Category Artificial Intelligence

The AI Revolution: Opportunities & Challenges in the Greek Ecosystem

In association with the Embassy of Greece in London, HTN is organising a panel discussion on the current landscape and key developments shaping the future of the Greek AI innovation ecosystem.

The discussion will focus on identifying opportunities and challenges, both from a founder’s and from an investor’s perspective, and will be followed by a networking reception.

To attend, please register via Eventbrite.

Event details:

  • Date: Tuesday, 14 November 2023
  • Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm
  • Venue: The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington St, London W1U 5AS

Agenda:

18:30: Registration

19:00 Welcome Remarks by Louis Loizou, Chairman, Hellenic Tech Network (HTN)

19:05: Welcome Remarks by His Excellency Mr. Yannis Tsaousis, Ambassador of Greece to the United Kingdom

19:10: ‘’The AI Revolution in the Greek innovation ecosystem I”

Panellists:

  • Dora Trachana, Partner at Uni.Fund
  • Michail Basios, CTO and Co-Founder at TurinTech AI
  • Dirk Werner, Managing Director, Equity UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, EBRD
  • Maritina Grelloni, Head of Portfolio & Innovation Programs, Endeavor Greece
  • Omiros Sarikas, CEO, Brookstreet Equity Partners LLP

Q&A session

The panel will be moderated by Marina Antoniou, HTN Founding Member and FinTech graduate, The University of Oxford Said Business School

19:55: ‘‘The AI Revolution: practical capabilities and challenges’’ a fireside-chat between Dimitris Alexandridis (HTN ExCo member, Cambridge MEng, Software Engineer at VivaCity) and:

  • Dimitrios Kanoulas, Associate Professor, UKRI FLF at UCL
  • George Papadopoulos, Senior Machine Learning Researcher at JPMorgan Chase, Co, Imperial PhD candidate & HTN ExCo Member

20:15: ‘’The AI Revolution in the Greek innovation ecosystem II”

Panellists:

  • Niki Trigoni, Professor at Oxford University, Founder at Navenio Ltd
  • Stergios Anastasiadis, General Partner at Genesis Ventures
  • Yorgos Mousmoulas, Partner at Metavallon VC
  • George Hadjigeorgiou, Co-Founder at ZOE

Q&A session

The panel will be moderated by Tony Kypreos, Advisory Council Member & Venture Partner

21:00 – 22:30: Networking reception

Hellenic Tech Network

HTN Christmas 2021

The Hellenic Tech Network in partnership with the HBA-UK announces the speakers at the Christmas dinner on Saturday the 11th of December at the Edwardian townhouse at 4 Hamilton Place in Mayfair, London. This event will be held under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in the United Kingdom.

  • Opening Statement: Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments in Research, Innovation & Technology
  • Keynote Speech: The Future of Real-World Legged Robotics, Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas, UKRI Feature Leaders Fellow / Lecturer in Computer Science, UCL
  • Fireside Chat: Michael Dritsas, Head of Cabinet Office, Deputy Ministry of Development and Investments in Research, Innovation & Technology :
  • Guest Speech: Development of New Drugs in the COVID-19 Era, Dr Zoi Alexopoulou, Lecturer, University of Oxford / Clinical Director, MSD
  • Guest Speech: Backing the Hellenic Diaspora in Angel Investing, Roderick Beer, Managing Director, UK Business Angels Association
  • Guest Speech: Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services: Challenges and Opportunities, George Papadopoulos, Senior Machine Learning Researcher, Applied Research – CTO Office, JP Morgan
  • Coordinator: Isaac Karipidis, Journalist, Athenian-Macedonian News Agency
  • Welcoming Address: Louis Loizou, Co-founder and Chairman, Hellenic Tech Network

To reserve your tickets (dinner & after-party/ or after-party only), please follow this link.

  • Event: HTN Christmas 2021
  • Date: Saturday, 11 December 2021
  • Venue: 4 Hamilton Place, W1J 7BQ
  • Dress Code: Smart Business
  • Time: 19.00 – 24.00
  • 19.00-19.45: Reception
  • 19.45-22.00: Dinner & Speeches
  • 21.00-24.00: After-Party