Ioanna is co-founder of Stimmuli and a Senior  Research and Innovation Manager with more than 10 years of experience in EU and national funded research activities with a special focus on the fields of social innovation, entrepreneurship, gender parity as well as SMEs support and social impact creation. She has been involved with studies and projects addressing the evolution of research and innovative educational programs, and her expertise includes, among others: the evaluation of socially impactful programmes and educational interventions, the incorporation of novel concepts and practices in school education such as social innovation, design thinking and entrepreneurship. She has coordinated and participated in various European and national programmes and has considerable experience as a project manager in EC research activities.