Trifon Papapanagiotou is a Diploma graduate of the Department of Financial and Management Engineering of the University of Aegean and a postgraduate of the MSc in Finance and Financial Information Systems, of the Department of Finance and Accounting of the University of Greenwich. Mr. Papapanagiotou is a PhD candidate of the Department of Economics, of the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and is also a scientific scholar of the A.U.TH. Research Institute. He has published academic papers in a reputable scientific journals refereed, in International scientific Conferences and in proceedings of National Conferences. He has been awarded from the University of Greenwich for the best departmental postgraduate thesis for the academic year of 2009-2010 and has received a distinction award in the National Conference of ‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ with his team, for a research project in Bio-Statistical Analysis of Medical Data. He is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece since 2008 and holds professional licenses of Tax Accountant and Economist. His research activities mainly focus on financial engineering, financial risk management, portfolio analysis and optimisation, financial operational research, financial instruments market analysis and specifically the funds and derivatives sectors. He has many years of professional activity, as he has been occupied in various fields of the Public and Private Sector in Greece, such as the Agricultural Bank of Greece, the Ministry of the Aegean, the Financial Department of Chios General Hospital.

Since 2013, Eirini is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2010 she holds a Bachelor in Accounting and Finance, from the Business School of the University of Macedonia and she has a Master in Accounting and Finance, from the University of Macedonia, Business School, Department of Accounting and Finance. She is working as a lecturer at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Economic Sciences and has also teaching experience in the private education sector.

Yannis is an economist – entrepreneur and a PhD candidate at the University of Macedonia. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration of the University of Macedonia, where he also completed his postgraduate studies, gaining an MBA. He has worked as a consultant in various consultancy agencies (2005-2007), as an analyst at the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (2007-2008) as well as a scientific associate to former MP Vasileios Geranidis (2008-2012). Today he is active in the area of Business Consultancy and Energy. He is the author of a number of articles that have been published on newspapers and magazines.

Gerasimos Simeonidis is a BSc Business Administration holder from ATEI ATHENS and an MSc Sports Management and the Business of Football from Birkbeck, University of London receiving merit with specialization in football corporate governance. Additionally, he has completed successfully numerous on-line professional and academic certificates. He is member of Hellenic Scientific Association of Sport & Recreation Management (HSASMR), responsible for sponsorship agreements. Creating ad-hoc attractive sponsorship packages for various sports organizations packages as well as conducting detailed research on Sports Sponsorships ROI is his main professionally activity. He is also an associate of Greek Men’s Professionally Volleyball League regarding its commercial development and during the past he was involved in selling media rights for sporting events worldwide.

Nikolaos Tsolis is a graduate from the Computing School, Greek Open University (2006). He holds an MSc in Health Management, from the Greek Open University and his thesis was on «Relating computing attitude with computing systems development: The case of the General Hospital of Athens “Georgios Gennimatas” (2013)» He is a PhD candidate in the Computing Department of University of Piraeus  researching on Digital Health. He has many years of professional experience in the area of Health, as he has taken over very important responsibilities during his career in Computing Project Management in Health. Since January 2015, he holds a position as an executive in Managing Digital Health Services, Department of Digital Health Services, Ministry of Health. Since 2011, he is also responsible for protecting personal data in Integrated Computing Systems in Health. Mr. Tsolis has also been a Consultant to the undersecretary of Minister of Health in Matters of Computing Technology, Telecommunications & Internet (June 2014-January 2015) and a co-operator of the Minister of Health in Matters of Computing Technology, Telecommunications & Internet (September 2013-June 2014). He speaks English & French. Teaches: Quality in Health.

Christina Tsiligkiri is general director and curator of the amateur Olympiacos, with extensive experience in sports management, marketing, public relations and organisation of major sporting events. She has a Master in Sports Management from the University of Peloponnese. Teaches: sports marketing.

Banking professional with extensive  experience in: Banking, Risk Management, Compliance and  Audit. More deliberately, areas of his experience include Operational Risk, Credit Risk, Loans Restructuring Strategic & Business  planning,  Leasing,  Financial Accounting, Valuations, Project Management, Sustainability,  Management Consulting, Change & Transformation Management. He has worked in various Business environments  such as Wholesale Banking, Retail, Shipping finance,  Real Estate & Project Finance and he has also worked as a freelancer in Greece and abroad. Mr. Starogiannis has strong experience in the international Business environment: Post graduate degrees obtained in Austria and in the UK, previously employed by German, Swiss, Austrian, French and American companies. He has also obtained work experience in South Eastern European countries.  Teaches: Risk Management.

