Members – KOMVOS

Eurobank

Eurobank, a Corporate Member of Komvos, is a financial group with a presence in Greece and abroad, offering comprehensive services to individuals and businesses.

Yannis Yortsos named “Rhodian of the Year 2026” for his international contributions to engineering and education

The Corresponding Member of Komvos was honoured in Rhodes by the Pan-Rhodian Society of America “Apollon”Yannis Yortsos, Chester Dolley Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California (USC) and a Corresponding Member of Komvos, was named “Rhodian of the Year 2026” by the Pan-Rhodian Society of America “Apollon”.The award was presented during the Society’s annual pre-convention in Monolithos, Rhodes. The USC Viterbi School of Engineering lists it among Yortsos’s significant honours for 2026, while the event in Rhodes highlighted his contributions to engineering, higher education and the Greek diaspora.The title “Rhodian of the Year” is awarded by the organised Rhodian diaspora to individuals with a distinguished record of achievement and service. For Yortsos, the honour also has a personal dimension, as he was born and raised in Rhodes and graduated from Venetokleio.From Rhodes to Caltech and USCYannis Yortsos’s journey began in Rhodes and continued at the National Technical University of Athens, where he graduated from the School of Chemical Engineering in 1973. He then pursued graduate and doctoral studies at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), earning his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 1979.He joined the USC faculty in the late 1970s and built a…

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Haris Lalacos

Ambassador Haris Lalacos served in the Hellenic Foreign Service for 39 years and became MFA Secretary General. Since 2023, he has headed the Greek delegation in the dialogue with Türkiye on Confidence Building Measures.

Marianna Nathanail

Marianna Nathanail is Head of the European Investment Bank Group Office in Greece, with 25 years of experience in banking, finance and law.

Danae Kyriakopoulou

Danae Kyriakopoulou is an economist and Co-Head of the Bank of England’s Climate Hub. Her work examines the macroeconomic impacts of climate change and the green transition, and their implications for monetary and financial stability.

Ioanna Sitaridou: International Recognition and Research on Romeyka

Ioanna Sitaridou, Professor at Cambridge and a Partner of Komvos, has been elected President-Elect of the Societas Linguistica Europaea. Her research on Romeyka connects historical linguistics with the preservation of an endangered Greek variety.

Lina Nikolopoulou, Dr.

Dr Lina Nikolopoulou is a biologist with a D.Phil. in Physiology from the University of Oxford and over 35 years of experience in the healthcare sector. She has held senior executive positions in multinational pharmaceutical companies and is Founder and Managing Director of MindView | Strategy & Research, specialising in strategic consulting, market research and the development of healthcare initiatives. She is actively involved in health policy, digital health and national and European initiatives, with a particular focus on connecting science, innovation and entrepreneurship. She also serves as an Ambassador for BioInnovation Greece.