KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS

Prime Minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic on July 8th, 2019. He was reelected in June 2023.

President of Nea Demokratia since January 2016, managed to modernize his party, renew and boost its membership base, create a system of funding based on small annual donations by the members and put in place a code of transparency and accountability in the operations of the party.

He led his party to a landslide victory three years later, campaigning on a platform for jobs, strong growth and lower taxes. Nea Demokratia was the first party to win an absolute majority in the Greek Parliament since 2009.

As Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Government from June 2013 until January 2015, he spearheaded comprehensive national reforms by implementing a functional reorganization of institutions, structures and processes.

A member of the Parliament since 2004, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has participated in the Committee for Constitutional Amendment, the Committee for Trade and the Committee for National Defense. He was also an active member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

As Chairman of the Environment Committee between 2007-2009, he passionately pursued issues pertaining to climate change and advocated for the need for environmentally sustainable growth. Since then, he was the shadow-minister for the environment and climate change for Nea Demokratia until 2012.

Before entering politics, he worked for ten years in the private sector as a financial analyst with Chase Investment Bank, a consultant with McKinsey and Company and finally as CEO of NBG Venture Capital at the National Bank of Greece.

He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Social Studies, summa cum laude, from Harvard University, and earned an MA in International Relations from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis is married to Mareva Grabowski and they have three children, Sofia, Constantinos and Dafni.

DOMNA MICHAILIDOU

Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs

Domna Michailidou is an economist and academic. She serves as the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs in Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government.

She was born and raised in Piraeus and studied economics in the United Kingdom. She attended the University of Cambridge, where she earned a master’s degree in Development Studies and a PhD in Development and Economic Crises.

She worked as a lecturer at the universities of Cambridge and UCL, as a consultant for state entities such as Brazil, Iran, Uganda, France, and organizations like the UN, OECD, and the British Council. After 11 years abroad, she returned to Greece as an economist for the OECD’s Competition Toolkit and, since 2017, served as a reform advisor to the President of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Politics

In 2019, at the age of 31, she became the youngest member of the government. As Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, she managed the portfolio of Welfare and Social Solidarity. She established and implemented active inclusion policies for vulnerable groups, focusing on child protection, preschool education, deinstitutionalization, independent living for people with disabilities, and elderly care.

In the elections of May 21, 2023, she was elected MP for Piraeus A and Islands.

In the June 25 elections, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports, responsible for primary and secondary education, including special education and the operation of vocational high schools. Throughout her tenure, she significantly contributed to designing and implementing strategies to prevent and address school violence and bullying.

From January 4, 2024, to June 14, 2024, she was sworn in as Minister of Labor and Social Security.

On March 15, 2025, she was sworn in as Minister of Social Cohesion and Family.

NIKI KERAMEUS

Minister of Labour and Social Security

Niki Kerameus was born on July 18, 1980, in Thessaloniki. She is married to lawyer Dimitris Loukas, and together they have two sons, Loukas and Konstantinos.

She holds a law degree from the Panthéon-Assas University Paris II with a specialization in international law, a master’s degree in private international law and arbitration from the same university, and an LL.M. focused on international arbitration from Harvard Law School.

Professional experience

She is a lawyer and a member of both the Athens Bar Association and the New York Bar Association. From 2004 to 2019, she practiced law in Athens and New York, mainly focusing on civil law and arbitration, until she assumed the position of Minister of Education and Religious Affairs.

During her postgraduate studies in France, she worked as a teaching assistant at the Panthéon-Assas University Paris II, teaching first-year law students.

Parliamentary and political activities

On July 14, 2024, she assumed the position of Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Hellenic Republic. Previously, she served as Minister of the Interior of the Hellenic Republic from 2023 to 2024. During her term, postal voting was introduced for the first time in the history of Greece and a new framework for the selection and evaluation of public body executives was established.

From 2019 to 2023, as Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, she worked systematically to improve the quality of education at all levels, particularly under the challenging circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key reforms during her tenure include the extension of compulsory preschool education by one year, starting from the age of 4, the introduction of English and Robotics from kindergarten, the implementation of courses focused on the development of skills (e.g. critical thinking, empathy) for ages 4 to 15, the evaluation of teachers, educators and education executives, the strengthening of public university extroversion and internationalization through partnerships with leading institutions abroad, and the overall upgrade of vocational education and training.

