Mr. Stephan Rauch
CEO Real Plus Consulting
Stephan has over 20 years experience working at the cutting edge of the corporate world as well as founding, growing and managing businesses in a multitude of industries. During this time Stephan has been able to build an extensive, worldwide network of business contacts to leverage for any future endeavor. His experience with connecting foreign businesses to the Austrian markets is second to none.
During his professional career Stephan has acquired substantial management experience in the Telecommunications, Finance, Creative and Information Technology industries. He is a well-versed communicator able to work in any cultural setting or region of the world. His greatest strength might be his ability to bridge the three very different worlds of corporate business, information technology and the creative industries in order to find innovative and creative solutions that produce results.
Stephan is a member of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) as well as the Austrian-Chinese Friendship Association (Ö.G.C.F)
A selection of his clients include:
Raiffeisen Bank (Vienna, Austria), The United Nations (New York), Bowne & Co and RR Donnelley (New York), SRWP (Vienna, Beijing, Moscow and New York), PBF Corporation (New York)
Mr. Harvey Dzodin
Senior Advisor to the board.
Harvey is a great asset to our team, bringing a rich work experience to the table. A Member of the counsel to the White House Conference on Families under US President Jimmy Carter he later became a consultant to the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board in Vienna and subsequently a Vice-President at ABC Television in New York. He graduated from Michigan State University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and the Harvard Law School. He received a master’s degree in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mr. Gilbert Van Kerckhove
Senior Advisor to the Board.
Advisor to the Beijing Development &
Reform Commission
(BDRC) as “Delegate Investment Promotion for the Olympic Ownership Tenders” after delivering
reports on PPP and post-Olympic use of sports venues. Later on, working for Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. (BSAM) as “Negotiation and Development Director”. Advisor to the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau (Beijing Municipality) since 2000.
He maintains a close relation with several Beijing Municipal Government entities.
On 2 July 2010 he was appointed by Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong as “Committee Member of the Specialist Working Group for the Beijing 12th Five Year Plan”.
Formerly very active with the European Chamber as the specialist in government procurement and public bidding, maintaining close contact with the European.
Mr. Michael Graham 
External Advisor to the Board.
Born in China and with a lifelong interest and involvement in the country, Michael – now retired – is a former high-ranking EU diplomat. He was Head of Delegation (Ambassador) to Lithuania during that country’s accession to the EU, and was in charge of the EU Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia before and after the NATO bombing campaign, as well as spending five years as Head of the EU diplomatic inspection service.