ACEin. | About

Our Mission

ACEin supports potential young entrepreneurs and researchers in order to turn their innovative entrepreneurial ideas or scientific research results into a sustainable business model and subsequent a start-up company as well as large organisations to tackle specific business problems by collaborating with start-ups and tech-talented people.

Our Competences

End-to-end proven methodology

Breaking down the innovation cycle into manageable steps (e.g., ideation, business model design, prototyping, market validation)

Sourcing of creative problem solvers

Open up access to motivated, creative, and talented groups, including scientists, professionals, entrepreneurs and start-ups

Build the Innovation Case

Use of idea generation and collective research with a multi-stakeholder community, including users and experts from all points

Highly Experienced and Trained Facilitation Team

PhD-educated experts facilitate the innovation process and innovation coaches take part in the acceleration process

Research Commercialization

Boost the connection between research and industry and gain access to new technologies in their earliest stages

Proof of concept (PoC)

Test new collaboration and business models in ‘living labs’ for PoC projects

Meet the Team Behind ACEin

Katerina Pramatari

Scientific Coordinator

Katerina Pramatari

Scientific Coordinator

Katerina Pramatari is an Associate Professor of the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Scientific Coordinator of ACEin, the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at AUEB and responsible for the ELTRUN-SCORE research group. Since January 2018, it has been a Partner at Uni.Fund, a new fund with the participation of the European Investment Fund (EIF) as part of the Equifund initiative to support new startups and spinoffs. She holds a B.Sc. in Informatics and M.Sc. in Information Systems from AUEB, and a Ph.D. in Information Systems and Supply Chain Management also from AUEB. She has received various academic distinctions and scholarships and has published more than 100 papers in scientific journals, peer-reviewed academic conferences and book chapters. Prior to joining the academia, she has worked as systems analyst and assistant brand manager at Procter&Gamble. In parallel to doing her PhD and growing-up two daughters, she was heavily involved in the setup of a B2B e-business startup that is now an established company. Over the last years she has supported several teams in the setup of their own ventures and has been among the initiators and supporters of various activities fostering youth entrepreneurship.

Angeliki Karagiannaki

Managing Director

Angeliki Karagiannaki

Managing Director

Dr. Angeliki Karagiannaki is a part-time Lecturer for the “Design thinking for Innovation” and “Electronic Commerce and Internet Applications” modules at the Department of Management Science and Technology of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and a part-time Lecturer for the “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” module at the Department of Informatics of AUEB. She is also a founding member and the managing director of Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (www.acein.aueb.gr), the incubation center of AUEB. She holds a PhD from AUEB with a thesis entitled “RFID-enabled Supply Chain Process Redesign using Simulation” and a Masters in Management Science and Operational Research from Warwick Business School. Her research interests lie in innovation and entrepreneurship, ICT entrepreneurship, research commercialisation and innovation for supply chain management. In the last years she has had active participation in several national and European research projects. Angeliki has published articles in academic Journals, such as Journal of the Operational Research Society, Computers in Industry, Industrial Management and Data Systems (IMDS), as well as in conferences, including the Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (MCIS), the International Annual EurOMA Conference, the Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC), the European Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ECMS), the European Conference in Operational Research (EURO). Angeliki is also a member of the Advisory Committee for Research and Innovation in Attica Region, that is the advisory body that provides strategic advice and recommendations to the Regional Governor of Attica. She has published a book in Greek titled “Quantitative & Qualitative Business Process Modeling”.

Marianna Galani

Project Manager

Marianna Galani

Project Manager

Marianna Galani (MSc) is the Project Manager of the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin), the Incubation Center of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She holds a degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, a post- diploma in Services Management from the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has worked for two consecutive years at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit of the Athens University of Economics and Business as a Communications and Event Management Officer and she has also attended with scholarship a one-year program organized by AUEB on Social Entrepreneurship.

Elli Diakanastasi

Network and Operations Manager

Elli Diakanastasi

Network and Operations Manager

Elli Diakanastasi (MSc, Phd. Candidate) is the Network and Operations Manager of the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She has more than a decade’s worth of experience in entrepreneurship. She is a Ph.D. candidate studying the inner workings of entrepreneurial teams and has a Master’s in management, product innovation, and entrepreneurship. She is also a founding member of ACEin and an inseparable part of it. In her time there she has coached dozens of teams and taken part in EU funded projects to cultivate and promote entrepreneurial skills and mindset.