Since 2015, she has been an elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament with the New Democracy Party, originally for the State Constituency and, since 2019, representing the Athens B1 Constituency (North). Her roles within the party include serving as Responsible for the Administrative Reform and E-Government Sector from March 2015 to January 2016, Parliamentary Spokesperson from January 2016 to November 2016, and Head of the Education, Research and Religious Affairs Sector from November 2016 to July 2019. She has played an important role in shaping the New Democracy Party’s policy proposals, particularly relating to a comprehensive education program and curriculum, voting rights for Greeks living abroad, improvements of the organ and tissue donation system and the constitutional amendment proposals.

Social activities

She is a founding member and the first President of the non-profit foundation Desmos. While working in New York, she was awarded for her pro bono work, providing free legal services to New York homeless groups.

DUBRAVKA ŠUICA

European Commissioner for the Mediterranean

As Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica’s task is to create a common and people-centred agenda and develop partnerships with the Mediterranean region and countries across our Southern Neighbourhood based on common values and dialogue. She is also the Commissioner in charge of demography.

She is responsible for:

  • leading the work on the New Pact for the Mediterranean to address shared challenges and invest in a common future, building partnerships focused on investment, economic stability, jobs, energy, transport, security, migration, and other areas of mutual interest
  • setting up a Trans-Mediterranean Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation Initiative to increase renewable energy trading and boost clean tech manufacturing in the region
  • working with partners in the region to operationalise the external aspects of migration policy, such as border controls and fighting smugglers, in respect of human rights, as well as work more closely on security, fighting organised crime and terrorism
  • supporting the High Representative/Vice-President on the Middle East and the Gulf
  • steering the implementation of the Demography Toolbox to help Member States address their demographic challenges
  • supporting work on increasing participation in the labour market, especially by women, young people and other underrepresented groups

KONSTANTINOS A. KARAGKOUNIS

Deputy Minister for Social Security

He was born in 1975. He was first elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament with the party of New Democracy (ND) in 2009, and since then he has been re-elected in all subsequent elections. In 2012 he was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Justice, Transparency & Human Rights. In 2014 he was the Parliamentary Representative of ND and in 2015 as the Spokesman of ND. He has also been the Head of Justice Section for ND. In 2014 he was appointed president and now is member of the Greece-Israel Friendship Group and the Greece-USA Friendship Group. He has been elected as the Chairman of the Special Permanent Committee on the Penitentiary System and other forms of the confinement of detainees from 2019 to 2024.

Ηe is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens and holds a Μaster’s degree in the Field of International Law from the University of London-UEL; he graduated with honors. He continued his postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh in the field of Intellectual Property. He attended Harvard University’s Program “Global Change Agents Executive Education Program”, in 2011. He is fluent in English and French.

He is a lawyer in Athens and is married with 3 children.

ELENA RAPTI

Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion and Family

Elena Rapti was born in Thessaloniki where she grew up and currently resides.

She is a graduate of the Arsakeio High School of Thessaloniki.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Hellenic Culture from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Open University of Cyprus.

She is a holder of a Postgraduate Degree (Master in Business Administration -MBA) in Business Administration from Winchester University.

She worked as an independent professional in the field of Audiovisual Communication Systems.

She was first elected as a City Council Member in the Municipality of Thessaloniki in 1998.

She is a founding member of the Social Organization “Agapi” and of the Volunteer Information Centre “Team with You”.

In 2002, she was re-elected as a City Council Member in the Municipality of Thessaloniki by a majority vote.

In 2004, she was first elected as Member of the Hellenic Parliament with the political party of New Democracy (ND) for the Thessaloniki A΄ Constituency.

She was re-elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament with New Democracy for the Thessaloniki A΄ Constituency in 2007, 2009, in both elections of May and June 2012, in January 2015 as well as in September 2015, in July 2019 and in both elections of May and June 2023.

Ιn 2011, she was appointed Secretary of Volunteerism and NGO of New Democracy by decision of the President of New Democracy.

In 2012, she was appointed Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

In the Council of Europe, she was appointed Member of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, the Committee on Equality and Non-discrimination, Member of the Parliamentary Network on the Ending of Child Sexual Abuse and Coordinator of the campaign “ONE in FIVE” of the Council of Europe in Greece.

In 2015, she took over the Culture Sector of New Democracy.

In 2017, she was appointed member of the group of experts of the EPAS programme of the Council of Europe and the European Union under the title “PSS+ – Ending sexual harassment and abuse of children in sports.

In 2021, she was appointed Head of the National Action Plan for the Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.

In 2022, by decision of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, she was appointed National Coordinator for the Prevention and the Response to the Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Minors.

In June 2023, Elena Rapti was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism.

In March 2025 was appointed Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs.

