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KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS

Prime Minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was born in Athens in 1968. He studied Social Studies at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude, before completing a Master’s degree in International Relations at Stanford University and an MBA at Harvard Business School. He is fluent in English, French, and German. He has authored the book “Straddling the horns of a dilemma.”

He began his career in the private sector, working at top tier global firms in investment banking and strategy consulting based out of London. He returned to Greece in the late 1990’s to take on leadership roles in some of the country’s private equity and venture capital firms, culminating with his 3-year term as CEO of NBG Venture Capital. For his professional achievements, he has received several distinctions, the most notable being his 2003 recognition by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow.”

Kyriakos Mitsotakis entered public life in late 2003 and was elected a Member of the Hellenic Parliament the following year. Over the years, he has served in critical roles, including Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Government, where he oversaw landmark reforms to modernize the Greek public administration.

In January 2016, he was elected President of Nea Demokratia, Greece’s center-right political party, which he contemporized, thus renewing and boosting its membership base, while putting in place a code of transparency and accountability in party operations and funding.

He led his party to a landslide victory three years later. In July 2019, he was sworn in as Prime Minister, winning a new four-year term with an increased electoral majority in June 2023. Under his leadership, Greece has returned to investment-grade status after a decade of economic crisis and secured renewed international confidence, advancing Greece’s role as a reliable partner in Europe and the wider world. In recognition of these achievements, the Economist named Greece “Country of the Year” in 2023. At a personal level, in September 2024 Kyriakos Mitsotakis was honored with the Global Citizen Award by the Atlantic Council in New York, and in May 2025, he received the Gold Medal of the Ludwig Erhard Foundation in Germany.

His government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic was widely recognized as one of the most effective in Europe, combining swift public health action with a rapid digital transformation. As head of government, he has pursued an ambitious reform agenda focused on economic recovery, digital transformation, energy transition, and civil rights (including enabling the voting rights of the large Greek diaspora). He pursued his progressive reforms while maintaining a strong commitment to the strengthening of democratic institutions, fiscal responsibility, national security, and border control.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis has laid out an ambitious plan to put Greece in the center of shaping the AI agenda for Europe, with concrete initiatives already underway to aggressively introduce AI in public administration, education, and health care.

He is married to Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki. They have three children, Sophia, Konstantinos and Daphne.

ADONIS GEORGIADIS

Minister for Health

Adonis-Spyridon Georgiadis was born on November 6, 1972, in Athens. He is married to Eugenia Manolidou and they have two children, Athanasios-Perseas and Anastasios-Alkaios. He is a graduate of the Department of History and Archeology of the Philosophical School of Athens.

In 1993, he took over the management of “GEORGIADIS-LIBRARY OF THE GREEKS” publications. In 1994 he founded the Center for Liberal Studies “HELLINIKI AGOGI”.

He was elected Member of Parliament in Athens B in the 2007 and 2009 elections with the LAOS political party.

In February 2012, he joined the New Democracy political party, surrendering his parliamentary seat. He was elected with New Democracy in Athens B in the national elections of 2012 and 2015.

In 2011 he served as Deputy Minister of Shipping in the Government of Mr. Loukas Papadimos and in 2013 as Minister of Health in the Government of Mr. Antonis Samaras.

On January 18, 2016, by the decision of the President of New Democracy, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, one of the two Vice-Presidents of New Democracy was appointed, with the purpose of controlling the parliamentary work.

On July 9, 2019, Adonis Georgiadis was sworn in as Minister of Development and Investments in the Government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a position he held for 4 years.

In the elections of 21 May 2023, Adonis Georgiadis was re-elected Member of Parliament for the Northern Sector of Athens. On June 27, 2023, he was sworn in as Minister of Labor and Social Security and on January 4, 2024, Adonis Georgiadis was sworn in as Minister of Health.

THEODORE E. TRYFON

Vice-President & Co-CEO ELPEN Group,President of Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Industries (PEF),Member of BoD of Hellenic Federation of Enteprises (SEV),Member of the BoD Medicines for Europe

Theodore E. Tryfon was born in Mytilini – Lesvos. He graduated from Athens College of Greece and earned his BSc in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Southampton in UK. He continued his studies by earning an MBA from City University of London Business School.

In 1992 he joined Elpen Pharmaceutical Co. and presently is the Vice President and co CEO of ELPEN Group.

In 2024, ELPEN Group had a turnover of 430,000,000€. Since 2023, in addition to the three productions units at Pikermi, Attikis, ELPEN also operates a new 12,000 m2 Development and Manufacturing facility in Keratea, Attikis.. Currently the Group is occupying more than 1.600 employees.

ELPEN holds a leading position in the pharmaceutical market, exporting to over 90 countries and has the largest Research, Training and Experimental Center of the Greek Pharmaceutical Industry.

Theodore E. Tryfon is President of the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industries (PEF), an association which has 56 members (51 production sites). In 2019 he became a Member of the Board of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) as well as a Member of the Board of Directors of Medicines for Europe, the European Association representing the European Generic and Value Added Medicines Industry.

GERASIMOS SIASSOS

Rector of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor of Cardiology

Gerasimos Siassos is Professor of Cardiology and Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

He has been a Visiting Professor at Harvard University Medical School (2015-2016), President and Deputy President of the Athens Medical School (2019 – 2023) and President of the University Hospitals “Aretaiio” and “Aiginiteio” (2019-2021).

