Wayne Visser
Prof. Dr Wayne Visser is a globally recognized ‘pracademic’, having been listed as one of the world’s Top 10 most influential faculty thinkers on issues of responsible business in social media, a top 100 influencer on CSR and sustainable business...
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ADVISORS
Kishore Ravuri
KisH is a regional sustainability advocate, with special interest in fostering partnerships that help create ‘impact’ which is meaningful, measurable, and mutual.Kish is the Founder and CiO of Impacto Sdn Bhd (www.impacto.my),.
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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan is a CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability and an accomplished entrepreneur, founder of a number of business entities since 2008...
Agustin Darquea
Agustin Darquea is an Environmental and Natural Resources Engineer from the Viña Del Mar University in Chile. He is also a certified Permaculture Designer and has taken courses in Circular Economy, Life Cycle Assessment and other topics related with sustainability.
Ricardo Malheiro
Ricardo Malheiro is a corporate manager who considers that everyone can contribute to change the world by doing their own role, both as a professional and as an individual. He has worked in different multinational companies (thyssenkrupp, Bertelsmann, Inditex, Deloitte, etc), in several management positions.
Rina Fetahaj
Rina is interested in applying market-based solutions to social and environmental problems. Equally interested in knowledge sharing and collaboration across sectors and people in terms of social innovation, sustainability, circular, and regenerative economy principles.
Drena is a systems thinker and is passionate about breaking down complex problems. She has worked in the Western Balkans in the fields of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and private sector development.
Bjondina Rexha is the Co-Founder of Mentoring our Future a program that aims to provide each student with individual attention and guidance related to their professional development goals, career aspirations and networking needs. She is also a UNICEF consultant where she has been supporting the Ministry of Health and currently supporting the Ministry of Finance, Labor, and Transfers.
Boris Bulatovic is the co-founder of Global Impact Grid GbR and a director of Institute Corporate Responsibility Management at Steinbeis University Berlin. Boris has founded three successful ventures in the educational field.
Arbër Lleshi is the Managing Director of BONEVET Gjakova since 2017 and Project Manager of ClimateLaunchpad Kosovo since 2021. Arbër completed his Master studies in Engineering at the University of Sheffield in 2015. He co-founded and led Parku Kulturor "Ali Podrimja" from 2016 to 2020, a vivid cultural amphitheater in Gjakova, the birthplace of many other civic and artistic initiatives.
Drena Miftari
Board Chairwoman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bjondina Rexha
Board Member
Boris Bulatovic
Board Member
Arbër Lleshi
Board Member
Our Team
Indira Kartallozi
Founder & Director
Indira Kartallozi is the director at Kaleidoscope Futures and founder of Sustainability Leadership Kosova. Indira’s expertise ranges from sustainability and social enterprise to human rights and transformative leadership. Her work has taken her to countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Latin America.
Çlirim Sheremeti
Çlirim Sheremeti is the Founder and Executive Director of 4-H Kosova, who is a member of the global network of youth development 4-H organizations spanning across 50 countries with more than 7 million members around the world.
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Faruk Foniqi
Faruk Foniqi is the founder and executive director of the Institute of GIS and Geospatial Technology in Kosovo - IGGTK. He has been part of UHHabitat Kosovo programs to support municipalities in drafting and approving Municipal Zoning Maps and creating GIS databases. He has a degree in Geography and has specialization from the University of California "Davis" and from "Toronto" in the field of GIS and Remote Sensing.
POOL OF CONSULTANTS
POOL OF CONSULTANTS
Nikolina Markota Vukic
Nikolina Markota Vukić is a sustainability and non-financial reporting expert with a Ph.D. in CSR and social strategies. She is the co-founder and president of The Croatian Institute for CSR (IDOP) and has almost ten-year...
Qëndresa Ferizi
Qendresa Imeri Ferizi is an experienced business consultant who works with startups and SMEs. She is the co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneurship & Social Change Association (ESCA). Qendresa has worked for various...
Valon Avdiu
Valon works at the Ministry of European Integration as a Senior Officer for Public Finance and Statistics. Valon’s special interest is the application of analytical and strategic skills focusing on current and future economic...
Fijona Kurshumliu has completed her Bachelor studies at UBT in the field of Energy Engineering and Management. Her academic training has prepared her for fundamental knowledge about the energy system, energy efficiency and alternative sources of performance. Fijona is certified in Intelligent Buildings and Zero Energy Buildings as well as in organic photovoltaic systems.
INTERNS
Andi Beqiri is a Clinical Systems Expert based in London, with a keen passion for sustainability and environmental issues.
Joel Temple is passionate about tackling environmental justice. Working with several NGOs in Prishtina’s social impact space, he discovered a passion for collaborative, sustainable solutions that empower individuals and communities to enact lasting change. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Urban Planning at the University of Hawai’i where he’s learning how to craft compassionate, evidence-based solutions to the challenges of our day.
Andi Beqiri
Former Intern
Fijona Kurshumliu
Former Intern
Joel Temple
Former Intern
Qendresa Mejzini
Former intern
Qendresa graduated from the Law University of Pristina in Kosovo and since the first year of her studies she participated as a volunteer, author of projects, member of NGOs in different
programs aiming to promote human rights and rule of law. Qendresa right now is part of the Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights.
Arlind Ramadani
Former intern
Arlind is currently finishing his bachelor degree in Management and Economics at the Business College in Prishtina, Kosovo. His main specializations are web-development and graphic design with a focus on brand identity and social media content
Shukrie Sadiku
Former intern
Currently, Shukrie is a fourth-year student at the English Language and Literature department and an exchange student at Justus-Liebig Universität, Giessen, Germany. She is also part of the mentoring programme of the University of Prishtina, Mentoring Our Future, for the academic year 2021/22. From this internship at Sustainability Leadership Kosova, she expects to gain new skills and knowledge about sustainability that will help in her personal and professional development. She enjoys reading, nature, and astronomy.