherlands | Versteeg&LLoyd |
Laura Piorkowska | Poland | Wellify |
Marco Nigris | Portugal | SailGuru |
Daniel Matei | Romania | Impact Hub Bucharest |
Elina Valeeva | Russia | Meditivity |
Petar Dragnic | Serbia | PIN Escape Rooms |
Jovana Poepelt | Serbia | Desing Taste Center |
Andrej Kiszling | Slovakia | Minty |
Alberto Cabanes Perez de Madrid | Spain | Adopta Un Abuelo |
Ramon Molera Jimenez | Spain | Nnergix |
Dora Palfi | Sweden | imagiLabs |
Marco Hochstrasser | Switzerland | Nexoya Ltd. |
Mesut Keskin | Turkey | E-Bursum |
Ilgin Ozdemir Yazgan | Turkey | Accouchée |
Anna Petrova | Ukraine | Startup Ukraine |
Joshua Babarinde | United Kingdom | Cracked It |
Victoria Hamilton | United Kingdom | Recoil Kneepads |
Further details surrounding the YTILI program, its activities, and the application process can be found at http://www.gmfus.org/ytili-fellowship.