Leadership 100 Conference To Convene in Orlando in 2015

The 24th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will take place February 12-15, 2015 at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. The will include the traditional Bible Study and Lecture by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, along with outstanding speakers. Two forums will feature Leadership 100 members: Michael Psaros, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, and Dr. Eleni Andreopoulou, an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medical Oncology at the Einstein/ Montefiore Medical Center in New York, who will join the faculty at the Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital in January of 2015. 

The Opening Forum will present Constantine M. Triantafilou, Executive Director and CEO of International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), a recipient of Leadership 100 grants, who will describe the ongoing work of the organization’s charitable outreach in America and around the world. At the Grand Banquet on Saturday evening, special tribute will be paid to the internationally renowned Greek academician, artist and designer, Ilias Lalaounis, who passed away in December of 2013, with the posthumous presentation of the Archbishop lakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence, to be  received by his wife, Lila. The Award will also be presented to other worthy recipients.

In addition to the Welcome Reception and Glendi, the program will include a special event this year, a “Symphony at Sunset” with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the renowned Maestro Peter Tiboris, also a member of Leadership 100, and featuring his wife, Eilana Lappalainen, the celebrated international operatic soprano.

The deadline for registration is January 6, 2015. “The Annual Conference will offer an outstanding program and welcome many new members and acknowledge the members who have fulfilled their commitments,” according to George S. Tsandikos, Leadership 100 Chairman.