Theo Filippopoulos got his Master degree on Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1989. He started his publishing career at the age of 27, when he took over the Greek financial monthly magazine “Kefalaio” (“Capital”). In 1993 he co-founded “Capital Trade Shows”, a company that organized the annual “Executive Cars” show, as well as the “1st International Car Show” in Greece.

In 1994 he founded Attica Publications SA and acquired the rights to publish in Greece the monthly women’s magazine Madame Figaro which signaled the beginning of a very successful publishing course. The big success of Madame Figaro made Playboy Enterprises confide to Theo Filippopoulos their title “Playboy”, which soon became the leading men’s magazine in Greece. On September 1999, after a sequence of business successes, the company, under the guidance of Theo Filippopoulos, was listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.

His business acumen soon led to strategic alliances which brought the company, which acquired the rights for more international titles, such as Harper’s Bazaar and Shape, and for Greek popular titles such as Tiletheatis and Tilerama, to the top of the Greek media market. During the years that followed, Attica Publications Group expanded its activities and developed a strong presence in the northern European media scene through strategic joint ventures in Hungary and in Romania.

During the period 2001-2008 Attica also founded subsidiaries in Bulgaria and Serbia, acquired a 50% stake of “Prooptiki” – the leading DVD and theatrical distribution company of the country, as well as three highly popular radio stations (Athens Radio Dee Jay, Rock Fm and Lampsi). Between 2007 – 2014 Τheo Filippopoulos served as the elected chairman of MPG (Magazine Publishers of Greece Association) for three consecutive terms.

Theo Filippopoulos is today the President of Attica Publications Group, a media group with several subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria, as well as the President of Capital.gr which publishes the weekly financial newspaper Kefalaio and runs Capital.gr, the leading financial website in Greece.

Antonis Dellatolas is a Greek journalist who over the past 25 years has worked as an editor for several major newspapers, tv and radio stations. From 2005 is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the prominent weekly newspaper “To Pontiki” as long as of www.topontiki.gr and economy365.gr.

Charis Floudopoulos

Harris has more than 20 years of experience in business reporting, specializing in the energy, industry and shipping sectors. He currently works for Capital.gr and newspaper Kefalaio. He is a graduate of Communication and Mass Media School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1997). He started working as a journalist during his studies (1995) in newspaper Eleftheros. He joined Capital.gr in October 2006, a few months after its launch and since then he covers the energy, heavy industry and shipping markets. Since November 2009, he joined the print version of Capital.gr, newspaper Kefalaio that was launched at the time. He often contributes articles to the Greek Edition of Forbes Magazine as well as energy portals and other sectoral media. In 2014 -2015 he was chief press officer in the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Minister Kostas Skrekas).

Niko Efstathiou

Work Experience: Hostess-chief editor- journal curator of a weekly talk show AT THE EXTREMES on ERT (2002 -present);

Hostess-chief editor -journal curator of a weekly program on Linguistics THE WORDS ARE TO BE BLAMED with Professor of Linguistics Mr.Georgios Babiniotis ERT on ERT (2014-2015);

Hostess-chief editor -journal curator of a monthly program on Environment BEWITCHED BY NATURE with Professor Mr.Christos Zerefos (collaboration with Academy of Athens) on ERT (2015-present);

Interviewer of daily political and financial newspapers “MESIMVRINI” and “KATHMERINI ” (1990-2002)

Education and training:

Greek Literature, Classical Direction, Faculty of Philosophy National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (Greece); Diploma, School of Art History Teaching, The Archaeological Society of Athens, Athens (Greece); Law Department Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (Greece) Senior (Last year of studies).

Athanasios Ellis

Editor-in-Chief, Kathimerini English Edition

Athanasios Ellis is Editor in Chief of Kathimerini English Edition, published in Greece with the New York Times as a single paper.

A long time Washington bureau chief, he has also reported from many other capitals -Beijing, Tokyo, Brussels, Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Ankara, Nicosia, Cairo- and has interviewed numerous heads of state and international organizations, among them Turkish leaders Erdogan, Gul, and Davutoglu, French Presidents Macron and Sarkozy, European Commission Presidents Junker and Baroso, and IMF Managing Directors Lagarde and Strauss Kahn.

He has often appeared on international media to analyze Greece related issues. He holds a B.A. from Boston University in Economics and Political Science, and a M.A. from Boston University (Paris) in International Relations.

Emi Livaniou – Zisiopoulou is one of the most renowned anchor women of Greek Television. Since 2013, she has been the head of Special Editions at the Huffpost.gr, one of the most influential sites worldwide. Since 2012 she has embarked on a new career in publishing. She publishes an Annual Review about philanthropists and foundations showing social solidarity with sectors of the community needing help during the crisis.

