[Panel Discussion] CEO Playbook: Turning Agentic AI into Competitive Advantage

Τhe next wave of AI brings a shift from supportive tools to self-directed agents, business leaders are entering a new era of opportunity—and accountability. This panel unites trailblazing CEOs and strategic thinkers to explore how Agentic AI is revolutionizing enterprise value, competitive positioning, and scalable growth. From integrating autonomous agents into key business functions to rethinking leadership models for an AI-first future, the conversation will provide strategic insights and real-life examples of how top executives are embedding AI deep within their organizations—not just as a feature, but as a foundation.

Christos Leivadiotis

Enterprise Architect for Cloud and Artificial Intelligence, Coca Cola Hellenic

Kostas Ketsietzis

Business Editor, Insider

Marlen Karakoli

Head of Modern Work Solutions, Office Line SA

Stavros Menegos

Chief Product Development Officer, ENTERSOFTONE

Date

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

11:30 -

12:00 EEST

Track

GEN AI vs AGENTIC AI: From Tools to Autonomous Systems

Speaker

Christos Leivadiotis

Enterprise Architect for Cloud and Artificial Intelligence, Coca Cola Hellenic

Christos Leivadiotis is a distinguished technology executive with over 25 years of experience, specializing in artificial intelligence and IT innovation. Based in Athens, Greece, he has a robust background in developing and implementing AI-driven solutions that enhance business operations and customer experiences. As a Chief Technology Officer and EA, Christos has led strategic AI initiatives, integrating machine learning models and AI technologies to drive digital transformation and operational efficiency. His expertise includes AI model development, machine learning frameworks (such as Python, Scikit-learn, Azure and Hadoop), and strategic IT planning. Christos has successfully managed large-scale AI projects, ensuring reliability, transparency, and bias mitigation in AI applications. He is adept at aligning AI solutions with business goals, fostering innovation, and improving team performance through effective leadership. Christos holds a Master of Science in Advanced Computer Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence from Manchester University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Sheffield University. His contributions to AI and technology have been recognized with multiple awards for excellence in eCommerce and customer experience.

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Kostas Ketsietzis

Business Editor, Insider

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Marlen Karakoli

Head of Modern Work Solutions, Office Line SA

Head of Modern Work and Microsoft 365 Cloud solutions, with proven experience across Office Line, InTrust, Kyndryl, and IBM. Skilled in people management, enterprise IT transformations, migrations, and Microsoft 365 deployments — delivering scalable, secure solutions that empower teams and drive business growth.

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Speaker

Stavros Menegos

Chief Product Development Officer, ENTERSOFTONE

Stavros Menegos leads, coordinates, and motivates large teams of software developers, engineers, and product managers, driving the analysis, design, development, and continuous deployment of full-scale enterprise applications across ERP, CRM, WMS, Mobile, e-Commerce, and Web platforms.
As Head of the Research Department, he has consistently explored cutting-edge innovations in software engineering, transforming emerging technologies into practical solutions for the applications of tomorrow.
Today, at EntersoftOne, Stavros is at the helm of the Group’s product development and product strategy, shaping the next generation of intelligent enterprise solutions.

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Reshaping Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI

GenAI Readiness: The Essential Playbook for Today’s C-Suite

In a time when Generative AI is reshaping markets, workflows, and even leadership expectations, senior decision-makers face a pressing challenge: how to cut through the hype and act with clarity. This 30-minute session creates space for critical reflection—not on what AI can do, but on what it should do for your organization.

We’ll unpack how foundational concepts like large language models, vector search, and knowledge augmentation are being applied in strategic contexts across industries. More importantly, we’ll address what true readiness looks like—organizationally, technically, and culturally. Through real-world examples and a pragmatic lens, you’ll be invited to assess both your company’s AI maturity and your own role in guiding its evolution.

If you’re navigating transformation or simply asking “what now?”, this session is designed to inform, challenge, and engage—not to sell, but to spark a more meaningful conversation.

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This discussion also introduces our executive-level Generative AI course: a focused 20-hour program built for C-suite leaders. The course provides the frameworks, language, and actionable roadmap needed to lead AI adoption with confidence. By linking strategic insights to hands-on decision-making, it ensures leaders don’t just understand AI—they can act on it.

George Nikolaropoulos

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Post Event Networking Reception

The Networking Dinner of this year’s forum will serve as the culminating highlight of the conference — a sophisticated evening designed to celebrate innovation, leadership, and collaboration in the AI era.