STAVROS KALAFATIS

Deputy Minister of Development

Stavros Kalafatis is Deputy Minister of Development, responsible for Research and Innovation. Member of Parliament for the 1st District of Thessaloniki for the New Democracy party since 2003. He served as Deputy Minister of Development (2007 – 2009), Minister of Macedonia – Thrace (2009), Alternate Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2012 – 2014), Deputy Minister of Interior responsible for Macedonia – Thrace issues (2021 – 2023).
Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group (2019 – 2021 and 2023 – 2025), upon the proposal of the Prime Minister and President of New Democracy, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Head of the European Affairs Department of the New Democracy Party (2016 – 2019) and Coordinator of the Production and Trade Committee of the New Democracy Party (2015 – 2016). Head of the Tourism Political Responsibility Department of the New Democracy Party (2004 – 2007).

He served for years in the field of Local Government as a Municipal Councilor in the Municipality of Thessaloniki (1998 – 2006). He was Deputy Mayor for Environment and Greenery and Vice President of the Municipal Council. Leader of the major opposition of the Municipality of Thessaloniki and regular member of the Committee of the Regions of the EU (2014 – 2019).

He was born in Thessaloniki in 1965. He is a Lawyer. Graduate of the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Holder of a Master’s Degree in International Studies (A.U.T.H.) and in Sports Management (University of Maryland, USA). Graduate of the American College of Anatolia. He worked as Director and Head of Communications for newspapers in Thessaloniki. He served as the Organization and Communications Consultant for PAOK. He also taught the science of sports management in private IEKs. Married to Vicky Moysiadou and father of two children. Speaks English.

FOKION KARAVIAS

Managing Director of Eurobank

Mr. Fokion Karavias holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Eurobank S.A. and he is Member of the Board of Directors.

He has served at Eurobank as Senior General Manager, Head of Group Corporate and Investment Banking, Capital Markets & Wealth Management and member of the Executive Committee (2014 – 2015), General Manager and member of the Executive Committee (2005 – 2013), Deputy General Manager and Treasurer (2002 -2005).

He started his career in banking in 1991, at JP Morgan, in New York, in the market risk management division. In 1994, he joined Citibank, in Athens, responsible for derivatives and fixed income business in Greece. In 1997, he joined Eurobank, as head of fixed income and derivatives trading. In 2000, he became Treasurer at Telesis Investment Bank.

He is also Chief Executive Officer of Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings S.A. and Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Bank Association.

He holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, a Master’s and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He has published several papers on topics concerning his academic research. He was born in Athens in 1964.

NIKOS HARDALIAS

Governor of the Attica Region

Nikos Hardalias was born on 10 November 1968 in the Municipality of Vyronas, Attica and has origins from Granitsa, Evritania.

He graduated with distinction from the Varvakeios Model School (Varvakeion Lyceum).

He studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Kent, England, specializing in European Integration and Regional Development.

He did his military service in the Hellenic Air Force from 1996 to1998.

He served as Mayor of Vyronas for 3 terms of four years (2003-2014), President of the Union for the Protection and Development of Hymettus Mountain – SPAY (2003-2014), and Chairman of the Civil Protection Committee of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece – KEDE (2006-2012). He was also Executive Secretary of the Region of Central Greece (2014-2016) and Regional Councillor of Attica (2014-2019).

In addition, he was Secretary-General for Civil Protection from 19 July 2019 to 16 March 2020, Deputy Minister for Civil Protection and Crisis Management from 17 March 2020 to 30 August 2021 and Deputy Minister of National Defence from 31 August 2021 to 25 May 2023.

On 27 June 2023, Nikos Hardalias took office as Deputy Minister of National Defence and held the office until 28 August 2023.

On 8 October 2023, Nikos Hardalias was elected as Governor of the Attica Region.

He is married to Ms Panagiota Panagiotopoulou, Physical Education Teacher (graduate of the School of Physical Education and Sport Science, TEFAA, Athens), and has two daughters, Ioanna and Dimitra.

He speaks English and French.

STRATOS FANARAS

President & CEO, Metron Analysis

Mr. Fanaras is the President and CEO of Metron Analysis S.A. He specializes in sampling, design and analysis of social and political research as well as strategy. In the past he was Head of educational programs in the field of IT at the National Center for Public Administration, Statistical Analyst at the National Statistical Service.

He is a graduate of the Mathematics Department of the University of Ioannina with a specialization in data analysis (Master from Middlesex University) and further training in sampling techniques (Training of European Statisticians University of Southampton), in Great Britain.

