They’ve Spoken

Maria Lioni
Deputy Governor
Region of Rethymno

Maria Akrivou
Senior Editor
Fortune Greece

Petros Iniotakis
Deputy Mayor / President Heraklion City / TEE/TAK

Antipas Sifakis
Deputy Governor for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Region of Crete

Dr. Heinz Kabutz
Director
Cretesoft Limited

Athina Polina Dova
Coo & Co-Founder
Owiwi

George Nikoletakis
Founder & CEO
100mentors

George Xanthos
Professor & Researcher
Technological Educational Institute of Crete

Constantina Vasilaki
YouTuber

Yannis Viskadouros
Partner
Moptil - Mobile Optical Illusions

Michalis Christakis
Co-Founder
Kleisthenis Organization

Manolis Tsikandilakis
Founder & CEO
Sunnyclist

Nikolaos Matsatsinis
Professor
Technical University of Crete (TUC)

Artemis Saitakis
Managing Director
Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C)

Spyros Arsenis
Senior Business Analyst
National Bank of Greece (NBG)

Eva Kaili
Member of the European Parliament

Manolis Alifierakis
President
Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Eleni Stefanidou
Communications Manager
The People's Trust

Dimitris Dimosiaris
President
Mindspace NPO

Panagiotis Kallianis
Assistant Project Manager
Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Giannis Margaronis
President
Chania Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dimitris Tsingos
Founder & CEO
StartTech Ventures

Penny Kontogeorgou
Founding Partner
Penny Kontogeorgou & Associates | e-Business Law

Manolis Psaroudakis
Board of Directions
Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE)

Dimitrios Niklis
PhD Candidate / Researcher
Technical University of Crete (TUC), dept of DPEM

Stratos Karakasidis
Journalist / Reporter
Reuters

Nikolaos Murtakis
President
Pancreta Cooperative Bank

Despotakis Fanis
CTO
LearnWorlds

Kostapanos Miliaresis
Founder & CEO
Ethelon / Forbes 30Under30

Despoina Limniotaki
Co-Founder
ALDE Gender Equality Network Greece

Theodore Douloumpekis
National Coordinator
PES Greece

Eva Thanu
Community Manager
Mentionlytics

George Papadakis
Co-Founder & COO
Phaistos Networks S.A.

Konstantinos Michanetzis
Board Of Directors / Founder & CEO
MIT Enterprize Forum Greece / Sylipsis

George Koutras
CEO
OpenIchnos

Panagiotis Ignatiadis
CEO
Incubator for Creative Industries

Pepi Mpirmpiraki
Deputy Mayor
City of Rethymno, Dept of Tourism & Culture

Manos Moschous
CTO & Co-Founder
Abzorba Games

Costas Balas
Professor & Director
Electronics Lab
Technical University of Crete (TUC)

Michalis Artemakis
Executive Consultant
Municipality of Chania

Mariza Antonopoulou
Economist
Action Finance Initiative

Nikolaos Moraitakis
Team Europe
European Commission Representation in Greece

Stavros Arnaoutakis
Governor
Region of Crete

Errica Christodoulou
Marketing Manager
Youth Entrepreneurship Club

Demetrios Pogkas
Former Editor-in-Chief
Startupper

Lefteris Kopasis
Head of Mecanical dept.
The Technical Division of OADYK, Western Crete

Maria Damanaki
Chairman of the Youth
To Potami / 'The River'

Alexandros Nousias
Director
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award

Monika Tsilimperdi
Policy Officer for Creative Economy
Hellenic Ministry for Culture & Sports

Yiannis Varelas
Co-Founder
Sunshine | Next generation weather network

Stavros Tsobanidis
Founder & CEO
Phee

Vanggelis Tripolitakis
CTO
Qrator

Dr Fiori Zafeiropoulou
Founder & CEO
Soffa

George Katsouranis
Managing Director
Center of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Excelixi S.A.

Πέτρος Μαραγκουδάκης
CTO
Fitaborate

Aris Peroulakis
Associate Representative
European Committee in Greece

Dimitris Tsingos
Founder & Head of Entrepreneurship
StartTech Ventures

Charalampos-Philip Iosifidis
Business Partner
WALDNER Labor-und Schuleinrichtungen

Dimitris-Ilias Gkanatsios
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft

Apostolos Apostolakis
Partner & CO Founder
VentureFriends

George Marinakis
Mayor
City of Rethymno