Andreas Theodorakopoulos holds a BSc in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business and an MBA from Kingston University. He has been working for more than 20 years in the fields of Education, Communication, Advertising and Media as executive and consultant. He is a member of the Greek Institute of Sales. He has published many articles in journals and newspapers and has participated as speaker in many congresses. Teaches: Marketing, Communications.

Stavroula Spyropoulou was employed in Hiraclis company since 2005 to 2009, where she has been the coordinator of projects, tools and performance of the Supply Chain. Her main responsibilities included project management in the Logistics Department, mathematical programming tools managing to optimise the total cost of the supply chain, as well as the establishment and monitoring of the key performance indicators (KPI'S) of the department. Previously, she worked at the Deutsche Bank in Germany, and as a consultant at PWC in Switzerland and Greece. She graduated with honors from Business Administration of the University of Piraeus and she holds an Executive MBA from the Athens University of Economics & Business. Teaches: Logistics

Gerasimos Spiliotis is a graduate of European and International Relations of Panteion University and holds a Master’s degree in European Industrial Relations and Human Resources Management from Warwick Business School. He has been in the Human Resources sector for the last 17 years. He first started his career as a Human Resources Advisor in Crème dela Crème Human Resources and later he joined Delta Singular as a Human Resources Account Manager. From 2005 until 2010 he worked in KPMG in the People Services Department as an E-recruiting Coordinator. From 2010 to 2015, he assumed the position of Business Development Manager in the biggest e-recruiting site in Greece "Xrisi Efkeria” (xe.gr).From November 2013 until January 2015, he served as a chief editor in “Ergasia” magazine. In 2010, he cofounded “My Future Career”, a company that provides career coaching services. Teaches: Personal Development.

Gerasimos Simeonidis is a BSc Business Administration holder from ATEI ATHENS and an MSc Sports Management and the Business of Football holder from Birkbeck, University of London receiving merit with specialisation in football corporate governance. Additionally, he has completed successfully numerous on-line professional and academic certificates. He is a member of the Hellenic Scientific Association of Sport & Recreation Management (HSASMR), responsible for sponsorship agreements. Creating ad-hoc attractive sponsorship packages for various sports organisations packages as well as conducting detailed research on Sports Sponsorships ROI is his main professionally activity. He is also an associate of Greek Men’s Professionally Volleyball League regarding its commercial development and during the past he was involved in selling media rights for sporting events worldwide. Teaches: sports management.

Alexander Seremelis holds a Master of Science in Shipping from the University of Piraeus & a Degree of Hotel & Tourism Management from Higher Technological Institute of Athens. His academic expertise & area of interest is focusing on Passenger & Cruise Shipping. He has worked in Passenger Shipping Companies & represents in Greece an International Crew Management Company. He has lectured for over 3.000 hours and since 2008 he has been lecturing ‘Management of Shipping Operation’ at Mediterranean College. He is holding Shipping Certifications from German Lloyds & Bureau Veritas & he has participated in educational seminars from the Institute of Continuous Adult Education. Finally he has visited over 200 cities in Europe, Middle East & Asia for Leisure & Business purposes. Teaches: Maritime economics, chartering.

Mr. Nabil Rishani is a holder of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Denver, Colorado, USA and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of La Verne, Athens, Greece. He is a Certified Member at the Economic Chamber of Greece and he is authorised to sign annual financial statements (Licensed Accountant A’ class). He is also a member of the Hellenic Institute of Internal Auditors (HIIA – Chapter IIA) and a CIA candidate.  He started his career in the shipping industry in 1982 as a Financial Director and later as a General Manager. After 14 years of service, he joined the health industry as a Financial & Administrative Director. Three years later he joined the Telecom industry performing financial planning, budgeting, reporting, and internal control. He was an Integral member of a highly qualified team charged with devising and deploying strategic business plans to launch a new chain of 25 high tech stores, namely Millennium Telecom stores. In 2001, he joined the advertising industry at the Mccann-Erickson World Group Hellas as a Financial Manager directing a broad range of financial operations. In 2004 he joined the Ashley & Holmes World Group Hellas as a Financial & Administrative Director, South-eastern Europe. Before turning in 2015 as an independent consultant and business advisor, he was an independent advisor internal audit for Information Society S.A. for more than two years. His teaching experience includes consulting and instructing young entrepreneurs in the areas of management, business administration, marketing and entrepreneurship. He has also taught and supported the young and the unemployed for integration and re-entry into the labour market. Mr. Rishani is married, with two daughters, he holds two nationalities and speaks three languages. Teaches: Corporate Governance.

Senior Manager at a Global Audit Firm, with a sector focus on the evaluation of investment decisions and strategic management. He was a project management officer, managing mergers & acquisitions at the Public Power Corporation Renewables S.A. and an economic analyst at large private and public sector organizations (Pension Mutual Fund Management Company S.A., Council of the Accounting and Auditing Oversight Board, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Social Security Institute). He has also worked for macroeconomic policy programmes of international organizations (OECD, European Commission) and as a researcher on reform policies for the Academy of Athens. He has studied Economics and he holds an MSc in Finance as well as an MSc in Economic Development and a PhD in Applied Economics. Teaches: Financial Management.

Senior Lecturer in Media & Communication, he has taught at a number of Universities and Colleges in Greece, Serbia and Romania, since 2000. He has been teaching at Mediterranean College since 2014. Robert is a Media Sales Pro with 25 years of experience in Marketing, Advertising and Print & Digital Media. He has worked for Media groups (Lamprakis Press, Copelouzos Group, Thinkdigital, Mad in Media) operating in Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. In 2013 he co-founded Digerati Digital & Print publications. Robert is also a frequent contributor to the Greek edition of Fortune (fortunegreece.com) and tribune.gr. He holds degrees from Deree College and the University of Leicester. He is fluent in English (native language), Greek (native language) and Russian. Teaches: Marketing communication, social media.

Dimitris Papoulakos is a Senior Financial Associate in Saxo Bank A/S, the Danish investment bank specialized in online trading and investment. He is also a seminar instructor in Forex and CFDs market and an invited speaker in Universities and Business Schools in Greece. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Shipping Economics from University of Piraeus and a B.A. in Economics from University of Patras. Teaches: Maritime Economics.

Grigorios Painesis holds a BSc in Marketing and Communication from Athens University of Economics and Business (2005) and an MSc in Management Science and Operational Research (with Distinction) from University of Warwick (2007). He also holds a PhD in Marketing from Athens University of Economics and Business (Department of Marketing & Communication) with focus on consumer behavior and retail marketing. His research papers have been presented in International Refereed Conferences of established value. He has been awarded with scholarships and awards for consecutive years by the Greek State Scholarship’s Foundation, the Ministry of Education and the Athens University of Economics and Business. Since 2009 he teaches Marketing, Data Analysis and Market Research modules in the Technological Educational Institution of Athens (Faculty of Management and Economics, Department of Marketing) and in colleges. His main academic interests lie in the fields of Consumer Research, Marketing Research, Retail Marketing, Sales Promotions and Quantitative Marketing Decision Models. He has conducted marketing research projects for the Greek Youth Institute, the Hellenic Retail Business Association (H.R.B.A.), AbbVie Pharmaceuticals S.A. and Efficient Consumer Response Hellas, while he is Specialist Advisor and Consultant of the Athens Startup Business Incubator (working under the auspices of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry) for the development of entrepreneurial and business skills in the area of marketing. Teaches: Consumer behaviour, Research methods.

Elisavet Nikitaki holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Shipping from the University of Piraeus and a Master’s degree in Shipping from the same University. She has worked in Shipping Companies to the Crew Department and to the Legal Department. She has also worked in boat service units. Elisavet has participated in the Ministry of Transport research "Edit & statistical analysis of the gas analysis laboratory test results" in collaboration with the Department of research of the technical Institute of Piraeus. Her academic specialisation is on "Economics and Management in the maritime sector". Over the last six years, she has teaching experience of over 3200 hours at a post-high school education level. She has also attended many seminars on shipping. She holds diplomas in English, Italian, Spanish and Chinese language. Teaches: Transport Policy.

