Team

Neslihan Aydagül Mathieu is the Founder and Managing Director of Everose Strategies, and is based in the UAE. Neslihan is a natural communicator, moderator, and researcher, and is a lifelong learner. She has an innate ability to communicate great ideas and motivate people to rally behind them. Neslihan is contagiously positive, empathetic, and genuine, and has gained the trust of hundreds of business leaders on how to communicate over the course of more than two decades.

Her career in investment research began when she moved to Taiwan in 2003 to conduct industry research in the steel sector for a global publication. She then spent the next two decades producing, directing, and managing country analysis projects in Southeast Asia and the GCC — gaining over 20 years of reporting experience on energy economies and their evolving role in global markets. Having lived in Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, Neslihan has an in-depth understanding of the regional economy and has used this knowledge in moderating multiple strategic round tables, interviewing ministers and heads of state, and advising governments and corporations on best practices in strategic communication and knowledge transfer. She has interviewed and advised over 5,000 C-level executives on strategic communication.

Şölen Cenberoğlu is the Marketing Communications Manager at Everose Strategies, based in the UAE. With over ten years of international experience across Turkey, Thailand, Tanzania, and the UAE, she specializes in strategic communications, brand development, and integrated project management.

She has led multi-market communication strategies, digital transformation initiatives, and high-level content production — including the UAE Energy Transition & Sustainabilty, the UAE Energy Transition strategic report and the World Energy Transition digital platform.

Prior to joining Everose, Solen oversaw PR, marketing, and event operations across 35 countries for a global media group.

Şölen holds a Master’s degree in Marketing Communications from Galatasaray University and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations (on scholarship) from Istanbul Kultur University. She also completed advanced programs in brand and corporate communications and studied management abroad at Comenius University in Slovakia through the Erasmus program.

Kerim Can Ertug is a sustainability and strategy expert with 20+ years of management consulting experience, specializing in driving responsible growth and operational excellence for diverse clients including Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and family-owned businesses, with a proven track record in strategy, efficiency improvement, corporate governance, and transformational change management.

He is experienced in leading cross-cultural teams to deliver results. A results-driven consultant committed to delivering enduring value for clients.

Jonathan Gorvett is an analyst, journalist and writer with over two decades of experience covering the Gulf, the wider Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. Writing on economics and finance, as well as politics and culture, he has written for a wide variety of publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, Asia Times, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the Washington Diplomat, Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC Asia, Oxford Business Group and the Irish Times.