Leadership · Relations, institutions, partnerships
John Kapine Kodo
President & Co-founder
Builds the alignment required when a project involves multiple stakeholders.
John Kapine Kodo brings specialist training in international relations and continuous experience across consular work, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, development cooperation and business consulting. He connects institutions, partners, territories and project objectives through analysis and operational coordination.
Problem, transformation, contribution
Why this experience matters to the usual neXt projects
Installations, venues and place-based experiences can involve clients, public bodies, cultural partners, suppliers and local operators. John structures the stakeholder landscape, prepares decision-ready information and keeps objectives, participants and responsibilities clear.
Stakeholders with different interests
He maps participants, priorities and constraints so that work does not proceed on implicit expectations. Discussions are translated into objectives, required decisions and verifiable responsibilities.
Partnerships and international development
Experience in foreign-market analysis, partner relations and import-export processes supports projects that span territories, languages and supply chains.
Institutional and territorial context
Briefings, reports and political-institutional updates help the team understand the context before proposing formats, partnerships or cooperation programmes.
Professional background
A career across diplomacy, cooperation and international development
Political and diplomatic training has been applied in cultural institutions, development cooperation, consular activity and business consulting. This is valuable when technical benefits must also be understood and supported by non-technical stakeholders.
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2018 - present
Consulate Official
Consulate of Chad in Italy
Support to the political adviser, liaison with NGOs and institutional stakeholders, political and institutional reporting, and analysis of economic and cooperation policies.
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2019 - 2023
Business Consultant
Maurice Company
International expansion strategies, foreign-market analysis, partner and client relations, logistics supervision and import-export processes.
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2016 - 2017
Research Assistant
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Development Cooperation
Conference material on food security and nutrition, support for cooperation initiatives and geopolitical analysis of crisis regions.
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2014 - 2015
Administrative Assistant and Lecturer
Italian Cultural Institute, Copenhagen
Italian courses, support for cultural promotion and planning of exhibitions, conferences and concerts.
From expertise to delivery
Expertise that directly supports the offer
John contributes when a project must be understood, supported and coordinated across several organisations. His specialisation strengthens institutional and stakeholder work while remaining connected to operational delivery.
- Geopolitical analysis and reporting
- Institutional relations
- Stakeholder management
- International cooperation
- Partnership development
- Foreign-market analysis
- Import-export processes
- Documentation and operational coordination
Project responsibilities
Where he contributes in the project workflow
John’s contribution is especially relevant when adoption depends on the quality of relationships as well as the quality of the solution.
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Context assessment
Territory, stakeholders, interests, sensitivities and conditions for a credible partnership.
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Relationship building
Partners, public bodies, operators and contacts are engaged with clear information and responsibilities.
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Operational continuity
Updates, documentation and coordination keep stakeholders aligned throughout the project.
Education and sources
Education and institutions
His academic background covers political science, international relations and two specialist SIOI master’s programmes, followed by work in institutional and cooperation contexts.
- SIOI, Rome Master in International Functions · 2015; Second-level Master in Diplomatic Studies · 2017
- LUMSA University, Rome BA in Political Science · 2012; MA in International Relations · 2014
Leadership
Specialist expertise designed to work as one team.
the usual neXt integrates project leadership, stakeholder relations, software and technical production. Each specialist retains a clear responsibility within one delivery process.
Next step
Start with the result the project must deliver.
Share the context, audience, space and objective. The team will define the useful scope and establish whether the next step is an initial assessment, a configuration or a quotation.