How MoT Athens Started

03 Feb 2026

A short comic telling the story of how MoT Athens began, featuring the main members of the Athens lead team. image
In this moment: MoT Athens
Everything started in the Selenium Conference 2016 when MoT was there
A short comic telling the story of how MoT Athens began, featuring the main members of the Athens lead team.
Petros Plakogiannis
Test Team Lead

Petros Plakogiannis lives in Greece. He has graduated from the University of Piraeus and the Technological Educational Institute of Crete. He has been working professionally as a software tester since 2009, with a strong focus on automated testing using various tools like QTP, Selenium, Protractor, Cypress, etc. He also has significant experience in white box testing, application testing (desktop, web, and mobile), and security testing. He travels a lot and supports customers onsite by providing information regarding automation testing. He is also a Cypress Ambassador and the main organizer of the Ministry of Testing Athens meetups, and he is very active in the testing community

Chapter Lead
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Ady Stokes
Great to see people lifting up their communities, well done Petros

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