Irenka Krone-Germann

Co-Head Communication, Network and Knowledge Management at www.cinfo.ch in Biel.

Director

Programme Manager for Economic Development Programmes in Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Focal Point SECO Sustainable Tourism. Programme Manager for the development of several Destination Management Organisations. Supervision of numerous international consultants.

Coaching and consulting. Trainings and match making. Information and promotion programme in Switzerland on jobsharing/topsharing labour models: creation of a website with several publications and conferences/workshops on the impact of jobsharing. Development of communiity management and webplatform on social medias related to new work models.

Independant journalist, Publication of several economic and local articles.

Programme Manager for Economic Promotion projects and conferences in Japan, India, France and other European markets (organisation and moderation of conferences presenting the advantages of the Swiss market). Head of the Publication Programme of LOCATION Switzerland (writing, graphical design of marketing publication of high tech clusters of Switzerland, see list above.

Scientific Adviser, Swiss Delegate and Negotiator at the WTO and the OECD in Geneva and Paris mostly involved in the WTO Working Party on « The Interaction of Trade and Competition » and on the accession to the WTO of the CIS States and former Yugoslavia. Assistance to transition countries.

International Relations, History and Political science

International Trade, Micro and Macro economics

Finance, Marketing and Business

Labour Economics, International trade