Elena Barla is a repeat tech entrepreneur, engineer and C-level executive with 20 years of multinational experience in tech, M&As, HR, strategy and digital transformation. She has held leadership roles at Elsevier, Procter & Gamble, Ericsson, and Stanton Chase across Italy, the UK, and Greece. She holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from NTUA, an MBA from SDA Bocconi and executive education from Harvard Medical School.

Her work has been published in international journals and conferences. In 2013, she founded Among Doctors, a multi-award-winning digital health platform ranked among the Top 9 Social Networks for Physicians worldwide. In 2023, she co-founded Future BrAIn, an AI-based SaaS shaping the Future of Work through real-time culture & engagement analytics. Recognized among the Top 30 Greek Women in Tech (by The Recursive), Elena is a passionate advocate for female empowerment, actively contributing through speeches, articles, mentoring and thought leadership.