Ms. Bozkurt is the Chair of the European Commission’s High Level Group on Gender Equality in Sport. This High Level Group made proposals for future actions to the Commission, the Member States and the sport movement in the field of Gender Equality in sport. Topics related to girls and women’s participation in sport, female coaches, women’s representation in decision-making processes, media coverage as well as gender-based violence are addressed. She fulfills several other leadership roles in Boards of renowned international organizations like International Alert.

As Chair of the Board of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Sweden, she was part of the highest level of leadership of an intergovernmental organization on global democracy working worldwide. As a former Member of European Parliament (2004-2014) representing the Netherlands, Ms. Emine Bozkurt worked on civil rights, including women’s rights.

A passionate advocate of human rights, she was appointed Chairwoman of the cross-party Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup of the European Parliament. As a leading MEP on gender equality in sport, she cooperated closely with the European Commission, national governments, Council of Europe, sport and civil society organisations during her 10 years in European Parliament. In 2014 she was appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau by His Majesty the King of the Netherlands.

Born in Athens in 1955. He studied Economics at the University of Athens, and holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD University in France. He speaks fluent English, French and Italian. He is President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee since 2009. In 2021 he was elected President of the European Olympic Committees and in 2019 member of the International Olympic Committee. As an athlete he participated with the National Water Polo Team in the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984, while he was Greek and Balkan champion in swimming from 1969 to 1975. He was Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the European Games in Baku (2015) and Minsk (2019), member of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (1992-1996) and Head of the Greek Delegation to the Atlanta Olympic Games. In addition, he was Member of the Board and Executive Director of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games "Athens 2004". In March 2004, he was appointed by the Prime Minister as General Secretary of State and City Manager of the Olympic Games Athens 2004. In addition, he is President of the Shipping Company Star Bulk Carriers, Chairman of the Board of Euroclinic and member of the Board of Directors of GEK TERNA. He has been President of the Athens Stock Exchange and Managing Director of the subsidiaries of Hellenic Exchanges Group, President of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges, Deputy Governor of the National Bank, Vice President of the Bankers Trust Company, President of ETEVA and Astir Insurance Company , CEO of OceanBulk Containers, EPIRUS SA, and of the Bank of Athens.

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