More specifically, her publishing activities began with the yearly broadsheet “The Power of Giving”, which highlights philanthropists and philanthropic offers of man to fellow man and to society, as well as the contribution of major companies towards their fellow man and to society as a whole. “The Power of Giving” comes under the Aegis of the Ministry of Education. Since 2018 “The Power Of Giving” is growing and has become an online website. More specifically, the annual review displayed at the website www.dinamiprosforas.gr which is the first news site for the country about charitable news and the first web portal that places volunteers and institutions in contact with each other.

She presents all the philanthropic news every week on Alpha tv station. She has been awarded many times for her action in the field of solidarity and she has been elected member of the Board of Directors of the Pan – Hellenic women’s Athletic Association – Club “kallipateira” and “Maria Callas” Association. She is also a member of the Elpida, MDA and Elepap foundations which are the biggest in Greece. From 2009 until 2017 she has hosted a popular radio show on 9.84 Athens Public Radio.

She started her career in journalism as a co-presenter of the morning show “Good Morning Everyone” on Mega Channel (1998), and for the next five years she anchored news on Antenna and Alter TV channels. She was the main news anchor on Extra Channel. In 2003 she presented the 3.5 hour, live morning show “Good Morning Everyday”forStar Channel. During her six years on the show, she presented more than 3.000 news stories, on the Arab World, Europe and North America with high ratings and favorable reviews.

She has been on numerous reporting field trips in the United States as well as Europe: France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal and many other countries and she has travelled extensively in Africa and the Arab World (Ethiopia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia), covering various topical issues such as cultural, humanitarian, women’s position etc. In 2009 she worked with Alpha TV. From September 2010 until January 2013, she presented headline news on Bluesky TV channel.

One of the most popular TV Presenters in Greece, Emi Livaniou – Zisiopoulou has made numerous guest appearances on infotainment shows in the morning and primetime Greek TV. Emi Livaniou – Zisiopoulou is a Law School graduate of Democritus University and has attended courses in EC law at the Law School of Robert Shuman University in Strasbourg. She is a graduate of “Ergastiri Epagelmatikis Dimosiografias” (School of Professional Journalism) in Athens, Greece. She has also attended journalism seminars at the Leadership Institute in the USA and Greece. She is the mother of two children, Konstantine 18 and Alexandra 16.

Paschos Mandravelis is an opinion writer for “Kathimerini” newspaper. He has studied Economics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Μedia at the New School in New York City. He has published several books, including “They Said: A Dictionary of Intelligent Speech” by Kastanioti Publications and “Exercises on Liberalism” by Dardanos Publications. He has also translated David Brown’s “Cybertrends” for Kastanioti Publications.

Apostolos Mangiriadis is a Political Correspondent and News Presenter for SKAI TV and Radio Producer for SKAI Radio. He was the Editor-in-Chief of HISTORIES, SKAI TV’s leading current affairs program. He has worked as a Political Correspondent for MEGA TV and a contributing editor for TA NEA newspaper, Greece’s historic daily. He writes for reader.gr and is a frequent contributor to magazine publications. He holds a Master in Journalism and International Affairs from Columbia University in the city of New York and a BA in Political Science from Athens Law School. He was born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Political Scientist – TV Journalist – Newscaster- Media & Communications Consultant – Online site founder

Best Female Newscaster Award 2001

United Nations Journalistic Award 1990

Athens Olympic Games – TV programs Presenter

4 Ermis Awards (2007,2008,2009)

DIGITAL MEDIA Awards Silver& Bronze

Founder www.madeingreece.news

Founder www.eirinika.gr

www.enikolopoulou.gr

TELEVISION

2011-2012 Presenter & Producer of the Documentary: ‘’GREECE: AN ECONOMIC ODYSSEY for CNBC

Newscaster for STATE TV CHANNEL ET1

Presenter “Hellenic Panorama” (2hour live program for Greek diaspora) for ERT WORLD 2005-2010

Anchorwoman ALPHA CHANNEL 2003-2005

Athens 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES • International Media Consultant

• ‘Athens 2004 news in brief’’ Television presenter weekly program’

