International Olympic Committee Leadership

Aldric Ludescher is the Chief Security Officer at the International Olympic Committtee.

His aim is for security to contribute significantly towards strategic resilience, ethical governance, diversity, and sustainability, especially with regards to developing talent and creating opportunities for the next generation.

Eleni (Elina) Michopoulou is an Associate Professor in Business Management at University of Derby, UK. She holds a PhD in Accessible Tourism Information Systems from University of Surrey, UK. Her research interests include technological applications and information systems in tourism, online consumer behaviour and technology acceptance. She is particularly interested in the field of accessible and wellness tourism, which she has actively been researching for over fifteen years. Eleni has been involved in various research projects on these topics and worked with funding bodies such as the Wellness Tourism Initiative, Tanzania Tourism Board, Africa Oracle and European Commission. Eleni has published over 60 academic journal articles, book chapters and conference papers and is the co-founder of THEINC International Conference. She often acts as guest editor for special issues in service sector journals and sits on the editorial board of over 10 high impact academic journals. Eleni is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Spa and Wellness. Specialities: Accessible Tourism, e-Tourism, e-marketing, Information Management, Wellness Tourism

Emre Omer Kurtoglu-Jolidon is the Chief Financial Officer at the International Olympic Committee.

Emre is an experienced Finance Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the sports and international affairs industry.

Ilario Corna is a Chief Information Technology Officer at International Olympic Committee and is based in Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. He has worked as Digital Services Senior Manager at Baku 2015 European Games Operation Committee; Senior Vice President - Global D2C - Owner Global Video Platform at Discovery Inc; and Manager, Hosting Technology Systems at Canada s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. Ilario attended Brock University between 2001 and 2005.