Angela Panayiotou

Angela is the Manager of IDEA, an innovation center and an incubator – accelerator for Startups, aspiring to develop investible startups and change the Cypriot culture more towards innovation.

With a diverse 23-years career in banking both in Cyprus and abroad, has worked in all lines of business and customers. She has long been involved in intrapreneurship and has carried out successfully several innovation projects within the organisation.

Angela is a coach, a mentor and an advisor to several young, aspiring entrepreneurs throughout their journey form idea-stage to revenue-generation. She has been a speaker, judge and panellist in several startup competitions and conferences and has led several innovation-related delegationsabroad. She is a member of Round Table Forums regarding innovation in the country.

Angela has frequent presence in the Media in line with the intensive efforts of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship amongst youth.

Angela holds a BSc in Financial Services from the University of Manchester, a BBA in Management Information Systems and an ΜΒΑ from the University of Birmingham.