Karolina Kristic is the Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, a renowned business university based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Since January 2009, she has been responsible for the financial strategy and management of the entire Frankfurt School Group, including the Frankfurt School Foundation and its subsidiaries. In her role, she oversees key areas such as financial and risk management, controlling, human resources, and facility management. She played a pivotal role in the financial planning and execution of the Frankfurt School’s new campus, a multi-year infrastructure project with an investment volume in the hundreds of millions.

Before joining the Frankfurt School, Kristic held leadership roles such as authorized officer at SCDM Germany GmbH and Head of Finance for several luxury car dealerships at Pendragon PLC. She holds an Executive MBA from Ashridge Business School and completed an executive program in risk management at Harvard Business School.

Kristic also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Frankfurt School Foundation and is actively involved in sustainable and innovative projects—for example, the development of a pre-fabricated solar carport on campus and the introduction of the AI-powered platform “Frankie.”

Karolina Kristic is a key leadership figure at Frankfurt School, combining strategic financial planning with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

Prof. Metka Tekavčič was a Dean of the
School of Economics and Business (former
Faculty of Economics), University of Ljubljana
(UL SEB) from October 2013 to September 2023.

From 2001 to 2007 professor Tekavčič was Vice-Dean at the UL SEB. As a dean she
was a president of the UL SEB’s Senate and a
member of the Senate of the University of
Ljubljana. Currently, she is a member of UL
SEB Senate. In 2014 Metka Tekavčič was

awarded the Artemida award for Women’s Excellence in Management.
Her research interest lies in the fields of cost and performance management, as well as
public management. Lately, her research focus is in forensic accounting and sustainability
management. She has been a member of editorial boards in different prominent journals from
her research field. Recently, she has been teaching Accounting for Managers at International
Master in Business and MBA courses at UL SEB, both FT ranked. From 2007 to 2010 she
was a visiting professor at the University of Greenwich Business School. At the beginning of
2023 she was elected visiting professor at St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.

From 1992 till 2013 Metka Tekavčič was a member of the City Council of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
She has long been and remains a member of the supervisory boards of many important
Slovenian companies and other institutions. Among others, she is board member of the
Confucius Institute Ljubljana, member of Steering committee of Alliance of Chinese and
European Business Schools (ACE) which he was also chairing from 2020 to 2023, and
member of international advisory boards in Solvay Brussels School of Economics and
Management, University of Leeds, KEDGE Business School Bordeaux and Faculty of
Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Pforzheim University Business School and
Beijing Jiaotong University, School of Economics and Management.

From 2016 to 2022 she was a member of the EQUIS Accreditation Board. From 2018 to 2023
she was a member of EFMD Steering Committee member for Executive Leadership. In 2019
she was appointed to the Board of EFMD and re-elected in 2022 for a five years period. From
2017 to 2020 Prof. Tekavčič also served as a member of the AACSB International Initial
Accreditation Committee and a member of the European Advisory Council (EAC). Currently,
she is back to research and teaching, at the same time responsible for enhancing business
education in the region. She intensively serves in different PR teams for both AACSB and
EQUIS accreditations.

Hendrik Flier (The Netherlands) joined UWC Mostar in 2022 as the Director of Studies. A teacher of history by profession, Hendrik has a rich and diverse background in international education and holds a certificate in Post-Academic Study in Educational Leadership. He brings a wealth of experience in relevant areas of educational leadership, curriculum development and a deep commitment to fostering academic excellence, personal growth, and community spirit.
His leadership experience includes serving as Vice Principal at the Johan van Oldenbarnvelt Gymnasium and the Teyler College in the Netherlands, as Head of Department at UWC Changshu in China, and as pastoral leader at Jumeira Baccalaureate School in Dubai.
Since joining UWC Mostar in 2022 as the Director of Studies, Hendrik has demonstrated unwavering commitment, showcasing his ability to ensure continuity while addressing future challenges and opportunities.

Mikael Gorsky is a senior AI researcher at the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), where he focuses on researching the transformative impact of generative AI on education and knowledge work. His work centers on AI-first solutions for transformation of knowledge work, drawing from decades of experience in technology and business strategy.

He has been engaged with knowledge work for many years, starting from software development for 8-bit processors. He co-founded one of the first management consulting firms in new, ‘capitalist’ Russia and started one of the first economic development think tanks. His work focused on strategies and performance management for the financial sector, retail, real estate and IT in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia. He was also implementing various ERP solutions across countries of the former USSR.

His deepest interest in knowledge work led to getting HBS education on leading consulting and advisory organizations, and he remains fascinated by intricacies and complexities of those matters. Currently at HIT he does applied research on AI in knowledge work across fields of computer science, education and management while building international partnership networks and creating training programs for students and global audiences. His work focuses on practical applications that solve real knowledge work problems, capitalizing on the revolutionary advances in AI that are reshaping how people think, analyze, create and make decisions.

Knowledge work is being fundamentally transformed by AI, creating both unprecedented opportunities and serious challenges. Traditional roles in research, analysis, writing, and decision-making are being reshaped as AI handles routine cognitive tasks with increasing sophistication. This creates inevitable changes in professions, jobs, and social fabric – some knowledge workers will find their roles eliminated, others will see dramatic productivity gains, and entirely new types of work will emerge.

Generative AI may be the most important technology discovered by humans. Nations, firms and individuals have to rethink how they learn, decide and create, and this revolution calls for hard intellectual work to reflect on the new reality, define and implement structures, policies and guidelines for the era of AI.