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Αναστάσιος Αδαμόπουλος
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ενέργειας, Περιβάλλοντος & Κυκλικής
Αναστάσιος Αδαμόπουλος
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ενέργειας, Περιβάλλοντος & Κυκλικής
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ενέργειας, Περιβάλλοντος & Κυκλικής
Charalampos Agkyropoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, Board Member of TMEDE Microfinance Solutions
Charalampos Agkyropoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, Board Member of TMEDE Microfinance Solutions
Dr. Charalampos L. Agiropoulos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Piraeus. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Gnosis Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago), specializing in computational finance and econometrics. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of TMEDE Microfinance Solutions S.A., where he served as CEO from its inception until 2023. At TMEDE, he previously served as Chief Risk & Investment Officer and currently serves as Chair of the Risk Management Committee and Member of the Investment Committee. His research interests include applied econometrics, computational finance, machine learning, shadow economy, and energy economics. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters with Springer and Palgrave Macmillan
Βασίλειος Αλεξίου
Ιδιοκτήτης Trikalavoice
Βασίλειος Αλεξίου
Ιδιοκτήτης Trikalavoice
Ιδιοκτήτης Trikalavoice
Theoni Alampasi
Secretary General of the Financial Sector & Private Debt Management, Hellenic Republic Ministry of Economy & Finance
Theoni Alampasi
Secretary General of the Financial Sector & Private Debt Management, Hellenic Republic Ministry of Economy & Finance
Theoni Alampasi holds the position of the Secretary General for Financial Sector & Private Debt Management at the Hellenic Ministry of Economy and Finance since January 2023. She has served as Chair of the National Coordinating Committee for Financial Literacy since October 2024 and was appointed National Financial Literacy Ambassador in January 2026. She is a lawyer, with a master’s degree in Commercial Law from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In October 2022, she joined the “INSOL/World Bank Group Legislative & Regulatory Colloquium” Committee, a global standards setter for the design and implementation of insolvency frameworks.
Ms Alampasi is a member of the BoD of the Deposit & Investment Guarantee Fund and has actively participated in the drafting of legislation (L.4738/2020, Bridge Programs, L.4469/2017, L.3869/2010, etc.), as well as in law-making committees. She has a long-standing career in Public Administration, holding positions of responsibility and positions as an advisor to government officials, especially in insolvency and private debt management policies, while she has prior experience in the private sector. She speaks English, French, and Italian.
Christos Alexakos
Co-founder of InSyBIo, Principal Researcher ISI/ATHENA RC
Christos Alexakos
Co-founder of InSyBIo, Principal Researcher ISI/ATHENA RC
Christos Alexakos holds a degree and a PhD in Computer Engineering and Informatics from
the University of Patras. He is an elected Principal Researcher at the Industrial Systems
Institute of the Athena Research Centre. He is co-founder and COO of InSyBio (Intelligent
Systems Biology), a bioinformatics company with a presence in Greece and the United
States. He has served as a lecturer at the TEI of Messolonghi and at the School of Medicine
of University of Patras. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journals
Digital Manufacturing Technology and Annals of Forensic Science and Research. He is a
member of the Research Ethics WG of the European Research Consortium for Informatics
and Mathematics (ERCIM). In addition, he has volunteered as a mentor at three Greek startup
incubators: Orange Grove, YESS, and National Bank of Greece Seeds.
Grigoris Alexopoulos
Mayor of Western Achaia
Grigoris Alexopoulos
Mayor of Western Achaia
Grigoris Alexopoulos was born in Patras in 1967. He is married and has a daughter.
He graduated from the 2nd High School of Patras in 1984, was admitted with a
scholarship to the Department of Civil Engineering of the Polytechnic School of the
University of Patras. In 1990 graduated and began his work as a freelance Civil
Engineer.
He was elected President of the Association of Civil Engineers of Achaia in 1996 and
a member of the Delegation of the Technical Chamber of Greece / Department of
Western Greece Region.
He was elected Mayor of Olenia Municipality for the first time in 1998 and as mayor
he was elected as Secretary of the Union of Municipalities and Communities of the
Achaia Prefecture.
After winning the Municipal Elections in 2002, he was re-elected Mayor of Olenia
Municipality, while in the Board of the Union of Municipalities and Communities of
the Achaia Prefecture he was elected first as Vice-President (2002-2004) and then as
President till the end of the mandate (2004-2006).
In 2006 he was elected for the third time Mayor of Olenia Municipality, and he had a
second mandate as President of the of the Union of Municipalities and Communities
of the Achaia Prefecture. Moreover, in 2008 he was elected President of the Waste
Management Association of the Achaia Prefecture.
In the Regional Elections of November 2010, he was elected Governor of Achaia
Regional Unit and he was appointed as Deputy of the Governor of Western Greece
Region. In the Regional Elections in 2014, he was re-elected in his duties. he
continued in the position of Deputy Regional Governor of Achaia.
In the Municipal Elections of 2019, he was a candidate for Mayor of Patras, where he
was elected Leader of the Major Opposition in the Municipal Council of Patras.
From October 2019, he was elected President of the Solid Waste Management
Association of the Prefecture of Achaia, while since 2019 he has been elected
President of the Supervisory Board of Regional Union of Municipalities of Western
Greece and Member of the Energy, Environment and Waste Management Committee
of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities.
In the elections of October 15, he was elected Mayor of Western Achaia, while he
was re-elected President of the Solid Waste Management Association of the
Prefecture of Achaia and member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of
Municipalities in Greece.
He has been: Member of the Board of Directors of the Organization "Patras -
European Capital of Culture 2006", Vice President of "Development Achaia SA",
member of the Board of Directors of the Tourism Development Company of Western
Greece and member of the Finance Committee of the Central Union of Municipalities
and Communities of Greece.
Απόστολος Αναστασόπουλος
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα «ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΣ»
Απόστολος Αναστασόπουλος
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα «ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΣ»
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα «ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΣ»
Αθανάσιος Ανδρικόπουλος
Αντιδήμαρχος Διοικητικών – Οικονομικών θεμάτων, Προσωπικού,
Αθανάσιος Ανδρικόπουλος
Αντιδήμαρχος Διοικητικών – Οικονομικών θεμάτων, Προσωπικού,
Αντιδήμαρχος Διοικητικών – Οικονομικών θεμάτων, Προσωπικού,
Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos
Head of Department D΄ – Loan Services (D7) Deposits and Loans Fund
Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos
Head of Department D΄ – Loan Services (D7) Deposits and Loans Fund
Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Staff member at the Consignments and Loans Fund (TPD) from 1995 to date, having served in the Directorates of:
Consignments in Kind and Cash Consignments.
Human Resources.
Financial Services.
Loans to Local, Prefectural, and Regional Authorities, Legal Entities, and Other Enterprises.
Head of the Loan Servicing Department (Department D) since 2020, within the Directorate of Loans to Local, Prefectural, and Regional Authorities, Legal Entities, and Other Enterprises (D7).
Yiannis Anastasopoulos
BitMyJob
Yiannis Anastasopoulos
BitMyJob
BitMyJob
Spiros Andrianos
Business Growth Expert & Consultant
Spiros Andrianos
Business Growth Expert & Consultant
Ο Σπύρος Ανδριανός έχει βιώσει την επιχειρηματικότητα από το μηδέν, χτίζοντας μια αγορά που δεν υπήρχε. Από τη διαδρομή του ως manager σε πολυεθνικές μέχρι τη συνίδρυση του Men Of Style, της πρώτης εταιρείας ανδρικής αυτοβελτίωσης στην Ελλάδα, η πορεία του γεφυρώνει το corporate περιβάλλον με το πραγματικό επιχειρείν.
Έχει συνδημιουργήσει έναν οργανισμό με περισσότερους από 22.000 πελάτες και εκατομμύρια ανθρώπους σε reach. Είναι επίσης ιδρυτής της BrandU Video Marketing και συνιδρυτής της NotifyShow Consulting, ενώ ως keynote speaker έχει πραγματοποιήσει 250+ ομιλίες σε εταιρείες και συνέδρια, εστιάζοντας στον άνθρωπο πίσω από τον ρόλο. Ως Business Consultant δουλεύει με διάγνωση, σχεδιασμό και ενεργή εμπλοκή στην εκτέλεση. Πιστεύει ότι το brand - προσωπικό ή εταιρικό - είναι το αποτύπωμα χαρακτήρα που αφήνεις όταν φεύγεις από το δωμάτιο. Είναι παραγωγός και host των «Θα σας ειδοποιήσουμε» και «Ολ Ιν», συγγραφέας δυο best seller με προσφατο το Επαγγελματίας 5 Αστέρων και μέσω αυτών συμβάλλει σε έναν δημόσιο διάλογο με επίκεντρο την ανθρώπινη υπόσταση ρόλων και οργανισμών.
Μιλά για αποφάσεις, αυτογνωσία και συνέπεια. Γιατί η ανάπτυξη, σε άνθρωπο και σε οργανισμό, ξεκινά από την ευθύνη.
Nikolaos Andritsos
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology
Nikolaos Andritsos
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology
Chrysa Angelaki
Journalist / Fact-checker, Ellinika Hoaxes
Chrysa Angelaki
Journalist / Fact-checker, Ellinika Hoaxes
Chrysa Angelaki is a journalist with a background in digital media and a graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Since 2024, she has been part of the Ellinika Hoaxes fact-checking team, investigating misleading claims circulating online and producing in-depth debunking articles, while also taking part in media literacy initiatives. She is a member of the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory, where she contributes to the production of mis/disinformation reports focusing on narratives developing in Greece. Prior to joining Ellinika Hoaxes, she worked for online media outlets.
Achilleas Angelopoulos
CEO, KYKNOS SA
Achilleas Angelopoulos
CEO, KYKNOS SA
CEO, KYKNOS SA
Michalis Angelopoulos
President of the Scientific Council, Institute of Local Administration (ITA), Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
Michalis Angelopoulos
President of the Scientific Council, Institute of Local Administration (ITA), Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
Michalis Angelopoulos is a lawyer specializing in European Law, a graduate of the University of Athens Law School, and holder of a postgraduate degree from the University of Brussels. He has served as Legal Advisor to the European Commission Representation in Greece and to the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) as well and as Scientific Advisor at the European Parliament. He was Regional Governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and Secretary General for Administrative Reform at the Ministry of Interior. He served as Mayor of Samos and chaired the Committee on Island Policy of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE). He represented Greece at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, where he was elected Vice-President. Since 2020, he has been President of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Local Government (ITA) of KEDE. He has an extensive publication record on European integration.
Hera Antonopoulou
Director of the MSc Program, Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Patras
Hera Antonopoulou
Director of the MSc Program, Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Patras
Hera Antonopoulou holds a BSc in Mathematics from the Department of Mathematics and a PhD from the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras, Greece.
Since 2019, she has been a Full Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of Patras. She is also Director of the Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation Laboratory (https://edilab.upatras.gr/), Director of the Postgraduate Programme “Digital Innovation and Management” (https://dima.upatras.gr/), and Chair of the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of Patras.
She has served as Vice-President of the Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Chair of the Research Committee of the same institution, as well as Deputy Rector for Academic Affairs of the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece.
She has extensive academic experience in Higher Education, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her research interests include Mathematical Logic, ICT in Education, online learning platforms, the protection of individual privacy in the Information Society, neuromarketing, Artificial Intelligence, as well as programming and its applications in various fields. In addition, she has published more than 150 original papers in international scientific journals and conferences, has authored 5 books, and her research work has received 5.000 citations.
Σπύρος Αρσένης
Επικεφαλής Ανάπτυξης Καινοτόμου Επιχειρηματικότητας, Εθνική Τράπεζα
Σπύρος Αρσένης
Επικεφαλής Ανάπτυξης Καινοτόμου Επιχειρηματικότητας, Εθνική Τράπεζα
Επικεφαλής Ανάπτυξης Καινοτόμου Επιχειρηματικότητας, Εθνική Τράπεζα
Σωτήρης Ασημακόπουλος
BitMyJob Αλεξάνδρα Πολυγένη (BitMyJob) Μαριάννα Γραμματικοπούλου (BitMyJob) Αρετή Τζώρτζη (BitMyJob), Λεωνίδας Βούρδουλας (SmeProdaction)
Σωτήρης Ασημακόπουλος
BitMyJob Αλεξάνδρα Πολυγένη (BitMyJob) Μαριάννα Γραμματικοπούλου (BitMyJob) Αρετή Τζώρτζη (BitMyJob), Λεωνίδας Βούρδουλας (SmeProdaction)
BitMyJob Αλεξάνδρα Πολυγένη (BitMyJob) Μαριάννα Γραμματικοπούλου (BitMyJob) Αρετή Τζώρτζη (BitMyJob), Λεωνίδας Βούρδουλας (SmeProdaction)
Anastasia Argyropoulou
Medical Biopathologist – Microbiologist, Deputy Mayor for Administration, Argos–Mycenae
Anastasia Argyropoulou
Medical Biopathologist – Microbiologist, Deputy Mayor for Administration, Argos–Mycenae
Ms. Anastasia Argyropoulou is a Medical Biopathologist – Microbiologist and Deputy Mayor
for Administration of the Municipality of Argos–Mycenae. She has extensive experience in
Primary Health Care, serving as owner and scientific director of two of the three
biopathology laboratories of the BIOMETRIKA Group.
Throughout her career in local government, she has held positions of responsibility, with
competencies in sanitation, recycling, environmental policy, and volunteerism. She
represents the Municipality of Argos–Mycenae in European and national networks,
including the EULC of the European Union and the Sustainable City Network.
She is actively involved in social initiatives, participating in the Hellenic Red Cross and in
organizations focused on prevention and health promotion. She has been elected Municipal
Councillor, ranking first in votes.
Her work combines scientific expertise with public service.
Maria Argyropoulou
Sociologist, PhD in Educational Sciences
Maria Argyropoulou
Sociologist, PhD in Educational Sciences
Maria Argyropoulou is a Sociologist and holds a PhD in Educational Sciences. She studied Iconography at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia under Professors Toma Verbanov and Asen Gitsov, Art Conservation under Professor Mladost Volkova, and “Museum Education Programs in Education” at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
She has taught at the Ionian University, Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology. She also served in key positions at the General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning. Furthermore, she worked as Special Teaching Staff (EDIP) at the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, specializing in Museology. She currently serves as EDIP at the University of Patras, Department of Tourism Management, with the academic subject area “Image, Communication, Information and Culture.”
She is the author of two monographs focusing on communication through image, as well as narrative works inspired by the tradition of folklore and fairy tales. Her scientific work includes publications in both Greek and international academic journals, while her active participation in scientific conferences reflects her continuous presence in academic discourse. At the same time, she has curated a significant number of visual arts and folklore exhibitions and has collaborated in the conception and implementation of museum projects.
Dimitris Aspros
Data Consultants
Dimitris Aspros
Data Consultants
Data Consultants
Rania Assariotaki
Director, Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs; The American College of Greece
Rania Assariotaki
Director, Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs; The American College of Greece
Rania Asariotaki is Director of the Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs at the American College of Greece (ACG). She holds a Master’s Degree in Marketing from ALBA Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece, and has played a key role in ACG’s achievement of the STARS Gold Rating awarded by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Rania is an elected member of the AASHE Board of Directors, serving as Vice President, and also participates in the AASHE Advisory Board, promoting sustainability best practices in higher education. She is also a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and an active member of networks such as CSR Hellas, the UN Global Compact Network Greece, and the LeanIn Network (Member, Advisory Committee / Circle Co-leader), supporting women’s empowerment. In 2025, she was selected as an Ambassador of the European Climate Pact.
As a certified Sustainability Professional (CSR), Rania specializes in sustainability strategies, carbon footprint reduction, sustainability reporting, and social impact assessment. She has been certified by the University of Cambridge in Sustainability Management and High Impact Leadership and has authored articles on sustainability in education, the climate crisis, human rights, and corporate responsibility.
Thomas Athanasiou
Partner, L-Stone Capital
Thomas Athanasiou
Partner, L-Stone Capital
Thomas (41 years old) has a transactional background with 15 years of UK & European private investments experience. He has been an original member of the successful establishment of three credit investing start-up teams with origination, execution, portfolio monitoring and restructuring responsibilities.
He was original member of Bridgepoint Credit, Bridgepoint’s private debt-investing initiative. He started his career with the Bank of Ireland European Mid-Market leveraged finance team (based in London) and consequently moved internally to set-up the new lower Mid-Market leveraged finance team. Throughout his career Thomas has built an extensive network of Mid-Market and lower Mid-Market private equity sponsors, corporates, M&A and debt advisors, lawyers and lenders. He is a strong advocate of impact investing.
Γιώργος Αϋφαντής
Γενικός Διευθυντής, Ayfantis Group
Γιώργος Αϋφαντής
Γενικός Διευθυντής, Ayfantis Group
Γενικός Διευθυντής, Ayfantis Group
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for the Oceans, Chair of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Hellenic Parliament
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for the Oceans, Chair of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Hellenic Parliament
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou is Member of Parliament for Ilia, Chair of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection of the Hellenic Parliament, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister for the Oceans, and Vice President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. She previously served as Coordinator of the Our Ocean Conference 2024, Vice President of the Global Water Partnership in Sweden, and has been awarded the United Nations “Green Star Award”, one of the highest distinctions granted to scientists for outstanding contributions to environmental protection, disaster prevention, and disaster response.
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou was first elected Member of Parliament with New Democracy in 2009 as an MP of State, and subsequently elected MP for Ilia in 2012 and 2019. Within New Democracy, she has served as Deputy Head of the Environment Sector alongside Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
During her parliamentary tenure, she has served as Chair of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection, Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs.
She has also carried out extensive international work on environmental protection, climate change, and international organizations. Her international positions include Chair of the Committee for the United Nations of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva, Chair of the “Mediterranean Parliamentarians Circle for Sustainable Development”, Vice Chair of the United Nations Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development, Vice Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Water Partnership in Stockholm, and Water Lead of the Energy and Environment Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
Thanos Avgerinos
CFO Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, Malta & Adriatics
Dimitris Avramopoulos
f. European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship; f. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Minister of National Defence of Greece, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Dimitris Avramopoulos
f. European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship; f. Minister of Foreign Affairs & Minister of National Defence of Greece, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Dimitris Avramopoulos is a Greek politician and Member of the Hellenic Parliament who served as European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship (2014–2019).
Over the course of his career, he has held several senior ministerial positions in the Greek government, including Minister of National Defence (two terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, and Minister of Tourism.
He also served two consecutive terms as Mayor of Athens.
Before entering politics, Mr. Avramopoulos pursued a diplomatic career, holding key posts such as Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Consul of Greece in Liège, Consul General in Geneva, and Representative to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in Vienna.
He studied Public Law and Political Science at the University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in European Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Ioannis Bakavos
Administrator, General Hospital of Patras “Agios Andreas”
Ioannis Bakavos
Administrator, General Hospital of Patras “Agios Andreas”
Διοικητής, Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρων “ο Αγιος Ανδρεας”
Dr. Dimitrios Bakos
Director, General University Hospital of Patras
Dr. Dimitrios Bakos
Director, General University Hospital of Patras
Director, General University Hospital of Patras
Athanasios Balermpas
Secretary General for Internal Affairs and Organization, Ministry of the Interior
Athanasios Balermpas
Secretary General for Internal Affairs and Organization, Ministry of the Interior
Athanasios Balermpas was born in Athens in 1966. He has served as
Secretary General of Citizenship at the Ministry of Interior from 2019 to 2023.
Since August 2023 until today he serves as Secretary General of Interior at
the Ministry of Interior. He holds a degree in Literature from the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki and a Master's degree in Sustainable Local
Development. He speaks English and German. He holds a PhD from the
Faculty of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens in the
field of Urban Planning - Spatial Planning. He has participated as a speaker in
conferences regarding the city and culture, and has published relevant studies
in scientific journals. He has published books in "LIVANI" and "Hellenic
Letters". He has served as President and CEO of public sector and local
government limited liability companies. He works as a certified education
officer in an International Baccalaureate structure.
Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos
Political Scientist – International Relations Expert, (SETHA)
Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos
Political Scientist – International Relations Expert, (SETHA)
Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos is a Political Scientist and International Relations expert with extensive experience in Crisis Management and Strategic Communication. He has worked as a Communication Consultant in both the private sector and public administration, and since 2007 he has been teaching in military academies and postgraduate university programs in the fields of strategic communication, public relations, and crisis management. From December 2019 to December 2023, he served as Director General of the General Directorate for National Defence Policy and International Relations at the Hellenic Ministry of Defence, while concurrently acting as Greece’s Senior National Representative to NATO’s Resilience Committee (2022–2023). He holds a PhD with distinction from the University of Piraeus and an MSc in Marketing and Communication from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He is the author of scientific articles and books on strategic communication, international terrorism, and Greek-Turkish relations, and regularly publishes analyses on international relations, national defence and security, crisis management, and national resilience in leading nationwide media outlets. On June 1, 2023, he was awarded the “Grand Golden Decoration of Honour” by the Federal President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, for his contribution to strengthening defence-military relations between Greece and Austria.
Ιωάννης Βαρδακαστάνης
πρόεδρος της Εθνικής Συνομοσπονδίας Ατόμων με Αναπηρία
Ιωάννης Βαρδακαστάνης
πρόεδρος της Εθνικής Συνομοσπονδίας Ατόμων με Αναπηρία
πρόεδρος της Εθνικής Συνομοσπονδίας Ατόμων με Αναπηρία
Παναγιώτης Βασιλείου
β ‘ αντιπρόεδρος, Επιμελητηριο Αχαϊας
Παναγιώτης Βασιλείου
β ‘ αντιπρόεδρος, Επιμελητηριο Αχαϊας
β ‘ αντιπρόεδρος, Επιμελητηριο Αχαϊας
Efi Barmpatsi
TV Presenter, Alpha TV
Efi Barmpatsi
TV Presenter, Alpha TV
TV Presenter, Alpha TV
Pantelis Barouchas
Professor, Chair, Department of Agriculture, University of Patras
Pantelis Barouchas
Professor, Chair, Department of Agriculture, University of Patras
Pantelis E. Barouchas is Associate Professor at the Department of Agriculture of the University of Patras and member of the Soil Science Laboratory.
He has worked in both the private and public sectors, providing consulting services in soil science, plant nutrition and fertilization, as well as soil and plant tissue analysis using advanced analytical techniques. He has participated in numerous competitive research projects related to Soil Science and has served as member of steering committees, scientific coordinator and project leader in several national and European research programs, including IRMA, EUROLEGUME, AGROTRACE, SOILSYS, HYDRERO, OPORA, TAGs, IR2MA, OLIVE_CULTURE, ARETHOU5A and ECOBASE.
His research work includes more than 100 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings, technical reports and books. He also serves as reviewer for international scientific journals.
He is the inventor of the scientific instrument “Automatic portable digital instrument for measuring calcium carbonate in soil samples with integrated temperature compensation and geolocation capability,” patented by the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (Patent No. GR1008089).
He currently serves as Treasurer of the Board of the Hellenic Soil Science Society, President of the Scientific Council of the Agrifood Partnership of Western Greece Region, and Scientific Director of the Soil Laboratory of the Region of Western Greece.
Dr. Spyridon Basilakos
Director of NOA & President of the BoD
Dr. Spyridon Basilakos
Director of NOA & President of the BoD
Spyridon Basilakos has been the Director of the National Observatory of Athens & President of the BoD since June 25, 2025. He has previously served as Director of the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) at the National Observatory of Athens, as Research Director at the Academy of Athens (Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics), and has worked as a Visiting Professor at the European University Cyprus. Furthermore, he is the President of the Greek National Committee for Astronomy, that advises the Greek government for issues which are related to Astronomy and Astrophysics, as well as the National Delegate in the International Astronomical Union (IAU). He is ranked among the top 2% of the world's most influential scientists according to the annual Stanford University ranking, while over the last decade, he has received five honorary distinctions in various international competitions. His research interests focus on Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Dionysios Fredis Beleris
Member of the European Parliament, EPP Group
Dionysios Fredis Beleris
Member of the European Parliament, EPP Group
1972
I was born in Himarë. My family was forced to give me the name Fredis because the communist Hoxha regime did not allow us to have Greek names. Today, I am married to Antonia Tatou and have two children, Hermione and Petros.
1972 – 1990
With the collapse of the regime in Albania and the opening of the borders, together with tens of thousands of Northern Epirotes, I made my way to Greece. As soon as I arrived, I was baptized in Zakynthos and took the name Dionysios.
1990 – 1994
I worked for four years in Zakynthos and later in Athens, where I owned a plumbing installations company for approximately twenty years. At the same time, I studied at the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University.
1992
My involvement in public affairs began with the establishment of the Himarriotes Union, where I served as Secretary General and President.
2009
Since 2009, I have been a member of the General Council of the organization “Democratic Union of the Greek Ethnic Minority – OMONOIA”, which fights for the rights of the Greek minority in Albania.
2014
I returned to and now live in Himarë, where I am active in the tourism and hospitality sector. In the same year, I was elected Vice President of the General Council of OMONOIA. In addition, I became active in its local branch as President.
22 December 2022
I welcomed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Himarë, in a unique moment of national uplift for the Hellenism of Himarë.
May 2023
In the municipal elections, I ran as a candidate for Mayor of Himarë. On 12 May 2023, two days before the elections, I was arrested and imprisoned on fabricated charges. Despite my imprisonment and the climate of intimidation that prevailed, the people of Himarë elected me Mayor of Himarë. Since then, and for 15 months, I remained imprisoned and was denied the presumption of innocence — the democratic principle that citizens choose their local representatives — and as a result, I was not allowed to be sworn in as Mayor.
March 2024
The Albanian court sentenced me, without evidence, to two years in prison.
9 June 2024
The Greek people elected me as a Member of the European Parliament, following my highly honorable and symbolic inclusion in the European election ballot of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s Nea Demokratia party.
1 September 2024 – Present
I serve as a Member of the European Parliament for Nea Demokratia and as a member of the European People's Party, participating in the following committees:
Vice Chair
PETI – Committee on Petitions
Member
REGI – Committee on Regional Development
D-AL – Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
D-ME – Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
DSEE – Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, including the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee and the EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee
Substitute
PECH – Committee on Fisheries
LIBE – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
EUDS – Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Stylianos Bletsas
Deputy Regional Governor for Sustainable Development, Energy, Spatial Planning and Environment, Region of Western Greece
Stylianos Bletsas
Deputy Regional Governor for Sustainable Development, Energy, Spatial Planning and Environment, Region of Western Greece
He was born and lives in Agrinio and is the father of four children. He is a Civil Engineer graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds an MBA from Kingston University. He works as a freelance Civil Engineer and is also the owner of technical companies specializing in private construction projects.
In 2014, he was elected Vice President of the Administrative Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece, Aetolia-Acarnania Department, and since 2017 he has been serving as its President.
