Seminar Speakers
Kidner Paul
General Manager, TΙΜΑ Public Benefit Foundation
Kidner Paul
Paul Kidner has many years of experience in developing businesses that are primarily active in the fields of technology, online media, and in the social field. He was in charge of the program PRAKSIS Business Coaching Center which won the prize "Young Entrepreneurs" in the Education Business Awards 2016. Paul Kidner has founded and developed the OneUp crowdfunding platform that addresses the need startups have to find alternative funding sources. He is also a certified Coach and Organizational Development Consultant, specializing in coaching executives, organizational and personal development, innovation and social influence. He holds the position of General Manager at The People's Trust.
Andonopoulou Marisa
Business Development Manager, AFI
Andonopoulou Marisa
Born in South Africa, she studied Philosophy and Economics at the University of Bristol in England. After 6 years working as a chartered accountant at PwC, she resigned to help create and promote Action Finance Initiative and promote microfinance in Greece. Since then she has been working for AFI and helping new and existing businesses find access to finance, as well as find catering to their needs for education and support.
Apostolakis Ioannis
Special Adviser, Deluitte Greece
Apostolakis Ioannis
Ioannis Apostolakos has been a Deloitte Financial Advisory Services (FAS) Special Adviser for the last 3 years. He has 25 years experience in various managerial positions in financial services in the fields of credit and investment banking and in various listed and non-listed companies in Greece and abroad. At the same time he participates in Boards of Directors of two companies which are listed in the Athens Stock Exchange.
In the past he has been a Board Member to companies in the financial sector in Greece as well as to business companies in Greece and abroad. He received his Bachelor Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business in Business Administration and majoring in Finance. He holds an MBA from Cardiff Business School at the University of Wales.
Anastasia Avgerinou
Member of KEMEL Board of Directors, General Manager at Ε.Τ.Ε.Α.Ν. Α.Ε.
Anastasia Avgerinou
Anastasia Avgerinou has studied Law and has specialized in Banking with a postgraduate degree in EA Patras. From 1981, to 2015 she was employed professionally in the financial sector, mainly in credit and financial institutions continuously .In particular, she has worked for the Piraeus Bank Group, Barclays Bank, OMEGA Bank, the Hellenic Postal Savings Bank Group, ATTICA BANK, the National Entrepreneurship and Development Fund, and in the fields of financial products, auditing, compliance, risk management. Her ten-year term of office at the National Entrepreneurship and Development Fund (ETEAN SA, formerly TEMPME SA) has provided her with experience in managing Community funds. From her position as the General Manager of ETEAN SA she was Project Manager of the Financial Engineering Instruments - Home Savings Fund, Entrepreneurship Fund, ENALIO Fund and Agricultural Entrepreneurship Fund. Since 2015 she has been a volunteer in business consulting and since 2016 she has been a member of the Volunteer Management Center of Greece (KEMEL).
Yiannis Georgiades
Marketing Manager, YOLENIS.COM
Yiannis Georgiades
Yannis Georgiadis is Yoleni's Marketing Manager. He studied Marketing & Advertising and has experience in the field of digital marketing and communication. He has been a judge in jury commissions for digital, e-commerce and Ermis Awards. He is one of the founding members of Yoleni's and since the summer of 2016 he has been in the Board of the Greek e-commerce association Gr.e.c.a.
Darlasi Agathi
Narrative Coach & Storytelling Strategist
Darlasi Agathi
From journalist, war correspondent and video artist, to stage director, filmmaker and screenwriter I've always followed the story. I've studied Human Sciences, Communication and Creative Writing in Rome, Screenwriting and Storytelling in London and New York and I can't stop educating myself – at the present in Neuroscience.
For the last 10 years I am working as a Storytelling Consultant, Speakers Coach and Creative Mentor in Greece and abroad. My talks, workshops and masterclasses have been presented in various events and cities around Europe and in 2017 I gave a Ted Talk in TEDXKomotini about The power of Storytelling with the title «Time For Heroes».
As Screenplay Consultant, I've collaborate with the Westerdals Film School of Oslo in Norway, with Cosmote TV and various production companies and I've contribute to the production of feature and documentary movies – most recent the production of “1968” from Tassos Boulmetis.