Hosted in an elegant setting at the Benaki Museum, the dinner will gather speakers, distinguished guests, corporate leaders, policy-makers, and partners for an exclusive networking experience in a relaxed yet prestigious atmosphere.

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- Executive AI Course Launch – The evening will feature the exclusive unveiling of our AI Executive Education Program for C-level Leaders. This initiative is designed to:
1. Equip executives with a strategic understanding of AI’s transformative potential across industries.
2. Provide actionable frameworks for AI-driven growth, governance, and ROI-focused decision-making.
3. Address leadership challenges in scaling AI adoption, building AI-ready cultures, and aligning innovation with business objectives.
4. Offer a capstone module tailored to each executive’s strategic priorities, ensuring immediate applicability within their organizations.
- Foster Connections – Provide a unique space for meaningful conversations among top-level executives, innovators, and thought leaders.
- Cultural & Culinary Experience – Guests will enjoy a curated dining experience

The Gala Dinner will embody the Forum’s vision: where leadership meets AI innovation, and relationships are forged to define the future.

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Event Closure Day 2

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Hiring & Upskilling for AI-Driven Growth

[Panel Discussion] Developing AI Leadership: Upskilling for the C-Suite

AI is reshaping the very foundation of how businesses operate, demanding a new kind of leadership at the top. For C-level executives, keeping pace with this transformation means more than adapting—it requires a fundamental shift in how they think, lead, and make decisions. The stakes are high, and the speed of change is relentless. In this panel, we explore what it means to lead with intelligence—and how senior executives can develop the mindset, fluency, and capabilities needed to drive AI impact at scale. From understanding agentic systems and responsible AI governance to collaborating with technical teams and rethinking decision-making processes, this conversation unpacks the critical competencies required to lead in an AI-powered world.

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Nikos Bozikis

Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Metlen Energy & Metals

Nikoletta Merzioti

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ROI-Driven AI: Making Every Innovation Count

[Panel Discussion] AI Mergers & Acquisitions: The C-Suite Playbook

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) involving AI-driven companies are accelerating. For C-suite executives, AI M&A presents unique challenges and opportunities—whether acquiring AI startups to enhance innovation, integrating AI capabilities into legacy enterprises, or positioning their own organizations for acquisition. This session will provide C-level executives with a strategic framework for navigating AI-related M&A, covering valuation strategies, due diligence, integration challenges, and regulatory considerations. With AI playing a critical role in business transformation, leaders must be equipped to assess AI-driven opportunities and make informed acquisition decisions that drive long-term value.

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Alex Eleftheriadis

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Tasos Vasiliadis

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Nikos Antoniou

Founding Partner, Apeiron Ventures

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GEN AI vs AGENTIC AI: From Tools to Autonomous Systems

[Panel Discussion] The CTO’s Opportunity: Engineering for Intelligent Autonomy

As AI systems evolve from assistive to autonomous, CTOs are at the forefront of an enterprise redesign. This panel explores how technology leaders are architecting intelligent, adaptive platforms that go beyond automation—creating infrastructure that supports continuous learning, decision-making, and scalable autonomy. We’ll dive into the real technical and organizational challenges of deploying agentic models across complex environments, and how forward-thinking CTOs are aligning architecture, data, and ops to deliver enterprise-grade intelligence.

George Nikolaropoulos

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Dimitris Togias

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Gerasimos Michalitsis

CEO, Scrufy Robotics

Eleftherios Antoniades

Founder & CTO, Odyssey Cybersecurity & ClearSkies

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Integrating AI into Core Systems & Strategic Infrastructure

Low-code Application Development in the Era of AI

In today’s enterprise landscape, bottlenecks in application development, legacy complexity, and limited capacity for software development talent are common roadblocks to innovation. In this live session, Comsys CEO Vassilis Galakos demonstrates how enterprises can design, build and deploy secure, cloud-optimized business applications at speed using Jaggle, an AI-powered application generation platform engineered for organizations that demand software systems that are functionally rich, secure, and with unlimited integration capabilities. Designed for Innovation Leaders, this session will demonstrate the development of a real-world application using low-code visual development and AI assistance. Attendees will see how Jaggle accelerates delivery time and bridges the gap between business demands and application development latency without compromising best-in-class standards.