Maria Boile
Affiliated Researcher, “Athena” Research Center; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Maria Boile
Affiliated Researcher, “Athena” Research Center; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Η Δρ. Μαρία Μποϊλέ έχει υπερ-εικοσιπενταετή ακαδημαϊκή και ερευνητική εμπειρία στις ΗΠΑ (15 έτη) και στην Ευρώπη (10 έτη). Είναι Καθηγήτρια στο Τμήμα Ναυτιλιακών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς στο αντικείμενο «Διαχείριση και Πολιτική Λιμενικών και Τερματικών Εγκαταστάσεων Συνδυασμένων Μεταφορών», Διευθύντρια του Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος στη Ναυτιλία, Διευθύντρια του Ερευνητικού Εργαστηρίου Ποσοτικής Ανάλυσης στη Ναυτιλία (Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς) και Διευθύντρια Ερευνών του Τομέα για Οικονομικά και Περιβαλλοντικά Θέματα – Θαλάσσιες και Αεροπορικές Μεταφορές του Ελληνικού Ινστιτούτου Βιώσιμης Κινητικότητας και Δικτύων Μεταφορών (ΙΜΕΤ) του Εθνικού Κέντρου Έρευνας και Τεχνολογικής Ανάπτυξης (ΕΚΕΤΑ). Είναι συνδεδεμένο μέλος ΔΕΠ του Ερευνητικού Κέντρου για τις Προηγμένες Υποδομές και Μεταφορές του Πανεπιστημίου Rutgers, ΗΠΑ (2010-σήμερα). Έχει εργαστεί ως Διευθύντρια Ερευνών στο ΙΜΕΤ σε θέση Ερευνητή Α’ με γνωστικό αντικείμενο «Ανάλυση–Λειτουργία Συστημάτων Εμπορευματικών Μεταφορών και Logistics και Εφαρμογές των Τεχνικών Πληροφορικής και Τηλεπικοινωνιών (ICT) σε αυτά» (2010-2016), Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Μεταφορών στο Τμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Περιβάλλοντος στο Πανεπιστήμιο Rutgers, ΗΠΑ (2007-2010), Συν-Διευθύντρια του Προγράμματος Εμπορευματικών και Θαλάσσιων Μεταφορών στο Ερευνητικό Κέντρο Προηγμένων Υποδομών και Μεταφορών (2005-2010), Ακαδημαϊκός Συνεργάτης στο Κέντρο Διαχείρισης Εφοδιαστικής Αλυσίδας της Σχολής Επιχειρηματικών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Rutgers (2005-2009) και Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Μεταφορών στο Lafayette College (1995-2000). Απέκτησε το Δίπλωμα Πολιτικού (Συγκοινωνιολόγου) Μηχανικού από το Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο το 1990 (Βραβείο Α. Πετρόπουλου, 1992), Μεταπτυχιακό τίτλο Περιβαλλοντολόγου Μηχανικού από το Πανεπιστήμιο Rutgers το 1992 και Διδακτορικό τίτλο Συγκοινωνιολόγου Μηχανικού από το New Jersey Institute of Technology το 1995 (τιμητική διάκριση από το Ομοσπονδιακό Υπουργείο Μεταφορών ΗΠΑ, 1994). Τα ερευνητικά της ενδιαφέροντα περιλαμβάνουν ανάλυση, σχεδιασμό και διαχείριση πολυτροπικών συστημάτων επιβατικών και εμπορευματικών μεταφορών, θαλάσσιες μεταφορές και Εφοδιαστική, οργάνωση και διοίκηση λιμένων και τερματικών σταθμών και πολιτική μεταφορών. Έχει συμμετάσχει σε πάνω από 70 ερευνητικά προγράμματα και έργα παροχής υπηρεσιών σε ΗΠΑ, Ευρώπη και Λατινική Αμερική, συντονίζοντας πάνω από τα μισά, έχει αναπτύξει προπτυχιακά και μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών και ερευνητικά εργαστήρια σε τρία Ακαδημαϊκά Ιδρύματα, έχει διδάξει μεταπτυχιακά και προπτυχιακά μαθήματα, short courses και σεμινάρια σε Ευρώπη, ΗΠΑ, Ασία και Αφρική, έχει δημοσιεύσει πάνω από 170 τεχνικά άρθρα, 12 κεφάλαια βιβλίων και ένα βιβλίο, έχει λάβει πολυάριθμα βραβεία, μεταξύ των οποίων Βραβείο Καλύτερης Δημοσίευσης (2000), Βραβείο Εκπαίδευσης σε θέματα Συγκοινωνιολόγου Μηχανικού (2009), Βραβείο Αριστείας ως Διακεκριμένη Εκπαιδευτικός (2006-2007) και το ανταγωνιστικό «Πρόγραμμα Συνεργασίας για την Καινοτομία» του National Science Foundation, ενώ έχει διατελέσει μέλος της Επιτροπής Ερευνών του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς, μέλος του Επιστημονικού Συμβουλίου του ΙΜΕΤ/ΕΚΕΤΑ, Πρόεδρος της Ομάδας Εσωτερικής Αξιολόγησης του Τμήματος Ναυτιλιακών Σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς, υπεύθυνη προετοιμασίας πιστοποίησης του Τμήματος, μέλος του ΔΣ του Ινστιτούτου Ιστορίας Εμπορικής Ναυτιλίας και εκπρόσωπος της Σχολής Ναυτιλίας και Βιομηχανίας στην Επιτροπή Διεθνοποίησης του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς.
Λεωνίδας Βούρδουλας
SmeProdaction
Λεωνίδας Βούρδουλας
SmeProdaction
SmeProdaction
Petros Botsarakos
Political News Editor-in-Chief, Star Channel.
Petros Botsarakos
Political News Editor-in-Chief, Star Channel.
Petros Botsarakos is a journalist, ESIEA member, and Political News Editor-in-Chief at Star Channel. He holds an MA in "Communication and Emerging Technologies" from Danube University Krems, Austria and graduated from the University of Crete, School of Education. With extensive experience in hosting television and radio broadcasts, he specializes in political and economic reporting. He has collaborated with numerous newspapers and news websites. Originally from Gytheio, Laconia, he is married and a father of two.
Nadia Boule
Artist and Founder of Well Be
Nadia Boule
Artist and Founder of Well Be
Nadia Boule is a graduate of the Department of Media and Communication at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. From a young age, she has been actively involved in television, radio, and theater. In 2017, she founded Well Be, a wellness platform focused on physical and mental health. Among its initiatives is the Well Be App, while the "Nadia Talks Wellness" Podcast is considered one of the leading podcasts in Greece within the wellness category.
Christos Bouras
Rector, University of Patras
Christos Bouras
Rector, University of Patras
Christos Bouras is a Professor in the University of Patras, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics. His research interests include 5G and Beyond Networks, Analysis of Performance of Networking and Computer Systems, Computer Networks and Protocols, Mobile and Wireless Communications, Telematics and New Services, QoS and Pricing for Networks and Services, e – learning, Networked Virtual Environments and WWW Issues. He has extended professional experience in Design and Analysis of Networks, Protocols, Telematics and New Services. He has published more than 600 papers in various well-known refereed books, conferences and journals. He is a co-author of 9 books in Greek and editor of 2 in English. He has been member of editorial board for international journals and PC member and referee in various international journals and conferences. He has participated in R&D projects.
Dimitris Bourlivas
CEO & Founder, ARMATURA
Dimitris Bourlivas
CEO & Founder, ARMATURA
Ο Δημήτρης Μπουρλίβας είναι CEO & Founder της ARMATURA, μιας καινοτόμου εταιρείας στον χώρο των nutraceuticals, με αποστολή τη βελτίωση της ανθρώπινης υγείας μέσω επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένων, φυσικών παρεμβάσεων. Στο επίκεντρο της δραστηριότητάς του βρίσκεται η τεχνολογία Molecular Activation, μια προσέγγιση που στοχεύει στην ενίσχυση της βιολογικής αποτελεσματικότητας των δραστικών συστατικών.
Με περισσότερα από 20 χρόνια εμπειρίας στον χώρο της υγείας, έχει διαμορφώσει ένα ισχυρό αποτύπωμα στη σύνδεση της επιστημονικής γνώσης με την κλινική πράξη και την καθημερινή πρόληψη, συμβάλλοντας ενεργά στη μετάβαση προς ένα πιο ολοκληρωμένο μοντέλο well-being, που συνδυάζει πρόληψη, ανοσοενίσχυση και βελτίωση της ποιότητας ζωής.
Έχει τιμηθεί με 2 βραβεία PRIX GALIEN για την καινοτομία στον χώρο της υγείας, ενώ το έργο του επικεντρώνεται στη δημιουργία λύσεων που απαντούν στις σύγχρονες προκλήσεις της υγείας, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στις ιώσεις, το ανοσοποιητικό σύστημα και την υποστηρικτική φροντίδα.
Ακαδημαϊκά, είναι πτυχιούχος Γεωλογίας, κάτοχος MBA στη Διοίκηση Μονάδων Υγείας και MSc στα Αρωματικά και Φαρμακευτικά Φυτά, με εξειδίκευση στη Βιοχημεία και τις Ιώσεις. Παράλληλα, φοιτά στο Τμήμα Μοριακής Βιολογίας και Γενετικής, ενώ παρακολουθεί δύο μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα: το «Stem Cells – Αναγεννητική Ιατρική» (Ιατρική Σχολή Α.Π.Θ. σε συνεργασία με την Ιατρική Σχολή Δ.Π.Θ.) και το «Γενετική του Ανθρώπου – Γενετική Συμβουλευτική» (Ιατρική Σχολή Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας).
Η προσέγγισή του στην υγεία είναι βαθιά ανθρωποκεντρική, προωθώντας ένα μοντέλο όπου η επιστήμη, η πρόληψη και η ενδυνάμωση του οργανισμού αποτελούν τον πυρήνα του σύγχρονου well-being.
Γιώργος Γαλανός
Αν. Καθηγητής Τμήματος Διεθνών & Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών, Οικονομικής Πολιτική &
Γιώργος Γαλανός
Αν. Καθηγητής Τμήματος Διεθνών & Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών, Οικονομικής Πολιτική &
Αν. Καθηγητής Τμήματος Διεθνών & Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών, Οικονομικής Πολιτική &
Χρήστος Γεωργακόπουλος
Digital Operations & AI Director, Sleed
Χρήστος Γεωργακόπουλος
Digital Operations & AI Director, Sleed
Chris Georgakopoulos is Digital Operations & AI Director at Sleed, with over 20 years of experience in digital marketing and e-commerce. He leads the development of agentic AI systems that transform how digital marketing teams operate, helping Greek businesses scale more efficiently into international markets.
He has previously held roles as Chief Growth Officer, Digital Product Manager, and Digital Marketing Manager, working closely with e-commerce businesses throughout his career. Earlier on, he founded and led Greece's first fashion shopping guide through to a successful acquisition.
Νίκη Γεωργιάδου
Υπεύθυνη Προστασίας Δεδομένων (DPO), Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια,
Νίκη Γεωργιάδου
Υπεύθυνη Προστασίας Δεδομένων (DPO), Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια,
Υπεύθυνη Προστασίας Δεδομένων (DPO), Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια,
Γεώργιος Γεωργιόπουλος
Chief Commercial Officer
Γεώργιος Γεωργιόπουλος
Chief Commercial Officer
George has over 20 years of experience in leading commercial teams, spanning from multinational organizations (P&G, Microsoft) to fast-growing startups in the FMCG and Technology sectors. He has led international teams, built and developed GTM commercial development mechanisms from scratch and has successfully moved across the spectrum of business development. At Satori, as Chief Commercial Officer, he leverages this experience to help organizations transform data and Artificial Intelligence into real business results. Not as a simple technology trend, but as a practical and strategically designed transformation that leads to better decisions, stronger performance and measurable ROI. He deeply believes that TN is not a trend that companies simply need to manage, but a leadership opportunity for those who invest in the right strategy, the right data and the right partnerships. He holds an MBA International from the Athens University of Economics and Business, with studies in Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and participation in the Erasmus program at the Vienna University of Economics & Business.
Vivi Charalampogianni
Deputy Minister of the Interior
Vivi Charalampogianni
Deputy Minister of the Interior
Paraskevi (Vivi) Charalampogianni has served as Deputy Minister of the Interior since June 2023. Her responsibilities include the full spectrum of human resources management procedures in the public sector and local government, the simplification and optimization of administrative processes, the regulation of civil society and public-benefit organizations, as well as the performance target-setting system for public sector executives.
During the 2019–2023 period, she served as Secretary General for Human Resources in the Public Sector at the Ministry of the Interior, overseeing public sector workforce management and the modernization of public administration structures. Under her coordination, significant reforms were launched in the Greek public administration, including the modernization of the public recruitment system and the strengthening of the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP), the introduction of a new framework for performance management, evaluation and employee rewards in the public sector, the activation of Administrative Secretaries and Executive Officers in Ministries, the Internal Audit System for the Public Sector, the National Strategic Anti-Corruption Plan, the institution of the Integrity Advisor, the legal framework for teleworking, the new framework for the Municipal Police, the new Public Sector Qualifications Framework, and the implementation of multi-level governance.
She also served as Chair of the Public Sector Human Resources Committee, responsible for shaping public staffing policies, as well as Chair of the National Council for Multi-Level Governance.
Between 2011 and 2014, she headed the Office of the Secretaries General, initially under D. Stefanou and subsequently under Thodoris Livanios, first at the General Secretariat for Media and later, from 2012 to 2014, at the Ministry of Administrative Reform and e-Governance. As a permanent official in the Personnel Department of the Hellenic Parliament, she has extensive experience in the implementation of human resources management policies.
She is a graduate of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds an MBA from the Hellenic Open University, and is a PhD candidate in the Department of Administrative Science and Public Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Alexandros Charkiolakis
Director, The Friends of Music Society
Alexandros Charkiolakis
Director, The Friends of Music Society
Alexandros Charkiolakis studied at the Hellenic Conservatoire and at the University of Sheffield. He has worked as a musicologist and coordinator for educational projects at the Music Library of Greece “Lilian Voudouri”; in 2013 became Head of the “Erol Üçer” Music Library at MIAM – Istanbul Technical University. In May 2017 he took up the position of Director of the Friends of Music Society. He has edited and authored several books and his research interests vary between historical musicology, music information resources and retrieval, music and digital culture. He is the President of the Board of the Greek IAML Branch.
Angeliki Chatzidimitriou
Dipl. Architect Eng., MA, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design and Architecture, Architecture Department, University of Patras
Angeliki Chatzidimitriou
Dipl. Architect Eng., MA, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design and Architecture, Architecture Department, University of Patras
Angeliki Chatzidimitriou is an Architect Engineer assistant professor of sustainable environmental design at the Architecture department of the University of Patras. Her research and practice focus on environmental design of buildings and urban spaces, microclimate development and outdoor thermal comfort. She holds a diploma from the Architecture dept. of AUTh, MA degree in Environment and Energy Studies from the Architectural Association, London, a PhD from the Civil Engineering Dept. of AUTh and has completed two Post Doctoral studies in Architecture Dept of AUTH. She participated in several interdisciplinary academic research projects, presented research in international conferences and published in peer reviewed journals. She taught architectural and environmental design undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Greece, given lectures in Greece and the UK, joined scientific committees for formulating regulations on building energy performance and bioclimatic design and collaborated with architecture practices as an environmental design consultant in public and private design projects.
Elisavet Chatzigaki
Secretary- General, Board of Directors & Head of Strategy at Chatzigakis Foundation
Elisavet Chatzigaki
Secretary- General, Board of Directors & Head of Strategy at Chatzigakis Foundation
She has acquired substantial and spherical experience in the areas of strategic communications, development of public benefit programs, team management, fundraising, serving in the professional world for over 20 years in multinationals abroad and in Greece, as a consultant to clients from a wide range of sectors such as technology, publishing, fashion, FMCGs, culture, etc.
She is responsible for the strategic rebranding of the Chatzigakis Foundation mission and positioning, investing more into experiential programs from 2022 such as Education & Environment, an environmental education program being developed in remote and inaccessible mountainous school communities to bridge knowledge and action chasms. Under her coordination are five different strategic programs: Together for Schools, Education & Environment, Parcels of Love, Relief Missions and Meaningful Engagement Days.
To date, her contribution to substantially increasing the extroversion of Chatzigakis Foundation has been extremely valuable. Under her leadership, fostering and maintaning strategic partnerships such as with: Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), South Aegean Region, Association of Greek Food Industries (SEVT), Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Dimocritus University of Thrace. It has “built” a multifaceted “ecosystem of giving” in which partners from all sectors of the public sphere participate and interact (Corporations, Academic and Non-profit Institutions, Municipalities, Civil Society Organisations), thus proving in reality that strategic community service with a sustainable footprint is a collective affair.
With an emphasis on well-targeted, measurable social impact of the Foundation's mission, in 2017 she designed and implemented the Stay Connected Program, a program through which Chatzigakis Foundation assesses and measures its footprint at the end of a program or initiative, keeping in touch with beneficiaries and teams up to 10 years later.
She dedicares her time in travelling throughout Greece, working on the field together with her teams, standing with the beneficiaries in every program, in every mission.
Michalis Chatzipanos
Director of New Transmission Projects, IPTO
Michalis Chatzipanos
Director of New Transmission Projects, IPTO
Director of New Transmission Projects, IPTO
Sotiris Chiotakis
Head of Corporate Communications & Corporate Affairs for Energean in Greece, the Balkans and Southeast Europe
Sotiris Chiotakis
Head of Corporate Communications & Corporate Affairs for Energean in Greece, the Balkans and Southeast Europe
Sotiris joint Energean in 2013 and he is now responsible for the company’s
corporate communications and corporate affairs in Greece, the Balkans and
Southeast Europe. He organised and implemented Energean’s
communication strategy during the era of the company’s evolution to the
leading independent E&P company in the Mediterranean. He has also
represented Energean in some of the most important conferences and fora in
Greece and the Southeast Mediterranean. Prior to Energean, he also worked
for 6 years as Head of the Press Office and Public Relations at DESFA,
Greece’s Natural Gas Transition System Operator.
Prior to that, Sotiris worked for 20 years as a journalist with a focus on energy
and industrial reporting and held management positions in media outlets such
as PROTO THEMA and KATHIMERINI with focus on online media, and the
financial newspaper ISOTIMIA. He has also worked for the newspaper AXIA
and ENERGIA.GR, Greece’s first portal with focus on the energy sector.
Sotiris started his journey in professional journalism in the early ‘90s from the
newspaper APOGEVMATINI.
He was born in Athens in 1966 and studied Philosophy, Psychology and
Pedagogy at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens.
Sotiris Chiotakis is married and has two daughters.
Dr. Theodoros Chiou
Attorney-at-law specialized in Copyright Law & AI, Adj. Lecturer, Dpt of Archival, Library and Information Studies, University of West Attica
Dr. Theodoros Chiou
Attorney-at-law specialized in Copyright Law & AI, Adj. Lecturer, Dpt of Archival, Library and Information Studies, University of West Attica
Dr. Theodoros Chiou is an attorney-at-law based in Athens, specializing in Intellectual Property Law, New Media and Technologies Law, and Cultural Heritage Law. He is the founder and manager of IPRightsGR law office. He has completed postdoctoral researches at the Law School of Athens in the field of Copyright Law and Artificial Intelligence. He obtained his PhD from the University of Strasbourg, and a degree from the Law School of Athens. He was a research partner in the consortium of the recently completed Horizon Europe research project "XReco", which focused on creating XR content using AI tools. He teaches copyright law and personal data at the Department of Archival, Library and Information Systems at the University of West Attica. He is the author of three legal monographs in addition to his doctoral thesis, as well as of several chapters and scientific studies in collective volumes, article-by-article interpretations, and scientific journals. His monograph "Copyright and Artificial Intelligence" was recently published by Nomiki Bibliothiki.
Christos Chomenidis
Writer
Christos Chomenidis
Writer
Writer
Chrysoula Christia
Agricultural Technologist, MSc, PhD, Head of the Directorate of Development,
Chrysoula Christia
Agricultural Technologist, MSc, PhD, Head of the Directorate of Development,
Agricultural Technologist, MSc, PhD, Head of the Directorate of Development,
Vassilis Christidis
CEO and Vice President, KNOWLEDGE S.A.
Vassilis Christidis
CEO and Vice President, KNOWLEDGE S.A.
Vassilis Christidis holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology from the University of Patras, specialising in computer networks and digital technologies. He has been a co-founder of KNOWLEDGE S.A. since 1988 and has held the position of CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2007. He is also a co-founder and Administrator of INNOVATIVE P.C. since 2017.
He has extensive experience in the design and implementation of integrated information systems for public sector organisations and businesses, having acted as Project Manager for more than 50 digital transformation projects, several of which have received significant national and international recognitions.
His work focuses on innovation, with a particular emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and its effective application in improving services for citizens and businesses, supporting digital transformation, and fostering new innovative ideas and business initiatives.
Christos Christodoulopoulos
Mayor of Municipality of Ilida
Christos Christodoulopoulos
Mayor of Municipality of Ilida
Christos Christodoulopoulos, Mayor of Ilida, was born and raised in the community of Kalyvia Ilidas. He completed his secondary education in the city of Amaliada and subsequently pursued his studies at the Polytechnic School of the University of Bari in Italy, where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
In 1984, he was appointed to the Directorate of Technical Services of the Prefecture of Ilia, serving as a mechanical engineer until 1990. He then continued his career in Public Administration, working in services related to earthquake restoration projects across Greece, from where he retired in 2020.
Since 1974, when he began his journey as a university student, he has developed extensive political, professional, social, and trade union activity.
He is considered a distinguished figure in local government, having served for many years as President of the Community of Kalyvia, Municipal Councillor of Amaliada, President of the Municipal Water and Sewerage Company of Amaliada (DEYA), Deputy Mayor of Amaliada, President of the Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor of Amaliada, Regional Councillor of Western Greece, and Deputy Regional Governor for Financial Affairs.
In 2014, he was elected Mayor of the Municipality of Ilida for the first time. From 2019 to 2023, he served as Head of the Major Opposition, while in the 2023 elections he was re-elected Mayor, reassuming his duties on January 1, 2024, a position he continues to hold today.
Ioannis Christopoulos
Publisher, GNOMI Newspaper
Ioannis Christopoulos
Publisher, GNOMI Newspaper
Publisher, GNOMI Newspaper
Leonidas Christopoulos
CEO, EKKOMED
Leonidas Christopoulos
CEO, EKKOMED
Leonidas Christopoulos took over as Chief Executive Officer of EKKOMED-Creative Greece in September 2024 while from 2023 to 2024 he held the position of President and CEO of EKOME.
He was the Secretary General of Digital Governance and Simplification of Procedures of the Ministry of Digital Governance, from July 2019 to July 2023, and had EKOME under his supervision. During this period, significant improvements were made to the cash rebate scheme for audiovisual works in Greece, while the Tax Relief incentive was reactivated, and the Fund of Guaranteeing Loan for Companies Producing Audiovisual Work was established, in collaboration with the Development Bank.
Moreover, he was responsible for planning and implementing Greece’s digital strategy through the Digital Transformation Bible, the strategy for Artificial Intelligence and digital skills, the new Operational Program “Digital Transformation” of the NSRF 2021-2027, the upgrading of KEP and the policy for the simplification and digitalization of procedures through Gov.gr and the National Register of Mitos Procedures.
He has worked in the Ministries of Development, Finance, Education and Religious Affairs, Environment and Energy and Interior, while in the period 2016-2019 he was an advisor to the President of the Official Opposition on issues of State, Public Administration and Education.
He holds a BSc. in Political and International Studies from Panteion University of Political and Social Studies, Athens, and an M.A. in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, where he studied Political Economy of Mass Media. He is, also, a graduate of the National School of Public Administration and Local Government of Greece.
He speaks English and German.
Βαγγέλης Γιακουμής
δημοσιογράφος
Βαγγέλης Γιακουμής
δημοσιογράφος
δημοσιογράφος
Ευάγγελος Γιαννακόπουλος
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Ευάγγελος Γιαννακόπουλος
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Νίκος Γιαννακόπουλος
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών
Νίκος Γιαννακόπουλος
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών
Φανή Γιαννιώτη
Ιδιοκτήτρια Ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού
Φανή Γιαννιώτη
Ιδιοκτήτρια Ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού
Ιδιοκτήτρια Ραδιοφωνικού σταθμού
Νικολίτσα Γκολώνη
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Νικολίτσα Γκολώνη
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μαριάννα Γραμματικοπούλου
BitMyJob
Μαριάννα Γραμματικοπούλου
BitMyJob
BitMyJob
Εμμανουήλ Γραφάκος
Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Energy
Εμμανουήλ Γραφάκος
Secretary General for Waste Management Coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Energy
Manolis Grafakos is an economist and the General Secretary for Waste Management Coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece. He studied economics at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Aegean, in Banking from the Greek Open University and in "Design, Management and Tourism Policy" from the University of the Aegean. He is a PhD candidate at the University of the Aegean.
During 2012 - 2019 he was the Secretary General of the Municipality of Metamorphosis.
From 2010 to 2011 he was the President of the Inter-municipal Association for the Sustainable Development "21 Local Authorities" of the northern Attica municipalities.
During 2007 - 2010, he was the Mayor of Melissia Attica.
In the period 2004-2006, she was a Deputy Commander at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica.
He worked in the private sector from 1994 to 2004, as a business consultant in finance.
Ζωή Διδίλη
Senior Communications Advisor EuRIC - European Recycling Industries' Confederation
Ζωή Διδίλη
Senior Communications Advisor EuRIC - European Recycling Industries' Confederation
Senior Communications Advisor EuRIC - European Recycling Industries' Confederation
Panayotis Dimopoulos
Professor in Ecology and Chair of the Biology Department, University of Patras
Panayotis Dimopoulos
Professor in Ecology and Chair of the Biology Department, University of Patras
Currently: Professor in Ecology & Chair of the Department of Biology at the University of Patras, Chair of the Hellenic Botanical Society (2025–2028). I have served as Vice Rector for Research and Development at the University of Patras (2020–2023) and Chair of the National Committee for Natura 2000 Protected Areas (2020–2024).
Research interests and core expertise: monitoring, assessment, and mapping of habitats and ecosystems in protected areas of Greece and Cyprus; mapping and assessment of the status of ecosystems and ecosystem services in Greece; contribution to the design of nature conservation policies; National Biodiversity Strategy, Nature-based Solutions, climate change and its impacts on biodiversity.
Publications: 175 articles in international scientific journals.
Conferences: 130 presentations and 120 participations in international and national conferences.
Research projects: principal investigator and coordinator of 45 national and 22 European projects
Έλενα Δομαζάκη
Creative Director
Έλενα Δομαζάκη
Creative Director
Creative Director
Εύη Δραμαλιώτη
ΓΓ Συντονισμού, Προεδρία της Κυβέρνησης
Εύη Δραμαλιώτη
ΓΓ Συντονισμού, Προεδρία της Κυβέρνησης
ΓΓ Συντονισμού, Προεδρία της Κυβέρνησης
Κωνσταντίνος Δρόσος
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Κωνσταντίνος Δρόσος
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Athanasios Ellis
Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, English Edition, Kathimerini.
Athanasios Ellis
Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, English Edition, Kathimerini.
Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, English Edition, Kathimerini.
Stavros Fanfanis
Publisher, O Chronos Newspaper
Stavros Fanfanis
Publisher, O Chronos Newspaper
Publisher, O Chronos Newspaper
Nektarios Farmakis
Governor, Region of Western Greece
Nektarios Farmakis
Governor, Region of Western Greece
He was born in 1980 and grew up in Agrinio. He was awarded with Bachelor’s degree in Law from Democritus University of Thrace. He completed his postgraduate studies at the School of Law of the Democritus University of Thrace (LLM, Civil Procedure). He has been an Ombudsman accredited by the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights since 2013. He is a lawyer before the Supreme Court. He has been practicing Law since 2006 as a member of the Agrinio Bar Association. He speaks two foreign languages, English and German. He has completed his military service (Hellenic Air Force). He is married to Lawyer Evi Chr. Pappa. They have a daughter and a son. His involvement in politics began during his student years. He had been regularly elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Law Students’ Association “Costas Varnalis”. He was Secretary of DAP-NDFK of Komotini and a member of the Central Council of DAP-NDFK of HEIs. In the elections of November, 2010, at the age of 30, he was elected first as Regional Councilor with the political group “Zoume Dytika” in Aitoloakarnania. In the elections of May, 2014, he was a candidate for Vice-Governor of Aitoloakarnania with Andrea Katsaniotis’s political group “Mazi, na ftiaxoume ton topo mas”. In Aitoloakarnania, it was Andrea Katsaniotis’s political group that won the elections (52.5%). For many years, with his interventions and proposals to the Regional Council o Western Greece, he has highlighted the need for mitigating intra-regional inequalities, prioritizing regional strategies based on taking advantage of the comparative advantages of each Regional Unit and taking the initiative to add value to anything produced in the Region of Western Greece, by making good use of its human resources, know-how and natural resources. He was elected Head of the Region of Western Greece in June 2019, with his political group “Ola apo tin arxi”, and assumed his duties on 1 September during this year.
Μαρία Ζαφειροπούλου
Ιδρύτρια, Co2gether
Μαρία Ζαφειροπούλου
Ιδρύτρια, Co2gether
Ιδρύτρια, Co2gether
Θεοφάνης Ζαχαράτος
Μέλος της Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής, Regional Growth Conference
Θεοφάνης Ζαχαράτος
Μέλος της Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής, Regional Growth Conference
Μέλος της Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής, Regional Growth Conference
Marianna Feksi
Certified Empowerment Coach
Marianna Feksi
Certified Empowerment Coach
Η Μαριάννα Φέξη είναι Πιστοποιημένη Coach Ενδυνάμωσης, αφοσιωμένη στην υποστήριξη γυναικών και μητέρων που επιδιώκουν να επαναπροσδιορίσουν τον εαυτό τους.
Ως Public Speaker και συντονίστρια βιωματικών εργαστηρίων, εξειδικεύεται στην παροχή πρακτικών εργαλείων και μέσων που βοηθούν τις γυναίκες να ανακαλύψουν την εσωτερική τους δύναμη.