Between 2012-2016 I was Educational Curator of International Film Festival of Patmos, the Screenwriter Contest of the Festival and the Documentary Workshop “Filmmaking Updated” that led to the production of the movie “Life in the Borderlands”.
Since 2017, I am collaborating with TEDxAthens, as a Storytelling Speakers Coach, aiming to unfold the essence of each shared story from the stage.
I've created “The Storytelling Gene” an online platform for research and application of different storytelling technics. As a co-founder of the Own Your Story Team I deliver deeper into the functions of everyday narrative. Working constantly on our storytelling methodology we aim to create all those tools and mechanics that will help you unleash your inner storyteller.From journalist, war correspondent and video artist, to stage director, filmmaker and screenwriter I've always followed the story. I've studied Human Sciences, Communication and Creative Writing in Rome, Screenwriting and Storytelling in London and New York and I can't stop educating myself – at the present in Neuroscience.
For the last 10 years I am working as a Storytelling Consultant, Speakers Coach and Creative Mentor in Greece and abroad. My talks, workshops and masterclasses have been presented in various events and cities around Europe and in 2017 I gave a Ted Talk in TEDXKomotini about The power of Storytelling with the title «Time For Heroes».
As Screenplay Consultant, I've collaborate with the Westerdals Film School of Oslo in Norway, with Cosmote TV and various production companies and I've contribute to the production of feature and documentary movies – most recent the production of “1968” from Tassos Boulmetis.
Between 2012-2016 I was Educational Curator of International Film Festival of Patmos, the Screenwriter Contest of the Festival and the Documentary Workshop “Filmmaking Updated” that led to the production of the movie “Life in the Borderlands”.
Since 2017, I am collaborating with TEDxAthens, as a Storytelling Speakers Coach, aiming to unfold the essence of each shared story from the stage.
I've created “The Storytelling Gene” an online platform for research and application of different storytelling technics. As a co-founder of the Own Your Story Team I deliver deeper into the functions of everyday narrative. Working constantly on our storytelling methodology we aim to create all those tools and mechanics that will help you unleash your inner storyteller.
Eliopoulous Christos
Inhouse Legal Counsel, Citi Greece
Eliopoulous Christos
Christos Iliopoulos has been a lawyer since 1998 and holds a postgraduate degree in commercial and maritime law. He has been a legal adviser to Citibank since 2005. In the period 2000-2005 he was a legal adviser to ABN AMRO Bank.
Kardizis Giannis
Head of Controlling & Reporting, Deloitte Greece
Kardizis Giannis
Giannis Kardizis is the Head of Controlling and Reporting at Deloitte Greece and was first employed by the company in July 2011. He represents Deloitte at all international conferences on Financial Reporting, Budgeting and Business Plans. Over the past ten years, he has been teaching the Financial Reporting Cycle initially at the PwC Academy (until 2011) and now at the Deloitte Academy. Prior to Deloitte, he was Managing Director of PWC in Financial Management. He has also worked as an Internal Auditor at a major shipping company in London. He holds a Degree from the Economics department of the Law School of Athens and an MBA from the University of Cardiff.
Dr Andonis Livieratos
Assistant Professor of EKPA, Department of Business Administration
Dr Andonis Livieratos
Dr. Antonis Livieratos is a CEO and co-founder of SaintStartup (www.saintstartup.com) and has extensive experience as a Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy Advisor. He is an adviser to the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and teaches Business Strategy at Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece He obtained his Ph.D. in Innovation and Business Strategy from University of Paris Sud 11, his Masters (DESS) in Innovation and Technology Management at the Universite Paris Dauphine 9 and received his Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Athens.
Magoulas Stelios
EVEA Certified Negotiation Consultant
Magoulas Stelios
An Economist, a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece, a holder of a professional license of Accountant - Tax Engineer 1st Class Accredited Mediator by the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. He was educated in mediation Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine University School of Law in California, USA and Strategic Negotiations and Conflict Management at the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE).
He is a graduate of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science of the University of Greenwich, UK and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Indianapolis, USA. He is a Strategic Financial and Administrative Specialist with many years of senior positions of high responsibilities and complexity in large Greek and multinational companies.
