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Mentors & Experts

Building entrepreneurs that change the world and changemakers with an entrepreneurial mindset

We partner with diverse business experts, executives, innovators and startuppers to ensure our startup and research teams have the support they need to succeed in making their creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial ideas come true. We connect founders with relevant industry mentors!

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Alex Harris

Founder Adadot.com

Alex Harris

Founder Adadot.com

Alex is passionate about Future of Work solutions. After graduating from Oxford she spent the next decade in the world's largest advertising firms working with brands like Kellogg's, Lenovo and Chevrolet. After getting frustrated with the inefficiencies of running large international projects with distributed teams she founded Adadot. Adadot is a pioneering workforce optimisation platform for professional services firms. Η Άλεξ ειναι απόφοιτος τις Οξφορδης και έχει πανω απο δέκα χρονια εμπειρία στο χώρο του Μάρκετινγκ οπου εxει λαβει και πολλαπλα διεθνή βραβεία. Τα τελευταια χρόνια ειναι πρωτοπόρος στον τομέα Future of Work με την εταιρεία της, την Adadot. Η Αdadot ειναι ενα λογισμικό το οποίο βοηθάει εταιρείες παροχής υπηρεσειών να βελτίωσουν την κερδοφορία τους μέσω καλύτερης διαχέιρισης του ανθρώπινου δυναμικού.

Nikolas Afordakos

Global Head of Technology Audit, Revolut

Nikolas Afordakos

Global Head of Technology Audit, Revolut

echnology Risk and Control professional Nikolas Afordakos holds an MBA from University of Luton and University of Central Arkansas and a MSc in Financial Aspects of decision management from the university of Luton. During his 16-year career he has held senior technology audit and credit risk roles in a number of banks and financial service institutions including Barclays, Mastercard, Revolut, Deloitte and Eurobank. His focus is technology audit and his core skills lie in the identification and mitigation of the technology risks that exist in financial institutions.

Panagiotis Chatzidakis

CCO - Head of Product at bubbllz app

Panagiotis Chatzidakis

CCO - Head of Product at bubbllz app

Studied Graphic Design and works as an Art & Creative Director, specializing in web & game design, and UI-UX design on mobile apps. He is the Co-Founder of 3 companies specializing in digital communication with one of them being Pinnatta, a Greek American mobile startup. He now works as a creative director on a mobile startup called Bubbllz. He has been awarded with the Golden Ermis & EBGE.

Socrates Charisis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Socrates Charisis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Socrates Charisis is devoted in designing unique experiences and products for the world since 2013. He invests and does business in the Tech Industry while constantly seeking more and more knowledge about how the world works. In 2018 he co-founded the first Digital Product Agency in Greece, Quintessential SFT: An agency that crafts digital products following a strict holistic approach. From a simple idea to the research and design, to product development, maintenance and commercial success.

Panos Christakos

Entrepreneur, Investor & Senior Advisor

Panos Christakos

Entrepreneur, Investor & Senior Advisor

Panos Christakos has an extensive experience in executive and investment roles, including, but not limited to, model validation and risk management for various risk types including credit risk, market risk and liquidity risk. For more than 5 years, he has been working for top tiers Banking Groups such as JPMorgan, BNP Paribas and Natixis in the United Kingdom and France, allowing him to gain exposure on high quality management practices and develop an excellent understanding of the regulatory frameworks. He has supported financial institutions on various topics such as strategy, regulation, capital management, credit risk and operational risk.

Niovi Christopoulou

VC/PE attorney and strategist - US market

Niovi Christopoulou

VC/PE attorney and strategist - US market

Niovi Christopoulou is an experienced business and legal professional currently based in New York City and focused on investments, VC and entrepreneurship. Niovi is currently advising innovative companies on strategic and legal matters with a transatlantic focus: she works with EU-based companies entering the US market, as well as US investors interested in EU-based opportunities helping them with fundraising, market entry and global scale-up strategies. Niovi’s recent work experience includes working as director of capital partnering and Deputy GC at a NYC-based fintech company engineering first generation financial products with a focus on cryptocurrencies where she was engaged in product and business development, operations and legal matters. Her legal experience includes working at international law firms in New York, London, and Washington DC with a focus on mergers & acquisitions and private equity and as an advisor to multinational companies on legal and strategic issues. Niovi is currently a mentor for Endeavor Global and Endeavor Greece advising start- up companies on growth. She has served on the board of Association of Corporate Counsel – NY Chapter, the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and as a committee co-chair of Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY. Niovi graduated with honors from Columbia University Law School (JD 2004, Stone Scholar) and Athens Law School in Greece. In 2018 she graduated from Harvard Business School’s HBX CORe Credential of Readiness in business fundamentals. She feels blessed to have been born and raised in Athens, Greece.

Charis Christofi

Entrepreneur In Residence at Merantix

Charis Christofi

Entrepreneur In Residence at Merantix

Charis is an engineer by background, having studied mechanical engineering at the University of Cambridge with an exchange year at MIT. He worked in strategy consulting with Oliver Wyman's London office, advising clients across industries such as technology and financial services, including work with Greek financial institutions post crisis. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is now working as an entrepreneur in residence with Merantix, a venture studio based in Berlin, on developing and launching a machine learning first venture.

Pieris Christofi

Business Development at Palantir Technologies

Pieris Christofi

Business Development at Palantir Technologies

Pieris Christofi joined Palantir’s Commercial Business Development team in 2017. Since joining, Pieris has focused on digitalisation projects in large companies and has led development teams in implementing product solutions across a number of industries including shipping, insurance and energy. Prior to Palantir, Pieris worked at Moody’s Analytics where he focused on regulatory technology solutions. Pieris has also served as a Reserve Special Forces Officer in the Cypriot National Guard. Pieris studied Economics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics at Warwick University followed by a Master's Degree in Applied Statistics from the University of Oxford.

Dimitris Damilos

Software Engineer at Photobox

Dimitris Damilos

Software Engineer at Photobox

After completing my studies of IT & CS at the University of West Attica, I finished my internship at ATEbank, where I developed small-scale database management systems. Then, I joined Amoweb, where I worked as a web developer. Afterwards, I served my mandatory military service at the Hellenic Army as a radar operator and finally, self-employed, I worked on small-scale web projects. In 2012, two friends and I decided to create our own project, cmagnet. We delivered Graphic Design and Corporate Identity solutions, as well as websites and e-shops for small businesses. Three years later, I moved to the UK, where I landed at Ladbrokes as a Front-End Developer, developing and supporting the online betting platform, I was also taking care of new game integrations and overall support. In 2017, it was time for Whitbread to be my house next. In the role of Developer, I worked on the JS side of an AEM product of the Premier Inn website's Scrum teams. Then, as a Senior Developer in the same company and product, I co-led a React/Redux migration on top of the rest. At the moment, I am working for the Photobox's Editor team as a full stack developer on React and Node stacks, specializing in Front End development and UX/UI implementation. The team I am part of is responsible for the online tool customers use to create their books and calendars, as well as a significant amount of web services around it. Being part of that, my responsibilities include the development and support of new Editor features, the improvement of the existing features, as well as managing the data used and slightly being involved with the web services.

Angelos Damoulianos

Founder at Botilia.gr CEO at Umobit

Angelos Damoulianos

Founder at Botilia.gr CEO at Umobit

Angelos Damoulianos is the founder of botilia.gr, a startup curating the best wines from small Greek Producers. He worked as a project manager for major Software houses and Banks. His studies include Information Technology at the University of Crete and Economics at the University of Piraeus. In recent years he has been leading Umobit sa, a digital house developing demanding web and mobile applications.

Athina Polina Dova

Coo & Co-Founder @Owiwi

Athina Polina Dova

Coo & Co-Founder @Owiwi

Athina Polina Dova holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law with Specialization in Labor Law and Labor Relations from Democritus University of Thrace as well as an MSc in International Business and Management from Alba Graduate Business School. She has also taken a certification in Game Theory Strategy from Yale University. She has worked as a trainee labor lawyer for the HR Department of Alpha Bank but also has worked as an HR professional in organizations as General Electric and Upstream S.A. The last 2 years is Co-Founder and the Head Of Operations in Owiwi (http://www.owiwi.co.uk/).

Christos Dovletoglou

VP of Sales | EMEA Alliances Director

Christos Dovletoglou

VP of Sales | EMEA Alliances Director

Christos Dovletoglou holds an MBA from Manchester Business School and Boston University School of Management. During his 15-year career with Canon Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), he held several senior management roles in Western Europe, UK, Central Eastern Europe (CEE) and Greece, at EMEA HQ, National Sales Organisation, Regional Sales Organization, Representative Office and Global Accounts level; which, earned him a global multi-site, hands-on, general management; B2B & B2C; enterprise services and consumer tech; direct sales, partner sales and alliance sales experience; across 30+ countries. Among other roles, including Management Consultant to well-known companies, Christos engineered and delivered growth for Canon as General Manager/Country Director at Canon Greece, EMEA SMB Channel Manager; Sales Manager, Enterprise Direct Sales at Canon UK; Regional Sales Director, Enterprise Partner Channel, Canon CEE; and EMEA Enterprise Alliances Director, Global Accounts. Christos mentors startups and companies at an international level and relishes opportunities to enable them to deliver a sound strategy and execution for growth and international expansion; to energize others -releasing their positive energy to take any hill, turnaround performance and lead change; across industries, verticals, functions and geographies; with a passion for customer success.

Demetres Drivas

Communication & Marketing Manager, Onassis

Demetres Drivas

Communication & Marketing Manager, Onassis

Demetres Drivas currently works as Communication Officer at Onassis Foundation. With 20+ years of experience in the communications industry, he has worked at top advertising agencies: Adel/Saatchi & Saatchi, Fortune, Leo-Burnett and Publicis (as a Deputy GM). He handled the brand-building of numerous mega-brands in our market. He holds an MSC in Public Relations (Stirling University), a Diploma in Marketing (Chartered Institute of Marketing) and a BSc in Business Administration (Deree College).

Stelios Eliakis

General Manager @Sleed, Partner @ Uni.Fund

Stelios Eliakis

General Manager @Sleed, Partner @ Uni.Fund

Mr. Stelios Eliakis is the General Manager of Sleed which is one of the most innovative e-business and digital marketing agencies in Greece. He has been one of the founding members of the company and has significant experience in the area of e-commerce and e-business. He graduated from Dept. of Informatics of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and he holds an MSc in Information Systems from the same university. After finishing his MSc level studies, he joined the research team of ELTRUN lab as a PhD candidate in the Dept. of Management Science and Technology of AUEB. Stelios has demonstrated significant research activity in the areas of interoperability, e-commerce and supply chain management and optimization, by participating in a large collection of national and European projects. He has published his work in international conferences and international book publishers.

Christina Fili

Social Entrepreneurship Expert Philanthropy Consultant

Christina Fili

Social Entrepreneurship Expert Philanthropy Consultant

Christina Fili, Ashoka’s Country Representative for Greece. As an entrepreneur, over a 10-year period, she offered innovative solutions to the educational challenges faced by children and teenagers from underprivileged backgrounds. After having worked for several years at a single-family office, she committed herself to contributing to the social change in Greece by joining Ashoka.

Thomas Filippou

Commercial Director Retail, Digital, Protergia

Thomas Filippou

Commercial Director Retail, Digital, Protergia

Thomas Filippou works as Senior Product Innovation Manager at Vodafone. He joined the Vodafone team in 2004 and held various commercial positions within the company. He has broad experience in the telecommunications industry, having launched many innovative products and services in Greece. He holds academic degrees from the Technical University of Munich -Germany (www.tum.de) in Electrical & Information Technology Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.Univ., M.Sc.) and Master in Business Administration.

Konstantinos Fouskas

Business Coaching and teaching

Konstantinos Fouskas

Business Coaching and teaching

Konstantinos Fouskas holds the position of “Digital Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation” at the department of Applied informatics at the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, Greece, I am teaching in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship, e-business and development of new products and services. I also currently teach at International Hellenic University and University of the Aegean related topics and also collaborate with a number of other Academic Institutes in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship. My research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences and I have participated in research consortia for more than 15 International and National research projects, including research projects in Developing countries. I teach because I am passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation and development of new ventures. I also have been a serial entrepreneur developing a number of Business ventures mainly related to provision of Digital, innovative services, others resulting in success and others in teaching me valuable lessons. My background is widespread and is combining studies and experience ranging from crafting and aligning a corporate strategy and responding to competition with innovative actions to handling and rearranging business operations and filling in accounting and financial information to analyzing pricing decisions. This diversity has allowed me to obtain a broader view in developing new business ventures ranging from evaluation of the business proposition to financial projections analysis. To this end I am happy to assist new entrepreneurs of any age that pursuit their dreams. I am doing so through various Incubator programs such as Orange Grove, Ace-In, EkinisiLab and by personal coaching and innovation competitions such as innovation and iBank. I have also been extensively engaged with business advisory, trying to assist established firms with limited organizational capabilities to evolve to viable, competitive players in their markets and organize their internal resources in a more efficient way. I have also been a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) Technology Transfer initiative team. I believe that entrepreneurship is very important and can significantly advance economic prosperity and improvement of the national level of innovation through the utilization of ICT and smart ways to approach current customer pains worldwide.

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou

Brand Identity Designer

Sophia Georgopoulou is an awarded brand identity designer from Athens GR. She is specialised in the fields of branding, logo design, visual communication, corporate identity development, packaging and print, having worked with local and international clients for more than a decade.

Emmanouil Gkatziouras

Backend Software Engineer @ Yapily

Emmanouil Gkatziouras

Backend Software Engineer @ Yapily

Emmanouil Gkatziouras is currently responsible for the Cloud Infrastructure at Yapily, an API Only technology provider whose mission is to enable innovative products to connect to banks. Throughout his career he has been responsible for building, designing, testing and supporting back-ends atop SQL, NoSQL databases and distributed web services, also he is an active contributor to Open Source projects.

Stelios Gerogiannakis

Principal Engineer at GoCardless

Stelios Gerogiannakis

Principal Engineer at GoCardless

Stelios Gerogiannakis has 20 years experience in software engineering. He has built systems for Banking, OpenBanking/PSD2 and Payments Processing, Online Travel and Pharmaceuticals. The technical domain expertise ranges from public APIs and micro-services to big data and blockchain. In his spare time he is an angel investor, startup advisor and mentor. He lives in London with his wife and their 2 daughters.

Thanassis Mylonas

Entrepreneurship & Business Development

Thanassis Mylonas

Entrepreneurship & Business Development

Thanassis is involved in Entrepreneurship & Business Development | Disruptive Innovation and has worked for over 27 years in the IT Professional Services. Delivered consistently at the highest level, bottom line and operational results by creating substantial and measurable value for the stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal skills, effective team player capable of engaging with a broad range of individuals from a variety of backgrounds. Thanassis has an ability to build strong relationships with clients and partners, and formulate innovative, creative and profitable solutions. His passion is the collaboration with forward-thinking people and businesses. In addition to holding an M.B.A., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Information Technology.

Yannis Imelos

Co-Founder & CEO at CollegeLink

Yannis Imelos

Co-Founder & CEO at CollegeLink

Yannis Imelos is a graduate of the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. From a young age, he was distinguished by his curiosity about the way the world is working and its willingness to create solutions that simplify everyday life. He started his career as Software Developer and then worked as a Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Consultant. Over the past 5 years, at CollegeLink, his everyday focus lies to develop the way Entry Level Recruiting works. Combining his human-centered approach with his technological knowledge, he makes it easier for young adults to kick-start their career and companies to reach and communicate with talented young professionals!

Andreas Kallis

Business Development & Strategy

Andreas Kallis

Business Development & Strategy

Andreas Kallis is currently an Advisor to multiple companies (both start-ups and established/mature firms) in software and new media. He sits on the advisory board of the PJ TechCatalyst fund and is a Mentor for Metavallon. He was previously Director for the Southern/Eastern Europe region of Thomson Reuters GRC. Andreas joined GRC from the Markets division of Thomson Reuters where he was VP, Business Development & Strategy EMEA for Reuters Insider. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Andreas worked for Barclays Capital in the investment banking division where he was responsible for managing relationships with corporate debt issuers in Southern Europe. Prior to this, Andreas spent six years working for Euromoney Plc as a Regional Director for their emerging markets information business (ISI). He has also held positions at Macedonia-Thrace Bank in Greece and SPG Media in London. Andreas has an MBA from the London Business School and has also completed studies at the EDHEC business school in France and the Wharton school in the US.

Apostolos Kallis

Chief Commercial Officer @ ETIYA

Apostolos Kallis

Chief Commercial Officer @ ETIYA

Apostolos Kallis has been working in the ICT space for over 14 years and is currently the Senior Vice President of Member Engagement & Sales for the TM Forum, the world’s largest trade association focused on helping enterprises continuously transform to succeed in the digital economy. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team Apostolos and his team are responsible for bringing together over 85,000 professionals across 900+ member companies to help them reduce costs and risks, improve business agility and grow their business through a wealth of knowledge, tools, standards, training and practice advice. Apostolos has worked with clients in Asia, Middle-East, Europe and the Americas and travels extensively to support projects and present at major industry events. He is also an advisor to many technology companies and over the years has worked with numerous companies worldwide (CellVision, Dax, Velocent, Oblicore, Etiya, Velti, Accanto, IST) in an advisory capacity on international expansion, sales and marketing strategy and partnerships. Recently he joined the Advisory Boards of Offerial and PollFish which are both backed by PJ Tech Catalyst and IQBility funding. Apostolos holds a BA International Business from the University of Brighton and an MBA in Telecoms from AUEB.

Eirini Kaymenaki

UX/UI Designer at HSBC

Eirini Kaymenaki

UX/UI Designer at HSBC

Eirini Kaymenaki is a UI/UX designer at HSBC (UK) where she manages the company’s digital communications portfolio across the Europe, Middle East and Asia markets. She has experience in the fintech and construction industries (Foster+Partners). Her interests at the MSc in Digital Media Design at the University of Edinburgh, include gameful digital user experience design and understanding user behaviour through data mining techniques.

Yannis Kirimkiridis

Business Development Manager, Pharmacydirect.gr

Yannis Kirimkiridis

Business Development Manager, Pharmacydirect.gr

Yannis Kirimkiridis was born in 1979 in Ioannina, Greece. He has studied International Economics at Athens University of Economics and Business and has an MBA from AUEB and Rotterdam School of Economics. Yannis has created several startups mainly in the music industry such as Themusicase.com, Otherlap.com and BEAM application. Since 2012 he works as an advisor for startups and medium size companies. Yannis is also co-founder of WIDGET, a software development company based in Greece.

Magy Kontou

Co-Founder - Lead Product & UI/UX

Magy Kontou

Co-Founder - Lead Product & UI/UX

Magy Kontou, is the co-Founder and Head of Operations at SimpleApps. It’s a tech startup company that develops mobile apps and offers digital marketing solutions, whose services are awarded in more than eight youth entrepreneurship and innovation contests. During her postgraduate studies she co-founded SimpleApps. She combines a strong engineering background, with her love for UI/UX design and her passion for mobile trends. In SimpleApps she oversees all the creative output of the company across different digital channels. Magy is also a member of Corallia gi-Cluster Governance Council, the biggest gaming cluster in Greece. She is a graduate of Computer Science Department and holds an MSc in Mobile Computing from the University of Hertfordshire (UH), UK.

Harris Kontogiannis

Contract Software Engineer/Architect, Harkon

Harris Kontogiannis

Contract Software Engineer/Architect, Harkon

My name is Harris Kontogiannis and I have worked as a software engineer/architect for multi-national organisations in New York, Boston, Silicon Valley and London, specialising in the fields of banking, finance, real-time payments processing, virtualisation software and more. Throughout my career I have worked with all types of technologies like APIs, micro-services, streaming architectures, big data, machine learning and blockchain. In my free time I'm trading cryptocurrencies.

George Kopanias

Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Flexciton

George Kopanias

Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Flexciton

George Kopanias has a degree in mechanical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA from the University of Cambridge. He has worked for more than 10 years in B2B sales for industries around the world. Since 2018 he has been responsible for business development and solutions consulting at Flexciton, a British startup that develops innovative software to optimize production scheduling.

Giannis Kostakis

Director @ Enkrypta

Giannis Kostakis

Director @ Enkrypta

Giannis Kostakis is a Cyber Security Expert with more than 10 years of experience in the Information Security and Data Protection space. He holds a Master's Degree in Information Security from Royal Holloway - University of London and a BSc in Informatics from Athens University of Economics and Business. He has also been accredited as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and as a Certified Information Security Manager as well as member of the Chartered Institute of Information Security. Giannis has been working in London over the past 9 years for a number of companies in the Banking, Finance, FinTech, Telecoms and E-commerce sector. He has served as advisor on various Committees and start-ups. Currently, Giannis is working as the Director of Enkrypta ltd and he is also the Co-founder of Leo Cybsec, a cyber security consulting start up operating in EMEA.

Evangelos Kotsonis

CEO, Co-Founder @ e-satisfaction

Evangelos Kotsonis

CEO, Co-Founder @ e-satisfaction

Evangelos Kotsonis is the CEO of e-satisfaction, a rapidly growing startup in the field of customer experience management, and Co-founder of Sleed, one of the most known digital agencies in Greece. Evangelos holds an experience in the fields of e-commerce and digital marketing, as he has been working in this field since 2010. Before focusing on e-commerce and digital marketing Evangelos has been working for 4 years as Information Security Consultant and since 2007 he has participated in a number of research projects related to data mining from large data stores, information security, retail, consumer behavior. He graduated from Informatics department of AUEB and holds an MSc in Information Systems from the same department.

Eleftheria Ledaki

Commercialisation Manager, Queen Mary Innovation

Eleftheria Ledaki

Commercialisation Manager, Queen Mary Innovation

Eleftheria Ledaki is a candidate Registered Technology Transfer Professional (cRTTP) with a scientific background (BSc in Biology and MSc in Molecular Basis of Human Disease from University of Crete, Greece) combined with studies in Intellectual Property Law (Brunel University of London, UK). She currently works as a Commercialisation Manager for Queen Mary Innovation, the technology transfer (TT) office of Queen Mary University of London, UK where she focuses on the commercialisation of technologies in the life sciences arena. She has been a LifeArc- AUTM fellow in 2018- 2019, she has co- authored a chapter at UK IPO's upcoming book in 'Growing Business Innovation' and has also been an invited speaker in three international conferences (ASTP Proton, Dublin, 2019, UIIN, Helsinki, 2019, AUTM Annual meeting San Diego, 2020). Lastly, she supports the TT community by being a committee member for AUTM small tech transfer offices and mentoring entry level TT professionals (Ximbassador, LifeArc TT fellowship).

Diamantis Lentsios

Executive Director

Diamantis Lentsios

Executive Director

Diamantis Lentsios was an Executive Chairman in Sirecled Ellas SA. He has 22 years of experience in high level management positions (Country Manager, General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer) with Greek and multinational Groups, some of them listed in the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE). These groups were operating in the sectors of Industrial B2B products (natural gas, cement, petroleum products, chemicals) and fast-moving consumer goods (cosmetics, foods and bread products). He has worked in Greece, Italy (8 years) and Nigeria (2 years) and his expertise is mainly the management of distressed companies. Crisis management, restructuring (strategic, operational, financial) and manufacturing are among his professional skills and competencies. He holds a M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bologna, a M.Sc. from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) and also a Diploma in Management from Henley Management College (UK).

Katerina Maniataki

Senior Product Designer

Katerina Maniataki

Senior Product Designer

Katerina Maniataki is a passionate professional User experience and User Interface designer with UI development skills. With over 9 years of experience in various fields, she could define and develop information architecture, interaction design and interface design for multiple platforms and products. Always eager to learn and face new challenges, she keeps herself up-to-date with the latest web trends and CSS techniques. She gets inspired by travelling with friends & listening to music. You may find her having a good time and designing amazing things with her fellow co-workers at Transifex.

Michael Tyrimos

Managing Director | Capacitor Partners

Michael Tyrimos

Managing Director | Capacitor Partners

Michael Tyrimos - MD @ Capacitor Partners, Seed Investor Michael is the Founder and Managing Director of Capacitor Partners, a technology consulting company. He is an active investor in companies such as Kodika.io and Ergodotisi.com, and the co-founder of the NGO Cypriot Enterprise Link / Hack Cyprus. In the past he served as the head of strategy at Digital Tree group, CEO of the e-commerce companies ergodotisi and Deliveryman, and co-founder of Tribal X (former e-logistics platform) in Silicon Valley. He is a graduate of King’s College London, Cambridge University and Oxford University. His focus is on SaaS, e-commerce and API-as-a-Service oriented startups.On his free time he hosts and presents the Future Talks show, where he interviews startup founders, investors, and policy makers in tech and innovation. Μιχάλης Τυρίμος - ΔΣ @ Capacitor Partners, Επενδυτής Ο Μιχάλης είναι ο ιδρυτής και διευθύνων σύμβουλος της συμβουλευτικής εταιρείας τεχνολογίας Capacitor Partners. Είναι επενδυτής σε εταιρείες όπως η Kodika.io και το Ergodotisi.com, και ο συνιδριτής των ΜΚΟ Cypriot Enterprise Link / Hack Cyprus. Στο παρελθόν διετέλεσε ως ο επικεφαλής στρατηγικής του ομίλου Digital Tree, διευθύνων σύμβουλος των εταιρειών ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου ergodotisi kai Deliveryman, και συνιδρυτής της Tribal X (πρώην εταιρεία e-logistics) στην Silicon Valley. Είναι απόφοιτος των πανεπιστημίων King’s College London, Cambridge και Oxford. To ενδιαφέρον του είναι σε startups που επικεντρώνονται σε SaaS, ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο, και API-as-a-Service. Κατα τον ελευθερο του χρόνο παρουσιάζει την εκπομπή Future Talks, όπου φιλοξενεί ιδρυτές απο startups, επενδυτές και φορείς χάραξης πολιτικής στους τομείς της τεχνολογίας και της καινοτομίας.

Ioannis Nikolaou

Associate Professor

Ioannis Nikolaou

Associate Professor

Ioannis Nikolaou is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business, Director of the MSc in Human Resources Management and Academic Director of the University’s Career Office. He carried out his postgraduate studies at the Manchester School of Management, UK and then worked in the private sector in Greece. He teaches courses in Organizational Behavior / Psychology and Human Resources Management and has extensive experience in providing consulting services and in-house management training programs. More Information: http://about.me/nikolaou.

Ioannis Orfanos

Partner, Arbitrage Real Estate

Ioannis Orfanos

Partner, Arbitrage Real Estate

Ioannis Orfanos is an experienced investment management and commercial advisory professional with more than 15 years of combined track record in real estate and green growth infrastructure. He has originated and structured a series of value-add real estate and sustainable development investments. He has also created benchmarking databases and solutions to assess corporate property portfolios. Ioannis is currently a Partner at Arbitrage Real Estate and he is splitting his time between London and Athens. He works closely with private equity and institutional investors to assess, structure and manage large-scale real estate investments in commercial and hospitality sectors as well as high yield distress real estate opportunities deriving from corporate NPL portfolios in Greece and Cyprus. Since 2015, Ioannis is also a Senior Advisor in Green Value Associates and since 2018 a Funding Expert under Horizon 2020 programme evaluating proposals related to energy efficiency finance and smart cities innovation. He is also a Sounding Board Expert at the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG). During 2015-2019, he acted as a Commercial & Corporate Finance Advisor to the UK government, initially to the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) and then, after its merge, to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He advised predominantly on green finance and clean growth investment matters. Ioannis has been mentoring start-ups in clean tech, energy ICT and sustainable real estate. He was also for 2 years in the Management Advisory Board of Fabriq. In the past 3 years, he is lecturing at a graduate level on energy transformation and policy making to step up green infrastructure investments. In the past, Ioannis worked for Europa Capital in London, where he oversaw development investments valued more than €200m in Europe. He also worked for Deloitte in London, where he undertook advisory roles focusing on real estate management strategies and capital programmes. Ioannis has also worked for Citigroup in Rome. Ioannis has studied Civil Engineering in NTU of Athens and holds an MBA from ESCP Europe in Paris and an MSc from University College London.

Fotini Pardali

Finance Analyst at Target Global

Fotini Pardali

Finance Analyst at Target Global

My name is Foteini Pardali, I was born and raised in Athens, Greece and I am currently based in London, UK, since September 2017. My current position is Finance Analyst, for Target Global, a German based Venture Capital firm with offices in Moscow, Tell Aviv, London, Berlin and the lately in Madrid. My current role is split between Fund Financial reporting and accounting support for the London office. Before that I worked for Intercontinental Exchange, an American company that owns exchanges for financial and commodity markets and operates 12 regulated exchanges and marketplaces. I was part of the accounting reporting team with a focus on Financial reporting and Treasury operations. Almost four years ago, I decided to move out of Greece and attend a Master course at the University of Strathclyde, the Finance and Accounting Module. The year 2016-2017 was such an amazing experience as I learnt a lot but at the same time, I met people from around the globe and mostly I got to know better different cultures and habits that they were far away from my personal experience until that point.

Panagiotis Agis O.

Applied Scientist at Amazon

Panagiotis Agis O.

Applied Scientist at Amazon

Panagiotis Agis Oikonomou Filandras is an Applied Scientist working for Alexa Research in Amazon. He specializes in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Speech Synthesis. He has worked in a number of Tech/AI startups where he has worked in both researching and productionalizing a range of diverse AI products including dialogue assisted technology, indoors localization and vehicle damage assessment. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2016, from the Electrical Engineering Department of UCL, UK. His alma mater is the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece. His research interests also include Cooperative Distributed Systems and game theory.

Leonidas Kambiselis

Head of UX @ Covve

Leonidas Kambiselis

Head of UX @ Covve

Leonidas worked for the top Scandinavian design agencies for over a decade. He has delivered some 200+ projects and developed a RDP (robust design process) which consists of 30 custom techniques crafted specifically for Digital Products. His portfolio includes many global brands such as Panasonic, Microsoft, Nokia, Huawei, as well as startups within the ecosystems of Automotive, Healthcare, and IT industries. Leonidas has been awarded multiple times by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDEA), the International Design Forum of Germany(iF). The mobile apps he has lead designed have been used by over 150 million people worldwide.

Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Ioanna S. Pepelasis

Emeritus Professor at AUEB

Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis is an Emeritus Professor at AUEB. She has co-edited three international volumes on entrepreneurship and has published several articles in prestigious refereed journals. She heads the ‘History of entrepreneurship and the Greek corporate sector’ project at AUEB. She has served on the Council of the European Business History Association and on the Board of Directors of the Greek Centre for Planning and Economic Research.

Alexandros Roustas

Managing Director, IQbility

Alexandros Roustas

Managing Director, IQbility

Alexandros Roustas runs the program and manages relationships with mentors, partners and investors.He started his career as a research associate in the National Technical University of Athens and he then moved to Attica Telecom. Attica Telecom developed and operated the first private fiber optic network in Greece, disrupting the local wholesale telecom services market. The company was acquired by HoL in 2006 for 50M euros. He then joined Link S.A., a specialized broadband network developer and telecom equipment distributor serving the largest telecom operators in the region. During his career he has served several operations and business roles. Alexandros has also been involved in various consulting projects of the private and public sector. Alexandros holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Master in Business Administration, both from the National Technical University of Athens.

Konstantinos Penlidis

Product Designer

Konstantinos Penlidis

Product Designer

Konstantinos Penlidis (BA, MA) is an awarded digital designer, experienced in application design, interactive advertising, gaming, e-commerce, the web and mobile space. He is proficient in workflow, layout, UX and UI design for websites and apps. Worked for agencies (Tigerspike, OgilvyOne, Tribal WW, Upstream) and brands (Thames Water, Mondelēz/Kraft Foods, Toyota, Vodafone, Cosmote, Coca-Cola, Sprite, BP, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Pavlides, Mapfre, Interamerican) in various countries.

Vangelis Sakelliou

Business Optimization

Vangelis Sakelliou

Business Optimization

Vangelis Sakelliou is a business development professional, that worked over a period of more than 15 years for some of the biggest Fintech companies in the world including SunGard, FIS, Intercontinental Exchange, SuperDerivatives and Bloomberg. He has been responsible for building new markets and bringing new product offering across the globe, consulting clients on complex solutions and signing multi-million dollar deals. He is currently responsible for the creation of an EMEA strategy and presence for FinIQ, an Asian company that offers leading financial technology. He is putting a business development and marketing plan in close cooperation with the founder and the shareholders of the company and he executes it with the objective to increase revenues, profitability and brand awareness. His strategy is market sales and business strategies and building relations with Tier 1 financial institutions. His expertise is primarily financial technology, banking and financial markets, but his interests also include AI and machine learning, Big Data, Sales Strategy and Sales Incentives and Compensation.

Helen Salavou

Assistant Professor of Business Administration at AUEB

Helen Salavou

Assistant Professor of Business Administration at AUEB

Helen Salavou is currently an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Her main research interests involve innovation, social entrepreneurship and strategy. She is founding member of the Unit of Social Entrepreneurship (http://use.aueb.gr/). Her work has been published in several international journals (~1000 citations) and presented in international conferences. Helen Salavou has authored a Greek monograph titled Innovation and Change (2013) and co-authored the first Greek book on social entrepreneurship (2014).

Aristeidis Souras

Social Enterprises Mentor

Aristeidis Souras

Social Enterprises Mentor

Aristeidis Souras was born in Athens in 1982. He studied Political Science and Public Administration in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a Master’ s Degree in Marketing & Management form the University of Bradford. From 2008 to 2014, Aristeidis worked at the Marketing & Communications department of Ernst & Young in Greece. Since 2014, he is a key lecturer at the “Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of Developmental Programs” seminars to NGOs executives around Greece, organized by the University of the Peloponnese, with the support of the Stavros Niarchos’ Foundation.

George G. Spanos

Indy Exec Consultant

George G. Spanos

Indy Exec Consultant

George G. Spanos basic studies consist by Humanities & Psychology in Greece, Mech. Engineering in Wales, and Int’l Shipping & Logistics in London. His on-going education includes Terrorism & Counterterrorism in Hague, EU Matters in HEC Paris, and Hellenic Studies in a Harvard & MIT Expertise Course. For more than 20 years, George has been a persistent and dynamic frontline entrepreneur in founding, buying, restructuring, operating and selling shipping & trading companies in Greece, France, China and Colombia. George is an expert in Cultural and Business Diplomacy and has served as the Honorary General Consul of Colombia in Athens, for seven years, enjoying awards and high distinctions from various Greek and Int’l Authorities & Organizations, i.e. UNESCO. He’s also served as President BOD member in various Cultural Foundations and Clubs, as a personal consultant to various MP’s on Shipping & Cultural issues, and as a candidate himself in 2004 National Elections. George Spanos is a Mentor to Start-ups and acts as an independent executive consultant to companies and CEOs, in Growth matters, through his multifarious experiences, but also in Sensitive Personal Affairs Management, e.g. Intragroup Fraud through his expertise of integrating emotional intelligence with recognition and analysis of micro-expressions and body language, understanding hidden emotions and detecting lies. George remains a shareholder in various companies in Greece and NY, as well as a writer and historical researcher bringing to light powerful and inspirational real-life stories. (www.about.me/george.g.spanos)

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internet of Things Strategist

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos

Internet of Things Strategist

Dimitrios Spiliopoulos is a passionate IoT business Strategist. He is Adjunct Professor in the top tier MBA of IE Business School where he offers his business focused Internet of Things course. He is a frequent speaker in IoT Conferences and writer for IoT publishers. He has offered also his services to O2-Telefonica and Vodafone as contractor/IoT consultant and now to Sony, while previously he worked in manufacturing, mining and constructions industries in Middle East and India. He is IoT and business mentor in several accelerators and SME programs. Dimitrios can help companies start their IoT journey by offering training, workshops and consulting around the business subjects related to Connected products and services, Smart Cities and Industry 4.0.

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Diomidis Spinellis

Professor of software engineering

Diomidis Spinellis is a Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. From 2009 to 2011 he served as the Secretary General for Information Systems at the Greek Ministry of Finance. He is the author of two award-winning books, Code Reading and Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective, as well as more than 200 widely-cited scientific papers. He served for a decade as a member of the IEEE Software editorial board, authoring the regular “Tools of the Trade” column. Dr. Spinellis has written the UMLGraph tool and code that ships with Mac OS X and BSD Unix. He holds an MEng in Software Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science, both from Imperial College London. Dr. Spinellis is a senior member of the ACM and the IEEE. From January 2015 he is serving as the Editor-in- Chief for IEEE Software.

Christina Teodoraki

Asst Professor Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Christina Teodoraki

Asst Professor Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Christina Theodoraki is Assistant professor in Entrepreneurship & Strategy at TBS - Toulouse Business School. She publicly defended her thesis entitled “Towards an Ecosystem Approach to the Strategy and Performance of Incubators” on November 28, 2017. Her thesis received two Best Dissertations Awards from the AEI academy and the AIREPME research association. She is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at SPEA at the University of Indiana and Business Development Manager of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Network (EERN). Her teaching areas are Management, Strategy, Business Plan and Entrepreneurial Support. Her areas of research include entrepreneurial ecosystem, entrepreneurial support, and inter-organizational strategies with a focus on business incubators. Twitter: https://twitter.com/C_Theodoraki. You may find here a video talking about entrepreneurial ecosystems and some of my work on business incubators worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI3KXKxtIBQ&feature=youtu.be. I send you also an article about building entrepreneurial ecosystems: https://icsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gazette-37.pdf

T. Theodoropoulos

Experienced advisor and Entrepreneur

T. Theodoropoulos

Experienced advisor and Entrepreneur

Theodore Theodoropoulos is President & CEO at Hotelgenius, a three times awarded (in less than a year) start-up that specializes in hospitality technology. He has been in the industry since 2001 and he is a restless visionary and creative entrepreneur that seizes for new opportunities and chances to be part of the global community of experts and professionals in the field of tourism and technology. His unwavering goal is to alter the current landscape of hotel business mentality and practices over the web by creating an innovative technological ecosystem that would allow hotel owners and executives to stand out from the crowd walking on the safe path that his associates and him are constantly developing. All of his efforts aim not only to enhance but to actually transform a hotel’s digital footprint, by becoming the hoteliers’ trusted partner in the e-Commerce business. However, Theodore’s experience is not confined to the hospitality industry. He is participating as a speaker and consultant in major conferences and events, sharing his experience and insight with hoteliers, e-commerce professionals, entrepreneurs or students that want to follow a similar career. He is very much into helping other professionals discover their way to success and it is this mentality that has led him into consulting.

Artemis Tonikidou

Marketing tutor and Research Assistant

Artemis Tonikidou

Marketing tutor and Research Assistant

Artemis Tonikidou (MSc, MBA) is an Economist working as mentor-consultant, especially for small enterprises and startups, in the fields of tutoring, New Product Development and the preparation of business and marketing plans. She holds an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School and a Masters degree in Economics from AUEB. During the last years she has been working as a business consultant for EkinisiLab of SEV and INNOVATHENS. In the meantime, she offers pro-bono services to iforU.

Panagiotis Trapatsas

Data Engineer at Facebook

Panagiotis Trapatsas

Data Engineer at Facebook

Panagiotis Trapatsas is a data engineer on the Community Integrity team at Facebook, where his role is to build and deliver analytics solutions that enable the AI detection systems to better detect malicious content and support the human review systems used by thousands of community operations agents worldwide who help care for our community. Previously, Panagiotis was developing data-driven solutions for automated revenue management and intelligent pricing systems used by online travel agencies in Greece. Other areas of interest include utilizing Blockchain technologies for B2B solutions and building cloud-based data architectures.

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Vassilis Trapezanoglou

Founder, President & CEO at DISC SA

Mr. Vassilis Trapezanoglou is President and Founder of DISC SA – Digital Innovation Services Center, Executive Advisor at Viva Wallet SA. He has studied Mathematics (Salonica), Applied Informatics (Grenoble, France) and post-graduate Regional Development (Panteion, Athens). During his career he has assumed the responsibilities of IT Manager at Oil Refineries (ELPE, Motor Oil) and Xiosbank, of General Manager for Retail Banking, Electronic Banking (Winbank), IT & Organization at Piraeus Bank and of Executive Counsellor at Eurobank (IT and e-Business). He has served as Chairman and/or CEO of IT and Services companies (LogicDIS, e-Solutions, Business Exchanges, e-Vision, Exodus, Piraeus Direct Services, ABC, Multifin, Sigma Securities). Member of BoD at DEH (2000-2004), Vice-President of TESYP, member of Investment Committee of TANEO and member of Executive Jury for European ICT Prize during 13 years. Member of BoD and President of EPY, the Greek Association of IT Scientists (1997-1986). He has undertaken several innovative initiatives in the digital area and he is the author of the e-book “Innovation and Technology: The role of ICT for extrovert and customer focused business models” (2010, available at www.think-act.gr). Since 2011 he supports, as a mentor, evaluator or judge, several initiatives and institutions promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship, such as incubators, accelerators, innovation competitions (Egg of Eurobank/Corallia, ACEin and e-nnovation of Athens University of Business & Economics, Innovathens of Technopolis). He is a member of ICT Steering Committee at General Secretary Research & Technology. Born in Sochos, Salonica (1947).

Panos Tsakos

Marketing Manager VIVA.gr

Panos Tsakos

Marketing Manager VIVA.gr

Panos Tsakos works for Viva Group of Companies since 2001. He is the Chief Marketing Officer in Viva Wallet Holdings, Viva Payments and Viva Online Services. He holds the responsibility for the Group’s corporate image, communication and marketing strategy that the Group implements across the different markets its services / products target.

Isiodos Tsigos

Founder, WeAreTravelers

Isiodos Tsigos

Founder, WeAreTravelers

Isiodos Tsigos is Senior Product Manager at Upstream. He has been in Product Management, Project Management and Operations Management roles since 2004, designing industry-leading products and spearheading teams to several of the largest and most successful projects in mobile marketing. Earlier he worked as a Software Engineer and he is a graduate of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens.

Stelios Tsoukias

Sr Commercial Insights Manager, Amazon Video

Stelios Tsoukias

Sr Commercial Insights Manager, Amazon Video

Stelios Tsoukias was born in Athens and was raised in Exarcheia. He studied Statistics and Mathematics in Samos, where he received a degree with honors, and he holds a master’s degree in Applied Economics & Finance from the Athens University of Economics & Business. He worked for 2 years in Greece for Accenture, in the Analytics department, before his move to London, where he worked for months in the digital department of Lloyd’s Bank, before starting working for Amazon, in the Video department. Today, he is still working for Amazon, as a Senior Commercial Insights Manager and he divides his time between London and Athens, with his primary base being in Greece, since he is also following his big love for music (more specifically for singing), having recently released his first album and holding live concerts in a famous music hall of Athens (Stavros tou Notou).

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Spiros Vossos

Strategic Alliances | International Business Development

Spiros Vossos is an entrepreneurial professional with extensive business experience in the fields of Management Consulting, Cleantech, Efficiency, Sustainability, Green Buildings, Real Estate Development & Construction, Building Materials, Retail, and Strategic Alliances. During his career he has served in top managerial positions at various international organizations where he developed expertise in the areas of general management, investment management, sales & marketing, retail, project development, sector re-engineering, start-ups, niche markets, and global business development. He holds a BSc in Physics from National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and an MSc in Management Engineering from LIU, New York, USA. Currently, he is Country Director for Greece & Cyprus at ALX Group and Partner at Novel Horizons Consulting.

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Stergios Voskopoulos

CEO at Kanoo Capital

Mr. Stergios Voskopoulos is the CEO of Kanoo Capital, the Investment Division within YBA Kanoo, one of the largest and oldest family conglomerates in the Middle East. As CEO of Kanoo Capital, Mr. Voskopoulos is responsible for the active management of direct and indirect investments regionally and globally. Mr. Voskopoulos has worked in the Gulf Region for over 10 years, and has over 20 years of global experience in the areas of Asset Management, Private Equity and M&A, including AIG Global Investment Group, Barclays, Investcorp and Seera Investment Bank. Mr. Voskopoulos has also been a serial entrepreneur himself and a speaker in several global summits in topics around investment management, family offices, global affairs and business. He has an MBA in Finance & Investments from Zicklin School of Business in New York and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Athens and speaks six languages having lived and worked in seven countries.

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Irini Voudouris

Assistant Professor at AUEB

Irini Voudouris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has contributed in a number of initiatives aiming to boost entrepreneurship at the national and international level. She has participated in competitive research programs and acted as management consultant and advisor in private and public sector organizations. Her research interests revolve around innovation and entrepreneurship, new ventures’ growth, and sustainable development.

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Gregory S. Yovanof

Managing Director at Silver-DOT

Gregory S. Yovanof, Ph.D. is α Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Athens Information Technology (AIT), and a former Associate Dean of the AIT. His professional career includes a twenty-year tenure in the high-tech industry in the greater Asia-Pacific region, where he has worked at the Research Labs of Eastman Kodak and Hewlett-Packard. He has also led the development of several award-winning ICs for the DVD market as a co-founder and executive manager at two start-up companies in Silicon Valley. Dr. Yovanof has served as member of the Board of Hellas Online. He currently offers strategy consultancy services to a number of start-up companies and clusters of innovations in the ICT, Biotech and Maritime sectors.

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Georgia Zacharaki

Digital Strategy & Innovation Director, Tempo

Georgia Zacharaki is the Digital Strategy & Innovation Director at Tempo OMD, the biggest media and marketing performance company in Greece. A serial award winner professional – 30+ awards in the last 3yrs - and a qualified digital marketing trainer, with 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing. Well positioned to serve clients’ evolving communication needs to a broad range of brands in a wide range of sectors. Acquiring deep knowledge of consumer behavior and habits as a researcher professional enables her to apply with an “insight eye” a holistic digital communication approach helping clients to build their brands and grow their businesses in the rapidly changing communications landscape. Studied Statistics & Marketing in Athens University of Economics and Business.

Isabel Zoulinaki

UI/UX Designer at Potato

Isabel Zoulinaki

UI/UX Designer at Potato

Isabel Zoulinaki is a multidisciplinary designer based in London, focusing on product design, visual communication and concept development. She has collaborated with businesses ranging from start-ups to global corporations including Google, Microsoft, Tech Mahindra, Vivartia, Bank of China, as well as several NGOs. Isabel has earned Masters in International Management from the University of Glasgow and in Design Innovation from the Glasgow School of Art. She also holds a BA degree in Graphic Design. She has received more than 15 national and international awards including the Greek Design & Illustration Awards as well as the Adobe Design Awards.

Georgios Glymidakis

Senior Consultant at Splunk

Georgios Glymidakis

Senior Consultant at Splunk

Georgios is an experienced IT professional with a strong technical background. He has held various technical consulting positions in software development companies in the UK for the past 8 years. Georgios is truly passionate about technology and has solid experience of the latest industry trends, such as Data Analytics, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning. In his current role as a Senior Professional Services Consultant for Splunk, a global leader in the field of Big Data Analytics, he works closely with companies to ensure their successful adoption of Splunk’s technology and assist them in gaining value from their data. He specialises in advanced Cybersecurity and Machine Learning projects. Prior to this, he worked for several software vendors ranging from small start-ups to large corporations. He has delivered software solutions to organisations across a broad variety of sectors (Finance, Telecommunications, Energy, Education, Healthcare, Public Sector and more). Georgios holds an MSc in Informatics specialising in Advanced and Scientific Data Analysis from the University of Edinburgh and a Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.

