Ecosystem strategy · Program design · Engagement

Turning regional strategy into coordinated action.

Turning regional ambition into practical strategy—aligning institutions, investors, companies and entrepreneurial communities around the work required to make innovation possible.

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Capabilities

Clear direction for complex, connected work.

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Ecosystem strategy

Map the landscape, identify gaps and turn regional ambition into a focused roadmap with priorities, roles and measurable next steps.

02

Stakeholder engagement

Design and facilitate processes that bring public institutions, business, academia, funders and entrepreneurs toward a shared outcome.

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Program design

Develop accelerators, founder programs, events and investment-readiness initiatives that fit the local context and create useful momentum.

04

Positioning and activation

Shape a credible regional narrative, build the partnerships behind it and translate strategy into initiatives people can join and support.

Approach

How the work gets done.

Taking programs from concept to delivery. Grounding every engagement in research — then structuring alignment, program architecture and implementation as one connected system, with practical ownership, sequencing and measurable next steps.

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Design

Audience, program architecture, participant journey and measurable outcomes.

02

Convene

Government, donors, founders, mentors, investors, media and technology leaders.

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Deliver

Budgets, logistics, speakers, mentors, registrations, communications and day-of flow.

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Extend

Turn a moment into a pipeline, partner network, media story and next program.

About

A technology leader who builds innovation systems.

Selma Sehic Founder and Principal
Selmatic Consulting

Nine years leading corporate automation and innovation programs — built on earlier work founding startup ecosystems from the ground up.

  • Automation & AI
  • Startup ecosystems
  • Public-private partnerships
Selma Sehic, Founder and Principal of Selmatic Consulting

Track record

Programs built to connect people, capital and practical next steps.

Leading regional automation programs across the Americas — RPA and AI solutions driving efficiency across business units and external customers.

Building and scaling the Regional RPA Center of Excellence — identifying and automating repetitive business processes.

Piloting emerging technologies with customers, vendors, and startups, introducing innovation into a global corporate setting.

Flagship case

230

Startup Weekend Sarajevo

230 participants, 56 ideas pitched, 39 mentors and 15 judges across three editions.

First program of its kind

60

BIZOO startup accelerator

BIZOO (Business Innovation Zoo) ran three-month accelerator cycles, a business angel network and Startup Safaris across Bosnia and Herzegovina — 60 young entrepreneurs, 40 mentors and 15 leading ideas supported toward launch.

One cycle: 98 applications → 18 pitches → nine teams → six graduates. $3M in catalytic USAID backing.

200People at the largest startup and corporate forums
40Startups in the annual accelerator pipeline

Contact

Ready to build what comes next?

Emailselma@selmatic.ca

LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/selmasehic

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Build the conditions. Connect the people. Make the strategy move.

Strategy, research and engagement for places ready to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship.