Nelly Kontaxi is an entrepreneur and business development professional with a multidisciplinary background spanning international business, hospitality, relocation, property, intellectual property and strategic partnerships.
Her career has been built around a consistent focus: connecting the right people, identifying opportunities and turning relationships into practical business outcomes.
She began her professional career in the Greek food and export industry, working closely with the management of an exporting company and gaining first-hand experience of international trade, market relationships and the process of taking Greek products and businesses into international markets.
She subsequently spent more than a decade in high-end hospitality and VIP services, managing international clients, corporate requirements, destination events and high-value relationships in environments where discretion, reliability and execution were essential.
Nelly Kontaxi brings professional real estate training and extensive hospitality industry experience to her work. Trained by RE/MAX, she holds the professional title of Real Estate Agent and is entitled to use it.
With over a decade of experience at Senior Management Level in the hospitality and hotel industry, Nelly has developed in-depth knowledge of client relations, hospitality operations, service delivery, and customer experience.
Nelly's entrepreneurial approach combines strategic thinking, relationship management and on-the-ground execution. Her multidisciplinary academic background, together with extensive practical experience, enables her to operate effectively across business, property, legal coordination and international partnership environments.
As a founder, Nelly brings more than professional expertise—she brings the ability to build trusted networks, navigate local ecosystems and convert international relationships into actionable opportunities.
By combining local knowledge, international relationships and practical execution, Nelly helps organisations explore new markets, develop partnerships and navigate the requirements of working across borders.
At Discovery Gateways, Nelly represents the Greek-side execution partner for India–Greece collaboration, bringing local market knowledge, trusted relationships and entrepreneurial execution to help international businesses establish, connect and grow in Greece.
Through Discovery Gateways, Nelly contributes local insight, ecosystem access and relationship-led coordination to support business introductions, cross-border partnerships and commercial opportunities between India and Greece.