Margarita Asimakopoulou

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Margarita Asimakopoulou

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Being one of the first e-commerce and digital marketing professionals in Greece, I have worked in the past 12 years for the country’s leading luxury e-shops and most promising start-up companies. Currently, I am working as a Senior Digital Marketing Manager at the DPG Group of companies, one of the biggest digital media companies in Greece. Previously, I was working as a Marketing & Communication Manager at the Greek €32 million venture capital firm, Metavallon VC, that specializes in seed stage funding for technology companies. Moreover, I held the position of Digital Marketing Director at KOOLFLY, one of the best luxury fashion e-shopping ecosystems. Before this, I was a Business Development & Marketing Manager, and part of the founding team, at GoldenBrands.gr, the leading luxury lifestyle flash-sales online shop of Southeast Europe, a brand of Chrysi Efkairia group. My experience in Greece also includes MelinaMay.com, the first private limited time sales online shop in Greece, where I excelled as Product Marketing Manager, while, I gained valuable experience working for nearly 3 years at the digital marketing sector in London, UK. My last job in the UK was as Digital Content Representative at PriceGrabber.co.uk, an Experian company, which is a leading online shopping comparison site located in London and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. At the same time, I am working as a successful freelancer manager with a variety of professional experiences from creating digital marketing strategies to consulting e-business projects for start-ups and SME companies. The projects I have involved in are from fashion, beauty, software and e-commerce industries. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (University of Patras, Greece, 2004), and a Master of Science, MSc in E-Business & Innovation at Birkbeck College, University of London. Moreover, I have continued my post graduate studies in Web Design & Development at Birkbeck College, University of London. I am very fluent in both English and Greek with a working knowledge in French. I have a very international outlook and consider myself to be both a personable and resourceful professional.

Haris Kampouris

Product Director @ Wandera

Haris Kampouris

Product Director @ Wandera

Τheocharis (Haris) Kampouris is based in London and he is currently a Director of Product Management at Wandera, the leading enterprise mobile security vendor. He started his career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley and the past 10 years, as a product manager, he has led product launches in various industries such as academic publishing, ticketing and more prominently mobile and cloud security. He received his Bachelor's degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.

Thomas Milionis

Manager, Digital Solutions @ PHD

Thomas Milionis

Manager, Digital Solutions @ PHD

AUEB Marketing Alumni with Master’s degree from Tilburg University. Digital Marketing Consultant based in London specialising in Strategy, Planning & Innovation in Digital Media focusing on campaign performance optimisations. He has worked with leading brands like HSBC, Porsche, P&G, Europcar, HP and received the awards ’Best Use Of Data’ (Search Awards), ’Innovation In Media’ (Internationalist) and ’Best Global Lunch’ (Twitter) in New York.

Nikos Zachariadis

CCO, Lancom & Battlenet Gaming Stations

Nikos Zachariadis

CCO, Lancom & Battlenet Gaming Stations

In his professional career so far, for about 22 years, Nikos promotes and strengthens formal sales people to people who produce profitable work, with respect and commitment to their collaborators and customers. Nikos does not like numbers. Numbers are just a result that is easy to come, if people can overcome the concept of “opposite” and move on to the concept of “together”. In the last 6 years he is living the dream of his life, applying his whole experience, devoting all his energy and enjoying every minute of the day at Lancom as Chief Commercial Officer.

Lorenzo Campanis

founder and CEO of Artlimes,

Lorenzo Campanis

founder and CEO of Artlimes,

Lorenzo Campanis is the founder and CEO of Artlimes, where he continues to lead Artlimes realise its vision of creating innovative solutions that connect humans with technology. Artlimes is an Innovation Technology company building state-of-the-art solutions for the Healthcare, Manufacturing, Shipping, Finance, Sound & Acoustics and other eco-friendly sectors. In addition to his ongoing work at Artlimes, Lorenzo is focused on advising, mentoring and helping to ensure company value is created through technology with new and more sustainable energy efficient solutions. Lorenzo also currently resides as Non Executive director on the Board of That Figures UK, a company that revolutionises the Healthcare industry through AI and its positional technology, and is a mentor at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the University of Economics and Business of Athens. Prior to founding Artlimes in 2016, Lorenzo co-founded PureUnity, a digital agency in Soho Square, London, with clients such as the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBSG), Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and Sainsbury’s. Throughout his career, Lorenzo has delivered digital products used by millions of users for clients such as the BBC, Transport for London (TFL), Harrods, Reckitt Benckiser (RB), Bournemouth University, the Mayor of London and was a finalist at the 2010 SXSW Awards in Texas, presented by Adobe. Prior to that, Lorenzo managed technical teams in New York, Cairo and Kuwait for Cracked.com, which was acquired by Demand Media and later as Director of Web Services for its parent company Teshkeel Media, he led the company’s digital strategy. He also delivered the platform for the National Center for Computer Animation in the UK back in 2005. --- For more information visit: http://artlimes.io https://artlimes.com

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Founder & CEO @Seafair

Agapitos Diakogiannis

Founder & CEO @Seafair

Agapitos is the founder & CEO of Seafair, a venture-backed startup in maritime crewing. Prior to Seafair, he worked at FJ Labs, the Boston Consulting Group and foodpanda (acquired by Delivery Hero). Ο Αγαπητός είναι founder & CEO της Seafair, ενός venture-backed startup στη ναυτιλία. Πριν τη Seafair, εργάστηκε στους FJ Labs, την Boston Consulting Group και τη foodpanda (εξαγοράστηκε από τη Delivery Hero).

Dr. Nikos Minas

European Patent Attorney & IP strategist @ Hanna Moore + Curley

Dr. Nikos Minas

European Patent Attorney & IP strategist @ Hanna Moore + Curley

Nikos is a European Patent Attorney and an IP strategist at Hanna Moore & Curley, where he works closely with companies and academic institutions to protect their innovative solutions. Nikos specialises in the fields of electronics, telecommunications, semiconductor and computing with a particular focus in Artificial Intelligence, cloud computing, Blockchain, digital health, Big Data, and IoT. He is an Electrical/Electronic engineer (BEng Hons), with postgraduate studies (MSc and PhD) in Microelectronics. Upon completion of his PhD, Nikos moved to Belgium to work at IMEC, at first as a senior researcher in the design of 3D- Stacked Integrated Circuits (3D-SIC), and later as a patent portfolio manager. It was this work that sparked his interest in IP and the role it plays in enhancing the commercial value of research output. Ο Νίκος είναι European Patent Attorney και IP strategist στο γραφείο της Hanna Moore & Curley στο Δουβλίνο, όπου και συνεργάζεται στενά με εταιρείες και ακαδημαϊκά ιδρύματα για την προστασία των καινοτόμων εφαρμογών που αναπτύσσουν. Ο Νικος ειδικεύεται στους τομείς της ηλεκτρονικής, των ημιαγωγών και πληροφορικής με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στην Τεχνητή Νοημοσύνη, cloud computing, Blockchain, digital health, Big Data, και IoT. Eίναι Hλεκτρολόγος/Hλεκτρονικός μηχανικός (BEng Hons), με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές (MSc και PhD) στην Μικροηλεκτρονική. Μετά το διδακτορικό του, μετακόμισε στο Βέλγιο για να δουλέψει στην IMEC, αρχικά σαν ερευνητής στην σχεδίαση τρισδιάστατων κυκλωμάτων (3D-IC), και αργότερα σαν Patent Portfolio Manager. Ήταν η εμπειρία του στην IMEC που το κίνησε το ενδιαφέρων στον τομέα τις βιομηχανικής ιδιοκτησίας και το ρολό που διαδραματίζει στην αξιοποίηση τις ερευνητικής παραγωγής.

