Elizabeth Filippouli
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Elizabeth Filippouli is a media and business consultant, and former television journalist born in Athens(Greece). She is Founder & Director of Global Thinkers.
Filippouli is a staunch advocate of the concept of global thinking and she launched Global Thinkers in 2010 as a next-generation Media and Business Intelligence Agency and a thought-production mechanism. With Global Thinkers, Filippouli is addressing issues relating to public affairs, marketing, crisis management and development strategies for companies, organisations, governments and individuals. She coined the concepts of Digimocracy (the Digital Democracy as a new form of participatory Democracy generated by CIT
) and Globonomy (the term refers to the reality of a globalized Economy and the various collaboration and other needs pushing towards the formation of a new Economic Model).
As a social entrepreneurship initiative, in 2010 Filippouli launched Globeez, an Internet business tailored to focus on the promotion of trade and collaboration between emerging markets and the developed world by acting as conduit for business and communication. The business has achieved partnerships with PR NewsWire
, Rocketseed, StraightlineNYC and Africa 24.
In 2008 Filippouli created We Media, a UK-based media and strategic communications company, where she successfully designed and implemented corporate, branding and financial communication strategies and media relations.
As a Media and Crisis Management Consultant Filippouli has worked with international firms such as the National Lottery
(UK), Athens Olympic Games, Coca Cola, TIM
and NewsXchange.
She also worked with CNN International
for six years as a contributor, regularly reporting for CNN on Greek affairs and breaking news in Greece.Filippouli started her career as a main news presenter for the Greek Public Television, ERT. She went on to work with Greek press (Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia etc) and radio (Athens 98.4).
, James Rubin
, Dr Deepak Chopra, Mohamed El Baradei, Chris Cramer, Al Gore
, Susan Sarandon
, Lord George Robertson, Christiane Amanpour
, Peter Arnett
, King Constantine of Greece
, and Lord Sebastian Coe.
of Oxford University, an MA on Transnational Media & Globalisation from London City University and a Bachelor’s from the University of Athens (German Literature). She has also attended “Shaping Change in the Information Age” at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Filippouli is a staunch advocate of the concept of global thinking and she launched Global Thinkers in 2010 as a next-generation Media and Business Intelligence Agency and a thought-production mechanism. With Global Thinkers, Filippouli is addressing issues relating to public affairs, marketing, crisis management and development strategies for companies, organisations, governments and individuals. She coined the concepts of Digimocracy (the Digital Democracy as a new form of participatory Democracy generated by CIT
CIT
-Educational institutions:*California Institute of Technology *Canberra Institute of Technology*Carnegie Institute of Technology, the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University...
) and Globonomy (the term refers to the reality of a globalized Economy and the various collaboration and other needs pushing towards the formation of a new Economic Model).
As a social entrepreneurship initiative, in 2010 Filippouli launched Globeez, an Internet business tailored to focus on the promotion of trade and collaboration between emerging markets and the developed world by acting as conduit for business and communication. The business has achieved partnerships with PR NewsWire
PR Newswire
PR Newswire started out in 1954 as a vendor hired by companies and agencies to send out text press releases to the media. Today, PR Newswire is hired by corporations, public relations firms and non-governmental organizations to deliver news and multimedia content...
, Rocketseed, StraightlineNYC and Africa 24.
In 2008 Filippouli created We Media, a UK-based media and strategic communications company, where she successfully designed and implemented corporate, branding and financial communication strategies and media relations.
As a Media and Crisis Management Consultant Filippouli has worked with international firms such as the National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established by the then...
(UK), Athens Olympic Games, Coca Cola, TIM
TIM
Tim may refer to:Names*Timothy or Tim, for short*Tim , the Australian moviePeople*Tim, the Oldenburg Baby, abortion survivor*Tim , popular K-pop solo singer*Tiny Tim , American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist...
and NewsXchange.
