Speaker

Theodoros Karipidis, with studies in Chemical Engineering and a master's degree in Business Administration, has many years of professional experience in managing multinational companies, particularly in the manufacturing and service sectors. He worked as General Manager at TATA ELASTRON (a member of the TATA GROUP), an industrial unit for the production, processing, and distribution of steel products, as General Manager at DECO CERAMICA, an industrial unit for the production and processing of special ceramic pieces, and as Sales and Development Manager at the business consulting firm FRANKLIN COVEY HELLAS. He also served as Procurement Director at HATZ GROUP, a company engaged in the production, import, and trade of tiles and sanitary ware. Currently, alongside his entrepreneurial and consulting role at LEVER S.A., he is also the General Manager of LEVER LEARNING IKE.

As CEO of LEVER S.A., he has developed strategic plans for the growth and marketing of multinational companies based in Greece and abroad. He has provided consulting services to medium and large businesses in Greece in areas such as exports (practices and marketing), reorganization, sales growth, and financial management. He trains executives of multinational companies in Greece and abroad on sales, customer service, leadership, and effective management. He also evaluates human resources, both existing staff in companies and headhunting for new hires. He supports foreign companies in developing their business activities in Greece through all investment phases, from planning and licensing to introducing their products into the market. He has conducted techno-economic studies for securing grants under the Development Law or regional operational programs. Additionally, in the public sector, he has been involved in promoting products and services to corresponding bodies, starting from identifying the business issue, forming the strategy, developing the idea, finding financing, supporting implementation, and finally determining the value of the provided service for each organization and society as a whole.