Mr. Fanaras has extensive experience in project management, having managed and supervised more than 800 research projects, both in political and social research and in market research. He is considered one of the most accomplished political and social analysts in Greece, excelling in providing strategic guidance and secondary analysis. Mr. Fanaras has been an advisor to large financial organizations, political parties, prime ministers and presidents in European countries. Other activities are the presentation of election results and pre-election and post-election surveys, regular articles in the daily press, scientific conferences and educational research and statistical analysis work (e.g. National Technical University, National Center for Public Administration, GSEE Labor Institute). .

Mr. Fanaras is a Member of the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (E.S.O.M.A.R.), the World Society for Public Opinion Research (W.A.P.O.R.) and the Hellenic Mathematical Society.

KONSTANTINOS GLOUMIS - ATSALAKIS

General Secretariat for Demography and Housing Policy

Konstantinos Gloumis-Atsalakis was born in Athens and is an Athens Lawyer specializing in public and EU law. He studied at the Athens Law School and holds postgraduate degrees in European Law from the College of Europe (Belgium), and in “Law and Economics” from the University of Piraeus.

From March 1, 2023, he serves as Governor and Chairman of the Board of the Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity Organization (OPEKA). From 2019 to February 2023, he was Director of the special office of the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, responsible for welfare and social solidarity issues, gaining extensive experience in matters of public administration, welfare, benefits and social services. From November 2022 he is concurrently a member of the temporary administration of the World Ark.

Prior to assuming this position, he served as a lawyer in distinguished law firms taking on major competition, public procurement and energy law cases.

He also served as a national expert at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in the context of the Competition Toolbox, formulating legislative interventions to remove regulatory obstacles to competition. He started out his career at the Directorate of Legislative Acts of the European Parliament.

He published articles on European and international law in international and Greek scientific journals and has participated in scientific conferences in Greece and abroad. He speaks English, French and German.

PAVLOS GEROULANOS

Parliamentary Representative, PASOK - KINAL

Born in 1966, in Athens. He studied History at Williams College. In 1994, he obtained master’s degrees from the Department of Public Administration of Harvard University and the Department of Business Administration of MIT University.

He worked at Kefalonia Fish Farms, as financial director and manager of the company’s reorganization program, from 1994 to 1998.

In the period 1999-2004, he served as a special associate of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Papandreou, on issues of organization and coordination and as Secretary General of Hellenes Abroad.

In January 2006, he assumed the position of director of the political office of the President of PASOK, George Papandreou, until the 8th Congress. He served as Secretary of the Movement’s Communication Sector since 2008 and was responsible for the pre-election campaign for the European elections and the 2009 National Elections. He served as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports from 2009 to 2012. In 2019, as a candidate for Mayor, he ran for the Municipality of Athens with the “ATHENS IS YOU” faction. In 2021, he took part in the elections for the Presidency of PASOK. Since 2022, he has been Secretary of the PASOK-KINAL Tourism Sector. In May 2023, he was elected Member of Parliament for the 1st Athens District. In June 2023, he was re-elected.

He speaks English and French. He is married to Lara Barazi-Geroulanou and has two children, Tatiana and Alexandra.

MICHALIS VLASTARAKIS

Group Chief Marketing Officer (Group CMO), Eurobank

General Manager Group Marketing & Corporate Communications, Group Chief Marketing Officer (Group CMO), Eurobank SA of Eurobank SA.

Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Eurobank Business Accelerator, “egg – enter•grow•go” and member of the Advisory Board of BigPi Ventures I, V.P. Velocity Fund, Uni.Fund I & Metavallon II. Member of “The Marketing Hub” Advisory Board and member of EACE, Society of Senior Business Executives.

Before Eurobank, he held positions of responsibility at Euroinvestment Bank, Barclays Bank in Greece and the United Kingdom, as well as at National Bank. During his career, he has contributed to the development of Retail Banking in Greece and Southeast Europe, where he was a member of the Boards of Directors of Eurobank AD Beograd (Serbia), Bancpost SA (Romania) & Eurobank Bulgaria AD (Bulgaria). He has also been a member of the Boards of Directors of ‘ERB Eurolife Life Insurance’, ‘ERB Eurolife General Insurance’ and ‘Eurobank Asset Management A.E.D.A.K.’

Finally, he holds an MBA in Financial Services from ALBA Graduate Business School and a degree in Economics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has also been trained in Strategic Marketing at Harvard Business School and Management at IMD.

ALEXANDRA TRAGAKI

Professor of Demography Economics, Harokopio University

Alexandra Tragaki is a Professor of Economic Demography at Harokopio University, where she has served as President of the Department of Geography.

She holds a PhD from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), also has a master’s degree in Economic Demography from the same University and a degree in Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has received a scholarship from IKY for postgraduate and doctoral studies abroad and the Fulbright Award for Visiting Scholars (2013-14).

