Our People
PEOPLE
SFD Organization is driven by people dedicated to create self-reliant food economies and better tourism destinations.
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Our Board
Sotiris Di. Bampagiouris
Triantafillis Konstantinos
General Manager at MINDHAUS
Constantinos Manasakis
Economist (MBA, PhD)
Associate Professor of Economic Analysis at University of Crete
Nikiforos Steiakakis
Advisor to the Board
Systems Strategist | Change Induction | Destinations & Institutions
Our Advisory Council
(2026–28)
The SFDO Advisory Council is appointed by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly. It comprises of highly esteemed professionals that share the vision of SFDO.
They are selected for their expertise and specific interest in issues linked to the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable food destinations development. They provide critical advice on SFDO’s strategic direction and participate in the evaluation of SFDO’s work and its progress.
The new Advisory Council will be announced shortly.
Pierre-Yves Cohen
CEO at eolos GmbH
Alexander Panczuk
Dimitris Plexousakis
Agapi Sbokou
Andreas N. Metaxas
CEO at Metaxa Hospitality Group
Ismini Bogdanou
Sotiris Di. Bampagiouris
Chair at SFDO
Our Previous Advisory Council
(2023–25)
The SFDO Advisory Council is appointed by the Board of Directors and approved by the General Assembly. It comprises of highly esteemed professionals that share the vision of SFDO.
They are selected for their expertise and specific interest in issues linked to the economic, social and environmental pillars of sustainable food destinations development. They provide critical advice on SFDO’s strategic direction and participate in the evaluation of SFDO’s work and its progress.
Pierre-Yves Cohen
CEO at eolos GmbH
Alexander Panczuk
Dimitris Plexousakis
Agapi Sbokou
Andreas N. Metaxas
CEO at Metaxa Hospitality Group
Ismini Bogdanou
Sotiris Di. Bampagiouris
Chair at SFDO
Our Team
Dimitris Poursanidis
Chief Operating Officer
Ph.D Marine Ecology | Agronomist Bsc
Blue Food Systems & Marine Lead
George Savvakis
Regenerative Agronomist
Agriculture & Soil Health Domain Lead
Michalis Vages
Accounting
Soura Panagiota
Administrative Officer
Yannis Baritakis
Media & Publications Domain Lead
Fotis Mathioudakis
Head of Technology
Digital Products
George Vages
Accounting
Nikistratos Demetzos
Regional Representative of DIO Crete
Inspector for DIO & ORA
Konstantinos Dimitriades
Organic Farming & EU Regulations Domain Lead
Filippos Mitsalas
Clean Energy Officer
Nikos Sofianopoulos
Carbon Footprint Expert
George Almpouras
Law & Environmental protection Domain Lead
Manos Papadakis
Legal Advisor
George Lyrarakis
Vine & Wine World Domain Lead
Stefania-Marieva Manolaki
Oceanographer
George K. Bouyouris
Ethics Officer
Simoula Paraschaki
International partnerships & Awareness Domain Lead
Florentia Koulamba
Food Trade & FPUs Domain Lead
Amalia Filippaki
Youth & Education Domain Lead
Eleftheria Germanaki
Olive Oil World Domain Lead
Vasso Giatsidou
Urban Farming Domain Lead
Chris Christodoulopoulos
Aquaponic Farms
Manolis Chalampalakis
GDPR Officer