Studies

Faculty of Medicine, Greek Academy of Sciences
Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) “Intensive Care Units – Cardiac Nursing”, EKPA School of Medicine
Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) “Management of Healthcare Units”, Hellenic Open University
Doctoral Diploma, School of Medicine EKPA
Postgraduate training at Harvard University Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Professional Career

He specialized in Cardiology at the First University Cardiology Clinic of the EKPA School of Medicine.
He was unanimously elected to all academic ranks (Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Permanent Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor) at the Faculty of Medicine, EKPA.
He worked at the A’ University Cardiology Clinic (Hippocrates Hospital) and was Head of the Atherosclerosis Unit and the Biochemistry, Immunology Unit
and Molecular Biology in the same clinic.
Founder and Head of the “Heart and Diabetes” Special Clinic for monitoring patients suffering from heart disease and diabetes
He spearheaded the establishment and operation of the 3rd University Cardiology Clinic at “I SOTIRIA” Hospital, where he serves
He is President of the “Heart and Diabetes” Working Group of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology

Administrative Work

President of the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2021 – 2023).
Deputy President of the Medical School of Athens (2019 – 2021)
President of the “Aretaiio” and “Aiginiteio” University Hospitals (2019 – 2021).
Director of the Postgraduate Program “Cardiometabolic Medicine”, School of Medicine EKPA
Member of the Board of Directors of the “Andreas Syggros” Hospital.
He has been for many years an elected member of the Assembly of the School of Medicine, the Board of Directors of the School of Medicine, the Deanship of the School of Health Sciences, the Senate of EKPA.

International Presence

Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Cardiovascular Division, Boston, MA (2015 – 2016)
Research Associate at Harvard – MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (2015 – 2017)
Member of the Research Oversight Board for the academic units of Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School (2016).
Scientific associate until today of the Vascular Profiling Research Group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Educational Work

He organized and teaches the undergraduate elective course “Molecular Cardiology” for 14 consecutive years and has been in charge of this course since 2011.
He teaches in 6 undergraduate courses and 5 Postgraduate Programs of the School of Medicine of the EKPA.

Research and Writing Work

His research work focuses on: Molecular Cardiology, Atherosclerosis, Endothelial function, Diabetes Mellitus in patients with cardiovascular disease.

He is the author (or co-author) of over 360 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious international scientific journals (Journal of American College of Cardiology, International Journal of Cardiology, Current Medicinal Chemistry,
Ms.) with a total impact index Impact Factor > 1,400, and more than 14,000 references (citations) (h-index 58). He is Section Editor for Cardiovascular Diseases in the international biomedical journal Current Medicinal Chemistry (IF: 4.740). The stationery
his work includes the editing and writing of 20 books and journals on Cardiology. The study, on which he was first author from Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic and was published in 2018 in the journal JACC (IF: 24,090), was selected on
same year as one of the 100 best publications in cardiology.

He has participated as an invited speaker in important international conferences abroad and the presentations (abstracts) of his works exceed 200. He writes extensively in the Greek print and electronic press on medical issues of
his specialty as well as general education issues.

TAKIS THEODORIKAKOS

Minister of Development

Takis Theodorikakos is the Minister of Development and Member of Parliament for the Southern Sector of Athens of the ND, where he was elected in the 2023 national elections.

He worked for 20 years as a political researcher, analyst and strategy consultant. He was a scientific partner and president of the company GPO SA, from 2000 to 2016.

He has presented important social and political research in Greece and abroad, at scientific conferences, workshops and mass media.

He holds a PhD in Public Policy at the University of Peloponnese, where he taught the School of Political and Social Sciences for 16 years.

He was Strategy and Communication Advisor to the President of the ND since October 2015 and Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Communication of the party, from October 2016 until the victorious election contests of May and July 2019, when he was elected as a Member of State of the ND.

In July 2019, he was appointed by the Prime Minister Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis Minister of the Interior.
In August 2021 Minister of Civil Protection.
In June 2024 Minister of Development.
He is a graduate of the Pedagogical Department of EKPA. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of EKPA in political science and sociology, specializing in electoral sociology.

He graduated from the Lyceum of the Ionideu Standard School.

He was born in 1964 in Piraeus.

He is married and has two children.

BABIS KARATHANOS

Special Advisor on Pharmaceutical Policy to the Minister of Health

Babis Karathanos is a pharmacist. He holds a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Athens. Since January 2024, he has served as Special Advisor on Pharmaceutical Policy to the Minister of Health, bringing extensive experience in pharmaceutical policy.

He is a member of the Drug Price Negotiation Committee of the Ministry of Health in Greece. Previously, he served as Advisor on pharmaceutical policy to the Ministers of Health during 2013–2015 and 2021–2023.

He owns and operates a pharmacy. From 2005 to 2009, he held the role of Vice President at the General Hospital of Western Attica “Agia Varvara.”

He actively participates in conferences and workshops, focusing on topics related to drug price negotiation, reimbursement models, and strategies to improve patient access to therapies, taking on roles as coordinator and speaker at events within the healthcare sector.

He is an elector of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association and a member of the organization “Farmakopoioi tou Kosmou.”

THEANO KARPODINI

Αdministrator of EOPYY

Theano Karpodini studied Business Administration with a major in accounting and finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels.

She has many years of managerial experience both in the private sector as a high-ranking business executive, and more than ten years of experience in Public Administration as a special advisor to the General Accounting Office of the Ministry of Finance.

From 2019 to 2020, she was Vice-President of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) and of the Board of Directors with responsibilities for Financial Management, as well as monitoring the implementation of the structural measures for the rationalization of the budget, with a view to equal access to every necessary health service.

From 2020 until today, she is the Head of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) and President of the Board of Directors.

She supervises all operational business units and sets, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the strategic objectives of the Organization with a view to providing better quality services to the citizen and ensuring access of all insured persons of the Organization to any necessary new and innovative health service.

DIMITRIOS DEMOS

President & CEO of DEMO S.A., Vice President of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Industry Association (PEF)

Dimitris Demos was born in Athens, Greece, and holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Fordham University in New York. Following his studies, he joined the family business of DEMO S.A. Pharmaceutical Industry working in various positions, applying his business vision in practice.