• Presenter and Editor in Chief ‘’Celebrating Cultural Olympiad’’ – TV

Presenter weekly program for Eurosport

• Athens Paralympic Games 2004 – Volunteer Media Consultant for the

Television Presenter weekly program for Eurosport

Anchorwoman STAR CHANNEL 2000-2003

Newscaster – Anchor MEGA CHANNEL 1990-2000

Newscaster, Foreign News Editor for STATE TV CHANNEL ET2

EDUCATION

University of Athens – Public Law & Political Science

Law School – Law department – Univ. of Athens

Oxford University, Bletchington Park College England- Nice Universitè des sciences et des Lettres Luxembourg Language & Mass Media

2009 Editor, “TOPWOMAN” monthly mag.

RADIO

1995-1997 Weekly cultural & music program “Paris-Athènes” with French songs for ERA2

(state radio station)

SPOKESPERSON

of the Greek Transparty Women’s Committee for: • Women’sPoliticalAssociation-

Media Consultant ICC Women 2020

Founding President of the European Network of Greek Women Journalists (ENGWJ)

Founding President of French Speaking Journalists (U.P.F.)

Member of:

Union of the Athens Daily Journalists

Association of European Journalists (AJE)

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

International Union of French speaking journalists (UIJPLF) World Association of Women Journalists and Writers (AMMPE) Women’s Political Association

DINSTICTIONS & AWARDS

2009, EDEN Greek Ambassador (European Destinations of Excellence)

2008, Distinction for volunteer work at the NGO ‘’Smile of the child’’

2001, Awarded as the Best Female Newscaster

2000, European Award “Konstantinos Kalligas” by the Association of the European Journalists (AJE) 1999, Women’s Television Award for equal opportunities “Avra Theodoropoulou”

1991, Honorary Member of the Committee for “Europe and Freedom”

1990, United Nations Journalistic Award

1989, Honorary Member of the Committee for the 200 years Anniversary of the French Revolution

EXCLUSIVE TV INTERVIEWS POLITICAL PERSONALITIES

Jacques Lang

Ulof Palme

Raul Alfonsin Giovanni Goria François Mitterrand Margaret Thatcher Felipe Gonzales

Simone Veil Lord Plumb Marcelino Oreja Benazir Bhutto Corason Aquino

Wilfried Martens Catherine Lalumiere Yasser Arafat

Gro Harlem Brundtland

AUTHORS

Nathalie Sarraute Eugene Ionseco Jacques Lacarriere Michel Tournier

ARTISTS

Ornella Muti Luciano Pavarotti Tina Turner Shirley Bassey Charles Aznavour Claudia Cardinale Elizabeth Taylor Monserrat Caballe Tom Hanks Anthony Quinn

Edward Heath

Shimon Peres

Alain Juppe

Sir Leon Brittan

Michel Rocard

Jacques Santer

Lech Valesa

Lionel Jospin

Romano Prodi

Nicole Fontaine

Valery Giscard d’ Estaing José Manuel Barroso Jacques Chirac

Boutros Boutros Ghali Shaukat Aziz

Hans Gert Pettering Michaëlle Jean

Horhe Semprun Ernesto Sabato Françoise Sagan Claude Simon

Gwyneth Paltrow

Bruce Willis

Keanu Reeves

Ben Affleck

Robert De Niro

Arnold Schwarzenegger Monica Bellucci

Oliver Stone

She was born in Munich, Germany. She is a graduate of Sociology – Panteion University. She has an MSc in European Studies – London School of Economics UK and an MA in International Relations – Kent University UK. She has been working as a journalist since 1993 in radio – television and newspapers. Moreover, she worked as a London correspondent for Sky TV. She has hosted numerous news bulletins and TV programs. Since 2000, she has been a political editor at AlphaTV. In 2008, she presented the weekend main news bulletin. For the last 10 years, she has been presenting the midday news bulletin for AlphaTV and she hosts her own show called “Portraits” at Alpha989 Radio. She is married and the mother of two children. She speaks German and English.

Elena was born and raised in the center ofThessaloniki. Studied Journalism and Mass Communication at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, MSc inPolitical Science and Sociology, Athens University. She has been working since her student years in the Pressand in the online media. From 2006 to the summer of 2014, she was a member of the MEGA morning news broadcasting group. For five years she has writing for protagon.gr. Since July 2014, she has been working on SKAI TV and radio. She has covered journalistic missions as well as television broadcasts of major events of European and international current affairs over the last few years. She loves electronicmusic.

Anthony D. Papayannides has studied Law in Athens University. Post-graduate studies in Law, Economics and International Relations and in Medieval History in Strasbourg and Cambridge. DEA European Law, DIHEE European Economy. Practiced business law and EU law. Consultant on E.U. topics to the Athens Daily Newspaper Publishers’ Association.

