Alina Topchy is a strategic and innovative business leader with over 20 years’ experience in the Tech industry. She is experienced in driving growth, operational efficiency, and strategic planning in fast moving complex environments. Alina has a mathematical background in theories of AI. She was a C-Suite executive in Cybersecurity and Sales, combining her expertise in mathematical theory with management of business and operations solutions over the whole company life cycle, from start-up to global technology enterprise. At Kaspersky Alina was VP Global, managing international teams to implement cross-functional projects, ranging from ML based automation to integrating AI with data-driven decision-making processes. Under her guidance both operations, sales and customer services were significantly enhanced; enabling growth, streamlining processes across Product, Sales and R&D.Alina is a sought-after executive coach, focusing on mentoring and developing leaders. She is certified by the International Coach Federation. She combines in-depth knowledge of mathematical theories of decision-making and data-science with a practical approach informed by the most recent developments in applied neuroscience to improve performance.

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Alina Topchy is a strategic and innovative business leader with over 20 years’ experience in the Tech industry. She is experienced in driving growth, operational efficiency, and strategic planning in fast moving complex environments.Alina has a mathematical background in theories of AI. She was a C-Suite executive in Cybersecurity and Sales, combining her expertise in mathematical theory with management of business and operations solutions over the whole company life cycle, from start-up to global technology enterprise.At Kaspersky Alina was VP Global, managing international teams to implement cross-functional projects, ranging from ML based automation to integrating AI with data-driven decision-making processes. Under her guidance both operations, sales and customer services were significantly enhanced; enabling growth, streamlining processes across Product, Sales and R&D.Alina is a sought-after executive coach, focusing on mentoring and developing leaders. She is certified by the International Coach Federation. She combines in-depth knowledge of mathematical theories of decision-making and data-science with a practical approach informed by the most recent developments in applied neuroscience to improve performance.

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Ayça Apak is a senior communications executive with extensive marketing and PR experience, specialising in corporate communications and strategy.

Ayça has been consulting since 2001 focusing on strategy, business operations and communications with the motto “think global, act local” , and worked on a variety of international projects as an executive in freelance, contract and interim capacities.

Following an extensive period in the financial sector with clients like the FT, Reuters, Thomson Financial, IFR Magazine, Incisive Media, Alfa Bank and Global Investment Holdings, she co-founded a new citizens’ NGO which advocates for ‘open source’ approaches to the global food system and contributed to setting off a technology start-up which incentivises and encourages employees to adopt environmentally friendly habits in the workplace. Since 2012 she has also been providing services to leading Turkish companies in an advisory capacity in their pursuit of capital raising and M&A opportunities.

Multilingual and multicultural, Ayça has experience across the breadth of Europe and wider markets working at all levels with governmental bodies, international corporations and institutions.

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Ayça Apak is a senior communications executive with extensive marketing and PR experience, specialising in corporate communications and strategy.

Ayça has been consulting since 2001 focusing on strategy, business operations and communications with the motto “think global, act local” , and worked on a variety of international projects as an executive in freelance, contract and interim capacities.

Following an extensive period in the financial sector with clients like the FT, Reuters, Thomson Financial, IFR Magazine, Incisive Media, Alfa Bank and Global Investment Holdings, she co-founded a new citizens’ NGO which advocates for ‘open source’ approaches to the global food system and contributed to setting off a technology start-up which incentivises and encourages employees to adopt environmentally friendly habits in the workplace. Since 2012 she has also been providing services to leading Turkish companies in an advisory capacity in their pursuit of capital raising and M&A opportunities.

Multilingual and multicultural, Ayça has experience across the breadth of Europe and wider markets working at all levels with governmental bodies, international corporations and institutions.

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