Today, Dimitris Demos is the President & Chief Executive Officer of DEMO S.A., one of the largest manufacturers of injectables in Europe, with an annual turnover of €310 million,

The company heavily invests in production and exports, which is why DEMO exports 80% of its annual production to 86 countries around the world, while, with the remaining 20% sold in Greece, it is the biggest supplier in terms of units, to Greek Hospitals.

DEMO S.A. is currently implementing the largest investment plan in the Pharmaceutical industry, which focuses on strengthening the company’s position internationally and entering sectors with high growth prospects, such as the development and production of APIs and biological medicines.

Dimitris Demos is also Vice President of the Panhellenic Union of the Pharmaceutical Industry, which represents the collective domestic pharmaceutical production in Greece.

NIKI TSOUMA

CEO, IDIKA S.A.

Public Administration Executive in the Informatics Sector. Graduate of the Mathematics Department of the University of Athens with specialization in Systems Programming and Analysis and an excellent graduate of the National School of Public Administration. She is a lecturer at the National School of Public Administration on ITS Project Management and E-Government.

She is an external expert of the EU on issues of evaluating innovative proposals for software technologies and cloud computing of the H2020 Program. He has participated in the design, analysis, development, implementation and installation of large, complex and critical Public Administration IT projects, assuming roles as a member of Project Management Teams and Project Manager, during 25 years of service at the General Secretariat of Information Systems of the Ministry of Finance and the Information Society S.A.

From 2010 to 2014 he served as a Consultant on issues of organizational and administrative changes (reengineering and change management) and issues of IT project administration and management (project and risk management) as well as co-financed projects of the General Secretaries of Information Systems of the Ministry of Finance. From 2015 to 2017, she served as Director and General Manager of Projects at Information Society S.A., while from June 2018 to August 2019, she served as Director of IT and Technical Operations at EKOME S.A.

From August 2019, she served as Managing Director at IDIKA S.A. until October 2020. From October 2020 to April 2024, she served as Chairman of the Board & Managing Director at IDIKA S.A. Since April 2024, she has been Managing Director of IDIKA S.A.

In October 2024, she was awarded the first “Women In Tech Award” by the World Organization WITSA.

NIKOS BOUFIDIS

President & CEO BENNETT GROUP, Secretary General, Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industry.

Nikolaos Boufidis was born in Athens. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (BA Hons) from the University of Portsmouth Business School, an Executive MBA from the Hellenic Management Association/Athens University of Economics, as well as a PhD in Law from Frederick University of Cyprus.

He is the founder, President, and CEO of the Bennett Group, which consists of:

BENNETT Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical Pharmaquality
HUMANA – Infant Nutrition

The Group employs 400 people and operates across the full spectrum of the pharmaceutical market: generics, innovative medicines, nutritional supplements, as well as strategic partnerships with multinational companies worldwide.

Bennett holds the 2nd position in the Greek generics market, consistently achieving some of the highest growth rates in the sector.

Nikolaos Boufidis is the General Secretary of the Panhellenic Union of Pharmaceutical Industries (P.E.F.).

MEMI TSEKOURA

President of the Greek Patients' Association

Memi (Maria) Tsekoura has worked in the field of Health for over 30 years. She started her social work at the Hellenic Association for the Support of Patients with Osteoporosis as a member of the Board. Since 2002 and up to today she is the President of the Butterfly Bone Health Society.

She has extensive experience in the management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal diseases and she has managed to bring together the scientific community and patients through the various programs it has implemented as a Patients’ Association.

Under her Presidency, the Butterfly Bone Health Society became an official member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the Rare Diseases Association of Greece, it has twice won the first world prize, taking first place among 285 countries for its action, and once the bronze award for supporting patients nationwide.

Also, many scientific and epidemiological studies have been prepared and the epidemiological map for osteoporosis in Greece has been created. Finally, the Butterfly Bone Health Society has managed to participate in NSRF and International publications.

GIANNIS MALLIAROS

President of the Board of Directors of the PROSYFAPE Group

Giannis Malliaros is the President of the Board of Directors of the PROSYFAPE Group.

He graduated from the School of Pharmacy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds an MBA degree.

He is the owner of a pharmacy in Agios Dimitrios, Attica, and a representative of the Attica Pharmaceutical Association at the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association.

He has served as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the PROSYFAPE Group and as a member of the Executive Council of OSFE.

MARIOS THEMISTOCLEOUS

Deputy Minister of Health

He is a graduate of the School of Medicine of the University of Athens specializing in neurosurgery, holds a doctorate from the School of Medicine of the University of Athens and a master’s degree in Health Unit Management.

In June 2023, he was sworn in as Deputy Minister of Health.

He was Secretary General of Primary Care at the Ministry of Health from 2020 to 2023 and Coordinator of the Vaccination Program against Covid-19 “Operation Freedom”.

He has served as President of the National Central Health Procurement Authority, member of the Coordination and Monitoring Committee of the Government Policy to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, President of the Management Committee of the Health Insurance Sector (formerly TSAY – Health Insurance and Pension Fund) and Vice President of the Administrative Board Board of the ETAA (Unified Fund of Independent Employees).

As a neurosurgeon he worked in hospitals of the United Kingdom, in G.N. “Evangelism” and as Curator 1 at the Neurosurgery Clinic of the Children’s Hospital “St. Sophia”.

DR. JOAO BREDA

PhD, MPH, MBA, Head, WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office & Special Adviser for the Regional Director

Dr João Breda is the Head of the WHO Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Athens, Officer in Charge of the WHO Country Office in Greece and Special Representative. Before moving to Greece João has been posted in WHO Senior Positions in Copenhagen (Denmark) and Moscow (Russian Federation).

The WHO Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety in Athens (QoC Office) aims to improve quality of care and patient safety both at country level and across the WHO European Region, focusing on reducing inequalities while promoting health innovation and leadership. Dr Breda leads the QoC team since 2021 while supporting the Regional Director in setting-up new Projects. These Initiatives are mainly focused on Quality of Care and Patient Safety as well as Public Health Leadership. The QoC Office has been engaging in a wide range of activities to promote and develop high-performing health systems across the Region. The Office has also reached out to a wider audience through published reports, studies, evaluation tools, and scientific publications to promote knowledge-sharing.

