Αρχεία: Speakers

Georgios Filiopoulos is the CEO of Enterprise Greece, Greece’s national investment and trade promotion agency. Before serving in the public sector, Mr. Filiopoulos worked as a business executive for various companies and organizations in the U.S. and Greece.
He received his MBA from HEC Paris, holds an MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, an MA in Journalism from the University of Memphis, and a BA in Advertising from Kansas State University.

Vangelis Apostolakis is the Chairman and CEO of KPMG Advisors and the Deputy Senior Partner of KPMG in Greece. He is also the Clients & Markets Head representing KPMG Greece in the global team for developing and implementing the commercial & key accounts strategy in Greece and has recently launched and manages the Family Business Advisory group. Prior to KPMG, he has worked in Greece and abroad at: British Telecom, Ernst & Young, ICAP Hellas.
He has advised a plethora of local and international clients primarily in the areas of strategic planning, business processes and systems redesign, restructuring and reorganization, management information systems design, HR systems and policies as well as advising the private client in drafting a family constitution, growth and succession planning strategies.
He holds a BsC in OR & Computing and an MSc in Management Science (Leeds Met & Southampton Universities) and is a certified Intelligent Leader coach and a STEP family Business Advisor.

Maria Raikou has a factoring experience of over twenty years. She is C.E.O of ABC FACTORS a 100% subsidiary of ALPHA BANK . Before her employment with ABC FACTORS she worked for five years with BARCLAYS BANK PLC, London(UK) initially in the Private Banking Sector and then in the wholesale Banking sector as Senior Officer of portfolios in the middle sized enterprises as well as the Large Multinational companies areas, while she acquired professional expertise during her Chartered Institute of Bankers training program.
She has graduated from the Economics Department of the Law School at the Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki and holds a Msc in Money Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham(UK). She served as President of the Board in the period 2009-2011 upon the establishment of the Hellenic Factoring Association and up to date she is Vice President.

Machi Simeonidou is the General Manager and one of the co-founders of AgroApps. She has more than 15 years of experience in business strategy, corporation management and operational improvement. As an Agroeconomist, passionate about agricultural technologies, in 2015, together with a team of experts she co-founded Agroapps, a company dedicated to the provision of sustainable solutions that help modern farming and agriculture. In 2013, she broke into the environmental and agricultural informatics industry. She led business development at DRAXIS Environmental SA by bringing together diverse teams of researchers, programmers, business people and government officials to design and implement successful projects in the fields of environmental technologies and sustainable agriculture. Over the last years, she has managed projects of more than 30 mEUR, developed stellar teams and effective networks in the domains of agrifood and sustainable development.

Dr Stathis Koutsochinas was born in Thessaloniki in 1974. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1995. He holds a postgraduate degree, LLM in Commercial Law (University of Kent – UK), while in 2004 he was awarded Doctor of Legal Sciences in the Commercial Law field of the Faculty of Law of Aristotle University, with Distinction. He is author of the book “The protection of the Community trade mark and its limitations”, while his articles have been published in Greek and foreign legal journals. Since 1997 he has been a lawyer in Thessaloniki. In 2007 he was promoted to a lawyer at the Supreme Court. In the same year (2007) he has been appointed a legal advisor of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Following the Bar elections in December 2017, he is currently the President of Thessaloniki Bar Association. He speaks English and French.

Stella Angelopoulou is Principal, Head of Technology Intelligence & Performance of Grant Thornton in Greece and brings more than 16 years of experience. She holds a BSc. from the Open University of Patras in Science & Technology, a BSc. from the American College of Greece in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from University of Leicester. She has also served as an e-Business Tutor in Carriera Business & Computing School.
During the course of her career, Stella Angelopoulou has consulted many organizations, significantly improving their efficiency in project planning and helping them achieve high results. Her expertise lies in developing digital strategies, enhancing business operations using AI, creating actionable insights through data and reinventing productivity with smart automation. She has also driven consumer-centric product & service developments and delivered large-scale projects and transformation initiatives for clients in many industries, including banking, telecommunications, media, energy, Public Sector etc.

With a breadth of knowledge in international sales, management and business development acquired over the last 20 years, Yiannis currently holds the position of head of Export Sales at Pyramis Metallourgia A.E. and is responsible for a significant proportion of the total annual sales of the group.

He has worked closely with leading multinational companies in the kitchen and bathroom industries and has made a valuable contribution to the international expansion of Pyramis with visits to over 60 countries.

His background includes an M.B.A. from the University of Sheffield coupled with strong functional experience in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, and sales.

Yiannis has a detailed, results-oriented approach with a track record of success and consistent achievement of KPIs.

George Veliziotis, Commercial Director of Euler Hermes Hellas, a subsidiary of Allianz.
An executive with vast experience from highly reputable companies, in the fields of FMCG, Services, Banking and Technology.
Held senior positions in different organization functions at Unilever, Citibank, Eurobank, FDH, from marketing and trade marketing to product management and sales, having an excellent record of accomplishment in diverse, complex, highly competitive industries and led several successful innovative projects.
Holds an Honors Degree from York University, Canada with a double major in Economics & Philosophy and an MBA from Boston University. Member of ΕΑΣΕ.

Theodoros Yfantidis holds a mechanical engineering and an MBA degree. He has been part of the ISOMAT Exports team for the last 14 years and he is currently the company’s Exports Manager.
During this time, his goal has always been to drive sustainable international growth for the company on a world scale. Based on the ISOMAT values of being customer centric, sharing a passion for quality, and being creative, he makes sure that the Exports Team provides consistently the ISOMAT partners with peace of mind through adaptability, innovation, integrated technical and marketing solutions, and high-quality products.