She has studied International  Relations and Politics in various institutions (LSE, King’s College London, Sciences-Po Paris,  Sussex University) and has worked in many Greek organizations, since 2005 (among others:  Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Organization Against Drugs, European  Parliament, Institute of Strategic and Development Studies). Her main task is to help Greek  companies increase the number of exporting destinations and their shares in foreign markets. For  that, her division has initiated ExportReady, a comprehensive program for the assistance of Greek  exporting companies. ExportReady has three pillars: ExportReady Master which consists of a  series of workshops on specialized export topics, ExportReady Discover which offers strategic  intelligence for all sectors of the Greek economy and all foreign target markets and Export Ready  Connect, that gives the opportunity to Greek companies to participate in trade missions and  business networking in foreign markets. These services are destined to all sectors and sizes of  Greek companies and their success rate is very high. Additionally, Ms. Makrigianni is in charge of  initiatives and actions concerning SEV’s regional members. She is responsible for SEV’s  relationship with Regional Industrial Associations and for undertaking joint actions, as well as  supporting regional businesses on issues that hinder their day-to-day operation and facilitating  their access to Central Government.