Dr Breda is the co-Director of the five editions of the WHO European Public Health Leadership Courses. He has also led the team to design and implement the First and Second WHO European Autumn School on Quality of Care and Patient Safety, held in Lisbon in October 2023 and 2024.

Until 2021, he was the Head of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD Office). In 2019, the team he was leading was given an Award of Excellence announced by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, which acknowledges the exceptional contribution to the Organization, tangible gains, and achievements. Dr Breda went on to earn the same award once again in 2024, this time with his Athens team.

For eleven years Dr Breda was Programme Manager for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015-2020 and the Physical Activity Strategy for the WHO European Region 2016-2025.

Dr Breda was also the recipient of the Gold Medal for outstanding services in the field of Health granted by the Portuguese Ministry of Health in 2018. He also received more than 20 scientific and academic awards. Dr Breda has published more than 300 original academic articles and reports, as well as more than 20 original books (including the best seller on infant nutrition in Portugal) and has more than 24000 citations. He is also considered to be among the top 1% researchers on obesity, globally.

Dr Breda holds a PhD in Food Consumption & Nutritional Sciences from Porto University, a Master of Business Administration from the EU Business School in Barcelona, and a master’s in public health. He also holds a bachelor’s in Nutritional Sciences. A native Portuguese speaker, he is fluent in English and Spanish, with intermediate proficiency in French and basic knowledge of Russian.

EVANGELIA KORAKI

President Hellenic Association of CROs – HACRO, President & CEO CORONIS Research

Evangelia Koraki studied Chemistry at the University of Athens. She has more than 15 years of expertise and management experience in the field of Medical & Regulatory Affairs in global pharmaceutical companies such as Roche, Warner Lambert, Pfizer, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, and 20 years in senior positions in clinical research. She has contributed to the development of numerous products, including orphan drugs, in international markets, and has deep knowledge of regulatory affairs processes at a national, European, and international level. She participates in many working groups relevant to clinical research in Greece, with the aim of promoting and harmonizing it with European standards.

She has been a founding member and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of CROs – HACRO, since its establishment in 2013. In 2017, she was elected as President of HACRO and holds this position to this day.

GIORGOS STRANDZALIS

Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital

CURRENT POSITION
Professor, Neurosurgery Clinic, EKPA, Evangelismos
Laboratory of Neurosurgical Anatomy, Evangelismos
Hellenic Center for NHK Research, Professor P. Kokkalis, Evangelismos
Treasurer of the Hellenic Neurosurgery Society (2013 – 2023)

VISITING PROFESSOR
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

COMMITTEES
President of the Examining Committee of Neurosurgery Specialty (2020 – )
Neurosurgery Coordinator, Central Health Board (2023 – )
President of the Stereotactic Radiosurgery Committee of AUS (2019 – )
Appeals Committee of the Ministry of Higher Education Health (2015 – )
Trauma Management Organization Committee of the Ministry of Health (2020 – )
Committee on Implantable Systems Min. Health (2015 – )

PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Associate Professor NHK Clinic, EKPA, Evangelismos, 2011 – 2017
Assistant Professor NHK Clinic, EKPA, Evangelismos, 2004 – 2011
Supervising Neurosurgeon, NHK Clinic, Evangelismos, 1996 – 2004
Supervising Neurosurgeon, Hygeia Hospital, 1992 – 1995

POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION
Research Specialist, MGH, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, 1991 – 1992
Curator, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK, 1989 – 1991
Curator, AMH, Saint George’s Medical School, London, UK, 1988

SPECIALTY
Resident, Neurosurgery Clinic, Evangelismos, 1984 – 1988
Resident, Neurology Clinic, Children’s Hospital, 1983 – 1984
Resident, Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital, 1983
Resident, Surgery Clinic, GN Corfu, GN Florina, 1981 – 1982

EDUCATION
Doctoral Dissertation, School of Medicine, EKPA, 1994
BA in Psychology, American College of Athens, 1988
Medical School Degree, EKPA, 1981
High school diploma, Moraitis School, 1975

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), 1993
Hellenic Society of Neurosurgery, 1993
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), 1993
Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), 1993

INTERESTS
Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Anatomy, Hydrocephalus, Neuro-Intensivist,
Neurotrauma, Hemorrhagic Vascular Stroke,
Neuroepidemiology, History of Neurosurgery, Human Resource Management.

SPYROS KINTZIOS

Director, Corporate Development UNI-PHARMA S.A. BOD Member INTERMED S.A.

Spyros Kintzios has received a Diploma from the School of Pharmacy of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics & Business, majoring in Marketing & Finance and currently holds the role of the Corporate Development Director of Uni Pharma S.A. while he also serves in the Board of Directors of INTERMED S.A.

His responsibilities include engaging key business partners in strategic alliances, coordinating the strategic planning of the OFET Group of Companies, including HR, Governance and Portfolio Management, while also managing Corporate Affairs with Regulatory Authorities & other Institutional Stakeholders, worldwide. In this capacity, Spyros Kintzios is leading numerous projects pertaining to the digital transformation of OFET both on an operational as well as market level.

Prior to this role, Spyros Kintzios has pivoted through multiple roles in the pharmaceutical industry in his 15 years of experience in the sector, including R&D, Process Engineering, Production Management, Regulatory Affairs and Business Development.

NIKOLAOS MARATHIAS

Chief Operating Officer, Bioiatriki Healthcare Group

Nikos Marathias assumed the duties of Chief Operating Officer of Bioiatriki Group in April 2023 in order to contribute to the further development of the Group by focusing on strategic planning, innovation and optimization of business operations. Emphasizing the continuous integration of innovative technologies at the equipment level and the acceleration of the company’s digital transformation, it focuses not only on offering integrated Healthcare services but also on the continuous improvement of the overall experience of each examinee. Mr. Marathia’s leadership approach focuses on collaboration and team empowerment, creating inclusive work teams governed by diversity, equality and respect.

