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3rd Komvos Working Conference – Program
13:30 – 14:00
Guest Arrival & Registration
Conference Coordination: Anna Grimani – Founding Member & Board Member of Komvos, Journalist
14:00 – 14:05
Opening Remarks
Michael Haliassos – Founding Member & Vice President of the Komvos Board, Professor, Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt and Director of the CEPR Pan-European Household Finance Network
14:05 – 14:15
Welcome Address
Pavlos Mylonas – CEO, National Bank of Greece
14:15 – 14:25
Address
Angelos Chaniotis – Founding Member & Chairman of the Komvos Board, Professor of Ancient History and Classical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
14:25 – 14:35
Speech
John Papanikolaou – Founding Member & Honorary President of Komvos, Economist
14:35 – 15:30
Full Session I: ENNOIA (Empowering Households in their Financial Decisions): First Year of Activities & Future Prospects
Lead of the Initiative & Introductory Talk: Michael Haliassos – “The North–South Gap in Financial Behavior”
Discussion Moderator: Demie Gkoudoufa – Assistant General Manager Strategy and Sustainable Development, National Bank of Greece
Speakers:
• Michael Haliassos
• Panayiotis Andreou – Professor of Finance, Accounting and Management Science, Cyprus University of Technology
• Konstantinos Zanetopoulos – Strategic Advisor & Head of Corporate Citizenship, Accenture
• Kostas Faliangas – Co-Founder & CEO, Wealthyhood
15:35 – 15:50
Lightning Talk: Biotechnology Hub
Moderator: Konstantinos Drosatos – Professor of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, Ohio Eminent Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, USA, Founding Member & Secretary-General of Komvos
Speaker: Fotis Panagiotopoulos – Managing Director, Accenture Greece
15:50 – 16:45
Full Session II: Shipping & ESG: The Green Transition of Ports and Coastal Shipping as a Driver of Growth
Moderator: Harris Antoniou – Founder & CEO of Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd and Codrus Capital AG; Board Member of Natech SA and Snappi Bank SA; Founding Member & Treasurer of Komvos
Speech by the Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias
Speakers:
• George Alexandratos – President, Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
• Stratis Apergis – CEO, Levante Ferries
• Panos Dikaios – CEO, Attica Group
• Sotiris Theofanis – Professor of Port & Maritime Management, Founding Member of Komvos
• Panos Xenokostas – President, Hellenic Shipyards Association
• Theano Perdikari – Naval Architect & Mechanical Engineer, CEO of CTE PERDIKARIS ENGINEERING
16:50 – 17:15
Lightning Talk: Tourism & Sustainability – Sustainability as Transition and as a New Leadership Mindset
Moderator: Elizabeth Filippouli – Journalist, Author, Social Entrepreneur, Founder of Global Thinkers Forum, Founding Member of Komvos
Discussant: Eleni Andreadis – Sustainability Director, Author & Educator
Greeting and presentation of the first honorary distinction by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ms. Anna Karamanli
Presentation of Sustainable Tourism Honors
17:15 – 17:25
Break
17:25 – 18:20
Full Session III: AI’nclusion – Preparing the Economy & Society for the Age of AI
Moderator: Maria Mexi – Senior Policy Advisor | Academic & Research Lead for the Future of Work, AI & Just Transitions, Founding Member of Komvos
Co-Moderator: Dr. Nikolaos Mavridis – PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Scholar and Artificial Intelligence Consultant
Speakers:
• Megan Mitchell – Senior Director, Universal Learning, MIT
• Konstantinos Karpouzis – Professor, Dept. of Communication, Media & Culture, Panteion University
• Athanasios Markantonis – Economist, Vice President, AI Catalyst
• Katerina Pastra – Researcher, Institute for Language and Speech Processing, President, Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society
• Kyriakos Sabatakakis – Chairman & CEO, Accenture
18:25 – 18:55
Fireside Chat: Science, Technology & the Space Industry – National Space Strategy & the Next Generation
Moderator: Anna Grimani – Journalist & Author, Founding Member of Komvos
Speaker: Stamatios Krimigis – Academician; Emeritus Head of NASA Space Programs, Johns Hopkins University; former National Representative of Greece to ESA; former President, National Council for Research & Technology (ESYT); former President, Academy of Athens; Founding Member of Komvos
Commentary: Adrianos Golemis – Chief Medical Officer for Space Missions, MEDES French Institute / European Space Agency (ESA), First Greek selected in the European astronaut recruitment, Corresponding Member of Komvos
19:00 – 19:45
Panel Discussion: The Global Hellenic Community as a Unified Research Space
Moderator: Angelos Chaniotis – Professor of Ancient History and Classical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton; Founding Member & Chairman of the Komvos Board
Speakers:
• Christina Koulouri – Rector of Panteion University, Professor & Founding Member of Komvos
• Pericles Mitkas – President, Hellenic Authority for Higher Education; Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Founding Member of Komvos
• George Nounesis – Director of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”; President of the Demokritos Board; President, National Council for Research, Technology & Innovation; Founding Member of Komvos
• Nikolaos Papazarkadas – Director, Institute of Historical Research; Vice President, National Hellenic Research Foundation; Professor, UC Berkeley
19:50 – 20:05
Address by the Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias
20:05 – 20:10
Closing Remarks
Michael Haliassos
20:10 – 21:00
Mini Reception & Social Networking