She was elected a Lecturer at Harokopio University in 2002. Furthermore, she had previously worked as a consultant in the Economic Research and Analysis Unit of the Council of Economic Experts (SOE) of the Ministry of National Economy (2000-2002) and as a researcher at the Institute for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), specializing in social security (1998-2000).

She has been a key member of the Greek delegation to the Economic Policy Committee of the European Commission, during the period Dec. 2000-Sept. 2002.

She has participated in expert committees and in various research projects.

VASILEIOS KELLARIS, MD, MSC, PHD

Obstetrician - Reproductive Gynecologist, Vice President of "Mother" Hospital, Vice President of the "HEALTH IVF Embryogenesis" Unit, Co-founder of the non-profit Be-Live Association

Vasilios Kellaris was born in Athens. He is a medical graduate of NKUA (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), while he served as a Resident Obstetrician at “ATTIKON” University Hospital, having completed part of his training at “Elpis” and “Aglaia Kyriakou” Children’s hospital.

He holds a Master’s degree in High Risk Pathology Pregnancy and a PhD from the Medical School of NKUA.

He also holds a Diploma in Specialization in Management and Organization of Health Units from the Open University of Athens, an A.L.S.O. Diploma (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, U.K.) and a Certificate of the Vocational Training Centers (KEK) in “Human Reproduction”.

He is further educated in the field of Infertility and Assisted Reproduction Methods at the University Hospital UZ Brussel. Additionally, he is a Certified Sonographer and holds a “Focus on Gynecology” Diploma and a ISGE Certification (International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology).

He is Vice President of “Mitera” hospital, Vice President and co-founder of the “Hygeia IVF Embryogenesis” Center and Co-founder of the Non-profit Organization for infertility and birth deficit Be-Live.

Moreover, he is a Research Fellow of the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine (E.E.A.I.) and member of the Coordinating Committee for Human Reproduction of C.V.T. (Vocational Training Center).

Furthermore, he is a fellow of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), member of the European Academy of Gynecological Surgery (MIS Academy Europe) and of the Global Fertility Academy (GFA).

He is an editorial board member of British Medical Journal (BMJ).

He has his private clinic in Athens and Samos.

DR. MARIA MICHALOPOULOU

Professor, Member of the Governing Board of the Democritus University of Thrace

Dr.Maria Michalopoulou is a Member of the Governing Board of the Democritus University of Thrace, Professor in Acquisition of Skills in Physical Activity and Sport.

She completed her studies at the University of Athens, NKUA and continued at the Dept of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Sheffield UK. She obtained her PhD in Sports Excellence and Cognitive Skills at the University of Thrace.

Her research interests include physical activity and health, developing interventions for skill acquisition and improving quality of life.

She has been serving at the DPESS of the Democritus University of Thrace since 1995 and during this time she has served as Head of Dept., Dean of School, Vice Rector for Research and Lifelong Learning, President of LLL Center and Erasmus+ Coordination for DUTH, Head of the Innovation Hub and the THINC Incubator of DUTH. She is a Board Member of the National Anti-Doping Agency and Vice President of Study in Greece, which was founded to support the internationalization of Greek Public Universities.

At the same time, she has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and a respective number of scientific communications. She is the Coordinator of European and national projects such as the European University Alliance EMERGE, in which DUTH participates, the European Digital Innovation Hub for the Digital and Green Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector EDIH- DigiAgriFood, the DIGI-Rangeland Horizon Governance project for the adoption of digital applications in livestock production, the EIT RIS FOOD HUB for Greece and the Europe Direct Information Centre in the Region of EMTH.

Finally, she participates in multiple research initiatives actions and programs such as Erasmus Mundus, Sport and EU4Health Program.

STAMATIS VELEGRAKIS

CEO of AFI Microfinance S.A.

He has 15 years of experience having worked in Global Financial Institutions in London in the operational arm of Investment Banking. Among other things, he has served as Executive Director with responsibilities for strategic planning, risk and cost analysis and management, process optimization, as well as lifelong learning and professional development.

He is an economist, a graduate of the National University of Athens, with a Master’s degree in Management from Imperial College Business School in London. Finally, he has completed two Executive courses – the MBA Essentials at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Executive Strategy Programme at the University of Oxford.

EVA PAPADAKI

Project Manager, HOPEgenesis

Eva Papadaki was born in Athens in 1978 and is the Project Manager of HOPEgenesis, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating low birth rates, supporting families, and addressing Greece’s demographic challenges. HOPEgenesis received the 2018 European Citizen’s Prize from the European Parliament.