Member, then national representative, of the negotiating team for the Integrated Mediterranean Programmes. Counselor to the Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs. Counselor to the Minister for Culture, Chairman of the Committee of Cultural Affairs at the E.U. Council. Consultant to the Bank of Greece. Founding member and member of the Board of a number of European affairs institutes and reviews in Greece.

From 1972 onwards a journalist and then a columnist at the Greek political daily “TO VIMA” and at the economic and financial weekly «ECONOMICOS TACHYDROMOS”. Has also worked at “ELEFTHEROTYPIA” and “IMERISSIA” newspapers, managing editor of “ELEFHEROS TYPOS”. Writes a bi-weekly column at “NAFTEMPORIKI”. Presently managing director of ECONOMIA Publishing. Participates to the talk show “Evening Report” at ACTION 24 Channel.

Columnist, publishing consultant “Ta Nea”, daily edition. Columnist “To Vima”, weekly edition. Daily radio talk show host “Thema fm 104,6”. Born in Athens, 1954. Studied Economics and Law at the University of Grenoble (France), Politics and International Relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Maria Samolada is journalist and the general manager of the economic and political online newspaper Grtimes.gr, conducting personality interviews on WebTV and writing articles, has a daily newscast on Real Fm 107.1 and is the responsible editor of the revision of the journal of Police alliance of Thessaloniki. She started her career in 2000 and has worked in all types of journalism and media, including Alter Channel, Radio Thessaloniki 94.5, ThessNews, Voice of the Police, RealNews, Myportal, reporting, broadcasting and news releases.

Since 2015, Maria Samolada, as a journalist, has been recognising the crucial role that it is necessary to hold anyone who serves journalism, devoting much time and having her experience at the disposal of spreading the innovative programme against bullying, www.LiveWithoutBullying.com, an action that has recently lead her to be honoured with the journalist award of the Botsi Foundation. She has been born, lived and worked in Thessaloniki by choice. She is the mother of a son and a member of the Union of Daily Newspaper Journalists of Macedonia – Thrace.

I am currently working as a news anchor at Antenna television, a private TV station based in Athens. I worked for more than four years at Mega TV, (also a private television station in Greece), anchoring the main news bulletin of the station and covering political stories as a political correspondent.

I spent ten years at ERT, the Greek public television, reporting and also anchoring news bulletins and news programs in Greek and in English. I have studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in Greece and I had my Master Degree in International Journalism at City University in London.

I speak fluently English, French and Spanish and I have been studying Chinese mandarin. I had several work placements at the Associated Press Television News (APTN) in London, at the Greek service of BBC World in London and at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta. I also collaborated with Greek Journalists at the UN headquarters in New York.

I have collaborated with the weekly magazine of the Greek newspaper «Κathimerini»,(www.kathimerini.gr) and I also used to freelance for the Greek newspaper “Eleutheros Tipos”, (www.e-tipos.com), writing articles related to international news.

Antonis Sroiter

Matina Stevis-Gridneff is European Union correspondent for the New York Times. She was previously Africa correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, covering security, politics and economics on the continent while based in Nairobi, Kenya.

This is her second stint in Brussels, having been based here between 2011 and 2014 to cover the eurozone crisis and migration, also for WSJ. Before joining the WSJ, Matina wrote for the Economist, where she won the 2010 Marjorie Deane financial journalism award and contributed to The Guardian.

She read Modern History and Politics at the Queen’s College, Oxford and holds an MPA in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. She was born and raised in Athens, Greece.

Alexia Tasouli is a journalist, accredited in Hellenic Presidency, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the Ministry of Defense. She has worked for 20 years in MEGA CHANNEL interviewing political leaders and international personalities. She has covered all the major political events in Athens, as well as the preparation of the Olympic Games 2004. She is working with various Cyprus media as a political correspondent. She was also a political analyst in Real NEWS and in Ethnos newspaper. She is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce. She has coordinated a number of international conferences including, Delphi Economic Forum 2016-2019. She studied MA on Marketing and MA on Energy Economics. She has been awarded as a distinguished journalist from the Ecumenical Hellenism Organization.

Pavlos Tsimas is a Greek journalist. Radio and TV host for SKAI TV Greece, Editor-at-large for HUFFINGTON POST Greece, columnist for TA NEA, Athens daily newspaper. He was born in Athens, in 1953 and has graduated in Law and Political science. He started a career in journalism in 1980. Pavlos Tsimas has been covering Greek public life for over 30 years, as a political correspondent and has been a member of interviewing panels in electoral debates. He has covered wars in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Africa, has interviewed world leaders, and is the author of several books.

Christina Vidou