Agenda

Friday 27 March

12:00 - 12:30
JOIST Innovation Park

Arrivals & Registration

12:30 - 13:00
JOIST Innovation Park
Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο
Interactive Workshop

Opening Ceremony – Co-organisers present Innovent Forum as a joint initiative

13:00 - 14:00
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Innovation Ecosystems as a Mechanism for Regional Convergence

MODERATORS

Dr. Panayiotis Η. Ketikidis

, President, Board of Directors - Alexander Innovation Zone | Member of the National Council for Research, Technology and Innovation (NCRTI) |National Representative of Greece, the European Innovation Council (EIC) | President and Co-founder of HeBAN – the Hellenic Business Angels Network

14:00 - 21:00
Mill of Pappas

Exhibition opening hours

14:30 - 15:15
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Augmented Workers & AI Copilots: Performance and Creativity Across Workflows

SPEAKERS

Katerina Sourouni

, National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta

15:30 - 16:15
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Validating Cyber Readiness in Real-World Conditions

SPEAKERS

Nikos Fountas

, Chief Operation Officer (COO) Hack The Box

18:00 - 19:00
Museum of National Resistance
Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο
Interactive Workshop

Exploring Deep CO₂ Removal: Challenges, Needs and Market Perspectives, powered by DRIVE project

This interactive, stakeholder workshop, organised in the framework of the DRIVE project, aims to bring together industrial end-users and value-chain actors to discuss key challenges, needs, and enabling conditions related to deep CO₂ removal solutions. The workshop will focus on gathering feedback on technical, economic, and regulatory aspects and practical perspectives from the market, in order to better align the project’s results with real-world application needs.

Participation with registrations

MODERATORS

Peter van Os

, Senior Project Manager at TNO

18:00 - 20:30
JOIST Innovation Park
Meetup
Meetup

Larissa Dev Meetup: AI-augmented Software Development Lifecycle

We’re finally relaunching the Larissa Developers Meetup. We are kicking things off on March 27th at JOIST Innovation Space(Par. Filellinon 3-5 at 18:00 – 20:30) as part of the Innovent Forum 2026. The session will focus on the AI-augmented Software Development Lifecycle, featuring two technical presentations followed by a casual chat session. If you are working in tech in or around Larissa, come through to catch up with the local scene.

Open to public with registrations

SPEAKERS

Evangelos Lolos

, Senior Software Engineering Lead at Hack The Box

Dimitris Balaouras

, Co-founder & COO at Helvia.ai

18:15 - 19:15
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Smart Mobility: 5G & IoT Driving Next-Generation Mobility

19:00 - 19:30
Museum of National Resistance

Guided tour of the participants at the National Resistance Museum

19:30 - 20:30
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Smart Cities Under Pressure: Connectivity for Urban Safety & Resilience

Open to public without registrations

20:30 - 21:00
Mill of Pappas

Guided tour of the participants at the Grain and Flour Museum

21:00 - 00:00
Mill of Pappas

Outdoor party in the open space of Mill of Pappas

Saturday 28 March

10:00 - 11:00
Synergeio Culture Space
Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο
Interactive Workshop

Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property

Closed workshop for Hackathon participants

MODERATORS

Dimitriοs Doinakis

, Industrial Mechanical Engineer | Εxecutive at Alexander Innovation Zone (AZK)

11:00 - 12:00
Museum of National Resistance
Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο
Interactive Workshop

ΑΙ for Human-centric Creativity: Defining Levels of Human Contribution in Content Generation, powered by AI Secrett project

Participation with registration

SPEAKERS

Pau Rausell Köster

, University of Valencia, Director Econcult

Francesco Molinari

, Project manager of AI-SECRETT on behalf, University of Valencia

11:00 - 17:00
Mill of Pappas

Exhibition Opening Hours

11:15 - 12:15
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Circular economy, recycling & new materials

MODERATORS

Chris Clavel

, CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

11:15 - 12:00
Synergeio Culture Space
Διαδραστική Συζήτηση
Interactive Discussion

Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property – Case Studies

Open discussion with the public – Case studies presentation

MODERATORS

Dimitriοs Doinakis

, Industrial Mechanical Engineer | Εxecutive at Alexander Innovation Zone (AZK)

11:30 - 12:15
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

IoT at Scale: From Pilots to City-Wide Systems

12:00 - 12:30
Museum of National Resistance

Guided tour of the participants at the National Resistance Museum

12:15 - 13:15
Synergeio Culture Space
Διαδραστική Συζήτηση
Interactive Discussion

Successfully pitching to Investors: How to win their Heart and their Wallet

SPEAKERS

Badr Moudden

, CEO & Co-Founder K2Match LTD

Dr. Panayiotis Η. Ketikidis

, President, Board of Directors - Alexander Innovation Zone | Member of the National Council for Research, Technology and Innovation (NCRTI) |National Representative of Greece, the European Innovation Council (EIC) | President and Co-founder of HeBAN – the Hellenic Business Angels Network

12:30 - 13:15
JOIST Innovation Park
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

Scaling Innovation Through Strategic Partnership: A real-world collaboration between the greek flour industry “Loulis Mills” and Tekmon company, powered by SEV.

12:30 - 13:15
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Energy Technologies for a Sustainable and Efficient Future

13:30 - 14:30
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Industrial Performance & AI

14:00 - 17:00
Synergeio Culture Space
Ανοιχτό Challenge Καινοτομίας
Open Innovation Challenge

Teams’ pitching and awards ceremony

14:15 - 15:00
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector Through Collaborative Schemes

15:15 - 16:00
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

5G-to-6G Transition: From Networks to Intelligent Infrastructure

15:30 - 16:00
JOIST Innovation Park
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

Unlocking Sub-Saharan Africa: Innovation, Trade & Strategic Partnerships for Greek Businesses

SPEAKERS

John Kourkoutas

, Founder & CEO, MrExportToAfrica | Board Member, Greek-African Chamber of Commerce

16:15 - 17:00
JOIST Innovation Park
Διαδραστική Συζήτηση
Interactive Discussion

Investing in Synergies, Creating Impact: Innovation Ecosystems in Action

SPEAKERS

Dr. Dimitrios Tsitsamis

, President, Greek Association of Supply Chain Management (GASCM)

Yiannis Kourtidis

, Business Development Manager CERTH

Nikos Zaharis

, Director of the South East European Research Centre (SEERC)

Manos Macromallis

, President ΣΕΚΕΕ

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