Željko Drinčić, President Montenegro Capital Market Authority

Zeljko Drincic is Chairman of the Capital Market Authority of Montenegro, the independent regulatory body responsible for supervising the issuance and trading of securities. The Authority operates in line with the principles of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the EU legal framework and the rules of the European Securities and Markets Authority.

Under its mandate, the Authority is a signatory to the ESMA Memorandum of Cooperation for alternative investment funds, which governs supervisory cooperation and the exchange of information with EU competent authorities. It is autonomous in its work and accountable to the Assembly of Montenegro, which appoints its five members.

Dr. David A. Bell, Ph.D.

Dr. Bell is a faculty member at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He earned his PhD in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also completed an MPA focused on nonprofit and NGO management, and studied public affairs management at Michigan State University.

His research covers leadership and accountability in public organisations, entrepreneurship and capital flow in developing countries, programme evaluation, nonprofit management and cross-sector collaboration. He brings extensive management and executive experience from civil society organisations working in human services and banking.

Dr. Ryan C. Bailey, Ph.D., PMP®, CCMP™

Dr. Bailey is an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Change at the University of Wyoming, bringing more than twelve years of industry experience across the government, healthcare, communication, retail and energy sectors.

A certified Project Management Professional and one of the first 500 practitioners worldwide to become a Certified Change Management Professional, he has consulted on corporate and social entrepreneurship initiatives for NGOs and Fortune 500 companies. His research looks at how firms and entrepreneurs create positive change, with a focus on social and commercial entrepreneurship and civic wealth creation.