Mr. Marathias has international experience in the health field holding senior management positions in multinational companies in Europe and Africa. Most recently, he held the position of Managing Director of Core Diagnostics at Abbott. From that role he managed to achieve significant successes in his area of responsibility, implementing integrated strategic planning. Through organizational redesign, he led his team to achieve a doubling of sales, focusing on customer satisfaction by providing innovative and personalized solutions. At the same time, he managed to achieve faster growth rates of the company’s profitability, turning it into a financially sound organization.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a master’s degree in Biotechnology, while in recent years he has attended extensive seminars on developing leadership skills and strategic planning.

ARGYRI VAGIONA

CEO and President of Anagennisi

She was born in London in 1975. She graduated from the German School of Thessaloniki in 1992 and from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1998. She received the title of Specialist in Nephrology in 2007. She was declared a Doctor of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace in 2013. In the summer of 2017, she completed the Executive Education Course Achieving Leadership Excellence at the London School of Economics.

Her involvement in the business world of Health began during her student years with the management of the Chronic Diseases Treatment Center and evolved with the establishment in 2002 of the Anagennisi Recovery and Rehabilitation Center, the largest Rehabilitation Center in Greece to date. Since 2007, she has been President and CEO of Anagennisi, since 2008, President and CEO of the Chronic Hemodialysis Unit of Nephrology of Thessaloniki, and since the Spring of 2023, President and CEO of the Day Care Center Anagennisi by TheMIS.

ΤHEODOROS CHAMAKIOTIS

General Manager of the Athens Medical Center

Τheodoros Chamakiotis was born οn 1975 and he was graduated from the School of Public Administration and Economics of TEI Athens University with studies in the Management of Health and Welfare Units. He holds a master’s degree (MSc) in Health Unit Management of Social Sciences Department of the Hellenic Open University.

He has more than 20 years of experience in Health Care Providers, holding positions of Management as well as positions of responsibility in the subjects of Finance and Management. He belongs to the Athens Medical Group workforce from 2009 as General Manager of Athens Medical Center – Phychiko Clinic. Since 2019, he is the General Manager in Athens Medical Center.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Private Hospitals Association (HPHA) and in October 2021 was elected as President.

EMILIOS VOUGIOUKLAKIS

Director - Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Hospital “Asklepieio” Voula

Emilios Vougiouklakis is a lawyer, a graduate of the Law School of the University of Nicosia, majoring in Greek Law. He is also a graduate of the Department of History and Archaeology of the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens, majoring in History.

He holds two postgraduate degrees from the University of Piraeus: one in Local and Regional Development and one in Business Administration (MBA) majoring in Total Quality Management. In addition, he is a PhD candidate in the Department of Business Organization of the University of Piraeus, with significant research work, and speaks English and Italian.

He has successfully assumed positions of responsibility at a young age, such as that of the press representative of the Ministry of Shipping, member of the technical teams of the negotiations with the Troika and scientific associate of the Parliament, while he has also served as Deputy Mayor of Glyfada, having been at the top of the preferences of his fellow citizens in two electoral contests (2014, 2019).

Since 2023, he has been the Governor-President of the Board of Directors of the “Asklipio” General Hospital of Voula, with his term having been renewed from April 2025 through the new ASEP procedure, which was applied for the first time for the selection of administrations in public hospitals. His term of office has focused on strengthening and improving the functionality of the hospital with targeted interventions, such as the installation of digital systems, financial consolidation through the implementation of competitive procurement procedures, the utilization of donations and the acceleration of projects from the Public Investment Program. During his time, the hospital acquired a modern Emergency Building, twice as large as before, a new urology clinic, while the full creation of the first Child Psychiatric Clinic in South and East Attica also progressed. At the same time, the introduction of a triage system in the emergency department allowed the waiting time for patients to be reduced by 70.3%. Today, with the introduction of new specialties and infrastructure, the hospital serves 34.6% more patients than in the past.

LILIAN - VENETIA VILDIRIDI

Secretary General of Health Services, Ministry of Health

Lilian Venetia Vildiridis is an Economist specializing in Health policy, planning and financing.

Graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science (BSc in Social Policy and Economics) and holder of a master’s degree (MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , is a PhD candidate at the School of Health Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

She was the Director of the special office of the Deputy Minister of Health Asimina Gaga (February 2022 – May 2023) and of the acting Minister of Health Anastasia Kotanidou (June 2023), adviser to the Deputy Minister of Health Asimina Gaga (September 2021 – January 2022), as well as an adviser to the Deputy Minister of Health Vasilis Kontozamanis (July 2019 – August 2021).

She has also been Coordinator of the organization for monitoring and accelerating the implementation of the actions and projects of the Recovery and Resilience Fund, which fall under the competence of the Ministry of Health, and President of the Monitoring Committee for the implementation of the project “Renovations and Modernization of Hospitals throughout Greece » of the Recovery and Resilience Fund. In 2020, a representative of Greece was appointed to the Board of Directors of the European Commission for the joint supply of vaccines and treatments against the disease COVID-19.

She has worked as a research fellow at the LSE Health and Social Care Research Center – London School of Economics and Political Science.

Her research interests focus, among others, on Health policy related to health care systems, with a particular emphasis on their performance assessment (HSPA), on the development of tools for the execution of planning and the management of human resources in Health (Health Workforce), in the formulation of indicators to measure the outcomes and experiences of patients receiving health services, as well as in policies that ensure equal access to health care services.

She has published research articles in international journals.

