We are excited to announce that Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitotakis will be taking part in the StrictlyVC event at Athens in Athens on the stunning Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on Thursday night, May 8th.
For those who are not familiar with his background, Mitotakis brings an engaging blend of experiences to the table. Before entering politics, he worked for both McKinsey and Chase investment banks, giving him first-time business experience that many operators across the startup ecosystem could understand. The youngest of four children, he also has an academic qualification in Silicon Valley style. He headed to Harvard University, then Stanford, where he earned a Masters in International Relations and eventually an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mitsotakis has long defended Greek technological transformation. In fact, after navigating the country through the pandemic, he doubled by positioning Athens as an emerging high-tech hub, and recently introduced initiatives that attract international talent, including tax incentives and reforms aimed at reducing bureaucratic red tapes for new businesses.
The Prime Minister comes from a politician – his father was the Prime Minister and his sister was the mayor of Athens – but he carved his own reputation as a reformer focused on modernizing the Greek economy. His administration is particularly interested in how technology can help diversify famous traditional Greek strengths such as transportation and tourism.
StrictlyVC events are constrained by design to provide participants with a unique opportunity for investors, founders and ecosystem builders to engage directly with power players like the Prime Minister, so if you want to ask the government's vision for the future of Greek technology, and how the country fits into the broader European innovation landscape, this is your chance.
For more information about this, see the agenda and other speakers (you can also purchase tickets while tickets are still available). The registration is open to what promises to be a fun evening and filled with light debates, but this chat is definitely something you don't want to miss, along with one of Europe's most interesting political leaders about the story of Greek emerging technology. Sign up for your StrictlyVc Greek ticket.