Meet the Contributors

Balvinder (Bal) Singh Powar
Balvinder is English of Indian origin, resident in Madrid, Spain. He is a Business & Finance graduate who also studied a Masters in Mediation from the University of London. He has extensive experience leading business, social, cultural, media and technology projects in Spain and internationally. His main skills include internal and external communications, creative & strategic input, business development & senior management, team leadership, relationship management & business mediation.
Balvinder is passionate about the importance of building strong and effective teams and enabling projects, which push boundaries. He is a strong advocate of self-empowerment and pro-activeness to achieve one´s goals, with his favourite quote being that of Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change you want to see in the world.”He is CEO at Learning Experience/ Ed Tech Company Unfoldwork.com and a Founding Partner, Board Member and Director at BOOSTER Space Industries and AERDRON, innovative
He is also an Adjunct Professor and Business Mentor at IE Business School and other Universities and a qualified and experienced trainer/consultant, giving sessions on Leadership, Team Management and Motivation, Innovation
He has recently authored a book called “Going Digital” (2022 for Pearson group) about the Inner Secrets of Successful Business Innovation and Digital Change.
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
• Managing Director and CCO Spain BOOSTER Space Industries. Executive Board Member. May. BOOSTER is a Consortium of Leading International Companies working on an Innovative Sub Orbital Space Transportation Project, 2010 – Present
• CCO and Partner AERDRON. UAV Development, 2014 – Present
• Senior Resolution Adviser TCM (Total Conflict Management), London, April 2008 – July 2009
• Country Manager East Timor, Intervida (NGO), Barcelona -East Timor, November 2005 – April 2006
• Presenter, Reporter, Editor and Newsreader for TeleMadrid Spanish Public TV Channel, 2004 – end 2005
• Director and Founding Partner of Cronotime S.L. (Madrid), 2002 – 2006
• Import, Distribution and Retail Company in the Luxury Goods Sector, specialised in Mechanical Watches
• Senior Advisor, Santander Bank Cultural Foundation (Madrid), 2003 – 2004
• Project Manager India, Juan Bonal Foundation (Madrid), 2000 – 2002
• Project Manager International Technology Projects, Corporación Multimedia & Fancredits (including Hypermedia, Digisat, Sky, Static), 1999 – 2003
• Advisor to the San Ezequiel Moreno Foundation (Madrid). Head of Business Partnerships, Intermediation and Mediation, November 2009 – April 2010
• Project Manager /Consultant, London and Madrid, April 2006 – April 2008
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
• Adjunct Professor IE Business School (Madrid), 2011 – Today
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• Masters degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation Studies from the University of London, Birkbeck, UK. Passed with Merit, 2008
• Holder of The National Certificate in Workplace Mediation – OCN Accredited. Passed with Distinction and highest mark to date, 2008
• ILM Accredited Trainer, 2008
• De Montfort University, UK. Business and Finance Graduate, 1990
• Various courses successfully completed in Mediation, Law, Project Management, Ecology
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