Conference Presenters:
Dimitris Delevegos, Business Editor, Money Review & Kathimerini Newspaper
Thelma Chatziathanasiou, Journalist, Business Web Editor at Money Review
09:00 – 09:30 | Opening – Registration – Coffee
09:30 – 09:35 | Opening Address
09:35 – 10:50 | Session 1 – Digital Governance: Transforming the life of citizens and businesses
09:35 – 09:50
Opening Keynote Speech
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Digital Governance
09:50 – 10:35
Panel Discussion
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Digital Governance
Michael Bletsas, Director of Computing, MIT Media Lab
Barbara Ubaldi, Head of Digital Government & Data Unit, OECD
Moderator: Vassilis Kostoulas, Money Review Consultant Editor, Kathimerini Journalist
10:35 – 10:55
Fireside Chat “Towards a democratic, human centered digital governance”
Margrette Vestager, Commissioner for Competition, Chair “Europe Fit for the digital age”
Yannis Palaiologos, Brussels Correspondent, Kathimerini Newspaper
10:55 – 11:25 | Coffee Break
11:25 – 12:55 | Session 2 – Turning Greece into a digital innovation hub
11:25 – 11:45
Fireside Chat “Attracting Digital & Innovation investments: A strategic path to growth”
Akis Skertsos, Minister of State Responsible for the Coordination of Government policies
Elias Bellos, Business Editor, Money Review & Kathimerini Newspaper
11:45 – 11:55
Interview “Creating a framework for innovation: The Case of Estonia”
Kalle Palling, Co-founder & COO, Cachet, former MP, Estonia
Despina Konti, Journalist, Kathimerini Newspaper
11:55 – 12:35
Panel Discussion
Nico Gariboldi, Senior Director, Site Lead of Pfizer’s Center for Digital Innovation (CDI) in Thessaloniki
Apostolos Kakkos, Chairman & CEO, Lamda Hellix
Georgios Nounesis, Director and President of the BoD, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”
Dr. Lazaros C. Polymenakos, Partner, Consulting Services EY Greece, Artificial Intelligence Leader for EMEIA region
Moderator: Vassilis Kostoulas, Money Review Consultant Editor, Kathimerini Journalist
12:35 – 12:50
Fireside Chat “Paving the way for the Greek Technology Ecosystem: A success story”
Alex Vratskides, Co-founder & CEO, Persado
Yannis Palaiologos, Brussels Correspondent, Kathimerini Newspaper
12:50 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 – 14:10 | Discussion “Mapping the way to Greece: The case of a special digital nomad”
Lars Eilstrup Rasmussen, Co-founder of Google Maps, Angel Investor, Cο-founder of Weav Music
In conversation with
Marco Veremis, Partner, BigPi Ventures, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Upstream
14:10 – 15:30 | Session 3 – View from the top: How emerging technology trends will transform business, governance and lifestyles in the next years
14:10 – 14:50
Panel Discussion 1
Michalis Kassimiotis, Managing Director Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hellas & Cyprus
Dr. Ioannis Mertzanis, CEO, Space Hellas
Spyros Poulidas, CEO, IBM Greece & Cyprus
Aristeidis Sotiropoulos, CEO National Infrastructures for Research and Technology SA (GRNET)
Moderator: Dimitris Delevegos, Business Editor, Money Review & Kathimerini Newspaper
14:50 – 15:30
Panel Discussion 2
Apostolos Leonidopoulos, Managing Director, Kyndryl
Haris Broumidis, President & CEO, Vodafone Greece
Theodosis Michalopoulos, CEO Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta
Dr. Kyriacos Sabatakakis, Managing Director, Accenture Greece
Moderator: Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, DiaNEOsis
15:30 – 17:40 | Session 4 – Digitally transforming the Greek Business landscape
15:30 – 16:20
Panel Discussion “Re-inventing the relationship with the post-covid consumer”
Achilleas Arvanitis, Partner, Business Transformation Practice, EY Greece
Andreas Athanassopoulos, Deputy CEO & Group Chief Transformation Officer, Digital, Retail, Eurobank
Ioannis Kantoros, CEO, Interamerican
Theodore Konstantakopoulos, Partner, Head of TMT and Data Practice, Zepos & Yannopoulos Law Firm
Ioannis Vasilakos, CEO & Vice-Chairman, Kotsovolos – Dixons South East Europe
Moderator: Dimitris Delevegos, Business Editor, Money Review & Kathimerini Newspaper
16:20 – 16:30
Fireside Chat “The challenge of hybrid work and the role of technology”
Harry Kontonikas, Business Development Manager South Eastern Europe, Citrix
Thelma Chatziathanasiou, Journalist-Web Editor, Money Review
16:30 – 16:50 | Coffee Break
16:50 – 17:40
Panel Discussion “Investing in technology and innovation to drive growth”
Konstantinos Fatolas, IT Director, Mytilineos Group
Ioannis Konstantinidis, OTE Group Chief Strategy, Transformation & Wholesale Officer
Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, President & CEO, DIS
Stelios Mantas, Principal, Consulting, Deloitte
Ioannis Martinos, CEO, Signal Group
Moderator: Elias Bellos, Business Editor, Money Review & Kathimerini Newspaper
17:40 – 18:05 | Session 5 – The Greek Startup Ecosystem in the spotlight
17:40 – 18:05
Panel Discussion
Aimilios Chalamandaris, Head of TTS – R&D, Samsung Greece, Co-founder, Innoetics
Dr. Iakovos Stamoulis, Product Development Director & Co-founder, Think Silicon
Ion Tsakonas, CEO, Piraeus Equity Partners
Moderator: Despina Konti, Journalist, Kathimerini Newspaper
18:05 – 18:15 | Closing Remarks
*Speaker to be confirmed