Nikolaos (Niko) Kavakiotis
Woking, England, United Kingdom
3K followers
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Woking, England, United Kingdom
3K followers
500 connections
About
For the past 15 years I have been building up my career in the Energy & Sustainability…
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IoT: the voice of a building. Sharing the secrets that shape human experience
IoT: the voice of a building. Sharing the secrets that shape human experience
By Nikolaos (Niko) Kavakiotis
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Adam, Eve and the Fall from Smart Buildings (aka Paradise)
Adam, Eve and the Fall from Smart Buildings (aka Paradise)
By Nikolaos (Niko) Kavakiotis
Activity
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It was my pleasure to participate again in the SIBCON Steering Committee. Organised by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, #SIBCON2024 is…
It was my pleasure to participate again in the SIBCON Steering Committee. Organised by Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, #SIBCON2024 is…
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I saw something in our media clips that caused me to do a double take: my name on the Forbes 50 Over 50 list in the Innovation category! Shoutout…
I saw something in our media clips that caused me to do a double take: my name on the Forbes 50 Over 50 list in the Innovation category! Shoutout…
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Nexxa launch alert - calling all the B2B sales rockstars in my network! Time to crush your quota this quarter 🤑 🍾 https://nexxa.ai/ Get started…
Nexxa launch alert - calling all the B2B sales rockstars in my network! Time to crush your quota this quarter 🤑 🍾 https://nexxa.ai/ Get started…
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Experience
Education
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INSEAD Executive Education
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Sponsored by Siemens Plc as part of the Siemens ALP (Advanced Leadership Program)
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Activities and Societies: - VP Business and Technology Club - Marketing Club
- Volunteering teaching Greek language in St Andrews Greek Orthodox Church
- Participated twice in McKloskey's Enterpreneurship Competition with "Catering on Demand" and "Bilge Alert"projects -
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Activities and Societies: - Chairman and founder of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer) student branch, 2000-2003 - Chairman and founder of IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of students for Technical experience) local committee, 2000-2002
- Graduated with Honours
- State scholarship for two continuous years (1998, 1999)
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The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding both the traditional principles of management inside companies today as well as the alternative principles that are becoming increasingly important. It provides both theoretical and practical perspectives on the nature of management in today’s organisations.
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Coach
Teach First
- Present 5 years 5 months
Education
Trying to influence the life of kids by coaching teachers on their leadership journey. One of the most inspiring and meaningful ways of affecting lives of kids through education. Making our world better one child at a time, by helping their mentors, their guides, their foundation: their teachers!
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Promoting Science & Technology to young people
STEM Ambassadors
- Present 5 years
Science and Technology
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Area Director (overseeing Woking, Guildford, Farnham, Camberley, Fluor public speaking clubs)
Toastmasters International
- 1 year
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President - Woking Speakers Club
Toastmasters International UK & Ireland
- 1 year 1 month
Education
Promote public speaking skills, fostering better communication amongst the human beings
Publications
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When they see us (but we do not)… Asset Performance and how we can make and save more from what we do not see in our buildings
Siemens Ingenious Blog
Energy Efficiency is about using less energy to produce the same result, whereas Asset Efficiency, is about managing building infrastructure equipment throughout its entire lifecycle, so that it lasts longer, is more reliable and requires minimal opex. Digitalisation is the glue to achieve more when we try to optimise our buildings.
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MBTI, SDI… and who am I?
Siemens Ingenious Blog
Using personality preference tests for a lasting impact in your organisation (without breaking the piggy bank)
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Get the best out of ESOS. Will you choose basic or brilliant? Compliant or comprehensive? Practical or pioneering?
Siemens Ingenious Blog
How to make the most and even more out of the ESOS Energy Efficiency regulation.
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Digital Transformation in the Healthcare sector: “But we’ve always done it that way” – aka- how “tradition” can dumb-down smart
Siemens Ingenious Blog
We talk about digitalisation and the challenges facing healthcare. We talk about the amazing technologies we have, to make our hospitals smart, but we don’t appear to be getting the basics right. To slip into medical vernacular, we’re treating the symptoms not the cause.
