Elli Tsiforou

Elli TSIFOROU is the Director General of GAIA EPICHEIREIN, a broad coalition between agri- cooperatives & farmers that have teamed up with partners from the IT sector (NEUROPUBLIC SA) and the banking sector (PIRAEUS BANK GROUP), sharing a common vision of a more sustainable and competitive Greek agriculture based on knowledge and innovation. Since January 2020, Elli is the Chairwoman of the Cooperative Coordination Committee (CCC) at COGECA (General Committee for Agricultural Cooperation in the European Union), the European umbrella organization representing 22000 agri-cooperatives. Between 2015-2019 she was the Head of the Brussels Office of GAIA EPICHEIREIN and the Permanent Representative of the Greek delegation in the European farmer & agri-cooperative organizations COPA & COGECA. Elli has studied Communication & Media in Greece and in France and has worked for more than 10 years as policy advisor on agriculture and rural development at the European and the Hellenic Parliament. She was also Chief of Staff to the cabinet of the Minister of Culture and Tourism during the Caretaker Government in 2012. She has participated in congresses, written articles and published translations mainly in the fields of media theory, political communication and agricultural policy.