Agenda

Continuously updated until the day of the event.

DAY 1 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

EU GRANT NETWORKING WORKSHOP
Building Consortia for Success in Health
11:00 – 13:00 | COWORKING SPACE
Organized by: Institute of Entrepreneurship Development & JOIST Innovation Park
Registration Required to Participate

ARRIVALS & REGISTRATION – EXHIBITION OPENING

13:30 – 14:00

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Health Data
14:00 – 15:00 | COWORKING SPACE

Μοderator:

  • Apostolos Dimitriadis – Business Development & Innovation Manager, ICS-FORTH

Speakers:

  • Leandros Maglaras – Professor in Cyber Security at Edinburgh Napier University
  • Kostis Kaggelides – CEO Gnomon Informatics
  • Lefteris Soumalevris – Founder and owner of LEFTSOSPC – LEFTERIS SOUMALEVRIS, Account Manager of Medis SA
  • Evie Maifoshie, PhD MBA – Director of Clinical Partnerships, Aria Health
  • Pantelis Natsiavas – Research Associate INAB|CERTH
INNOVATION TALKS
Patients with Chronic Diseases in the Digital Age
15:00 – 16:00 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Speakers:

Neurological Diseases – Alzheimer

  • Eva Pantazi – Neurologist-Dementia Day Center in Larisa-EPAPSY
  • Stelios Pantelopoulos – Head of Maggioli Group Greek Branch

Heart Diseases

  • Constantinos Bakogiannis, MD, PhD – Cardiologist, Scientific Associate, 3rd Cardiology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Thodoris Spiliotis – Co-Founder & CEO Cordia Health

Diabetes

  • Alexandra Bargiota – Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Head of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Clinic, University University General Hospital of Larissa
  • Ioanna V. Tsakmakidou – Dentist Surgeon, Vice-President of the Dental Association of Larissa, President of the Diabetes Association of Larissa

Cancer

  • Dr Mado Englezopoulou, MSc, PhD – Head of General Hospital of Corfu
  • George Pikramenos – Chief Technology Officer at Agora Labs, Researcher at “Athena”​ Research and Innovation Center
    Roukos

Haemoglobinopathies and Rare Blood Disorders

  • Dr Evangelos Alexiou MD, PhD – Consultant Radiologist , Head of Radiology Department
  • Sgantzou Ioanna Konstantina MD, MSc – Consultant Radiologist, General Hospital of Larissa
  • Vassilios Dimos, Chairman of the board of the greek thalassaemia associaton

COFFEE BREAK – NETWORKING

16:00 – 17:00

In the Spotlight
Meet the Exhibitors
16:00 – 17:00 | JOIST Exhibition

“In the Spotlight” is dedicated to the exhibitors of the InnoHealth Forum 2024. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their business activities and innovations to the public and other exhibitors.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Mental Health, Digital Detox & Wellbeing
17:00 – 17:45 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Moderator:

  • Eirini Koufaki, Msc, PhD – Psychologist;
    Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Drug Prevention OKANA

Speakers:

  • Andreas Almpanis, MSC, PhD – Sociologist, Exploitation Manager of SEISMEC, Scientific Associate of Universal Prevention Structures
  • Konstantinos Siomos, MD – Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, President of the Greek Society for the Study of Internet Addiction Disorder,
  • Elena Papaioannou – Buteyko Breathing Specialist, Author
  • Vanessa Matsouka – Co-founder Digital Detox Experience
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Investing to Strengthen Health Systems
19:00 – 20:00 | COWORKING SPACE

Μοderator:

  • Anthi Angelopoulou – Health Editor, “Naftemporiki”

Speakers:

  • Adonis Georgiadis – Minister of Health (TBC)
  • Dimitris Papastergiou – Minister of Digital Governance
  • Zoi Rapti – Vice Minister of Development
  • Dimitris Kouretas – Governor of Thessaly Region
  • Athanasios Mamakos – Mayor of Larissa

GALA DINNER – JOIST INNOVATION PARK

20:15

The “Gala dinner” will be accompanied musically, by the live band “Urban Grooves” with sounds of swing jazz, funk and bossanova.

Matchmaking Business & Research Meetings (In-person)

11:00 – 18:00 | FUTURE VISTA MEETING ROOM

DAY 2 | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Digital Pharma
11:00 – 12:00 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Moderator: 

  • Panos Stafylas – Scientific Director HEALTHINK

Speakers:

  • Dr Vasiliki-Konstantina Gkogkozotou – NE President at EOPYY & President of the Drug Price Negotiation Committee

  • Georgios Papazisis – Professor of Pharmacology at AUTH, Head of the Clinical Research Unit, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Member of EOF

  • Konstantinos Papagiannis – President & CEO, Novartis Hellas, Cyprus & Malta, General Secretary SFEE

  • Zoi Stefanidi – Head of International Market Access, ELPEN

  • Ioannis Kotsiopoulos – General Director of PhARMA Innovation Forum Greece

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Innovation Digital Health Technology
12:00 – 13:15 | COWORKING SPACE

Moderator:

  • Federico Menna – CEO ΕΙΤ Digital

Speakers:

  • Spyros Kintzios – Director of Corporate Development, Uni-pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A.