Μέσα από τη δουλειά της, καθοδηγεί τις συμμετέχουσες να διεκδικήσουν μια ζωή γεμάτη αξία, γαλήνη και ευτυχία, ζώντας με τους δικούς τους όρους.
Στο Regional Growth Conference, φέρνει το όραμά της για μια κοινωνία όπου κάθε γυναίκα έχει τα εφόδια να ηγηθεί της δικής της πορείας.
Andreas Filias
Deputy Governor, Region of Western Greece
Andreas Filias
Deputy Governor, Region of Western Greece
Deputy Governor, Region of Western Greece
Antonis Filippis
SECRETARY GENERAL OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Antonis Filippis
SECRETARY GENERAL OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Antonios Filippis is an economist with a degree in international economics and a master’s degree in economic policy and growth.
He has worked as an MP associate in the Hellenic Parliament, drafting and monitoring public policies related to trade and rural development.
He is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, focusing on public debt management.
In October 2024, he was appointed President of the Greek Agricultural Organization ELGO DIMITRA.
In July 2025, he assumed the duties of Secretary General of Agricultural Policy and International Affairs at the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.
He is married and the father of two children.
Raffaele Fitto
Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission (video)
Raffaele Fitto
Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission (video)
Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission (video)
Ioanna Fo
Economist & Entrepreneur
Ioanna Fo
Economist & Entrepreneur
Ioanna Fo focuses on financial literacy and digital communication in Greece. She is a content creator dedicated to personal finance and has the biggest finance channel in Greece on Instagram and Tik Tok. She is recognized for her social impact by international organizations like the Clinton Global Initiative, One Young World, YTILI by USA State Department
Giannis Fostiropoulos
Mayor of Palaio Faliro
Giannis Fostiropoulos
Mayor of Palaio Faliro
Giannis Fostiropoulos was born on November 4, 1967, in Veria, Macedonia, and has
lived in Palaio Faliro since his childhood. The third child in a family of educators, he
attended the Evangeliki School as a pupil and later studied at the Department of
Health and Welfare Unit Management. He holds a Master’s degree from an Inter-
University and Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme in Local and Regional
Development and Local Government. A self-employed professional, he is married and
he is the father of two university students. In 1994, he was elected Municipal
Councillor for the first time and has been continuously re-elected ever since. He was
elected Mayor in 2019. He is an elected representative of the Municipality of Palaio
Faliro to the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, the Regional Union of
Municipalities of Attica, and the Hellenic Intermunicipal Network of Healthy Cities.
Since March 2026, he has served as President of the Association of Municipalities of
South Attica.
Ioannis Fotodimas
PhD Researcher, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
Ioannis Fotodimas
PhD Researcher, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
PhD Researcher, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
Ioannis Fousteris
Technical Director, Constrat
Ioannis Fousteris
Technical Director, Constrat
Ioannis Fousteris is the Technical Director of Constrat, with extensive experience in telemetry systems, automation, and the digital management of water supply networks. Since 2018, he has been actively involved in the management and implementation of water infrastructure projects, having also served as Project Manager and Automation Engineer within the company.
He is a graduate of the Department of Automation Engineering at the University of West Attica.
Irini Frygana
Strategy and Political Communications Consultant
Irini Frygana
Strategy and Political Communications Consultant
Irini Frygana is a Strategy and Political Communications Consultant specializing in public affairs, policy analysis, and strategic messaging. At Stratego, a leading political strategy firm, she advises elected officials, political candidates, institutions, and organizations on communication strategy and policy positioning. She is also a Communications Consultant at Because Group, a global marketing agency based in Athens, and the Head of Strategy at WeFor, an NGO advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She previously served as a Policy Advisor to the Municipality of Athens, where she also facilitated partnerships with an extensive network of NGOs and organized award-winning civic initiatives. Her commentary and analyses have been featured in national and international media outlets. She holds degrees in Political Science and Social Policy, an MSc in Political Communication and Media, and is completing a second Master’s in Political Analysis, bringing a strong academic foundation to her work.
Dr Eleftheria Ftaklaki
International Relations / Political Scientist Head of International Relations, Special Secretariat for Long-Term Planning (Foresight), Presidency of the Government
Dr Eleftheria Ftaklaki
International Relations / Political Scientist Head of International Relations, Special Secretariat for Long-Term Planning (Foresight), Presidency of the Government
International Relations / Political Scientist Head of International Relations, Special Secretariat for Long-Term Planning (Foresight), Presidency of the Government
Konstantina Georgaki
Assistant Professor in International and European Economic Law at the Law Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Konstantina Georgaki
Assistant Professor in International and European Economic Law at the Law Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr Konstantina Georgaki is an Assistant Professor in International and European Economic Law at the Law Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds a DPhil in Law and an MSt in Legal Research from the University of Oxford, an LL.M. in commercial law from the University of Cambridge and an LL.B., an LL.M. in public law and LL.M. in civil law from the University of Athens. She previously lectured EU law and constitutional law at Mansfield College, University of Oxford, whereas she worked as a Policy Officer at the European Commission, focusing on the implementation of the free movement of capital and freedom of payments between EU Member States and EU Member States and third countries, as well as on the negotiation of international trade and investment agreements at the EU level. She has published widely on various questions of public law, EU law and international law, including on the interrelation of EU law with international agreements concluded by the EU Member States inter se, as well as on investment protection under the EU and the international legal frameworks.
Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Health
Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Health
Minister of Health
Dionisis Georgopoulos
CEO, MESOGEIOS S.A.
Dionisis Georgopoulos
CEO, MESOGEIOS S.A.
Είναι Χημικός μηχανικός Ε.Μ.Π., με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές και 35 χρόνια επαγγελματική εμπειρία σε νερό, λύματα και διαχείριση στερεών αποβλήτων. Ιδρυτής, μέτοχος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της Εταιρείας Περιβαλλοντικών Συμβουλευτικών Εταιρείας ΕΠΕΜ Α.Ε. (1992-1999). Το 2000 ίδρυσε την ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΟ A.E., μια εταιρεία που εξειδικεύεται στον σχεδιασμό, την κατασκευή και τη λειτουργία έργων Διαχείρισης υδάτινων πόρων και αποβλήτων. Σήμερα είναι Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος του ομίλου ΜΕΣΟΓΕΙΟΣ, ο οποίος κατέχει ηγετικό ρόλο στην ελληνική περιβαλλοντική αγορά, έχοντας έναν μέσο κύκλο εργασιών πάνω από 150Μ € κατά τη διάρκεια του περασμένου έτους. Έχει συμμετάσχει στο σχεδιασμό και την κατασκευή πολυάριθμων έργων στους τομείς της ανακύκλωσης και ανάκτησης στερεών αποβλήτων, καθώς και των εγκαταστάσεων επεξεργασίας λυμάτων, της αφαλάτωσης και των μονάδων διυλιστηρίου νερού. Επίσης, έχει δημοσιεύσει τεχνικά και επιστημονικά άρθρα για τη διαχείριση των αποβλήτων και των υδάτων.
Gerasimos Gerolymatos
Founder & Director, ONDECK Group Head of the Organizing Committee, Olympic Yacht Show
Gerasimos Gerolymatos
Founder & Director, ONDECK Group Head of the Organizing Committee, Olympic Yacht Show
Gerasimos Gerolymatos originates from Kefalonia and Kardamyla of Chios, making the sea a natural path in his life from an early age. He studied Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Bologna under the academic environment shaped by Umberto Eco, and has been involved with the maritime world throughout his life.
Since 2001, he has been professionally active in the field of semiotics within marine leisure, focusing on the creation of international communication and promotional platforms for the sector. He is a sailor, publisher, and maritime media professional, collaborating with organizations and publications in Greece and abroad on topics related to the sea, yacht shows, and emerging trends in the shipbuilding industry.
Throughout his career, he has contributed to and supported nearly all major maritime magazines in Greece, as well as several international publications. He is a regular professional visitor to international yacht shows and is considered one of the most experienced Greek professionals in the global yacht exhibition industry. He has traveled thousands of kilometers representing Greece at international maritime events and has sailed thousands of nautical miles aboard vessels of all types.
In 2016, he founded ONDECK Group and launched the Olympic Yacht Show. In 2021, as Head of the Olympic Yacht Show, he welcomed leading professionals and companies from Greece and abroad to what became the country’s largest floating yacht show, firmly placing Greece on the international calendar of high-level yachting events. This year, he is preparing the 4th edition of the Olympic Yacht Show.
The ONDECK Group operates across three core sectors, all focused on marine leisure and yachting:
ONDECK MEDIA, publisher of the international magazine Skipper ONDECK, a recognized point of reference in European maritime publishing, as well as six English-language titles serving as official media for marinas and shipyards, promoting Greece worldwide.
ONDECK EVENTS, organizer of the Olympic Yacht Show, the largest floating boat exhibition in Greece.
Holidays Ondeck, specializing in yacht charters and marine tourism services.
He remains an active sailor, a member of the Greek Community of Monaco and the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association, while maintaining a deep passion for naval architecture and entrepreneurship.
He is married and the father of three children and the owner of two boats.
Aris Giannakas
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology,
Konstantinos Giotopoulos
Associate Professor, Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Patras
Konstantinos Giotopoulos
Associate Professor, Department of Management Science and Technology, University of Patras
Dr. Konstantinos C. Giotopoulos is an Associate Professor at the Department of
Management Science and Technology, University of Patras, Greece, specializing in
Intelligent Information Systems. His research spans the areas of Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning, Digital Transformation, ICT applications in the Public Sector, and Data
Analytics, and includes extensive publications in international scientific journals and
conferences, with a significant number of citations. He has participated as a researcher in
numerous European research programmes, including HORIZON, ERASMUS+ and
INTERREG projects, and since February 2026 has taken on the role of Advisor to the Rector
of the University of Patras on Administrative Reform and Digital Transformation. He is
actively engaged as a reviewer for international scientific journals and research
programmes, and supervises doctoral dissertations, postgraduate and diploma theses.
Miltos Gitas
Journalist, “Proinos Logos” of Ioannina
Miltos Gitas
Journalist, “Proinos Logos” of Ioannina
Miltos Gitas is a journalist for the newspaper "Proinos Logos" in Ioannina. He also hosts a radio program on the Municipal Radio of Ioannina, while as a literary author he has published nine poetry collections. He has taught journalism at the SAEK Ioannina of DYPA and at IIEK DELTA 360, where he also served for several years as Head of the Journalism Department. He is a graduate of the Antenna Free Studies Workshop and the Television School of Stamatis Malelis. He also holds a degree from the Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture of the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus. He has worked for regional television media and as a columnist for news websites. He is also the founder and creator of the bookstore "Purple owl" in Ioannina. He has received awards and distinctions in national and international literary competitions, while his poems have been translated into English and published on literary websites in the United States.
Dimitris Gkikas
Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Patras; Lecturer & Research
Dimitris Gkikas
Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Patras; Lecturer & Research
Lecturer & Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Patras; Lecturer & Research
Dionysios Gkoutis
Director General of Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (H.S.G.M.E.)
Dionysios Gkoutis
Director General of Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (H.S.G.M.E.)
Dionysios Gkoutis holds the position of Director-General of the Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (H.S.G.M.E.). With a background in both the UK and Greece, he has served as a consultant for a variety of public and private projects, specializing in geotechnical and geological studies, as well as broader geotechnical design and project supervision. Since assuming his position in October 2019, Mr. Gkoutis has been responsible for overseeing and coordinating all research initiatives undertaken by the H.S.G.M.E., managing a total budget of 25 million euros. Drawing on his academic background, which includes a degree in Geology and Geo-Environmental Sciences from the University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, Mr. Gkoutis brings a strong foundation of knowledge to his leadership role. Under his guidance, the H.S.G.M.E. continues to drive innovation and excellence in the field of geology and mineral exploration, contributing to national development and advancement.
Giannis Grigoratos
Accountant, Accountsaints
Giannis Grigoratos
Accountant, Accountsaints
Giannis Grigoratos is a finance professional at Accountsaints, playing an active role in themanagement and support of complex financial and tax matters. He is a graduate of theAthens University of Economics and Business, with a specialization in Applied Accountingand Auditing, and brings over 10 years of professional experience in the field. Throughouthis career, he has developed solid expertise in financial planning, tax compliance, and themanagement of corporate projects. His work includes business transformations, acquisitions,business plan development, and the handling of cases under the out-of-court debtsettlement mechanism. Through his daily involvement in practical financial matters, hecontributes to well-informed decision-making and the development of solutions that respondto the real needs of businesses.
Νικόλαος Θελερίτης
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Νικόλαος Θελερίτης
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Ειρήνη Ιντζιρτζή
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Ειρήνη Ιντζιρτζή
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Zissis Ioannidis
Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Energy, Coordinator of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Recovery and Resilience Facility Portfolio
Zissis Ioannidis
Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Energy, Coordinator of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Recovery and Resilience Facility Portfolio
Zissis Ioannidis holds a PhD in Building Engineering from Concordia University in Canada and a BSc in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He serves as Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Energy and Coordinator of the Ministry’s Recovery and Resilience Facility portfolio, overseeing nationally significant projects. He has contributed to the design and implementation of major energy efficiency and household support programmes in Greece, including “Exoikonomo” and “Recycle - Change Appliance”. He also has international experience in energy and innovation projects in Canada, China and Cyprus. His expertise focuses on net zero energy buildings, building integrated photovoltaics and sustainable energy applications, with a strong interest in innovation and practical policy implementation.
Δρ Νίκος Ιωάννου
Serial Entrepreneur
Δρ Νίκος Ιωάννου
Serial Entrepreneur
Serial Entrepreneur
Γεώργιος Καββαθάς
Πρόεδρος, ΓΣΕΒΕΕ
Γεώργιος Καββαθάς
Πρόεδρος, ΓΣΕΒΕΕ
Πρόεδρος, ΓΣΕΒΕΕ
Λέττα Καλαμαρά
Δημοσιογράφος, Ναυτεμπορική
Λέττα Καλαμαρά
Δημοσιογράφος, Ναυτεμπορική
Δημοσιογράφος, Ναυτεμπορική
Διονύσιος Χαράλαμπος Καλαματιανός
Βουλευτής Ηλείας
Διονύσιος Χαράλαμπος Καλαματιανός
Βουλευτής Ηλείας
Βουλευτής Ηλείας
Αλέξανδρος Καλαράκης
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών TAGs2 – Enhancing R&I capacities and uptake of advanced technological and business innovation services in agrifood, strengthening LAGs cross-border cooperation
Αλέξανδρος Καλαράκης
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών TAGs2 – Enhancing R&I capacities and uptake of advanced technological and business innovation services in agrifood, strengthening LAGs cross-border cooperation
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών TAGs2 – Enhancing R&I capacities and uptake of advanced technological and business innovation services in agrifood, strengthening LAGs cross-border cooperation
Νικόλαος Καραΐσκος
Αντιδήμαρχος Καθαριότητας, Περιβάλλοντος και Πολιτικής Προστασίας,
Νικόλαος Καραΐσκος
Αντιδήμαρχος Καθαριότητας, Περιβάλλοντος και Πολιτικής Προστασίας,
Αντιδήμαρχος Καθαριότητας, Περιβάλλοντος και Πολιτικής Προστασίας,
Μαρία Καρακλιούμη
CEO Spin Communications and Spearmind.AI
Μαρία Καρακλιούμη
CEO Spin Communications and Spearmind.AI
Maria Karaklioumi is a political analyst and strategist with extensive experience in public opinion research, political communication and public policy. She is currently the CEO of Spin Communications and SpearMind.AI, where she focuses on data-driven political strategy and analysis.
She has held senior roles in political research and advisory, including Research Manager at RASS and Project Manager at Netrino Advisory, and has served as Vice Governor of the Attica Region. She has also played a key role in political communication as Secretary of Media and Press for PASOK.
Αγγελική Καραλή
Δημοσιογράφος
Αγγελική Καραλή
Δημοσιογράφος
Δημοσιογράφος
Νικόλαος Καρούσος
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Διοικητικής Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας,
Νικόλαος Καρούσος
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Διοικητικής Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας,
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Διοικητικής Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας,
Νίκος Κατσακιώρης
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Οικονομικής Πολιτικής και Δημοσιονομικού Ελέγχου,
Νίκος Κατσακιώρης
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Οικονομικής Πολιτικής και Δημοσιονομικού Ελέγχου,
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Οικονομικής Πολιτικής και Δημοσιονομικού Ελέγχου,
Στέφανος Κόλλιας
Πρόεδρος Δ.Σ., ΕΔΥΤΕ
Στέφανος Κόλλιας
Πρόεδρος Δ.Σ., ΕΔΥΤΕ
Πρόεδρος Δ.Σ., ΕΔΥΤΕ
Μυρτώ Κοροβέση
Αντιπρόεδρος, ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΕΣ Προοδευτικό Κέντρο
Μυρτώ Κοροβέση
Αντιπρόεδρος, ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΕΣ Προοδευτικό Κέντρο
Αντιπρόεδρος, ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΕΣ Προοδευτικό Κέντρο
Νικόλαος Κοροβέσης
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ηλείας
Νικόλαος Κοροβέσης
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ηλείας
Αντιπεριφερειάρχης Ηλείας
Dan Jørgensen
Commissioner for Energy & Housing, EU (v)
Dan Jørgensen
Commissioner for Energy & Housing, EU (v)
Commissioner for Energy & Housing, EU (v)
Κατερίνα Κουρκουλή-Γιαννέτου
Διδάκτωρ Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Κατερίνα Κουρκουλή-Γιαννέτου
Διδάκτωρ Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Διδάκτωρ Εφαρμοσμένης Γλωσσολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Γιάννης Κωνσταντάτος
Δήμαρχος Ελληνικού - Αργυρούπολης
Γιάννης Κωνσταντάτος
Δήμαρχος Ελληνικού - Αργυρούπολης
Δήμαρχος Ελληνικού - Αργυρούπολης
Σπύρος Κωνσταντόπουλος
Senior Digital Solution Engineer
Σπύρος Κωνσταντόπουλος
Senior Digital Solution Engineer
Senior Digital Solution Engineer
Δημήτριος Λαζαρίδης
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Δημήτριος Λαζαρίδης
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Nikitas Kaklamanis
President of the Hellenic Parliament, Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens
Nikitas Kaklamanis
President of the Hellenic Parliament, Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens
Personal information
Place and Date of Birth:
He was born in Andros on 1/4/1946.
Profession:
Radiotherapist-Oncologist Doctor.
Assistant Professor.
Studies:
He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens in 1971 and specialized in the field of Radiotherapy - Oncology. In 1981 he was appointed as a Doctor of Medicine of the University of Athens and in 1989 he was unanimously elected as Assistant Professor of the Athens Medical School in Oncology - Radiotherapy.
Foreign Languages:
English, French.
Parliamentary Activities
For the first time he was elected as a Member of Parliament with New Democracy in 1990, of which he was a Parliamentary Representative.
In the October 1993 elections, he was re-elected from the First District of Athens and in June 1994 he was re-elected as a member of the European Parliament representing the political party of the POL. AN.
During his term of office in the European Parliament, he was Vice-President of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and a full member of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.
He has also been a regular member of the European Parliament's Joint Committees with Turkey and Cyprus. During his tenure, he officially visited Turkey 10 times and had meetings with all the country's political leadership, trying to promote solutions to the chronic problems of Hellenism in the city.
In the 2000 elections, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens representing the political party of New Democracy. He was given the responsibility of operating the Party's Health and Welfare Department.
A year later he was elected as a Coordinator of the Social Affairs Committee of New Democracy.
In the 2004 election, he was re-elected as MP in the first district of Athens with New Democracy once again, winning one of the leading positions in the confidence of his fellow citizens.
On June 17, 2012 he is re-elected Member of Parliament with the New Democracy.
In 2015, in the national elections of January 25, he was re-elected Member of the Parliament and on February 6, 2015 he was elected 4th Vice-President of the House with 247 votes.
Following, the September of 2015 elections, he was re-elected 4th Vice President of the House, gaining this time 267 votes, out of the total number of Members.
In the elections of July 7, 2019, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens, and on July 18, he was elected 1st Vice-President of the House after being voted by 290 Members.
In the elections of May 21, 2023, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens, and on May 29, he was re-elected 1st Vice-President of the House after being voted by 296 Members, a record number for parliamentary time.
In the elections of June 23, 2023, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament from the First District of Athens.
On January 22, 2025 he was elected President of the Hellenic Parliament with 247 votes in favor.
Political / Social Activities
From 1975 to 2008 he served in the Aretaio Hospital, where from 1983 he was responsible for one of the two radiotherapy departments of the Hospital. He has extensive scientific-research work and is a member of many scientific companies.
From 1975 to 1989 he was involved in medical trade unions, being consistently elected first in all medical unions nationally. The culmination of this course is his election in 1987, for the second time, to the post of Secretary General of the Panhellenic Medical Association (PIS), with the unprecedented 93% of the votes he was elected.
In 1986 he was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the New Democracy and in 1987 as a member of the Party's Executive Committee.
In March 2004 he took up the post of Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, a post he served until February 2006.
In the Prefectural and Municipal elections of October 15, 2006, he was elected as a Mayor of Athens with the combination "Athens, City of Our Life" and formally took in charge of the office in January 2007 until December 2010.
On May 15, 2007 he was elected as a President of the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDKE), until October 2011.
Athanasios Kalogeras
Research Director, Industrial Systems Institute, ATHENA Research &
Athanasios Kalogeras
Research Director, Industrial Systems Institute, ATHENA Research &
Research Director, Industrial Systems Institute, ATHENA Research &
Χριστίνα Λάμπρου
Προϊσταμένη, Τμήμα Μητρώων & Διαφάνειας, Δ/νση Εποπτείας Μέσων
Χριστίνα Λάμπρου
Προϊσταμένη, Τμήμα Μητρώων & Διαφάνειας, Δ/νση Εποπτείας Μέσων
Προϊσταμένη, Τμήμα Μητρώων & Διαφάνειας, Δ/νση Εποπτείας Μέσων
Theodora Kanellakopoulou
Project manager, R&D, Data Consultants
Theodora Kanellakopoulou
Project manager, R&D, Data Consultants
Theodora Kanellakopoulou holds a degree in Mathematics (University of Patras, 2014), an Interdepartmental Master’s Degree in Computer and Decision Mathematics (University of Patras, 2017), and an MBA (University of Patras, 2022).
In her current role as Research Manager at Data Consultants, she specializes in the design, implementation, and analysis of quantitative surveys, political polling, and public opinion research. She manages all stages of the research process, from methodology and questionnaire design to statistical data analysis, interpretation of findings, and presentation of results to public authorities, organizations, and development institutions.
At the same time, she has actively participated in the implementation and analysis of more than 50 research projects on behalf of public and private sector organizations, contributing to evidence-based decision-making and the formulation of development strategies.
Thalia Kanellopoulou
Consultant for Co-Financed Projects, Data Consultants
Thalia Kanellopoulou
Consultant for Co-Financed Projects, Data Consultants
Consultant for Co-Financed Projects, Data Consultants
Stathis Kannis
Mayor of Pyrgos
Stathis Kannis
Mayor of Pyrgos
The Mayor of Pyrgos, Stathis Kannis, was born and raised in Pyrgos, Ilia.
He was admitted to the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and after graduating, he practiced law for over 40 years.
His involvement in public affairs began in 1994 and from then until 2023 he was an elected Municipal Councilor. From 2006 until 2014 he served as President of the Municipal Council of Pyrgos.
He first ran for the Municipality of Pyrgos in 2019 as the head of the “BOROUME” party, while he was elected Mayor of Pyrgos in the 2023 municipal elections (first round percentage: 30.90%, second round: 56.3%).
He is married to the former Mortgagee of Krestena Ioanna Bitha and has two children, Thanos, who practices law in Pyrgos, Ilia, and Stella, a graduate of the Department of International and European Studies of Panteion University.
Ioannis Karabagias
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras
Ioannis Karabagias
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras
Dr. Ioannis K. Karabagias (Ptychion in Chemistry, MSc. in Food Science and Technology, PhD in Food Chemistry, Post Doc. in Food Chemistry and Technology) is an Associate Professor in the Food Science & Technology Department of the School of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Patras. His research interests include Food Chemistry, Food Authentication, Non-Thermal Methods of Food Preservation, Food Microbiology, Food Analysis, Natural Antioxidants of Agricultural products, etc. He has published over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals with Google Scholar citations of more than 5000. He is a reviewer for more than 90 International journals, focusing on Food Science, Food Chemistry and Technology, and Environmental Chemistry. He has also participated in several research programs on the analysis, preservation, authenticity, and related aspects of foods of animal or plant origin, using conventional or instrumental methods. Finally, he has been introduced, since 2020, to the 2% Top World Scientists list released by Stanford University
Vangelis Karachalios
President, Technical Chamber of Western Greece
Vangelis Karachalios
President, Technical Chamber of Western Greece
Ο Βαγγέλης Καραχάλιος γεννήθηκε στην Πάτρα το 1981. Σπούδασε στην Πολυτεχνική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας από όπου έλαβε το δίπλωμά του το 2003 από το Τμήμα Μηχανικών Χωροταξίας, Πολεοδομίας & Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης με βαθμό Άριστα. Το 2004 έλαβε το Μεταπτυχιακό του Δίπλωμα στον Αστικό Σχεδιασμό με κατεύθυνση τις Αστικές Αναπλάσεις από το University College London. Το 2007 ολοκλήρωσε μετά από διετή κύκλο σπουδών και το δεύτερο Μεταπτυχιακό του στη Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων – Διοίκηση Ολικής Ποιότητας (MBA – TQM) του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς. Από το 2008 δουλεύει ως ελεύθερος επαγγελματίας διατηρώντας τεχνικό γραφείο μελετών δημόσιων και ιδιωτικών έργων. Τόσο η ακαδημαϊκή του πορεία όσο και η επαγγελματική εμπειρία του περιστρέφονται γύρω από τα γνωστικά αντικείμενα της διαχείρισης των υγρών και στερεών αποβλήτων όσο και του χωροταξικού και πολεοδομικού προγραμματισμού και σχεδιασμού. Διετέλεσε για 7 χρόνια στέλεχος της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Ελλάδας, ως Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης από το 2012 έως το 2019 σε θέματα Τεχνικών Έργων Υποδομής και Περιβάλλοντος, με ενεργό συμμετοχή στη σύνταξη και εκπόνηση των πρώτων ΟΧΕ/ΒΑΑ στη Δυτική Ελλάδα, στην αναθεώρηση του ΠΕΣΔΑ Δυτικής Ελλάδας, στην επιστημονική υποστήριξη και συνεπικουρία στο συντονισμό, διαχείριση και υλοποίηση αναπτυξιακών έργων και δράσεων για το ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020, κ.α. Από το 2019 είναι Γενικός Γραμματέας του ΤΕΕ/Τμήμα Δυτικής Ελλάδας και εκλεγμένο μέλος της Αντιπροσωπείας του ΤΕΕ/ΤΔΕ από το 2013. Είναι μέλος του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Πολεοδόμων & Χωροτακτών (ΣΕΠΟΧ) και του Συλλόγου Ελλήνων Μηχανικών Πολεοδομίας, Χωροταξίας και Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης (ΣΕΜΠΧΠΑ), ενώ το 2018-2019 ήταν μέλος στο Δ.Σ. του Απόλλωνα Πατρών. Είναι παντρεμένος και έχει έναν γιο, τον Νικόλα.
Dimitris Karagiannis
Director, Achaia Chamber's Development Entity
Dimitris Karagiannis
Director, Achaia Chamber's Development Entity
Director, Achaia Chamber's Development Entity
Konstantinos Karagkounis
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security
Konstantinos Karagkounis
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security
He was born in 1975.He was appointed Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security in 2024. He was first elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament with the party of New Democracy (ND) in 2009, and since then he has been re-elected in all subsequent elections. In 2012 he was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Justice, Transparency & Human Rights. In 2014 he was the Parliamentary Representative of ND and in 2015 as the Spokesman of ND. He has also been the Head of Justice Section for ND. In 2014 he was appointed president and now is member of the Greece-Israel Friendship Group and the Greece-USA Friendship Group. He has been elected as the Chairman of the Special Permanent Committee on the Penitentiary System and other forms of the confinement of detainees from 2019 to 2024.
