Speaker Bio

Katerina Savvaidou is an Associate Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (School of Law) and a visiting professor at the University of Macedonia (Department of Economics). She has been awarded the Jean Monnet Chairs in European Tax Policy and Administration and in EU Fiscal Governance and Transparency by the European Commission. She is also lawyer of the Supreme Court, tax advisor and accredited mediator. Ms. Savvaidou served as the Secretary General of Public Revenue in the Greek Ministry of Finance between June 2014 and October 2015 and acted as special advisor to the Secretary General of Youth in the Greek Ministry of Education, to the Greek Deputy Minister of Finance and to the Inspectors - Controllers Body for Public Administration. She has also served as President to the Greek Institute of Youth. Ms. Savvaidou has previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Arthur Andersen and has taught at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Greek National School of Public Administration, the Greek National School of Judges and European Judicial Training Network. Ms. Savvaidou holds a degree in Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, a diploma of higher education in French Studies from Université Jean – Moulin-Lyon III, a master’s degree in Public Law from Université de Paris I – Sorbonne, and a master’s degree in Public Finance and Tax Law, a doctoral degree from Université de Paris II, Assas, a post-doctoral degree from University of Athens, Greece, and an executive certificate on “Comparative Tax Policy and Administration” at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Savvaidou holds various professional certifications, (TADAT, ADIT), while she is a speaker at conferences in Greece and abroad and has written various scientific articles and books in fiscal and tax law. Her monography "Fiscal Transparency" was awarded from the Academy of Athens.