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