The conference on “INNOVATION GREECE 6.0” came to a successful conclusion
With 124 speakers, 21 panels, and 9 workshops, the sixth conference on“INNOVATION GREECE 6.0: INNOVATION IN GREECE AND THE BODIES THAT SUPPORT IT” came to a successful conclusion. The Conference was held at the National Centre of Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos and attended by 443 participants. It was co-organized by NBG Business Seeds, NCSR Demokritos, the Archimedes Center of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ACEin) of the Athens University of Economics and Business, HDBI, the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce, Bayer Ηellas, Μetavallon, Uni.fund, and was supported by NBG Pay. The Advertising and Public Relations Lab, Department of Communication, Media, and Culture of Panteion University is a Communication partner in the Conference.
The event was opened by Ms Demie Goudoufa, Assistant General Manager of NBG Strategy & Sustainability, followed by welcome speeches by Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Secretary General for Information Systems and Digital Governance, Dr. Georgios Nounesis, Director & Chairman of the Board of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Dr. Vangelis Karkaletsis Director of the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications (IIT) at NCSR Demokritos.
Mr. Charis Vlatakis, Head of Group Business Strategy Sector, Ms Effie Bitrou, Manager of Digital Business, Mr. Giorgos Marinos, Assistant General Manager of Innovation & Digital Partnerships, Mr. Giorgos Nikolaou, Strategy Analyst at the Business Innovation Development Subdivision – NBG Business Seeds, and Dr. Spyros Arsenis, Head of Business Innovation Development, ΝBG Business Seeds, participated in the panel on behalf of NBG.
The Conference, which was an initiative of Smart Attica EDIH and co-financed by the European Union, mapped out innovation in Greece by answering some key questions, such as: How is innovation implemented in Greece today? Who can benefit? Which sectors of the economy are affected? Which organizations support the effort of teams and companies to innovate? What financial tools are there?