Ηe is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens and holds a Μaster’s degree in the Field of International Law from the University of London-UEL; he graduated with honors. He continued his postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh in the field of Intellectual Property. He attended Harvard University’s Program “Global Change Agents Executive Education Program”, in 2011.
He is fluent in English and French. He is a lawyer in Athens and is married with 3 children.
George Karantonis
Partner Metavallon
George Karantonis
Partner Metavallon
George Karantonis is a Partner at Metavallon, a venture capital firm managing two funds with over €70 million in assets under management. Metavallon focuses on financing early-stage companies operating at the forefront of technological innovation. The firm is backed by the EquiFund Venture Capital Fund—established by the Hellenic Republic and the European Investment Fund—the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments, and prominent institutional and private investors.
George holds a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of Athens, an MSc in Geophysics from the University of Leeds, and an MBA from ALBA. His career spans business consultancy, where he helped Greek SMEs secure funding through national and EU instruments, and senior executive roles in leading Greek ICT companies. His experience ranges from startups to firms listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (Pouliadis & Co.) and global markets like AIM and Nasdaq (Velti).
In 2012, George led a successful management buy-out, co-founding Motivian Group, a trusted provider of integrated IT solutions for banks, telecoms, and government entities across Southeast Europe.
Alexis Kardambikis
Mayor of Agrafa Municipality
Alexis Kardambikis
Mayor of Agrafa Municipality
Alexis Kardambikis was born in Granitsa, Evrytania, a place with which he remains deeply and meaningfully connected. He graduated from the Lyceum of Granitsa and studied Accounting at the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus.
His professional and public career has been closely linked to public administration, local government and service to his homeland, having held positions of responsibility in ministries, educational institutions and public bodies. He has participated in committees and working groups of national importance, including the drafting of the National Health Map and the Organizing Committee for the Athenian Trireme.
He also served as President of the Brotherhood of Granitsa Residents, contributing to the preservation of the bonds between the people of Evrytania and their place of origin. In the 2019 municipal elections, he was elected Mayor of Agrafa and assumed office on September 1, 2019, serving one of the most mountainous, historic and distinctive municipalities in Greece.
Dr. Nikolaos Kastrinakis
Molecular Biologist, Managing Director, IEK SVIE
Dr. Nikolaos Kastrinakis
Molecular Biologist, Managing Director, IEK SVIE
Dr. Nikolaos Kastrinakis is a Molecular Biologist, holder of an MSc
in Genetics from Imperial College, London, and a PhD in
Molecular Carcinogenesis from the Medical School of Athens. As
a postdoctoral research fellow, he coordinated / participated in
national and EU-funded projects totalling over €1m, published 17
articles in international peer-reviewed journals with a cumulative
impact factor of 93.816 and 2,376 citations, presented his
research in numerous conferences, coauthored university
textbooks and gave lectures to under- & post-graduate university
students on a regular basis. He is the co-holder of two
international patents in the field of molecular diagnostics.
Since 2012, he has served as the General Director of the “SBIE School of Modern Biomedical
Professions”, a leading Vocational Training Institute in Greece. Under his administration, SBIE
created new campuses in Athens, Patras and Kalamata, increased its students' numbers threefold,
expanded its academic portfolio to 10 study fields (other than Health), launched a robust Lifelong
Learning Centre and forged high-impact educational partnerships within Greece and abroad.
Representative Publications
Kastrinakis NG, Gorgoulis VG, Foukas PG, Dimopoulos MA, Kittas C: Molecular aspects of
multiple myeloma. Ann Oncol 11: 1217-28, 2000.
Gorgoulis VG, Zacharatos P, Mariatos G, Liloglou T, Kokotas S, Kastrinakis N, et al:
Deregulated expression of c-mos in non-small cell lung carcinomas: relationship with p53 status,
genomic instability, and tumor kinetics. Cancer Res 61: 538-49, 2001.
Gorgoulis VG, Vassiliou LVF, Karakaidos P, Zacharatos P, Kotsinas A, Liloglou T, Venere M,
DiTullio RA, Kastrinakis NG, et al: Activation of the DNA damage checkpoint and genomic instability
are early events in the natural history of human cancer. Nature 434: 907-13, 2005.
Tsantoulis PK, Kastrinakis NG, Tourvas AD, Laskaris G, Gorgoulis VG: Advances in the biology
of oral cancer. Oral Oncol 43: 523-34, 2007.
Zachariadis M, Evangelou K, Kastrinakis NG, Papanagnou P, Gorgoulis VG: Molecular
Carcinogenesis, pp. 975-1004 IN Athanasiou T, Debas H, Darzi A (Eds.): Key Topics in Surgical
Research and Methodology, Springer, 2010.
Michalis Katrinis
Member of Parliament for Ilia, PASOK
Michalis Katrinis
Member of Parliament for Ilia, PASOK
Michalis Katrinis was born in 1975 in Pelopio, Ancient Olympia. He is a dentist, graduated from the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and holds postgraduate degrees in Oral Biology from the same University and in Health Services Management from the National School of Public Health. He is also a PhD candidate in Social Policy at the University of Peloponnese. He is married to Ioanna Adamou and is the father of two sons.
In 2007 and 2009, he was elected Member of Parliament for Ilia with PASOK, participating in several parliamentary committees. In the national elections of July 2019, he was elected Member of Parliament with the Movement for Change and served as a member of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Standing Committee on Production and Trade, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the South-East European Cooperation Process (PROCESS-SEECP).
In July 2019, he was appointed Head of the Development and Investments Sector of the Movement for Change Parliamentary Group, while in January 2021 he became Parliamentary Representative of the party. In December 2021, following a proposal by party leader Nikos Androulakis, he was unanimously elected Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Movement for Change. In July 2023, he was appointed Parliamentary Representative of PASOK, while since October 2023 he has served as a full member of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO. In July 2024, he announced his candidacy for the leadership of PASOK, resigning from his position as Parliamentary Representative, and since October 2024 he has served as Head of the National Defence Sector of the party.
Alongside his parliamentary career, he has developed significant political and social activity as a member of the Central Committee of the Movement for Change and the Political Council of PASOK. He has served as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union. From April to December 2014, he served as President of OKANA. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Dental Association.
Konstadinos Katsafados
Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
Konstadinos Katsafados
Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
Deputy Minister for Climate Crisis & Civil Protection
Andreas Katsaniotis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Achaia, New Democracy
Andreas Katsaniotis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Achaia, New Democracy
I was born on November 28, 1969,
in Lappa of Achaia and was raised
in the city of Patras.
I graduated from the Department
of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering of the Agricultural University of Athens.
I am married to Evaggelia Stavrianaki.
1999 – 2004
From 1999 to 2004 I worked as a manager in several new technology companies. Also I was appointed as Marketing
and Public Relations Director of the newspaper “Kathimerini”, in charge of the promotion strategy and the development of international cooperation.
2007 – 2009
From 2007 to 2009 I was the Managing Director of the Hellenic Export Promotion Organization. Subsequently,
I established his own communication consulting company for media, “ASAP”.
2012 – 2014
From 2012 to 2014 I served as the Secretary General of Information and Communication, in charge of Public Diplomacy and the coordination of the promotion of the image and communication strategy of Greece, domestically, but mainly abroad, in the international media. At the same time I was the Head of the Working Group for the creation of Branding Greece.
In February 2014 I was candidate for Regional Governor of Western Greece bringing me to 2nd place with just a few hundreds of votes difference.
2015 – 2019
In January 2015 I was elected as MP for the Prefecture of Achaia.
In November 2015 I was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Parliamentary Group of the New Democracy party. I was re-elected in the elections of September 2015 and July 2019.
2020
On September 10, 2020, I was elected Chairman of the Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology of the Hellenic Parliament.
2021
On August 31, 2021, I was appointed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs,
in charge of Diaspora Greeks.
2023
On May 21, 2023 I was re-elected as MP for the Prefecture of Achaia
Member of Standing Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs
Member of Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs
Member of Special Permanent Committee on Greeks Abroad
Member of parliamentary delegation on NATO
Alexandros Katsaounis
Καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Διευθύνων
Alexandros Katsaounis
Καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Διευθύνων
Καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Διευθύνων
Dimitrios Katsaros
Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands
Dimitrios Katsaros
Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands
Ο Δημήτριος Κατσαρός γεννήθηκε στην Πάτρα το 1966.
Είναι απόφοιτος του Τμήματος Δασολογίας και Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής
Γεωτεχνικών Επιστημών του Α.Π.Θ. από όπου έλαβε και το Διδακτορικό του
Δίπλωμα.
Επιπλέον είναι κάτοχος δύο Μεταπτυχιακών Διπλωμάτων (Μsc), με ειδίκευση στην
“Οικολογική Διαχείριση και Τεχνολογία Περιβάλλοντος” από το Βιολογικό Τμήμα
του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και στις “Γεωλογικές διεργασίες στη λιθόσφαιρα” από
το Γεωλογικό Τμήμα του ιδίου Ιδρύματος.
Γνωρίζει Αγγλικά και Γαλλικά.
Έχει θητεύσει ως στέλεχος στην Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση (Ελληνική Εταιρεία Τοπικής
Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης – ΕΕΤΑΑ, Τοπική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ν.
Αχαΐας, Αναπτυξιακές Εταιρείες των ΟΤΑ κ.α. ), στην Περιφερειακή Αυτοδιοίκηση
(Περιφέρειες Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Πελοποννήσου) και σε οργανισμούς προστασίας
του φυσικού περιβάλλοντος (Μουσείο Γουλανδρή Φυσικής Ιστορίας - Ελληνικό
κέντρο Βιοτόπων Υγροτόπων – ΕΚΒΥ, κ.α.).
Θήτευσε ως Πρόεδρος στον Φορέα Διαχείρισης Κοτυχίου – Στροφυλιάς Ν.Π.Ι.Δ. του
ΥΠΕΚΑ κατά την τριετία 2006-2009.
Εργάστηκε ως στέλεχος στην Ειδική Υπηρεσία Διαχείρισης καθώς και στο
Περιφερειακό Ταμείο Ανάπτυξης της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Ελλάδας.
Έχει επίσης διατελέσει επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος στο Περιφερειακό Ινστιτούτο
Επιμόρφωσης Δυτικής Ελλάδας του ΕΚΔΔΑ.
Τα τελευταία χρόνια αποτελούσε διευθυντικό στέλεχος της Αποκεντρωμένης
Διοίκησης Πελοποννήσου, Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου.
Έχει μεγάλη μελετητική και ερευνητική εμπειρία σε θέματα διαχείρισης Φυσικού
Περιβάλλοντος και στην ανάλυση κινδύνων εξαιτίας της κλιματικής αλλαγής,
έχοντας διατελέσει συντονιστής σημαντικών πιλοτικών διακρατικών έργων του
φορέα .
Συμμετέχει σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα, με δημοσιευμένες εργασίες του σε
Ελληνικά και Διεθνή Επιστημονικά περιοδικά εγνωσμένου κύρους και με
ανακοινώσεις του σε επιστημονικά συνέδρια στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό.
Διετέλεσε επί σειρά ετών αιρετό μέλος στο υπηρεσιακό συμβούλιο της
Αποκεντρωμένης Διοίκησης Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου και μέλος
του Κοινού Πειθαρχικού Συμβουλίου Αποκεντρωμένων Διοικήσεων και φορέων του
ΥΠΕΣ.
Είναι μέλος του Γεωτεχνικού Επιμελητηρίου Ελλάδος (ΓΕΩΤ.Ε.Ε.).
Είναι παντρεμένος με τη νηπιαγωγό Βασιλική Παναγοπούλου και έχουν δύο παιδιά.
Kleanthis Katsaros
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Organizational Behavior at the University of Patras
Kleanthis Katsaros
Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Organizational Behavior at the University of Patras
Kleanthis Katsaros is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration and Organizational Behavior at the University of Patras.
He also serves as a visiting professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business and ESCE International Business School in Paris, while teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs at various academic institutions, including the Open University of Cyprus, the Hellenic Open University, and the National School of Public Administration and Local Government.
He is a graduate of the Department of Business Administration of the University of Macedonia and holds postgraduate degrees in Information Systems and International Economic Relations. He earned his PhD from the same university, specializing in Strategic Change Management and Organizational Behavior.
His academic work includes publications in numerous international scientific journals and conferences, while his research interests focus on Organizational Behavior, particularly Leadership, Human Resource Management, and Change Management.
In addition, Dr. Katsaros has 19 years of professional experience as a senior executive in both private and public sector organizations.
Nikolaos Kekkos
Consultant, EEO GROUP
Nikolaos Kekkos
Consultant, EEO GROUP
Consultant, EEO GROUP
Thanasis Kerasiotis
Director, GAIA TROFIMA S.A.
Thanasis Kerasiotis
Director, GAIA TROFIMA S.A.
Director, GAIA TROFIMA S.A.
Χριστίνα Λευκάρου
Οικονομική Διαχείριση Έργων, εξωτερική συνεργάτιδα, Πράσινο Ταμείο
Χριστίνα Λευκάρου
Οικονομική Διαχείριση Έργων, εξωτερική συνεργάτιδα, Πράσινο Ταμείο
Οικονομική Διαχείριση Έργων, εξωτερική συνεργάτιδα, Πράσινο Ταμείο
Konstantinos Kintzios
Business Mentor | Leadership Coach | Public Speaker
Konstantinos Kintzios
Business Mentor | Leadership Coach | Public Speaker
Konstantinos Kintzios does not talk about change because he read about it in books. He has lived it firsthand. From weighing over 170 kilos and losing 90 of them, to leading ReGeneration, where he contributed to the placement of nearly 5,000 young graduates in 2,000 companies and the delivery of 1,000,000 hours of training, his journey is deeply personal, experiential and substantial. With more than 600 public talks and collaborations with over 250 organizations, he has established himself as a catalyst for transformation in leadership, culture and talent management, with a clear focus on Generation Z and on bridging generations in the modern workplace. As a Business Mentor and Leadership Coach, he works through a deeply human-centered approach, rooted in Servant Leadership, strengthening accountability, trust and authentic motivation. As co-creator of Greece’s No. 1 Business Show, “Tha Sas Eidopoiisoume”, he actively contributes to shaping a healthier, more productive and more mature professional environment. He does not offer ready-made formulas. He challenges people to make decisions that change leadership styles, mindsets and cultures in practice.
Dimitrios Kirmikiroglou
Secretary General for Communication and Media
Dimitrios Kirmikiroglou
Secretary General for Communication and Media
Secretary General for Communication and Media, Presidency of the Hellenic Government Dimitrios Kirmikiroglou serves as Secretary General for Communication and Media at the Presidency of the Hellenic Government. His responsibilities cover media policy, media literacy, countering disinformation, journalist safety, and the strategic communication of government priorities.
He has previously served, among other positions, as Secretary General for Public Administration and as Chief of Staff to the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for European Affairs. He has also held senior positions in the Greek public administration, contributing to institutional reform, meritocracy frameworks, and the modernization of human resources management, as well as in the private sector at a major telecommunications company.
He is a distinguished graduate of the National School of Public Administration and a doctoral candidate at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, researching European integration and good governance reforms in the Western Balkans. He holds postgraduate degrees in European and International Studies, International Law and Diplomatic Studies, and an MBA in Strategic Business Administration, as well as undergraduate degrees in History and Public Administration.
Michalis Kokkinos
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Moptil, President, Hellenic–Spanish Chamber of Commerce of Greece
Michalis Kokkinos
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Moptil, President, Hellenic–Spanish Chamber of Commerce of Greece
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Moptil, President, Hellenic–Spanish Chamber of Commerce of Greece
Angeliki Kolliropoulou
Chamber of Achaia, Project Manager BA in Political Science, Law & Public Administration, MBA, MA in International Law & Economics, PsD in Training & Development, Diploma in Business Coaching & Mentoring
Angeliki Kolliropoulou
Chamber of Achaia, Project Manager BA in Political Science, Law & Public Administration, MBA, MA in International Law & Economics, PsD in Training & Development, Diploma in Business Coaching & Mentoring
Angeliki Kolliropoulou is a Strategic Advisor and Project Manager with extensive experience in the banking, business, and institutional sectors, specializing in financial analysis, project management, and organizational strategic development.
For 17 years, she held senior positions at National Bank of Greece, focusing on SME financing and business risk assessment, gaining significant expertise in portfolio management, financial evaluation, and business development strategies.
She currently serves at the Chamber of Achaia as Strategic Advisor & Project Manager, where she is responsible for strategic planning, business extroversion initiatives, institutional partnerships, and the organization of development actions and business exhibitions.
Alongside her professional career, she has extensive teaching and training experience in business administration, marketing, financial management, and professional education, collaborating with educational institutions and training organizations.
She holds postgraduate degrees in International Law and Business Administration (MBA) and is certified in executive coaching, mentoring, human resources assessment, and financial analysis.
Prokopis Kongos
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Prokopis Kongos
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Manos Konsolas
Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Regions, Member of Parliament for the Dodecanese
Manos Konsolas
Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Regions, Member of Parliament for the Dodecanese
Born in Karpathos in 1964, Manos Konsolas is a graduate of the Pedagogical Academy of Rhodes, the Department of Primary Education of the University of the Aegean, and the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where he also completed his PhD.
He was first elected Member of Parliament for the Dodecanese in May 2012 and has been continuously re-elected ever since, including in the national elections of 2015, 2019 and 2023. Between 2019 and 2021, he served as Deputy Minister of Tourism.
Since January 2021, he has served as Chair of the Special Permanent Committee on Regions of the Hellenic Parliament, while also participating in key parliamentary committees, including the Committees on Economic Affairs, Public Administration, Public Order and Justice, Production and Trade, and Educational Affairs. In 2024, he was re-elected Chair of the Committee on Regions and appointed Chair of both the Subcommittee on Island Areas and the Subcommittee on Mountainous Areas.
Alongside his parliamentary career, he is Professor at the School of Humanities of the University of the Aegean, with extensive academic, research and publishing activity. He has also served as President of the Rhodes Municipal Council (2006–2010) and as Head of the Tourism Sector of New Democracy on two occasions between 2015 and 2019.
Spyros Konstantaras
Mayor of Thermo
Spyros Konstantaras
Mayor of Thermo
Spyros Konstantaras was born in Thermo, Aitoloakarnania, in 1967, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He comes from a large farming family. He studied Law at the National and KapodistrianUniversity of Athens. As a lawyer, he settled in Thermo, Aitoloakarnania, where he has been practicing law actively for the past thirty years. Today, he is a lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Greece (Areios Pagos). He has served as a Municipal Councillor of Thermo, President of the Cultural Association of Thermo(E.O.TH.) with extensive activity, and member of the Board of Directors of the Agrinio Bar Association for two terms. In the parliamentary elections of May and June 2012, he ran as a candidate for Member of Parliament for Aitoloakarnania, and he also served as President of the Agrinio branch of the “Konstantinos Karamanlis” Institute. In the municipal elections of May 2014, May 2019, and October 2023, he was elected Mayor of Thermofrom the first round. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Greece (P.E.D.). He has served as a member of the Committees for Mountainous Municipalities and Agricultural Development of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (K.E.D.E.), and today he is President of the Committee for “Social Cohesion and Family” of K.E.D.E. He is married to Angeliki Stavrothanasopoulou, and they have three children.
Grigoris Konstantellos
Mayor, Municipality of Vari Voula Vouliagmeni
Grigoris Konstantellos
Mayor, Municipality of Vari Voula Vouliagmeni
Grigoris Konstantellos has been actively involved in local government since 1990 and has served as Mayor of Vari Voula Vouliagmeni since 2014, being re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023 with 72%. In March 2024, he was elected First Vice Chairman of the Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE).
He holds a Commercial Pilot License, a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and Finance from Panteion University, an MSc in Air Transport Management from City University London, and a PhD in ICT policy from the International School of Management in Paris. He has also completed postgraduate studies in Security Strategy at the National Defence School and Panteion University, as well as in Environmental, Disasters and Crisis Management at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He was born in Voula in 1967, is married to Konstantina Giatsis, and has three children.
Loukianos Kontelas
CEO, Greek Future Farm
Loukianos Kontelas
CEO, Greek Future Farm
CEO, Greek Future Farm
Thanasis Kontogeorgis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of Greece
Thanasis Kontogeorgis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of Greece
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of Greece
Ioannis Kostopoulos
Co-founder & CEO, SAMMY PC
Ioannis Kostopoulos
Co-founder & CEO, SAMMY PC
Dr. Ioannis Kostopoulos was born in Athens. He is the CEO and co-founder of SAMMY, a technology
company operating in the field of maritime tourism, specializing in the digital transformation of
tourist ports and marinas, as well as in enhancing the travel experience in maritime or coastal
destinations.
He represents the company at the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, is a member of the
Hellenic-Spanish Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the committee of the Hellenic Tourism
Technology Cluster (TourismTech). He has also been a speaker at international events related to the
Blue Economy, maritime tourism, and digital technologies.
Mr. Kostopoulos is also an active member of the Greek and European innovation ecosystem, serving
as an expert on the National Committee for the Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS-3) in the Tourism-
Culture sector, a mentor in the Orange Grove program supported by the Dutch Embassy, a mentor in
the CapsuleT program of the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, and a mentor and evaluator in the Blue
Growth program, among others.
Mr. Kostopoulos holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras.
Θεόδωρος Λουλούδης
President of the Achaia Chamber of Commerce & Publisher of Peloponnisos Newspaper
Θεόδωρος Λουλούδης
President of the Achaia Chamber of Commerce & Publisher of Peloponnisos Newspaper
Theodoros Louloudis is the founder of the economic consulting firm Data Research and Consulting, which he established in 1993 and remains the cornerstone of his business activities to this day. Since 2011, he has been the publisher and CEO of the newspaper Peloponnisos, which also operates a publishing house, an event and conference organizing company, and engages in various other corporate activities.
In the past, he has worked for marketing research firms and has served as a scientific associate for organizations such as the Municipalities of Patras and Dymi, the Region of Western Greece, the Federation of Industries of Western Greece (SEV), the Institute of Labour of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (INE-GSEE), and others.
He has an extensive body of written work, with publications and contributions to scientific conferences, focusing on topics such as marketing, public opinion research, bibliography, and historical demography. Since January 2025, he has assumed the position of President of the Achaia Chamber of Commerce, actively contributing to the promotion of entrepreneurship and the economic development of the region.
Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou
Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Head of the “Hellenic Cosmos” Cultural Center
Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou
Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Head of the “Hellenic Cosmos” Cultural Center
Mrs. Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou is a prominent Greek entrepreneur and institutional leader. She serves as the President of the Foundation of the Hellenic World USA and as the Executive Vice President of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, and President of the Cultural Center “Hellenic Cosmos” of the Foundation of the Hellenic World. She is elected First Vice President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), serves as Vice President of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association, and is President of Lavipharm S.A.
She is Vice President of the U.S.–Greece Trade and Investment Council, a Member of the Board of Directors of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member of the UN Global Compact, a Member of the General Council of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of ALBA Association.
She led the creation of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Code and participates in the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council. She founded the companies Vivodi Telecom S.A. and Fortius Finance Investment Services S.A., and for many years she taught at the University of West Attica.
She holds degrees in Philosophy, Business Administration, and Information Technology, speaks three languages, and is the mother of three children. She has received numerous distinctions for her entrepreneurial, social, and cultural contribution.
Dimitrios Kouretas
Regional Governor of Thessaly
Dimitrios Kouretas
Regional Governor of Thessaly
Dimitrios Kouretas was born in Patras, Greece in 1962. He studied Pharmacy at the University of Patras and received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From 1990 to 1992, he worked as a Researcher at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. Subsequently, in 1995, he was elected a member of the Teaching and Research Staff at the University of Thessaly. Today, he is Professor of Animal Physiology - Toxicology and Director of the laboratory of Animal Physiology at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the University of Thessaly. His research interests lie in the evaluation of the bioactivity of plant polyphenolic extracts, the development of bio-functional foods and feeds, the evaluation of human metabolic profile, and the investigation of the toxic effects of long-term, low-dose exposure to chemical substances. He has co-authored over 250 scientific articles published in peer-reviewed international journals. His publications have been cited over 15,000 times with an h-index of 68. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the scientific journals "Food and Chemical Toxicology" and "Environmental Research" and as an Academic Editor for the scientific journals "Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity" and "Antioxidants". His work in the area of “Food Innovation” has been awarded in Greece and in the European Union. Furthermore, he has been an expert of the European Commission in the technological platform "Foodforlife" during the periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 and since 2018 a member of the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental, and Emerging Risks (SCHEER). Since January 2019, he is a member of the World Academy of Sciences. Finally, from January 1, 2024, he serves as the elected Governor of Thessaly Region.
Venetia Koussia
Director General of the Competitiveness Council of Greece
Venetia Koussia
Director General of the Competitiveness Council of Greece
During her longstanding career, Dr Venetia Koussia has acquired senior management positions in companies of various industry sectors, leading them through highly volatile market conditions and emerging socio-economic challenges by designing and implementing socially responsible growth strategies.
As the President and Managing Director of ManpowerGroup Greece for more than 14 years, the world’s leader in innovative workforce solutions, she has solidified the company’s reputation in Greece by turning it into a valuable partner for both public and private companies and organizations.
Since November 2018 she is the Executive Director of the Council on Competitiveness in Greece – CompeteGR.
Moreover, through innovative collaborations with the E.U., she has contributed in developing new successful tools for employment and entrepreneurship.
Having an active role in employment issues on a national, European and an international level and through her dynamic engagement in esteemed institutions, such as the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce she plays a leading role in the development and implementation of initiatives, that aim to improve the competitiveness of the Greek economy:
-The improvement of the efficiency of the Greek labor market.
-The strengthening of an innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem such as conceptualizing and curating the Future Ready Business.
-The enhancement of Boards’ effectiveness for sustainable and inclusive growth.
Believing in the power of the good example she devotes some dozens of hours annually from her personal time in assisting people to unleash their potential and overcome stereotypes.
Advocate of Lifelong Learning in February 2017 she got the Financial Times Diploma for Non-Executive Directors being among the first few certified NEDs in Greece.
She holds a Ph.D. in Corporate Strategic Planning in the Financial Services and an M. Phil. in Agricultural Marketing and Market Research, both from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Her first degree (B.Sc.) is in Business Administration from the American College of Greece.
She is certified in “Skills anticipating” by the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Among her current publications we can select the "Glossary on the labour market. The words behind the dialogue" and the “Strategic Specialization Orientation Study for EEK EPAS/DYPA schools” for the Greek Public Employment Service (DYPA).
She has been recently appointed as a member of the research community at the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.
She has been featured as a speaker on television, contributes regularly to print media and digital publications, and has participated in numerous conferences both in Greece and internationally, where she elaborates on topics such as the labor market, business, competitiveness, and related issues.
She is a proud mother of two children.
Vera Kriezi
Head of New Technologies & Development, Friends of Music Society
Vera Kriezi
Head of New Technologies & Development, Friends of Music Society
Vera Kriezi holds a degree in Library Science and a postgraduate degree in Informatics. For the past 20 years, she has been working at the Friends of Music Society, where she currently serves as Head of New Technologies and Development.
In recent years, her work has focused on the design and implementation of research projects aimed at the preservation, management, and promotion of Cultural Heritage. As part of her professional role, she actively collaborates with research institutions and IT companies to explore how emerging technologies can be applied to the cultural sector, with the goal of enhancing public engagement and supporting educational outreach.
From the early stages of her career, she has been closely involved with the European cultural platform Europeana. She was elected to its Members Council for two consecutive terms and served as Chair of the Europeana Education Community. Her engagement in European initiatives continues through her role as a member of the EUScreen Foundation, a key cultural cluster for audiovisual digital content.
She currently manages innovation-driven research projects at the Friends of Music Society. Her primary interests lie in the development of emerging technologies and the application of artificial intelligence in the field of culture.
Konstantinos Lampropoulos
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Konstantinos Lampropoulos
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Ο Κωνσταντίνος Δ. Λαμπρόπουλος είναι δημοσιογράφος, καθηγητής δημοσιογραφίας και συγγραφέας. Γεννήθηκε στις 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 1979 στην Πάτρα και σπούδασε Οικονομία και Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων. Η δημοσιογραφία τον έκλεψε από τα Οικονομικά, με αποτέλεσμα τον Ιανουάριο του 2000 να ξεκινήσει την καριέρα του από την εφημερίδα «Η Γνώμη», κάνοντας το χόμπι του επάγγελμα όπως αναφέρει χαρακτηριστικά και ο ίδιος.
