In 20 years of professional experience, as business consultant in addition to my educational background as an economist with specialization in International Business and Maritime Studies, I have cumulated a number of experiences related to Active inclusion of target groups. My expertise is mostly on the theme of active inclusion of unemployed people. In this context I developed my ability to produce thematic inputs to feed in the learning process within projects in which I have been involved, my ability to produce concise reports that incorporate learning from exchange and learning activities, put forward good practice and policy messages targeting city practitioners and urban policy-makers as well as to maximize the use of project results for strategic benefits in capitalization, policy design, awareness raising etc. Among my projects that prove my expertise in the thematic Active inclusion of target groups are: -Managing Food Surplus & Facilities for the benefit of vulnerable social groups as part of Operational Programme "Human Resources Development" co-funded by the European Union (European Social Fund - ESF - Member of the EQUAL management team -Network addressing unemployment in the area of Piraeus and the Municipalities of West Attica (EMPLONET) Additionally I am an active partner in Urban Cooperativesaiming to produce Local Employment Plans as part of Operational Programme "Human Resources Development" co-funded by the EU.

In 20 years of professional experience, as business consultant in addition to my educational background as an economist, I have cumulated a number of experiences related to Entrepreneurship and competitive SMEs. My expertise includes the sub-themes of clustering, networking, alternative financing modes, innovation, SME’s in the maritime sector, green and blue growth etc. In this context I developed my ability to produce thematic inputs to feed in the learning process within projects in which I have been involved, my ability to produce concise reports that incorporate learning from exchange and learning activities, put forward good practice and policy messages targeting city practitioners and urban policy-makers as well as to maximize the use of project results for strategic benefits in capitalization, policy design, awareness raising etc. Among my projects that prove my expertise in the thematic Entrepreneurship and competitive SMEs are: - The “Development of Mediterranean network of business in the sectors of tourism and culture”, within the project “East Mediterranean Cultural Network – Archimed”, 2007 – 2009 INTERREG III B ARCHIMED - - "Diagnostic analysis of the sme’s needs within municipality of Athens" under the Project "Advisory support of small business in innovation,entrepreneurship and cooperation" - Technical Consultant for social business development as part of the “Local Employment Plans” within Attica Region, implemented with the co-financing of the ESF