Speakers

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

day1

12:30 - 13:00

JOIST Innovation Park

SPEAKERS

Tasos Vasileiadis

CEO & Founder, 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

Periklis Terlixidis

Chief Executive Officer @ ahedd DIH S.A. & Smart Attica EDIH Manager

Roundtable Discussion

Innovation Ecosystems as a Mechanism for Regional Convergence

day1

13:00 - 14:00

JOIST Innovation Park

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

Takis Papadopoulos

Deputy Governor of Enterpreneurship, Research & Innovation, Region of Western Greece

Roundtable Discussion

Augmented Workers & AI Assistants: Performance and Creativity Across Workflows

day1

14:30 - 15:15

JOIST Innovation Park

MODERATORS

George Lazaridis

Cybersecurity Engineer | Research Associate PhDc | ITI, CERTH

SPEAKERS

Katerina Sourouni

National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta

Isidoros Sideridis

CEO Pobuca

Kelly Papadopoulou

COO Pi tech

Mariana S. Mazi

Cybersecurity Engineer / Penetration Tester- Research Associate | ΙΤΙ, CERTH

Roundtable Discussion

Validating Cyber Readiness in Real-World Conditions

day1

15:30 - 16:15

JOIST Innovation Park

MODERATORS

Leandros Maglaras

Special Advisor for Cybersecurity to the SG of Telecommunications & Post, Ministry of Digital Governance

SPEAKERS

Nikos Fountas

Chief Operation Officer (COO) Hack The Box

Andreas Symeonidis

Professor of Software Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Head of Research @ Cyclopt

George Lioudakis

Electrical & Computer Engineer, Dr.-Ing., ICT abovo co-founder

George Vavitsas

Senior Manager, Cybersecurity & Digital Trust, PwC Greece

Roundtable Discussion

Transport & Distribution Networks: The impact of technology on supply chains and sustainability | Businesses resilience

day1

17:30 - 19:30

Mill of Pappas

MODERATORS

Michalis Moraitis

Partner and Co-Founder Actus Valida

SPEAKERS

Yiannis Filippou

General Manager Integrator @ Epsilon Singular Logic

Christoforos Fountas

Supply Chain Services and Product Director@ Epsilon Singular Logic

Konstantinos Haniotis

Founder and CEO in Telenavis

Kostas Theofanidis

President ILME - Institute Logistics Management Greece

Themis Giovanoudis

Commercial Director, Integrator NG, Epsilon Singular Logic S.A.

Evangelos Nikolaidis

Information Technology Director MED @ Berlin Packaging Greece | Berlin Packaging

Dionisis Grigoropoulos

Founder & CEO Logistics Way | Co -President of Greek Cold Storage & Logistics Association

Antonis Antoniadis

Founder & CEO SNR Solutions

Meetup

Larissa Devs Meetup: AI-augmented Software Development Lifecycle

day1

18:00 - 20:30

JOIST Innovation Space Larissa

SPEAKERS

Evangelos Lolos

Senior Software Engineering Lead at Hack The Box

Dimitris Balaouras

Co-founder & COO at Helvia.ai

Christos Ziogas

AI Software Engineer | Helvia.ai

Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο

Interactive Workshop

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

day1

18:00 - 19:00

Museum of National Resistance

MODERATORS

Peter van Os

Senior Project Manager at TNO

SPEAKERS

Peter Moser

Head of CO2 Capture/Usage & Energy Storage, R&D, RWE Power

Riccardo Zaffaroni

Scientist-Innovator TNO | Chemist R&D

Diego Pinto

Managing Director at Hovyu B.V. | Carbon Capture Specialist

Roundtable Discussion

Smart Cities Under Pressure: Connectivity for Urban Safety & Resilience

day1

19:40 - 20:30

Mill of Pappas

MODERATORS

Yiannis Kontos

Dr Civil Engineer, Researcher at AUTh and iED, Free-Lance Hydro(geo)logist

SPEAKERS

Chrisostomos Kalogirou

COO of the Development Unit S.A. of Municipalities of Greece and Cyprus “CLIMANET/GR-CY” / Representative of Municipality of Thessaloniki

Dr Elena Patatouka

Senior Project Manager at e-Trikala

Dimitris Katsaros

Research and Innovation Portfolio Head Innovation Labs

Dr. Stamatia Rizou

R&D Manager Singular Logic

Διαδραστική Συζήτηση

Interactive Discussion

Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property – Case Studies

day2

10:00 - 11:00

Synergeio Culture Space

MODERATORS

Dimitriοs Doinakis

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

Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο

Interactive Workshop

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

day2

11:00 - 12:00

Museum of National Resistance

MODERATORS

Cleo Sgouropoulou

Professor, Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica | Founder of UNIWA AI Innovation Hub | Member of UNIWA and GRNET Board of Directors

SPEAKERS

Pau Rausell Köster

University of Valencia, Director Econcult

Francesco Molinari

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

Chris Clavel

CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

Jason Pridmore

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

Tasos Vasileiadis

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

Διαδραστική Συζήτηση

Interactive Discussion

Investing in Synergies, Creating Impact: Innovation Ecosystems in Action

day2

11:00 - 12:00

JOIST Innovation Park

MODERATORS

Eleni Zarimi

Innovation Manager JOIST S.A.