  • Stavros Pitoglou – Chief Technical Officer & Head of Research, Computer Solutions

  • Michalis Zervos – CEO, I Know Health

  • Dimitris Nikas – Managing Director, Medtronic Hellas

  • Jason Pridmore – Associate Professor of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Project Coordinator, SEISMEC

  • Dr. Spyridon Athanasiadis – Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Health Technologies Division, I-SENSE Group, ICCS/National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

  • Nikos Tsolakis – Electrical & Computer Engineer, MSc Advanced Computer Systems, PhD Candidate in Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Systems; Research Associate, CERTH

In English

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Coaching & Mentoring, Business & Marketing Strategy in the Healthcare, Medtech & Biotech Industries
13:15 – 14:00 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Moderator: 

  • Orily Pratt – Business Coach & Mentor

Speakers:

  • Dóra Marosvölgyi – Founder & CEO “Dare Innovations”

  • Vasilis Stenos – Founder & CEO of Solmeyea

  • Maria Pallidou – Co-Founder and CFO Phosprint PC, Associate Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Deree, The American College of Greece (online)

  • Or Retzkin – CEO, EyeControl Ltd and EIC Ambassandor (online)

  • Dr. Maria Christina Cheimonidi – National Contact Point for Horizon Europe for EIC, MSCA, ERC, RI

In English

LIGHT LUNCH – NETWORKING

14:00 – 15:00

In the Spotlight
Meet the Exhibitors
14:00 – 15:00 | JOIST Exhibition

“In the Spotlight” is dedicated to the exhibitors of the InnoHealth Forum 2024. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and present their business activities and innovations to the public and other exhibitors.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Hospitals Collaborating with Startups (Symbiasis)
15:00 – 16:00 | COWORKING SPACE

Moderator:

  • Marios Roides – Representative of the National Documentation Centre & EIT Health GR Hub Coordinator

Speakers:

  • Siafaka Paraskevi – Special Care Dentist, Director, Scientific Head of the Dental Department _ Unit for People with Disabilities, General Hospital of Larissa
  • Dr Passa Aikaterini – Special care dentist, Dr of stomatology- AUTH, Dental Unit for people with disabilities, Children & Adults, General Hospital of Larissa
  • Dr Mado Englezopoulou, MSc, PhD – Head of General Hospital of Corfu
  • Elena Rofaela – Administration & CEO at General Hospital of Xanthi
  • Maria Bigaki – Program “Symbiasis” Manager / Papageorgiou General Hospital
  • Melani Konstantinidou – Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist, Curator, “Papageorgiou” Hospital
  • Charilaos (Haris) Kokkinos – Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineer Technical Manager at FEAC Engineering
PRESENTATIONS
FemTech & Entrepreneurship
16:00 – 16:45 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Moderator:

  • Stamatiki Kritas – Business Development Manager HBio

Speakers:

  • Eleni Theodoridou – CEO SIBASOFT
  • Evi Petridou – Founder at “Cubers” /Women TechEU Mentor
  • Elli Kastrika – Co-Founder Wewelcomebabies.gr

COFFEE BREAK – NETWORKING

17:30 – 18:30

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Innovation Hackathon
18:00 – 20:00 | FUTURE LEARNING LAB

Proposal Presentations by Working Groups

Best Proposal Award Ceremony

Evaluation Committee:

  • Dimitris Kouretas – Regional Governor of Thessaly
  • Chrysi Laspidou – Vice-Rector of Innovation, Internationalization, Collaborations and Digital Governance; Professor-Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly
  • Spyros Arsenis, PhD – Head of Business Innovation Development Unit, NBG Business Seeds, NBG Group Business Strategy sector
  • Dimitrios Gatos – COO, Cooperative Bank of Thessaly
  • Spyros Kintzios – Director, Corporate Development, UNI-PHARMA KLEON TSETIS, PHARMACEUTICAL LABORATORIES S.A.
  • Semina Vayiakou – Innovation & Digital Head, Novartis Hellas
  • Irene (Eirini) Sgourou – Female Entrepreneurship Ambassador
Registration Required to Participate

Matchmaking Business & Research Meetings (In-person)

11:00 – 16:00 | FUTURE VISTA MEETING ROOM