Daniel Goldscheider, Strategy & Corporate Development
Daniel started as Project Manager for Ronald Lauder's RSL COM in 1996 and was promoted to Director Business Development & Strategic Planning 6 months later. Daniel left RSL in 1998 to focus on Aureus Private Equity (today Invision AG) and started YES International AG in 1999. In 2002 YES spun off its broadcast monitoring technology and formed a 50:50 Joint Venture with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the world's largest Performing Rights Organization. Today, Daniel is CEO of YES and sits on the board of Mediaguide.
Nikos Iatropoulos, Strategic Alliances & Finance
Nikos has been actively involved in the software, mobile and new media industries for the last 15 years as an entrepreneur, executive, investor and Board member. He is currently the CEO of Lingospot, a pioneer in natural language processing and search that provides online publishers with groundbreaking content aggregation and publishing services. Prior to Lingospot, he co-founded and was the CEO of Upstream, one of the leading mobile marketing companies worldwide. He also led the global launch of RCS Mobile (a Clear Channel Communications company). In addition, Nikos has co-founded and consulted a number of startups including Two Minute Television, Snack TV, NCI Mobility and Hi-Tide Media. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Alexander M. Swoboda, Investor Relations & Finance
Alexander is an associate partner and investment manager at Global Equity Partners, co-managing the growth and venture capital fund Central European Growth IV. In his prior assignment with McKinsey & Company he advised more than 25 clients in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the UAE over 7 years on strategic and corporate finance topics as Engagement. Alexander studied Business Administration in Vienna and Rotterdam with focus on strategic management and finance.