BSBI Team

Antonia is an experienced international professional who has worked across multiple teams, roles, and countries. She is passionate about building strong people and high-performing teams, as well as developing operational strategies that form the foundation of successful businesses while driving strategic growth and organisational excellence.

Lecturer | Strategic Growth Expert | Creative Innovator | HR & OD Professional Dr. James A. Okpokiri (Jr.) is an accomplished academic, strategic growth advisor, and organizational development (OD) expert with over 16 years of experience across the banking sector, academia, and human resource management.

Alina Sabau is the Associate Director of Student Recruitment at BSBI, bringing over eight years of experience in international student recruitment across diverse markets. In this role, she leads with a strong commitment to creating a supportive, personalised experience for prospective students from their first enquiry all the way to successful enrolment.

Dr. Jan Noel Vero is a multi-awarded professional with expertise in sales, event management, and academia, boasting a global footprint in education and business. With over 15 years of experience in hospitality, tourism, and academia, he is known for his dynamic leadership, innovative programme development, and commitment to service excellence. Currently based in Berlin, he continues to mentor students and professionals through international teaching engagements.

Dr Kaddour Chelabi’s research in non-commutative quantum field theory and holographic quantum chromodynamics opened his heart to a limitless horizon to deeply perceive nature and try to closely understand its interactions with humans.

Dr. Shiv K. Tripathi has two and half decades of experience in teaching, research, and higher education management. He has been Vice Chancellor at Atmiya University, India.

Dr. Farshad Badie is the Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Informatics at the Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI) and a Research Fellow at Global University Systems (GUS). He holds a PhD in Human-Centered Communication and Informatics from Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark, where his research centered on cognitive logic, information science, and symbolic AI in human–human–machine interaction systems.

Dr. Kamilia Kentra has been teaching for the past 7 years and she is very passionate about it. She loves being a mentor and always encourage students to be themselves and ask as many questions as they want to and hopefully enjoy the class as much as possible.

Dr. EsmaeiliNasrabadi has managed 3+ teams of customs over past 5 years as well as proactive lecturer and researcher with 5+ years of experience.