Agenda

EXHIBITION of Cutting-Edge Technologies & Digital Solutions

MILL OF PAPPAS

Friday March 27, 2026, 14:00 - 21:00
Saturday March 28, 2026, 11:00 - 18:00

Friday 27 March

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12:00 - 12:30
JOIST Innovation Park

INNOVENT FORUM 2026 – Official Opening

12:30 - 13:00
JOIST Innovation Park

Opening Ceremony – Co-organizers Present Innovent Forum as a Joint Initiative

SPEAKERS

Tasos Vasileiadis

, CEO | Institute of Entrepreneurship & Development & JOIST Innovation Park

Athanasios Mamakos

, Mayor of Larissa

Charalampos Billinis

, Rector of the University of Thessaly & Professor of Virology & Viral Diseases at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Laboratory of Microbiology & Parasitologyhe University of Thessaly

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

SPEAKERS

Evi Dramalioti

, Secretary General for Coordination at the Presidency of the Government of the Hellenic Republic

Dimitrios Mavromatidis

, Director, Regional Development Fund of Western Macedonia

Stavros Kalafatis

, Deputy Minister of Development | Responsible for Research and Innovation

Alexandros Iosifidis

, Regional Vice Governor of Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Social Economy, Region of East Macedonia & Thrace

Dimitrios Kouretas

, Governor of Region of Thessaly

13:30 -19:30
JOIST Innovation Park
Matchmaking
Matchmaking

B2B matchmaking onsite meetings

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

Isidoros Sideridis

, CEO Pobuca

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

17:30 - 19:30
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

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

18:00 - 20:30
JOIST Innovation Space Larissa
Meetup
Meetup

Larissa Devs 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.

SPEAKERS

Evangelos Lolos

, Senior Software Engineering Lead at Hack The Box

Dimitris Balaouras

, Co-founder & COO at Helvia.ai

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.

The workshop will be held in English

AGENDA

18:00 | Project introduction (Peter van Os, TNO)
18:10 | A holistic view on Deep removal with thermal regeneration (Peter Moser, RWE)
18:20 | Deep removal with direct regeneration (Riccardo Zaffaroni, TNO)
18:30 | Two-step regeneration system for hydroxide based solvents (Diego Pinto, Hovyu)
18:40 | Panel discussion about the advantages of Deep Removal / Electrification of regeneration
19:00 | End of Workshop

MODERATORS

Peter van Os

, Senior Project Manager at TNO

19:00 - 19:30
Museum of National Resistance

Guided tour of the participants at the National Resistance Museum

19:45 - 20:45
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Smart Cities Under Pressure: Connectivity for Urban Safety & Resilience

SPEAKERS

Dr Elena Patatouka

, Senior Project Manager at e-Trikala

Dimitris Katsaros

, Research and Innovation Portfolio Head

21:00 - 00:00
JOIST Innovation Park

Outdoor 1st day closing party of Innovent Forum

Saturday 28 March

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10:00 - 11:00
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)

10:30 - 14:00
Mill of Pappas
Matchmaking
Matchmaking

B2B onsite meetings

11:00 - 17:00
Mill of Pappas

Exhibition Opening Hours

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

Ιn English – Closed workshop

SPEAKERS

Pau Rausell Köster

, University of Valencia, Director Econcult

Francesco Molinari

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

Jason Pridmore

, Professor of Human Centric AI and Society | Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam

11:00 - 12:00
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

Costas Tramantzas

, General manager - Alexander Innovation Zone S.A.

Lefteris Katsiadakis

, Co-founder & CEO of Panathēnea

Michalis Stangos

, Curator - Beyond Expo & Partner - L-Stone Capital

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

Circular economy, recycling & new materials

MODERATORS

Chris Clavel

, CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

11:15 - 14:00
Synergeio Culture Space
Hackathon
Hackathon

Hackathon teams’ pitching

The Hackathon (Innovation Competition) is organized by JOIST Innovation Park, the University of Thessaly, and eTrikala.This year, we invite startups, professionals, researchers, and interdisciplinary teams to submit innovative proposals — market-ready or close to market readiness — as responses to key challenges related to Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Next-Generation Networks & IoT, Energy & Environment, Agri-Food and Digital Transition.
11:30 - 12:15
Mill of Pappas
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

IoT at Scale: From Pilots to City-Wide Systems

12:00 - 13:00
JOIST Innovation Space Larissa
Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο
Interactive Workshop

Metaverse Workshop

12:15 - 13:00
JOIST Innovation Park
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

Co-Creating Value: How a Corporate and a Scale-up Jointly Accelerated Innovation

Powered by SEV

MODERATORS

Amalia Gounela

, Relationship Manager Technology & Digital Transformation, ΣΕΒ

SPEAKERS

Ioannis Bonos

, Safety Engineer Loulis Foods

Panos Mitsios

, Founder & COO, ΤΕΚΜΟΝ

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

Energy Technologies for a Sustainable and Efficient Future

Powered by european digital innovation hub “Smart Attica”

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

Designing Inclusive Cities Through Micromobility Innovation

SPEAKERS

Christos Antonopoulos

, Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of the Peloponnese - Deputy Head at ESDA LAB

Alex Papacharalampous

, CEO & CTO at AETHON Engineering | Co - founder Transitool

14:00 - 14:30
JOIST Innovation Park
Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

Connecting the Dots: The Role of Networks in Innovation and Investment

SPEAKERS

Labros Kourtis

, Partner Olivetree Venture Capital

Lars Rasmussen

, Panathēnea co-founder | angel investor in Athens, Greece Phd in computer science, UC Berkeley

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

Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector Through Collaborative Schemes

Co-organised by RISThessaly & AZK

MODERATORS

Theodoros Tsamourtzis

, Managing Director, AgroTechnology Export Cluster

SPEAKERS

Fotis Tekos

, Biotech Entrepreneur | CEO @ FoodOxys | Managing Director @ Olea Fortius

Dr George F. Banias

, Research Director | Director of CERTH/iBO

14:15 - 15:00
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

15:00 - 15:45
JOIST Innovation Park
Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Industrial Performance & AI

In English

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

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

15:15 - 16:15
Synergeio Culture Space
Διαδραστική Συζήτηση
Interactive Discussion

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

Ιn English

MODERATORS

Labros Kourtis

, Partner Olivetree Venture Capital

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

Konstantinos F. Psillakis

, Investment Associate | Uni.Fund

Lars Rasmussen

, Panathēnea co-founder | angel investor in Athens, Greece Phd in computer science, UC Berkeley

16:00 - 16:30
Synergeio Culture Space
Hackathon
Hackathon

Hackathon awards’ ceremony

Evaluation Commitee: Badr Moudden

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