Regional Facilitator: Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Stefan is facilitating the East European Central Asian region. Since 2002, he has been living and working in different former Soviet Union countries as an SME development consultant for international organizations as well as for governments and enterprises. Before, Stefan managed a political youth party in Germany, co-founded a public relations agency, and managed a business consulting company with focus on innovative SMEs in areas like renewable energies and biotechnology. As an East German, Stefan has a special interest in innovation development in the economies in transition of the former Soviet Union. Stefan is also a research fellow at DBFZ German Biomass Research Centre, where he helps developing international R&D networks in the renewable energy field in CIS countries. Stefan holds an MA in East European Studies from Freie Universität Berlin and a Diplom-Kaufmann (FH) from University of Applied Science in Dresden.

E-mail Stefan at s.schandera(at)schandera.de and visit the ECA regional website at www.ecabit.org.