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Join us to be inspired by outstanding entrepreneurs who straddle international borders.

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Learn about innovative business models.

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Haris Makryniotis

Managing Director @ Endeavor Greece

 Haris is the Managing Director of Endeavor Greece. Prior to joining Endeavor, Haris spent seven years as a management consultant with McKinsey&Company, serving clients in Greece, UK, France, Germany, Turkey and Cyprus on a range of strategic, organizational and operational topics and with primary focus on public administration, financial institutions and healthcare. As a senior manager in McKinsey's office in Athens, he led the landmark growth strategy 'Greece 10 Years Ahead', which identifies the growth potential in multiple sectors of the Greek economy. On a personal basis, Haris has also supported multiple non-profit organizations to face strategic and operational issues that have become severe during the recent crisis years. He has an MSc in Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics in UK.

Christos Stergiou

Founder & CEO @ TrueGreece

Christos Stergiou is the Founder and CEO of TrueGreece, a luxury travel company dedicated to an authentic travel experience. After growing up in Greece and learning the art of hospitality at his family’s Petra Hotel & Suites in Patmos, Christos spent nine years studying and working in the U.S. before returning to his home to found TrueGreece. In recent years, he moved on to launch TrueFrance, TrueItalia, TrueSpain, and TrueTurkey as distinct luxury travel brands. Christos graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Economics and spent three years working at the leading economic consulting firm Charles River Associates, Inc., before completing his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Since 2008, Christos has been listed each year as one of the world’s Top Travel Specialists by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, while since 2009 he has been continuously included in Travel and Leisure’s yearly A-List of top travel agents globally. Since 2014, he has been also selected as the sole Trusted Travel Expert for Greece in the highly selective Wendy Perrin WOW List. Christos is currently the President of the Stanford Club of Greece, and a member of the Board of Directors of Marketing Greece, a leading private-sector, non-profit institution dedicated to promoting and branding Greece as a travel destination.

Michail Bletsas

Director of Computing & Research Scientist @ MIT Media Lab

Michail Bletsas is a Research Scientist and the Director of Computing at MIT's Media Lab. He was a member of the core technical and design team for the One Laptop Per Child initiative which created OLPC's pioneering, award-winning "XO" laptop. Over the years, he has advised governments around technology policy issues and provided expert opinion in technical matters to top-level officials. He has cofounded two companies, has been a director and consulted for many others in a variety of capacities. He has implemented broadband access networks using cutting-edge technologies including one of the earliest ADSL testbeds and various wireless technologies. Mr. Bletsas has been a frequent keynote speaker in international conferences and has been engaged in many civic activities. He holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MSc degree in Computer Engineering from Boston University.

Tahan Coburn-Kutay

Chairman @UK Asian Business Council

Taha is the Chair of UK Asian Business Council (UKABC). In addition, he is the President of Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International, UK and the Managing Director of Monkey Consulting Ltd, where he specialises in international business development and marketing focusing on the following sectors: Technology, Media, Healthcare, Renewable & Green Energy, Education & Sports, Real estate. His experience of 20 years in business spans across a number of geographical regions, including the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. He works very closely with the public sector in India, consulting for various developments in the technology sector. Taha holds several non-executive director roles in the private sector.

