Spiros was born in Thessaloniki and has studied Political Science and International Relations at the Universities of Freiburg and Munich, Germany. He has been elected member of the city council of Thessaloniki and has served as Deputy Mayor under the mayorship of Yiannis Boutaris (2011-19). He has been responsible for the tourism development and extroversion policies of the City of Thessaloniki. He has also been founding and board member of Thessaloniki Convention Bureau, member of the Board of Thessaloniki Tourism Organization, of Thessaloniki Film Festival and TIF Helexpo SA. He has been relentlessly speaking to various conferences, seminars and workshops around the world. Spiros Pengas owns since September 2019 Wise Ram SA, a company that activates tourism and hospitality growth. He has already signed contracts with various Municipalities around Greece in order to promote the cities and the regions abroad. He has been assigned as a consultant to various private entities, tech-companies, malls and investors. He is also teaching Destination Marketing at the American College Thessaloniki (ACT). In 2020 Spiros has been chosen by EU as member of the International Jury of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2022. He is a member of the city council of Thessaloniki.