​Dr Oleg Manyuta is the Co-Founder and Director of Research of the Swiss Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (SICD). He is an international lawyer and legal advisor specialising in financial law, digital governance and sovereignty theory.

He graduated from Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University (Ukraine), Faculty of Law (LLM), and completed doctoral studies in law through an international doctoral programme associated with the International Open University.

Dr Manyuta has more than twenty years of professional experience as an international legal and financial advisor working with clients and projects across Europe, including Ukraine, USA, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

His academic and research interests focus on international law, digital sovereignty, extraterritorial governance and blockchain-based institutions. He has conducted research on the international legal status of the Sovereign Order of Malta and the transformation of sovereignty in the digital age.

Dr Manyuta has contributed to academic programmes, lectures and research initiatives in cooperation with several universities and international educational institutions.

In 2006 he founded the Ukrainian Maecenas International Charitable Foundation, a cultural and philanthropic initiative aimed at promoting dialogue and cooperation between Eastern and Western societies.

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Karina, Princess Bagration, PhD  (also known as H.E. Princess Karina Bagration) is the Rector and Co- Founder of Swiss Institute of Cultural Diplomacy. With more than 20 years of teaching and scientific experience at university level, Karina has made a name for herself in the field of humanities. The Rector is a CELTA Cambridge University (United Kingdom of Great Britain) and Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University (Ukraine) graduate. She also attended Nice Summer University (France) and holds Longman and British Council diplomas. Karina actively contributes to the development of British, American and Swiss cross - cultural projects. In addition, she has contributed to numerous philanthropic pursuits connecting the world of sport and school education, including the Special Olympics. She also developed the Peace and Sport Educational Kit project concept, (Peace and Sport International Organization, Monaco), Karina is also the author of the "Olympic Games Workbook" (an innovative English Grammar and Vocabulary Project) Which gradually grew into a sustainable humanitarian project helping to develop education, peaceful dialogue and cultural diplomacy. She also designed a set of educational workshops involving the peaceful legacy of the London Marathon for young language learners in Donbass region of Ukraine. Karina is a member of the Bagrationi Descendants Association (since 2017 y. ) and is the President and Founder of the Princess Carina Organization (Swiss based NGO, Under Patronage of Geneva Canton and United Nations partner). The Princess is a board member of Global Process Magazine ( World Diplomacy and Politics), an Honorary Member of The Diplomatic Society of St. Gabriel ( the fraternity of international Diplomats) and is permanent PR advisor and volunteer to the Diplomatic Mission Embassy of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta in Ukraine.

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