Vassilis Nikolopoulos

Co-Founder & CEO @INTELEN

Vassilis is the CEO and co-founder of Intelen Inc, a fast growing New York-based Software/Technology Company in the domain of utility energy analytics and consumer digital engagement with the use of advanced behavioral data science. He has global recognitions in top innovation and entrepreneurship contests (US Red herring global, SVASE Silicon Valley Launch, Siemens global smartgrid innovation award, OECD eco-innovation, CeBIT top cleantech, etc). Intelen currently grows fast on a global scale working with over 35 utilities in more than 10 European countries and 3 US States, reaching an end-user base of more than 10 million utility consumers in the next 2 years. From 2005 to 2011, Vassilis has worked on technical trend forecasting methodologies and innovation management procedures, focusing on the Big Data problems applied to Utilities and the Energy Sector (Smart Grids). He has also worked for over 9 years in applied energy behavioral science, data analytics, algorithms and the application of social networks to change human behaviors towards a more sustainable way of living, especially in corporate environments. He applies some innovative data-driven behavioral science and mobile learning techniques over utility and meter data to identify behavioral trends that can raise the awareness of people inside buildings. He is a valedictorian Electrical Engineer from Dundee University, Scotland with postgraduate studies at Imperial College, LSE, Cambridge, Ecole Polytechnique and a PhD from Technical University of Athens, focused on real-time big data decision making. He is the author of one book in Computer Networks, guest speaker in many conferences and futurology events (ie TedX, SAP Digital, etc) and has more than 50 publications in conferences, journals and technology papers. He has 2 global patent pending applications on energy ICT related subjects, he is a mentor at the StartupBootamp accelerator and one of the top 100 Global mentors at the Founder Institute.


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Marina Hatsopoulos

Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

 Marina is a Director of Cynosure Inc., a $300 million leader in the laser aesthetics market as well as being the Chairperson of the Board and investor in Levitronix Technologies. She is also currently an investor in Codebender and C2Sense. Marina was the Founding CEO and primary investor in Z Corporation. Marina has also served as Director of the GSI Group, a $300 million supplier of laser-based products, and Contex Holding, a $100 million leading manufacturer. Marina was an investor and Director of the luxury tea brand: Dear Kate and Tea Forte, which was sold to Sara Lee. 

Michail Bletsas

MIT Media Lab|

Director of Computing &

Research Scientist

Michail was a member of the core technical and design team for the “One Laptop Per Child” initiative which created OLPC's pioneering, award-winning "OX" laptop.

 Michail has advised governments around technology policy issues and provided expert opinion in technical matters to top-level officials. Michail has also cofounded two companies.

Vicky Pryce

Economist and CEBR Board Member

Professor Vicky Pryce is a leading economist working on UK, global and Eurozone issues. She is currently on the board pf the centre for Economics and Business Research. She was previously Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, Director General for Economics at the Department for Business Innovation Skills and Joint Head of the UK’s Government Economic Service. Before that she was partner at London Economics and at KPMG and held senior economists positions a in oil and banking. Her many publications include : ‘Greekonomics – The Euro Crisis and Why Politicians Don’t Get it’ (Biteback, 2103) and ‘It’s the Economy, Stupid’ with Ross and Urwin, (Biteback , 2015)

Aristos Doxiadis

Openfund|

General Partner

Openfund invests in technology startups starting from Greece and addressing international markets. It offers support and guidance to entrepreneurs and helps to get businesses off the ground fast. In his 17 years’ prior experience in private equity in Greece Aristos has effected expansion capital investments, formed new businesses and start-ups, raised and also structured funds. He has participated in the boards of about twenty companies. Aristos has extensive experience in management consulting and in public policy advice. He often writes on Greek economy and society. His book "The Invisible Rift: Institutions and Behaviours in the Greek Economy" (in Greek) was published in 2013.

Yannis Palaiologos

Kathimerini|

Features Reporter

Yannis reports of the newspaper Kathimerini. Yannis is also a contributor to the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal and to the websites of Time magazine and Politico Europe. Yannis was the editor-in- chief of Free Sunday newspaper and between 2006-9 he was the special supplements editor of City Press newspaper. Yannis has commented on Greek issues on the BBC, CNN, NPR, France24, Al-Jazeera, RT and other international outlets.

Claus Rosenberg Gotthard

Book'n'Bloom|

Co-Founder & CEO 

 Claus is a Danish serial-entrepreneur who has over 30 years of business experience. Claus’ latest entrepreneurial venture was Book'N'Bloom which is a software solution tool that is aimed at SMEs and has recently closed Series A funding of €11 Million and have their Product development & Customer Support in Thessaloniki.

Christos Stergiou

TrueGreece|

Founder & CEO

TrueGreece is a luxury travel company dedicated to an authentic travel experience. TrueFrance, TrueItalia, TrueSpain, and TrueTurkey were also all launched by Christos. Christos has been listed  as one of the world’s Top Travel Specialists by Condé Nast Traveler Magazine and has been included in Travel and Leisure’s  A-List of top travel agents globally.

