George Kapetanakis is the President of the Hellenic Cancer Federation—ELLOK and the President of the Pieria Cancer Patients Association. His experience with cancer 13 years earlier was the catalyst for starting a process of active participation and involvement in supporting oncology patients. He has worked consistently with other patients with the same vision since 2015 to create and develop the Hellenic Cancer Federation as the Umbrella organization for the Cancer Patient Associations in Greece.

He is an active volunteer and member of the Association of Bone Marrow Donation Volunteers “Orama Elpidas”, promoting the national awareness campaign for voluntary Bone Marrow Donation. He advocates the European perspective as a necessary and sufficient condition to address contemporary cancer care challenges and reduce existing inequalities effectively. In addition, he believes that the cooperation of cancer patient organizations at the European level can provide practical solutions to the severe problems that cancer patients across Europe face every day. He is professionally active in the field of financial services.