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CEO, Comsys

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Compliance at Scale: Leveraging AI for Risk and Regulation

In a world of rapidly evolving regulations, compliance has become one of the most resource-intensive challenges for businesses. This session will explore how AI can help legal departments and compliance teams manage complexity, reduce risk, and dramatically cut the cost of research and contract review. Through a live demonstration, we’ll show how AI turns dense regulation into actionable insight — saving time, lowering external counsel spend, and empowering leaders to make faster, safer decisions at scale.

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Smarter Training, Stronger Business: Driving ROI with AI and TalentLMS

Every CEO knows that growth depends on talent. But in a world where skills expire quickly, traditional training no longer keeps up. This session explores how AI-enabled learning platforms like TalentLMS transform training into a growth engine. Learn how AI personalizes learning paths, reduces training time, and provides actionable insights that drive performance. Walk away with a clear understanding of how TalentLMS helps businesses turn learning into a competitive advantage.

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Ethical AI & Governance: Building Trusted Intelligence at Scale

[Panel Discussion] Regulation in Motion — Navigating the EU AI Act & Global Compliance Standards

The EU AI Act is ushering in a new regulatory paradigm—classifying AI systems by risk level, imposing specific obligations on high-risk applications, and introducing penalties for non-compliance. Meanwhile, other jurisdictions are shaping their own approaches, creating a fragmented landscape that global companies must manage across markets and teams. In this panel, top legal experts, compliance officers, tech executives, and policymakers will unpack the practical implications of current and upcoming AI regulations. We’ll dive into how forward-looking enterprises are designing governance structures that align with evolving standards while preserving innovation. From legal audits and algorithmic impact assessments to cross-border harmonization strategies, we’ll outline what it means to be “AI-regulation ready” in 2025—and beyond.

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Vassilis Karkatzounis

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Prof. Dr. Lilian Mitrou

Professor, University of the Aegean / ILT-EPLO

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Keynote by Ministry of Digital Governance

Dimitris Papastergiou

Minister, Ministry of Digital Governance of Greece

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Kick-Off

As we open the second day of the Forum, George Nikolaropoulos and Despina Kitsou will set the stage for a program focused on moving from vision to execution. Building on the strategic insights shared the previous sessions, the 2nd day’s sessions will emphasize practical applications, leadership imperatives, and the pathways for organizations to translate AI potential into measurable impact

George Nikolaropoulos

CTO, Natech Banking Solutions

Despina Kitsou

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October, 14, 2025

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Integrating AI into Core Systems & Strategic Infrastructure

[Panel Discussion] AI in Enterprise IT & Cloud: Overcoming Legacy System Challenges

Many enterprises face significant challenges when attempting to integrate AI into legacy IT environments. This session will explore practical strategies for modernizing outdated infrastructure, transitioning to AI-powered cloud architectures, and strengthening cybersecurity resilience. From system interoperability to risk mitigation, we’ll unpack the technical and organizational levers needed to transform legacy systems into AI-ready foundations.

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Ethical AI & Governance: Building Trusted Intelligence at Scale

[Panel Discussion] Governance by Design: Building AI Oversight into the Org Chart

As organizations embed AI into critical systems, a fundamental question arises: Who owns AI accountability? This panel addresses the shift from ad-hoc or siloed oversight models to a deliberate, organization-wide governance framework, where responsibility for ethical, safe, and transparent AI is clearly distributed across business functions.

Participants will explore how leading enterprises are designing cross-functional AI governance structures that scale with complexity and risk. From legal and technical teams to product and ethics advisors, the session highlights what true accountability looks like at the enterprise level—and how to operationalize it.

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Tilemachos Moraitis

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GEN AI vs AGENTIC AI: From Tools to Autonomous Systems

[Keynote] Redefining the Workflow: Agentic AI in Science & Engineering

The rise of agentic AI marks a turning point in science and engineering, moving beyond passive data analysis to active hypothesis generation, real-time experimentation, and adaptive problem-solving. This new paradigm enables AI systems to work hand-in-hand with human experts, accelerating breakthroughs in materials science, drug discovery, and sustainable engineering.
Future workflows will harness self-directed AI agents capable of navigating vast datasets, uncovering novel insights, and optimizing complex simulations—dramatically shortening the path from concept to application. By drawing on principles such as neuroplasticity-inspired frameworks and reversible computing, agentic AI will enhance efficiency, reduce computational waste, and remain ethically aligned.
This keynote ny Simon See, Global Head Nvidia AI Technology Centre, NVIDIA will explore how agentic AI is reshaping discovery itself—unlocking new frontiers in scientific reasoning while ensuring innovation remains sustainable, responsible, and human-centered.