Tina Mavraki

Hellenic Hope |

Trustee & Co-Founder

Tina Mavraki coordinates the overall efforts of Hellenic Hope. She is a Trustee and one of its founding members. She is Structured Finance Manager for Noble Group, the commodities trader. Tina previously ran her own FSA authorised advisory boutique, and prior to that she pursued a 9-year career in investment banking. Tina has a MSC in Finance from LBS, and a BA and MA in PPE from the University of Oxford. Tina firmly believes in helping others. Besides Hellenic Hope, Tina loves a good laugh with friends, adventure and scuba diving.

Haris Makryniotis

Endeavor Greece|

Managing Director 

Endeavor Greece is a global non-profit organisation that supports high impact entrepreneurs and gives them access to markets and capitals. Haris has multiple years' experience serving clients in

Greece, UK, France, Germany, Turkey and Cyprus on a range of strategic and organisational topics. Haris led the landmark growth strategy 'Greece 10 Years Ahead' which identifies the growth 

potential in multiple sectors of the Greek economy.


Kiveli Dörken

Molyvos International Music Festival | Pianist, Co-Founder & Artistic Director 

Kiveli started playing the piano at the age of five. She won the "International Grotrian Steinweg competition" six consecutive times and has been awarded the highest score at "Jugend musiziert". Kiveli is a stipendiary of the "Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben", the International Music Academy Liechtenstein and the festival "Spannungen".In 2005 she was featured by the TV channel "ARTE" and 2009 by the WDR. In 2007 she played for the Dalai Lama and in 2009 for the chancellor Angela Merkel. Kiveli is the artistic director of the Molyvos International Music Festival, which she co-founded in 2015.

Vassilis Nikolopoulos 

Intelen|

Co-Founder & CEO

Intelen Inc is a fast growing New York-based Software/Technology Company in the domain of utility energy analytics and consumer digital engagement with the use of advanced behavioural data science. Intelen Inc is currently working with over 35 utilities in more than 10 European countries and 3 US States, with more than 10 million utility consumer. Vassilis has global recognitions in top innovation and entrepreneurship contests.

Taha Coburn-Kutay 

UK Asian Business Council| Chairman 

Taha is the President of Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) International, UK

and the Managing Director of Monkey Consulting Ltd. Taha's experience of 20 years in business spans across a number of geographical regions, including the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. He works very closely with the public sector in India, consulting for various developments in the technology sector.

Charalampos Papadopoulos

Book'n'Bloom|

 Co-Founder & COO

Charalampos is the operational manager of Book'N'Bloom an innovative product in the area of social media and SaaS that aims to bring booking-led SMBs to the new era, allowing them to operate through Facebook. In 2009 he was awarded with Aristotle University Innovation Award.

Lois Labrianidis

University of Macedonia, Dept. of Economics | Professor 

Lois is Secretary General for Strategic and Private Investments- Greek Ministry of Economy, Development & Tourism and Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Macedonia -Greece. He is an economic geographer (BA – Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, MA -Sussex, Ph.D. -LSE) and has done research and published on topics such as industrial location, the spatial aspects of subcontracting, development of rural areas, rural entrepreneurship, delocalization of economic activities, international migration.

Conno Christou

Avocarrot|

Co-Founder

Avocarrot is a mobile rewards network, which helps brands engage and acquire customers on mobile. Selected by Google as 1 of the 8 best startups to participate in their sponsored immersion program in Silicon Valley and also, crowned as the Next Big Thing at ad:tech London in September 2013.

Tzachi Davidovich

Cardlife|

Co-Founder/CEO

Tzachi is a serial entrepreneur with 8 years’ experience in startups.  Tzachi is the co-founder/ CEO of Cardlife, a London based SaaS startup backed by Seedcamp. In his free time, Tzachi supports startups with Founders Nation community and teaches marketing at the Startup Institute London.

