Team 2026

Dr. Stefanos N. Kales is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Stefanos N. Kales MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM

Harvard Medical School & Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Demetrios Kalaitzidakis is Group Operations Director at Grecotel Hotels & Resorts - Cornell, School of Hotel Administration.

Demetrios M. Kalaitzidakis

Group Operations Director, Grecotel Hotels & Resorts – our hotel host

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Prof. Eric Rimm, ScD

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School

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Dr. Eleni Melliou

Laboratory Teaching Personnel

Giuseppe Grosso

Giuseppe Grosso – MD, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Catania, Italy

Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD is a nutritional epidemiologist trained in Europe and Harvard Chan School of Public Health.

Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD

Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Athanasios ("Thanos") Zavras, DG93, is the tenured Delta Dental of Massachusetts Professor of Public Health and Community Service.

Athanasios (Thanos) Zavras

Professor and Chair of Public Health and Community Service; Associate Dean for Community and Global Affairs, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Professor of Medical Oncology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Chairman of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Greece.

Amanda Psyrri – MD, PhD

Professor of Medical Oncology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Chairman of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Greece

Richard Weller graduated in medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, University of London and undertook his training in the north of England.

Richard Weller – MD, FRCP (Ed)

Personal Chair of Medical Dermatology, University of Edinburgh, UK

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Dr. Domenico Pratico: MD, FCPP

Professor of Pharmacology, Immunology and Microbiology Founding Director of PraticoLab

Dr. Michael Sperling is vice president of Academic affairs and chief academic officer at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

Michael Sperling, PhD

Chief Academic Officer and Vice President, Academic Affairs, The Culinary Institute of America, USA

Phil Kafarakis is a globally recognized and respected food industry insider with an insatiable appetite for all things business!

Phil Kafarakis

President & CEO, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association

Smitha Haneef is managing director for Harvard University Dining Services starting in that position in April 2021.

Smitha Haneef

Managing Director, Harvard University Dining Services, Campus Services, Harvard University, USA

Michalis Vlatakis founded Kosmos Group in 1977. He has 47 years of experience in the travel industry and serves as the President of ACCTA.

Michalis Vlatakis

President, Association of Cretan Tourism & Travel Agencies (ACCTA); Vice President, GEPOET

Dr. Yannis Manios is Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, School of Health Science & Education at Harokopio University in Athens.

Yannis Manios, PhD

Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Georgios Pavlidis received his Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

George Th. Pavlidis, PhD

Professor of Learning Disabilities (ret.); Founder, Dyslexia Centers Pavlidis, Greece

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