Antzela Botrou

Brief CV

Antzela Botrou is an Accredited Mediator, an International Relations Specialist, and a final-year postgraduate student in the International Negotiations program at the Athens University of Economics and Business.

Studies

In 2019, she completed her undergraduate studies at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, while also spending a semester at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom through the Erasmus+ exchange program. Since early 2023, following her accreditation as a Mediator, she has been part of the panel of Accredited Mediators at Resolve Mediators. In the same year, she began her Master’s degree in International Negotiations at the Athens University of Economics and Business. Throughout both her undergraduate and postgraduate studies, Antzela has actively participated in numerous negotiation simulations and competitions.

Before joining Resolve Mediators, she completed two paid internships: first in the Visitors’ Experience Department at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (2018) and later at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Directorate for Sub-Saharan Africa (2019).

Mediation

Antzela’s journey with Resolve Mediators began in February 2020, when she joined the team in an administrative support role, contributing to the coordination of most of the organization’s activities to this day. Since January 2023, when she became an Accredited Mediator and was included in the Official Registry of Mediators of the Ministry of Justice, she has been an active member of the Resolve Mediators’ team, undertaking Initial Mandatory Mediation Sessions and Mediations.

In February 2022 (online) and in 2023, 2024, and 2025 (in person – Paris), she served as a Mediation Session Supervisor at the International Mediation Competition of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In July 2023, she took on the same role (online) at the IBA–VIAC Mediation & Negotiation Competition, and in March 2025, she had the honor of serving as a judge at the INADR International Mediation Tournament in Tbilisi.

Antzela has a strong interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution, particularly in the institution of Mediation and its development at the national, European, and international level. Her Master’s dissertation focuses on conflict resolution within closed social groups.