Από το καλοκαίρι του 2005 μέχρι σήμερα ανήκει στο δημοσιογραφικό δυναμικό της ιστορικής εφημερίδας «Πελοπόννησος» (έτος ίδρυσης 1886), όντας ο αρχισυντάκτης της έκδοσης του Σαββατοκύριακου. Παράλληλα, είναι συντονιστής στον Peloponnisos FM 104,1 και μέλος της δημοσιογραφικής ομάδας ιστοσελίδας της εφημερίδας, pelop.gr.
Είναι μέλος της Ενωσης Συντακτών Ημερησίων Εφημερίδων Πελοποννήσου-Ηπείρου-Νήσου (ΕΣΗΕΠΗΝ) και του Ταμείου Επικουρικής Ασφάλισης Συντακτών (ΤΕΑΣ), μέλος της Διεθνούς Ομοσπονδίας Δημοσιογράφων (I.F.J.), μέλος του Πανελληνίου Συνδέσμου Αθλητικών Συντακτών (ΠΣΑΤ) και μέλος του Συνδέσμου Ιστορικών Συγγραφέων Ελλάδας, ενώ διδάσκει δημοσιογραφία και αθλητική δημοσιογραφία στο ΙΕΚ ΔΕΛΤΑ 360ο της Πάτρας. Είναι παντρεμένος με την φιλόλογο Μαρία Τζόλα.
Στέλιος Μαντάς
Partner, Deloitte Digital Leader
Στέλιος Μαντάς
Partner, Deloitte Digital Leader
Stelios is a Partner and the Deloitte Digital Leader at Deloitte. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in CRM, Digital Transformation, Business Process Transformation, Data Management, Analytics, and Technology Strategy. He has demonstrated his expertise and leadership skills in various roles. Throughout his career, he has successfully led numerous digital innovation projects and complex transformation programs for major financial institutions in Greece and Eastern Europe. Stelios holds a BSc degree in Physics from University of Athens and an MSc degree in Business Innovation & Technology.
Δημήτρης Μάντζος
Κοινοβουλευτικός εκπρόσωπος ΠΑΣΟΚ-Κίνημα Αλλαγής, Βουλευτής
Δημήτρης Μάντζος
Κοινοβουλευτικός εκπρόσωπος ΠΑΣΟΚ-Κίνημα Αλλαγής, Βουλευτής
Κοινοβουλευτικός εκπρόσωπος ΠΑΣΟΚ-Κίνημα Αλλαγής, Βουλευτής
Albana Lancori
Secretary General, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Tirana
Albana Lancori
Secretary General, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Tirana
Secretary General, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Tirana
Γιώργος Μαρκόπουλος
Mayor of the Municipal Galatsi & President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Attica (P.E.D.A.)
Γιώργος Μαρκόπουλος
Mayor of the Municipal Galatsi & President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Attica (P.E.D.A.)
George Markopoulos was born in Messinia and has been living in Galatsi since his youth. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Organization as well as an MBA from the University of Piraeus. His career in local government began in 2002, when he was first elected as a Municipal Councilor for the City of Galatsi, a position he held until 2010. He was elected Mayor of Galatsi in 2014. Since then, Mayor Markopoulos has earned the consistent trust of the citizens of Galatsi, securing re-election in May 2019 with 61.34% of the vote and a historic third consecutive term in October 2023 with a resounding 72.69% from the first round. He was first elected President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Attica (P.E.D.A.) in November 2019 and was re-elected to the same prestigious position in February 2024.
Βασίλειος Μεγαλοοικονόμου
kathigitís sto Tmíma Michanikón I/Y & Pliroforikís, antipróedros tou Tmímatos kai Diefthyntís tou Institoútou Technitís Noimosýnis tou PAKEK tou Panepistimíou Patrón 161 Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, Vice President of the Department and Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of the PAKEK of the University of Patras
Βασίλειος Μεγαλοοικονόμου
kathigitís sto Tmíma Michanikón I/Y & Pliroforikís, antipróedros tou Tmímatos kai Diefthyntís tou Institoútou Technitís Noimosýnis tou PAKEK tou Panepistimíou Patrón 161 Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, Vice President of the Department and Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of the PAKEK of the University of Patras
Dr. Megalooikonomou is a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, Vice Chair of the Department, and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Institute of the University Center for Research and Innovation (PAKEK) of the University of Patras. He received his engineering diploma from the same department in 1991, and his Master's and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, USA, in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Prior to joining the University of Patras, he served as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, and Temple University.
His research interests lie in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data Management, Decision Support Systems, and their applications in Medicine and Biology. He has coauthored over 250 peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings, as well as seven book chapters, and his work has attracted over 5000 citations. He serves as the Chair of the University of Patras committee for the integration of Artificial Intelligence into its educational, research, and administrative operations.
Efthymios Lekkas
President, Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP)
Efthymios Lekkas
President, Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP)
Efthymios Lekkas is Professor of Dynamic Tectonics, Applied Geology and Natural Disaster Management at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He has authored more than 300 scientific publications and has coordinated numerous national and international research and disaster management projects. He currently serves as President of the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (OASP) and President of the European Centre for Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes.
Throughout his career, he has participated in and coordinated scientific and operational missions related to major natural disasters in Greece and abroad, while remaining one of Greece’s leading experts in earthquake risk management and natural disaster response.
Kostas Leventis
Πρόεδρος, Επιμελητήριο Ηλείας
Kostas Leventis
Πρόεδρος, Επιμελητήριο Ηλείας
He was born in 1964 in Makrisia, Olympia, and now lives in Pyrgos, Ilia.
He has been active in the local business community for over 35 years, having founded and managed successful businesses.
As an active member of Ilia’s business community, he has worked over the years to contribute to the common struggle for his city’s development.
He is actively involved in efforts to assist fire-affected areas, calls for improved infrastructure to finally bring Ilia out of isolation, and the promotion of investment initiatives to revitalise the local economy.
His firm belief is that the completion of major road and port projects in Ilia will provide an opportunity to better utilise the region’s natural and cultural resources, connecting tourism to the agri-food sector.
His vision is for Ilia to be a dynamic business hub with opportunities for everyone.
Professional career
His professional activity began in the field of advertising and marketing, but soon expanded to other sectors, such as training, consulting, IT and technologies, energy, tourism and real estate.
1989 – present
He is a shareholder, chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of the company “CONSUL SA”.
Today, the company develops professional activity in 27 locations throughout Greece.
Chamber action
2025 – present
Secretary General of the Central Union of Chambers in Greece
2024 – present
President of Ilia Chamber
2012 – 2024
Vice President of Ilia Chamber
2012 – present
Vice President of I.E.M.E. K.E.E. “Institute for Research and Studies of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece”
Participation in organizations
2024 – present
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (ESYD).
2021 – present
Member of the Greek Brand Committee of the Ministry of Development and Investments.
2008 – present
Member of the Board of Directors and the General Council of the ASSOCIATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP with the aim of strengthening corporate practices.
2007 to 2009
He was a member of the Board of Directors of “ELSEKEK”, where he decisively contributed to the policy and development of lifelong learning centres.
2007 to 2010
He was a member of the Friendly Settlement Committee of the Prefecture of Ilia, contributing to the resolution of consumer issues.
2006 – 2010
He was a Founding Member and former President of the “CONSUMER CONSCIOUSNESS” Association with active participation in the promotion of consumer protection issues.
At a young age, he was active in civic affairs as a Community Councilor and then as Vice President in the Community of Makrisia, Olympia (1987-1990), undertaking initiatives and implementing important public projects.
Γιώργος Μικελόπουλος
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα “ΠΑΤΡΙΣ”
Γιώργος Μικελόπουλος
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα “ΠΑΤΡΙΣ”
Δημοσιογράφος, Εφημερίδα “ΠΑΤΡΙΣ”
Ιωάννα Μινέτου
Architect – Urban Planner MSc, External Associate at the "Environmental Balance Actions" Funding Program, Green Fund
Ιωάννα Μινέτου
Architect – Urban Planner MSc, External Associate at the "Environmental Balance Actions" Funding Program, Green Fund
Ioanna Minetou is an Architect Engineer (DUTH) holding a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning (NTUA). She has worked as a freelancer focusing on the design and supervision of public urban regeneration projects. Currently, she serves as an external associate at the Green Fund, working within the "Environmental Balance Actions" Funding Program. Her research and professional interests focus on urban resilience, climate change adaptation, natural and man-made disaster management, as well as the ergonomics of public urban spaces. Throughout her career, she aims to combine academic research with practical application for the design of sustainable and safe urban environments.
Vangelis Liolios
Founder of Coffee Island
Vangelis Liolios
Founder of Coffee Island
Ιδρυτής Coffee Island
Χρήστος Μιχαλακέλης
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πληροφορικής & Τηλεματικής, Χαροκόπειο
Χρήστος Μιχαλακέλης
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πληροφορικής & Τηλεματικής, Χαροκόπειο
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πληροφορικής & Τηλεματικής, Χαροκόπειο
Vicky Loizou
General Director of the Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE)
Vicky Loizou
General Director of the Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE)
Vicky Loizou is the General Director of the Federation of Industries of Greece (SBE). She has extensive experience in shaping and implementing national policy across industry, private investments, economic diplomacy, and structural reforms, having held senior executive and regulatory roles in the Greek public administration. She has served as Secretary General of Industry, Secretary General of Private Investments, Secretary General of International Economic Relations and concurrently President of Enterprise Greece, Secretary General for the Coordination of Economic and Development Policies at the Presidency of the Government, and Secretary General of Tourism Policy and Development. She also brings private sector experience through her involvement in family businesses in the tourism and construction industries. She holds a degree in Political Science and International Relations and an MSc in European Politics and Administration.
Μαρία-Ελένη Μουζακίτη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μαρία-Ελένη Μουζακίτη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Father Nikolaos Loudovikos
Professor of Religious Studies and Hermeneutics of Religion at the University of Ioannina
Father Nikolaos Loudovikos
Professor of Religious Studies and Hermeneutics of Religion at the University of Ioannina
Professor of Religious Studies and Hermeneutics of Religion at the University of Ioannina
Θεόδωρος Μπαρής
Δήμαρχος Ερυμάνθου
Θεόδωρος Μπαρής
Δήμαρχος Ερυμάνθου
Theodoros Baris was born in Pteri Drosias, M.U. Tritaias of the Municipality of Erymanthos. He graduated from the Lyceum of Erymanthia and is a graduate of the Pedagogical Academy. He holds three postgraduate degrees in pedagogy and administration. He has served education from different positions. At the same time, he has developed trade union activities in the field of education. He has a rich scientific, educational and literary output. He is on the register of adult educators of the EKDDA. He has an excellent knowledge of New Technologies and speaks very good English. In 2006 he was elected Municipal Councillor in the Municipality of Tritaias and in 2009/10 he was President of the Municipal Council. In 2010 he was elected Municipal Councillor in the Municipality of Erymanthos and in 2014 he was the leader of the combination "Cooperation for Erymanthos" where he was elected as the major opposition. In 2019 he was elected Mayor of Erymanthos and renewed his term of office in 2023. He has served as a member of the board of directors of TEDK Achaias as well as the supervisory board of the Regional Association of Municipalities of Western Greece. From 2019 until today he is Vice President of Regional Association of Municipalities of Western Greece.
Ευτυχία Μπάρλου
Αρχιτέκτων- Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Ευτυχία Μπάρλου
Αρχιτέκτων- Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Αρχιτέκτων- Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Σοφία Μπέλλα
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Σοφία Μπέλλα
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Δημήτρης Μπουραντάς
Καθηγητής, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών & Συγγραφέας
Δημήτρης Μπουραντάς
Καθηγητής, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών & Συγγραφέας
Καθηγητής, Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών & Συγγραφέας
Παναγιώτης Μπούρχας
Αρχισυντάκτης, Epirus Gate
Παναγιώτης Μπούρχας
Αρχισυντάκτης, Epirus Gate
Αρχισυντάκτης, Epirus Gate
Antigoni Lymperopoulou
Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Development Bank of Investments
Antigoni Lymperopoulou
Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Development Bank of Investments
Antigoni Lymperopoulou is a seasoned Investments professional. Having started her career working for the Hellenic Ministry of Finance from 1999 to 2001, she moved on to work for HDBI (previously TANEO). Since July 2020, she is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of HDBI. She has been actively involved with the development of the organization's as well as the industry's operations and has served as an Investment Manager since 2001. Parallel to her tasks with the HDBI, she has served as an advisor to the European Commission for subjects related to her field of knowledge for a number of years (Venture Capital, Private Equity, Access to Risk Finance etc) and has actively participated in the formation of pan European collaborations, such as the Scale-Up Initiative. She holds an i-MBA and MSc in Decision Sciences, as well as a BSc in Statistics and Economy, all awarded by the Athens University of Economy and Business. She is an Accredited Investment Manager by the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments and also holds the equivalent accreditation (Level C) by the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (HCMC). Member in Advisory Boards and Investment Committees in a number of VC/PE Funds. Chairman of EVFIN (European Venture Fund Investors Network) (2022-2023) and currently Vice Chairman (since 2023). Vice Chairman of Athens branch CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment) (2008- 2024).
Fay Makantasi
Research Director, diaNEOsis
Fay Makantasi
Research Director, diaNEOsis
Fay Makantasi is the Research Director of diaNEOsis. She has taught Microeconomic Theory and Game Theory at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and Principles of Economics at Hellenic Open University (HOU). She completed her PhD thesis on a game theoretic approach of international trade at AUEB. As a Postdoctoral Fellow she focused on public sector reform in Greece, the country’s export performance and the measurement of its human capital. During her studies she awarded grants for excellence and research from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), the Bank of Cyprus, the Georgios and Victoria Karelia Foundation, the AUEB, the European Research Funding Program -“Heracleitus II”.
She has recently received a research grant from the Hellenic Observatory of LSE on intelligent modeling of e-Government initiatives in Greece. Her research has been published in international journals and she has presented her work in national and international conferences. She has also co-authored and edited socio-economic research about Greece’s exit from the crisis and its modernization.
Vicky Makrigianni
Director of International Relations at SEV
Vicky Makrigianni
Director of International Relations at SEV
Vicky Makrigianni is Director of International Relations at SEV. She has studied International Relations and Politics in various institutions (LSE, King’s College London, Sciences-Po Paris, Sussex University) and has worked in many Greek organizations, since 2005 (among others: Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Organisation Against Drugs, European Parliament, Institute of Strategic and Development Studies). She has been working at SEV since 2013 with the main goal of supporting Greek businesses in increasing their export destinations and shares in foreign markets. Her main task is to help Greek companies increase the number of exporting destinations and their shares in foreign markets. For that, her department has initiated ExportReady, a comprehensive program for the assistance of Greek exporting companies. ExportReady has three pillars: ExportReady Master which consists of a series of workshops on specialized export topics, ExportReady Discover which offers strategic intelligence for all sectors of the Greek economy and all foreign target markets and ExportReady Connect, that gives the opportunity to Greek companies to participate in trade missions and business networking in foreign markets. These services are destined to all sectors and sizes of Greek companies and their success rate is very high. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Industries of Central Greece (SVSE). She speaks Greek, English and French, Spanish and Arabic.
Stelios Mamalakis
Mayor of Agios Dimitrios, Attica
Stelios Mamalakis
Mayor of Agios Dimitrios, Attica
He was born in Athens and resides in the city of Agios Dimitrios. He studied at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Crete. He specialized in Statistics and worked as a researcher and consultant in Research Programs. Since 1996, he has been active in the field of education. He has authored 9 books and is the owner of Private Academic Tutorial Centers.
He entered local politics in 2019, by participating in the regional elections for the South Sector of Athens. In 2023, he was elected Mayor of the city of Agios Dimitrios leading the “MELLON Agiou Dimitriou” party.
At the same time, due to his origins, he has been actively involved for many years in the affairs of the Cretan community in Athens, as President of the Cretans Association of Agios Dimitrios, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Pancretan Association, as well as its General Secretary. He is also the President of the Philanthropic and Cultural Foundation "KRITIKI ESTIA".
He is married to Pediatrician-Neonatologist Georgia Kandili, and they have two daughters who are pursuing academic and scientific careers.
Spyros Mamalis
President, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA
Spyros Mamalis
President, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA
President, Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA
Dimitrios Mantzos
Parliamentary Representative of PASOK–Movement for Change, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Dimitrios Mantzos
Parliamentary Representative of PASOK–Movement for Change, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Dimitrios Mantzos is a Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Parliamentary Representative and Foreign Affairs Spokesperson of PASOK – Kinima Allagis. He participates in the Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs, the Special Standing Committees on European Affairs, Armament Programs and Contracts, and Monitoring the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Since 2023, he represents Greece in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he chairs the Sub-Committee on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings and serves on the Committees on Legal Affairs, Human Rights, Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.
He previously served as PASOK’s Spokesperson (2022–2023) and Director of its Parliamentary Group (2019–2022). Earlier, he worked as an adviser to the Hellenic Parliament on constitutional issues (2015–2019) and to the Ministry of Justice (2011–2015) on the reform of civil and criminal procedural rules, international judicial cooperation, alternative dispute resolution methods and the judicial and extra-judicial management of private debt.
He was also a member of the Central Mediation Committee (2014–2021), Executive Secretary of OPEMED, and Secretary of the EPLO Institute for Justice & Growth Scientific Council.
D. Mantzos is a lawyer at the Supreme Court, member of the Athens Bar Association and accredited mediator. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Athens (doctoral thesis on the legal nature and enforceability of Mediation Clauses). He holds a Law Degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master on Commercial Law from the University of Athens.
Agis Marinis
Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Philology and Ancient Theatre in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras and Director of the Τheatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech.
Agis Marinis
Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Philology and Ancient Theatre in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras and Director of the Τheatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech.
Agis Marinis is Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Philology and Ancient Theatre in the Department of Theatre Studies at the University of Patras and Director of the Τheatre Laboratory of Drama and Speech. He studied Ancient Greek Philology in Athens and Cambridge (BA, MPhil) and received his PhD from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on ancient lyric poetry, as well as ancient Greek tragedy and its reception across time, with particular emphasis on Aeschylus and the study of Seven Against Thebes. He also investigates the reception of ancient Greek tragedy in Flavian Latin poetry. His recent publications include the monograph Poetics and Religion in Pindar: Ambits of Performance and Cult (Routledge, 2025) and the volume Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic, co-edited with Sophia Papaioannou (De Gruyter, 2021).
Giorgos Marinos
Sales & Human Resources Consultant
Giorgos Marinos
Sales & Human Resources Consultant
Ο Γιώργος Μαρινός είναι σύμβουλος μικρομεσαίων -κυρίως- επιχειρήσεων με εξειδίκευση στο ανθρώπινο δυναμικό, τις πωλήσεις και την οργανωτική ανάπτυξη. Με δεκαετή πλέον εμπειρία στο χώρο, έχει συνεργαστεί με δεκάδες επιχειρήσεις σε Ελλάδα και Κύπρο σε κλάδους όπως η εστίαση, η παροχή υπηρεσιών, η ομορφιά, το εμπόριο, η ασφάλεια και η τεχνολογία, εφαρμόζοντας πρακτικές λύσεις για την εύρεση προσωπικού, τη διαχείριση ομάδων και την αύξηση της παραγωγικότητας. Έχει εκπαιδεύσει εκατοντάδες εργαζόμενους, έχει πάρει συνεντεύξεις σε πάνω από 1.000 υποψηφίους και έχει βοηθήσει επιχειρηματίες να βρουν, να διατηρήσουν και να εξελίξουν τους κατάλληλους ανθρώπους. Παράλληλα, μέσα από το podcast "Επιχείρησέ το" και τις ομιλίες του, συμβάλλει ενεργά στην ενδυνάμωση της επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα.
Anna Mastorakou
Deputy Regional Governor for Public Health, Region of Western Greece
Anna Mastorakou
Deputy Regional Governor for Public Health, Region of Western Greece
Anna Mastorakou was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and resides in Patras, Greece. She is married and has three children.
She holds a Medical Degree from the University of Patras, with a specialization in Nuclear Medicine, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the European University Cyprus.
She currently serves as Deputy Regional Governor for Public Health of the Region of Western Greece and as a Regional Councillor for the Regional Unit of Achaia.
In addition, she is the Managing Director and Scientific Director of the private Nuclear Medicine Laboratory “BIORMONIKI O.E.”, based in Patras.
At the same time, she is President of the Medical Association of Patras and President of the Board of Directors of the Center for the Prevention of Addictions and the Promotion of Psychosocial Health of the Regional Unit of Achaia “Kallipolis.”
Furthermore, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Medical Association, as well as a regular member of the Boards of Directors of the following hospitals in Patras: the General Hospital “Agios Andreas,” the Karamanandaneio Children’s General Hospital, and the University General Hospital of Patras.
Eleni Matsioula
PhD Candidate, University of Patras
Eleni Matsioula
PhD Candidate, University of Patras
Eleni Matsioula is a PhD Candidate at the University of Patras, specializing in Human Resource Management, Quality, and Modern Technologies in Businesses and their impact on organizational performance.
She holds an MBA in Agribusiness and Food Business Management from the University of Patras and is currently pursuing postgraduate studies at Roma Tre University in the fields of School Evaluation, Educational Systems Certification, and Teaching Innovation.
Since 2014, she has been professionally active in the food production and food safety sector, serving as Production & Food Safety Manager at Matsioulas Dairy. In parallel, she has extensive experience in adult education and vocational training. Since 2017, she has been working as an Economics Educator at TOMI Vocational Training Institute in Agrinio and has collaborated with educational organizations and businesses in the areas of administrative support, food safety, and business consulting.
She also holds certifications in ISO 22000, ISO 45001, and ISO 41001 standards, with specialization in food safety systems, occupational health and safety, and facility management.
George Michalopoulos
President of the Association of Daily Regional Newspapers of Greece (SIPE)
George Michalopoulos
President of the Association of Daily Regional Newspapers of Greece (SIPE)
George Michalopoulos is CEO of ELEFTHERIA S.A., the largest regional media organization in Thessaly, Greece, with activities in print and digital media, printing, and distribution. He has more than 20 years of experience in business administration, media management, financial management, and commercial development. He began his professional career in the financial sector before moving into senior executive positions in media in health and other industries. Since 2021, he has served as President of the Association of Daily Regional Newspapers of Greece (SIPE), representing regional publishing organizations at an institutional level. He holds a degree in Business & Finance Administration and has completed an Executive Leadership Program at Cornell University, USA.
Ηλίας Νικολαΐδης
Διευθυντής Περιεχομένου, διαΝΕΟσις
Ηλίας Νικολαΐδης
Διευθυντής Περιεχομένου, διαΝΕΟσις
Διευθυντής Περιεχομένου, διαΝΕΟσις
Κέκκος Νικόλαος
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Κέκκος Νικόλαος
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Σύμβουλος EEO GROUP
Charalampos Mponanos
Deputy Governor, Region of Western Greece
Charalampos Mponanos
Deputy Governor, Region of Western Greece
Γεννήθηκε και κατοικεί στην Πάτρα, είναι παντρεμένος και έχει δύο γιους. Είναι οδοντίατρος και κατέχει Master στη Δημόσια Υγεία από την Εθνική Σχολή Δημόσιας Υγείας. Είναι διευθυντής του ΕΣΥ από το 2015 έως σήμερα. Έχει περάσει από διάφορες θέσεις ευθύνης (ΠΠΝΠ, ΙΚΑ, ΕΟΠΠΥ) ασκώντας διοίκηση ή εποπτικό έργο. Έχει αναπτύξει συνδικαλιστική δράση σε τοπικό και Πανελλαδικό επίπεδο κι έχει καταγράψει σημαντική κοινωνική δραστηριότητα. Εξελέγη το 2019 περιφερειακός σύμβουλος στη Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας με τον συνδυασμό του Νεκτάριου Φαρμάκη, ορίστηκε Αντιπεριφερειάρχης ΠΕ Αχαΐας και επανεξελέγη το 2023.
Σπυριδούλα Ντεμίρη
Χημικός Μηχανικός PhD, υπεύθυνη παρακολούθησης έργων για την
Σπυριδούλα Ντεμίρη
Χημικός Μηχανικός PhD, υπεύθυνη παρακολούθησης έργων για την
Χημικός Μηχανικός PhD, υπεύθυνη παρακολούθησης έργων για την
Γιώργος Ντέμος
Γενικός Διευθυντής, City Unity College
Γιώργος Ντέμος
Γενικός Διευθυντής, City Unity College
Γενικός Διευθυντής, City Unity College
Vangelis Nakis
Content creator
Vangelis Nakis
Content creator
Vangelis Nakis is a Greek content creator and short film director known for producing socially driven content with tens of millions of views. He is also a creator focused on informational, social, and political commentary, with a strong presence alongside other leading European creators. He is the founder of PSDM Athens and KONTEN Greece, the largest communities of Greek digital creators.
Αβροκόμη Ξενογιάννη
Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Αβροκόμη Ξενογιάννη
Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Πολιτικός Μηχανικός
Andreas Nikolakopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Ilia
Andreas Nikolakopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Ilia
Προσωπικά Στοιχεία
Ο Ανδρέας Νικολακόπουλος γεννήθηκε στην Αμαλιάδα του Νομού Ηλείας στις 25 Αυγούστου 1974.
Αποφοίτησε από το 1ο Γενικό Λύκειο Αμαλιάδας και το έτος 1992 πέτυχε την εισαγωγή του στην Νομική Σχολή του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών, και μετά την αποφοίτησή του έκανε μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές στο Διεθνές Εμπορικό Δίκαιο στο Πανεπιστήμιο Essex στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία.
Ως Δικηγόρος
Έκανε την άσκησή του σε Δικηγορικό γραφείο των Αθηνών και το έτος 2000 έγινε μέλος του Δικηγορικού Συλλόγου Αμαλιάδας, όπου άνοιξε το δικηγορικό του γραφείο. Είναι Δικηγόρος Αστικού, Ποινικού και Διοικητικού Δικαίου και μιλάει Αγγλικά και Ιταλικά.
Ενασχόληση με την Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση
Το 2014 κατήλθε ως υποψήφιος δημοτικός σύμβουλος, στις Δημοτικές Εκλογές στον δήμο Ήλιδας με την παράταξη του Χρήστου Χριστοδουλόπουλου «Ήλιδα – Νέα Μέρα», που κέρδισε τις εκλογές. Κατέλαβε την πρώτη θέση σε σταυρούς και εν συνεχεία εκλέχθηκε Πρόεδρος στο Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο Ήλιδας για πέντε συναπτά έτη.
Ενασχόληση με την Κεντρική Πολιτική
Στις εθνικές εκλογές της 7ης Ιουλίου 2019, συμμετείχε για πρώτη φορά ως υποψήφιος με το ψηφοδέλτιο της Νέας Δημοκρατίας και εξελέγη Βουλευτής Ν. Ηλείας.
Στις εθνικές εκλογές του Ιουνίου του 2023, επανεξελέγη πρώτος σε σταυρούς Βουλευτής Ν. Ηλείας, με το κόμμα της Νέας Δημοκρατίας.
Διετέλεσε:
Αντιπρόεδρος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, Δημόσιας Τάξης και Δικαιοσύνης.
μέλος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Εθνικής Άμυνας και Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων,
μέλος της Ελληνικής Αντιπροσωπείας στο Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης,
μέλος της Επιτροπής Νομικών Υποθέσεων και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης και της Υποεπιτροπής Εφαρμογής των αποφάσεων του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαστηρίου Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων,
μέλος της αντίστοιχης Ελληνικής Κοινοβουλευτικής Επιτροπής, που ελέγχει την εφαρμογή των αποφάσεων του ΕΔΔΑ.
μέλος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Διεθνών Σχέσεων του Ελληνικού Κοινοβουλίου,
μέλος της Ειδικής Μόνιμης Επιτροπής Σωφρονιστικού Συστήματος, μέλος της Διακοινοβουλευτικής Συνέλευσης της Διαδικασίας Συνεργασίας Χωρών Ν.Α. Ευρώπης (SEECP PA) και
μέλος της Διακοινοβουλευτικής Επιτροπής Κοινής Εξωτερικής Πολιτικής και Πολιτικής Ασφάλειας της Ε.Ε. (CFSP/CSDP)
Πρόεδρος της Κοινοβουλευτικής Ομάδας Φιλίας Ελλάδας – Ισλανδίας.
Ως Υφυπουργός
Στις 3 Ιανουαρίου 2024, τοποθετήθηκε από τον Πρωθυπουργό Κυριάκο Μητσοτάκη, στη θέση του Υφυπουργού στο Υπουργείο Προστασίας του Πολίτη. Η θητεία του ολοκληρώθηκε στις 14 Μαρτίου 2025.