Simon See

Global Head Nvidia AI Technology Centre, NVIDIA

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Reshaping Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI

[Keynote] Operationalizing Intelligence: Your AI Roadmap from Pilot to Pervasive Impact

AI is no longer optional — it’s a strategic imperative. Yet most organizations struggle to go beyond experimentation. In this session, we’ll move past the hype and focus on how to build a real-world, actionable AI adoption roadmap tailored to business needs, resources, and risk profile. Whether you’re in manufacturing, finance, healthcare, or services, the key to AI success lies not in chasing tools — but in aligning technology with your core processes, data maturity, and human workflows. We’ll explore the lifecycle of AI adoption through practical phases: business alignment, capability assessment, data infrastructure readiness, model integration, and continuous improvement. You’ll see how to transition from “isolated use cases” to full-fledged AI-enabled workflows that deliver measurable ROI. We’ll also discuss the most common traps companies fall into — from overinvesting in infrastructure to neglecting user trust and model feedback loops. Attendees will leave with a visual framework for decision-making, a maturity checklist, and key metrics of how to track progress. If you’re planning to adopt AI — or struggling to scale it — this session will give you the clarity and structure to move forward with confidence.

John Michailidis

Head of Big Data & Engineering, Synthetica PC

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Reshaping Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI

[Panel Discussion] From Strategy to Execution: AI’s Role in Business Transformation

AI has moved from the realm of experimentation to becoming a core enabler of business transformation. This session will explore how Greek enterprises are translating AI strategies into tangible outcomes—reshaping operations, customer experience, and decision-making. Leaders who are driving AI adoption within their organizations will share insights on bridging the gap between ambition and implementation, overcoming internal resistance, and building sustainable, data-driven cultures.

Ioannis Tsiliras

Data & AI Transformation Director, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (HTO)

Yannis Rizopoulos

Journalist

Antonis Apergis

Chief Information Officer, Generali Hellas

Evangelos Vagias

Technology Director, DEMO Pharmaceuticals

Nick Kontonicolas

Group Digital Technology & Operations Director

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From Experimentation to Impact: AI as a Business Transformation Contributor

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the financial services landscape, and NBG is actively investing in building strong AI capabilities to stay ahead. In this session, we will unpack the bank’s strategic vision for AI and the factors driving this transformation. Participants will gain insights into the specific areas where NBG is applying AI, from enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency to strengthening risk management and innovation capacity.

George Marinos

Assistant General Manager Innovation & Digital Partnerships, National Bank of Greece

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Integrating AI into Core Systems & Strategic Infrastructure

AI-Powered Operations at the Edge: Transforming Remote Industrial and Maritime Assets

Manufacturing plants, offshore platforms, and vessels generate critical operational data but often lack reliable connectivity for cloud-based AI solutions. This session explores how deploying intelligent systems directly at remote locations enables immediate decision support, reduces operational costs, and maintains business continuity regardless of network availability. Learn how industrial operators and maritime crews are using on-site AI to diagnose equipment issues, optimize processes, and access expert knowledge instantly—transforming isolated assets into autonomous, intelligent operations. We'll examine real-world deployments where local AI capabilities have prevented production losses, reduced satellite communication costs, and enabled 24/7 operational intelligence without cloud dependency.

Thanasis Politis

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ClearSkies™ TDIR: Redefining Cyber Resilience with Generative & Agentic AI

In the era of AI-driven cyberattacks, organizations must evolve beyond traditional defense. ClearSkies™ TDIR (Threat Detection, Investigation & Response) platform empowers enterprises to detect earlier, respond faster, and adapt continuously by combining holistic telemetry, Generative AI augmentation, and Agentic AI autonomy. This session will showcase how ClearSkies™ transforms Security Operations into an AI-orchestrated resilience engine, enabling smarter workflows, reduced analyst fatigue and automated response at machine speed—helping teams stay secure, compliant, and resilient in the age of AI threats.