Dimitrios Meleas is an Engineer Officer of the Hellenic Air Force, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He holds an MBA in ‘Management of Production Units’ from the National Technical University of Athens and the University of Piraeus, an MSc in ‘Communications and Radio Engineering’ from King’s College (University of London), an MSc in ‘Digital Signal Processing and Computational Systems’ from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Postgraduate ‘Diploma in Negotiations’ from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He holds the title of Chartered Engineer (CEng) awarded by the Engineering Council (UK). He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), a Registered Prince 2 Practitioner certified by AXELOS and a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) certified by American Society for Quality (ASQ). Moreover, he is a Corporate Member and a Professional Review Interviewer of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Senior Member of ASQ and a Founding Member of Negotiators Association of Greece. He has twenty years of teaching experience, having taught thousand hours in Higher Education, Professional Education and Adult Education, in both Greek and English language. He works as a Programme and Project Manager in the Hellenic Air Force, with more than twenty years of service in numerous positions, as a Manager and a Senior Engineer, in Greece and abroad. Teaches: Project Management.

Dr. Evangelia Markaki (Post Doc) holds a post doc in Applied Statistics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She works since 2008 in the field of vocational guidance, career development and career planning. She has been specialised in the application of statistical psychometric tools, the types of learning styles and brain function. She is responsible for career planning and development processes in organisations, providing career guidance services. Dr. Markaki is responsible for conducting surveys and researches both in Greece and abroad. She collaborates in the private sector as head of the management for human resources processes. She has conducted more than 3,200 interviews in recent years. She has worked in the Greek Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the regional channel Blue Sky, the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB), in consulting companies and in VPRC polls and surveys company. She has over ten years of teaching experience. Since 2009 until today, she teaches in higher education in the public and private sectors. She is a graduate of Communication and Mass Media Studies department at University of Athens. In 2007 she graduated from the Master of Human Resources Management programme at the Athens University of Economics and Business. She speaks four foreign languages: French, English, Italian and German. She is a member of Scientific and Professional Unions and a member at the Management Board of the Institute of Human Resources Management of the Hellenic Management Association. Teaches: Human Resources Management.

Paris Lianos is Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations with thesis title: European Strategic culture; the ESDP years” from the University of Leicester, UK. He is also holder of an MBA from Alba Graduate Business School, and he has taken post graduate degrees, MA International Money and Banking, and MSc in International Studies (Security Studies) from the University of Birmingham, UK. His undergraduate degree was in Economics from the American College of Greece, Deree College. He has worked from 2007 in the investment banking sector with Citibank PLC, and as an executive within the highway services sector. Paris has also actively participated in the organisation of the Athens 2011 Special Olympic Games in the International Relations Department. Finally from 2012, he is the co-founder of the tech site www.iwant2.gr. He is the Business School coordinator since 2014. Teaches: International business, Organisational behaviour.

Sofia Kousi is a PhD candidate in the department of Marketing and Communication of the Athens University of Economics and Business, with extensive work experience in marketing, market research and branding from companies in the US and Europe. Her research in the field of consumer behavior, and specifically on the relationship between happiness and consumption, has been presented at international conferences. She graduated with distinction from the Marketing department of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and has an MBA degree from the Stern School of Business of New York University. Teaches: Marketing, Branding.

Dr. Nikolaos Kitonakis holds a Bachelor in Political Sciences and Public Administration from the University of Athens, an  M.A. (Excellent) in International & European Studies from the University of Athens, an MBA from Athens University of Economics and Business and a PhD in Investment and Economics from the University of Athens. He has extended teaching experience, professional experience in private companies and public organizations and he has also participated in a variety of research projects.

