Serial entrepreneur and investor with a history of establishing and growing nine-figure companies from scratch and multiple successful exits. Ilja currently chairs Nextury Group, overseeing a diverse range of high-tech investment funds from venture capital for startups to hedge funds investing in global multi-billion dollar companies. Ilja has received numerous accolades, including "European Manager of the Year" by the European Business Press Association, "25 European Tech Leaders" by the Wall Street Journal, "Top 40 People in Mobile" by Informa Telecoms and Media, "20 Brightest Business Minds" by the Baltic Business Forum, "10 Start-ups That Will Change Your Life" by TIME magazine, and "Technology Pioneer" by the World Economic Forum in Davos. As a respected thought leader, he frequently presents at major ICT conferences and is often cited in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, CNBC, BBC, and Bloomberg.