Marily Konstantinopoulou co-founded ARTWORKS in 2017, where she has been working since in the general management, as the program co-director, and currently as the director. She studied engineering at the National Technical School of Athens and holds a master’s in business administration (MSc Techno-Economic Systems) as well as a master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh (MSc Environment and Development). Apart from her scientific background, she also studied photography at the École Supérieure Nationale de la Photographie d’Arles (ESNP) in France and visual journalism at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. The diversity of her background has inspired her to explore the collaborative potential between art, business and entrepreneurship.She was able to accomplish her aspirations at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she worked at MoMA R&D (2015-2016), the Museum’s department that borrows methods from science, technology and business to catalyze its curatorial and educational programs. Prior to MoMA, she worked as MP consultant on cultural affairs at the Hellenic Parliament. She has also worked (2019-2024) as a business associate for BLUECYCLE, a social enterprise dedicated to the recycling and upgrading of marine plastic waste generated from shipping and fishing activities. Most recently (2020-2021), Marily received a diploma in Science, Technology and Society (STS) studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).

Panos Giannikopoulos (Athens, 1991) is an Art Historian and Curator. He holds an MA in Gender, Society and Politics from Panteion University, Greece, following undergraduate studies in History, Archaeology, and History of Art at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Thessaly. He has been collaborating with ARTWORKS since 2018. He is responsible for the organization’s Residency Programs and artistic initiatives, and has worked as the coordinator of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Artist Fellowship Program. He was the curator of the Greek Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (2024) and a member of the curatorial team for the Mediterranea 19 Young Artists Biennale (2021). Notable exhibitions include “A Rave Down Below”, 2023 Eleusis Cultural Capital (2023 2024) and “This Current Between Us”at the PPC Historic Steam Electric Station of Neo Faliro (2022- 2023). He has collaborated with museums, galleries, and art organizations, including GAMeC in Bergamo, ACG Gallery, B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation, Eins Gallery (Limassol), Space52, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), The Breeder, Haus N Athen, Korai in Nicosia, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, SNEHTA, the Institute of Contemporary Greek Art – iset and Athens Biennale. His texts have been published in newspapers, magazines, publications, and exhibition catalogs. In 2016, he served as a Curatorial Fellow at the Schwarz Foundation, and in 2021, he received the Curatorial Award Premio Lorenzo Bonaldi per l’Arte – EnterPrize.

Xaviera Kouvara has been a core member of the ARTWORKS team since 2019, working on content development, management and coordination of the partners and actions concerning all the communication channels for the orgazination. She started her career in advertising agencies in the department of Strategic Communication and then changed to Brand Communications by managing the in-house creative department of Apivita. Driven by her interest in the arts throughout the years, she worked as a volunteer in cultural institutions, before doing her internship in the Research & Development Department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA R&D) – a program supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Upon her return to Athens, she worked in the Museum of Cycladic Art, handling the organization and production of the exhibitions of contemporary art. She holds a Bsc in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a MSc in Organizational and Social Psychology from the London School of Economics. She is attending photography and video art workshops and lectures on a regular basis, while recently she has presented part of her work in public.

Eleanna Bourantani is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and a development consultant. Eleanna studied law and English at the University of Athens and gender and sexuality studies at Birkbeck, University of London. She has a PhD in human geography from the University of Southampton, specializing in gender and care labor and the philosophy of Deleuze & Guattari. For the past fifteen years, Eleanna has worked and volunteered in non-profits across the arts, education, child protection, health, human rights, and social welfare in Greece and the UK. Since 2018 she has been working as a fundraiser in the non-profit sector, raising over 2 million euros to date.

Aliki-Marcadia Lampropoulos is a professional with diverse experience as she combines over 8 years of experience in finance as well as over 10 years of experience in cultural management, fundraising and development. She has been working with renowned organizations such as the Acropolis Museum, Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre and the Cycladic Museum (2015 – 2021). Her expertise extends to the financial world, having worked with EFG Asset Management and EFG Private Bank in London where she honed her skills in investment management (2007-2014). Aliki also acted as Head of external affairs at Common Seas (2019-2024), focusing on environmental initiatives in Greece. Her career reflects a blend of cultural engagement, financial expertise, and environmental consciousness. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford in Economics and Management and a Masters in Science from London School of Economics and Political Science in Management and Regulation of Risk.

Alexander Strecker (Canada / Greece) is a writer and curator. He holds a PhD in Art, Art History, and Visual Studies from Duke University. He is the editor of four volumes—Bread for the Living, Bread for the Dead (Tavros Editions, 2025), Depression Era: A Collective Lens in the Age of Crisis (K8, 2025), While We’re Together (Onassis Foundation, 2021), and Forever More Images (Onassis Foundation, 2019). He has curated photography exhibitions around the world, including at Les Rencontres d’Arles and The Photographers’ Gallery in London. Other collaborators have included the Barbican Centre, Somerset House, Athens Photo Festival, Zoetrope, VOID, MISC, Paris Photo, Depression Era, Art Basel, and Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project. His academic research has been published in the Journal of Greek Media & Culture and A Peer-Reviewed Journal About and he has given presentations at College Art Association, the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, transmediale, the American Comparative Literature Association, the Modern Greek Studies Association Symposium, the Seeger Center, and the École normale supérieure in Paris. He is a founding member of Duke’s Laboratory for Social Choreography, which in 2025 will hold Parliament, a “social choreographic site,” at the Benaki Museum in Athens.

Phoebe Kouvelas is a lawyer admitted in the Piraeus Bar Association. In 2011, she founded ArtSecure, a law firm specializing in art, cultural heritage, and intellectual property law. With expertise in European laws and regulations, as well as the cultural heritage laws of non-EU countries, she provides advice on the ownership, lending, cross-border movement, and succession of artworks, as well as on intellectual property matters. She has also developed the first Legal Risk Assessment methodology for art collections—a pioneering approach aimed at identifying and mitigating risks related to art. She studied English law at the University of Kent and later pursued postgraduate LL.M. studies in International Commercial Law and an M.A. in Art Law. She has published articles in international professional journals.

Andreas Papadakis is the founder and managing director of “ANDREAS PAPADAKIS & ASSOCIATES” offering accounting, tax, auditing and general consulting services on corporate matters. He holds a degree from the University of Piraeus, Business Administration Department, with additional specialization degrees in Marketing and Human Resources Management. He is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece (in greek: OEE), holds an A class license to practice accounting-tax consulting, he is a member of the Greek Institute of Internal Auditors (in greek: E.I.E.E.), and a member of the International Institute of Internal Auditors (I.I.A.). Additionally, he is certified by the International Anti-Fraud Institute (A.C.F.E.), CFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) and CRMA (Certification in Risk Management Assurance) and the International Institute of Internal Auditors (I.I.A.). He regularly teaches at the University of Piraeus at the School of Finance and Statistics, Department of Finance and Banking Administration, and more specifically “Business Taxation” at the postgraduate program, while also teaching various courses through E-Learning for the same institution. He is registered in the Internal Auditors Register of the Ministry of Finance for unlisted companies on the Athens Stock Exchange, and Public Companies.