Speakers

A prominent and highly respected business professional, Ms. Tanou is the Vice-President of Top Kinisis Travel Public Ltd over the past twenty years. Ms. Tanou holds BA in Travel and Tourism Management and is an active proponent of the private sector development in the Cyprus economy.

Ms. Tanou served as Vice-President of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President of the Nicosia Tourism Board. She is the Vice-President of the Cyprus Integrity Forum and past board member of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA).

She is the Vice-President of the International Chambers of Commerce in Cyprus and is a highly respected activist on matters of commercial transparency and entrepreneurship. Ms. Tanou is former President of the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women, the Cyprus European Ambassador of Women Entrepreneurs and a recipient of the prestigious Madam Figaro Business Woman of the Year Award in 2012. She serves on the Board of the Business Advisory Council of the University of Cyprus and the University of Nicosia. She is also the President of the Cyprus BioBank – Centre of Excellence.

She is a founding member of the Rotary Club Nicosia Aspelia since 1995. Ms. Elena Tanou is also on the Board of Directors of World Vision and the President of "The Phoenicians Route" by the Council of Europe.