IRENE AGAPIDAKI

Deputy Minister of Health

Eirini Agapidaki is a Psychologist, with an MSc in Health Promotion and Education from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; and a PhD in Health Psychology from the same university. She has also been specialized in matters of prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health. In addition, she has many years of teaching and research experience in the fields of public health policy, public health research methodology and mental health promotion – in the context of national, European and international research programs. She has worked for many years as a research associate at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In the recent years she was elected and served as a Lecturer in Public Health, at the Medical School of the European University of Cyprus. She has written and published research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, while she has presented the results of her research papers at many national and international conferences.

In 2019, she resigned from her academic role in order to take up her duties as the Special Secretary for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors (at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum) where she remained until 2022. During her tenure at the Special Secretariat for Unaccompanied Minors all the unaccompanied minors were transferred from the reception and identification centers of the islands and Evros (more than 2.000 children in total) in suitable accommodation structures in the mainland and in other Member-States of the EU through the relocation program and the reunification process. Also, the framework for the age assessment improved significantly, to properly ensure that those placed in child-protection structures are indeed minors; protective custody was abolished by law – a shameful practice that Greece had been following for twenty years with condemnations from the European Court and strict recommendations from the Council of Europe. Additionally, the National Emergency Response Mechanism for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors for early locating and hosting unaccompanied minors who are found homeless throughout the territory, was established. This mechanism is an important instrument for preventing the disappearance of minors and is something that our country should have implemented years ago. Likewise, the places in suitable long-term accommodation facilities increased and thus we finally managed to have 2.000 places in such structures; a goal that our country already had in 2017. Last but not least, the relocation program for unaccompanied minors to other EU Member-States was implemented in cooperation with International Organizations and the European Commission, immediately ensuring effective protection (more than 1.300 unaccompanied minors and 1.400 persons were relocated – of which 620 were seriously ill children that moved to Germany together with their nuclear family members). Thus, from the over 5.500 unaccompanied minors recorded in our country in 2019, we now have a stable number that does not exceed 2.500, ensuring effective protection ecosystem.

At the end of December 2022, she assumed her duties as Secretary General of Public Health, implementing, among other things: the pediatric digital child book, so that our country can finally have for the first time official and reliable data on the vaccination coverage of children; while at the same time extensive vaccinations were organized and implemented in vulnerable population groups. In addition, the new plan called “Spyros Doxiades” was developed for the prevention, protection and health promotion of the main chronic diseases – which includes over 20 actions of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, with a budget of over 300 million euros. This is actually the first time in the history of our country, that an organized and systematic prevention system for the entire population is being implemented. Indicatively, the actions concern prevention programs of the main risk factors; such as the prevention and fight against childhood obesity in children and adults. At the level of secondary prevention, the “Fofi Gennimata” program is already being implemented, thanks to which more than 449.000 digital mammograms have already been performed and more than 28.000 women have been identified in time with findings. Next is: the cervical cancer prevention program (for 2.5 million women aged 21-65 with free screening tests-pap, HPV-DNA test, colposcopy and biopsy), the colon cancer prevention program (for 2.8 million men and women, aged 50-69 with a free colonoscopy examination), the cardiovascular disease prevention program (for 5.5 million women and men aged 30-70 with free lipid profile blood tests and early detection of cardiovascular disease risk and metabolic syndrome), but also the lung cancer prevention program in people at high risk, as well as the skin cancer prevention program in high-risk groups.

Since July 2023 she serves as the Alternate Minister of Health and as a member of the Greek Parliament.

MARILISA XENOGIANNAKOPOULOU

Member of the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA, former Minister

Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou was born in Athens in 1963 and is an attorney-at-law. A graduate of the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, she pursued postgraduate studies in Public Law – DEA at the Sorbonne University – Paris I. For several years she was an official of the European institutions in Brussels, at the European Parliament, the Secretariat of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament and the European Commission.

Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou participated actively in the students’ movement, in the Youth of PASOK and in PASOK. She has served as Member of the European Parliament (2004-2007), Member of the Greek Parliament for the 2nd Parliamentary Constituency of Athens (2007-2012), Secretary of the National Council of PASOK (2005-2006) and member of PASOK’s Political Council (2006-2009), Minister of Health (2009-2010) and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for European Affairs (2010-2012). In February 2012 she expressed her political disagreement and resigned from the Coalition Government and from PASOK.

Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou has served as Minister of Administrative Reconstruction in the government of Alexis Tsipras – SYRIZA (August 2018 – July 2019). She was elected Member of the Greek Parliament with SYRIZA in the 7^th of July 2019 elections for the B1’North Sector of Athens Parliamentary Constituency, and has been appointed Parliamentary Spokesperson. She is member of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on “National Defense and Foreign Affairs” and “Cultural and Educational Affairs” as well as of the “Committee for the Constitutional Revision”.

KONSTANTINOS KYRANAKIS

Alternate Minister of Infrastructure and Transport

Konstantinos Kyranakis (born 19/4/1987) is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens with a postgraduate degree in strategic communication from the American College of Greece. He has worked as a freelancer in the field of digital marketing, website and application development.

He was a co-founder of the BrainGain initiative for the return of young people to Greece.

He served as President of the Youth of the European People’s Party from May 2013 to May 2017.

In January 2017, the international magazine Forbes selected him among the 30 most influential young people under 30 in Europe, in the Law & Policy category.

In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he was elected for the first time as a member of parliament in the Southern Sector of Athens B and was re-elected in the elections of June 25, 2023.

He served as Deputy Minister of Digital Governance, while since March 15, 2025, he has assumed the duties of Deputy Minister of Transport.

ANARGYROS SOULIOTIS

General Manager HELLENIC COPPER

Anargyros Souliotis has a long experience in the field of Business, initially as an executive in large multinational companies and then as an Entrepreneur and CEO of a group of companies dealing in the field of health, construction of private and public projects, transport, and advertising.