Marilena Nikou

Head of Product Marketing, ClearSkies

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Reshaping Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI

[Keynote] From Buzzword to Business Case: Strategic AI Product Management

Too often, AI enters product roadmaps as a checkbox for innovation rather than a driver of meaningful value. This session reframes AI adoption through the lens of product management strategy: starting from business cases, grounding in discovery, and measuring outcomes. We’ll look at the risks of hype-driven implementation, and instead propose methods to identify AI use cases that strengthen your competitive edge and deliver tangible results. Participants will gain a toolkit to critically evaluate AI’s role in their strategy and to lead AI discussions with clarity and confidence.

Ioannis Papikas

CTO, E-Satisfaction | Lead Product Trainer, Product-Led Hub

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Reshaping Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI

[Panel Discussion] The Boardroom & AI: Rethinking Corporate Strategy

AI is no longer just a tool—it’s a strategic force that’s redefining how organizations create value. This session brings together leading Greek board members, CEOs, and AI strategists to explore how corporate governance must evolve in the face of rapid AI transformation. The discussion will focus on how boards can lead responsibly, align AI with long-term goals, and ensure their companies remain competitive and ethical in a fast-changing world.

Maggie Athanassiadi

Director οf Technology, Innovation & Digital Transformation, SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises

Aleksandar Preradovic

Managing Director and Chairman, Greece, Cyprus & Malta, Dell Technologies

Yannis Rizopoulos

Journalist

John Salichos

CTO, ENTERSOFTONE

Sotiris Karagiannis

Chief Innovation Officer, Space Hellas

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Kick Off

Welcome to the Disrupt Lead AI Forum 2025! In this energizing opening session, George Nikolaropoulos and Ioannis Papikas set the stage for an exciting journey—where leaders, innovators, and changemakers unite to shape how AI will redefine the future of business.

George Nikolaropoulos

CTO, Natech Banking Solutions

Ioannis Papikas

CTO, E-Satisfaction | Lead Product Trainer, Product-Led Hub

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

From Assistants to Agents: Rethinking Human-AI Collaboration

Agentic AI and copilots are quickly becoming part of everyday workflows—but what do they actually enable, and how should we think about their role in the way we work, decide, and build?

This session takes a clear-eyed look at the current state of agent-based AI systems: what they are, how they function, and where they’re genuinely creating value. Through real-world examples and use cases, we’ll move past the buzz and explore the practical, evolving relationship between humans and intelligent tools.

Expect insights on:
1.The capabilities (and limitations) of agentic AI today
2.What “copilot” really means in different work contexts
3.How to evaluate value, not just novelty, when deploying AI tools

Designed for those who want to engage critically—and constructively—with AI’s next frontier.

George Nikolaropoulos

CTO, Natech Banking Solutions

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

Automated Performance & Benchmarking Framework for GenAI Applications

As enterprises increasingly integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI) into mission-critical applications, ensuring their accuracy, efficiency, and reliability has become a top priority. Traditional testing methodologies fall short in capturing the dynamic nature of AI models, necessitating a new paradigm in automated testing and benchmarking.

This session will introduce an innovative AI testing framework designed specifically for LLM and GenAI applications. It will explore the latest advancements in automated evaluation tools, real-world performance metrics, and domain-specific benchmarks that measure AI effectiveness beyond traditional accuracy scores. Attendees will gain actionable insights into testing methodologies that ensure AI models are robust, unbiased, and scalable across various industries and datasets.

Yannis Angelis

Analytics & Insights Platform Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic

Konstantinos Giotis

Product Manager GEN AI , Coca Cola Hellenic

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May, 21, 2025

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Advancing your Strategy by Integrating AI into your Sytems

Effective AI Communication: Strategies for Prompt Engineering

Prompt Engineering is a new field that focuses on creating and improving prompts to get the best results from language models (LMs), diffusion models, and other advanced technologies. The Crafting AI Prompts Framework is split into two parts: IPE and IVPE. This framework helps users effectively use Generative AI for writing and creating visual content, while also promoting ethical and responsible use. Through this deep dive the participants will be able to understand basic concepts around the framework and effectively apply it to use GenAI effectively and responsibly in a daily manner!

Giannis Papadakis

Head of QA, Snappi

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May, 21, 2025

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May, 21, 2025

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Advancing your Strategy by Integrating AI into your Sytems

Rethinking Product Strategy in the Age of AI: From Features to Foundations

As AI-powered copilots become standard across industries, their presence is no longer a differentiator—it’s the baseline. The real opportunity now lies in how companies reshape their product strategies to lead in an AI-native world.