Malouchou Amanda
Talent Coach, Career Advisor and Speaker, UT&P LTD
Malouchou Amanda
A Professional with a long career in the fields of Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Counseling and Executive Development. Her expertise includes: Talent Advancement, Leadership Development, Change Management, Vocational Guidance and Corporate Strategy and Culture Facilitation. In its advisory services to teenagers, students and professionals, she combines her 23 years of experience as senior manager of multinational organizations, her knowledge of the labor market, her counseling skills and her special interest in humanity.
Work History
She worked from 1990 and up until 1996 as a staff member of Shell Co and Mercedes Benz. She has been General Manager of the Branch Network and Alternative Sales Networks at Citibank, Greece from 1996 to 2014. Since then she has been working as Executive Coach and Advisor at UT & P Ltd. where she facilitates in the development of leadership skills in management and supports University institutions, schools and professionals through teaching and professional counseling.
Studies and Certifications
MSc in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management, London School of Economics & Political Sciences, BA in Business Administration, University of Lavern. Among other professional certifications, GCDF, Global Career Counseling Federation, Certification for Agility Profile Coaching Certification, NLP, Structured Interviewing Certification, HR Tools Facilitator
Manina Menidiati
Public Affairs Officer, Citi Greece, Member of ΣΕΝ / JA Greece
Manina Menidiati
Manina Menidiatis is the Senior Vice President, Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, and member of the Citi Group of Greece. With core responsibilities including corporate communication, internal communication, corporate social responsibility and media relations, her primary role is to support Citi in achieving its mission of promoting growth and progress.
She is an experienced professional with extensive experience in all areas of communication she has gained during her term of office in advertising agencies, financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, and through continuous training. She is a Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce.
Metzos Thanos
Country Finance Officer, Citi Greece
Metzos Thanos
Thanos Metsos is the Financial Services Director of Citi Greece, who has been a member of the Economic and Financial Division of the University of Athens and a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece during his 15 years experience in the Banking Sector.
Evangelia Bekiraki
Public Relations & Sponsoring Specialist Marketing Dept., Praktiker Hellas S.A.
Evangelia Bekiraki
She is a graduate of the Athens University of Business and Economics, holder of a BSc (Strategic & Human Resources) and a Master’s of Science in Marketing and Communication (Marketing & Communication with New Technologies Program). In recent years, she has proudly been a member of the Praktiker Hellas team, taking successive positions in the Human Resource Management Division, while she is currently working in the Marketing and Communication Division as Coordinator Public Relationships & Digital Communication. She declares herself a fan of substantial public relations and is excited to be a part of the PRAKSIS BCC.
Vera Papagelopoulu
co-Creator Jamjar
Vera Papagelopoulu
Vera Papangelopoulou graduated from the Panteion University of Political and Social Sciences by completing her undergraduate studies at the Department of Political Science and History. A few years later she successfully completed a Master's Degree Program in Communication and Media at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has worked as a Corporate Communications and Public Relations professional in positions of responsibility in a large Greek group of companies in the transport sector for over 10 years until jamjar and the world of e-commerce entered her life
Dr Sophia Protopapa
Director Career Development Office, Hellenic American University/Hellenic American College
Dr Sophia Protopapa
Dr. Sophia Protopapa
Dr. Protopapa has studied History and Industrial / Organizational Psychology. She is the holder of a Doctoral Degree in Social Sciences.
Research
Her research focuses on well-being, virtues, leadership and talent, and
strong points. She has designed the personal development model "ARETI-The other side of excellence,", which is aimed at personal and professional
development for teenagers and adults.
Work experience
She is the Director of the Office of Professional Development and Career
of the Hellenic American College and a contributor to companies and educational
organizations.
For years she worked as an Academic Director and a professor in undergraduate studies and postgraduate Business Administration courses. She participates as a researcher and trainer in co-funded projects of the European Commission on Leadership, Mentoring of Strengths, employability skills and well-being.
She volunteers in workshops for unemployed and vulnerable groups, relevant to their professional careers and skills development.
Books
Well-being as a way of life: A conversation with Aristotle inspired by
Nicomachean Ethics, 2016.
