Many highly influential innovators across Europe have been involved in the creation and implementation of the EIC, including members of advisory boards, CEOs and researchers of companies and projects receiving EIC support and members of the juries that select projects for funding. To recognise these contributions and empower these innovators to speak about their experiences with the programme, they are appointed as EIC ambassadors.
The role of EIC Ambassadors is voluntary and they:
- speak about the EIC at relevant events and with local, national and European media
- are kept informed so they can communicate about the latest developments and impacts of the EIC
- provide their insights and feedback to support further improvements to the EIC
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Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven
![Kerstin Bock](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/kerstin_bock_2.jpg?itok=z1vFHCmX)
Co-founder & CEO of Openers
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Vice-rector for innovations at Riga Technical University
CEO of Hydrovolta, EIC beneficiary
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Executive Vice President for Europe at Binance, former EIC board member and investment committee
![Bury Jo](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/Bury_Jo.jpg?itok=wRDT_gd6)
Director-emeritus of Flanders Institute of Biotechnology
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Research group leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular, EIC beneficiary
![Cristian Dascalu](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Cristian.jpg?itok=ScyxNH5k)
Founded or co-founded several businesses and major projects aimed at the development of tech startups and digital innovation areas such as GapMinder VC, Techcelerator, ROTSA - Romanian Tech Startups Association, and others
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Director of the ChemLight research group at the University of Galway
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Director General, Science Foundation Ireland; Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland; former founder and CEO of Renovo Ltd and Renovo Group plc
![Angele Giuliano](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Angele_Giuliano.jpg?itok=wtEdKQnn)
CEO of AcrossLimits, Business Angel
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Quantum physicist and co-founding CEO of IQM, building next-generation quantum computers.
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CEO & Co-Founder @ Orbem
![Hoerstedt Fredrik](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Fredrik%20Ho%CC%88rstedt%2010.jpg?itok=L269wpi4)
Vice President at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
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CEO & Co-Founder, LAM'ON
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Professor of Physical Chemistry, co-founder and CEO of eChemicles
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Chair of UniTartu Ventures, former EIC Board Member and Investment Committee Member
![Bindi Karia](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-03/Bindi_Karia.jpg?itok=RbvkPxX8)
European Innovation Expert & Advisor, Connector of People and Businesses
![Stavriana A. Kofteros](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-02/stavriana%20kofteros_0.jpg?h=d318f057&itok=7nJdP1PQ)
Founder & Partner @W11 Ventures, Cofounder & Chair @Startup Cyprus
![Jana Kolar](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Jana_kolar.jpg?itok=m017D0DB)
Executive Director of CERIC-ERIC
![Jerzy Langer](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/Jerzy%20Langer.png?h=dc1b65a9&itok=OYKJkAfp)
Physicist, Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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CEO Neuroelectrics
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Director at Biocenter Finland
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Managing Partner at Structure Capital
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Co-founder / Executive Manager, C2C-NewCap
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CEO and Founder of NIL Technology, EIC Beneficiary
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CEO and Founder of SiPearl
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Serial Entrepreneur, Innovator, Executive President of José Neves Foundation
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CEO and Founder of Didimo
![Veronika Oudova](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Veronika%20Oudova%20high%20resolution%20%2B%20license%203rd%20parties.jpg?itok=JB7MwYK7)
CEO & Co-founder of S-Biomedic
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Co-CEO @ LiveEO
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CEO of Dronamics, EIC beneficiary
![Or Retzkin](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Or_0.jpg?itok=e924Qr50)
CEO and Co-founder of EyeControl
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Founder and CEO Educreators Foundation
![Marie-Elisabeth Rusling](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Marie.png?itok=r11ivqBX)
Public Affairs Manager at EIT Food
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Disruptive Innovations Funding & Mentoring, Visionary Senior Executive, Co-Founder & Angel Investor
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Co-founder of strategic foresight and innovation advisory Nouvel, former Head of Digital at Bloomberg for EMEA, EIC Jury Member
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Co-founder and managing partner of PIPES.one
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Founder, Experior VC and Founder, European Women in VC
![Emmanuel Stratakis](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Emmanuel.jpg?itok=zVub5CDn)
Research Director at the Institute of Electronic structure and laser (IESL) - Hellas (FORTH) and founder and CEO of Biomimetic PC
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Biology Professor, co-Founder of BiopSense, and EIC beneficiary
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CEO of CrayoNano, EIC beneficiary
![Constantijn van Oranje](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Constantijn%20van%20Oranje.jpg?itok=oUZ_F2Gp)
Leader of Techleap.nl, the accelerator for the Tech-ecosystem in the Netherland
![Roxanne Varza](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Roxanne%20Varza_0.jpg?itok=Ibg3T7CF)
Director of Station F
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Head of International Relations Department, Georgia's Innovation & Technology Agency
![Verganti Roberto](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Roberto.jpg?itok=mMjC29TM)
Professor of Leadership and Innovation, Director, The Garden - Center for Design and Leadership, Stockholm School of Economics
![Cristina Vicini-Rademacher](https://eic.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/Cristina.jpg?itok=lBNFOO_k)
Founder and CEO of Vicini Strategy
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Chief Executive Officer at AGRIVI, EIC beneficiary
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Head of Business Development at DATANA & PEARL-DNA, EIC beneficiary