Stratos Baloutsos

Business Development anager

Stratos Baloutsos

Business Development anager

Stratos Baloutsos is a Ph.D. candidate and researcher, interested in the fields of Innovation Ecosystems and Business Model Innovation. He holds an M.B.A. degree, with a major in Finance, and a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics. For the last several years he has been coaching startups and studying factors that allow entrepreneurial ventures to succeed. He has also been involved in several EU funded projects contributing on issues of business modeling and commercialization. Before ACEin he was also a consultant and mechanical engineer.

Vasiliki Chronaki

Communications Officer

Vasiliki Chronaki

Communications Officer

Vasiliki Chronaki (MSc, PhD Candidate) works as a Communications Officer for the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) which is facilitated in the Athens University of Economics and Business. She holds a Master degree in Management Science and Technology (MSc) from the Athens University of Economics and Business, and a degree in Financial Management and Engineering from the University of the Aegean. She has worked as a Project Manager Intern for Intermetal S.A., while prior to her master studies she worked as a Communications Manager for Orama Group.

Nefeli Vasiou

Administrative Staff

Nefeli Vasiou

Administrative Staff

Nefeli Vasiou works as a member of the Administration Staff for ACEin. She holds a degree in History & Archaeology from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked as an intern for the Herakleidon Museum (Science, Art & Mathematics) and she has contributed in the organisation of numerous events, workshops and tournaments as a Training Officer & Communications Manager for the AUEB Debating Society for the past years.

Meet the Awesome Volunteers

Giannis Anagnostopoulos

Giannis Anagnostopoulos

Giannis Anagnostopoulos is a student at the Athens University of Economics & Business, in the department of Business Administration, and at the same time, he is a volunteer in the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ACEin). His objective is to develop as many skills and knowledge as possible, as well as to deal with business-related issues.

Christos N. Chiletis

Christos N. Chiletis

Christos-Nikolaos Chiletis is a Business Administration Student at University of Piraeus and a Volunteer for the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Acein). At the same time, he’s the Founder of Carma Share and former member of European Youth Parliament in Greece. He has worked at the Tourism industry and he has participated in several business competitions and seminars since an early age. His first contact with entrepreneurship took place at the age of 15, when given a scholarship by Instralot he attended the Youth Entrepreneurship Summer School (YES).

Angeliki Roubati

Angeliki Roubati

Aggeliki Rubati is a senior student in the department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She is a volunteer in the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Unique Minds. She participated in the Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Program (YES), in 2015, and since then she is a volunteer in the program.

Alexandra Stathopoulou

Alexandra Stathopoulou

Alexandra Stathopoulou is studying Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, with major in Information Systems and Electronic Business. She is volunteering at the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) and she is an active member in the content creation team of thinkbiz. She has participated in a project of ELTRUN, E-Commerce and E-Business Lab. She took part in the Coding Bootcamp in 2016, where her team placed first, earning her a scholarship to attend the Youth Entrepreneurship Summer School (YES) in 2017.

Vasilis Xifaras

Vasilis Xifaras

Vasilis Xifaras is currently studying at the Department of Management Science and Technology in the Athens University of Economics and Business. Among his hobbies are mountain climbing, computers, and traveling are the most important ones. He has a big interest in entrepreneurship and new technologies regarding computers.

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ACEin is situated near the center of Athens. We have created friendly and relaxing open co-working spaces for work, meetings and events that inspire and connect people.

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Our Mission

Our Competences

End-to-end proven methodology

Sourcing of creative problem solvers

Build the Innovation Case

Highly Experienced and Trained Facilitation Team

Research Commercialization

Proof of concept (PoC)

Meet the Team Behind ACEin

Katerina Pramatari

Angeliki Karagiannaki

Marianna Galani

Elli Diakanastasi

Stratos Baloutsos

Vasiliki Chronaki

Nefeli Vasiou

Meet the Awesome Volunteers

Giannis Anagnostopoulos

Christos N. Chiletis

Angeliki Roubati

Alexandra Stathopoulou

Vasilis Xifaras

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