Cleopatra Kitti

For over 30 years, Cleopatra has been a trusted source of insight and advice to leaders in business, government and international organisations. Her knowledge of the socio-economic and cultural dynamics that impact markets across Europe, Middle East, North Africa and the Levant, and her extensive international network, gives her a unique understanding of the real time drivers which define opportunity and risk in the region.  

Cleopatra is founder of the Mediterranean Growth Initiative (MGI.online), the only real time data analysis and networking platform for the economies of the Mediterranean, and has co-founded the The Mediterranean Program at ELIAMEP, Greece's pre-eminent European Think Tank. As their Senior Policy Advisor, she delivers geo-economic analysis, promoting a positive agenda from a lens of connectivity.

Through her extensive experience in opening markets and facilitating licence to operate for her clients, she has developed a methodology to broker sustainable solutions and trusted relationships. She is an expert in identifying the essential information - financial analysis, reputation audits, regulatory and issues analysis for decision making. Her methodology maximises financial and stakeholder value by expanding opportunities in domestic and crossborder investments, primarily through:

• Strategic advice, project management and execution of investment projects that require strategic insight, multi-stakeholder engagement, practical solutions.

• Identifying and addressing regulatory, political, socio-economic and governance issues.

• Connecting businesses, networks, knowledge and information using practical approaches.

• Aligning the impact of EU regulation with member state policies and with domestic and regional markets.

• Providing expert local and regional analysis of the socio-economic potential on policy design and investment decisions using real-time data, benchmarking and forecasting tools developed by the Mediterranean Growth Initiative.

• Collaborating with other experts to deliver tailored advice to boards and business owners on effective corporate governance processes for value creation, as a key indicator for investment

In her longstanding board role with the International Crisis Group, she has volunteered in conflict zones across Africa to understand the root cause of conflict and the drivers for peace.

Cleopatra is a Certified Independent Director serving on boards of businesses with both an international and regional portfolio.