Keynote Speakers
10th Forum
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Nicodemos Damianou
Mr Nicodemos Damianou was born in Lefkosia in 1973. He holds a Sc.B Degree in Computer Science from Brown University USA, a Ph.D in Computer Security & Policy-based Management of enterprise-wide Computer Networks from Imperial College UK, a Diploma of Information Security from Imperial College, and an MBA from the University of Cyprus.
He is an IT and Information Security professional with many years of experience in Payment Systems and Fintech, Risk Management Methodologies and Digital Transformation Technologies.
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He served at managerial positions within the Bank of Cyprus Group. From November 2017 to January 2024 he was the General Manager of JCC Payment Systems Ltd.
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He is married to Rodoula Damianou and has two daughters, Eleni and Sophia.
Chief Executive Officer, CrediaBank
Eleni Vrettou
Eleni Vrettou has over 25 years of international banking experience in Greece and abroad, specializing in corporate and investment banking. Since September 2022, she has served as Chief Executive Officer of CrediaBank (formerly Attica Bank), where she has led and managed the bank’s transformation and growth both domestically and internationally.
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Ms. Vrettou previously held the role of Senior General Manager and Chief of Corporate and Investment Banking at Piraeus Bank Group. Prior to that, she spent 14 years at HSBC Bank Plc in Greece and the United Kingdom. Her most recent position at HSBC was Managing Director and Head of Wholesale Banking Greece, and earlier she served as Head of Multinationals and Business Development for the CEE, CIS, Mediterranean, and Sub-Saharan Africa regions.
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She also held the position of Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer at Lamda Development. Between 2019 and 2021, she served as Chair of the Boards of Piraeus Factors S.A., Piraeus Leasing, and Piraeus Leases, and was also a Board Member of ETBA VIPE.
Today, she is Chair of the Board of CrediaBancassurance Agency and serves as an Independent Non-Executive Board Member of STARBULK Carriers Corp. and Motodynamics S.A.