This session challenges product and strategy leaders to look beyond surface-level integrations and rethink how AI informs their core value proposition, team structures, and roadmap decisions. It’s not just about adding intelligence to existing products—it’s about building products and organizations that are fundamentally more adaptive, data-driven, and aligned with emerging user behaviors.

We’ll cover:
1.Why the “copilot phase” is just the beginning—and what comes next
2.The mindset shift required to move from reactive to strategic AI integration
3.The emerging role of the AI Product Manager as a cross-functional catalyst
4.How to structure experimentation and product discovery around fast-moving technology
5.Approaches for gathering meaningful product requirements in a landscape where user needs are still forming

This is a conversation for those ready to evolve—beyond features, beyond hype—and shape what the next generation of intelligent products can be.

Ioannis Papikas

CTO, E-Satisfaction | Lead Product Trainer, Product-Led Hub

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May, 21, 2025

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Advancing your Strategy by Integrating AI into your Sytems

Lab Session: Hands-On with Generative AI – Interacting, Optimizing, and Mastering AI Assistants

With a solid understanding of Generative AI, it’s time to explore how to effectively interact with and optimize AI assistants—without writing a single line of code. In this hands-on session, participants will engage with a custom-built Generative AI assistant powered by Llama, Llama, and DeepSeek-R1. Through guided, no-code exercises, attendees will experience firsthand how to refine AI outputs and maximize performance.

We’ll begin by experimenting with prompt engineering, where participants will explore different ways to structure inputs to guide AI responses. By adjusting tone, specificity, and constraints, they will see how small modifications can significantly improve relevance, coherence, and accuracy.

Next, we will dive into response optimization techniques, demonstrating how settings like temperature, response length, and system instructions impact AI-generated content. Attendees will practice adjusting these parameters through interactive exercises, gaining intuition on how to tailor AI behavior for different use cases.

Finally, we’ll discuss efficiency and best practices, showing how to make interactions smoother, reduce hallucinations, and achieve more reliable outputs. By the end of this session, participants will have a hands-on understanding of how to effectively work with GenAI models, empowering them to leverage AI assistants like a pro.

John Michailidis

Head of Big Data & Engineering, Synthetica PC

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May, 21, 2025

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Lab Session: Understanding Generative AI – Foundations & Optimization

Generative AI is reshaping industries by enabling powerful applications in content generation, automation, and decision-making. However, to truly unlock its potential, one must understand not just how it works, but also how to optimize it for efficiency and accuracy. This session provides a structured introduction to Generative AI, making it accessible for novice students and AI enthusiasts.

We will start with the fundamental principles of Generative AI, explaining how models like Llama and DeepSeek-R1 generate human-like responses. Participants will gain insights into key architectural components, including transformers, attention mechanisms, and tokenization, as well as the differences between training and inference processes.

Moving beyond the basics, we will explore essential optimization techniques used to enhance model performance. This includes strategies for improving response accuracy, reducing latency, and balancing computational efficiency. Attendees will also learn about the latest advancements in fine-tuning methods, parameter-efficient training, and the trade-offs between different deployment strategies.

By the end of this session, participants will have a strong conceptual understanding of Generative AI, equipping them with the knowledge to build and optimize AI applications in the next hands-on session.

John Michailidis

Head of Big Data & Engineering, Synthetica PC

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

From Reactive to Proactive: Is Agentic AI the Future of Decision-Making?

Agentic AI systems are emerging as powerful tools that can anticipate needs and make autonomous decisions. This session explores the practical applications and implications of these proactive AI agents across industries.

In this session we'll examine:

1.Core principles of agentic AI and how it differs from traditional reactive systems
2.Real-world case studies in healthcare, finance, and customer service
3.Potential benefits, including improved efficiency and decision-making accuracy
4.Challenges in implementation, including integration with existing systems and processes
5.Ethical considerations and the need for human oversight
6.Concrete examples and critical analysis, which will assess whether agentic AI represents a genuine leap forward in decision-making or just an overhyped trend. Attendees will gain insights into the current state of agentic AI and its potential impact on their industries.

