Our Leadership

Our leadership framework reflects StartSmart SEE’s commitment to academic rigor, operational excellence, and long-term regional impact. Guided by accomplished professionals, policy experts, and innovation leaders, we ensure strategic continuity, transparent decision-making, and alignment with global standards.

Together, this leadership body shapes the organization’s mission to advance deep-tech entrepreneurship across South Eastern Europe.

Board of Directors

Gerassimos Spyridakis

Chairman

Vassilis Papakonstantinou

Vice Chairman

Konstantinos Michanetzis

Treasurer

Chryssa Vrouzi

Secretary

Eleftheria Fasoulaki

Member

Kontstantinos Lalos

Member

Antonis Kondis

Member

Babis Papadopoulos

BoD Member

Harilaos Petrakakos

BoD Member

Executive Team

Dimitrios Raftogiannis

Head of Business Development

Alexandra Kopola

Project Coordinator

Advisory Board Specifically

Stratos Efthymiou

Liaison of Greece to the European Parliament

Marina Hatsopoulos

Enterpreneur & Writer

Michail Bletsas

Director of Computing / Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab