A social entrepreneur and community-builder, Dimitris Kokkinakis co-founded Impact Hub Athens in 2013—an ever-growing ecosystem of social innovators and entrepreneurs driving change through responsible, inclusive, and sustainability-driven initiatives. Impact Hub Athens is part of the global Impact Hub network, present in over 110 cities worldwide, connecting people, places, and programs to inspire, support, and catalyze impact.

Since a young age he has been actively involved in national and international organizations and networks, working with diverse communities across sectors including entrepreneurship, the arts, and environment.
In 2010, he earned his degree from the Department of Management Science and Technology at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and joined Impact Hub Vienna.

Active in communities and networks his work is evolving around mobilizing resources, identifying opportunities, and fostering collaborative solution-making, applying emerging practices in social design, co-creation, and participatory innovation.

He currently leads strategic partnerships, fundraising, and community-led initiatives that bridge research, market, civic, private, and public sectors to generate meaningful impact. Under his co-leadership, Impact Hub Athens has implemented large-scale initiatives at local, national, and EU levels, focusing on sustainability, inclusion, and climate resilience. Key projects include the operation of a community space of 800sqm in the historical neighborhood of Psyrri, the revival and management of the Municipal Market of Kypseli—a flagship civic innovation hub in Athens—and the coordination of research and innovation actions for climate adaptation and rural development across Greece.

Social media links 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitris-kokkinakis-a995312b/