Yiannis Misirlis is the founding director of Imperio Group, one of the most reputable and sustainability-focused real estate companies in Cyprus. He holds three university degrees from London and Madrid; a BSc in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Information Technology from University College London (UCL), and an International MBA from IE Business School in Madrid. He has served on the Board of the Cyprus Property Developers Association (CPDA) since 2009 and has been its Chairman since 2024. He is a regular speaker at major international forums such as the Economist in New York and London. His opinions have been published in the Financial Times, Hong Kong Times, Vedomosti Moscow, and Gulf News. He was voted “Businessman of the Year” by the newspaper Politis in 2010 and was named “Manager of the Year 2017” by InBusiness magazine.