Vasilis Spitadakis, Business and IT Project Consultant with a postgraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Crete, specializing in telecommunications and computer networks. 1991–2013: Founding member of Forthnet, Greece’s first alternative telecommunications provider, where he held multiple general management and technical leadership roles. He contributed to the early development of Forthnet during its initial phase as a research activity at FORTH (1991–1995) and its transition into a commercial enterprise, eventually becoming a fully established company. He served as R&D Manager, focusing on the development and operation of telecommunications BSS/OSS systems (network management, billing, etc.) and coordinating European and national research projects in areas such as tourism, transportation, healthcare, education, and safe internet navigation. Two of these projects led to the founding and growth of new business ventures, including Forthcrs S.A. and Telemedicine Technologies. He was CEO of Forthcrs S.A., a company providing electronic reservation and ticketing services for transport, tourism, and entertainment sectors. The company became the leading provider of ticketing services in Greek coastal shipping, with international presence and projects. He also co-founded Telemedicine Technologies S.A. (www.tentelemed.com), based in Paris, where he served as Chairman of the Board. The company focuses on eHealth and electronic services for clinical drug trials. He also coordinated for six years the projects that established and operated www.safeline.gr, the Greek internet hotline for online incident reporting. 2013–Present: Innovation Project Manager at Neurocom S.A., responsible for evaluating advanced data analysis and processing systems and transitioning products and services to new technologies. In parallel, he is the founder and manager of MCBS (www.mcbs.gr), a company specializing in reservation systems for transport and tourism, with major projects in cruise travel, ticketing, and electronic tourism and transport services.
