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Leadership built on entrepreneurial experience.

GPA INVESTMENT GROUP

Entrepreneur, investor and strategic advisor with more than two decades of experience building companies, partnerships and international business opportunities.

President · GPA Investment Group

Anastasios Spanidis

Anastasios Spanidis is the Founder & CEO of Generation Y – International eBusiness Hub and President of Growth, Prosperity & Abundance (GPA) Investment Group.

From a humble 24m² garage, his journey has unfolded over more than two decades, culminating in the transformation of the G.P.A. community into a Greek multinational business group with international activity and a broad ecosystem of companies, partners and strategic relationships.

Anastasios Spanidis’ entrepreneurial mentality has been a driving force throughout his career, positioning him as an investor, shareholder, strategic advisor and member of Boards of Directors across multiple organizations and companies in Greece and abroad. His approach combines entrepreneurship, strategic growth, leadership development and the creation of long-term partnerships.

Over the years, he has participated in advisory boards and strategic initiatives involving organizations such as Coffee Berry, VIOPOL Polyurethane Systems, Black Oak, delta GROUP, CEO Clubs International and others, while maintaining active involvement in business communities, investment networks and leadership organizations.

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RECOGNITION

Awards & Distinctions

2019

Listed by Fortune Greece as one of the “40 under 40” Businessmen of the Year.

2023

Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by the Order of AHEPA.

2024

Awarded Best Entrepreneur CEO of the Year by CEO Clubs International.

2025

Awarded the Excellence in Leadership & Strategic Advisory Award by CEO Clubs International and the Global Visionary Leader in Strategic Growth & Entrepreneurial Excellence Award at the International Prime Awards – Global Edition.

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LEADERSHIP & ADVISORY

International Business Roles

He is the Greece Chair of Virtual Advisory Board (VAB) and a member of the Strategy Committee at Susten, a €100M fund focused on energy. He also serves as Director of Member Experience at the Hellenic Czech Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

He is Vice President, European Business Development of CEO Coaching International, one of the largest executive coaching organizations based in the United States, with an international network of senior executives and former leaders from organizations including Goldman Sachs, Colgate-Palmolive, General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Universal Studios, Goodyear, Xerox, AT&T, Under Armour, Gillette, Electronic Arts, Nestlé, Morgan Stanley and Home Depot.

He is also a Founding Member of YDC – Your Directors Club, a mentor at egg – enter•grow•go, Eurobank’s major corporate entrepreneurship initiative in partnership with Corallia, as well as a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). He has also participated as an Institutional Partner and Member of EENE – Hellenic Association of Entrepreneurs and in a range of other international business and leadership networks.

380 Combined Years
Experience
85 Countries
1,700 Partners & Projects
Delivered
40under40 Fortune
Greece
26 Years of
Growth
Entrepreneurial leadership with global perspective
ENTREPRENEURSHIP INVESTMENT LEADERSHIP GROWTH
LEADERSHIP TEAM

The people helping shape GPA’s direction.

Strategy, ecosystem development, communications and execution come together through a multidisciplinary leadership team focused on building long-term value across the Group.

Chris Faki
GPA / 02 Strategy & Growth
PARTNER & CHIEF OF STAFF GPA INVESTMENT GROUP

Chris Faki

Chris Faki is a business strategy and growth executive with more than 19 years of experience across business, technology and digital transformation. Today, she is part of GPA Investment Group, playing an active role in shaping and executing the Group’s strategy, developing its business ecosystem and driving value creation across its portfolio.

Her career spans business strategy, business development, growth and digital transformation, with leadership experience and extensive involvement in developing growth strategies for companies across different sectors and stages of maturity. Her background in marketing and digital has evolved into a broader business perspective, focused on connecting strategy, people, technology and execution to measurable business value.

Beyond her corporate work, Chris actively contributes to the broader business and innovation ecosystem. She is an experienced public speaker with more than 20 appearances and has contributed to academia through previous teaching at the American College of Greece and her current role as a member of the academic faculty at BCA College.

Her multidisciplinary experience, strategic thinking and ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable models and growth initiatives define her current professional focus.

FOCUS
Strategy Growth Digital Transformation Ecosystem Development
Evelina Riga
GPA / 03 PR & Ecosystem Relations
PR & ECOSYSTEM RELATIONS GPA INVESTMENT GROUP

Evelina Riga

Evelina Riga is PR & Ecosystem Relations at GPA Investment Group, responsible for shaping how information moves within the ecosystem and how GPA is represented externally.

Her work spans GPA’s presence across social media, building a digital footprint that reflects what the ecosystem achieves; the ecosystem’s communications, connecting members to relevant opportunities; and project management across the ecosystem, from internal events to external engagements representing GPA. She also maintains the operational backbone of GPA’s communications, ensuring the right information consistently reaches the right people.

She holds a degree in Communication, Advertising and PR from Panteion University. Through the university’s AD & PR Lab, she worked on real case studies with client companies, one of which she had the opportunity to present directly to the executive team of a large company, focusing on corporate reputation and communication.

She joined 3 Dots Agency as the newest member of a student-led team and grew into the role of coordinator, helping take the project beyond the university and into collaboration with external partners. Drawn to multicultural environments, she worked in sales at AIESEC, building partnerships between local organisations and global student programmes, before moving into recruitment and learning to identify the right people for the right roles.

As part of ThinkBiz Academy 2026, she was part of the team responsible for the educational department, contributing to a 19-person student group that coordinated a 360° entrepreneurial experience for Gen Z and brought together more than 70 speakers from academic and business backgrounds.

FOCUS
Public Relations Communications Ecosystem Relations Project Management
GPA Investment Group · Leadership
STRATEGY PEOPLE COMMUNICATION EXECUTION