Σήμερα
Είναι Βουλευτής Νομού Ηλείας.
Είναι ενεργό μέλος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Διοίκησης, Δημόσιας Τάξης και Δικαιοσύνης,
Μέλος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Εθνικής Άμυνας και Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων,
Μέλος της Ειδικής Μόνιμης Επιτροπής Ελληνισμού της Διασποράς.
Πρόεδρος της Κοινοβουλευτικής Εξεταστικής Επιτροπής που διερευνά ευθύνες σχετικά με την υπόθεση του ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ.
Μέλος της Διεθνούς Κοινοβουλευτικής Επιτροπής του ΝΑΤΟ (NATO PA) – Επιτροπή Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας).
Πρόεδρος της Κοινοβουλευτικής Ομάδας Φιλίας Ελλάδας – Εσθονίας.
Μέλος της Κοινοβουλευτικής Ομάδας Φιλίας Ελλάδας – Σερβίας.
Dimitris Nikolaou
President, Beekeeping Association of Aitoloakarnania
Dimitris Nikolaou
President, Beekeeping Association of Aitoloakarnania
President, Beekeeping Association of Aitoloakarnania
Maria Nikoltsiou
Presenter, Alpha TV
Maria Nikoltsiou
Presenter, Alpha TV
Presenter, Alpha TV
Κωνσταντίνος Ξώνης
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Κωνσταντίνος Ξώνης
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Κατερίνα Οικονόμου
ΓΓ Προγράμματος Δημοσίων Επενδύσεων & Εθνικού Προγράμματος Ανάπτυξης
Κατερίνα Οικονόμου
ΓΓ Προγράμματος Δημοσίων Επενδύσεων & Εθνικού Προγράμματος Ανάπτυξης
ΓΓ Προγράμματος Δημοσίων Επενδύσεων & Εθνικού Προγράμματος Ανάπτυξης
RGC Opening
and Sessions
RGC Opening
and Sessions
and Sessions
Panayiotis Padazatos
acting Head of Unit « Cyprus and Greece » in the Directorate General Regional and Urban policy (DG REGIO)
Panayiotis Padazatos
acting Head of Unit « Cyprus and Greece » in the Directorate General Regional and Urban policy (DG REGIO)
Graduate of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA). He completed postgraduate studies in European Law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Since 1995, he has been working at the European Commission, initially in the Directorate-General for Fisheries (DG FISH/MARE), in the unit responsible for monitoring the Common Fisheries Policy. Since 2004, he has been working in the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), in the unit responsible for monitoring Cohesion Policy in Greece and Cyprus. As of 2025, he serves as the acting head of this unit.
Ilias Palialexis
Journalist, Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA)
Ilias Palialexis
Journalist, Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA)
Journalist, Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA)
Despoina – Lito Paliarouta
Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials
Despoina – Lito Paliarouta
Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials
Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Raw Materials
Αντρέας Παναγιωτόπουλος
Βουλευτής Αχαΐας
Αντρέας Παναγιωτόπουλος
Βουλευτής Αχαΐας
Βουλευτής Αχαΐας
Ανδρέας Πάνου
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Ανδρέας Πάνου
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
George Panagiotopoulos
Professor, Vice Rector for Planning, Digital Modernization, and Infrastructure Development
George Panagiotopoulos
Professor, Vice Rector for Planning, Digital Modernization, and Infrastructure Development
Giorgos Panagiotopoulos is Professor at the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Patras, specializing in “Management, Development and Human Resource Education,” and currently serves as Vice Rector for Strategic Planning, Digital Modernization and Infrastructure Development.
He studied Political Science and Pedagogy at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a PhD in the field of education and human resource training. He has taught in academic programs at the University of Patras, the Democritus University of Thrace, the University of the Aegean and the Hellenic Open University.
His research focuses on management, education and human resource development. Throughout his career, he has served as Regional Director of Education for Western Greece, President of the Department of Museology, and Chairman of the Boards of Directors of several public organizations.
Litsa Panayotopoulos
President of the Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
Litsa Panayotopoulos
President of the Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)
Litsa Panayotopoulos is a forward-thinking business strategy advisor and pioneer of digital governance transformation in Greece. A committed advocate of innovation, Litsa creates opportunities for entrepreneurship and managerial strategy in her varied roles: Founder & CEO of E.VI.A Intelligent Performance, President of Intale S.A. Retail Solutions, V.P. of Papapostolou S.A. Medical Technologies. Treasurer of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (Former Secretary General and first female in this role in the organization’s 90 year history). She is also the Founder and Chair of the Chamber’s Innovation, Education and Entrepreneurship Committee. Litsa is Vice President of the Citizens Movement (Kinisi Politon), board member of SΑΕΕ (Association of A.E & Entrepreneurship) and member of the Greek-Serbian Chamber of Commerce. She is also a member of the Business Advisory Council of Athens Economic University International MBA and others. Her extensive career has been built in major systems and projects all over the world, (amongst others, Control Data). On her return to Greece, she led ORACLE Greece SE Europe & Cyprus, founding and managing subsidiaries in 16 countries. In addition, she also managed and developed major companies such as Geranos SA, OTE Academy (Greek Telecommunications Academy) and others. Amongst many awards and recognitions, she has been awarded by the Ministry of Digital Governance for her significant contribution to digital transformation in Greece’s public sector and beyond. This important recognition highlights her important role in establishing management systems and the use of databases in the early 1990s, which spearheaded the sustainability and connectivity of private, academic and public sectors in Greece. She is Honorary president of SEN/Junior Achievement Greece (founding member) and honorary president of the Association of Chief Executive Officers (EASE), ex-member of the IOBE and ex-President A.L.B.A Business University. She holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science and Management – London University.
Pantelis Panteloglou
Artistic Director of the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
Pantelis Panteloglou
Artistic Director of the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
Pantelis Panteloglou has been serving as Artistic Director of the Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People since 2024, having undertaken coordinating and organizational roles within the festival since 2011. Since February 2023, he has also served as President of the European Children’s Film Association (ECFA) for a five-year term.
His professional background in the cultural and audiovisual sector includes:
Production & Technical Roles: Experience as a sound engineer, video technician, editor, subtitler, and lighting designer for television, cinema, and theatre.
Project Management: Former project manager in audiovisual companies, with extensive experience in production execution and public relations for various artistic organizations.
Academic Background: He holds a degree in Social Anthropology and a Master’s degree with distinction in “Social Exclusion and Minorities” (Social Psychology) from Panteion University.
Vasiliki Pantelopoulou
Secretary General of Partnership Agreement (ESPA)
Vasiliki Pantelopoulou
Secretary General of Partnership Agreement (ESPA)
Vasiliki Pantelopoulou is a lawyer and a member of the Athens Bar
Association. She is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens
and holds two postgraduate degrees (LL.M. in International Commercial and
Business Law from the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, and an
MSc in Master in Business Administration for Law Practitioners from Alba
Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece). She is also a
member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Development Bank S.A. She
worked for more than twenty years as an in house lawyer at the Urban
Railway Transport S.A. mainly in the public procurement sector (Law
4412/2016). Since April 2023 she has been the Director of the Legal
Department of the company “Hellenic Company for the Just Development
Transition S.A.” She participates as a member or as a President in
investment-sector committees and councils such as the Investment Council
of the Portfolio Fund (EQUIFUND I, II), the Investment Committee of the
TEPIX III Portfolio Fund, etc. Since August 2025 she has served as General
Secretary of ESPA of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance. From
February 2026 she was appointed a regular member, representing Greece, on
the Investment Committee of the European Investment Bank for the
Modernisation Fund.
She speaks English and French.
She is mother of two children.
Alexis Pantziaros
CEO, CO-Founder, Coffeeco
Alexis Pantziaros
CEO, CO-Founder, Coffeeco
Dr. Pantziaros is a highly respected figure in the field of circular economy, having earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious University of Patras. With a strong commitment to sustainability and innovation, they have led various initiatives that align with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, Dr. Pantziaros serves as CEO and Co-founder of Coffeeco Upcycle, where they lead a dynamic team dedicated to transforming the espresso supply chain into a circular model. Their innovative upcycling techniques have earned them widespread recognition. In addition to their role at Coffeeco Upcycle, Dr. Pantziaros holds positions as a managing partner at Blue Rocket, a prominent content marketing agency, and as an investor at Morphoses, an innovative ed-tech startup. These diverse interests reflect their expertise and commitment to making a positive impact. Dr. Pantziaros is now focusing on founding a search fund that emphasizes sustainability. They plan to leverage circular economy principles and the creator economy for marketing initiatives, with the aim of transforming SMEs in the retail and food industries over the next decade. As a speaker at the DEF-IX Delphi Forum, Dr. Pantziaros shares insights into the intersections of sustainability, innovation, and business. They inspire collaborative efforts for a brighter, more sustainable future. Join Dr. Pantziaros on this transformative journey, shaping industries and fostering innovation for a brighter tomorrow.
Μιχάλης Παπαγεωργίου
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Δημοσίου Δικαίου, Νομική Σχολή, Δ.Π.Θ.
Μιχάλης Παπαγεωργίου
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Δημοσίου Δικαίου, Νομική Σχολή, Δ.Π.Θ.
Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Δημοσίου Δικαίου, Νομική Σχολή, Δ.Π.Θ.
Μαρία Παπαδάκη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μαρία Παπαδάκη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Stamatina Papadongona
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stamatina Papadongona
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Stamatina Papadongona is a graduate of the School of Law of the National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), holds a Master’s Degree
(LL.M.) in Public International Law from the same School, and is a graduate of
the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (ESDDA).
She is fluent in English and has a very good command of French and
German.
She served for several years in the International Relations Department of the
Ministry of Transport and Communications, representing the Ministry in the
Transport Working Group of the Council of the EU, the Transport Working
Group of the ECMT- OECD, and the Transport Working Group of the BSEC
(Black Sea Economic Cooperation). Furthermore, she has served as a
scientific advisor to the Secretary General of Transport, a scientific advisor to
Members of Parliament, and Director of the Office of the Minister of State
during the period 2012-2014.
She has held positions in key departments of the Consignment Deposits and
Loans Fund (CDLF), including the Local Authorities Loans Directorate, the
Directorate of Revenue Collection and Distraint Measures, the Legal Service
Department , and the (HR) Administrative Directorate, (Head of Directorate)
until her appointment as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Consignment
Deposits and Loans Fund, in accordance with the new selection system for
public sector managements (Law 5062/2023).
She is divorced and the mother of one daughter.
Panagiotis Papadopoulos
Head & Co founder, Open Farm
Στέφανος Παπαζησίμου
Προϊστάμενος, Τμ. Κλιματ. Ανθεκτικότητας & Χωρικού Σχεδιασμού, ΠΔΕ
Στέφανος Παπαζησίμου
Προϊστάμενος, Τμ. Κλιματ. Ανθεκτικότητας & Χωρικού Σχεδιασμού, ΠΔΕ
Προϊστάμενος, Τμ. Κλιματ. Ανθεκτικότητας & Χωρικού Σχεδιασμού, ΠΔΕ
Stavros Papageorgiou
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Technical Company S&P Engineering Consulting OE
Stavros Papageorgiou
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Technical Company S&P Engineering Consulting OE
Ο Σταύρος Παπαγεωργίου είναι Διπλωματούχος Μηχανολόγος & Αεροναυπηγός Μηχανικός του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών και κάτοχος Μεταπτυχιακού Διπλώματος στο «Δίκαιο, Οικονομία και Στρατηγική της Ενέργειας & Περιβάλλοντος» από το Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιά.
Διαθέτει δεκαετή επαγγελματική εμπειρία στον τομέα των συμβουλευτικών τεχνικών υπηρεσιών, με εξειδίκευση στην περιβαλλοντική βιωσιμότητα, τη διαχείριση στερεών και υγρών αποβλήτων και τη μείωση του ανθρακικού αποτυπώματος βιομηχανικών δραστηριοτήτων σε όλο τον κύκλο ζωής τους.
Τα τελευταία δύο έτη είναι συνιδρυτής της S&P Engineering Consulting, το αντικείμενο της οποίας εστιάζει στην παροχή ολοκληρωμένων συμβουλευτικών και μελετητικών υπηρεσιών σε ιδιωτικές βιομηχανίες, Μονάδες Ανακύκλωσης και δημόσιους φορείς (Δήμους, ΦοΔΣΑ, οργανισμούς λιμένων κ.ά.).
Αναλυτικότερα, η δραστηριότητά της εταιρίας εξειδικεύεται στον σχεδιασμό συστημάτων ορθής διαχείρισης αποβλήτων και περιβαλλοντικής βιωσιμότητας, στην περιβαλλοντική αδειοδότηση, στη διαμόρφωση πλαισίου πυροπροστασίας και υγείας & ασφάλειας, καθώς και στη στρατηγική επιχειρηματική ανάπτυξη και διασφάλιση χρηματοδότησης, υιοθετώντας μια ολιστική προσέγγιση ολοκληρωμένων λύσεων (integrated turn-key solutions).
Είναι ενεργό μέλος τεχνικών οργανισμών και επιστημονικών ενώσεων, όπως η Ελληνική Εταιρεία Διαχείρισης Στερεών Αποβλήτων και η Ελληνική Αεροπορική Ένωση, ενώ έχει συμμετάσχει ως ομιλητής σε συνέδρια και θεματικά εργαστήρια με αντικείμενο την κυκλική οικονομία, την περιβαλλοντική βιωσιμότητα βιομηχανιών, τη διαχείριση αποβλήτων τροφίμων και την εξοικονόμηση πόρων.
Αθανάσιος Παπαθανάσης
Βουλευτής Αιτωλοακαρνανίας
Αθανάσιος Παπαθανάσης
Βουλευτής Αιτωλοακαρνανίας
Βουλευτής Αιτωλοακαρνανίας
Νικόλαος Παπαιωάννου
Υφυπουργός Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού
Σωτήριος Παπαϊωάννου
Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,
Σωτήριος Παπαϊωάννου
Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,
Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών,
Ismini Papakirillou
CEO, HDB
Ismini Papakirillou
CEO, HDB
Ismini Papakirillou is the Chief Executive Officer of Hellenic Development Bank, a position she
holds since February 2024. Previously she worked for the European Investment Fund (EIF), part
of the European Investment Bank Group, covering European Commission mandates across a
range of different thematics. From 2010 to 2019 she worked for the International Finance
Corporation (IFC), the private investing arm of the World Bank, handling direct investments
across a range of financial instruments, sectors and geographies. Prior to IFC she worked for
three years as a portfolio manager for Global Tactical Asset Allocation strategies at APG
Investments, one of the largest institutional investors in Europe. She has also worked in Paris
and Athens covering investments in industry and private equity.
She has degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the London School
of Economics (LSE).
George Papanastasiou
Mayor of Agrinio and Vice President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
George Papanastasiou
Mayor of Agrinio and Vice President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
George Papanastasiou is the Mayor of Agrinio and Vice President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE).
He is a politician and holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Democritus University of Thrace, as well as a Master’s degree in Environment, Disaster and Crisis Management Strategies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He has served as President of the Aitoloakarnania Department of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), as well as a member of the Steering Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece. In parallel, he served as Deputy Governor of the University General Hospital of Patras.
He was first elected Mayor of Agrinio in 2014 as head of the municipal faction “Agrinio Nea Archi – A Place to Live.” He was re-elected in 2019, and in 2023 secured his third consecutive term as Mayor of Agrinio.
He also served as President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Greece.
From 2019 to 2023, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE), while simultaneously holding the position of Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Environment and Waste Management.
He was born in 1966 in Agrinio. He is married and has two children.
Sotiris Papandreou
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Sotiris Papandreou
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Journalist, Peloponnisos Newspaper
Nikos Papanikolaou
Deputy Mayor for Public Works and Strategic Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Protection and Sustainable Tourism, and President of the Waste Management Authority
Nikos Papanikolaou
Deputy Mayor for Public Works and Strategic Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Protection and Sustainable Tourism, and President of the Waste Management Authority
Deputy Mayor for Public Works and Strategic Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Protection and Sustainable Tourism, and President of the Waste Management Authority
Panayiotis Papanikolas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Olympia Odos S.A. Chairman, Gefyra S.A. Country Director for Greece, VINCI Concessions
Panayiotis Papanikolas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Olympia Odos S.A. Chairman, Gefyra S.A. Country Director for Greece, VINCI Concessions
Dr. Panayiotis Papanikolas is a distinguished scientist in the field of Structural Engineering, and Executive Director in Greece for the concessions division of VINCI Group, while he manages two large concession project companies, namely OLYMPIA ODOS S.A. and GEFYRA S.Α.
Between an academic career and the construction of major infrastructure projects, he chose the second, since in the very year he was elected Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering department of the University of Alberta he was proposed the position of Chief Technical Officer for the Design and Construction of the Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece, an innovative project, at the late ‘90s.
In early 2014, he undertook the completion of one of the most difficult projects in Greece, in both managerial and technical terms, i.e. Olympia Odos Motorway.
He has been awarded with the Legion of Honor by the French Republic, with the rank of Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite.
Petros Papapetropoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management,
Petros Papapetropoulos
Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management,
Βασιλία Παπασιλείου
European Projects Manager, AgriFoodWest, Περιφέρεια
Βασιλία Παπασιλείου
European Projects Manager, AgriFoodWest, Περιφέρεια
European Projects Manager, AgriFoodWest, Περιφέρεια
Dimitris Papastergiou
Minister of Digital Governance
Dimitris Papastergiou
Minister of Digital Governance
Dimitris Papastergiou was born in 1973 in Trikala.
He graduated from the Multidisciplinary High School of Trikala and from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. At the same time, he attended journalism courses, while maintaining strong ties with technology and the internet, a relationship that was further strengthened through the NTUA Multimedia Laboratory.
In 2001, together with a team of collaborators, he developed and launched the first comprehensive website for the prefecture of Trikala, 3kala.gr. Since 2002, he has worked as an Electrical and Computer Engineer in Trikala. He has been involved in the design and construction of private electromechanical projects, as well as software development. In 2007, he entered the field of renewable energy sources and has since completed more than 300 private renewable energy projects.
His involvement in public affairs began in 2002, when he was elected to the Municipal Council. He was re-elected in 2006, and in 2014 he was elected Mayor of Trikala and member of the Board of Central Union of Municipalities of Greece. He was re-elected Mayor in 2019 and, in the same year, was elected President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece.
He is married to engineer Soula Braki and is the proud father of Faye, Kostas, and Nikos.
Since June 2023, he has served as Minister of Digital Governance in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Fanis Papathanasiou
journalist, ΕΡΤ1
Fanis Papathanasiou
journalist, ΕΡΤ1
δημοσιογράφος, ERT1
Yiorgos Papatriantafyllou
Communications Specialist
Yiorgos Papatriantafyllou
Communications Specialist
Communications Specialist
Γεώργιος Παπαχριστόπουλος
Σύμβουλος & Επικεφαλής, Αγροτικός Τομέας, Επιμελητήριο Αχαΐας
Γεώργιος Παπαχριστόπουλος
Σύμβουλος & Επικεφαλής, Αγροτικός Τομέας, Επιμελητήριο Αχαΐας
Σύμβουλος & Επικεφαλής, Αγροτικός Τομέας, Επιμελητήριο Αχαΐας
Ioannis Pappas
President, CEO & Co-Founder, Green-Evolution
Ioannis Pappas
President, CEO & Co-Founder, Green-Evolution
Dr. Ioannis Pappas, Founder & CEO of GREEN EVOLUTION, is a Mechanical Engineer with a PhD in Applied Mechanics and over 33 years of experience in engineering, advancing sustainability and climate change solutions. As GSTC Director for the Mediterranean Region and EU Destinations Stewardship, he is a prominent advocate for sustainable tourism, guiding destinations, hotels, and tour operators in adopting global sustainability standards and practices. He is focusing on Sustainability and Climate Change related Services in Tourism, Energy and Environmental Efficiency in Infrastructure and Buildings, Advising in standardization of companies and technological implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation methodologies. He is a GSTC Assessor for Destinations, Consultant for Sustainable Tourism Certification Standards, focusing on Hotels, Tour Operators and Destinations, and Approved Trainer and Assessor for GSTC in South East Europe Region. Dr. Pappas focuses on integrating environmental efficiency in infrastructure and buildings, promoting energy efficiency, and advising organizations on ESGs and Net Zero strategies. Since 2025, he is European Climate Pact Ambassador and EUI-IA Expert, working to enhance climate resilience across Europe. His expertise has made him a sought-after speaker at high-level events organized by the European Commission, governments, universities, and global platforms such as Google and GSTC.
Yiorgos Pappas
President, Economic Chamber of Northwestern Peloponnese and Western Greece
Yiorgos Pappas
President, Economic Chamber of Northwestern Peloponnese and Western Greece
President, Economic Chamber of Northwestern Peloponnese and Western Greece
Ταμείο Παρακαταθηκών
& Δανείων
Ταμείο Παρακαταθηκών
& Δανείων
& Δανείων
Michael Paraskevas
Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the CTI “Diophantus”
Michael Paraskevas
Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the CTI “Diophantus”
Michael Paraskevas is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese, with a focus on Signal Processing Systems, Broadband Networks and Telematic Services. He is Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus”, coordinator of the Greek School Network and head of the National Support Organization for the eTwinning action, while he has the technical and operational responsibility for critical national digital systems, such as stop-bullying.gov.gr and voucher.gov.gr. With more than 30 years of experience in the design, implementation and operation of large-scale networks, telecommunications infrastructures and e-government systems, he has managed projects of high technical complexity with national and international recognition. His research focuses on signal processing algorithms, information theory, next-generation networks, digital communications, machine learning applications and digital transformation technologies in education. He has published over 100 papers, authored university textbooks and participated in numerous scientific committees, with his work accumulating more than 1100 citations and being referenced in over 70 international patents. He has taught in postgraduate programs at the Universities of Peloponnese and Thessaly and has served as Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese (2019-2021).
Νατάσα Πατρινού
Δημοσιογράφος
Νατάσα Πατρινού
Δημοσιογράφος
Δημοσιογράφος
Nikos Pavlakos
CEO & Co-Founder | Orientum – Career Counselors
Nikos Pavlakos
CEO & Co-Founder | Orientum – Career Counselors
In the summer of 2004, following Greece’s EURO victory and the Athens Olympic Games, Nikos Pavlakos - driven by his naturally optimistic spirit — co-founded Orientum together with Spyros Michaloulis.
After graduating from the Department of Primary Education in Rhodes and completing his postgraduate studies in “Counseling and Career Guidance” at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, he took on the organization of career guidance services for the Arsakeia Schools in Athens.
Today, he serves as a key speaker at Orientum’s events for students and parents, focusing on career guidance, education, study choices, and labor market trends. His primary role involves coordinating the team of career counselors and leading the development of psychometric assessment tools.
A restless and creative mind, Nikos is constantly designing new projects and seeking collaborations with companies and organizations in areas related to labor market skills, education, studies, and vocational training for human resources.
DR. Sotiris Pavleas
Head Coordinator of Governance Mechanism for Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) of Region of Western Greece
DR. Sotiris Pavleas
Head Coordinator of Governance Mechanism for Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) of Region of Western Greece
Sotiris Pavleas is a PhD holder in Urban Development, specializing in
operational planning, innovation policy promotion, and integrated spatial
development strategies. He serves as Coordinator of the Physical Object of
the Governance Mechanism of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) of
the Region of Western Greece, contributing to the design, coordination, and
monitoring of actions that strengthen the regional research and innovation
ecosystem.
At the same time, he works in the private sector as a Spatial Development
Consultant (Senior Manager), where he is responsible for coordinating a team
of professionals in the preparation of studies related to the planning,
management, implementation, and evaluation of development programs at
local and regional levels.
He has significant experience in shaping strategies and policy tools that
support sustainable and innovative development, and he has participated in
numerous national and European conferences on regional development. He is
also the author of scientific publications in the field of spatial and urban policy.
Panagiotis Perakis
Attorney-at-Law, Justice Watch President, Former President of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Managing Partner of Perakis & Associates Law Firm
Panagiotis Perakis
Attorney-at-Law, Justice Watch President, Former President of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Managing Partner of Perakis & Associates Law Firm
After his studies in Athens and in France (DEA IT Law and Legal Tech), he practices as a lawyer, specialised in business law, IT law and sports law, being, in addition, for a decade, legal advisor to the EU Commission on information technologies, as well as member of international associations in the same field (IFIP, CEPIS).
In 2023, in Brussels, he was elected as President of the European lawyers’ organization (CCBE), representing more than 1.1 million lawyers from 42 countries, having been before its Vice-President (2020-2022), Chairman of its Access to Justice Committee (2015-2020) and Head of the Greek Delegation.
Since 2024 he is President of the non-profit organization Justice Watch.
He was member of the Administrative Board of the Athens Bar Association (2011–2020), President or member of Law Drafting and other Committees or Independent Authorities and co-founder of the Movement for the Acceleration of Justice.
He is member of the Scientific Council of the Tsatsos Foundation.
Aimilios Perdikaris
Journalist at Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), Member of the Board of Directors of the European Alliance of News Agencies
Aimilios Perdikaris
Journalist at Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), Member of the Board of Directors of the European Alliance of News Agencies
Aimilios Perdikaris, Journalist at Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), Member of the Board of Directors of the European Alliance of News Agencies
Δημήτρης Πλεμμένος
εκδότης, εφημερίδα ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ
Δημήτρης Πλεμμένος
εκδότης, εφημερίδα ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ
εκδότης, εφημερίδα ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΑ
Γιάννης Πολίτης
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΣΡ, Δημοσιογράφος
Γιάννης Πολίτης
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΣΡ, Δημοσιογράφος
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΣΡ, Δημοσιογράφος
Αλεξάνδρα Πολυγένη
BitMyJob
Αλεξάνδρα Πολυγένη
BitMyJob
BitMyJob
Spyros Politis
Governor of General Hospital of Pyrgos
Spyros Politis
Governor of General Hospital of Pyrgos
Spyridon P. Politis is a Diplomaed Electrical and Computer Engineer (Integrated Master, Level 7) from the University of Patras, currently serving as the CEO of the General Hospital of Ilia. With a 30-year professional career, he has served as a Special Advisor to the Region of Western Greece (2005-2009) and collaborated for eight years with DATA RC on strategic research and consulting. As President of +thesis, he managed complex European projects (H2020, i3MARKET) and provided technical consultancy to numerous local authorities for urban development and energy infrastructure upgrades.
In addition to his leadership role, he is completing an MSc in "Accounting in the Modern Management Environment", focusing his thesis on the financial management of health units. He is highly active in public life as a member of the Steering Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece (Western Greece), a former Municipal Councilor of Patras, and President of the Cycling Club of Patras. He is fluent in English (Proficiency level).
Takis Pournarakis
Journalist – Mechanical Engineer, National Technical University of Athens
Takis Pournarakis
Journalist – Mechanical Engineer, National Technical University of Athens
He studied Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and has been working in television since 1989 as a journalist specializing in sports, motorsport, and the automotive sector. From 1996 to 2015, he broadcasted Formula 1 races for ERT as well as private channels such as Alpha and ANT1, and he continues to broadcast F1 today for ANT1 and ANT1+. Since 2005, he has focused on road safety, organizing and presenting seminars in collaboration with municipalities, regional authorities, political parties, sports clubs, and the Hellenic Air Force, while also serving as the co-developer and presenter of the "Prosecho" road safety program. His extensive career includes work for 4TROCHOI magazine, daily and weekly newspapers, digital platforms, and numerous television productions in roles such as editor-in-chief, reporter, and presenter, alongside hosting a daily radio show for over twenty years. Since 2016, he has been a professor at AKMI Vocational Training Institute, and since 2019, he has curated the automotive column for the economic portal mononews.gr. In 2021, he was appointed president of MotorSport Greece, the organization responsible for the Acropolis Rally, and he has also served as a scientific advisor to the Deputy Minister of Transport, Christina Alexopoulou, on matters regarding road safety and electromobility.
Online Presentation
Topic: Sustainability in Tourism (University of Tuscia)
Online Presentation
Topic: Sustainability in Tourism (University of Tuscia)
Topic: Sustainability in Tourism (University of Tuscia)
Pavlina Proteou
Founder, BeyondCSR
Pavlina Proteou
Founder, BeyondCSR
Pavlina is a systems-level leader with over 25 years of experience across public affairs, international development, sustainability, and innovation. As Founder of BeyondCSR, she transforms ESG and Corporate Social Responsibility from compliance frameworks into tools for policy design, impact investment, and systemic change. She specialises in stakeholder engagement, blended finance, circular innovation, and AI ethics, deploying data and exponential technologies to unlock scalable impact in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Her work has produced internationally recognised campaigns and measurable social and economic outcomes. She is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, a contributor to Smart Ethics at AI Tech–UK, a juror for the AMBA Excellence Awards, and a seasoned international speaker.
