The Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade was founded 27 years ago with a mission to convene Hellenes and Philhellenes for the purpose of advancing their business interests in Toronto. Over the years, it has delivered successful events that have convened cumulatively almost a thousand Hellenes and Philhellenes in Canada, such as: the Annual Business Awards, the Flavours of Greece, the Christmas Networking Party, the Student Mentorship Day, and the Eurobank Trade Mission.
The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity for the HCBT to revisit its objectives and scope. Through a long process of strategic planning and re-organization, the HCBT is now pursuing a national reach within Canada and deepening its presence in Greece through strategic partnerships with local organizations. In the organization's long history, there has always been one constant: a dedicated group of volunteers and sponsors that support the operations and growth of the HCBT.
Our Leadership History
2021 - Present, Vasileios Tsianos2015 - 2021, Michael Gekas
2009 - 2015, Aggy Apostolopoulos
2004 - 2009, George Matheacakis
2002 - 2004, Aristotle "Telly" Christou
1998 - 2002, Greg Kanargelidis
1996 - 1998, George Christopoulos
1994 - 1996, Ken Stathakis
Over the years, the HCBT has recognized Greek-Canadian leaders with our Annual Business Awards
Award Winners
Maria Theofilaktidis
Executive Vice President, Global Finance at Scotiabank
Chris Giannekos
Retired Deputy Minister at the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
Matty Tsoumaris
Founder, Honeycomb Hospitality Group Inc.
George Kottas
CEO & Founder at Ghost Kitchen Brands
Award Winners
Daniel Argiros
President and CEO of Conundrum Capital Corporation
Dr. Foteini Agrafioti
Chief Science Officer at RBC and Head of Borealis AI
Elias Demangos
President of Fortigo Freight Services
Award Winners
Tom Drivas
CEO of Romios Gold Resources and Appia Energy Corp
Lee Polydor
CEO of Queen Street Partners
Peter Tsebelis and Gus Giazitzidis
Founders, King Street Food Company
Award Winners
Andreas Apostolopoulos
CEO of Triple Group of Companies
Jimmy Antonopoulos
CEO of Jimmy The Greek
Lana Paton
National Tax Leader at PwC Canada
Award Winners
Nick Thalassinos
Founder & CEO, Silverware POS Inc.
Yiannis and Kostas Koveos
Owner and President, Schinoussa Sea Vegetables
Award Winners
Constantine Karayannopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, Neo Performance Materials
Steve Mirkopoulos
President of Cinespace Film Studios
Chris Goulakos
Award Winners
John Poulos
Founder and CEO, Dominion Voting
Andreas Souvaliotis
Social Entrepreneur, Author, and Public Speaker
Award Winners
George Raios
President and CEO, Mr. Greek Restaurants
Emily Psimoulis
Founder and President, Thinkbox National
Award Winner
Art Mandalas
President and Founder, Pulp & Fiber Inc.
Award Winners
Steve Kriaris
Founder and CEO, Kolonaki Group
George Seretis
Founder and CEO, Easy Plastic Containers
Award Winners
Terry Tsianos
Founder, Pegasus Group
John Pasalis
Realosophy
Award Winners
Tony Lourakis
Commplete Innovations Inc.
Tom and Zabeta Dimakopoulos
Ellas Banquet Hall
Award Winner
Joanne Papari
Founder, Biochem Environmental Solutions
Award Winner
Tom Michalopoulos
Founder, Chairman's Brands
Award Winners
Cliff Missios
Missios Imports
Stratos Papachristopoulos
Founder, Dine.TO
Telly Damoulianos
Co-Founder, Dine.TO and Director, TouchBistro
Award Winners
John Sotos
Founder and Managing Partner, Sotos LLP
Award Winners
Dennis Fotinos
President and CEO, Enwave Energy Corporation