Kabira Mammadova is an assessment and leadership development professional from Azerbaijan, working with Yüksəliş, the country’s flagship national leadership competition. She specializes in competency-based assessment, assessment center design, assessor training, emotional intelligence, and leadership development. Kabira has contributed to the design and implementation of large-scale assessment processes aimed at identifying and developing high-potential leaders for the public and private sectors. At E-ATP 2026 in Rome, she will present Yüksəliş as a national leadership assessment case, highlighting how structured, competency-based assessment can support fairness, talent discovery, and leadership development at scale.