Emotional Prosperity - Emotional distress - Either Side, Plethora Publishing
, 2015.
Guide for Mentors, University of Ioannina, 2015.
Eleni Rouvella
Sales Manager, Oriflame
Eleni Rouvella
Eleni Rouvella studied Forestry and then specialized in Landscape Architecture, at a Master's level at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki until 2005. In 2009 he graduated from the International University, Vienna after graduating with a dual degree in Business Administration (MBA) and International Business (IB). She has worked in Oriflame Hellas since 2003, initially as Operator, then as Area Sales Manager and finally as Sales Manager Greece. In this managerial position she is responsible for the organization and sales strategy of the company in Greece and Cyprus.
She trains and leads a sales team in Direct Sales, with excellent business results and growth, helping Oriflame to become the first in the field of cosmetics in Greece and Cyprus.
Konstantinos Roumpis
Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Greece
Konstantinos Roumpis
Konstantinos Roumbis has been working on projects in the field of international tax planning, in the tax department of Deloitte since September 2006. He has participated in a number of projects concerning the corporate structure and group structure design, restructuring, acquisitions, corporate transformations, alternative financing methods and architecture of investment structure both in Greece and abroad.
He has also participated in projects related to tax planning of real estate investments for both institutional and private investors. He is a law graduate of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has LLM in International Taxation from the University of Leiden and a Certificate of Training in Taxation from the Athens University of Business and Economics. Finally, he is the lead and keynote speaker of the Deloitte Academy seminars.
Katerina Skoula
Marketing Director, Oriflame
Katerina Skoula
Since 2006, Katerina Skoula has been Marketing Director of Oriflame Greece and Cyprus, and is responsible for the company's communication strategy as well as network , sales promotion and support issues. She participates in the management team and in the development of a strategy for the development of the company's operations and its dynamic development in the Greek and International markets.
Oriflame was founded in 1967 in Sweden and is today the largest European direct selling cosmetics company in more than 60 countries worldwide. Katerina Skoula is a graduate of the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Athens, with a postgraduate degree in Communications Policy from CITY University, London.
Dimitris Smyrnioudis
Country Controller, Citi Greece
Dimitris Smyrnioudis
Dimitris Syrnioudes is the Country Controller of Greece at Citi who has been a member of various departments of the Economic Department during his 15 years experience in the Banking Sector and is a graduate of the Mathematical Department of the University of Crete.
Eleni Sourani
Managing Partner, Socialdoo
Eleni Sourani
Eleni Sourani is Managing Director of Socialdoo, specializing in corporate social responsibility and communication programs. She is a graduate of the French Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and of the University of Bordeaux-Montaigne, France. As a holder of the translator's diploma, with a master's degree in History of Literature, she quickly entered and established itself in the field of shows and culture.
She has undertaken the artistic supervision of the exhibitions of the General Secretariat for the Environment and has served as an artistic director at the Center for the Development of Culture and Adaptive Sports. She edited the cultural guide editions and coordinated cultural programs in Greece (State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki Film Festival, International Road Show) as well as in France.
She was a member of the jury at the Festival Internacionalde Teatroy Artes de Calle, Spain, the Director of Cultural Management at the General Secretariat of the Olympic Games, the Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Culture and the General Director of the Greek Academy of Cinematography.
Elias Spyrtounias
General Manager, Hellenic – American Chamber of Commerce
Elias Spyrtounias
lias Spyrtonias attended the Mathematical Department of the University of Athens. After graduating from the University of Athens, he went to the USA for postgraduate studies (M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies) at the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Boston. During his stay in the USA, he participated in various research projects in collaboration with various organizations, universities and companies such as NASA, MIT, UNH and others. on the design of analogue and digital circuits for satellite communications.
In 1992 he returned to Greece and after completing his military service in 1994 he worked as technical director at the subsidiary of Italian CITEC SpA, a company that designs and produces voice and image processing systems. Since 1997 and until recently he has been a member of the Foundation of the Hellenic World initially as a collaborator of the president with the responsibilities of supervising the first construction works and commercial exploitation of the producers of FHW and subsequently as director of the "Hellenic World" Culture Center in Piraeus 254 from the outset of its operation.
