Artemis Pnevmatikou: My dragon characteristic is my optimism and positivity

Artemis Pnevmatikou, Head of PR and Communications at TechIsland, says her dragon characteristic is her optimism and positivity, which helps her turn any challenge into an opportunity.

Pnevmatikou will be competing in the Services Category of the newly established CBN Young Dragon Awards, set to take place in Nicosia on 2 December, with attendance by invitation only.

In the video below, she talks about what will make her look back with pride in her 60s, and where she hopes to be professionally in five years.

The CBN Young Dragon Awards will honour professionals/executives under the age of 40 who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, leadership and commitment to making a positive impact on their companies. To apply to participate in the Awards Ceremony, click here

This event is by invitation only. Submitted registrations will be subject to approval by the organisers and reviewed based on specific target audience criteria. Only successful applicants will receive a confirmation email.

The three finalists in each award category, as selected by the Awards Committee, are as follows:

Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage

• Peter Hvass | Lead Organiser | Cyprus Comic Con
• Nikolaos Arvanitis | Manager, Events & Entertainment | Melco Resorts & Entertainment
• Litsa Charalambous | Group HR Manager | Leonardo Hotels Mediterranean

Construction and Real Estate

• Christiana Rotou | Director of Operations | RotosGroup
• Chrysanthi Gavriel | Site Engineer | Pafilia Property Developers
• Elena Narbuts | VP of Sales & Marketing | Marfields Group

Trading and Manufacturing (retail trade, wholesale trade, manufacturing)

• Maria Constantinides | Commercial Manager | HARCO LTD
• Alexandros Chr. Angastiniotis | Group General Manager | VitaTrace Nutrition
• Michalis Petrou | Commercial Manager | Alambra - Petrou Bros Dairy Products

Technology (technology companies, software, hardware, telcos, etc.)

• Daniil Petin | Vice President Mobility | inDrive
• Ahmad Fayad | IT Compliance Manager, DPO | eToro Europe
• Theodoros Mantis | Head of Payroll & Migration | BrainRocket

Services (Education, Health, Media, Communications, Advertising, Supply Chain and Logistics)

• Alexia Varnava | Department Manager | Biotronics
• Artemis Pnevmatikou | Head of PR & Communications | TechIsland
• Ivan Vorobev | CMO | Cubic Games

Financial Services (Banking, Investing, Insurance, other financial services)

• Christos M. Ioannou | Head Private & Affluent Banking | Bank of Cyprus
• Sergey Smirnov | Group Financial Controller | DataArt (Cyprus)
• Nikos Kyriakou Director of Enterprise Risk Management | eToro Europe

Shipping

• Eliana Charalambous Savvide | Legal Manager | Intership Navigation Co.
• Demetris Lemesianos | HSQE & Sustainability Manager | Island Oil (Holdings)
• Vassilis Malikides Chief Investment Officer | OSM Thome

Professional Services (Law, Accounting, Consulting)

• Constantina Ioannou Manager | PwC
• George P. Nicolaou | Director | Treppides & Co Group
• Romanos Loizides | Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution | GZG

Young Entrepreneur

• Nearchos Petrides | CEO | Ellinas Finance
• Marios Michael & Kyriakos Markou | Founders and owners | Kafeneio To Taxidromeio
• Alexander Eng | Founder, GM | Agora Lefkara