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European Social Innovation Forum – Pitching Session Registration Form

European Social Innovation Forum Registration Form

Prerequisite: In order to be eligible for participating in the pitching competition, you should be a Member of the Network of European Social Entrepreneurs and Innovators for special benefits and collaborative opportunities. If you are not a Member yet, fill in your contact details in this link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/NESEIOnboarding.  The deadline for pitching ideas has been extended to the 25th of March.

Anna Athanasopoulou

Head of Unit, ‘Proximity, Social Economy and Creative Industries’, at the European Commission.

An EU official since 2002, she has held different positions at services and Cabinet-level at the European Commission and the Council of the EU, relating to tourism and textiles, culture and media policy, creative industries, and external relations. Before joining the EU civil service, Anna worked as Adviser to two Ministers of Culture in Greece and as Director of Programme Planning for the Athens 2004 Cultural Olympiad. In parallel, she lectured on History of Art and Cultural Management. Anna studied Archaeology (University of Thessaloniki), specialised in History of Art, where she holds an M.A. (George Washington University) and a Ph.D (Courtauld Institute of Art), and is the author of publications on History of Art and cultural policy.