She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations from Brunel University, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Organizational Behavior from the American College of Greece.

Eva has contributed to two Olympic Games: as Regional HR Director for Security at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and as HR Director of the Aquatic Olympic Center for Spectator Services at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

For the past seven years, she has worked in the civil society sector as Project Manager at HOPEgenesis, with prior experience in advertising and human resources.

She is the mother of a 5-year-old boy.

NIKOS MILAPIDIS

Secretary General for Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Nikos Milapidis was born in Thessaloniki in 1983. He graduated in 2001 from the Experimental School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Right afterwards, he was admitted to the School of Law of Aristotle University and got his BA in 2005. He has a master’s degree in public law and political sciences from the School of Law, Aristotle University (2009). He has also pursued and got an MBA in Business Administration from the Alba Graduate business School in Athens (2019). Nikos has also attended some postgraduate classes in Law and Economics, an MA program in Utrecht University, Netherlands (2006).

Mr. Milapidis has been practicing law since 2007 and has worked as a Public & Business Policy Strategist in parliamentary and local government posts. In 2020, he served as a consultant for the Head of State, Ms Sakellaropoulou. He has plenty of experience in legislative works both in national but also in European posts and he was in charge of coordinating various team projects resulting in major state reforms.

Mr. Milapidis has served as an Office Director of the Greek Minister of Rural Development & Food, Mr Tsaftaris, and was appointed as a Greek Representative in Brussels, during the EE Greek Presidency (2012-2014). For the period 2015-2019, he had been the Director of the Members of Parliament of the party “To Potami”. For three years (2020-2023) he had worked as the Office Director of the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Mr. Tsakloglou.

From July 2023 until July 2024, he has served as the Secretary General for Social Security, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

In August 2024, he has been appointed Secretary General for Labour at the same Ministry.

Nikos has been married and has a daughter and a son.

BYRON KOTZAMANIS

Professor of Demography University of Thessaly

Byron Kotzamanis, Demographer, Docteur es Lettres et Sciences Humaines (Univ. Paris X, France). Principal Investigator, Research Project “Demographic Imperatives in Research and Practices in Greece -Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (2021-2023). Researcher at the National Centre of Social Research (1983-1996), Associate Professor (1989-99) and Professor (1999-2019) of Demography (University of Thessaly, Dept of Planning and Regional Development).

Director (1998-2019) of the Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analyses of UTH. Director of the post-graduate studies program of the Dept. of Planning and Regional Studies (2001-2004) and of the Joint French-Greek Master Program “Population-Development-Foresight” organized by the Universities of Thessaly and Bordeaux (2015-2017). President (2001-2004) of the Association of French Speaking Demographers (AIDELF) and Honorary President since 2005. President (2007->) of the Association Demobalk. Chevalier de Palmes Academiques of the French Government (2005). Expert of the European Commission responsible for the re-organization of the Statistical Institutes in Western Balkans (Montenegro, Serbia, BiH) in the framework of PHARE and CARDS programs and member of numerous Monitoring and observation missions (EU, Consul of Europe, UNFPA) for censuses operations in ex-socialist countries.

Scientific responsible for the implementation of several research programs financed by national, foreigners and international institutions. Author, co-author and editor of books about demographic /population developments in Greece and Balkans. Author of several papers in collective volumes examining issues of demographic policy, population projections, migration, mortality, family/fertility (as well as the spatial dimensions of demographic phenomena) in Greece / Balkans.

DR. KALLIOPI KALAITZI

MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Lifestyle Medicine Founder & chief medical officer, The longevity & wellbeing Clinic, Vice President BrianReGain

Dr. Kalliopi Kalaitzi is a Physical Medicine& Rehabilitation physician.

She is the founder and chief medical Officer of the first Lifestyle Medicine, personalized Prevention and Longevity Clinic in Greece.

She graduated with honors from the American College of Thessaloniki, then studied at the Aristoteleian University of Thessaloniki Medical School. She then interned at The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Charité – Berlin University Medicine) which is Europe’s largest University Hospital, affiliated with Humboldt University and the Free University of Berlin and completed her residency in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Asklepieion Hospital (Greece).

Her expertise is in Lifestyle Medicine, and she works to empower patients to reach their optimal level of wellness by adopting healthy habits.

She is the Head of Lifestyle Medicine Department at Euroclinic, Athens and an Academic Scholar in Athens Medical School leading the first Lifestyle Medicine Clinic for breast cancer survivors in Greece.

In addition to her medical interests in Lifestyle Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, she is active in the field of humanitarian Medicine. For this purpose, she has visited Africa, and she has been giving medical assistance in refugee camps in Germany.