Panos Manuelides

Odysea Ltd|

Managing Director

Panos created Odysea when he found a gap in the UK market for authentic Greek products and food. Now after 25 years of business it is the market leader for Greek products in the UK. By 2012 Odysea accounted for 62% of the Greek olive oil sold in the UK market. More recently, Odysea launched its

range of award winning Feta cheese in Waitrose. Odysea has gained more than 27 Great Taste Awarded products between 2010 & 2015 alone.

Michael G Jacobides

London Business School| 

Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Associate Professor | Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department

Michael has visited Harvard, NYU, Bocconi and Wharton, where he obtained his PhD, after studying at Athens, Cambridge and Stanford. He studies industry evolution, new business models, value migration and structural change in firms and sectors. Michael’s work has appeared in the top academic journals as well as HBR, FT and Forbes.com, Kathimerini, and appears on CNN. Michael has worked with Vodafone, Nokia, McKinsey, Accenture, PwC, Santander, Airbus, Lufthansa, Zurich, MerckSerono and the NHS.

 

George Economides

Mastiha World | 

Co-Founder & MD

After completing his MChem and DPhil at the University of Oxford, George spent one year teaching Advanced Quantum Mechanics and studying work psychology, while looking for an extraordinary product to launch his own business. Thus, Mastiha World Ltd. was born, committed to importing and promoting only the highest quality authentic and natural mastiha products to the UK.


Antonis Ntatzopoulos

Hellenic Bankers Association UK | Chairman

Antonis is the Chairman of Hellenic Bankers Association UK (HBA) that was founded in 1994 to promote a closer co-operation among Greek and Cypriot Bankers and finance professionals based in London. Currently, HBA has more than 500 members and friends in the City of London, a membership which has been the most pristine reflection of professionalism, model corporate citizenship and hard work ethics.
Antonis has 11 years’ experience in Investment Banking, FIG Coverage and Capital Markets. Currently in RBS, Corporate and Institutional Banking, he focuses on financing UK and European Insurers, Brokers, and Global Asset Managers.


Angelos Gkanoutas-Leventis 

Greek Energy Forum |

Vice President

Angelos is a published economist, with studies from the London School of Economics and City University. He works for BP Shipping, where he currently focuses on analytics and performance management. 

Angelos is one of the founding members and current Vice President of the Greek Energy Forum, a non-profit organization with international presence and recognition, promoting the development of the Energy and Hydrocarbons industry in Greece and the wider South East Mediterranean region. 



George Constantelis

GeoVent Corporation | President and CEO 

George is Greek-Canadian, born in Greece and raised in Canada.  He holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology from Concordia University, Montreal; a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from McGill University, Montreal; and a post-MBA Global Executive Degree from INSEAD (CEDEP) in Fontainebleau, France.

He is President and CEO of GeoVent Corporation – a Group of Companies of private interests with great aspirations in investing in Greece.  

He worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb for 21 years, holding Senior positions in Paris, Budapest and Athens. He was Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Board of both the Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Companies.  

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○More than 200 professionals from different industries
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A Global Call to the Greek Diaspora


Why are we Doing this? 


The fact that entrepreneurship is key to economic growth is a hot topic, and one that's widely discussed.  A lot of emphasis is placed on how local institutions and conditions support local entrepreneurs, but far less attention is paid to the more global outlook.  There is now a plethora of cosmopolitan entrepreneurs who, armed with technologies that enable distant collaboration, transcend national borders in search of knowledge, funding, and better opportunities for growth.


What is driving their success? And, how do global diasporas leverage their international connections and access to resources to support new ventures in relatively distant locales?  By drawing on examples of international importance we will set out to explore how various countries have successfully harnessed their diasporas, and how their models, successes and learnings can apply to Greece.




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8:45 

Registration 


9:30

Reload Greece Welcome Address


Effie Kyrtata, CEO, Reload Greece



9:45

Diaspora Activation One Startup at a Time


How do you create an entrepreneurial culture that transcends national borders and enables distant collaboration?


Marina Hatsopoulos, Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

Intervention by Markos Kiosseoglou, Co-Founder, Reload Greece


10:15

Real World Insights I: Tech Startups and the Rise of Connectivity


Tech businesses taking advantage of opportunities which lie in distant locations.


