Edita Sawyers

Mazda 626

Amadeus

Swim, sauna, dance

Lithuania

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Engagement Model Offered

Day Rate; Project Based

Suited to Organisational Types

Start-ups; Scale-ups; SME; Corporate

Edita is a senior external affairs and government relations leader with 22 years of experience helping organisations grow through strategic stakeholder engagement, public funding and international market entry.

She specialises in connecting businesses with government, funding and commercial opportunities, combining strong multicultural expertise with a pragmatic, resourceful approach to delivering results in complex and challenging environments.

Edita’s Arena

  • Government Relations, External Affairs & Business Growth.

  • Technical Focus: Public Funding, Innovation & Capital, Market Entry, Government Relations.

  • Function Expertise: External Affairs, Business Development, Stakeholder Engagement, International Expansion.

Superpowers

  • Unlocks public funding and external opportunities to accelerate business growth.

  • Navigates multicultural environments and complex stakeholder landscapes with ease.

  • Finds creative, pragmatic solutions when resources and time are limited.

  • Turns challenging situations into practical, deliverable outcomes.

Impact in Action

  • Secured multimillion-pound grant funding in record time.

  • Successfully established and operated a new international office.

  • Delivered an intensive eight-day programme in a complex international environment.

Working style

  • Take in, solve, deliver.

  • Pragmatic, resourceful and adaptable.

  • Calm and effective under pressure.

  • Builds relationships across cultures and stakeholder groups