She has a wide social activity: She was one of the six co-founders of “BrainGain” movement a hub of Greek researchers and academics, including scientists as well as legal scholars, economists, and strategic communication specialists that live and work abroad and currently serves as a board member of BrainReGain Initiative. She is board member of the Hellenic Cardiology Foundation, board member of the Hellenic Initiative against Alzheimers, member of the scientific advisory board of the Hellenic Cancer Society and President of an NGO affiliated with University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Aretaieion Hospital, which focuses on prenatal, maternal and women’s health.

She was the youngest prefectural counselor that has ever been elected by the public in Greece (2002-2006).

Moreover, Dr. Kalaitzi is the youngest regional commissioner (Eparch) that has ever been elected in Greece (2007-2010).

For all these achievements, Dr Kalaitzi was nominated in 2010 for the Marshall Memorial Fellowship of GMF and in 2013 for the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program on American Youth: “Inspiring Leadership and Civic Participation».

She is selected as one of the 40 under4 0 European Young Leaders (class of 2015-2016).

THEOFANIS VOUTSARAS

General Manager of Human Resources, Motor Oil

Born in 1963.

He is a Boston College (USA) graduate and holder of a MSc in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management from London School of Economics (UK).

He has 30 years of experience as Μember of the Board and has held senior managerial posts in various sectors such as Banking, Sports and Shipping.

He has been working for Motor Oil since 2010.

SANDY TSAKIRIDI

Senior Director - Legal Counsel, Global Privacy Office of The Coca-Cola Company, Back to Greece Member

Sandy Tsakiridi is a dual-qualified lawyer (England & Wales, Greece) specialising in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and cybersecurity. She is a Senior Director – Legal Counsel at the Global Privacy Office of The Coca-Cola Company. As part of her responsibilities, she is the Head Privacy Counsel for Europe and the Global Lead Counsel for the company’s AI Governance Programme. Prior to her current role, she spent 16 years abroad working as a senior in-house counsel at the global privacy team of HSBC as well as an external counsel in leading international law firms and one of the Big Four in London and Brussels. She has also completed a traineeship at the Legal Service of the Council of the European Union.

Sandy holds various professional certifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, COBIT, PRINCE2) as well as four postgraduate degrees in law from University College London (UCL), the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne and the Brussels School of Competition. She is also the founder of W@PrivacyGR and has served as an Advisory Board Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). She regularly speaks in international conferences and contributes to professional publications with regard to privacy, data protection and AI topics.

She has been a member of Back to Greece since 2020.

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.

KATIA MAKRI

Journalist

Katia Makri is a journalist at Antenna Channel, one of the leading television networks in Greece. She has more than 20 years of experience as a political editor, and worked during that time for Ethnos, Eleftherotypia and Real newspapers, Star Channel, Alter Channel, Real, Alpha, and Flash Radio.

She was born in Athens, she has a master in European Studies and speaks fluently English and Italian.

FOIVOS KARZIS

Journalist

Foivos Karzis is a journalist. For the last 35 years he has worked in radio (Flash 9.61, Athens 98.4, City 99.5), television (ERT, Star) and the press (Naftemboriki, Eleftheros Typos, Ethnos tis Kyriaki, Ependisi, Kefalaio, Kerdos, 24 Ores, Proti, Eksormisi, Oikonomikos Taxidromos). Today he works as a communications consultant at Eurobank.

He has written the books “The Middle Void. The rise and fall of the middle class in Greece and the world” (Papadopoulos, 2020) and “Between two Greeces” (Polis, 2006). He studied Byzantine philology in Greece (EKPA) and linguistics in Britain (Reading).

Summit

At a glance

The summit “Demographic 2025” is organized by Next is Now and Dome Consulting and will take place on May 12, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Athens.

With the central goal of highlighting the demographic issue as a major national priority, the event aims to promote public dialogue on a matter that profoundly affects the future of Greek society. Through an open exchange of views, politicians, academics, experts, and citizens will be invited to discuss and analyze the challenges posed by the demographic crisis, exploring its causes and consequences in a constructive and participatory manner.

With a particular emphasis on presenting substantiated evidence and data, which will serve as the foundation for fruitful reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to examine statistics, research, and trends related to population aging, declining birth rates, and migration, with the aim of developing realistic and sustainable proposals.

The summit seeks not only to raise awareness but also to create a framework for collaboration that will lead to meaningful solutions, strengthening the collective effort to address this national issue.