Atita Arora

Independent Solution Architect, ex-Qdrant

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March, 14, 2025

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Advanced LLM Security Checklist: Everything You Need to Know

Securing LLMs is critical for GenAI success, yet it remains one of its toughest challenges. From mitigating prompt injection and adversarial vulnerabilities to ensuring compliance, the complexities can feel overwhelming. This session introduces an actionable checklist, grounded in real-world scenarios, to help attendees simplify and structure their approach to LLM security.

Richie Lee

Modern work & Copilot specialist, Microsoft

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

Beyond Bots: Agentic AI-driven data platforms, Highly Autonomous Networks and Sustainable Data Centers

AI goes far beyond chatbots—its real impact lies in Highly Autonomous and Agentic AI-driven operations, where Networks are managed with Intents, and AI translates Data Engineering high-level objectives into machine-executable actions. This session explores how Generative AI is shaping the future of telecoms enabling self-optimizing networks, and how GenAI-driven data platforms simplify operations for engineers across industries. We’ll also discuss how AI is driving sustainability, optimizing data center energy use and network efficiency to reduce costs and carbon footprints. This is not just about short-term automation but long-term innovation!

Christos Rizos

CTO, Intracom-Telecom

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Master Building Your Own GenAI App with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) (Session IΙ)

Join us for an exclusive workshop where you’ll learn how to build your own Generative AI (GenAI) application using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). In this hands-on session, we will guide you through creating an AI chatbot that retrieves relevant information from contextualized data. You’ll gain practical experience in storing vector embeddings in a vector database, a crucial component for efficient similarity searches in AI applications. Additionally, we’ll delve into the RAG architecture, exploring how integrating retrieval mechanisms with generative models enhances the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated responses.

This workshop is designed for anyone looking to dive deeper into building practical and impactful GenAI solutions. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and bring your ideas to life!

Marion Nikoloudaki

Head of Data, Analytics, AI/ML ITT Inc.

John Michailidis

Head of Big Data & Engineering, Synthetica PC

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Mastering the Art of AI Communication: A Framework for Crafting Effective Prompts (Part II)

Giannis Papadakis

Head of QA, Snappi

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Mastering the Art of AI Communication: A Framework for Crafting Effective Prompts (Part I)

Giannis Papadakis

Head of QA, Snappi

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Master Building Your Own GenAI App with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) (Session I)

Marion Nikoloudaki

Head of Data, Analytics, AI/ML ITT Inc.

John Michailidis

Head of Big Data & Engineering, Synthetica PC

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March, 14, 2025

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Navigating Leadership & Career Growth in an Automated World

Human Testers vs. AI: Collaboration or Competition?

Thanks to the general availability and widespread use of large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini & Co., we have become aware of the disruptive importance of AI for our discipline. It is obvious that when testing AI systems, we must deal with new technologies, test techniques and therefore new requirements and skillsets for testers. Above all, AI-based systems will have a massive impact on the work of testers; large language models and other AI systems can already partially take over the work of testers.

What does this mean for the role of testing in the next few years? What changes will we have to adapt to and what will the role of testing look like in ten years? Will software testing, as we know it today, still play a role in the future? And if so, do we still need humans for this? In my talk, I would like to shed light on the current status of testing with AI, show possible future scenarios and try to find plausible answers to these questions.

Florian Fieber

Chief Process Officer, TestSolutions GmbH

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Accelerating Developer Productivity with Generative AI

In this session, you'll learn how Generative AI is transforming the developer experience by speeding up tasks throughout the development lifecycle. It helps with researching and evaluating system designs, building secure and scalable applications, upgrading existing ones, and optimizing performance. Generative AI can simplify these processes.

You'll also see how developers can use Generative AI to create specification documents, generate documentation, understand complex code, and more. This enhances productivity and streamlines the development process.

Lefteris Karageorgiou

Solutions Architect, AWS

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March, 14, 2025

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Addressing Bias, Transparency, and Reliability in Decision-Making

brAInbank - NextGen Knowledge Management System power by Agentic AI

This session will explore AI applications, focusing on their definition and importance. We'll cover bias in AI, looking at its types, impacts, and ways to reduce it. We'll also discuss transparency in AI, highlighting its importance and how to achieve it through explainable AI and open-source models.
Reliability in AI will be addressed, with an emphasis on thorough testing and error handling. We'll identify challenges like complexity and data privacy, and discuss solutions such as regulatory frameworks. A case study on brAInbank, a NextGen Knowledge Management System powered by Agentic AI, will offer practical insights.
Finally, we'll look at future directions in AI, including emerging trends and innovations, and wrap up with a summary and Q&A session.

