Kosta Mavroulakis

Kosta is an award-winning global super-connector who has co-designed some of the leading startup, tech, investment and/or non-profit initiatives in Europe. He is the Founder and CEO of Empact Ventures which co-designs the Super Connect Series (in partnership with Hays plc), the India Tech Summit (in partnership with the Europe-India Centre who leads and supports a number of tech initiatives including Super Connect Series (Co-Founder), Super Connect for Good (Co-Founder), the I-COM Global Data Startup Challenge (as Global Vice-Chair) and The Venus Awards (as Head of Partnerships).

He also has been part of on a number of boards including the Global Entrepreneurship Network UK (GEN UK - National Director for England), I-COM Global UK Advisory Board (Board Member), Europe-India Centre for Business and Industry (EICBI - UK Vice Chair) and the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) Student Advisory Board (Chair).

Prior to Empact Ventures, Kosta was one of the founding members and the Digital Development Director of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE), a non-profit orgisation support the development of student-led enterprise societies in 100 UK universities and 200 further education colleges which went on to secure £3.5m from the UK Government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. In 2015 – 2017, he was the Campaign Manager of StartUp Britain, the UK’s leading campaign for small business launched at Downing Street with then Prime Minister David Cameron and Buckingham Palace before touring the UK to 90 UK cities and towns providing 15,000 people with free business advice.