Bio
Mr. Nikos Giannoulidis is an experienced International Projects Director and Innovation Management Consultant. Since 2011 he is Director of International Projects and Innovation Services in Euroconsultants S.A. having personally overseen the coordination of numerous projects in support of international research cooperation (funded by FP5, FP6, FP7 & H2020, CIP and various Territorial Cooperation Programmes). He has thus gained key insight and expertise in delivering innovation and training services to Industry, Academia and R&D institutes, NGOs, Government, etc.
Mr. Giannoulidis has firm experience in the advising regional and national authorities in the development of Innovation (Smart Specialization) Strategies and the identification of measures to support implementation. He currently supports key institutions and SMEs in the establishment of Innovation Clusters (ICT, agrofood, tourism, etc.) and the development of business plans for technology parks and incubators in South East Europe.
His expertise in the management of EU-funded research and innovation projects is further reinforced by 10-year long track record in contracting and coordinating various International Donor Technical Assistance (EuropeAid, World Bank, UNDP, EBRD) projects in Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Cyprus and Azerbaijan in various sectors such as SME development, innovation support, regional and rural development, programme management, engineering, etc.)
Mr. Giannoulidis holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment, Auditing & Management Systems and MSc in Quality Management.
Specialties: Identification and Procurement of International Funding Opportunities, Management of Research and Innovation Projects, Innovation Management, Proposal Assessment and Preparation, Development of Quality, Environmental and Food Safety Management Systems, Capacity Building, Business Planning, etc.