Broadcasting career
As a journalist, Filippouli has been a member of the Al Jazeera English launch team based in Doha (Qatar) and presenter of AJE’s flagship programs “People & Power” and “Witness”. For AJE she produced a number of documentaries, such as “Greekgate”, “Italygate”, “A King Without a Country” and the factual series “Crossroads Europe”, a project focusing on the changing nature of European societies.She also worked with CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
for six years as a contributor, regularly reporting for CNN on Greek affairs and breaking news in Greece.Filippouli started her career as a main news presenter for the Greek Public Television, ERT. She went on to work with Greek press (Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia etc) and radio (Athens 98.4).
Interviews
Interviews she has conducted for Greek and international media include Ted TurnerTed Turner
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
, James Rubin
James Rubin
James Philip "Jamie" Rubin is a former diplomat and journalist. He is currently an executive editor at Bloomberg News. Having served in the State Department during the administration of President Bill Clinton, he became a Sky News television news journalist and commentator...
, Dr Deepak Chopra, Mohamed El Baradei, Chris Cramer, Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
, Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her...
, Lord George Robertson, Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour
Christiane Amanpour, CBE is anchor of ABC News's This Week and formerly chief international correspondent at CNN, where she worked for 27 years. She is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Early years:...
, Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett
Peter Gregg Arnett, ONZM is a New Zealand-American journalist.Arnett worked for National Geographic magazine, and later for various television networks, most notably CNN. He is well known for his coverage of war, including the Vietnam War and the Gulf War...
, King Constantine of Greece
King Constantine of Greece
King Constantine of Greece may refer to:* Constantine I of Greece * Constantine II of Greece...
, and Lord Sebastian Coe.
Education
She holds a Diploma on Strategy and Innovation from Said Business SchoolSaïd Business School
Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford in England, located on the north side of Frideswide Square on the former site of Oxford Rewley Road railway station. It is the University's centre of learning for graduate and undergraduate students in business, management...
of Oxford University, an MA on Transnational Media & Globalisation from London City University and a Bachelor’s from the University of Athens (German Literature). She has also attended “Shaping Change in the Information Age” at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Charity interests
Filippouli is in the Advisory Board of the International News Safety Institute (www.newssafety.org) and the British Poppy Ball Committee in support of the Royal British Legion (www.thepoppyball.co.uk)External links
- Official Site
- Filippouli on the Future of Innovation in Media, NewsXchange http://www.newsxchange.org/nc/community/editorials/detail/blog-post/2011/05/25/watch-out-the-future-is-moving-towards-us.html
- Al Jazeera International Reveals More On-Screen Talent http://www.ameinfo.com/73807.html
- Crossroads Europe, Al Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/aboutus/2007/06/2008525183350676910.html
- Greekgate-Italygate http://www.thedossier.info/video_intelligence.htm
- King Without A Country A King Without A Country
- http://Online%20Marketing%20Agency%20Launched%20by%20Media%20Expert%20Elizabeth%20Filippouli%20http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1026795/Online-marketing-agency-Global-Thinkers-launched-media-expert-Elizabeth-Filippouli/Online Marketing Agency Launched by Media Expert Elizabeth Filippouli *http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/1026795/Online-marketing-agency-Global-Thinkers-launched-media-expert-Elizabeth-Filippouli/]
- Globeez, Your Local Place for Global Business www.globeez.com
- Elizabeth Filippouli chairs the INSI debate in Athens
- The Fruits and the Dangers of a Universal Democracy http://globalthinkers.com/2010/12/the-fruits-and-the-dangers-of-a-universal-democracy/
- The Invisible Reality was published by Ellinika Grammata http://www.greekbooksinprint.gr/main.asp?page=showbook&bookid=102490
- Τα Χρώματα της Ιριδας Τα Χρώματα της Ιριδας
- Ελισάβετ Φιλιππούλη: Ας βάλουμε τα δυνατά μας για την Ολυμπιάδα
- Δημοπρασία Αλληλεγγύης για τα Θύματα του Τσουνάμι http://www.nooz.gr/page.ashx?pid=9&aid=26493
- Filippouli hosts the Eurovision (2005) http://eurovision.ert.gr/2005/en/news.asp?id=10237
- New Media Landscape, Less Media Safety (Rees, G., 2010) http://dartcenter.org/content/new-media-landscape-less-media-safety