Schedule

TIMEZONE: UTC +2

18:00 - 18:15

OLGA: Greece’s first digital platform for female victims of violence

Presented by: Despina Kaviri, Director of digital application OLGA

The OLGA application (olgaforall.gr), initiated and backed by Non-Profit “Act of Kindness”, is Greece’s first digital platform for female victims of violence.

It offers free, anonymous real-time chat and text messaging capabilities to connect women with trained psychologists or social workers.

18:15 – 18:30

Welcome note

Presented by: Alexandros Kachrimanis, Regional Governor of Epirus & Thomas Mpekas, Mayor of Ioannina

18:35 – 19.05

Regional economic development

Presented by: John Papadimitriou, Kathimerini Journalist and Co-Founder of the C.Ioannina Cowork Community

John Papadimitriou, Kathimerini Journalist and Co-Founder of the C.Ioannina Cowork Community talks to Harris Antoniou, Founder and CEO of Neptune Maritime Leasing LTD, Treasurer-Member of the Board of Directors of the NGO Node: Networks of Global Hellenism, Nikos Kalogiannis, Partner, FS Leader, PwC Greece, Nikos Maniatis, General Manager, IBM Greece & Cyprus, and Christos Megalou, CEO of Piraeus Bank.

19:05 - 19:20

The value in financing small and medium enterprises

Presented by: Ioannis Vougioukas, CEO Cooperative Bank of Epirus

Ioannis Vougioukas, CEO of the Cooperative Bank of Epirus, breaks down financing small and medium enterprises for ecosystem growth.

19:20 – 19:40

The impact of technology on society

Presented by: Elsa Exarchou, Owner of Hotel Mikro Papigo 1700 and CEO of Branding Greece

Elsa Exarchou, Owner of Hotel Mikro Papigo 1700 and CEO of Branding Greece, on a one-to-one with Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Head, UNESCO Chair on Futures Research, FORTH | President, MOMus.

19:40 - 20:00

The case study of STARTS4Water in Poulati, Sifnos

Presented by: Heracles Papatheodorou Digital & Innovation Coordinator, Onassis Foundation

Heracles Papatheodorou Digital & Innovation Coordinator, Onassis Foundation on a one-to-one with Amalia Zepou Project Manager, Athens Heritage Hub, Elliniki Etairia.

20:05 - 20:20

How A.I. transforms our lives?

Presented by: Litsa Panayotopoulos, Chair, Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Litsa Panayotopoulos, Chair of the Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, in a firechat with Tassos Koutlas, Co-Founder of C.Ioannina & Deputy VP of Digital Solutions at FFW, on the proliferative changes artificial intelligence has brought to our lives.

09:30 - 09:35

Greetings

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09:40 - 10:25

The digital future of banking institutions

Presented by: Thanasis Navrozoglou, President & CEO of Natech S.A

Thanasis Navrozoglou, President & CEO of Natech S.A, moderates a panel discussion with banking industry experts on the digital future of banks and payments. Panelists include Mr. Ioannis Dianellou, Chief Executive Officer at Tora Wallet S.A, Mr. Ayhan Gunay, Foreign Units Portfolio Manager at Ziraat Teknoloji, Lampros Gkogkos, Partner, CESA CNS FS leader, Ernst & Young and Ms. Gabriella Kindert, Banking Executive.

10:30 - 10:55

The influence of emerging technologies on society and the workplace

Presented by: Yannis Zavoleas, Dr., Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Ioannina / Honorary Member, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Yannis Zavoleas, Dr, Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Ioannina / Honorary Member, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, on a one-to-one with Dimitris Papanikolaou, Assistant Professor, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) School of Architecture, Founder/Director, Urban Synergetics Lab.

11:00 - 11:40

The digital transformation of enterprises

Presented by: Michalis Moraitis, Strategist and C-Level executive / CIO / Business & Digital Transformation Global Leader

Panel: Michalis Moraitis, Strategist and C-Level executive / CIO / Business & Digital Transformation Global Leader, moderates a panel discussion with enterprises on their digital transformation journey and the challenges they have yet to overcome. Panelists include: Andreas Dimitriou, President of Board, Agricultural Poultry Cooperative Pindos, Ioannis Kallias, Chief Executive Officer of TÜV AUSTRIA Hellas & Regional Manager Greece-Cyprus-Balkans, Executive Vice President Service Lines of TÜV AUSTRIA Group, Dimitris Kavvouris, Deputy CEO & Chief Strategy Officer of Syngelides Automotive Companies, and Nikos Petrakis, Country Manager Visa Greece.

11:45 - 12:10

The A.I. Journey

Presented by: Michail Kottas, AI Engineer, IBM Greece

Keynote: Michail Kottas, AI Engineer, IBM Greece, presents solutions that artificial intelligence can bring to our everyday lives and reveals applications in work, entrepreneurship and society.

12:15 - 13:00

Ηοw Greece is becoming a smart state?

