Afroditi Xydi is the Executive Director of Desmos Policy Institute - the first and only think tank of the Hellenic Diaspora.
She co-founded the Institute together with other young Greek professionals to bridge the gap between the Hellenic Diaspora and Greek policy makers. Before that Afroditi was a management consultant with Strategy& in the Middle East.
She worked in Dubai, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia primarily advising national governments on setting policies across the sectors of energy, telecom, digitization.
She holds a Bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins, a Master's degree from MIT, both in environmental engineering, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Thursday 7
14.15 - 15.10
Connecting the Greek Diaspora with the Homeland: Keys to Unlocking Potential
The Westin Harbor Castle
Create a robust framework to meet the needs of the Diaspora in their business interaction with Greece, unlock their potential and turn them into powerful advocates and investors for their homeland, aiming to meaningfully contribute to Greece’s economic landscape.