Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs

Georgios Maris is Associate Professor at the Department of Mediterranean Studies at the University of the Aegean. He was Lecturer at the University of Neapolis Pafos and Special Scientist at the Department of Social Sciences and Political Sciences and the Department of Economics (University of Cyprus). His academic research focuses on Political Economy, European Studies and International and European Political Economy. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, Center for International Studies (University of Oxford) and he has already completed post-doctoral research at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and at the Department of Political Science and International Relations (University of the Peloponnese). He received his doctorate in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Peloponnese with excellent. He holds a MA in European Studies from King's College London, MSc in Political, Economic and International Relations in the Mediterranean from the University of the Aegean and a Bachelor Degree in Public Administration from the Panteion University (Athens).

Androniki Kavoura has a Communication and Culture specialization and her PhD has been funded by the Greek States Scholarships Foundation. Her research interests include social media, branding, tourism marketing and culture. She is editor in chief of the International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing and Tourism (ICSIMAT) that is under the auspices of more than 50 universities worldwide Her scientific achievements include participation in the editorial board of international journals, over 1200 citations in scientific publications, co-chairing and participation in scientific committees of international conferences and journals. She is coordinating Interinstitutional cooperations with many universities globally under ERASMUS+ and represents her University in research projects.