Press Release
The Junior and Senior School, on 31st January, successfully and proudly hosted Pitch Point 2026, its first-ever entrepreneurship-focused event, bringing together over 70 students from different schools around Cyprus, educators, and industry leaders for an inspiring day of innovation, creativity, and collaboration.
The event, held from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday, 31 January, at the Senior School Campus, was created to ignite entrepreneurial thinking among young people and provide them with a real-world platform to share original startup ideas. Students aged 14 and above participated in a dynamic pitching experience, presenting business concepts to investors, that demonstrated imagination, problem-solving, and strong awareness of real-world challenges.
Room full of excited young entrepreneurs
Pitch Point 2026 is a student-led initiative founded by Nikki, a Year 11 student, with the support of a great team: Fatima, Emma, Ioanna, Marcus, Sylvia and Nefeli with the vision of giving young people a voice and an opportunity to explore entrepreneurship from an early age. The event was supported by Mr. John Pipis, the head of the business department of The Junior and Senior School.
The event opened and welcomed a guest speaker session from Mrs. Elena Andreou, the managing director of McDonald’s Cyprus, where students heard firsthand about leadership, innovation, and her business journey.
Throughout the event, students actively engaged in peer networking, exchanged ideas, and received valuable feedback, building confidence in both public speaking and entrepreneurial thinking. The teams then proceeded to pitch their ideas to the investors, Mr. Vassilios Vrachimis, Mr. Carolos Georgallis, and Mr. Matias Militaru, who offered their expertise and thoughtful advice on every presentation.
Ms Elena Andreou as guest speaker
The atmosphere blended professionalism with enthusiasm, highlighting the promise and potential of the next generation of innovators.
Pitch Point’s debut demonstrated that young people are not only capable of innovative thinking but are also eager for opportunities to turn ideas into action. The event successfully created a space where education met enterprise and where student ambition was supported and celebrated.
The Sponsors of the event were:
Gold Sponsor: Petrolina,
Bronze Sponsors: McDonald’s Cyprus, Dentistar, Law Lab, Cypin, Astra Car Leasing, National Bank of Greece, CT Rooms, By the Bridge.
Supporters: Frou Frou Biscuits, Zorbas Bakeries, Costa Coffee, Landas Colour.
Working groups coming up with innovative ideas and preparing to make a pitch to the investors.