What characterizes him is acumen and foresight, the persistence and determination to achieve the goals he has set in each of his business plans. Looking to the future, Mr. Souliotis is a source of inspiration for his team and also for his family who are active with him in their business group.

His goal is with the company HELLENIC COPPER to reach even higher the development of the company and its dynamics. It makes him particularly proud that through the application of the company’s products in health care areas, Public Health is defended as a whole and gives undivided priority to the protection of human life.

He has also been awarded for his philanthropic work in the field of Health through numerous donations to the National Health System (NHS) as a whole.

GRIGORIOS VLAHAKIS

Chairman of the Board of Directors & Director of Larissa General Hospital

Grigorios Vlahakis is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of the Larissa General Hospital from 7/2020 until today, dynamically implementing digital health policies in the city’s nursing institution that is often characterized as a pilot hospital.

He studied Administration and Economics with a specialization in Marketing and is a graduate of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program “Entrepreneurship” of the Departments of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Thessaly as well as the Graduate Program in Business Administration (MBA – Master in Business Administration) of the Hellenic Society of Business Administration ( e.e.d.e).

His involvement in the field of Health and Social Solidarity began in 2004, where he assumed the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NPDD Center for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities of Thessaly “O ARISTEUS”.

His successful term resulted in him taking over from 2005 to 2007 Vice-President of the Board of Directors of D.Y.Pe. (Administration of the Health Region) of Thessaly in charge of the Social Solidarity sector with 5 NPDD under his responsibility.

With the unification of the health regions in 2007, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the 5th Health Region of Thessaly and Central Greece Responsible for the Social Solidarity sector with 11 NPDD under his responsibility.

In 5/2008 he took over as Governor and Chairman of the Board of Trikala General Hospital.

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Nursing Home of Larissa, voluntary organizations and other organizations developing strong social action.

EVANTHIA BOTSA

Pediatrician-Infectious Disease Specialist, Director of First Pediatric Clinic, Director of Medical Services, Chairman of Hospital Infections Committee, “Agia Sophia" Children's Hospital

Graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens with a specialization in Pediatrics and subspecialty in Infectious Diseases. Holder of a Ph.D. from the Medical School of the University of Athens.

Director of Medical Services and Chair of the Hospital Infection Control Committee at the Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia.” Coordinating Director at the 1st Pediatric Clinic, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia.”

Actively participates in scientific events and clinical studies. Author of several publications and lecturer in both postgraduate and undergraduate programs.

Serves as a member of medical evaluation and selection councils for the Greek National Health System of the 1st Regional Health Authority. Former representative of the Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia” at the National Public Health Coordination Committee, member of the COVID-19 Management Task Force at the Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia,” member of the committee for implementing protocols and supervising pediatric COVID-19 patient care in children’s hospitals under the 1st Regional Health Authority, and member of the committee for managing acute hepatitis of unknown etiology. Active member of the Hospital’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Drug Committee, and Scientific Council.

Participates as a member of editorial boards of scientific journals, organizational and scientific committees of conferences, and the Ethics and Deontology Committee of the Institute of Child Health.

Member of scientific organizations such as the European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), the Hellenic Society for Infectious Diseases, the Hellenic Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and the Scientific Organization for Child and Adolescent Health.

DR. DIMITRIOS VELISSARIOU

Chemical Engineer MEng., MSc., PhD, Quality Assurance & Sustainability Manager, HEALTHCERT

He is the co-founder and Quality Assurance Director of the certification and audit body HEALTHCERT.

He is a graduate of the School of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Metsov, holder of a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the School of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens and a master’s degree in Oenology and Viticulture from the Agricultural University of Athens.

He has worked as a Chief Inspector of Management Systems and Products since 2015 in national and international certification bodies with a wide inspection scope and with experience in the Development and Accreditation of bodies and Certification Schemes and as a Production and Quality Manager in manufacturers of Medical Technology and Diagnostic Products.

DIMITRIOS VARTZOPOULOS

Deputy Minister of Health

Dimitris Vartzopoulos was born on 11/11/1957, the son of Chrysostomos, a craftsman and Fanis Lichiridas, a philologist from Asvestochori, Thessaloniki. He is married to Fotini Mavromatis, RN and has three children, Alexandros, a lawyer, Chrysostomos, a student and Danae, a student too.

He graduated with Honours (19 9/10) from the 2nd High School for Boys of Kavala, was the first to enter the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1975, was a scholarship holder of the ICF throughout his studies and graduated with Honours (9) in 1981. He specialized in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne and was awarded a PHD by the University of Bonn in 1990. He was a Scientific Associate of University Clinics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for many years. He worked and still works as a private Psychiatrist and Scientific Manager of a private Psychiatric Clinic.

He speaks German, English and a little French.

He was involved in student trade unionism, DAP-NDFK, ONNED and assumed positions of responsibility at all levels of New Democracy organizations (President of the Local, President of the Prefectural, President of the Thessaloniki Administrative Council, Deputy Secretary of Political Planning).

In the Public Administration he served as the Governor of the Health Region of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.

He also served as Deputy Minister of Health and Social Solidarity in the Papademos Government in 2011/2012.

In 2012 he was called by Antonis Samaras to establish the General Secretariat for Government Coordination, which he headed for about 2. 5 years!

In the parliamentary elections of July 2019, he is elected MP for the first time.

In the elections of May 2023 he was re-elected as the first Member of Parliament in the 2nd Constituency of Thessaloniki.

After the June elections, the Prime Minister and President of the New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis appointed him as Deputy Minister of Health.

RANIA THRASKIA

Member of Parliament Thessaloniki A, Head of the PASOK-KINAL Mental Health Committee

Rania Thraskia was born in Thessaloniki and is the proud mother of two children. She studied Psychology at the University of East London and Education Sciences at the University of the Aegean, later completing her Master of Science in Clinical and Community Psychology. She further specialized in Systemic and Family Counseling, combining academic expertise with a deep human-centered approach.

