{"id":7892,"date":"2024-09-28T17:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T14:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=7892"},"modified":"2024-09-30T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T10:40:29","slug":"magda-peistikou","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/speaker\/magda-peistikou","title":{"rendered":"Magda Peistikou"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<!-- NVM TEXT -->\n\n<div class=\"nvm-text text nvm-text-columns-desktop-1 nvm-text-columns-tablet-1 nvm-text-columns-mobile-1\">\n    <p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Magda Peistikou serves as the Head of Learning and Development at <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">INSETE (the Institute of Education of the Greek Tourism Confederation). <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">She holds an MSc in International Hospitality and Tourism Marketing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Management, an MBA, and a PgCert. In the past year, she commenced <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">her PhD studies in Event Management. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Since 2006, Magda has been active in the tourism, food, and events <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sectors, both as a lecturer and a practitioner. In 2009, she became the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Editor-in Chief of *Food Service* magazine and other business <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">publications. Her work has been published in international journals and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">conference proceedings. In 2020, she began collaborating with the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">UNWTO as a training expert, participating in educational projects in <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Russia, Georgia, and Tanzania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Additionally, she holds the role of judge for both the Taste Olymp Awards <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and the Innovation in Politics Awards. In 2022, Magda expanded her <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">career by becoming a mentor for food producers, some of whom have <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">achieved international recognition. She is also an experienced organizer <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of food events, overseeing everything from conceptual development to <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">execution, with her work earning numerous accolades from professional <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">associations and organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":7893,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"speaker_year":[129],"class_list":["post-7892","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","speaker_year-129"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Magda Peistikou &#8211; TEDxAthens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tedxathens.com\/speaker\/magda-peistikou\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Magda Peistikou &#8211; TEDxAthens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Magda Peistikou serves as the Head of Learning and Development at INSETE (the Institute of Education of the Greek Tourism Confederation). 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