Dr. Antonis Michail
Dr. Antonios Michail is an experienced executive and strategic consultant with over 20 years of international experience in marketing, business development, and strategic planning. He is the Founder and COO of easyStudies.io and the Founder of Think Growth Consulting, delivering specialized services in growth strategy, digital marketing, and innovative business practices. He holds a PhD in Business and Competitive Strategies from the University of Central Lancashire, an MA in International Business, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Athens and is a Certified Chartered Marketer (MCIM). He has extensive C-level experience in international organizations and has led major projects in areas such as AI, digital marketing, CRM, and go-to-market strategies. He is also an Expert Trainer at PwC Academy, with over 10,000 hours of training delivery, and has taught in higher education institutions abroad. He is the author of books on digital marketing and GDPR, while his research and publications have appeared in international academic journals. He teaches the courses of Research Skills and Visitor Economy.Dimitris Vrachoritis
Dimitris Vrachoritis is a risk management professional and educator at Mediterranean College, specialising in Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Regulation, and Insurance. He holds an International MBA with specialisation in Financial Engineering from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a BSc in Statistics and Actuarial Sciences from the University of Piraeus. He is currently completing a PhD at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, researching ESG and the risk/return performance of traditional and alternative asset classes. A Professional Risk Manager (PRM, PRMIA), he has built his career across three major institutions in the financial services sector: PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked as an Associate External Auditor; Interamerican S.A. (ACHMEA Group), where he served as Senior Internal Auditor; and European Reliance General Insurance, where he has held the position of Head of Risk Management Function since 2011. In this role, he has led the company's Solvency II implementation across all three pillars, overseen enterprise risk framework development, and contributed to major regulatory and business transformation programmes. His research interests include ESG integration into risk management and the performance dynamics of alternative asset classes.Manologlou Sotirios
Mr. Sotirios Manologlou is a PhD candidate in the Department of Maritime Studies of the School of Shipping and Industry, at University of Piraeus. His field of research is related to the economics of the environment and the protection of the marine environment.
He holds a Master Degree (2009) in "Applied Economics and Econometrics" from the Department of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business. For his postgraduate studies, he received a two-year scholarship from the΄΄ Propontis΄΄ Public Benefit Foundation of shipowner D. Diamantidis.
In 2006 he was declared a graduate of the Department of Maritime Studies of the University of Piraeus, having received two scholarships from the ΄΄National Scholarships Foundation’’ for excellent performance.
In addition to his studies, he successfully completed a one-year academic seminar at Hellenic Shipbrokers Association.
He is a member of the "Union of Maritime Economists of Greece" and a member of the "Marine Science Laboratory" of the University of Piraeus.
During his studies, he has participated in many national, European and international conferences as a speaker, focusing on sustainable development, protection and improvement of the coastal zone, sustainable tourism and especially maritime and the creation and certification of 'Green' ports. Since 2017 he has taught various courses such as: Insurance, English Maritime Terminology, Maritime Law, Logistics, Chartering, and at the University of Piraeus in the context of teaching experience, Environmental Port Certification, Marine Protection, Marine Protection.Spyropoulou Stavroula
Stavroula Spyropoulou was employed in Hiraclis company since 2005 to 2009, where she has been the coordinator of projects, tools and performance of the Supply Chain. Her main responsibilities included project management in the Logistics Department, mathematical programming tools managing to optimise the total cost of the supply chain, as well as the establishment and monitoring of the key performance indicators (KPI'S) of the department. Previously, she worked at the Deutsche Bank in Germany, and as a consultant at PWC in Switzerland and Greece. She graduated with honors from Business Administration of the University of Piraeus and she holds an Executive MBA from the Athens University of Economics & Business. Teaches: Logistics