Demetris Hadjisofocli
Mr. Demetris C. Hadjisofocli is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of CSI. His expertise and interests evolve around Intellectual Property Rights, localization for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystems, innovation and entrepreneurship processes, operational efficiencies, project planning and management, action based systemic problem resolution and solution development processes, developing creativity as a competitive edge, training, and organisational synergies and collaboration, and impacting the quality of life at the grass roots level. He is an innovator, and a serial entrepreneur. He is also a mentor/coach and a motivator at various business idea development ecosystems and with youth level audience. He had a significant participation in the development of strong and substantive links between Businesses and Academia in Cyprus, through the creation and management of Liaison Offices, created the first business accelerator connected to the University of Nicosia, and the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, invested in startups, introduced and developed the Junior Achievement program in Cyprus and is one of the leaders of the startup ecosystem in Cyprus. He holds a BSBA in Marketing and International Business and an MBA in Strategic Planning & Entrepreneurship Development both from The Ohio State University, an LLM in Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Rights from the University of Salford, and a MPhil the Catholic University of Murcia. He is currently pursuing a PhD with the Catholic University of Murcia in the area of Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Localization.