What the recipients of the CBN Young Dragon Awards had to say (video)

The recipients of the CBN Young Dragon Awards all agree on one thing: their award would not be possible if it wasn’t for the support of their colleagues, family and friends.

The first ever CBN Young Dragon Awards, held on 2 December at the Municipal Theatre in Nicosia, were a resounding success.

The invitation-only ceremony saw nine professionals under the age of 40 recognised and awarded for their accomplishments in a range of sectors.

Watch what the award recipients had to say in the video below:

The recipients of the 1st CBN Young Dragon Awards were:

Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage: Nikolaos Arvanitis, Manager, Events & Entertainment, Melco Resorts & Entertainment

Construction and Real Estate: Elena Narbuts, VP of Sales & Marketing, Marfields Group

Trading and Manufacturing (retail trade, wholesale trade, manufacturing): Michalis Petrou, Commercial Manager, Alambra - Petrou Bros Dairy Products

Technology (technology companies, software, hardware, telcos, etc.): Theodoros Mantis, Head of Payroll & Migration, BrainRocket

Services (Education, Health, Media, Communications, Advertising, Supply Chain and Logistics): Artemis Pnevmatikou, Head of PR & Communications, TechIsland

Financial Services (Banking, Investing, Insurance, other financial services): Christos M. Ioannou, Head Private & Affluent Banking, Bank of Cyprus

Shipping: Vassilis Malikides, Chief Investment Officer, OSM Thome

Professional Services (law, accounting, consulting): Constantina Ioannou, Manager, PwC

Young Entrepreneur: Nearchos Petrides, CEO, Ellinas Finance

Three finalists in each award category were selected and announced by the expert Awards Committee while a public vote shaped the final result, contributing to and decisively determining the selection of each category's awardee. This is because the public's vote counted on a 50%-50% scale with the Award Committee's vote.

The CBN Young Dragon Awards are presented by Cyta Business, the Gold Sponsor of the Awards is Punin Group, the Young Dragon Champion Sponsor is Ecommbx and Nespresso is the Awards Sponsor.