Presented by: Alexandros Melidis, Director, Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS)

Alexandros Melidis, Director, Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS), leads a discussion with experts on the Greek state’s digital transformation. Panelists include: Dimitris Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance, Stefanos Kollias, President of GRNET – National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, Lilian Mitrou, Professor at the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean and Cleo Sgouropoulou, Professor of Informatics & Computer Engineering, Board of Directors, Founder of UNIWA AI InnoHUB, University of West Attica.

13:00 - 13:35

Break

Presented by:

13:35 - 13:45

Building bridges in “Death Valleys”

Presented by: Michalis Vafopoulos, Founder & CEO at Linked Business

Lessons learned during a fifteen-years-journey of transforming open data into useful decision tools for corporates and small businesses in Greece.

13:45 - 14:05

The role of innovation in business models

Presented by: Michalis Moraitis, Strategist and C-Level executive / CIO / Business & Digital Transformation Global Leader

Michalis Moraitis, Strategist and C-Level executive / CIO / Business & Digital Transformation Global Leader speaks to Nikos Botinis, Chief Commercial Officer Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Cisco, Christos Drakos, Nikos Rogkotis, CIO & CDTO at Agricultural Poultry Cooperative PINDOS, Lampros Tenes, Portfolio & Tech Transformation Lead, PublicNEXT on how innovation transforms business sectors.

14:05 - 14:25

Nurturing an ecosystem: the case of Ioannina

Presented by: Tassos Koutlas, Co-Founder of C.Ioannina & Deputy VP of Digital Solutions at FFW

Philipp Deutscher, Executive-Tech Advisor- Speaker, on a one-to-one with Tassos Koutlas, Co-Founder of C.Ioannina & Deputy VP of Digital Solutions at FFW on the prerequisites for the establishment & growth of an ecosystem: the Ioannina example.

14:30 - 15.15

The startup experience: seeing the value in setbacks

Presented by: Litsa Panayotopoulos, Chair of the Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Litsa Panayotopoulos, Chair of the Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, moderates a discussion with start-up founders on the key lessons they learned when starting their companies. Panelists include John Kikidis, Global Ecosystem Lead, Renesas Electronics, Haris Kolios, Founder-CEO of Bio3dvet, George Sidiropoulos, Managing Director, Think Silicon an Applied Materials Company, Dimitris Zacharakis, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Terracom S.A., and Pantelis Zacharis, CFO at Tekmon.

15:20 – 15:40

Epirus and its economic transformation

Presented by: John Papadimitriou, Kathimerini Journalist and Co-Founder of the C.Ioannina Cowork Community

John Papadimitriou, Kathimerini Journalist and Co-Founder of the C.Ioannina Cowork Community moderates a panel on the region of Epirus and its path to Economic Transformation.

Speakers include, Stefanos Papanikos, Principal | Strategy, Business Design and M&A, Vassilios Tsoukanelis, Executive Director at the Cooperative Bank of Epirus and Antigoni Vagena, Regional Cohesion Executive at skywalker.gr – Jobs in Greece

15:40 - 15:55

A.I. – The game changer in battling financial crime

Presented by: Abhiskek Chatterjee, Founder & CEO, Tookitaki

Abhiskek Chatterjee, Founder & CEO, Tookitaki presents AI in the global fight against fraud and money laundering.

Discussion with Kathimerini Journalist & Co-Founder of C.Ioannina John Papadimitriou and Q&A with audience.

16:05 - 16:45

Manufacturing innovative medical solutions

Presented by: Dimitris I. Fotiadis, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ioannina

Dimitris Fotiadis, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ioannina / Biomedical Research Institute  – Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas, moderates a conversation with health tech experts on how Ioannina can build on its momentum in this specific industry. Panelists include: Giuseppe Fico, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Technology at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Themis Exarchos, Associate Professor, Director of Bioinformatics and Human Electrophysiology Laboratory, Dept of Informatics, Ionian University, George K. Matsopoulos, Professor Director of Biomedical Engineering Laboratory School of Electrical and Computer Engineering National Technical University of Athens, Georgios Papagiannis, Assistant Professor – Director of Biomechanics Laboratory, Physiotherapy Department, University of the Peloponnese, and Stelios Tigkas, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology at the School of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Ioannina.

16:50 - 18:45

Futures Garden: a way of imagining a Europe enriched by a diverse tapestry of potential futures

Presented by: Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, UNESCO Chair on Futures Research & Erica Bol, Conscious Future Designer

Futures Garden: a way of imagining a Europe enriched by a diverse tapestry of potential futures

We will explore different future artefacts, that will encourage us to reimagine everyday life and society.

What if we could explore new ways of inhabiting the perception of other intelligent beings?

Or how would the world look like if new practices and technologies enhance our ways of self-reflections and sharing emotions.

We will discuss these futures together to understand the opportunities and challenges it will bring for all of us.

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