Konstantinos Fouskas

Professor of Digital Entrepreneurship and Technological Innovation | Head of Technology Transfer Office UoM

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

Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο

Interactive Workshop

AI Strategy Workshop

day2

11:00 - 12:00

JOIST Innovation Park

SPEAKERS

Αdam Thanos

Co-founder Proxima

Chris Giataganas

Co-founder Proxima

Roundtable Discussion

Energy Technologies for a Sustainable and Efficient Future

day2

12:30 - 13:15

Mill of Pappas

MODERATORS

Periklis Terlixidis

Chief Executive Officer @ ahedd DIH S.A. & Smart Attica EDIH Manager

SPEAKERS

Costas Theodoropoulos

CEO & Co-Founder @ RETHING

Nikos Ploskas

Associate Professor at University of Western Macedonia

Vivian Paraschou

Sustainability Business Development Leader Schneider Electric Greece & Cyprus

Vassiliki Tsotoulidi

BSc, MSc, MEng., Civil Engineer, NTUA – School of Chemical Engineering

Fireside Chat

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

day2

12:15 - 13:00

JOIST Innovation Park

MODERATORS

Amalia Gounela

Relationship Manager, Technology & Digital Transformation Senior Advisor, SEV

SPEAKERS

Ioannis Bonos

Safety Engineer Loulis Foods

Panos Mitsios

Founder & COO, ΤΕΚΜΟΝ

Διαδραστικό Εργαστήριο

Interactive Workshop

The World Becomes an Interface: AI, Augmented & Mixed Reality in Business

day2

12:00 - 13:00

JOIST Innovation Space Larissa

MODERATORS

Sotiris Anagnostis

Innovation Manager & Director of the Pytheia Competence Center

Filippou Veronika

Product Manager JOIST Innovation Park

Roundtable Discussion

Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector Through Collaborative Schemes

day2

13:45 - 14:45

Mill of Pappas

MODERATORS

Theodoros Tsamourtzis

Managing Director, AgroTechnology Export Cluster

SPEAKERS

Dr George F. Banias

Research Director | Director of CERTH/iBO

Panagiotis Papadopoulos

Open Farm Head & Co founder

Zoi Vasiliki Skaperda

Chief Scientific Officer Foodoxys PC & Olea Fortius PC

Olga Gkortzi

BChem., MSc, PhD, Founder/CEO of POSS, Director of Laboratory of Food Technology, Quality Control and Food Safety, School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly

Dimitris Kofinas

PhD in Civil Engineering (Water Resources & Hydroinformatics), University of Thessaly

Chriysoula Kapartziani

Postdoctoral Researcher | Lawyer

Fireside Chat

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

day2

14:00 - 14:30

JOIST Innovation Park

SPEAKERS

Lars Rasmussen

Google Maps & Panathēnea Co-Founder | Angel Investor | PhD in Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Lampros Kourtis

Managing Partner, Olea Venture Partners

Fireside Chat

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

day2

14:30 - 15:00

JOIST Innovation Park

MODERATORS

John Kourkoutas

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

SPEAKERS

Badr Moudden

CEO & Co-Founder K2Match LTD

Chris Clavel

CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

Διαδραστική Συζήτηση

Interactive Discussion

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

day2

15:15 - 16:00

Synergeio Culture Space

MODERATORS

Lampros Kourtis

Managing Partner, Olea Venture Partners

SPEAKERS

Badr Moudden

CEO & Co-Founder K2Match LTD

Lars Rasmussen

Google Maps & Panathēnea Co-Founder | Angel Investor | PhD in Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Chris Clavel

CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

Dr. Panayiotis Η. Ketikidis

Konstantinos F. Psillakis

Investment Associate | Uni.Fund

Giannis Mylopoulos

Areti Europe Fund Manager, Venture Capital Researcher UIC Barcelona, Strategic Management Consultant

Alex Vamvakas

Partner @ Evercurious VC

Roundtable Discussion

Industrial Performance & AI

day2

15:00 - 15:45

JOIST Innovation Park

SPEAKERS

Çağatay Özdemir

AI Center Director at MEXT Technology Center

Burcu Bilgiç

Partnership Management Manager at MEXT Technology Center

Fireside Chat

Designing Inclusive Cities Through Micromobility Innovation

day2

15:00 - 15:45

Mill of Pappas

MODERATORS

Dr. Vasileios Kappatos

Director of HIT/CERTH

SPEAKERS

Christos Antonopoulos

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