Sladjana holds a bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, and is a PMI-certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) specialising in EU-funded projects. She has actively contributed to the planning, application, and implementation of international projects, focusing on monitoring, data management, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-building activities.

With a Master’s degree in agronomy, she is currently a senior programme manager at the Institut de l’Elevage (IDELE), France. She specialises in impact analysis, aiming to provide R&I teams with tools to measure the usefulness and efficiency of the projects they carry out, as well as to assess their impact on their target audiences. She is currently leading programmes related to climate change.

Isidora Čolić is a Senior Project Associate at BioSense Institute’s Center for Innovation and Business Development. She holds an LLM in Human Rights from the University of Vienna and a BA in Media Communications. She implements several EU projects, with experience spanning sustainability, human rights, communication, dissemination & exploitation, social development and cultural heritage.

Lorena Giglio is a researcher at CRPA scpa in Reggio Emilia, Italy, specialising in the economic and social sustainability of livestock farms. She is actively involved in several European, national and local projects. She has a background in agricultural studies and sustainable development, with a focus on the human sciences.

Elena Bortolazzo is a researcher in the Livestock and Food sector at CRPA SCPA in Reggio Emilia, Italy. She focuses on milk production and food processing. She coordinates regional and national projects and has experience in working at European level.

John Tobin is Agency Manager at Traction, the Irish Farmers Journal’s content and creative agency. As part of Climate Farm Demo, he manages WP8.3 for IFJ, supporting the project’s dissemination and communication activities, including strategy, content development, media engagement and the coordination of communications across the European network.

Rosa María Heredia Hortigüela is a researcher at the University of Almería and Task Leader, Living Lab Coordinator and Facilitator in Climate Farm Demo. Her work focuses on Living Labs, scaling Climate Smart Farming solutions, sustainability transitions and innovation in agri-food systems.

Cynthia Giagnocavo is Professor at the University of Almería and Director of the UAL-COEXPHAL Chair. She leads UAL’s work in Climate Farm Demo on Living Labs and scaling Climate Smart Farming solutions. Her research focuses on sustainability transitions, business models and innovation in agri-food systems.

Jo Bijttebier has a Master in agricultural engineering and a PhD in veterinary sciences. Her research focus is on how farmers and other agricultural actors engage with processes of sustainability transition and innovation, particularly in the context of agroecology transition. Her work focuses on participatory and transdisciplinary approaches, knowledge co-creation, the adoption of sustainable farming practices, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Pauline Gay is Europe Director at ACTA, the French network of agricultural technical institutes. She has worked in European project development and management across consultancy, fundamental and applied research. In Climate Farm Demo, she supports project management, partner engagement and impact-oriented strategic reflections to maximise the project’s uptake and long-term impact.

Maria Pereira da Silva is a Sustainability Consultant and serves as WP7 Leader, National Coordinator and Thematic Leader for Water Management in the Climate Farm Demo project. Based in Portugal, Maria has extensive experience in research and innovation projects, stakeholder engagement, and the development of sustainable solutions for agriculture and climate action.

Ellen is a researcher at Wageningen Plant Research, part of Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands. Her work focusses on reflexive monitoring and learning, participatory methods and the transition to sustainable agriculture. Currently, she is involved in the Horizon sister projects CFD, CSA and CSR. Within CFD, she leads a task on learning from and continuously improving climate farm demos.

Annais have been project manager at Idele for 5 years. She work on carbon certification topics and coordinate the LIFE Carbon Farming project. In Climate Farm Demo, she is in charge of the Work Package dedicated to carbon and climate toolbox. She is also in charge of the task on elaborating a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification process in relation with carbon tools and adaptation and mitigation measures.

I am currently Head of Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge Transfer with Teagasc, with responsibility for the the Signpost Farms Programme. Previous roles have been Head of Dairy Knowledge Transfer, Regional Manager, Dairy Specialist and Advisor. In addition to the ClimateFarmDemo project, I am also currently participating (as a Work Package leader) in ClimateSmartAdvisors and DEMOLIVE projects.

András Vér is a senior researcher at Széchenyi István University, specialising in agricultural advisory services, AKIS and knowledge exchange. He coordinates Climate Farm Demo activities in Hungary, connecting farmers, advisors, researchers and education to support the uptake of climate-smart farming practices.