The Greek America Foundation held its notorious events for the first time north of the border in Canada’s city of Toronto over the weekend of May 2-4, 2014. The National Innovation Conference (#NIC2014) and the Forty Under 40 (#FortyUnder40) Gala were held with hundreds of Greeks from around the world in attendance.

The #NIC2014 hosted some of the Greek-diaspora’s top leaders in business, arts and philanthropy. Some of the key presenters included James Manos (creator, writer and producer of Dexter and the Sopranos), Andreas Souvaliotis (green entrepreneur and Founder of Social Rewards), George Korres (founder of Greek-cosmetic brand, Korres), Leon Logothetis (producer and creator of the Kindness One tour), Kathrine and Sophie Kallinis (Georgetown Cupcakes Owners) and Dr. Marie Bountrogianni (Dean at Ryerson University).

The evening of Saturday May 3rd, 2014 marked the official gala for the Forty Under 40 awards ceremony held in the swank industrial venue at 99 Sudbury Street in Toronto. Recipients of this prestigious award were in attendance, along with hundreds of friends of the Greek America Foundation.

Recipient of the Forty Under 40 award, Georgios Stroumboulis, was in attendance with his family, friends and colleagues. “This is an honor to be included not only in the pool of professionals selected here tonight, but part of the legacy of this organization and past recipients” said Stroumboulis.

The Greek America Foundation was founded by entrepreneur, Greg Pappas. Since being founded, Greg has worked tirelessly to bring together prominent figures in the Greek community to not only network and communicate, but to drive social projects that preserve and honor the essence of Greece. More information on Greg can be found at www.PappasPost.com.

For more information or to donate to the Greek America Foundation, please visit www.GreekAmerica.org. To see a list of the Forty Under 40 recipients, photos from the event or to read the bio of George Stroumboulis, please see below.

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Greek America’s Forty Under Forty Award Winners / Click Here

George Stroumboulis celebrating with his parents, sister and wife in Toronto, Canada.

Eleni Antoniadou, Champaign, IL / Demetri Argyropoulos, Santa Barbara, CA / Tsambika Bakiris, Austin, TX / Yanni Dionisopoulos, Detroit, MI / Demitri Douzenis, Vancouver, BC / Julie Eliopoulos Tsirambidis, Broadview Heights, OH / Thomas Eliopoulos, Beverly Hills, CA / Alexis P. Fasseas, Chicago, IL / Christina Hioureas, New York, NY / Dr. Christine Kakoulas Podias, New York, NY / Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, Washington, DC / Niki Kanaroglou, Hamilton, ON / VASSY, Los Angeles, CA / Stefanos Kasselakis, New York, NY / Taki Kastanis, Chicago, IL / Voula Maria Katsetos-Stratton, Rochester, NY / Katie Keim, Pittsburgh, PA / Emmanuel K. Konstantakos, MD, Kettering, OH / Catherine Kreatsoulas, PhD, Cambridge, MA & Oakville, ON / Ilias M. Lagopoulos, Toronto, ON / Sofia S. Lingos – Papaliodis, Esq., Boston, MA / Leon Logothetis, Los Angeles, CA / Nicholas Logothetis, New York, NY / Tony Lourakis, Toronto, ON / Debbie Matenopoulos, Los Angeles, CA / Thanasi Papoulias, Orange County, CA / Natalie Paziotopoulos, Marina Del Ray, CA / Peter M. Polydor, Irvine, CA / Maria Pope Toliopoulos, Elmhurst, IL / John Poulos, Toronto, ON / Harry Prassakos, Wayne, NJ / Steven Priovolos, Burbank, CA / Leah Rubertino, Charlotte, NC / Vicki (Vasiliki) Samaras, Hillier, ON / Perry C. Siatis, Northbrook, IL / Dina Skokos, Whitestone, NY / Katherine Kallinis Berman, Washington, DC / George Stroumboulis, New York, NY / Irene M. Tsetsekos, West Nyack, NY / Elpitha D. Tsoutsounakis, Salt Lake City, UT

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Greek America’s Biography of George Stroumboulis / Click Here

George Stroumboulis studied Business Administration at the University of Ulster and at Brock University. He is part of the team that successfully launched LED lighting company, Solais Lighting, which was eventually acquired and is now publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He also launched GreekPropertyExchange.com, Greece's first and only dedicated real estate portal targeting international markets and attracting tourism and new investment to Greece. Now the leading real estate portal in the Greek property market for international investors, GreekPropertyExchange.com has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines around the world.

George also created and produced Hellenic Home Hunting, a television show that featured international buyers searching for property in Greece. The series was pitched to all major television networks in Greece, and was selected by Antenna Satellite, the network with the largest international reach. The 6-episode reality series was created, produced and directed by George and aired during the Monday night prime time slot in February 2013. The show's aim was to promote Greece as a travel destination and educate potential investors about the Greek real estate market, featuring families that have Greek roots of some sort. Following the successful launch of the show, George and his show were featured on the cover of The Wall Street Journal.

In addition, George launched SaveTheArchives.com after meeting with the Ambassador of Canada to Greece and the Head of the International Organization for Migration in Athens, to preserve the more than 200,000 entry documents of Greeks that migrated to other countries. George started this initiative to raise awareness within the Greek diaspora and to help raise funds needed to digitize.

George participated in the I Am One Greece campaign organized by the Hellenic Initiative, which features a video that included people from the Greek diaspora coming together to share a message of unity and support for the country. He is an advocate for all things Greek, and continues to work with diplomats to promote these initiatives to communities in the United States, Canada and Australia.

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About the Greek America Foundation (GAF):

The Greek America Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1997 by Gregory C. Pappas with a mission to "promote, preserve and perpetuate Greek culture, history and heritage in North America." With a series of academic programs for young people, publications, programs, concerts, and special events, the Foundation seeks to bring elements of Greek culture, history and heritage to the forefront of mainstream America, while uniting likeminded people. The Greek America Foundation has received broad support by thousands of donors throughout the nation, making one of the most progressive and active organizations serving Greek America and Greek culture and heritage in the nation. For more information, please visit http://www.greekamerica.org.