Vassilis Nikolopoulos, Co-Founder & CEO, Intelen

Charalampos Papadopoulos, Co-Founder & COO, Book'n'Bloom 

Claus Rosenberg Gotthard, Co-Founder & CEO, Book'n'Bloom

Moderated by Yiannis Palaiologos, Features Reporter, Kathimerini

 


11:05

Internationalising Your Tech Businesses


How can the diaspora aid the internationalisation of the Greek tech sector?


Aristos Doxiadis, General Partner, Openfund


11:35

Break

11:50

Leading by Example: An Indian, Israeli and Greek Perspective

 

Learning from the experience of countries who have successfully engaged their diaspora networks.

 

Taha Coburn-Kutay, Chairman, UK Asian Business Council

Tzachi Davidovich, Co-Founder/CEO, Cardlife

Antonis Kamaras, SEESOX Associate

Moderated by Dr. Othon Anastasakis, Director, South East European Studies (SEESOX), Oxford University

12:50

Real World Insights II: Common Themes Across Product and Service-focused Businesses 


An exploration of lucrative opportunities for entrepreneurs who can develop and offer the Greek brand to an international audience. 


Panos Manuelides, Managing Director, Odysea Ltd.

Christos Stergiou, Founder & CEO, TrueGreece

Moderated by Lyda Modiano, Co-founder & Partner wellenwide limited

Intervention by George Economides, Co-Founder & MD, Mastiha World



13:35

Lunch 


14:35

Building an Entrepreneurial Habitat


The Institutions and Policies that can Reverse “the Brain Drain”  


Lois Labrianidis, Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Macedonia
Vicky Pryce, Economist & CEBR Board Member

Dimitris Vayanos, Professor of Finance and Head of the Department of Finance and  Director of the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality, London School of Economics

Moderated by Elias Papaioannou, Professor of Economics, London Business School


15:30

 The Personal Story of an Entrepreneur Operating in His Home Country


The journey of a Canadian-Greek entrepreneur and how the element of diaspora has had an impact on his success

 

George Constantelis, President & CEO GeoVent Corporation 




15:45

Real World Insights III: In Pursuit of Social Objectives


Leveraging connections and resources in a host country to produce innovative and socially impactful outcomes in the country of origin.


Kiveli Dörken, Pianist, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Molyvos International Music Festival


16:00

Start Today: The Power of the Diaspora Comes in Many Forms


A quick fire Q&A with some of the most established, diaspora-led initiatives in the UK.


Angelos Gkanoutas-Leventis, Vice President, Greek Energy Forum

Tina Mavraki, Trustee & Co-Founder, Hellenic Hope

Antonis Ntatzopoulos, Chairman, Hellenic Bankers Association UK

Moderated by Tania Economou, Board Member, Reload Greece


16:30

Break


16:45

Real World Insights IV:  From Startup to Scale-up


Case studies from startups that successfully scaled up by establishing close diaspora links and getting help from abroad while maintaining an international perspective.


Conno Christou, Co-Founder, Avocarrot

Haris Makryniotis, Managing Director, Endeavor Greece

Moderated by Michael G Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Associate Professor, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department, London Business School


17:30

Breaking the Walls by Hacking the Greek Culture


How can we take targeted action?


Michail Bletsas, Director of Computing and Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab



17:50

Closing Remarks


Effie Kyrtata, CEO, Reload Greece


18:00

Networking Reception


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CONFERENCE ADVISORS


Dr. Othon Anastasakis

Director, South East European Studies (SEESOX), Oxford University

Lyda Modiano

Co-Founder & Partner, wellenwide Ltd.

Yiorgos Mylonadis

Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School

Elias Papaioannou

Professor of Economics,

London Business School

Dimitris Vayanos

Professor of Finance And Head of the Department of Finance and Director of the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality, London School of Economics


Antonis Kamaras

SEESOX Associate


Speaker Coordinator


Apostolos Kremantalas

Partner Engagement Executive, LRN

Speaker Coordinator

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