Her professional journey spans roles as a Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Author, and Founder of the Center for Personal & Family Development. She has also worked as a journalist and television presenter, bringing social issues to the forefront of public dialogue.

As a Member of the Standing Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs, she has contributed to matters of education and culture. She has collaborated with organizations such as Make a Wish and The Smile of the Child, offering psychosocial support to those in need, and is an active member of the Hellenic Counseling Society.

Through her book “Looking Ahead”, she shares insights and experiences that inspire individuals to move forward with optimism and strength.

GEORGIOS ALEVIZOPOULOS

Professor, Director of the 3rd University Department of Adult Psychiatry of Kifissia, NKUA

He is a Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Director of the 3rd University Psychiatric Clinic for Adults in Kifissia at the General Hospital “Agii Anargyroi” of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Coordinator of Mental Health Services at E.K.E.P.S.Y.K.

He holds degrees in medicine and pharmacy, as well as postgraduate and doctoral degrees and specializations in medicine from the University of Athens and King’s College in London, UK. He has supervised doctoral dissertations and theses, and participates in international research projects on pharmaceutical technology, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality in his areas of interest. He acts as a scientific advisor to MNCs in the US and UK on the development of innovative products in the field of mental health.

His current scientific interests concern the application of intelligent machines in psychiatry and, in particular, the action of innovative designed molecules and devices. He has published scientific papers and books in Greece and abroad.

He is a reviewer and editor for international scientific journals and a member of many scientific societies, such as the Hellenic Psychiatric Association, the Cyprus Psychiatric Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology, and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

NIKOS CHATZINIKOLAOU

Publisher - Director Realnews and President of Athens Daily Newspaper Publishers Association

Nikos Chatzinikolaou was born on October the 9th 1962, in Alexandroupolis, Evros. He started working as a journalist in 1983 covering education topics in the newspaper “MESIMVRINI”.

In 1984, he received the “Botsi” award for journalism. He then started to cover political issues. Meanwhile, he started his collaboration with the Sunday edition of the newspaper “Akropolis”, the newspaper “Ethnos” and the magazines “ENA” and “STATUS”.

In 1987, he started working for the newly founded radio “ATHINA 9,84”. At the same time he became member of the founding committee of the station. He also temporarily worked at the radio stations “ERA”, “SKY 100,4”, “PLANET” and “STATUS FM”.

In 1989, he started his collaboration with MEGA TV station. From 1998 until 2003 he was General Director of News and Information department of the station.

From 2003 until 2007, he collaborates with ALPHA TV Station, as Executive Vice President and General Director of News and Information department and later, as Chairman and CEO.

From April 2007 until October 2011 he collaborates with ALTER TV station.

In September 2007 he founded along with Andreas Kouris the «Real Group», which owns the radio station “Real Fm 97.8” in Athens, “Real Fm 107.1” in Salonica, “Ellinikos 93,2” in Athens, the weekly (every Sunday) newspaper “Real News” and the news portal “Real.gr”.

In 2012 Nikos Chatzinikolaou created his own personal site-blog “Enikos.gr” and the financial news blog “Enikonomia.gr”.

From September 2013 until June 2016, he collaborates with STAR Channel TV Station.

Since January 2017, he is the anchorman of the main news edition of ANT1 TV Station.

Nikos Chatzinikolaou is board member of European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA).

MARIANA PIRGIOTI

Co-founder Dome Consulting Firm & Communication Expert

She studied Political Sciences at the Department of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and media training at the BBC Academy. She is a journalist, political analyst, TV anchorwoman until 2011 and General Manager of the think tank Institute of Democracy, Konstantinos Karamanlis until 2014.

She is an experienced and distinguished media trainer for “tradional” and cyber crisis management in companies such as: PETROLA HELLAS, HELLENIC PETROLEUM (ELPE), LAFARGE BETON, HALYPS BUILDING MATERIALS, ITALCEMENTI GROUP, REGENCY CASINO THESSALONIKI, HSBC, CREDIT AGRICOLE LIFE, DELTA, KATSELIS, GOODY’S, EVEREST, CARREFOUR, GENESIS FARMA and others.

EMILIA STATHAKOU

Editor-in-Chief oloygeia.gr, Health Editor Realnews-Realfm

Emilia Stathakou is an accredited editor of the Ministry of Health at Realnews and Realfm and Editorial Director at Oloygeia.gr.

She has over 30 years of experience in medical reporting and has collaborated with print, web and radio media, as well as with the Athens Medical Association as the head of the Press Office.

She is a graduate of the Department of Psychology, the Philosophical School of Athens.

ALEXANDROS KONTIS

Editor-in-Chief of Real News

Alexandros Kontis has studied Political Science and History and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development. He is a journalist since 2002. He has worked for leading daily and weekly newspapers, in magazines and radio boradcasters.

Today he is the Editor in Chief in Realnews and hosts a news radio show at RealFM 97,8.

RITSA BIZOGLI

Journalist

Journalist since 1994.

Until 2008, Alpha TV, reporting (ecclesiastical and political). Presenting news bulletins (initially midday and nightly and then the main weekend news bulletin and the daily news bulletin at 20:00). Presenting scheduled and special programs.

From 2009 until the end of 2010, ERT, presenting a four-hour morning show from 6 to 10 in the morning with Kostas Arvanitis, the main weekend news bulletin, the daily main news bulletin at 21:00.

2006-2008: Radio Alpha 9.89 presenting the show from 10 am to 12 noon, with Giorgos Kyrtsos and then with Babis Koutras.

2006-2009 Free Sunday newspaper political interviews.

2021 News bulletins throughout Greece, which were recognized with the award of the Botsis Award in 2022.

Since 2011 ANTENNA TV, main news bulletin and weekend.

From 2024 to present, show on the REAL FM radio station, with Nikos Rogakos.