Agenda Emerging Tech Forum

Day 1
07 Dec 2022
9:00

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS – REGISTRATION

HETIA’s WELCOME NOTE

Emmanuel Zervakis, President, Hellenic Emerging Technologies Industry Association (HETiA) 
Emmanuel Zervakis

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION NOTE

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic

Kyriakos Pierrakakis

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Thomas Skordas, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)
Thomas Skordas

GREECE’s PLACEMENT IN THE CHIPS ACT: STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TOGETHER (part1)

George Kotrotsios, Vice President Strategic Relations, CSEM
Victor Acinas, EU Funded Programmes Manager, Applied Materials Europe
Romano Hoofman, Strategic Development Director, IMEC
Thomas Skordas, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)
Moderator: Babis Bakolias, Director and General Manager, Ansys Hellas
Georges Kotrotsios
Victor Acinas
Romano Hoofman
Thomas Skordas
Babis Bakolias

GREECE’s PLACEMENT IN THE CHIPS ACT: STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TOGETHER (part 2)

Alexios Birbas, Professor, University of Patras
George Nounesis, Director & Chairman of the Board, National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”
George Dimitropoulos, Director, ADVEOS
John Kikidis, Program Manager, Renesas Electronics, HETIA BoD member
Andreas Lymperis, Head of sector EIC Challenge-based Accelerator at the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Moderator: Babis Bakolias, Director and General Manager, Ansys Hellas
Alexios Birbas
George Nounesis
George Dimitropoulos
John Kikidis
Andreas Lymperis
Babis Bakolias

IoT: PUSHING INTELLIGENCE TOWARDS THE EDGE

Thodoris Athanasopoulos, CTO, ES Systems
Ioannis Mavroudis, Founding member and shareholder, Neuropublic
Kostas Tsagkaris, Founder, Managing Director & Head of Technology, wings-ict-solutions
Moderator: Gregory Doumenis, Ass. Professor University of Ioannina
Theodoros Athanasopoulos
Ioannis Mavroudis
Kostas Tsagkaris
Grigoris Doumenis
12:20

COFFEE BREAK

DIGITAL TWIN APPLICATIONS IN THE GREEK INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

Serafeim Katsikas, CTO, METIS CYBERSPACE TECHNOLOGY SA
Kai Hackbarth, Senior Technology Evangelist IoT and Connected Products (SDS/BSN), Bosch Global Software Technologies GmbH
Christos Georgopoulos, CEO, Inaccess
Mark Bate, Senior Product Sales Manager, ANSYS
Tilemachos Matiakis, CoFounder - Technical Director, KENOTOM
Moderator: Sotiris Bantas, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Centaur
Serafeim Katsikas
Kai Hackbarth
Christos Georgopoulos
Mark Bate
Tilemachos Matiakis
Sotiris Bantas

INDUSTRY 4.0: CREATING SMART FACTORIES

Vangelis Gizelis, Founder & CEO Gizelis Robotics
Nikos Pliatsikas, Group Head of IT, EFA Group
Demetris Anastassiou,Head of Product Growth,Computer Vision Systems, IRIDA Labs S.A.
Stelios Mantas, Principal, Deloitte
Moderator: Matina Charkoftaki, Journalist, Capital.gr
Vaggelis Gizelis
Nikos Pliatsikas
Demetris Anastassiou
Stelios Mantas
Matina Charkoftaki
13:35

LUNCH

KEYNOTE SPEECH: FROM SILICON VALLEY TO SILICON HEARTLAND? A MIDWEST PERSPECTIVE OF THE US CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT

John Papapolymerou, MSU Foundation Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University
Moderator: John Kikidis, Program Manager, Renesas Electronics, HETIA BoD member
John Papapolymerou
John Kikidis

POWERING UP SMART MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURES

Grigoris Chasanis, E/M and Tolling Systems Manager, Olympia Odos
Sotiris Athanasiou, R&D Manager, Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems
Charalampos Marmagelos, CEO, Co-Founder, MC CHARGERS
Konstantinos Magkaniotis, Head Electromobility Section of Metering Systems Division, Network Department of Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO)
Moderator: Georgios Stravopodis, Cluster Manager, HETiA
Grigoris Chasanis
Sotiris Athanasiou
Charalampos Marmagelos
Konstantinos Magkaniotis
Georgios Stravopodis

5G/6G AND BEYOND: THE VALUE FROM INCREASED CONNECTIVITY

Ioannis Markopoulos, Head EU & International Business, NOVA
Spyros Denazis, Professor;Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras
Ioannis Tomkos, Prof. Dep. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Patras, Fellow IEEE, Fellow IET, Fellow OSA
Akis Markatos, Executive Director, 5G Ventures S.A.
Moderator: John Kikidis, Program Manager, Renesas Electronics, HETIA BoD member
Ioannis Markopoulos
Spyros Denazis
Ioannis Tomkos
Akis Markatos
John Kikidis
16:00

COFFEE BREAK

GREEK SMART CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES: WHAT CITIZENS SHOULD EXPECT

Alexandros Bregiannis, Public Sector & ICT Executive Director, WIND
Petros Ganos, Dr. Electrical Engineer & Computer Technology, Municipality of Patras
Dimitris Orfanos, Head of Smart Solutions of the New Energy Department in the Sustainable Engineering Solutions Business Unit of Mytilineos
Ioannis Gionas, Founding Partner, Meazon
Moderator: Nikos Karagiannis, Journalist, Ypodomes.com
Alexandros Bregiannis
Petros Ganos
Dimitris Orfanos
John Gionas
Nikos Karagiannis

THE POST COVID-19 WORKPLACE AND WORKFORCE

Babis Bakolias,  Director and General Manager, Ansys Hellas
Loukia Tsagli, Marketing Manager, Helvia Technologies
George Terzakis, HR Manager, EFA Group
Moderator: Fanouris Drakakis, Chief Editor, Deasy.gr / 2045.gr
Babis Bakolias
Loukia Tsagli
George Terzakis
Fanouris Drakakis

BACK TO THE FUTURE: GREEKS APPROACHING THE SILICON VALLEY

Michael Dritsas, Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Minister of Development and Investments in Research, Technology & Innovation, Hellenic Republic
George Sidiropoulos, Sr Director, Applied Materials
Vasilapostolos Ouranis, Co-founder & COO, Magos
Christos Makiyama, Co-Founder, Loctio | Partner, Fieldscale | President, Silicon Planet
Moderator: Konstantina Tsiapali, Managing Director, GDT IKE, HETiA BoD Member
Michalis Dritsas
George Sidiropoulos
Vasilapostolos Ouranis
Christos Makiyama
Konstantina Tsiapali
17:45

NETWORKING COCKTAIL