During his term of office he actively contributed to the expansion, development and operation of the Center and its establishment as one of the most famous cultural places in Greece and abroad. Since March 2009 Elias Spyrtonias has been General Manager of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce.
Kostas Tsalikis
Head of Human Resources, Citi Greece
Kostas Tsalikis
Kostas Tsalikis is the Human Resource Manager of Citi Greece and Regional Director of Human Resources for Western Europe Middle East and Africa. He has significant international experience in the area of Human Resource Management. He has been working in Citi since 1999 and during his term of office he has assumed managerial positions both in Greece and abroad (Sweden, UK, Holland, Luxembourg).
He is a graduate of the Department of Business Research and Marketing of the Athens University of Business and Economics, he holds a European Master's degree in Total Quality Management from the Department of Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and Aarhus Business School in Denmark and holds a Diploma for Leadership Coaching & Mentoring , EMCC).
He is actively involved in international human resource conferences as a speaker with a contemporary interest in talent management, employee engagement & retention, payroll and performance programs, and has written significant articles on these issues. He is a member of the Employment Committee of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce, the SASD, the EADS and the EMCC / HCA.
Kostas Michalopoulos
CEO, Novogrowth
Kostas Michalopoulos
Costas Michalopoulos is the founder and CEO of Novogrowth, which specializes in eBusiness Consulting and Growth Marketing. At the same time, he is active in the field of Start-ups as an entrepreneur but also as a consultant.
Prior to founding Novogrowth, he was involved in imports and representations of foreign companies in the field of parapharmaceutical and cosmetic products. He was also the founder and CEO of Meliory.gr and co-founder and CEO of the Belgian company The Original Products.
Panagiotis Markandonatos
Branding Strategist
Panagiotis Markandonatos
Panagiotis Markantonatos is the Development Manager at SaintStartup and throughout his professional and academic career he has been a Strategic Manager and Project Manager in a number of disciplines. Either by developing startup incubators and managing the European Project Innovative Actions for the region of Attica, the development of communication strategies, the coordination of ministries or the research and development alongside university professors and scientists from big blues, he has always been a person who understands people, problems, timelines, and budgets as holistic systems. He has lectured at both pre and postgraduate level in the fields of political economy, marketing strategy, media management, pitching and job development. As a marketing mentor in incubators and accelerators (eg. ΘΕΑ \ ΕΒΕΑ, Praksis BCC, etc.), Panagiotis uses his educational and professional experience to help in the development of new enterprises. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Innovation Management (DEA) from the University of Strasbourg, BSc in Economics from the University of Economics and Business EKΠΑ, and came first in completing his studies at the National School of Public Administration (2011). He speaks English, French and Spanish.
Psomiadi Olga
Psychotherapist
Psomiadi Olga
Olga Psomiadi is a psychotherapist with a MA in Psychology from the New York University (NYU) in New York, USA, and specializes in psychodynamic psychotherapy, individual, group, couple and family as well as parental counseling. She also holds a degree in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the USA.
She is a Full Member and Instructor of the Hellenic Educational Institute of Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy (www.elekin.gr) and Special Member of the Hellenic Society of Analytical Group and Family Therapy. She is also a Member of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes and a Certified Instructor in the Gordon Model of Effective Parent Training (Certified Trainer - Gordon Parent Effectiveness Training).She has worked in various companies and institutions in Greece and abroad and in recent years has maintained a private office as a psychotherapist. She specializes in individual and family therapy as well as in the creation and conduct of psychoeducational seminars.
Petros Fokas
CFO, Livanos Shipping
Petros Fokas
Petros Fokas studied Economics at the City University of London and then graduated from Cass Business School of the same university in Shipping, Trade & Finance. He worked in the Athenian Brewery as a brand manager of exports (Heineken, Amstel, Alpha, Ioli water etc) for 6 months , a position which he had to leave, to complete his military service.
He started his banking career with AlphaBank in early 2007, working as an analyst and later as a Relationship Manager until mid-2011, when he moved to Citibank, where he is currently working as a Relationship Manager. In his career, he has been involved in over 200 new loan contracts and bond deals worth several billion dollars, in various restructuring deals as well as in foreign companies on the American stock market, and in the creation of joint ventures.