Panos Tomadakis

General Manager at ORIANI

Panos Tomadakis

General Manager at ORIANI

Panos Tomadakis is a Business Development Professional with more than 14 years’ Global Maritime and Telecom Business development experience across blue-chips, start-up and his own business ventures. After a successful track record at Safebridge GmbH; a global leader in online Maritime Training, where he assumed global business development responsibility, he joined Oriani as the GM of the company. Oriani assists global Shipping companies to unlock their full potential by using efficiently data & user-friendly analytics. In his free time, Panos uses aerial (drones) video and photography to help businesses promote their products & services. He holds a Marketing with E- Commerce degree from University of Portsmouth. Ο Πάνος Τωμαδάκης έχει εμπειρία πάνω από 14 χρόνια στο χώρο της ανάπτυξης επιχειρήσεων και των εταιρικών πωλήσεων τόσο στην Ελληνική αγορά Τηλεπικοινωνιών αλλά και στην παγκόσμια Ναυτιλιακή αγορά. Ακολουθώντας μια επιτυχημένη πορεία στη Safebridge GmbH (παγκόσμιος ηγέτης στο χώρο της τηλε-εκπαίδευσης ναυτικών), στην οποία ήταν υπεύθυνος για την παγκόσμια στρατηγική και ανάπτυξη της εταιρείας στο χώρο της ναυτιλίας, ο Πάνος ανέλαβε καθήκοντα γενικού Διευθυντή στην Oriani, εταιρείας που δραστηριοποιείται σε καινοτόμα ψηφιακά προϊόντα για ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες. Στον ελεύθερό του χρόνο, ο Πάνος, χρησιμοποιεί εναέρια/ες (drones) βίντεο και φωτογραφίες για να βοηθήσει επιχειρήσεις να προωθήσουν τα προϊόντα τους. Είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών στο Μάρκετινγκ με Ηλεκτρονικό Εμπόριο από το Πανεπιστήμιο του Πόρτσμουθ.

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

A. Poulymenakou

Associate Professor

Angeliki Poulymenakou is Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science & Technology of the Athens University of Economics and Business. Prior to this, she has served as Lecturer in Information Systems at the Information Systems Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a first degree in Mathematics (University of Athens), and MSc and PhD degrees in Information Systems both from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests over the years have addressed advanced knowledge analysis and management methods (PhD), inter-organisational networks, IT enabled organisational change and new methods of work, business processes level implications of ERP, e-learning particularly in workplace contexts, e-government (studies in Brazil and Greece), and implications of digital entrepreneurship (China). She has published 25 papers in international journals, 50 papers in peer reviewed international conferences and two books (by Springer Berlin and Kluwer Academic Publishers). Currently she serves on the editorial board of three international journals, while she has served on the program committee and as associate editor for international information systems conferences for multiple years (ICIS, ECIS, IFIP). She has been program co-chair and organising chair for the IFIP WG 8.2 & 9.4 conference (Athens, 2003), program chair for MCIS (Athens, 2009) and programme and organising chair for IFIP WG 9.5 (Athens, 2009). She has acted as research coordinator in 20 EU and national funded Research and Development projects most of them involving collaboration with academic and industrial partners across Europe. Since 2001 she is the Director of the Organisational Information Systems Research Group first in the ELTRUN and then in the ISTLab of the Department of Management Science and Technology of the AUEB.

Stergios Anastasiadis

Angel Investor | ML | Infrastructure

Stergios Anastasiadis

Angel Investor | ML | Infrastructure

Technology guru 🧑‍💻. Investor in technology startups💰. Disruptive Innovator 🚀. Over 30 years of Software Development experience. Experience with Big Data, Machine Learning, and Infrastructure, in the consumer and enterprise spaces. Led organizations up to 300 peeps and across geographies. 6 technology startups; 1 IPO & 3 acquisitions; 5 angel investments

Aimilios Athanasiadis

Group Strategy and Corporate Development Executive at Lloyd’s Register Group.

Aimilios Athanasiadis

Group Strategy and Corporate Development Executive at Lloyd’s Register Group.

Aimilios is a strategy professional currently working at Lloyd’s Register Group, after working as a consultant for KPMG. On his current role, he supports the Execute Leadership team to develop and execute strategies for group-wide corporate strategy matters. Throughout his time at KPMG and now with Lloyd’s Register, He has mentored numerous startups in the wider Industrial and Maritime Tech space. Lastly, Aimilios is also a DE&I ambassador and passionately promotes workplace inclusion. He is currently the Co-Chair of Lloyd’s Register LGBT+ network, and he was previously the Ally Lead of KPMG’s UK LGBT+ network.

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

Eleni Georgopoulou

Communications Manager \ Business Coach

I am an Experienced Communications and Brand Manager and a certified Life and Business Coach. In my 15+ years career, I've worked in Music, Radio & Entertainment industry, Media, Advertising and Cultural Events delivering Brand Campaigns and Sponsorships. I am lucky to have worked alongside people who have deeply inspired me. I hope I can be a person who helps transform Brands and motivates people's lives.

Vassilis Danias

General Manager, Greece at Beat

Vassilis Danias

General Manager, Greece at Beat

Vasilis Danias is the General Manager of Greece at Beat (formerly known as Taxibeat), since 2018. Beat is part of the leading European mobility provider, FREE NOW, a joint venture of the BMW Group and Daimler Mobility. He has previously worked in operations at Uber in Athens and Singapore, as a consultant at Accenture in Athens, as an analyst at UBS Investment Bank in London as well as in various startups in Greece and the UK. Vasilis holds a B.Eng. with honours in Artificial Intelligence & Software Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA in Strategy from HEC Paris.

Vasilieios Katranidis

CEO of CARV3D

Vasilieios Katranidis

CEO of CARV3D

Vasilis is the CEO of CARV3D, working on novel technology for 3D facial animation and other generative ML applications. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Process engineering from the University of Surrey and MCs in innovation management. Previously, he did research on space propulsion, materials and developed software for aerospace manufacturing. He enjoys puzzles and sailing. Ο Βασίλης είναι ο CEO της CARV3D, όπου δουλεβει σε νέες τεχνολογίες για 3D facial animation και generative ML εφαρμογες. Εχει διδακτωρικό στη χημική μηχανική από το πανεπιστήμιο του Σάρρευ και MCs στη διαχηρήση καινοτομίας. Στο παρελθόν, έκανε έρευνα σε νεα συστηματα προώθησης για το διαστιμηκές αποστολες, μηχανική των υλικών και ανέπτυξε λογισμικό για την αεροδιαστημική βιομηχανία. Του αρέσουν τα πάζλ και η ιστιοπλοία.

Harry Tsokanis

Vice President at JPMorgan, Payments team

Harry Tsokanis

Vice President at JPMorgan, Payments team

Harry Tsokanis is a Vice President at JPMorgan within the Payments team. During his career in New York and London, he has held several roles within Investment Banking, Treasury Services and Payments, working for Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. Harry is a strategic thinker with an ability to work in a collaborative and innovative manner in fast paced environments. He is also serving as mentor and advisor for a few UK FinTechs. Harry holds a BSc Economics from University of Piraeus and a Msc Investment & Risk Finance from University of Westminster, London.

Antonios Fiorakis

CEO Protio | Investor Seedcamp

Antonios Fiorakis

CEO Protio | Investor Seedcamp

Antonios Fiorakis is a second-time entrepreneur, with his previous startup, online marketplace incrediblue.com, he raised over $2m in funding from leading UK & European investors, built a world-class product & team and the company was acquired in 2018. Antonios holds an MBA from IE Business School and a BSc in Business Administration & Entrepreneurship from The American College of Greece. He is a keen mentor, speaker and has received numerous awards.

Lucy Xu

Founder & CEO of The Port Global

Lucy Xu

Founder & CEO of The Port Global

Lucy Xu is Founder & CEO of The Port Global, an international marketing and business consultancy enabling startups in Greece and similar emerging tech markets to realize their highest potential.