Speaker

Alexandros Athanassoulas

President

SBC Greece

Alex is the President of SBC Greece and the President and CEO of STIRIXIS Group, the globally awarded design and consultancy firm. He holds a Masters in Civil Engineering (MCivEng) from Aristotelian University of Greece and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) with distinction, from the Adam Smith Business School of Glasgow University in Great Britain. He has been certified in Project management from both IPMA and Prince2, certified in Strategy and Innovation from the International Customer Service Association (ICSA) and an eminent public speaker about Trends and Strategic Foresight, Systems Thinking and Investment Design. Alex is the founding member of both the Greek and the Romanian Chapter of CEO Clubs International, currently the Vice President of the CEO Clubs Greece, President of the Hellenic Alumni Association of the University of Glasgow, Member of the Board of the Greek Nigeria Chamber. Alex was recognized as the Best European CEO in Retail Development from European CEO Awards in 2015 and as the Best European CEO in 2018 from Al Global Excellence Awards, in 2019 an "International Game-changer" by the ACQS Awards (UK), in 2023 named one of the "Most Inspiring Business Leaders to Follow in 2023" by The Inc Magazine, and finally, in 2024, was recognized for his Postgraduate Leadership Award by the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2024.