We’re thrilled to announce that Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will probably be becoming a member of us at our upcoming StrictlyVC occasion in Athens, co-hosted with Endeavor, on Thursday night time, Might 8, on the gorgeous Stavros Niarchos Basis Cultural Heart.
For individuals who may not be accustomed to his background, Mitsotakis brings an enchanting mix of experiences to the desk. Earlier than getting into politics, he labored at each McKinsey and Chase Funding Financial institution, giving him firsthand expertise within the enterprise world that many operators all through the startup ecosystem can recognize. The youngest of 4 kids, he additionally has some Silicon Valley-esque tutorial credentials – he headed to Harvard, then to Stanford for a grasp’s diploma in worldwide relations, and eventually nabbed an MBA at Harvard Enterprise Faculty – and says his training has lengthy formed his imaginative and prescient for Greece’s future.
Mitsotakis has additionally been championing Greece’s tech transformation for a few years. Actually, after navigating the nation by the pandemic, he has doubled down on positioning Athens as an rising tech hub, not too long ago introducing initiatives to draw worldwide expertise, together with tax incentives and reforms aimed toward slicing bureaucratic purple tape for brand spanking new companies.
The Prime Minister comes from a political household — his father was prime minister and his sister was mayor of Athens — however he has carved out his personal popularity as a reformer centered on modernizing the Greek financial system. His administration has been significantly serious about how tech might help diversify famend conventional Greek strengths like transport and tourism.
StrictlyVC occasions are constrained by design to provide attendees a singular alternative for traders, founders, and ecosystem builders to interact straight with energy gamers just like the Prime Minister, so if you wish to ask about his authorities’s imaginative and prescient for Greece’s tech future, and the way the nation suits into the broader European innovation panorama, this could possibly be your likelihood.
You may try extra particulars right here to be taught extra concerning the agenda and different audio system (you too can purchase tickets whereas they’re nonetheless accessible). Registration is now open for what guarantees to be a enjoyable night, stuffed with illuminating discussions, however this chat — with one in every of Europe’s most fascinating political leaders about Greece’s rising expertise narrative — is unquestionably one you gained’t need to miss. Register to your StrictlyVC Greece ticket right here.
