#efweek
founders
matija raos
1984 – 2018
Matija Raos was known to many as the driving force behind #EFWeek. Originally from Croatia, he dedicated himself to supporting and advocating for the Coworking community globally. He was described by his peers as “going beyond borders for what he believed in”.
Matija described himself as a design-led problem solver, creative rethinker and trans-disciplinary strategist with a strong passion for community building and social impact.
francesca pesce
VICE PRESIDENT OF ACTA AND EUROPEAN FORUM OF INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS (EFIP)
Francesca’s goal was then, and still is, to spark meaningful discourse among freelancers and lobby for sustainable and attainable legislative policies that acknowledge and support this vital but overlooked contributor to the European economy.
Freelancing is becoming a major contributor to the employment sector as more people are attracted to the benefits that remote work has to offer.
joel dullroy
FREELANCE JOURNALIST AND REPORTER FOR DEUTSCHE WELLE
Joel Dullroy is a journalist from Australia with nearly 20 years’ worth of experience in the industry, most of which has been spent as a freelance journalist in Germany where he currently works and resides. His personal experience as a freelancer in Germany made Dullroy sensitive to the more subtle disadvantageous and ruthless marginalisation freelancers and the self-employed have to deal with…
marco torregrossa
GENERAL COORDINATOR FOR EFWEEK, CEO OF EURO FREELANCERS
Marco Torregrossa advises large and small companies on how to rethink the way they staff their projects and add flexibility to their workforce. His training as an employment lawyer and background as a former EU Commission policy officer has, for the past 15 years, made him a leader in government relations and advocacy efforts with regards to advising policymakers on the issues that one-person businesses and their ecosystem face…