Dimitris Ptoxos
Regional Governor, Region of Peloponnese
Dimitris Ptoxos
Regional Governor, Region of Peloponnese
Dimitrios has 19 years of experience in the fields of Strategy, Management, Business and
technical/technology consulting, serving market leading companies in a variety of industries,
such as Technology, Business Software, Construction, Material Science, Government,
Logistics, Energy, Privatizations, Real estate, Retail, Design and innovation.
He was serving Greek Government for three years as General Secretary of Government
Coordination and Director of Prime Minister’s Strategic Planning Bureau. Prior to that and
after that, Dimitrios was Senior Executive of People engineering and designing firm,
responsible for the business development of the group, focusing in new markets, creative
experiences and innovative ideas. Before he founded People, Dimitrios was senior business
consultant with TEKA, a software firm, member of VIOHALCO group, where he was
managing engagements and relationships with the top players in the software,
manufacturing, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, Retail, Logistics and Technology
space across 6 countries of Southeast Europe. He also was system architect for ERP systems
based on SAP platform. He directed a lot of research projects, supervised large engineering
and cross-functional teams, and collaborated with major technology vendors in the area of
Telecommunications and IT.
Αναστασία Πυργάκη
Προϊσταμένη Διεύθυνσης Αναπτυξιακού Προγραμματισμού, ΠΔΕ
Αναστασία Πυργάκη
Προϊσταμένη Διεύθυνσης Αναπτυξιακού Προγραμματισμού, ΠΔΕ
Προϊσταμένη Διεύθυνσης Αναπτυξιακού Προγραμματισμού, ΠΔΕ
Γεώργιος Ραβασόπουλος
Συντονιστής Μαθητείας, Περιφερειακή Διεύθυνση Εκπαίδευσης, απόκτησης εξειδίκευσης στον κλάδο των μηχανικών με βάση την ενεργειακή μετάβαση και τις νέες τεχνολογίες κατασκευών
Γεώργιος Ραβασόπουλος
Συντονιστής Μαθητείας, Περιφερειακή Διεύθυνση Εκπαίδευσης, απόκτησης εξειδίκευσης στον κλάδο των μηχανικών με βάση την ενεργειακή μετάβαση και τις νέες τεχνολογίες κατασκευών
Συντονιστής Μαθητείας, Περιφερειακή Διεύθυνση Εκπαίδευσης, απόκτησης εξειδίκευσης στον κλάδο των μηχανικών με βάση την ενεργειακή μετάβαση και τις νέες τεχνολογίες κατασκευών
Ιωάννης Ραζής
Γενικός Διευθυντής της ΕΕΑΑ
Ιωάννης Ραζής
Γενικός Διευθυντής της ΕΕΑΑ
Γενικός Διευθυντής της ΕΕΑΑ
Γαβριήλ Σακελλαρίδης
Γραμματέας, Νέα Αριστερά
Γαβριήλ Σακελλαρίδης
Γραμματέας, Νέα Αριστερά
Γραμματέας, Νέα Αριστερά
Γεώργιος Σαλάχας
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Γεώργιος Σαλάχας
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Βασίλης Σαλής
Sr. Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
Βασίλης Σαλής
Sr. Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
Sr. Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
Τάκης Σαράντης
Δημοσιογράφος
Τάκης Σαράντης
Δημοσιογράφος
Δημοσιογράφος
Αλεξάνδρα Σαρμά
Επικεφαλής, Orange Grove
Αλεξάνδρα Σαρμά
Επικεφαλής, Orange Grove
Επικεφαλής, Orange Grove
Νικόλαος Σαρρής
Μεταδιδακτορικός Ερευνητής,
Ιωάννης Σελίμης
Πρόεδρος, Δημοκρατική Κίνηση Μηχανικών, Inntensol
Ιωάννης Σελίμης
Πρόεδρος, Δημοκρατική Κίνηση Μηχανικών, Inntensol
Πρόεδρος, Δημοκρατική Κίνηση Μηχανικών, Inntensol
Γεωργία Σερίφη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Γεωργία Σερίφη
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Human Resource
Information Systems (HRIS) in the Agri-livestock Sector in Greece
Human Resource
Information Systems (HRIS) in the Agri-livestock Sector in Greece
Information Systems (HRIS) in the Agri-livestock Sector in Greece
Βασίλης Σιαδήμας
ΓΓ Διαχείρισης Τομεακών Προγραμμάτων ΕΤΠΑ, ΤΣ & ΕΚΤ
Βασίλης Σιαδήμας
ΓΓ Διαχείρισης Τομεακών Προγραμμάτων ΕΤΠΑ, ΤΣ & ΕΚΤ
ΓΓ Διαχείρισης Τομεακών Προγραμμάτων ΕΤΠΑ, ΤΣ & ΕΚΤ
Anastasia Riga
Chairwoman of BoD DAPEEP SA
Anastasia Riga
Chairwoman of BoD DAPEEP SA
Anastasia Riga is an Athens based Lawyer and the Chairwoman of the Board of
Directors of the Renewable Energy Sources Operator and Guarantees of Origin
(DAPEEP). She is actively involved in Energy Law matters, with a particular
emphasis on the legal and regulatory framework regarding Renewable Energy
Sources (RES). She has assisted the Legal Department of DAPEEP in settling
numerous legal disputes and has participated in working groups developing the
current legal framework for RES in Greece. Meanwhile, she is a Managing Partner in
“MRLaw” Law Firm. She is a graduate of the Law School of Democritus University of
Thrace, holding an LLM in Civil Law from the Law School of the National kai
Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as an LLM in Criminal Law & Criminal
Sciences from the Law School of the above mentioned University. She is also
Certified Energy Regulatory Officer (ISO/IEC 17024).
Aspasia Rigopoulou
Administrator, Karamanandaneio General Children’s Hospital of Patras Radiologist, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Aspasia Rigopoulou
Administrator, Karamanandaneio General Children’s Hospital of Patras Radiologist, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Aspasia Rigopoulou is a Medical Doctor, Director within the National Health System (ESY), and PhD holder from the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She currently serves as Administrator of the Karamanandaneio General Children’s Hospital of Patras.
She has extensive clinical, scientific, and administrative experience, having served as a physician in the National Health System and at the University General Hospital of Patras. She has also worked as Scientific Supervisor for the organization and development of the MRI Department at the General Hospital of Patras “Agios Andreas”. In addition, she has worked in distinguished hospitals abroad, including the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford and Stanmore Orthopaedic Hospital in London.
Since assuming her duties as Administrator of Karamanandaneio Children’s Hospital in March 2023, major modernization and upgrade projects have been implemented, including the renovation of inpatient clinical units, the construction of a dedicated building for the hospital’s new MRI scanner, and the development of innovative healthcare services. A large-scale reconstruction and technological upgrade of the hospital’s operating theatres is also underway.
Beyond her scientific and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Rigopoulou has developed significant social, voluntary, and trade union activity, consistently advocating for vulnerable social groups, the strengthening of public healthcare services, preventive medicine, and equal access to high-quality healthcare for all citizens.
Marina Rizogianni
Journalist, President of the Press Museum ESIEPIN
Marina Rizogianni
Journalist, President of the Press Museum ESIEPIN
Η Μαρίνα Ριζογιάννη είναι απόφοιτη της Σχολής Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών – Τμήμα Ελληνικός Πολιτισμός του ΕΑΠ και της δημοσιογραφικής Σχολής RTPress και μεταπτυχιακή φοιτήτρια στις Σύγχρονες Σπουδές Δημοσιογραφίας του ΕΑΠ. Εργάζεται ως δημοσιογράφος από το 1991. Από το 1996 έως και σήμερα εργάζεται στην εφημερίδα «ΠΕΛΟΠΟΝΝΗΣΟΣ» της οποίας είναι Αρχισυντάκτρια. Είναι μέλος της Ένωσης Συντακτών Ημερησίων Εφημερίδων Πελοποννήσου – Ηπείρου και Νήσων (Ε.Σ.Η.Ε.Π.Η.Ν.) από το 2002 κει μέλος του Ευρωπαϊκού Δικτύου Ελληνίδων Δημοσιογράφων από το 1996.
Ανδρέας Σκαρτσαρής
Πρόεδρος του Δημοτικού Περιφερειακού Θεάτρου Αγρινίου, Υπεύθυνος
Ανδρέας Σκαρτσαρής
Πρόεδρος του Δημοτικού Περιφερειακού Θεάτρου Αγρινίου, Υπεύθυνος
Πρόεδρος του Δημοτικού Περιφερειακού Θεάτρου Αγρινίου, Υπεύθυνος
Ευάγγελος Σουλιντζής
Υπεύθυνος Νέων Τεχνολογιών στο Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, Φοιτητής, Τμήμα Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Ευάγγελος Σουλιντζής
Υπεύθυνος Νέων Τεχνολογιών στο Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, Φοιτητής, Τμήμα Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Υπεύθυνος Νέων Τεχνολογιών στο Hellenic Diaspora Foundation, Φοιτητής, Τμήμα Μηχανικών Ηλεκτρονικών Υπολογιστών και Πληροφορικής, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μαρία Στράκα
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μαρία Στράκα
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Εύα Στρατή
Δημοσιογράφος
Εύα Στρατή
Δημοσιογράφος
Δημοσιογράφος
Κων/νος Στρουμπάκης
Founder of Apifon
Κων/νος Στρουμπάκης
Founder of Apifon
Konstantinos Stroumpakis is the Founder of Apifon, a fast-growing technology company specializing in conversational messaging, omnichannel customer engagement solutions, and AI-powered communication platforms. Since 2014, Apifon has evolved into one of the leading business messaging providers in Southeast Europe, supporting millions of daily customer interactions for major organizations across banking, fintech, retail, insurance, and the public sector. Under his leadership, the company has established strategic collaborations with global technology leaders such as Microsoft and Google, while continuously expanding its ecosystem with conversational AI, wallet-native solutions, and customer engagement platforms. Konstantinos has been featured in the Fortune 40 Under 40 list for three consecutive years and is recognized as one of the most innovative young entrepreneurs in the Greek technology ecosystem.
Καθ. Χρυσόστομος Στύλιος
Prof. Chrysostomos Stylios, Director of Industrial Systems Institute, Athena Research Center
Καθ. Χρυσόστομος Στύλιος
Prof. Chrysostomos Stylios, Director of Industrial Systems Institute, Athena Research Center
Prof. Chrysostomos Stylios is the Director of the Industrial Systems Institute, Athena RC, and Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunication, University of Ioannina, Greece, and he was the founder and Director of the Laboratory of Knowledge & Intelligent Computing. Based on his pioneering research on Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs), FCMs, an XAI methodology has been applied in discipline research areas. He has published over 300 journals, conference papers, and book chapters. The scientific community has acknowledged his research work, while he has received more than 10.000 citations and has an h-index 51.
Prof. Stylios has been a scientific coordinator for more than 40 R&D projects funded by EU and national funds. Prof. Stylios is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the TC 8.2 and TC 5.4 of IFAC.
Βασίλειος Σωτηρίου
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Βασίλειος Σωτηρίου
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Χάρης Τάκας
General Manager Efood
Χάρης Τάκας
General Manager Efood
General Manager Efood
Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos
Deputy Government, Regional of Western Greece
Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos
Deputy Government, Regional of Western Greece
Deputy Government, Regional of Western Greece
Χρήστος Ταραντίλης
ΕΥ
Χρήστος Ταραντίλης
ΕΥ
ΕΥ
Δρ. Ευθύμιος Ταρταράς
Επικεφαλής Γεωεπιστημών & Σύμβουλος Διοίκησης ΕΔΕΥΕΠ
Δρ. Ευθύμιος Ταρταράς
Επικεφαλής Γεωεπιστημών & Σύμβουλος Διοίκησης ΕΔΕΥΕΠ
Επικεφαλής Γεωεπιστημών & Σύμβουλος Διοίκησης ΕΔΕΥΕΠ
Alexandra Sdoukou
Spokesperson, New Democracy party
Alexandra Sdoukou
Spokesperson, New Democracy party
Alexandra Sdoukou was born in 1978 and raised in Thessaloniki, with family origins in Grevena
and Ioannina. She holds a Law degree from the Democritus University of Thrace (2000), as
well as postgraduate degrees in European Commercial Law from the University of Bristol (UK)
and in International and Economic Studies from the Athens University of Economics and
Business.
She is a qualified lawyer and a permanent staff member of the Management Organisation Unit
of Development Programmes (MOD S.A.), under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Since
2004, she has held key positions within the Greek public administration, including at the
Ministry of Economy and Finance (2004–2007), the Ministry of Development (2007–2009),
and the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009–2015).
She has extensive expertise in the design, management, and oversight of EU co-financed
programmes and public infrastructure projects, as well as in the formulation of national
energy policy. From 2007 to 2015, she served as a senior advisor to various Ministers of
Energy, providing strategic counsel on energy policy and regulatory matters.
From 2016 to 2017, she worked in the private sector before returning to public service in
October 2017 as Special Advisor on energy and mineral resources to Kyriakos Mitsotakis,
President of the New Democracy party. From 2019 to 2023, she served as Secretary General
for Energy and Mineral Resources. On June 27, 2023, she was appointed Deputy Minister of
Environment and Energy, a position she held until March 2025.
On April 7, 2025, she was appointed Spokesperson for New Democracy, Greece’s governing
party.
Δημήτριος Τερζής
Γ.Γ. Έρευνας & Καινοτομίας
Δημήτριος Τερζής
Γ.Γ. Έρευνας & Καινοτομίας
Γ.Γ. Έρευνας & Καινοτομίας
Dimitrios Serpanos
Professor at University of Patras, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus”
Dimitrios Serpanos
Professor at University of Patras, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus”
Καθηγητής Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Πρόεδρος ΔΣ ΙΤΥΕ Διόφαντος
Μανώλης Τζαγκαράκης
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Μανώλης Τζαγκαράκης
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Οικονομικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Κωνσταντίνα Τζιότζιου
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Κωνσταντίνα Τζιότζιου
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Αρετή Τζώρτζη
BitMyJob
Αρετή Τζώρτζη
BitMyJob
BitMyJob
Christoforos Siafakas
Mayor of Arta
Christoforos Siafakas
Mayor of Arta
Christoforos Siafakas is a mathematician with postgraduate studies in Statistics and Operational Research and extensive professional experience in education. He has served as Deputy Mayor for Finance, Social Welfare, and Education of the Municipality of Arta and has been Mayor of Arta since 2024. He also serves as President of the Water Supply Association of Lowland and Semi-Mountainous Municipalities of the Arta Regional Unit.
He is also Vice President of the “SUSTAINABLE CITY” Network of Cities, actively participating in initiatives on sustainable development, innovation, and inter-municipal cooperation.
Stellina Siarapi
Secretary General of Private Investments
Stellina Siarapi
Secretary General of Private Investments
Ms. Stellina Siarapi has served as the Secretary General for Reception of Asylum Seekers at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum since February 2024. From July 2023 until February 2024, she worked at the Secretariat General of the Prime Minister. From September 2021 to June 2023, she held the position of Special Advisor at the office of the Minister of Citizen Protection. From January 2021 to August 2021, she served as Advisor on Demographic Policy and Family Affairs at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. In 2020, she was a member of the National Council for Gender Equality. From July 2019 to January 2021, she was Special Advisor at the office of the Minister of the Interior. From February 2017 to September 2018, she worked as a Researcher at the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute of Democracy, specializing in Research and International Communication. From September 2018 until the July 2019 elections, she worked on Strategic Planning for the New Democracy Party (ND). Between 2014 and 2016, she worked as a Researcher at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese.
In 2017, she graduated with distinction from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese. She completed her internship at the Center for Security Studies of the Ministry of Citizen Protection (2015-2016). She has completed the following online educational programs: Women Leadership Program (2021) at the Yale School of Management, Strategic Communication (2020) at George Washington University, and the Jean Monnet Module "Moving the EU Forward" (2016) at the University of Athens. She is fluent in English.
Dimitris Skalkos
Secretary General for International Economic Relations & Extroversion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dimitris Skalkos
Secretary General for International Economic Relations & Extroversion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dimitris Skalkos was born in Athens in 1971. He graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Studies of Panteion University and holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Kent. Since 2004, he has been working for the Management Organization Unit of Development Programmes S.A. as an executive on the EU co-financed programmes. Mr Skalkos has served for several years as an adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Public Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economy and Development. He has authored four books on political theory, economic reform and regional development and has published numerous research papers in academic journals. In the period 2019-2024, Mr Skalkos has served as General Secretary for Public Investments and Partnership Agreement at the Ministry of Development and Investments, a member of the Greek National Resilience and Recovery Plan Steering Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Development Bank. He is currently serving as the Secretary General for International Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as the Chairman of Enterprise Greece SA.
Akis Skertsos
Minister of State
Akis Skertsos
Minister of State
Άκης Σκέρτσος είναι υπουργός Επικρατείας, αρμόδιος για την παρακολούθηση του κυβερνητικού έργου από τον Αύγουστο του 2021. Από τις 20 Απριλίου 2023 εκτελεί και χρέη κυβερνητικού εκπροσώπου.
Διετέλεσε υφυπουργός στον Πρωθυπουργό, αρμόδιος για το συντονισμό του κυβερνητικού έργου (Ιούλιος 2019 – Αύγουστος 2021).
Έχει διατελέσει Γενικός Διευθυντής του ΣΕΒ (Ιούνιος 2014 έως Ιούνιος 2019).
Έχει υπηρετήσει σε θέσεις ευθύνης του Δημόσιου Τομέα κατά την πενταετία 2009 – 2014, ως διευθυντής του γραφείου του υπηρεσιακού πρωθυπουργού Παναγιώτη Πικραμμένου και του υπουργού Οικονομικών Γιάννη Στουρνάρα.
Είναι κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού τίτλου σπουδών (Master of Arts) στον τομέα του Political Management and Lobbying από το Πανεπιστήμιο George Washington των ΗΠΑ και πτυχιούχος της Σχολής Δημοσιογραφίας και ΜΜΕ του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (1995 – 1999).
Μιλάει Αγγλικά και Γαλλικά.
Είναι παντρεμένος και πατέρας ενός παιδιού.
Δήμητρα Τόμπρου
Ειδικό Επιστημονικό Προσωπικό ΕΚΚΔΑ, Πολιτικός Επιστήμονας, Στέλεχος
Δήμητρα Τόμπρου
Ειδικό Επιστημονικό Προσωπικό ΕΚΚΔΑ, Πολιτικός Επιστήμονας, Στέλεχος
Ειδικό Επιστημονικό Προσωπικό ΕΚΚΔΑ, Πολιτικός Επιστήμονας, Στέλεχος
Paraskevi Souliou
PhD Candidate, Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, University of Patras
Paraskevi Souliou
PhD Candidate, Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, University of Patras
Paraskevi Souliou is a PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture at University of Patras. She has been trained in modern analytical techniques, including liquid and gas chromatography, total organic carbon and total nitrogen (TOC/TN) analysis, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, and fluorescence spectrophotometry (RF).
Her research interests focus on the development of innovative materials for environmental applications, with emphasis on the remediation of aquatic systems contaminated by organic and inorganic pollutants. In particular, she studies the use of organic hydrogels, SiO₂-based nanocomposite materials, and biochar derived from residual agricultural biomass, aiming to enhance the circular management of natural resources and contribute to the protection of the aquatic environment.
Katerina Sourouni
National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
Katerina Sourouni
National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
Katerina Sourouni is the National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, with more than 20 years of experience in the ICT sector. In her role, she is responsible for the Tech & Innovation Strategy for the country across both the public and private sectors. She focuses on developing digital transformation strategies for organizations across the three countries, working with leaders in business and government to integrate AI, cloud technologies, and cybersecurity.
Katerina holds a Diploma of Electrical Computer Engineering of NTUA and a Bachelor Degree in Management Science & Technology of AUEB along with a PhD in e-Government Knowledge Management Systems. This background provides her with unique insights into the intersection of technology and both business & public administration. Her extensive experience encompasses project management, solution design, and technology leadership. During her 8+ years at Microsoft, Katerina has led initiatives aimed at helping organizations adopt advanced Microsoft technologies to drive business outcomes. She holds multiple certifications in AI and cloud technologies and is dedicated to fostering collaboration between enterprises, regulators, and government to support technological progress for both business and society.
Keynote Speech
| Department of Food Science and Technology: Research Directions and
Keynote Speech
| Department of Food Science and Technology: Research Directions and
| Department of Food Science and Technology: Research Directions and
Yiannis Spyropoulos
Managing Partner, OCTANE Business Consultants
Yiannis Spyropoulos
Managing Partner, OCTANE Business Consultants
Ο Γιάννης Σπυρόπουλος είναι ο Ιδρυτής και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της OCTANE Σύμβουλοι Επιχειρήσεων. Πριν την ίδρυση της OCTANE ο κ.Σπυρόπουλος ήταν Διευθυντής στην KANTOR Σύμβουλοι Επιχειρήσεων, Εκτελεστικός Αντιπρόεδρος στον όμιλο SPOT Thompson και ανώτερος σύμβουλος στην Booz Allen & Hamilton στο Λονδίνο. Κατέχει 30 έτη εμπειρίας στον συμβουλευτικό κλάδο. Έχει διευθύνει πάνω από 1,000 έργα στρατηγικής, επιχειρηματικού σχεδιασμού, λειτουργικής αναδιάρθρωσης, marketing, ανάπτυξης πωλήσεων, ανασχεδιασμού διαδικασιών και αναδιοργάνωσης για μεγάλους πελάτες του ιδιωτικού και δημόσιου τομέα στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό. Είναι Αντιπρόεδρος του Δ.Σ. του Συλλόγου Αποφοίτων Harvard Ελλάδος και μέλος Δ.Σ. του ΣΕΣΜΑ. Κατέχει πτυχίο σε πληροφορική και οικονομικά από το Harvard και μεταπτυχιακό διοίκησης επιχειρήσεων (MBA) από το INSEAD.
Όμηρος Τσάπαλος
Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου, Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Όμηρος Τσάπαλος
Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου, Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου, Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών
Δημήτριος Τσεσμελής
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Δημήτριος Τσεσμελής
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Τμήμα Γεωπονίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
Δημήτριος Τσιόδρας
Ευρωβουλευτής (video)
Δημήτριος Τσιόδρας
Ευρωβουλευτής (video)
Ευρωβουλευτής (video)
Neoklis Stamkos
CEO, MicroSmart S.A
Neoklis Stamkos
CEO, MicroSmart S.A
Neoklis Stamkos is the CEO of Microsmart, the first decentralized microfinance institution in Greece. He is Certified Expert in Microfinance, by Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, awarded from Microfinance Centre as Financial Inclusion Ambassador, involved in the development of the legislation for microfinance institutions in Greece (law 4701/2020) and member of the committee that updated in 2021 the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision.
Christina Staraka
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania
Christina Staraka
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania
Christina Staraka is a Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Aetolia-Acarnania with PASOK – Movement for Change, with extensive experience in the banking, local government, and political sectors.
She began her professional career in the banking sector, serving for many years in executive positions at the Agricultural Bank of Greece, the Hellenic Postbank, and Eurobank, while also working as Head of Renewable Energy Projects at the Union of Agrinio.
She holds an MBA in Business Administration and has attended specialized management and leadership programs, including studies at Harvard Business School.
Her involvement in public affairs began at a young age, with active participation in local government and PASOK party organizations. In 2010, she was elected Regional Councillor of Western Greece and later served as Deputy Regional Governor of Aetolia-Acarnania until 2019.
In 2023, she was elected Member of Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania and currently serves in key Parliamentary Sectors of Responsibility and standing parliamentary committees, focusing on Agricultural Development, Digital Governance, Sports, and Youth Affairs.
Panagiota Stathi
Deputy Director, Local Government, Legal Entities & Enterprises Division Deposits and Loans Fund
Panagiota Stathi
Deputy Director, Local Government, Legal Entities & Enterprises Division Deposits and Loans Fund
Graduate in Political Science and International Studies from Panteion University with a Master’s (MSc) in the Law of International Transactions.
Staff member at the Consignement Deposits and Loans Fund since 1996 to present (department head since 2011), having served in the Directorates of Cash Consignement Deposits, Expropriations, Financial Services, Mortgage Loans, Human Resources, Public Relations, Planning & Studies, Loans to Local Prefectural and Regional Authorities, Legal Entities and other Enterprises.
Acting Head of the Directorate for Local Prefectural and Regional Authorities, Legal Entities and other Enterprises (D7) since 2025.
Aristofanis Stefatos
Chief Executive Officer, HEREMA
Aristofanis Stefatos
Chief Executive Officer, HEREMA
Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος, ΕΔΕΥΕΠ
Nun Synklitiki
Orthodox Nun, Holy Monastery of Makellaria
Nun Synklitiki
Orthodox Nun, Holy Monastery of Makellaria
Nun Synklitiki is a graduate of the Experimental High School of Patras and holds a degree in Business Administration from Patras. She worked as an educator in Technical Vocational Education, teaching Business Administration courses.
In 2002, she was tonsured as a nun at the Holy Monastery of Prophet Elias of Zacholi in Corinthia, where she collaborated with the Directorate for the Restoration of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments on the restoration of the historic monastery following severe fire damage.
In 2011, following the encouragement of Metropolitan Ambrosios of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, she undertook, together with Abbess Markella, the renovation and reopening of the abandoned Holy Monastery of Makellaria in Kalavryta, actively contributing to the revival of its spiritual and cultural presence.
At the same time, she continued her studies at the Department of Social Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where she also completed postgraduate studies in the History of Dogma.
She continuously attends educational programs in Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, Digital Marketing, and E-Commerce, with a particular interest in utilizing modern communication tools to promote monastic products, cultural heritage, and the social and cultural mission of the monastery in contemporary society.
Denald George Tafani
President of the Hellenic Business Association of Albania (HBAA)
Denald George Tafani
President of the Hellenic Business Association of Albania (HBAA)
Denald-George Tafani is the President of the Hellenic Business Association of Albania (HBAA), currently serving his second consecutive term in office.
At the same time, he holds the position of Executive Director of PPC Albania, a subsidiary of PPC Group, one of the leading energy groups in Southeastern Europe.
In the past, he worked for seven years at the Embassy of Greece in Albania. He holds a Law degree, a Master’s degree in Law, and has been a member of the Albanian Bar Association since 2018.
Katerina Tasiopoulou
CEO of ThreatScene in Greece and Exelasis in the United Kingdom as well as Executive Director of Thyreos Cyber in Greece
Katerina Tasiopoulou
CEO of ThreatScene in Greece and Exelasis in the United Kingdom as well as Executive Director of Thyreos Cyber in Greece
Ms. Tasiopoulou is the CEO of ThreatScene in Greece and Exelasis in the United Kingdom as well as Executive Director of Thyreos Cyber in Greece. She serves as a trusted security advisor to numerous global figures, as well as members of the Greek Government, while collaborating with intelligence agencies to provide invaluable support in the field of cybersecurity.
Her professional career began at IBM, where she contributed to the handling of numerous security incidents. She is included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 2026 list as well as the Fortune Greece 40 Under 40 2025 list, and has been honored with several prestigious awards in the United Kingdom, including:
• Finalist, Women in Tech Excellence 2023 Rising Star Award
• Winner, FDM Every Woman Rising Star Award 2020, sponsored by T-Systems
• Winner, Top 100 Women in UK, sponsored by the Sunday Times
• Winner, Rising Star Award 2019, sponsored by the Sunday Times
• Winner, British Computing Society Young IT Professional of the Year 2018,
sponsored by CompTIA
• IBM General Managers Award 2019
• IBM Super-Hero Award 2018
Ilias Theodoropoulos
Governor, 6th Regional Health Authority of Greece
Ilias Theodoropoulos
Governor, 6th Regional Health Authority of Greece
Governor, 6th Regional Health Authority of Greece
Dimitris Theofanous
Managing Director | eTURN | eTransformation & Business Consulting
Dimitris Theofanous
Managing Director | eTURN | eTransformation & Business Consulting
Dimitris Theofanous is the Founder and Managing Director of eTURN, an e-commerce and digital transformation consulting firm, and serves as a Strategy & Board Advisor to companies across retail and digital sectors. With more than 20 years of experience in e-commerce, digital strategy, and commercial leadership, he has held senior executive roles in some of Greece’s most prominent organizations. He served as General Manager of Food Plus (KFC & Pizza Hut Greece), leading the group’s digital and business transformation, and previously as Business Unit Director at you.gr, the e-commerce arm of Quest Group. Earlier in his career, he was part of the founding teams of ricardo.gr and brandsGalaxy.gr, while also holding leadership roles at airtickets.gr and ANT1 Group. Dimitris is also a founding member and former President of GRECA, contributing significantly to the development of the Greek e-commerce ecosystem and its international outreach. He frequently participates as a speaker, moderator, and commentator on topics related to e-commerce, omnichannel strategy, AI, and digital transformation.
