This committee will meet the teams/startups of the Acceleration Program on a regular basis in order to evaluate and offer advice to the
team members for their future steps.
Connecting the travel and hospitality industry leaders with young innovators
The accelerator aims to become the core vehicle for the development and growth of new, innovative entrepreneurial ideas, collaborations and business opportunities, that will help the Greek startup ecosystem evolve, with a positive impact on Greek tourism and the country, in general.
Innovation
Reinforce and support innovative ideas and ventures in the tourism sector
Acceleration
Boost the development and growth of startups through a robust program
Networking
Support networking initiatives between startups and the market place
Judging & Advisory Committee
Alexandros Vassilikos
President - Hellenic Chamber of HotelsAlexandros Vassilikos was born in Athens in 1976 and studied Economics in Nantes and London. In 2002, following the demise of the founder of AIROTEL Group of Hotels Efstratios Vassilikos, he assumed the position of Chairman/CEO.
Read the full bioAlexandros Vassilikos
President - Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
Stefania Flenga
Managing Director - Yes! Hotels GroupStefania Flenga is Managing Director of Yes! Hotels Group, operating 5 properties in Athens. She oversees all Operational Departments, Sales, Marketing and Strategic development for the group.
Read the full bioStefania Flenga
Managing Director - Yes! Hotels Group
Alexandros Angelopoulos
Managing Director - Aldemar ResortsAlexandros Ν. Angelopoulos, is the Managing Director of Aldemar Resorts, a leading resorts chain company in Greece. He has been active in the family business since 1995.
Read the full bioAlexandros Angelopoulos
Managing Director - Aldemar Resorts
Konstantinos D. Zikos
CEO - HotelBrain GroupEducation: Law Degree of Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Konstantinos Zikos is currently holding the position of CEO of Greece’s leading hotel management company (HotelBrain SA ) from 2015 till now.
Read the full bioKonstantinos D. Zikos
CEO - HotelBrain GroupOur Judges and Mentors
MENTOR
Dimitris Kossyfas
Head of Travel - Google GreeceDimitris leads the Ads sales team for Travel & Tech at Google Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta. He has been with Google for 8 years. Before that, he worked for 5 years at Accenture (London).
Read the full bioDimitris Kossyfas
Head of Travel - Google GreeceMENTOR
Olga Stavropoulou
Chief Visionary Officer - Knowl Social EnterpriseCo-founder and Managing Partner of Militos, and Chief Visionary Officer of Knowl Social Enterprise, Olga is a combatant (social) Entrepreneur, a recognized Mentor and an accredited coach.
Read the full bioOlga Stavropoulou
Chief Visionary Officer - Knowl Social EnterpriseJUDGE & MENTOR
Tim Ananiadis
Managing Director - Hotel Grande Bretagne & King GeorgeTim Ananiadis was born in Greece and at the age of 17 went to Canada to study Business Administration at Ryerson University, subsequently moving to the USA and starting his career in the hospitality industry.
Read the full bioTim Ananiadis
Managing Director - Hotel Grande Bretagne & King GeorgeJUDGE
Antonis Avdelas
CSMO - Sani/Ikos GroupAntonis Avdelas is the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at SANI RESORT & IKOS RESORTS, a Group of innovative and fast-growing Ultra All-Inclusive brands, that presently owns 6 resorts in Greece.
Read the full bioAntonis Avdelas
CSMO - Sani/Ikos GroupSponsor
Strategic Partners
Supporters
“We are the first Travel – Hospitality Accelerator for startups working in tourism, in order to bring hotels closer to the innovative entrepreneurship and generate added value for both sides and the country.”
Alexandros Vassilikos
President, HCH
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