We’re thrilled to announce that Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will likely 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 Middle.
For many who won’t be accustomed to his background, Mitsotakis brings an interesting 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 admire. 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 at last 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. The truth is, after navigating the nation by way of 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 chopping bureaucratic crimson tape for brand 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 fame as a reformer centered on modernizing the Greek economic system. His administration has been significantly interested by how tech may also help diversify famend conventional Greek strengths like transport and tourism.
StrictlyVC occasions are constrained by design to present attendees a novel alternative for buyers, founders, and ecosystem builders to have interaction immediately 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 study extra concerning the agenda and different audio system (you may as well purchase tickets whereas they’re nonetheless out there). Registration is now open for what guarantees to be a enjoyable night, full of illuminating discussions, however this chat — with considered one of Europe’s most fascinating political leaders about Greece’s rising expertise narrative — is certainly one you gained’t wish to miss. Register on your StrictlyVC Greece ticket right here.
