Who We Are

The Lab is staffed by a multi-disciplinary, international team of experts in technology & innovation management, corporate entrepreneurship, value engineering, and project management, across various industries.

Lab members have extensive academic and business experience, including senior executive positions within prestigious global organizations. Several of them have been awarded graduate degrees from top universities (Stanford, London Business School, Imperial College, University of Warwick) and participated in premier professional exchange programs (US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program - IVLP).

The core team is complemented by an international Advisory Board of top experts and influencers, who oversee the Lab's strategy and the quality of its operations.

Leadership Team

Kostas Kutsikos

Organizational Innovation Kostas is the Founder and Director of the WAVE Lab

Alan Warr

Service Innovation Alan is our value engineering expert, focusing on exploiting disruptive technologies for business model innovation

Elliot Yan

Digital Elliot is our digital lead, driving blockchain-based venture development activities

Thanos Angelis-Dimakis

Energy & Environment sector Thanos is leading our work in sustainable development, focusing on circular economy activities

Aldo di Russo

Culture & Heritage Management Aldo is our award-winning expert in creative industries, reinterpreting physical and digital heritage assets

Andrew Alexopoulos

Social Innovation Andrew is our lead in creating innovative value propositions for public sector agencies

George Bithas

Value Engineering George is our expert on next-generation value management methods and tools, focusing on business ecosystems

Katiana Houli

Project Manager Katiana is coordinating our resources across research project activities

Stefanos Charaktiniotis

Innovation Management Stefanos is our legal expert on intellectual property and new venture development

Apostolos Sarlis

Value Engineering Apostolos is on a mission to develop new tools for simulating an organization's digital reinvention path

Advisory Board

Rajesh Sennik

Partner FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) USA/UK

Alexandra Rudl

Head of Innovation bwcon GmbH Germany

Miguel Rosa

Economic Adviser European Commission Belgium

Vasilis Angelis

Professor Emeritus University of the Aegean Greece

Key Lab Experts

George Bithas, PhDc

Business Ecosystems

Katiana Houli

Project Management

Andrew Alexopoulos

Public Sector

Apostolos Sarlis, PhDc

Digital

Dorothea Zuhrt

Culture & Travel Sector