Amadou Diallo
SPYRIDON KOUVELIS
Spyros Kouvelis was born in Athens, Greece. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Athens and an MSc in Agricultural/Environmental Economics from the University of Reading in the UK. He runs his consulting firm on sustainable development and international business development, including green energy, innovative technology, and quality products, with client companies […]
Frank Giustra
Mr. Giustra is CEO of the Fiore Group, a private firm managing a broad portfolio of private equity investments and companies, specializing in food and lifestyle, art and entertainment, and has a proven track-record in financing and building natural resource companies. Mr. Giustra’s entrepreneurial success includes founding Lionsgate Entertainment, now one of the world’s largest […]
PEGGY ANTONAKOU
Peggy Antonakou is the CEO of Microsoft Hellas, Cyprus and Malta. She has deep experience in the fields of Management and Marketing, having held key positions both in Greece and abroad. She joined Microsoft in February 2012 as Sales Director of Small and Medium Businesses, a position from which she also led the management of […]
Helena Smith
Maria-Noel Vaeza Baque
Maria-Noel joins UN Women from UNOPS Headquarters in Copenhagen, where she served as the Director for Global Portfolio Services Office and Partnerships Practice Group, and was responsible for the operational results of UNOPS global portfolios and for the establishment of UNOPS strategic partnerships. Maria-Noel previously served as the Regional Director of UNOPS for Latin America […]
David Simas
David Simas is the Managing Director of Research and Impact at Emerson Collective, where he works to develop in-depth research projects and distributes findings and analysis in service of Emerson’s priorities including democracy, immigration, education, and climate. A native of Taunton, Massachusetts, David was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick in […]
Dimitris Tsitsiragos
Dimitris Tsitsiragos, a Greek national, is IFC’s Vice President of New Business. He leads investment operations, overseeing new business development and client relationships with key private sector partners worldwide. Mr. Tsitsiragos was previously IFC’s co-Vice President for Global Client Services, leading investment operations and advisory services from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Tsitsiragos […]
Adriana Henriquez
Adriana currently serves as Director of Development and Engagement at the Center for Independent Thought where she manages donor relationships and implements development and fundraising plans to provide for the short- and long-term needs of CIT’s education programs. She also works with CIT’s network of teachers to gather feedback of topics and activities that can […]
Anna Morath
Anna brings a background in international relations and conference management to the events team as Registration Coordinator. Before joining Concordia, she served as Conference Services Officer at the Nobel Peace Prize winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, where she organized international conferences and supported intergovernmental policy. She has also […]
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Born Demetrios Arhondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected in October 1991 as the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by the Apostle Andrew. His formal office is Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch, a historic title dating to the sixth century. A citizen […]