Nikos Karanikolas brings 20 years of experience across management consulting, industrial manufacturing, and high-growth tech-enabled businesses. He currently serves as CFO at Dialectica, a globally operating B2B knowledge services firm, where he leads finance strategy and operations. Prior to this, he served as CFO at Spotawheel, one of Europe's leading online automotive platforms, and earlier in his career as CFO of Viohalco's Steel Segment (SIDENOR) and Controlling Director for the Group. His expertise spans FP&A, finance transformation, Shared Services Centers, growth capital fundraising, and multi-instrument cash flow and capital management. He began his career as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company, advising clients across banking, insurance, energy, government and telecommunications. Nikos holds a BSc in Information Science, an MBA and an MSc in Applied Economics & Finance from Athens University of Economics and Business, and is a recent graduate of the Stanford GSB CFO Program. He is keenly interested in how AI will reshape the CFO role and finance functions more broadly.