As a workshop, the art of communication is an introduction to all things pitching: an idea, a cause, a startup. It’s a 90-minute intro into the specifics of what makes pitching great and what to avoid, followed by a practical section in actual pitching for your idea and startup.

Reading material:

• Watching Shark Tank

• Watching Dragon’s Den UK or Canada

The Trainer

Andrea Solomonides has a background in Music, Politics and an MBA in Strategy and Campaign management. She has been a campaigner since 2003 when she decided to start her agency, in Athens in 2012. She is the co-founder of Cubik-S, a communication agency acquired by Giraffes in the Kitchen in 2018. She now services as the Managing Director of Giraffes in the Kitchen Cyprus.

She is also the co-founder of Cypriot Enterprise Link, a youth-led organization aiming to grow the Cypriot entrepreneurial ecosystem since 2011. She has been involved in several projects as a business developer and consulted in major initiatives in Greece and Cyprus (Regeneration, UNDP etc).

Additionally, she has co-founded Black Lemon TV, a digital platform for original series created by young artists in Cyprus and abroad, as well as shows and videos services. At the same time, she has co-founded Politica.io, a multisegment innovative platform for reporting, political analysis and data visualization after joining the Hillary for America campaign from the NYC offices.

She is a WEF Global Shaper, a Sandboxer, a YTILI fellow and a TEDx speaker.

Expertise: Strategist, Serial Pitcher, Business Developer, Communication Advocate and Advisor, Problem Solver