Vasileios Thymianidis
Content Educator & Strategist
Vasileios Thymianidis
Content Educator & Strategist
Vasileios Thymianidis is a Content Educator & Strategist, the creator of the personal brand @billthym and founder of The Content Hub SKG, a modern content studio in Thessaloniki chosen by entrepreneurs and creators for podcasts and vidcasts.
He helps entrepreneurs and creators transform their social media presence into a tangible growth tool by combining strategy, video marketing, and authentic communication.
He has developed educational digital courses that have helped hundreds of professionals gain clarity in their message, enabling them to show up with substance and consistency.
His philosophy is encapsulated in the phrase “You Do You,” advocating that when you show up on camera with authenticity and well-formed arguments, you don’t need to convince everyone—only to attract your own “tribe.”
Through his consulting work, he supports entrepreneurs in the practical design of content strategies and the development of strong brands, with the aim of achieving sustainable growth and meaningful connection with the right audience.
Dr. Alexandra Sofia Togia
Managing Director, Hellenic Recycling Organization
Dr. Alexandra Sofia Togia
Managing Director, Hellenic Recycling Organization
Η Δρ. Αλεξάνδρα-Σοφία Τόγια είναι Οικονομολόγος, κάτοχος Διδακτορικού Διπλώματος στην Κοινωνικο-Οικονομία της Ανάπτυξης και μεταδιδακτορική έρευνα στην αξιολόγηση ευρωπαϊκών πολιτικών διαχείρισης Αστικών Στερεών Αποβλήτων. Από τον Οκτώβριο 2023 ασκεί καθήκοντα Διευθύνουσας Συμβούλου στον Ελληνικό Οργανισμό Ανακύκλωσης (Ε.Ο.ΑΝ). Είναι μέλος του ΔΣ του Ο.ΦΥ.ΠΕ.Κ.Α. και έχει διατελέσει στο παρελθόν Δ/ντρια στην Υπηρεσία Διεθνούς Αναπτυξιακής Συνεργασίας (ΥΔΑΣ 4) του Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών. Διαθέτει πολυετή επαγγελματική και ερευνητική εμπειρία σε Ελλάδα και Γαλλία. έχοντας εργαστεί ως Ειδικός Επιστημονικός Συνεργάτης και Σύμβουλος σε Εταιρείες και Φορείς του Δημόσιου και ιδιωτικού Τομέα, σε θέματα κυκλικής οικονομίας, εναλλακτικής διαχείρισης στερεών αποβλήτων, κλιματικής αλλαγής, σχεδιασμού και διαχείρισης συγχρηματοδοτούμενων αναπτυξιακών προγραμμάτων.
Dora Trachana
Partner Uni.fund
Dora Trachana
Partner Uni.fund
Dora Trachana is a Partner at Uni.Fund VC. She has over ten years of expertise in coaching 120+ national and international teams across incubation, virtual acceleration, and corporate innovation programs. She has built strong relationships with European incubators and developed an extensive global network within the startup ecosystem. Dora holds a BSc in Management Science and Technology and an MSc in Information Systems from Athens University of Economics and Business, both awarded with scholarships and she has been recognized as an international leader by the U.S. Embassy and Department of State.
At Uni.Fund, Dora spearheaded the deal flow process, evaluating over 2,000 startups, managing 50+ transactions, and providing strategic support to portfolio companies in areas such as business planning, product development, and financial monitoring. She is passionate about fostering innovation and driving early-stage growth.
Vasileios Triantafyllidis
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras
Vasileios Triantafyllidis
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras
**Vasileios Triantafyllidis** holds a PhD (2006) from the University of Ioannina and a postgraduate diploma (DEA) from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, France (1998). He graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie et des Industries Alimentaires (1998), specializing in Environmental Science & Engineering, and holds a BSc in Plant Production (1996) from the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus.
In October 2020, he was elected Assistant Professor and currently serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Food Science & Technology of the University of Patras, while also being a member of the PlantLab Laboratory.
From 1999 to 2016, he worked as an agronomist and visiting lecturer at the Technological Educational Institutes of Messolonghi and Epirus. He also served as a visiting lecturer (Presidential Decree 407/80) at the Universities of Ioannina and Patras (2006–2016), and as Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP) at the University of Patras from 2017 to 2021.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the sustainable management of agricultural systems. His research interests focus on:
(i) the sustainable management of soil and water resources and the native flora of cultivated land,
(ii) monitoring the presence of organic and inorganic pollutants in agricultural areas and studying their dispersion and distribution processes within the abiotic and biotic environment, and
(iii) the development of environmentally friendly alternative plant protection products within the framework of low-input agricultural systems.
He has participated in more than 15 research projects. His scientific work includes 55 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 35 papers/presentations in international and Greek conferences. Author ID: 14013409700.
As a result of his research activity, he serves as a reviewer for research projects and scientific papers in reputable international journals. He also participates in the Special Interinstitutional Committee of the Interinstitutional MSc Program “Applications of Precision Agriculture” (joint MSc program with the University of Patras), where he is a member of the Collaborating Educational Staff (SEP) and coordinator of the thematic unit “Modern Trends in Crop Production”. In addition, he serves as a member of the editorial boards of international scientific journals.
Sotirios Triantafyllou
President of Panhellenic Federation of Journalist's Unions
Sotirios Triantafyllou
President of Panhellenic Federation of Journalist's Unions
President of the Panhellenic Federation of Journalist’s Unions (POESY) from October 2022 and member of the board of Athens-Macedonian News Agency form January 2023. He was president of the Greek Sports Journalists Association (2012-2018), member of the Executive Committee of the European Union of Sports Jounalists (2017-2022). He has worked in sports and political newspapers, television and radio stations and websites, having covered major sports events (Olympic Games, World Cups and European Football Championships). In 2019 he was a director of communication and media operations in Beach Mediterranean Games of Patras and from 2021-2024 was director of Communication and Media in the Hellenic Football Federation. In 2019 he was awarded by the Foundation for Promotion of Journalism Athanasiou Vas. Mpotsi for his contribution to Journalism. He holds a PhD Degree from Panteion University (Department of Communication, Media and Culture). He is teaching staff in University of Peloponnese, department of Sports Management from and in in Open University of Cyprus.
Ioannis Tsamichas
President, Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Athens
Ioannis Tsamichas
President, Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Athens
Ioannis Tsamichas is an international lawyer and commercial advisor with more than 34 years of experience in Commercial and Corporate Law, Public Contracts, Infrastructure and Energy Law. He is the Founder of Tsamichas & Associates Law Firm and, since 2010, President of the Board of the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Athens.
He holds an LLB, an LLM, and a PhD in International Law of the Sea from University of Naples Federico II in Italy, where he graduated with honors and received a scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Throughout his career, he has provided strategic legal counsel to multinational corporations and public organizations on cross-border transactions, regulatory matters, infrastructure projects, and complex litigation. Among other major projects, he has served as legal advisor to the Renco S.A.–TERNA consortium for the development of Microsoft’s first Data Center in Greece, as well as legal representative of Hitachi Rail STS in Greece for the Thessaloniki Metro and its Kalamaria extension.
As President of the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Commerce of Athens, he has led numerous international exhibitions, conferences, EU-funded programs, and initiatives aimed at strengthening Greek-Italian business relations and promoting Greek exports worldwide.
For his contribution to international business relations and public service, he has received several distinctions, including the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, awarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
Grigoris Tsaparelis
Economist, Tax Auditor, PhD Candidate at the University of Patras
Grigoris Tsaparelis
Economist, Tax Auditor, PhD Candidate at the University of Patras
He was born in 1991 in Agrinio, Aitoloakarnania. He studied at the Department of Business Administration of the University of Macedonia and obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration in Agricultural Products and Food Enterprises from the Department of Business Administration of Agricultural Products and Food at the University of Patras.
He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Food Science and Technology of the University of Patras. His research focuses on Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) in the Greek agricultural and livestock sector.
Professionally, he has worked in the telecommunications sector, as Head of the Procurement Department of one of the largest agricultural and livestock corporations based in Aitoloakarnania, while over the past year he has been serving as a Tax Auditor at the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
Panagiotis Tsichritzis
President, Chamber of Aetoloakarnania
Panagiotis Tsichritzis
President, Chamber of Aetoloakarnania
1. He was born and raised in Agrinio, where he completed the six-grade secondary school (Gymnasium).
2. He holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Athens and a postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from the City of London Polytechnic (now City University).
3. Since 1986, he has been active in business through Metalloplastiki Agriniou S.A. and its group of companies.
4. He was elected President of the Chamber of Aetoloakarnania in 2001 and has been re-elected continuously ever since. He has been active in the Chamber since 1987 and has held the positions of First and Second Vice President for an extended period.
5. He is also President of the Managing Authority for European Programs of Western Greece, the Peloponnese, Epirus, and the Ionian Islands, and Vice President of EFEPAE (Intermediate Body for the Management of European Programs).
6. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of the following organizations:
Forum of Chambers of the Adriatic and Ionian, where he serves as Vice President.
Trichonida S.A. (Development Company), and a member of the Management Committee of LEADER+ (EAPL+).
7. He is married to Sophia K. Papakonstantinou and they have three children
Iro Tsimpri
General Director of Achaia-Development Agency S.A.
Iro Tsimpri
General Director of Achaia-Development Agency S.A.
General Director of Achaia-Development Agency S.A.
Theodora Tsokou
Consultant for Regional Development and Social Cohesion, Data Consultants
Theodora Tsokou
Consultant for Regional Development and Social Cohesion, Data Consultants
Theodora Tsokou holds a BSc in Geology (University of Patras, 2012), an MSc in Environmental Sciences (University of Patras, 2016), and an MBA (University of Patras, 2024). Moreover, she holds a publication entitled “Systematic beach stranded litter monitoring and source estimation in two contrasting beaches in W. Greece, Mediterranean”(41th CIESM Congress, Kiel,Germany,2016). She is a Manager with Data Consultants SA, specializing in a) regional policies and development b) social cohesion, b) smart cities, c) EU public grants, d) eligibility assessment of available funding and e) application drafting to EU calls for proposals. In the past, she has worked in NGOs and Consulting Firms gaining great experience in sectors such as Agriculture, Health, ITC, Business, R&TD, Training and vocational education, Innovation management etc. She was successfully being involved in the implementation of more than 40 EU projects in different fields of expertise.
Kostas Tsoukalas
Press Spokesperson, PASOK – KINAL
Kostas Tsoukalas
Press Spokesperson, PASOK – KINAL
Kostas Tsoukalas, born in 1985, is regarded today as one of Greece’s most respected social scientists, having built a highly active and successful career as a lawyer specializing in labour law since 2010, when he founded his own law firm. Specializing in labour, social security and pension, as well as banking law, he has successfully represented hundreds of borrowers and employees, contributing to the shaping of prevailing case law in Greece’s highest courts.
Throughout his professional career, he has achieved the judicial cancellation of hundreds of property auctions and secured significant debt write-offs for heavily indebted households, strengthening social justice and protection.
He is a graduate of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and holds a postgraduate degree in Political Science and Sociology. Since his student years, he has been actively involved in social and trade union activities.
He is married and the father of three daughters.
Theodoros Tsoumpelis
CEO, DYNACOMP AEBE
Theodoros Tsoumpelis
CEO, DYNACOMP AEBE
CEO, DYNACOMP AEBE
Δώρα Φαρμάκη
Scientific Associate to the Secretary General for Communication and Information, Presidency of the Government
Δώρα Φαρμάκη
Scientific Associate to the Secretary General for Communication and Information, Presidency of the Government
Scientific Associate to the Secretary General for Communication and Information, Presidency of the Government
Dora Farmaki is a Computer & Informatics Engineer with specialization in the analysis, design and management of information systems and has significant experience in the management of research programs, policy design for research and innovation and the formation of bilateral and multilateral collaborations and flagship research and innovation programs. She served for a number of years as a national expert in the EU on Research Infrastructures (RI), having coordinated large multinational networks and contributing to the formation and implementation of the country's first roadmap for RIs.
At the General Secretariat of the Hellenic Republic, as a seconded officer from the National Documentation Center (EKT), she contributes with her knowledge and experience to the formulation of an action plan to curb disinformation and to the coordination of the work for the drafting of a National Strategy for Media Literacy, while she participates as an expert in the EU's work on the formation of the European Center for Democratic Resilience.
Βασίλης Φωτάκης
Deputy Mayor of Agrinio Vice Mayor of Finance/ Chairman of the Municipal Committee
Βασίλης Φωτάκης
Deputy Mayor of Agrinio Vice Mayor of Finance/ Chairman of the Municipal Committee
Vassilios Fotakis is the Deputy Mayor of Agrinio, serving as Vice Mayor of Finance and Chairman of the Agrinio Municipal Committee. He also holds the position of CEO at the "TRICHONIDA S.A." Development Agency.
He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration, an MSc in Organization Management, and a postgraduate specialization in Adult Education (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). He is an expert in Negotiation Techniques and Crisis Management. Professionally, he has served as Scientific Director at "365 Tax & Business Consulting" and "THEMELIO EDU," and as a business consultant specializing in NSRF (ESPA) programs and techno-economic studies.
His career in Local Government began in 2014, having served as President of the Municipal Council and subsequently as Vice Mayor of Finance, Planning, and IT. In 2018, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of Local Government for the Nea Demokratia party. His professional background includes roles at the TEI of Western Greece, the University of Patras, and the State Legal Council, as well as experience as a Political Communication Consultant. He is a regular contributor to daily and periodical press.
Ιάσονας Φωτήλας
Υφυπουργός Πολιτισμού
Ιάσονας Φωτήλας
Υφυπουργός Πολιτισμού
Υφυπουργός Πολιτισμού
Lefteris Varouxis
CEO, Varouxis Publishing Organization
Lefteris Varouxis
CEO, Varouxis Publishing Organization
CEO, Varouxis Publishing Organization
Dimitris Vasileiou
CEO, Vasileiou Tyrokomika S.A.
Dimitris Vasileiou
CEO, Vasileiou Tyrokomika S.A.
Dimitris Vasileiou, Director of Vasileiou Dairy Products, leads the company while preserving its long-standing family tradition in the production of premium dairy products. With strategic vision and a strong focus on modernization, he combines extensive industry expertise with a contemporary management approach.
Under his leadership, the company continues to grow steadily, consistently investing in the quality of raw materials and maintaining a strong commitment to consumer trust and satisfaction. Today, the business stands as a benchmark in the field of traditional cheesemaking.
Theodoros Vasilopoulos
Deputy Regional Governor for Citizen Service and Digital Governance, Region of Western Greece
Theodoros Vasilopoulos
Deputy Regional Governor for Citizen Service and Digital Governance, Region of Western Greece
Deputy Regional Governor for Citizen Service and Digital Governance, Region of Western Greece
Stamatis Velegrakis
CEO of AFI Microfinance
Stamatis Velegrakis
CEO of AFI Microfinance
Stamatis has over 15 years of experience in global financial institutions in London, primarily within the operational functions of investment banking, where he has held a variety of senior roles. As an Executive Director, he managed strategic planning, risk and cost management, process optimization, and drove organizational effectiveness. He also led the Learning and Development initiatives, fostering talent growth and capability building across the business.
Stamatis holds a degree in Economics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s in Management from Imperial College Business School in London. Additionally, he completed two executive education programs: the MBA Essentials at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Executive Strategy Programme at the University of Oxford.
Ioannis Venetis
Professor, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Finance, University of Patras
Ioannis Venetis
Professor, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Finance, University of Patras
Professor, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Finance, University of Patras
Nikos Vettas
General Director, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE), Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Nikos Vettas
General Director, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE), Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Γενικός Διευθυντής στο Ίδρυμα Οικονομικών και Βιομηχανικών Ερευνών – ΙΟΒΕ από το 2013. Καθηγητής Οικονομικών στο Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΟΠΑ) από το 2003, όπου έχει υπηρετήσει ως Πρόεδρος του Τμήματος Οικovoμικής Επιστήμης και μέλος του Συμβουλίου του Ιδρύματος. Kάτοχος διδακτορικού από το University of Pennsylvania, ΗΠΑ. Έχει εργαστεί ως Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής στο Duke University στις ΗΠΑ και Επισκέπτης Καθηγητής στο ΙNSEAD στη Γαλλία και τη Σιγκαπούρη. Είναι Associate Editor του International Journal of Industrial Organization, μέλος της Εκτελεστικής Επιτροπής του European Association for Research in Industrial Economics και Ερευνητικός Εταίρος στο Centre for Economic Policy Research του Λονδίνου, ενώ έχει υπάρξει Associate Editor του Journal of the European Economic Association και του Journal of Industrial Economics. Έχει υπηρετήσει ως τακτικό μέλος της Ελληνικής Επιτροπής Ανταγωνισμού και μέλος του European Advisory Group for Competition Policy της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Ανταγωνισμού. Έχει δημοσιεύσεις σε κορυφαία επιστημονικά περιοδικά, όπως International Economic Review, European Economic Review, Rand Journal of Economics και Review of Economic Studies. Συνδιοργανωτής από το 2002 του ετήσιου Conference for Research on Economic Theory and Econometrics και εκ των επιμελητών του Beyond Austerity (MIT Press, 2017) – Πέρα από τη Λιτότητα (ΠΕΚ, 2017). Αναπληρωτής Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής Αναπτυξιακού Σχεδίου για την Ελληνική Οικονομία, 2020.
Kosmas Vidalis
Professor, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
Kosmas Vidalis
Professor, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
Professor, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, University of Patras
Irene Vlachaki
Head of DG ECFIN Athens Office, European Commission
Irene Vlachaki
Head of DG ECFIN Athens Office, European Commission
Head of DG ECFIN Athens Office, European Commission
Dimitris Vlamis
Co – Founder, Blue Rocket
Dimitris Vlamis
Co – Founder, Blue Rocket
Ο Δημήτρης Βλάμης είναι επιχειρηματίας και marketer της γενιάς Gen Z, σε ηλικία μόλις 19 ετών ξεκίνησε το Business Review Greece όπου σήμερα είναι το μεγαλύτερο ελληνικό media επιχειρηματικότητας, μετρώντας πάνω από 300.000 ακολούθους σε όλα τα digital κανάλια. Τέλος, είναι συνιδρυτής της Blue Rocket, ενός εκ των πιο γρήγορα αναπτυσσόμενων marketing agencies τα τελευταία 4 χρόνια με εξειδίκευση στην παραγωγή περιεχομένου poy αυξάνει τις πωλήσεις. Το agency του έχει βραβευτεί 4 φορές και το πελατολόγιό του κάνει ετήσιο τζίρο άνω των 150 εκατομμυρίων ευρώ. Το 2023 σε ηλικία 25 ετών μπήκε στην ελληνική λίστα του Forbes 30 under 30 και στην λίστα του MarketingWeek με τους 20 καλύτερους επαγγελματίες στο Social Media Marketing στην Ελλάδα. Τέλος, είναι hoster του podcast BusinessTalks, του μεγαλύτερο podcast επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα καθώς και δημιουργός του BusinessAcademy, της πρώτης online πλατφόρμας με σεμινάρια επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα.
Dimitris Voloudakis
Director of Programs, New Agriculture New Generation
Dimitris Voloudakis
Director of Programs, New Agriculture New Generation
Dimitris Voloudakis was born in Chania and is a PhD Agronomist from the Agricultural University of Athens, specializing in Climate Change and Agriculture. His doctoral research was funded through a scholarship by the European Union and the Greek Ministry of Education.
He currently serves as Programs Director at the organization “New Agriculture New Generation.” In this role, he has supervised and coordinated more than 50 training and capacity-building programs involving 225 trainers and more than 7,500 young farmers and beneficiaries. At the same time, he coordinates the organization’s participation in four European HORIZON projects and three Erasmus+ programs.
He is also a scientific associate at the Academy of Athens.
Dimitris Voloudakis was one of the principal authors of the Study on the Impacts of Climate Change on Greek Agriculture conducted by the National Committee for Climate Change Studies. Prior to this, he worked for the Greek Ministry of Agriculture at the General Secretariat for European Funds and Infrastructure.
From 2011 to 2014, he worked at the European Parliament in Brussels, and from 2014 to 2019 at the European Parliament Office in Athens as an advisor to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
He is a senior expert in climate services for both the private and public sectors, developing strategic climate adaptation plans in regional, national, and international projects.
He teaches the course “Agricultural Modeling under Climate Change” at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania and serves as a part-time instructor at the American College of Greece in the Environmental Studies Program.
He has authored 21 research papers and studies on climate change and agricultural production. Among his most notable works are the landmark study “Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture” published by the Bank of Greece (2011), and the Academy of Athens publication titled “Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Land Resources and Arable Crops in Thessaly” (2022).
Maria Voutsina
Director, Europe Direct, Region of Western Greece; EU Climate Pact Ambassador
Maria Voutsina
Director, Europe Direct, Region of Western Greece; EU Climate Pact Ambassador
Director, Europe Direct, Region of Western Greece; EU Climate Pact Ambassador
Yannis Voutsinas
President of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece (KEEE)
Yannis Voutsinas
President of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece (KEEE)
Yannis Voutsinas, President of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece (KEEE), was born in 1977 in Piraeus, where he owns and operates a Consulting, Accounting, and Tax Advisory firm.
He was first elected to the Central Union of Chambers of Greece in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, he served as Head of Research & Development, while from 2020 to 2025 he held the positions of Financial Supervisor and 5th Vice President.
He is currently serving his second term as President of the Piraeus Chamber of Professionals (EEP), having first been elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2025. In addition, in 2025 he was elected President of the Chamber Organization for the Development of Greek Islands (EOAEN).
He is also an elected Regional Councilor of Attica and has served as Deputy Regional Governor of the Islands Regional Unit of Attica. Earlier in his political career, in 2002, at the age of 25, he was elected Municipal Councilor of Piraeus and was re-elected in 2006.
From 2013 to 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of EOPPEP, where he laid the foundations for the National Certification System. In 2013, he introduced the organization’s operational regulation, successfully contributing to its institutional and organizational establishment.
He holds three postgraduate degrees: an MBA in Tourism Management from the University of Piraeus (2009), an MA in International Relations and Political Governance (2015), and an MBA in Local and Regional Development and Local Government (2016). He also holds two undergraduate degrees: one in Political Science and Public Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2006), and another from the School of Management and Economics of the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus (2002).
Χρυσούλα Χρηστιά
Agricultural Technologist, MSc, PhD, Director of Development
Χρυσούλα Χρηστιά
Agricultural Technologist, MSc, PhD, Director of Development
Chrysoula Christia is an Agricultural Technologist specializing in Plant Production, holder of a Master’s Degree in Ecology – Management and Protection of the Natural Environment, and a PhD graduate of the Department of Biology at the University of Patras. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Tourism Destination and Business Management, with research focusing on Digital Marketing Strategies and their contribution to Regional Development, using the tourism promotion of Aigialeia as a case study.
She has extensive experience in local government, in the design and implementation of development, environmental, and cultural initiatives, as well as in the management of national and European programs. Since 2025, she has served as Director of Development, Administration and Finance at the Local Government Development Organization KORINTHIAKOS S.A. OTA, based in Aigio.
Within her professional activity, she has been actively involved in projects linking culture, tourism, the environment, and sustainable local development. She served as Project Manager of the European project FAME ROAD – Food, Art, Movement, Energy: The Road to Country Experience, funded by the Interreg V-A Greece–Italy 2014–2020 programme, which aimed to promote the cultural and gastronomic identity of rural areas through experiential tourism experiences and cross-border cooperation.
Her scientific and professional interests are characterized by an interdisciplinary approach that combines fields such as environment, tourism, culture, local governance, and development strategy, with the aim of promoting sustainable regional development. She places particular emphasis on the promotion and management of destinations such as Aigialeia, a region currently at an early stage of tourism development with significant potential for creative differentiation through the integration of cultural identity, natural environment, gastronomy, and local experiences.
She has participated in international and Greek scientific conferences and has a significant body of published scientific work in the fields of environmental management, ecology, and the protection of aquatic ecosystems. At the same time, she actively contributes to initiatives related to sustainable local development, tourism, culture, and the promotion of local identity. She was also a member of the Organizing Committee of the Oinoxeneia Festival for the years 2024–2025.
Αλέκος Χριστόπουλος
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΛΣΕΚΕΚ, Πρόεδρος ΣΑΕΚ ALTO
Αλέκος Χριστόπουλος
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΛΣΕΚΕΚ, Πρόεδρος ΣΑΕΚ ALTO
Αντιπρόεδρος ΕΛΣΕΚΕΚ, Πρόεδρος ΣΑΕΚ ALTO
Ιωάννης Χωματάς
Chief Asset Development Officer, ΔΕΣΦΑ
Ιωάννης Χωματάς
Chief Asset Development Officer, ΔΕΣΦΑ
Chief Asset Development Officer, ΔΕΣΦΑ
Elisabeth Werner
Director-General, Directorate-General, Agriculture and Rural Development (DG
Elisabeth Werner
Director-General, Directorate-General, Agriculture and Rural Development (DG
Director-General, Directorate-General, Agriculture and Rural Development (DG
Ιωάννης Ψυχάρης
Καθηγητής Πάντειου Πανεπιστημίου, Πρόεδρος ΙΝΠΑ
Ιωάννης Ψυχάρης
Καθηγητής Πάντειου Πανεπιστημίου, Πρόεδρος ΙΝΠΑ
Καθηγητής Πάντειου Πανεπιστημίου, Πρόεδρος ΙΝΠΑ
Ευάγγελος Ψωμάς
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών Supported by the University of Tuscia, Italy
Ευάγγελος Ψωμάς
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών Supported by the University of Tuscia, Italy
Τμήμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών Supported by the University of Tuscia, Italy
Christos Xouris
CEO & CO-Founder of GAIA ROBOTICS
Christos Xouris
CEO & CO-Founder of GAIA ROBOTICS
Christos Xouris is the Co-founder, CEO, and R&D Programs Manager of Gaia Robotics, specializing in Agritech innovation, artificial intelligence, and robotics. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics from the Hellenic Air Force Academy (2004) and is currently a PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Peloponnese. His academic background also includes studies in Precision Agriculture (Hellenic Open University), Geographic Information Systems (UC Davis), and Psychological Sciences (Guglielmo Marconi University). He has extensive experience in aircraft engineering, project management, and quality assurance, having served in the Hellenic Air Force in executive and operational roles. His expertise includes operational risk management (ORM) and the execution of complex engineering projects. Since co-founding Gaia Robotics in 2017, he has led the development of innovative solutions in vertical farming, data analytics, and AI-driven agricultural systems, contributing to the digital transformation of modern agriculture.
Mengting Yu
PhD Researcher, University of Tuscia, Italy (virtual)
Mengting Yu
PhD Researcher, University of Tuscia, Italy (virtual)
PhD Researcher, University of Tuscia, Italy (virtual)
Miltos Zamparas
Member of Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania
Miltos Zamparas
Member of Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania
Member of Parliament for Aetolia-Acarnania
Argyro Zerva
Secretary General of European Funds and Infrastructure
Argyro Zerva
Secretary General of European Funds and Infrastructure
Argyro Zerva is a Rural and Surveying Engineer from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), with many years of experience in managing EU-funded (ESPA) projects as well as implementing large infrastructure projects. She has worked in construction companies both in Greece and abroad. Since 2007, she has been working at MOU S.A. focusing on the management of ESPA projects. From 2019-2023, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Cadastre. Between 2021 and 2023, she served as Head of the Deputy Minister’s office at the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. From 2023 to July 2025, she has been Director of the Special Service at the National Coordination Authority for ESPA, responsible for strategic planning evaluation and implementation of the programs. She is married and mother of two children. Sign up and keep up to date with the latest news & articles of the conference.