The Selection Committee Members

Each partner has recruited an expert within their region to participate in the WIN project. These experts form our Selection Committee, whose role is to validate a company's application to join the network based on five selection criteria.

To be eligible to join the WIN network, companies should:

Have a marketable product or service in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Energy/Environment or Biotechnology sector
Desire to enter or develop international markets
Be a Small/Medium Enterprise within the EU definition i.e. have less than 250 employees
Be a European owned company
Be currently undertaking some research & development

The Selection Committee Members are:

• Gérard ESTIVAL, Member of the Board / ABAB - Atlantic Business Angels Booster
   Nantes, France

• Luis CAVACO, General Manager / ADRAL - Alentejo Regional Development Agency
   Evora, Portugal

• Carlos CERQUEIRA, Director for Knowledge Valorization and Innovation Dep. / IPN Instituto Pedro
   Nunes Coimbra, Portugal

• Nuno GOMES, CEO / BIC MINHO
   Braga, Portugal

• Mark SCIBOR-RYLSKI, Environmental Technologies Mentor / University of Exeter
   Penryn, Cornwall, UK

• Jose Carlos GUTIEREZ SERRANO, Internationalisation Department / Chamber of Commerce of
Gijón, Spain

• Maria FERNANDEZ, Manager of IAT International Department / Andalusian Institute of Technology,
Sevilla, Spain

• Florence RIBES, Associate / Iris Finance
   Paris, France

• Florence CROSSAY, International Business Adviser / Chamber of Commerce and Industry
   Nantes, France

• Maggie ROUSSELLE, Professor, Development Manager /Enterprises Administration Institute,
   Limoges University Limoges, France

• Michael NEVIN, CEO / Longford County Enterprise Board
   Longford, Ireland

• Constance HANNIFY, Business Woman, Member of the Midland Regional Authority,  Member of
  the Committee of the Regions, Local Representative, Member of Evaluation Committee / Offaly
County Enterprise Board Offaly, Ireland