Timothy Ananiadis is General Manager/Managing Director Hotel Grande Bretagne & King George. He was born and raised in Greece and at the age of 17 went to Canada to study Business Administration at Ryerson University in Toronto, subsequently moving to the USA where he started his career in the hospitality industry. He has almost 40 years of international experience in the hospitality industry, with Hyatt Hotels where he started his career at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta and subsequently held the position of Director of Food and Beverage in several hotels (including Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Hilton Head, Nashville, Buffalo, and Columbus). In 1988 he moved to Chicago as the Corporate Director of Food and Beverage for Hyatt Hotels. As General Manager he held positions in the USA at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables and Hyatt Regency Miami. In 1999 he joined Hyatt International as the General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki in Greece and later moved to India as the General Manager of the Grand Hyatt Mumbai. In 2003 he joined Starwood Hotels and Resorts returning to Greece as the General Manager/Managing Director of the Hotel Grande Bretagne. In 2006 and until 2017, he was given the additional responsibility of Area Manager for Greece, Turkey, Cyprus & the Balkans, overseeing the Starwood affiliated hotels. In his current role, now under the umbrella of Marriott International, he oversees two Legacy Starwood hotels, the complex of the Hotel Grande Bretagne & the King George, Luxury Collection properties, Athens. Tim is an active member of a number of civic and non-profit organizations including: Vice Chairman of The American Community School (ACS) of Athens, Vice President of the Athens Hotel Association, board member of the Greek Health Tourism Organization and Chairman of the Marriott Worldwide Business Council in Greece & Cyprus.

Elizabeth Z. Bartz is founder, president, and CEO of State and Federal Communications, Inc. with offices in Akron, Ohio and Washington, D.C. The company provides government compliance information and consulting to Fortune 500 companies, many trade and professional associations, legal and accounting firms, and corporate and contract lobbyists in all 50 states and Canada. She is active in various professional societies and community and volunteer efforts sharing her time, talent, and resources. In Akron, she serves on the Executive Committee for the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, Co-Chairing the Government Relations Committee, and on the United Way of Summit County, Chairing the Public Policy Committee. In DC, she is Vice President of the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics, serves on the Advisory Council for PLEN—Public Leadership Education Network, and is on the Board of Directors for the Public Affairs Council. The many awards Bartz received include Woman Philanthropist of the Year from the Summit County United Way; Leadership Award from the Washington (DC) Area State Relations Group; and the Top 100 Women-Owned Business Owners in Ohio from Diversity Business since 2007. State and Federal Communications received the Excellence in Business Award from the Greater Akron Chamber and has received the Weatherhead 100 Northeast Ohio's Fastest Growing Companies. Elizabeth graduated from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science. She served on Kent State University’s National Alumni Association Board as its Vice President; Community Advisory Council for the University’s National Public Radio affiliate, WKSU; and serves on the Journalism Professional Advisory Board. She has received The William D. Taylor Journalism Alumnus of the Year Award. It is the most prestigious award given by the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication. In spring of 2013 she presented the commencement address at the Kent State University Trumbull Campus graduation. She resides in Akron, Ohio with her husband, John Chames.

Yanni Sianis is the Chief of Staff of Calamos Investments. Prior to this position, Yanni served as Vice President of Global Business Development and was responsible for managing both domestic and international relationships for the private and institutional channels, as well as developing strategies for new business development for Calamos Wealth Management and Calamos Investments as a whole. He joined the firm in 2010 and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Yanni was a senior derivatives broker and trader at LaSalle Global. He previously served as Vice President of Business Development and Director of the GCC (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf) and the Middle East at America 2030 Equity, a private equity firm outside of Chicago. Yanni earned a B.A. from Boston University, an M.A. in Industrial Psychology from National Louis University and is currently pursuing an AMP from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He also holds a Series 65 license. Yanni is active in the Greek American community and currently serves on the Metropolitan Council of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, a Board Director of the American Hellenic Institute, a Distinguished Advisor of the National Hellenic Museum and a member of Leadership 100 and the National Hellenic Society. His first love was soccer, playing professionally in Greece and in the United States before his career was cut short due to injury. Yanni currently resides in Chicago, Ill.

Nico Bamberger Priskos is the Managing Partner for InterNet Properties; a boutique, locally and family owned full-service commercial real estate firm operating in the State of Utah and licensed in several surrounding States. Nico Priskos grew up in the InterNet Properties office, where he developed a deep curiosity and affection for commercial real estate and downtown Salt Lake City.  In 2014, Nico obtained his real estate license and began working as an agent in the office he was raised in. While working as an agent, Nico attended the University of Utah, where he graduated in the spring of 2017 with a double major in Entrepreneurship and Political Science along with a minor in International Studies. As a student at the University of Utah, Nico had the distinct opportunity to intern for the Utah Speaker of the House of Representatives during the 2017 Utah General Legislative Session. Following the passing of InterNet Properties’ founder and principal broker, Vasilios Priskos, in October 2017, Nico Priskos stepped in to take over day-to-day operations of InterNet Properties and manage the Priskos family’s real estate holdings. Nico is heavily involved in the Salt Lake City community, serving on the Utah State Fairpark Board of Directors, the Salt Lake City Police Foundation Board of Directors, the Downtown Alliance Board of Directors, and is a member of the Downtown Alliance Development Committee.  Driven by a profound love for Hellenism, Orthodoxy, and history of the Greek American community, Nico was elected to sit on the Parish Council for the Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake and is the current chair of the community’s real estate committee.

Paul P. Sogotis is the President and CEO of Pacific Coast Maritime Agencies, Inc, a high-quality marine agency company specializing in tanker and dry bulk vessels with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, California, Portland, Oregon & Seattle, Washington. Paul is an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. He is a member of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Archdiocesan Council and on the Metropolis of San Francisco Council. He is a Board Member of the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine located in historic St. Augustine, Florida and a Parish Council member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, San Francisco. In addition, Paul is supporter of various Hellenic-American organizations. He serves on the board of directors of the Elios Society & Charitable Foundation, an active member of the National Hellenic Society and a longtime member of the American Hellenic Institute. Paul was born in San Francisco, California. He currently resides in Burlingame, CA, a suburb of San Francisco, with his wife Evangelia, and their two teenage sons Panayiotis and Yianni.

John Vasiliou is a principal and Vice-President of Astra Foods, a Philadelphia-based protein manufacturing company. He is also a principal of Tasty Breads International, a Chicago-based frozen dough manufacturing company. A graduate of New York University’s prestigious Stern School of Business, John worked during his college years in New York at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), and spent time in Washington D.C., interning for then United States Senator Paul Sarbanes. In 2003, upon graduation, John went into the family business to help grow Astra Foods into the nation’s leading manufacturer of Philly-Style meat products. From a young age, John has always had a deep commitment to service to the Greek American community of Philadelphia. He is an active member of AHEPA Chapter 515, board member of the American Hellenic Institute (AHI), former President of The Hellenic Heritage Association of NYU, Vice-President of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Chairman of the Upper Darby Greek Festival, Co-Founder of the Philadelphia Greek Basketball League (PGBL), Co-Chairman of the National Hellenic Society’s (NHS) Philadelphia chapter, Board Member of the Greek American Heritage Society of Philadelphia (GAHSP), active member of the Hellenic University Club of Philadelphia, and has served as Master of Ceremonies for several Metropolis of New Jersey events such as the “Metropolitan Evangelos Ambassador Awards” and the Metropolis Clergy Laity. John is married to Renee Koumatos Vasiliou, and the couple resides with their son Dimosthenes in Logan Square, Philadelphia.