Lambros Soteriou

Lambros Soteriou is a partner at leading & international law firm. He is the Head of the Corporate Department at the firm’s Nicosia and Limassol offices.

Lambros has wide-ranging company and commercial experience, especially in corporate restructuring, taxation and finance. He also specialises in immigration law and immovable property. The majority of his clientele comes from overseas.

Lambros has more than ten years’ experience in giving advice to corporate entities, investors and financial institutions in relation to inbound and outbound investments. His recent portfolio includes transactions in the real estate, financial services, energy, infrastructure and transport sectors.

Felix Polianski

BFSI professional with 25 years of experience in Banking (correspondent banking and FT, remote service delivery, internet marketing), and Risk Insurance (IT, implementation and change management, direct sales and underwriting, policy administration & claims, micro-insurance)

For more than 7 years — delivers B2B2C fin-tech solutions to the market.

Kyrillos Akritidis

Kyrillos Akritides is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Schwarzwald Capital, a venture capital fund dedicated to empowering innovative fintech and creator economy projects. He has over a decade of experience in areas of financial management across different industries. Before joining Schwarzwald Capital, Kyrillos Akritides headed several fintech companies, including CreditPilot, held senior positions at banking institutions across Europe and worked at major international accounting firms like KPMG. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA).

Mr. Akritides believes that the creator economy is a unique sector with immense potential that requires specific financial tools. He views the fund's mission as consolidating the creator economy by supporting startups that offer innovative monetization solutions for creators. At Schwarzwald Capital, he provides critical oversight and guidance to the projects supported by the fund.

CEO - Kyrillos Akritidis

B.Sc., ACA

Mr. Akritidis earned his B.Sc. degree in International Economics and Management from Otto-Von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA) with a profound knowledge in auditing of financial institutions.

A banker by profession, he has held a number of high-level positions and directorships in number of banking institutions in Europe, Russia and the Caribbean.

Mr. Akritidis has actively participated as a consultant of banks since the commencement of their operations and even before that, during the operational and organizational structuring.

CFO - Kleanthis Christodoulides

ACA, BSc Hons

Mr. Christodoulides earned his BSc degree in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University in United Kingdom. He is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and of the Institute of Internal Auditors Cyprus (IIA Cyprus)) with extensive auditing experience.

His strong financial background and his professional skills and experience lead him to held a number of high-level positions at KPMG in Cyprus and in Russia (one of the largest professional services companies in the world and one of the Big Four auditors).

CTO - Mate Ivanszky

Passionate IT Professional with a solid background in defining, architecting and building best-in-class IT infrastructures and services. Ability to align with business critical initiatives and work with businesses on enterprise wide strategies. Reputation for engaging high performance teams to deliver cost efficient solutions, yield efficiency improvements and maximize technology investment. Always in the frontline with industry’s latest IT developments, taking up the most complex challenges and merging business with technology as it is required by the latest trends. Worked with a number of startup companies and countless businesses that needed a technological facelift.

Chief Compliance Officer - Marios Kyriakou

CAMS, MBA

Mr. Kyriakou studied Banking and Finance in American Institute of Bankers and he earned his MBA from the Mediterranean Institute of Management. He is Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) and member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

He has long track record of successfully evaluating compliance issues and exceptional grasp of procedures, regulations, guidelines, law and policies governing the banking and the investment industry. Mr. Kyriakou is experience in international companies, legal arrangements (Trusts, Foundations), complex business structures, complex business transactions and complex ownership structures.

Ronald Yung

Over 20 years successful experience providing fiscal, strategic and operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations in China and Asia.
Dynamic, results-oriented leader with solid experience in financial management, manufacturing development, providing data Centre and telecom related services. Proven track record of performance in building up sales networks throughout Mainland China and Asia for turnaround and new organizations. Utilize keen analysis and insights to drive organizational improvements and implementation of best practices. Talent for proactively identifying and resolving multiple and complex issues. Familiar with the chinese Government policies through extensive liaisons with China officials. Good political connections developed as a selected member of the China People’s Political Consultative Committee(CPPCC), thus enabling the ability to foresee future China polices.

Pius K.H. Lam

Pius has more than 25 years of experience in the IT & Telecommunication businesses, and data center operations. He is now a Senior Partner in a Hong Kong based investment banking boutique firm. Pius has extensive experience in Pre-IPO Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Rescues and Turnaround, Strategic Advisory, and Investor Relations services to growth companies. He is a strong leader with wide experience in setting up profitable companies in the USA, China and Europe. He holds a master's degree in Economics and Finance from SUNY - Binghamton University with a full scholarship.