TOPIC: Recurring from the General Assembly- Sustainability, Omnichannel Operations, and Customers

This meeting will be the opportunity to continue the conversation that incurred during the 2023 General Assembly in London and gain insight into the thoughts of the guest speakers.

Guest Speaker:The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola takeaways and presentation

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IADS takeaways 

Coca-Cola presentation


Nikos Koumettis - President, Europe Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company

Nikos Koumettis is the President of the Europe Operating Unit at The Coca-Cola Company, overseeing 40 countries.

Nikos joined Coca-Cola in 2001 as General Manager for Greece and Cyprus, and since then, has built a wealth of experience in several international roles, including President of the Adriatic and the Balkans, President of Southeast Europe, President of the Canada Business Unit and President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

He began his career in Marketing and Sales, working for Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Elgeka and Papastratos / Phillip Morris.

Nikos is a member of the Board of Directors of Canada Goose International as well as a trustee of the American College in Greece and a Chair of the Board for Société BIC. He holds a Master of Science degree in International Marketing from Strathclyde Business School and a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the American College of Greece.

Nikos is passionate about youth empowerment. He is the co-founder - together with Global Shapers (Athens Hub) - of the social initiative 'Regeneration' which aims to strengthen the skills of young people in Greece and place talented graduates in the labour market.

Nikos is a Greek-Cypriot, born in Sudan and raised in Greece. He is married to Sarita Chaim and they have two children, Petros and Felicia. He is an avid skier and sailor.


Rami Sabanegh – Vice President Strategy Europe, The Coca-Cola Company

Rami Sabanegh is the Vice President of Strategy at Coca-Cola Europe and serves as a member of Coca-Cola's European leadership team, where he leads business analysis, strategy, insights and strategic transformation for 40 countries. With a background in management consulting, Sabanegh joined Coca-Cola European Partners (now Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world) and led transformation efforts while living across multiple Western European countries, from the Nordics to Belgium and Germany to the United Kingdom. Sabanegh then moved to The Coca-Cola Company as the director of strategy and insights for Western Europe before moving to his current role in Ireland, driving strategy and transformation across Europe.

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Timing

Wednesday 10 January 2024