Mentors & Speakers – Idea Platform 2022

Spyros Arsenis
Spyros Arsenis
Coordinator - NBG Business Seeds

Dr. Spyros Arsenis is the Coordinator of the NBG Business Seeds program and the initial Coordinator of the act4Greece crowdfunding platform. He's a member of the advisory boards of Uni.fund, Metavallon, Big Pi and OK!Thess.

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Spyros Arsenis
Coordinator - NBG Business Seeds
Antonis Chalkiopoulos
Antonis Chalkiopoulos
Co-Founder & CEO - Triparound

Antonis is the Co-Founder & CEO of Triparound, a travel tech company with a mission of bringing travel planning into the future through a holistic ecosystem of products and services.

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Antonis Chalkiopoulos
Co-Founder & CEO - Triparound
Dionysis Chatzis
Dionysis Chatzis
Industry Manager of the Google Ads sales team

Dionysis Chatzis is the Industry Manager of the Google Ads sales team for the Travel vertical of Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and Adriatics.

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Dionysis Chatzis
Industry Manager of the Google Ads sales team
Elena Dede
Elena Dede
Co-Founder & CEO - Woof Together

Elena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Woof Together, a startup company setting the standards in pet-friendly hospitality. She has consulted more than 300 hotels in Greece on their pet-friendly profile, suggesting high quality products.

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Elena Dede
Co-Founder & CEO - Woof Together
Spyridoula Drakopoulou
Spyridoula Drakopoulou
Head of Finance & Performance Agencies - Google

Spyridoula, as part of the Google team, is leading the Performance agencies and Finance practice in Greece and Bulgaria. She has worked on cross-company digital transformation projects.

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Spyridoula Drakopoulou
Head of Finance & Performance Agencies - Google
Ioulia Douramani Efthymiadi
Ioulia Douramani Efthymiadi
Area Manager - Expedia Group

Ioulia, being part of Expedia Group, is Area Manager for many markets in Greece.

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Ioulia Douramani Efthymiadi
Area Manager - Expedia Group
Christos Erois
Christos Erois
Senior Account Manager Travel - Google CEE

Christos Erois is the Principal Account Manager of the Google Ads sales team for the Travel vertical of Google in CEE-S.

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Christos Erois
Senior Account Manager Travel - Google CEE
Savvas Georgiou
Savvas Georgiou
Co-Founder & Product Director - Welcome Pickups

Savvas has worked in startup companies since 2009, starting from the incubator of Facebook Fund in Palo Alto. He was the CTO of the Daily Secret team, while earlier he was the CTO in Liberis Publications.

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Savvas Georgiou
Co-Founder & Product Director - Welcome Pickups
Markos Giannisopoulos
Markos Giannisopoulos
Market Manager for the Greek islands - Expedia Group

Markos Giannisopoulos has been working at Expedia Group since 2010.

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Markos Giannisopoulos
Market Manager for the Greek islands - Expedia Group
Thomai Gklarou-Stavropoulou
Thomai Gklarou-Stavropoulou
Head of Industry (Travel & Technology) - Google

Thomai is Google’s Head of Industry for Travel & Technology, currently overseeing Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Her main focus is on how Google solutions can transform strategic partners’ business.

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Thomai Gklarou-Stavropoulou
Head of Industry (Travel & Technology) - Google
Konstantinos Gogos
Digital & Innovation Management - AIA

Konstantinos is an ex-startupper with a strong digital and tech understanding. He is currently a team member of the digital and innovation function of Athens International Airport.

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Konstantinos Gogos
Digital & Innovation Management - AIA
Tassos Kinalis
Tassos Kinalis
Area Manager - Expedia Group

After completing an unparalleled 14-year journey in the hospitality industry and having worked in the sales departments of several Greek and multinational hotel units, Tassos decided in 2012 to take the step and move into the field of online business.

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Tassos Kinalis
Area Manager - Expedia Group
Antonios Maillis
Antonios Maillis
Satellite Applications Engineer - European Space Agency

Antonios is an experienced Satellite Applications Engineer with MSc in Satellite Communications and Space Systems and BEng in Electronic Engineering.

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Antonios Maillis
Satellite Applications Engineer - European Space Agency
Gonzalo Martín de Mercado Pérez
Business Development Officer, Space Solutions - European Space Agency

As part of the Space Solutions team Gonzalo revitalised the ESA Investor Forum.

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Gonzalo Martín de Mercado Pérez
Business Development Officer, Space Solutions - European Space Agency
Maria Mavrogeni
Maria Mavrogeni
Director Market Management - Expedia Group

Maria has an expertise on Digital Marketing Strategy. In this role, Maria is focused on developing the digital strategy of Athens International Airport and delivering new digital products and services.

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Maria Mavrogeni
Director Market Management - Expedia Group
Vassiliki Mavrokefalou
Vassiliki Mavrokefalou
Director Market Management - Expedia Group

Vassiliki is responsible at Expedia Group for leading the market management team for Greece, Cyprus and East Adriatic. She's an expert in driving and improving businesses’ performance of hoteliers.

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Vassiliki Mavrokefalou
Director Market Management - Expedia Group
Anthony Milonas
Director of Technology Solutions - Programize

Anthony is a passionate technologist with 20 years of experience in transforming ideas to innovative products. He has studied Electrical and Computer Engineering in the NTUA.

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Anthony Milonas
Director of Technology Solutions - Programize
George Nikolaou
SME’s Business Banking Supervisor - NBG

In his current position as “SME’s Business Banking Supervisor” at NBG Moschato’s branch, Mr Nikolaou is helping firms meet their funding goals and grow their business, by using the right banking and financial tools.

