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Elena Bondareva is a vivacious, dynamic and thought-provoking trailblazer with a keen sensibility to see beyond the obvious. She is compassionate, driven, and ahead of her time.

Elena is the founding Director of Vivit, which she launched in January 2012 to catalyse the new mix of solutions – and industries – that will positively shape the coming decades.

Elena (MA, BS) has an impressive education (LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elena-bondareva/12/3a6/697). Her education, coupled with her extraordinary life and professional experience, means that Elena will continue to set a new standard in the strategic/management consulting industry.

Elena possesses a vast knowledge of the ever-changing global context and is an expert in launching “game-changing ” innovation across mature industries. Born in Russia and educated in the US and Europe, she has a nomadic lifestyle that allows her to witness global trends first-hand.

Elena has been tracking emerging opportunities and inventing methodologies for mobilising positively disruptive innovation. Her methodologies engage “both sides of the brain” and produce a formidable mix of inspiration, savvy and action. Their impact has been acknowledged by consulting commissions from highly strategic organisations, third-party reviews and paid international presentations.

A skilled and creative facilitator, Elena brings a fresh and playful energy to the room without compromising on the analytical rigour.

Elena has provided strategic support to a number of prominent organisations, including British Consulate General, Brookfield Multiplex Services, Charles Darwin University, Dexus, Fairfax Media, InterfaceFLOR, Melbourne Water, the Myer Family Company and NAB.

Elena’s thought leadership in future-focused thinking, innovation, emerging markets and change leadership has led her to win grants, sit on numerous reference committees, lecture in universities, publish in peer-reviewed and industry journals, and present at and moderate leading national and international conferences.