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Speakers

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

day1
12:30 - 13:00
JOIST Innovation Park
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

Periklis Terlixidis

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

Roundtable Discussion
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
Roundtable Discussion

Augmented Workers & AI Copilots: Performance and Creativity Across Workflows

day1
14:30 - 15:15
JOIST Innovation Park
SPEAKERS

Katerina Sourouni

National Technology Officer at Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta

Isidoros Sideridis

CEO Pobuca

Roundtable Discussion
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

Meetup
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

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

Roundtable Discussion
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 Exus AI Labs

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
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

Tasos Vasileiadis

CEO | Institute of Entrepreneurship & Development & JOIST Innovation Park

Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Circular economy, recycling & new materials

day2
11:15 - 12:15
Mill of Pappas
MODERATORS

Chris Clavel

CEO Baccana Group | International Business Development Advisor

Διαδραστική Συζήτηση
Interactive Discussion

Investing in Synergies, Creating Impact: Innovation Ecosystems in Action

day2
11:00 - 12:00
JOIST Innovation Park
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

Roundtable Discussion
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

Fireside Chat
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, ΣΕΒ

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

Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Circular Economy in the Agri-Food Sector Through Collaborative Schemes

day2
14:15 - 15:00
Mill of Pappas
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

Panagiotis Papadopoulos

Open Farm Head & Co founder

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

Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

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

day2
14:00 - 14:30
JOIST Innovation Park
SPEAKERS

Lampros Kourtis

Managing Partner, Olea Venture Partners

Lars Rasmussen

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

Fireside Chat
Fireside Chat

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

day2
14:30 - 15:00
JOIST Innovation Park
SPEAKERS

John Kourkoutas

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

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

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

Giannis Mylopoulos

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

Alex Vamvakas

Partner @ Evercurious VC

Roundtable Discussion
Roundtable Discussion

Designing Inclusive Cities Through Micromobility Innovation

day2
15:15 - 16:15
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

Alex Papacharalampous

CEO & CTO at AETHON Engineering | Co - founder Transitool

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