Managing Director

Elena is a Paris -based international event specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in the European, Eastern Partnership and Central Asian markets.

She has held senior event management positions for international organizations in the not-for-profit energy sector, such as the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and also investor relations positions for the London FTSE-listed oil and gas companies Sibir Energy Plc and Cadogan Petroleum Plc, with exploration assets in Russia and Ukraine.

Leveraging her experience, in 2011 Elena has founded Capital Europe Consultants Ltd (formerly Capital Europe Conferences Ltd) in London and in 2019, its subsidiary in Paris, Capital Europe Consultants FR SAS. Following tendering processes, the company has been subcontracted by the OECD as a sole event manager first for the International Energy Agency run EU funded EU4Energy Phase I (2017-2021) and later, EU4Energy Phase II (2021-2024) projects.

A UK citizen since 1993, Elena was born and raised in Georgia and from 2020 she resides in Paris. Elena holds a professional qualification in financial services issued by the Chartered Insurance Institute, London. She is fluent in Georgian, Russian and English and conversational in French.

Currently Elena is responsible for contracting and subcontracting
opportunities within the company.