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Mr. Stylianos Christakos was born in Athens and studied Law at the University of Athens Law School, where he graduated in 1994. At the same time (1986-1988), he obtained a Diploma in Programming and Information Systems Analysis from Data Rank Corp. and founded a private software development company, which he managed until April 2004. He continued his studies, gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics (MSc Finance) in 2001 from the University of Strathclyde. In 2008, he became certified in Investment Management from FSA, UK (Certificate in Investment Management (CertIM). In 2015 he was certified as a TradeStation TradingApp Store developer (Easylanguage).

His professional career began as a computer expert and then as the founder of his own software development company (1989), which he sold in 1999 and managed until April 2004.

The period from November 2004 to September 2010 he worked for the Ministry of Economy and Finance as Head of the Special Management Service of the Operational Program "Information Society". From October 2010 to September 2012, he worked at KPMG as Senior Manager for Public Sector.

Since October 2012 he founded and manage his own consulting company working with international Hedge Funds and implementing Business Plans, Financial Studies, Feasibility Studies and Cost-Benefit Analysis for various clients.

Ms Evangelia Michalaki, holds a BSc Degree in Mathematics and a MSc degree in Quality Management and Technology, and more than 15 years of project management experience with operations and human capital management background. She has proven ability in successfully managing multiple projects and deadlines, delivering on time and within budget and have brought to life over 50 projects, accounting for cumulative budget of over 50 million euros in the fields of employment, vocational training and ICT. While serving as a Special Advisor to Secretary General for Digital Policy in the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media (2017-2018), she was actively engaged in monitoring the EU Technical Support Program (SRSS) contract Technical Assistance on Central Administration Reform in Greece / E-government Component, monitoring the implementation of the National Digital Strategy, coordination of National Digital Strategy projects under NSRF 2014-2020 or other EU funding instruments and coordination of all required actions for preparing GSDP proposed projects.

Dr. Elias Kontakos is an experienced and academically trained executive with over 10+ years of experience in designing, monitoring, and advising on large-scale projects in the private and public sectors. He has significant experience of working at the central political level (Ministries, General Secretariats) as well as at regional and university levels with high-quality results. Examples include cooperation on immigration policy and reduction of bureaucracy on residence permits, cooperation with the 13 Regions of the country to formulate their Information Society agenda, proposal to exploit the smallholdings of Epirus with bioenergy. Elias Kontakos designed and implemented the Greek e-government forum, which operated under the auspices of the SG Interior. In the Private Sector, he has experience with business consulting either as a coach or as an investment advisor. Since 2009, he has been the Honorary President of the Urban Nonprofit Society “A Tree for a Kid,” which is promoting a new environmental platform for sustainable development in the Urban Centers of Greece.

The academic performance of Dr. Elias Kontakos is also noteworthy. It combines interdisciplinary studies with knowledge in the areas of entrepreneurship, production management, and regional development through modern technological tools. He has been a Fellow of the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) in the field of SME development at the regional level with the help of new information and communication technologies (ICT). His research focused on the factors that influence successful ICT strategies in the development process. He received his Ph.D. in 2003 with excellence. He is active in publishing pilot papers at international conferences on his specialty.

The way Dr. Elias Kontakou is methodical with the ability to adapt the style of his administration to the requirements that exist. Able to set goals and achieve them. Ability to manage large groups (often decentralized). Effective in communicating and managing individuals and situations.