The public is invited to attend a special ceremony where the recipients of the 2nd CBN Young Dragon Awards will be announced.
The event will be taking place at the Nicosia Municipal Theater on 19 February 2026 and the 6.30pm celebration of achievement is open to all. Join us and celebrate the future of business in Cyprus!
Click here to request your complimentary invitation. Please note that requests are subject to internal committee approval.
The CBN Young Dragon Awards honour professionals/executives under the age of 40 who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, leadership and commitment to making a positive impact on their companies.
The three finalists in each award category of this prestigious new institution have been selected and announced by the Awards Committee, and the public has casted their vote to shape the final result.
This year, there are 30 finalists, three in each of the following 10 categories:
- Construction and Real Estate
- Financial Services
- Gaming
- Professional Services
- Services
- Shipping
- Technology
- Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage
- Trading and Manufacturing
- Special Award Young Dragon Entrepreneur
One person will receive the Dragon Award for each category.
The three finalists in each award category, as selected by the Awards Committee, are as follows:
Construction and Real Estate
- Marija Butkute – Chief Operating Officer (COO) – AGG Luxury Homes
- Mariella Mavronikola – Project Manager – INEX
- Kyriaki Christodoulou – Group Finance Director – Pafilia Property Developers Ltd
Financial Services
- Katerina Economidou – Manager Cards – Bank of Cyprus
- Leonid Bibin – Deputy Chief Financial Officer – Freedom24
- Phanos Vladimirou – Senior Investment Specialist – Athlos Capital Investment Services Ltd
Gaming
- Roman Gurskiy – Managing Director – GEM Capital
- Boris Burangulov – Executive Producer – MY.GAMES
- Anton Gorodetsky – Head of Industry Relations – MY.GAMES
Professional Services
- Stefanos Michael – Partner, Head of Technology Consulting Services – EY Cyprus Advisory Services Limited
- Dimitris Shakallis – HR Manager – Trident Trust Company (Cyprus) Limited
- George Economides – Head Partner at E & G Economides LLC. and Vice-Chairman of Totalserve Management Ltd – E&G Economides LLC and Totalserve Management Limited
Services
- Nadia Ivanova – Chief Communications Officer – Unlimit
- Michalis Zoumides – Marketing Executive & NFR Manager – Coral Cyprus (Shell Licensee)
- Kikis Ioannou – Assistant Marketing Manager – Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited
Shipping
- Lukas Drumm – Projects and Platform Services Director – Columbia Group
- George Prastitis – Head of Finance & HR – OSM Thome
- Andreas Alvanis – Deputy CEO – Fameline Holding Group
Technology
- Maria Kalli – Manager Digital Trust Services – JCC Payment Systems Ltd
- Ekaterina Korneeva – Enterprise Customer Success Manager – Wrike
- Tanya Romanyukha – General Manager – TechIsland
Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage
- Yiannis Stefanou – Assistant Food & Beverage Manager of AMARA 5* Hotel – Stademos Hotels Ltd
- Gina Vassiliades – Lifestyle Manager – Minthis Clubhouse Ltd
- Marios Kolokasides – CEO – ZK FOODS (joint venture with Zorbas Group)
Trading and Manufacturing
- Dr Ioannis Lambrou – Technology Director – FirePro.
- Nasia Theophilou – Finance and Operations Director – C.G. Papaloisou Ltd
- Dr Panagiotis Charalambous – Environment and Sustainability Topics – Charalambides Christis Ltd
Special Award Young Dragon Entrepreneur
- Maria Terzi – MALLOC
- Styliana Charalambous – Selfmade Finance
- Christopher Barnett, Christos Ellinas, Eleni Christofi, Neo Barnett & Peter Anders Hvass – Cyprus Comic Con
Click here to request your complimentary invitation. Request your invitation and secure your spot today! Please note that requests are subject to internal committee approval.
The 2nd CBN Young Dragon Awards
Presenter: Cyta Business
Young Dragon Champion Sponsor: ECOMMBX
Supporters: Nespresso and Range Rover
Organizers: IMH and CBN
