The Team

The only real stumbling-block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude. Julia Child

Local Organisation: JCI Basel
First attended JCI EA: 2023

Since joining JCI in 2021, Karina has been an active and committed member of JCI Basel, taking on several leadership roles within her Local Organization. Serving as Vice President in 2023 and President in 2024, and through 2025 she contributes as Immediate Past President, focusing on membership, growth, and building an engaged and welcoming community.

In addition to her local leadership roles, Karina has supported major JCI events, including serving on the COC for the Forum National Conference in Basel 2024, joining the JCI European Academy COC in 2025, and support the World Congress in Zurich 2023 as a country manager for Spanish speaking countries and contributing to the leisure program. A graduate of JCI European Academy 2023, she is passionate about personal development, connection, and creating meaningful experiences for young leaders.

Professionally, Karina works in the pharma sector, where she serves as a cross-functional integrator across teams and functions. She specializes in strategic project management, helping align stakeholders to deliver on key projects and ensure collaborations deliver their full value. Known for her structured yet people-focused approach, she thrives in dynamic environments where clarity, coordination, and partnership matter most.

As part of the Academy team, Karina is excited to help shape the best Academy ever in 2026!

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams

Local Organisation: JCI Arlon
First attended JCI EA: 2019

Fanny has been an active JCI member for more than a decade, serving in multiple leadership roles and contributing to countless events and trainings across Europe. Curious by nature and driven by a deep love of learning, she sees every experience as an opportunity to grow — and to help others do the same.

Known for her energy, boldness, and trademark mix of clarity and humor, Fanny also happens to enjoy a good argument… which she confirms by winning three French Debating Championships (EC 2016, WC 2017 and 2019). For her, debating is not about being right — it’s about opening perspectives, elevating collective intelligence, and expanding what people believe is possible.

In her professional life, Fanny runs Home Sweet Gaume, a thriving real-estate company in the south of Belgium. She leads a team of seven people with a philosophy that blends performance, benevolence, and trust. Her mission is simple: to make people grow. Communication, leadership, psychology, and human dynamics are the pillars of her daily work — and the reason why she recently completed an Executive Master in Business Coaching and Organizational Development.

Today, she dedicates her time to empowering individuals and teams, speaking, training, and helping others unlock their potential. Her WHY is to inspire people so they can open their field of possibilities — and she embodies this everywhere she goes.

It is with this spirit that Fanny joins the 2026 JCI European Academy as Head Trainer, honoured to contribute to one of JCI’s most transformational experiences.