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Show them, don’t tell them…or is it the other way around? The future marvels from the use of voice within buildings
Siemens Ingenious Blog
The future marvels from the use of voice within buildings
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A Greener Path to Competitiveness - Policies for Climate Action in Industries and Products
The World Bank Group - IFC: International Finance Corporation
Contributed in the write up of this publication sharing the Siemens experience and thoughts, incorporating them into the publication
Courses
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7 Habbits of Highly Effective People
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Behavioral Based Safety & Effective Safety Leadership
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CHALLENGER Sales training programme
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Coach @ Siemens - Coaching Training for Managers
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Effective Resourcing & Interviewing for Hiring Managers
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Executive Education Program- University of Notre Dame
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Foundation of Successful Negotiations - Siemens Learning Campus
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Franclin Covey Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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Implementing Employment Law
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Institution of Occupational Safety & Health- Managing Safely
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Leading the Digital Business Transformation - Europe - Siemens Learning Campus
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Mastering Challenging Negotiations - Advanced Course- Siemens Learning Campus
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Powerful 1-2-1 Conversations: Engaging your employee in continuous dialogue
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Siemens Management Standards: Managing People Through Organisational Change
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Siemens Next Generation Advanced Leadership Program: Developing enterprise-level & enterpreneurial leaders to steer Siemens into the future
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Siemens PEOPLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (PBM1) targeting at shaping Managers of Managers and Division Leaders
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Siemens PEOPLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (PBM2) ;addressing managers of teams and focusing on how to manage a business function and leading a team effectively
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Siemens SENIOR SALES REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAMME (SP2);
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St John's ambulance- First Aid at Work
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Understanding Commodity Risk (Oxford Princeton Programme)
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Honors & Awards
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Winner of the Next47 Venture Capital arm of Siemens AG in 2021
Next47 Siemens Accelerator
www.next47.com is the Venture Capital arm of Siemens. Niko put together an application and a team and his idea was one of the 12 selected globally out of hundreds of applications from the Siemens AG accelerator for 2021. The idea relates to action automation from insightful analytics, enhancing significantly the customer experience.
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Golden Winner Siemens UK Annual Champions Awards 2019 - CUSTOMER FIRST CATEGORY
Juergen Maier (CEO) & Angela Noon (CFO)
Won on behalf of the team under the category of Customer the Golden Award for the whole of Siemens in the UK. The project relates to a series of energy efficiency projects at the Stoke on Trent City Council
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Highly Commended Siemens UK Annual Champions Awards 2019 - INNOVATION CATEGORY
Juergen Maier (CEO) and Angela Noon (CFO)
Highly Commended (aka Silver) award in the category of Innovation for the project of turning the Siemens site at Congleton into the first carbon neutral facility in the UK through a combination of energy optimisation and energy generation solutions, leveraging 10 different Siemens technologies and businesses.
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Finalist Siemens Golden Champions Award
Juergen Maier (CEO) and Maria Ferraro (CFO)
Finalist in the Siemens Champions Award as a candidate for the Golden Award, for driving innovation through the BPS/SEM (Building Performance & Sustainability/ Sustainability & Energy Management) team in the field of energy & sustainability.
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Triantafyllou Foundation Scholarship
Triantafyllou Foundation, USA
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Fulbright Scholarship for Niko's MBA at the University of Notre Dame, IN, USA
Fulbright Foundation
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Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship
Gerondelis Foundation, USA
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Hellenic State Scholarship for graduating top of the class
Hellenic Government - Ministry of Education
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Hellenic State Scholarship for graduating top of the class
Hellenic Government - Ministry of Education
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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French
Full professional proficiency
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Greek
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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Association for Coaching
member
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Association for Coaching
member
- PresentAs part of the process of becoming an Executive Coach
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Toastmasters International - Woking Speakers Club
Club President
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Association of Energy Engineers
Member- Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
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Toastmasters International
Secretary- Woking Speakers Club - Competent Communicator
- Present
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