1. Amalia Agathou, Strategy and Innovation Consultant, previously at Havas, London College of Fashion, The Next Web and Glamour Magazine

Today we speak with Amalia Agathou, who has 15 years of experience in the European startup ecosystem and the creative industries as an entrepreneur and innovation consultant.  A firm believer in innovation fueled by cross-border and and cross-industry collaboration, Agathou has designed and worked on numerous open innovation international programs like EDF Energy Awards, Global Fashion Battle and CFE's FashionTech accelerator.  Agathou is also an active mentor and advisor at several entrepreneurial communities and accelerator programs like Blooming Founders, NEF and Techstars.