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Christos

Christos L. Krasidis

Founder, Executive Director

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About Christos:

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Christos is a strategic advisor and founder with extensive experience leading organizations across Europe since 2005. His expertise lies in scaling operations, managing complex multi-stakeholder projects, and executing data-driven communications strategies.​

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Checkout Christos' professional experience below. 

Summary:

  • Extensive professional experience since 2005 in sales, business development, strategic communication, training, audiovisual production, and digital media.

  • Demonstrated consistent ability to drive growth, navigate complex market landscapes, and bridge the gap between grassroots communities and policy-level institutions.

  • Lived and worked in multiple EU countries (2000-onwards): Cyprus, Greece, UK, Germany, Spain, and Belgium.

Achievements:

  • Successfully scaled Apple VAD (iSquare S.A.) revenue in Cyprus, from €1M to €5M in just two years (2010-2012). 

  • Architected and launched UpGraded•Live®’s Dual-Stack Local AI system on Apple Silicon (2026), pairing an air-gapped vault with zero cloud data leakage on one side, with a multi-agent automation engine governed by strict 'Human-in-the-Loop' protocols on the other, ensuring full compliance with the EU AI Act, GDPR, and EU IP regulations.

  • Managed UNIC’s Medical School Mobile Clinic (2022-2025) and grew its impact and community services from 4-6/year to 12/year all over Cyprus, while organising and delivering the first three Family-Doctor Conferences (2023-2025).

  • Played a leading role in AIDS Solidarity Movement’s transformation (2014-2024), from a struggling non profit organization, into a European recognized human-rights leader, with public-health community services running for over 10 years. 

  • Founded Veramand Academy in 2012, navigating it through domestic and global economic challenges, and transformed it into VeraGrand (Academy/Studio/Publishing) in 2024.

Sales & Business Development:

  • Delivered more than 300 presentations and pitches on programmes, products, and services.

  • Achieved significant sales growth as Country Sales Manager for iSquare S.A. (Apple VAD Greece & Cyprus), increasing sales revenue from €1M to €5M across all market segments in two years (2010–2012).

  • Consistently met sales targets managing Apple software sales for Rainbow S.A. in Greece and Cyprus (2008-2019).

  • Founded Veramand Academy, with Studio, Music Label and Publishing dept., successfully transforming operations during the 2013 economic recession and redesigning the global artistic hub to operate fully online, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Academy was re-branded to VeraGrand Academy in 2024-onwards.

  • Revitalised the funding model of the AIDS Solidarity Movement (non-profit), transforming it into a publicly recognised, rights-based NGO, with an annual operations cycle of €100k, and strong collaborations with the Ministry of Health, the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, WHO Europe, ECDC, and active membership in European networks like AIDS Action Europe, EATG, Africa Advocacy Foundation’s ‘Mi-Health’, the COBATEST Network and SHAPE.

Strategic Communications & Growth:

  • Organised conferences and events, consistently meeting registration targets at UNIC Health (2022-2025).

  • Increased medical expedition programmes at UNIC’s Medical School Mobile Clinic, from 4-8 to 12-14 annually, significantly expanding the medical services offered (2022-2025).

  • Managed Strategic Communication for AIDS Solidarity Movement, including the lunch of Cy Checkpoint Community-let HIV/STI Testing & Prevention Centre (2015-onwards), and the official access to of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) national program in Cyprus (2018-2025).

  • Managed Strategic Communication for AIDS Action Europe across a network of over 370 community organisations in Europe and Central Asia (2024-2025)

  • Led strategic communications, digital marketing, and branding for high-level entities, including Objects Stores (Versace, Alessi, Bugatti, Vista Alegre, Kosta Boda, Hermes, Leonardo, Kela, Philippi, Emile Henry etc.), AIDS Action Europe, VeraGrand Academy, UpGraded-Live, MULTiNSPIRE Agency and Pilakoutas Group (BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover).

  • Contributed to the foundational operations, strategies, and processes of the COBATEST Network.

Training & Capacity Building:

  • Designed and delivered over 200 diverse training sessions and programmes, on various topics including technology, marketing, copyright, health and sales, to multiple audiences and in multiple countries.

  • Led academic modules, including the Music Business module at Cyprus College - European University Cyprus, and delivered communication skills workshops for medical students at UNIC Medical School.

  • Conducted extensive corporate sales and technical training for Apple Authorised Resellers in Greece (SAE Athens, Athens Pro Audio, Document S.A.) and Cyprus (Greycom Ltd, Public, Electroline, Bionic, Stephanis, etc.).

  • Facilitated capacity-building workshops across Europe as a Professional Trainer for the EATG StepUp Academy, AIDS Action Europe, COBATEST, and the Mi-Health Network.

  • Delivered targeted training for local bodies including the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Cyprus National Addictions Authority, and Accept LGBTI Cyprus.

  • Conducted needs assessments, developed tailored training materials (including video series for the EATG PROMISE Project), and managed LMS platforms (Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, Wix LMS).

Audiovisual Production:

  • 20+ years of creating digital content: videos, audio recordings, and written materials for TV, radio, advertising, and project documentation.

  • Proficient in industry-standard software (Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Adobe Suite, Canva, Figma, Affinity Studio).

  • Maintains a professional home studio equipped for high-end video and audio production.

  • Experienced in social media content, press releases, infographics, and technical copywriting.

  • Leverages emerging technologies, including advanced AI tools (Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude, ChatGPT etc.), to optimise digital outreach and modernise organisational workflows.

  • Expertise in data analysis (Google Analytics, SEO/SEM, Excel) and strategic digital campaigns.

  • Apple Certified Pro and Apple Certified Trainer for Logic Pro and Soundtrack Pro (2008).

Community Expertise:

  • Serves as Board Chair of the AIDS Solidarity Movement (2023–2027) and previously as Steering Committee & Chair for AIDS Action Europe (2018–2023).

  • Represented AIDS Action Europe on the Steering Committee of the COBATEST Network (2018–2024).

  • Recognised as a Community Expert for the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and served as a member of the CSO informal working group for the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

  • Collaborated on rights-based health advocacy for marginalised populations with AIDS Action Europe, the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and the Africa Advocacy Foundation (UK).

Project Management:

  • Managed complex, multi-stakeholder public health initiatives funded by international organisations, including the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the EU4Health "CORE" programme, and the CERV "Safe-R" programme.

  • Oversaw the logistics and expansion of the UNIC Health "Mobile Clinic" project (2022–2025), significantly increasing its operational capacity across Cyprus.

  • Directed multiple community-focused initiatives for the Cy Checkpoint and Cyprus PrEP Point.

  • Ensured consistent delivery of initiatives on time, within budget, and with S.M.A.R.T. measurable impacts.

Research Work:

  • Serves as the Cyprus focal point for the ECDC Dublin Declaration.

  • Led research for the "EMIS II 2017 & EMIS III 2024: European Men who have Sex with Men Internet Survey".

  • Contributed to numerous ECDC reports, including the special report on "HIV and Migrants" (2023) and rapid risk assessments for multi-country disease outbreaks (2022).

  • Co-authored published works on public health trends (e.g., the distinction between Chemsex and sexualised drug use, 2023), demonstrating a strong capability in analysing complex data sets to inform policy and community intervention strategies.

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