SENIOR EXECUTIVE BUSINESS SUPPORT
DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
Total years of experience :9 years, 2 Months
Senior Executive, Business Support Services, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2009-December 2013
Business Support Department within Economic Research & Sustainable Business Development Sector, Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Supported and promoted business community growth and development through organizational development and strengthening.
• Designed and implemented demand based programs of training, coaching, courses, seminars, workshops and executive leadership training for the Dubai based business community.
• Served an essential role through which knowledge driven interventions focused on assisting businesses to understand and enhance business transformations, turnarounds, to achieve high performance through technical, soft skill and international best practices development.
• Contributed to the renewal of culture of entrepreneurialism and innovation through a focus on new products and services to promote innovative behavior through know-how.
• Evolved through humility by examining culture and systematically set about solving problems in a changing, cutting edge environment.
• Empowered businesses through strategic approaches to tactical initiatives to achieve results.
• Worked to improve the business environment for enterprises, stimulated business support measures, and enhanced the visibility and effectiveness of business support services through:
o Reference Guides & How-To Booklets
o Advisory Services
o Training Sessions
o Mentoring & Advisory Services
o E-Learning for Entrepreneurs Program
o E-Commerce
Teaching Fellow-Strategic Management Athens, Greece, 2005-2008
• Teaching at Athens Information Technology (AIT), in the “Management of Business, Innovation & Technology” - MBIT Program.
Accounting & Finance, Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing of Products & Services, Managerial & Engineering Economics http://www.ait.edu.gr/acadPrograms/mbit/MBIT_Syllabus.pdf; Participation in the Development & Management of the “Innovation Management Laboratory”.
• Involvement in E.U. Research Programs
• Teaching in Executive programs: Finance for Non-Financial Managers to Intracom Group of Companies and Strategic Marketing of Products & Services to OTE Academy (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization)
• Research Traditions in Marketing Seminar, AIT 01/21/08 http://www.ait.gr/ait_web_site/research_seminars_2008.jsp
PUBLICATIONS
• Research In Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RIE)
• Scientific Contributions
• Co-authored articles:
Research Papers
• Gregory S. Yovanof, George N. Hazapis, “Disruptive Technologies, Services, or Business Models?” Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal, Volume 45 Issue 4, pp. 569-583, June 2008.
• Gregory S. Yovanof, George N. Hazapis, On Biotechnology Clusters: Introduction - Industry Clusters & Their Role to Regional Development, BIONOVA, Issue 24, Jan-Feb. 2008.
Journal Publications
• Gregory S. Yovanof, G.N. Hazapis, “An Architectural Framework & Enabling Wireless Technologies for Digital Cities & Intelligent Urban Environments”. Springer J. of Wireless Personal Communications, Special Issue on “Global Information Multimedia Communications Village (GIMCV)”. Eds.: Prof. Marina Ruggieri and, Prof.Ole Brun Madsen. March, 2009. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11277-009-9693-4
• G.S. Yovanof, G.N. Hazapis, “Disruptive Technologies, Services, or Business Models?” J. of Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, Special Issue on “International Mobile Telecommunications- Advanced (IMT-A): Disruptiveness?” Eds.: Prof. Marina Ruggieri and, Prof.Ole Brun Madsen. April, 2008. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11277-008-9486-1#page-1
Executive Officer Nicosia, Cyprus & Piraeus, Greece, 2004-2005
Cyprus Union of Shipowners
• Liaising and Lobbying Government, Industry & EU Institutions for Shipping Interests
• Proposal Writing & Decision-Making on Cypriot & E.U. Maritime Policy
Senior Advisor to the Publisher Nicosia, Cyprus & Piraeus, Greece, 2004-2005
EUROSHIP MAGAZINE, the Leading Shipping Magazine of Cyprus
• Advising Publisher on Business Policy & Strategies, Advertisement & Promotion, Marketing and Public Relations of Magazine
• Research and Analysis of Key Maritime Industry and Related Issues
• Greek Correspondent of Euroship Magazine
• Interviewing and Writing on Key Maritime Issues relating to Tourism, Trade & Transport (“3Ts”)