Thedore Katis has studied Hotel & Tourism Administration to the School of Tourism Professions in Rhodes and he graduated in 2000. The same year, he moved to the United Kingdom where he completed his postgraduate studies on International Hotel Management to the University of Surrey. He was employed to the Athens Metropolitan Hotel and the Astir Palace Vouliagmeni as part of his work placement, where he held positions in restaurants, events management, bar, reception, pricing and reservations. In October 2003 he took over the position of Staff Leader at the Sponsors Hospitality Center during the Olympic Games. The Sponsors Hospitality Center was a facility purposed to accommodate the company representatives of the sponsors of the Olympic Games. In November 2004, he joined Yes!Hotels & Restaurants. He first joined Yes!Hotels & Restaurants at the reception and reservations department and then joined the Sales & Marketing Department as a Sales Executive. Since 2008, he holds the position of Sales Manager and he has participated to the opening of 5 hotel units in 10 years.

Nikos Kanellos holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of Piraeus and Master’s Degree in Marketing and Operations Research from Polytechnic University of New York , USA. He has been Senior Manager in FMCG companies for more than 20 years ,in Greek and International Market – Balkans , USA , Africa , Arab countries- disposes a wide experience in Strategic Marketing, Sales, Customer Service and Management topics. In his 10 years of academic-training career , he has been teaching in New York City Community College and Private Educational Institutes in Greece while as a certified adult instructor with more than 3,000 teaching hours he has trained a big number of managers of all levels.

Chatzopoulou Evi is a PhD candidate in Marketing in the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from University of Macedonia, Greece and a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Management from Staffordshire Business School, Staffordshire University, UK. She has attended many scientific meetings, seminars and conferences. So far, she has presented her research in international conferences (AMS, EMAC, IAPNM, CMC). She has worked as business and marketing consultant in Greece. She is member of Greek Marketing Academy, European Marketing Academy and member of Academy of Marketing Science. Her research interests, among others, are: Retailing, Consumer Behavior, Branding and Consumer Psychology.

Margarita Gamaletsou holds a Bachelor degree in Operational Research and Marketing and an MBA degree from Athens University of Economics and Business. She is a CRS Certified Practitioner from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Her career started in 1999 and she mostly has held important positions in Corporate Communication. In 2003, she got a position in Greek Water Supply Company as a financial analyst to the Financial Direction department. In 2006 she was a member of the Managing Director’s consulting team and in December 2007 she got promoted as a Corporate Communications Manager, when she got involved with Corporate Responsibility, investment and corporate communication. Today she is Communication and Corporate relations Manager at the Greek Water Supply Company .She has been teaching since 2006 and has extended teaching experience in marketing, communications and corporate social responsibility. Teaches: Marketing Communications.

Manos Yannoulakis has studied hospitality and tourism at the Higher Hotel Institute in Cyprus and the University of Luton. Since 2001 he has worked in different hotels in Greece in different departments and managerial positions (Grand Resort Lagonisi, King George Palace, Porto Rio Hotel and Casino, Civitel Hotels and Resorts et al.) He is a member of the American Hotel and Motel Association and the Dratte. Teaches: Food and Beverage management.

Demetrios holds a BA and an MA in Sociology from the University of Essex. His research interests are in the area of organizational theory, consumer behaviour, labour relations, industrial conflict, culture, leadership and education. He has written a book on organizational theory and personnel management and is currently writing books on consumer behaviour and sociology. Demetrios Kongas is the Programme Leader of Undergraduate Programmes in the School of Business at Mediterranean College, Athens, Greece, and responsible for teaching the modules Developing Personal Leadership, Understanding People in Organisations, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Consumer Bahaviour and International Entrepreneurship. He is also teaching Quality, Leadership and Management in the MA Education Leadership and Management programme.

Michael Geranios holds a PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the University of Aegean. He also holds an MBA specialised in Human Resource Management and a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis on New Technologies from the same university. He has worked as a Research Assistant at the IRIS Research Laboratory. He has presented his research work in international conferences and has published articles in established (or highly recognised) research journals. His academic interests focus on Operational Research, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Teaches: Operation Management, Project management.

Vassilis Angouras studied Political Science and Public Administration in the University of Athens and holds a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Social Science from the University of Edinburgh plus an executive Master in Healthcare Administration from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers of Paris. Since 1995 he has worked in various positions in the private and public healthcare sector in Greece either as a business consultant, either as a business unit manager or as head of hospital. Over the years he has headed four NHS hospitals and now serves as a special advisor to the Minister of Health. Outside the healthcare sector, he has also worked for the Hellenic National Telecommunications and Postal commission. Teaches: Health systems management.