Speakers

  • Demetra Kalogerou
    Independent Financial advisor
    Mrs. Demetra Kalogerou (BSc, MSc, MPhil) from year 2022 is an Independent Financial advisor and a Non-Executive Director to a number of companies. From September 2011 to September 2021 she was the Chairwoman of CYSEC the independent public supervisory Authority responsible for the supervision of the Capital Markets, the investment services market, all the transactions in transferable securities and other financial instruments carried in and out of the Republic of Cyprus and the collective investment and asset management sector. It also supervises firms offering administrative services as well as Crypto Exchanges only in terms of AML issues and financial terrorism. During the same period she also participated in the board of supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) that contributed in safeguarding the stability of the EU,s financial system. Also, from November 2012 until February 2021, she was a member of the board of CyPaob which has been established for the oversight of auditors and audit firms. Furthermore, from November 2019 until June 2021 Mrs. Kalogerou chaired the ad-hoc tripartite committee and she was also a member of the four-party committee concerning the investigation of the naturalization of all persons done through the CIP. Additionally, from September 2013 until June 2014, Mrs. Kalogerou has been a member of the Resolution Authority, which supervised the implementation of the resolution of financial institutions in Cyprus. Mrs. Kalogerou previously held the position of a Senior Officer of the CSE and has several years of experience in the financial industry.