Dr. Paraskevi Giourka

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Dr. Paraskevi Giourka (female) is a Civil Engineer , and a strong innovation research professional with a PhD in Innovation Management from University of Leeds, UK, and an MBA from the University of Portsmouth, UK. She is a collaborating partner with CERTH (Greek National Research Center), specializing in H2020 proposal preparation and implementation. She is a co-founder at Anthology Ventures, and a founding partner at Anthology Management, a company active in delivering mentor trainings, acceleration programs, international entrepreneurship summer schools, fast track business bootcamps and v irtual i ncubation programs in collaboration with institutions in Greece and throughout Europe. She has worked as a Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Consultant at Democritus University of Thrace. She has a demonstrated history of working in the business sector specialising in technology prospecting/scouting and start up coaching. Skilled in Business Planning, Business Modelling, Analytical Skills, and Innovation Management as well as procuring, organizing, and running international funded projects. She has worked as an expert for collaborative international projects for twelve years addressing topics such as a) increasing innovation capacity of SMEs, b) building entrepreneurial diversity and resilience, and c) developing policy recommendations for supporting entrepreneurial growth, d) smart cities etc. She has been assigned (in 7 projects) as an innovation expert for monitoring H2020 MSCA projects for their innovation potential using the Innovation Radar methodology.
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