ΙN DETAIL

Summit Schedule

09:30 - 10:00
Registration - Coffee
10:00 - 10:15
Summit Opening - Greetings
10:15 - 10:25
Interview of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, by Nikos Chatzinikolaou
10:25 - 10:30
Video of the Governor of the Attica Region, Mr. Nikos Hardalias
10:30 - 10:45 | Presentation
Research presentation by Mr. Stratos Fanaras, President and CEO of Metron Analysis S.A.
10:45 - 11:00
Interview of the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs, Mrs. Domna Michailidou, by Nikos Chatzinikolaou
11:00 - 12:00 | Section A
Demographic Challenges and Policies: from Theory to Practice
12:00 - 12:45 | Section B
The Young Generation in the Labor Market: Economic Independence, Innovation and Demographics
12:45 - 13:45 | Section C
Brain Regain
Keynote Speaker
Participants
13:45
End of Summit - Presentation of conclusions
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MEET OUR

Speakers

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister

Domna Michailidou

Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs

Niki Kerameus

Minister of Labour and Social Security

Via Video

Dubravka Šuica

European Commissioner for the Mediterranean

Konstantinos A. Karagkounis

Deputy Minister for Social Security

Elena Rapti

Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion and Family

Stavros Kalafatis

Deputy Minister of Development

Fokion Karavias

Managing Director of Eurobank

Via Video

Nikos Hardalias

Governor of the Attica Region

Stratos Fanaras

President & CEO, Metron Analysis

Konstantinos Gloumis - Atsalakis

General Secretariat for Demography and Housing Policy

Pavlos Geroulanos

Parliamentary Representative, PASOK - KINAL

Michalis Vlastarakis

Group Chief Marketing Officer (Group CMO), Eurobank

Alexandra Tragaki

Professor of Demography Economics, Harokopio University

Vasileios Kellaris, MD, MsC, PhD

Obstetrician - Reproductive Gynecologist, Vice President of "Mother" Hospital, Vice President of the "HEALTH IVF Embryogenesis" Unit, Co-founder of the non-profit Be-Live Association

Dr. Maria Michalopoulou

Professor, Member of the Governing Board of the Democritus University of Thrace

Stamatis Velegrakis

CEO of AFI Microfinance S.A.

Eva Papadaki

Project Manager, HOPEgenesis

Nikos Milapidis

Secretary General for Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Byron Kotzamanis

Professor of Demography University of Thessaly

Dr. Kalliopi Kalaitzi

MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Lifestyle Medicine Founder & chief medical officer, The longevity & wellbeing Clinic, Vice President BrianReGain

Theofanis Voutsaras

General Manager of Human Resources, Motor Oil

Sandy Tsakiridi

Senior Director - Legal Counsel, Global Privacy Office of The Coca-Cola Company, Back to Greece Member

Moderator

Nikos Chatzinikolaou

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

Moderator

Mariana Pirgioti

Co-founder DOME CONSULTING FIRM & Communication Expert

Moderator

Katia Makri

Journalist

Moderator

Foivos Karzis

Journalist

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Contact

Location:

Grand Hyatt Athens
Parthenon Hall
115 Andrea Siggrou Avenue, 175 64, Athens, Greece

Contact Info:
DOME Consulting Firm
Αντωνία Αγγελάκου
+30 – 212 – 1052761
info@domeconsulting.gr
NEXT IS NOW
Μαρία Βλαχοσταμάτη
+30 – 211 – 2008380
nextisnow18@gmail.com

Media

Summit Video

Έναρξη Συνεδρίου

Ομιλία - Πρωθυπουργός, Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης

Ομιλία - Ευρωπαία Επίτροπος για τη Μεσόγειο, Ντούμπραβκα Σούιτσα

Ομιλία - Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος Eurobank, Φωκίων Καραβίας

Ομιλία - Υπουργός Επικρατείας, Άκης Σκέρτσος

Συνέντευξη Υπουργού Κοινωνικής Συνοχής & Οικογένειας κ Δόμνας Μιχαηλίδου στον κ Νίκο Χατζηνικολάου

Ομιλία - Περιφερειάρχη Αττικής, Νίκος Χαρδαλιάς

Ομιλία - Υπουργός Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης, Νίκη Κεραμέως

Παρουσίαση έρευνας από κ Στράτο Φαναρά, Πρόεδρο και Διευθύνοντα Σύμβουλο της Metron Analysis SA

Ενότητα Α - Δημογραφικές Προκλήσεις και Πολιτικές από τη Θεωρία στην Πράξη

Ενότητα Β - Η Νέα Γενιά στην Αγορά Εργασίας Οικονομική Ανεξαρτησία, Καινοτομία και Δημογραφικό

Ενότητα Γ - Brain Regain

Χορηγοί Συνεδρίου

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