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George Nikolaou
SME’s Business Banking Supervisor - NBG
Yannis Nikolopoulos
Yannis Nikolopoulos
Co-founder & CEO- Clio Muse Tours

Yannis is the Co-founder & CEO of Clio Muse Tours. Since 2015, he also offers his expertise on various fields as the Vice President of Orange Grove in Greece to fight youth unemployment and brain drain.

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Yannis Nikolopoulos
Co-founder & CEO- Clio Muse Tours
John Nousis
Co-Founder - Travelmyth

John is an entrepreneur-first technology lover. Since his childhood he always wanted to push the limits of what's possible to create using the latest tech of each time.

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John Nousis
Co-Founder - Travelmyth
Ioanna Papadopoulou
Ioanna Papadopoulou
Director, Communications & Marketing - AIA

As of October 2009, Ioanna is the Director for Communications & Marketing at Athens International Airport. She started her career with the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority.

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Ioanna Papadopoulou
Director, Communications & Marketing - AIA
Heracles-Papatheodorou
Heracles Papatheodorou
Digital & Innovation Coordinator - Onassis Stegi

Heracles Papatheodorou coordinates public programmes on digital arts and innovation at Onassis Stegi, in Athens.

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Heracles Papatheodorou
Digital & Innovation Coordinator - Onassis Stegi
Apostolos Paradellis
Apostolos Paradellis
Senior Analytical Lead - Google

Apostolos is the Senior Analytical Lead of the Google Ads sales team supporting export-oriented clients in either the Travel or Technology sector in Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, & Malta.

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Apostolos Paradellis
Senior Analytical Lead - Google
Andreas Prodromidis
Andreas Prodromidis
Co-Founder and CEO - Programize

Andreas is the Co-Founder and CEO of Programize, a company that has delivered over 200 software projects and products for startups, enterprises and universities worldwide.

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Andreas Prodromidis
Co-Founder and CEO - Programize
Kanella-Psychogiou
Kanella Psychogiou
Senior Campaign Manager - Onassis Group

Kanella Psychogiou is a Senior Campaign Manager at the Onassis Group, being a member of the Onassis Communication and Content team since 2017.

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Kanella Psychogiou
Senior Campaign Manager - Onassis Group
Katerina Santikou
Katerina Santikou
Founder & Managing Director - Workathlon

Katerina is an experienced hospitality entrepreneur, recognized in the Fortune 40 under 40 and Forbes 30 under 30 lists. She's the Founder of Workathlon, a leading hospitality recruiting software.

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Katerina Santikou
Founder & Managing Director - Workathlon
Aiden Short
Aiden Short
Co-founder - Ferryhopper

Aiden Short is a co-founder of Ferryhopper, an online ferry booking platform that revolutionises the way people travel by ferry.

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Aiden Short
Co-founder - Ferryhopper
Christos Spatharakis
Christos Spatharakis
Co-Founder & CEO - Ferryhopper

Christos is the Co-founder & CEO of Ferryhopper, an online ferry booking platform that revolutionizes they way people travel by ferry. He holds a Master's Degree in Integrated Circuit Design from Imperial College London.

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Christos Spatharakis
Co-Founder & CEO - Ferryhopper
Nektarios Sylligardakis
Nektarios Sylligardakis
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer - Zoottle

Nektarios' background in teaching electronics serves him well in developing but also in information architecture. He always thinks as a teacher who wants the information to be well digested.

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Nektarios Sylligardakis
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer - Zoottle
Asimina Syriou
Business Applications & Partnerships Manager European Space Agency (ESA)

Mina’s current role at ESA involves analysis and assessment of the business and technical aspects associated with operating sustainable space-based applications and services in different thematic areas and vertical sectors.

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Asimina Syriou
Business Applications & Partnerships Manager European Space Agency (ESA)
Ioanna Trachana
Digital & Innovation Management - AIA

Ioanna Trachana is an expert in designing and executing digital strategies. She has been with Athens International Airport since 2016, at the IT&T Business Unit part of the new digital and innovation team.

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Ioanna Trachana
Digital & Innovation Management - AIA
Alexandros Trimis
Alexandros Trimis
CEO & Co-Founder - Welcome Pickups

Alex is the Founder and CEO of Welcome, a travel product that offers the most friendly and informative pickups, as well as access to in-destination travel products, services, tours and local knowledge during a trip.

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Alexandros Trimis
CEO & Co-Founder - Welcome Pickups
Daphne Tsevreni
Daphne Tsevreni
Co-founder & CFO - Clio Muse Tours

Daphne is the Co-founder & CFO of Clio Muse Tours, an integrated platform for creating and sharing engaging audio tours for top attractions & city walks around the world.

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Daphne Tsevreni
Co-founder & CFO - Clio Muse Tours
Prodromos-Tsiavos
Prodromos Tsiavos
Head of Digital & Innovation - Onassis Group

Prodromos is the Head of Digital Development and Innovation at the Onassis Group and a Senior Research Fellow at The Media Institute/ UCL.

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Prodromos Tsiavos
Head of Digital & Innovation - Onassis Group
Stefanos Vasdekis
Stefanos Vasdekis
Co-Founder - Travelmyth

Stefanos is a serial internet entrepreneur since his first year as a Civil Engineering student at NTUA, back in 1998.

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Stefanos Vasdekis
Co-Founder - Travelmyth
Sofia Vasiliadou
Sofia Vasiliadou
Area Manager - Expedia Group (Greece & Cyprus)

Sofia has always enjoyed working in dynamic, high-standard, customer-centric and fast-paced environments that offer her the chance to work with multiple teams and broaden her skill set via they experience they offer.

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Sofia Vasiliadou
Area Manager - Expedia Group (Greece & Cyprus)