08:30 – 10:00
Arrival – Registration
10:00 – 10:30
Opening – Screening of the opening video
Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, NCSR Demokritos
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic (tbc)
Takis Theodorikakos, Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic (tbc)
Korina Georgiou
Broadcast Journalist, Presenter at SKAI TV
ACT I – 65 Years of Progress
10:30 – 10:40
From nuclear research to the technologies of the future
Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, NCSR Demokritos
George Nounesis, Chair of the National Council for Research, Technology and Innovation (NCRTI)
10:40 – 11:00
Demokritos and CERN: Searching for the fundamental constituents of matter
Costas Fountas, President of the CERN Council
Christos Markou, National representative CERN Council/ Director, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, NCSR Demokritos
Korina Georgiou
ACT II – Expanding the boundaries of knowledge: When science meets cultural heritage
11:00 – 11:45
Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture, Hellenic Republic
Ioannis Karatasios, Senior Researcher, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, NCSR Demokritos
Andreas Karydas, Research Director, Institute of Nuclear & Particle Physics, NCSR Demokritos
Lida Arnellou, Functional Scientific Personnel, Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, NCSR Demokritos
Korina Georgiou
Coffee Break
ACT III – Demokritos 2050: Looking ahead to tomorrow
12:30 – 13:15
Technologies shaping the future
Dimitris Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance and AI, Hellenic Republic
Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, NCSR Demokritos / AI & Telecommunications
Dimitris Angelakis, Director, Institute of Quantum Computing & Quantum Technology, NCSR Demokritos
Giorgos Kotrotsios, VP Executive Board HCCC, Member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences / Microchips
George Laskaris, Nuclear Physicist, President of Deon Policy Institute, Collaborating Researcher, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES), NCSR Demokritos / Nuclear Technology
Korina Georgiou
13:15 – 14:00
From research to solutions for people and the planet – Strategic research hubs (Energy, Environment, Microelectronics & Advanced Materials, Health)
Kostas Eleftheriadis, Director, Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES), NCSR Demokritos / Environment
Thanos Stubos, Research Director, INRASTES, NCSR Demokritos / Energy
Evangelos Gogolides, Research Director, Institute of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, NCSR Demokritos / Μicroelectronics & Advanced Materials
Florentia Fostira, Senior Researcher, INRASTES, NCSR Demokritos / Clinical Laboratory Geneticist / Health
Dimitris Kletsas, Research Director, Institute of Biosciences & Applications, NCSR Demokritos / Biotechnology
Korina Georgiou
Lunch break
ACT IV – From research to innovation: People at the epicentre
15:10 – 15:15
Innovation as a strategic choice: The experience of Demokritos and the national perspective
George Nounesis, President, NCRTI
Korina Georgiou
15:15 – 16:00
Innovation in action: The new generation of Demokritos startups and spin-offs
Dimitrios Terzis, Secretary General for Research and Innovation, Hellenic Republic
Afrodite Sevasti, CEO, Pharos AI Factory SA
Vasilis Stenos, CEO, Solmeyea
George Loudos, CVO, Bioemtech
Nikos Zotos, CEO, Future Intelligence
Sofia Magkia
Head of Innovation Office & Lefkippos Technology Park, NCSR Demokritos
16:00 – 16:30
Investing in ιnnovation: capital, networks and business development
Stavros Kalafatis, Deputy Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic
Sofia Magkia, Head of Innovation Office & Lefkippos Technology Park, NCSR Demokritos
Elias Vyzas, Partner, Head of Consulting, EY Greece
Panagiotis Karampinis, Managing Director, Endeavor Greece
Korina Georgiou
16:30 – 17:00
Ethics and safety: People at the epicentre of the new technological era
Charalambos Tsekeris, Chair at Greek National Commission for Bioethics & Technoethics
Yiannis Assael, National delegate for Greece to the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (OECD)
Yiannis Mastrogeorgiou, Special Secretary of Foresight Strategy, Presidency of the Hellenic Government
Vasiliki Mollaki
Researcher, Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, NCSR Demokritos
17:15 – 17:30
Closing
Music DJ Set
Demokritos: Future Forward
For 65 years, NCSR Demokritos has been shaping research, technology and innovation in Greece, connecting science with society and looking ahead to the challenges of tomorrow
For 65 years, NCSR Demokritos has been shaping research, technology and innovation in Greece, connecting science with society and looking ahead to the challenges of tomorrow
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