Elli Panagiotopoulou has been a member of the organisation’s General Assembly since December 2023.

Holding a degree in Political Science from the University of Athens and a Master’s in International Relations from the London School of Economics, Elli went on to specialise in Communication and Corporate Relations. She has worked in this field in Greece, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, for major companies and multinational groups. Key milestones in her career include her collaboration with the communication groups Ogilvy and Porter Novelli in Greece as Client Service Director, her 13-year tenure with Athenian Brewery as Head of Corporate Communication, and her role as Communications Director at the Circular Economy company Polygreen.

She is currently a Director at the Public Relations firm Pitch, while also collaborating with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Throughout her professional journey, she has been extensively involved in shaping corporate image and managing company reputation, developing sustainability strategies, stakeholder engagement, and internal employee communication.