Christos Leivadiotis

Enterprise Architect for Cloud and Artificial Intelligence, Coca Cola Hellenic

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Real ROI: Navigating Challenges and Technical Debt in LLMs Production Deployment

Generative AI have become essential in advancing AI, enabling remarkable capabilities in natural language processing and understanding. However, the efficient deployment of LLMs in production environments reveals a landscape of challenges and technical debt

Ethically, LLMs face issues such as bias amplification, where they might perpetuate existing stereotypes in their outputs. Misinformation is another concern, with the potential misuse of LLMs to create convincing yet false narratives. Privacy risks emerge from LLMs possibly memorizing and revealing personal data. Moreover, societal challenges include the impact on employment, as LLMs could automate tasks but also lead to job displacement. These challenges highlight the need for careful management and ethical considerations in the deployment of LLMs

In this talk, Ahmed will highlight the key challenges and technical debt associated with LLMs' deployment, which demands customization and sophisticated engineering solutions not readily available in broad-use machine learning libraries or inference engines

Ahmed Menshawy

Vice President of AI Engineering, Mastercard

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Building Reliable Compound AI and Agentic Systems With Memory

Agentic Systems and extensible compound AI systems are revolutionizing LLM applications, positioning themselves as critical tools in modern AI development. These advanced systems go beyond traditional automation, offering capabilities that drive significant productivity and efficiency gains in enterprise and commercial workflows. However, adopting AI Agents and Agentic Systems at scale poses unique challenges, particularly in ensuring consistent performance, reliability, and scalability.

Central to overcoming these challenges is the role of memory. Memory within AI systems is not only essential for retaining operational data but also for enabling adaptive learning, entity profiling, and customized interactions. Different types of memory, such as short-term and long-term memory, play distinct roles in supporting an agent’s functionality. This talk will delve into the architecture of Agentic Systems and examine how various forms of memory—working memory, data stores, profilers, and toolboxes—contribute to creating robust, efficient, and scalable AI solutions. Attendees will gain insight into how memory is leveraged to enable learning from past executions, personalize interactions, and enhance system capabilities in complex AI applications.

Richmond Alake

Developer Advocate (AI/ML), Mongo DB

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

Agentic AI: A Hands-On Workshop on Large Action Models (LAM), Chain of Thought (CoT) Prompt Threading and Knowledge Graphs (GraphRAG) (Part II)

This immersive workshop is designed for AI professionals, testers, and developers who are eager to leverage the cutting-edge capabilities of AI to enhance their testing strategies, automate processes, and uncover bugs with unparalleled accuracy. By blending theoretical knowledge with practical exercises, participants will gain firsthand experience in harnessing the power of AI-Augmented to transform their approach to testing, making it more efficient, effective, and innovative. Throughout the workshop, attendees will explore the core concepts of generative AI and its application, including how to generate comprehensive test cases that cover every conceivable scenario and how to use AI to identify bugs in the most unexpected places. The workshop will also delve into the nuanced art of prompt engineering tuning, teaching participants how to craft effective prompts that guide AI in performing highly specialized testing tasks. Through a series of hands-on exercises, interactive sessions, and live demonstrations, attendees will learn how to integrate these AI-powered tools and techniques into their daily workflows, elevating the quality of their testing and the products they help to create. Key takeaways: Elevating Roles with AI: Understand how AI-augmented transforms the role of testers from routine task executors to strategic problem solvers. Learn how can leverage AI to focus on more complex, creative, and strategic aspects, thus elevating their role and value within development teams. Mastering AI-Augmented : Learn how to utilize AI-driven technologies to automate and enhance your processes. Gain hands-on experience with tools that enable you to generate comprehensive requirements, tests and code and automate complex scenarios, significantly improving efficiency and coverage. The Art of Prompt Engineering: Acquire skills in prompt engineering and fine-tuning, enabling you to craft effective prompts that guide generative AI in performing highly specialized testing tasks. Learn how to tailor these prompts to your specific needs, unlocking new dimensions of test engineering capabilities and enhancing your creatively and thoroughly.

Jonathon Wright

Chief AI Technology Officer, Eggplant AI

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Agentic AI: A Hands-On Workshop on Large Action Models (LAM), Chain of Thought (CoT) Prompt Threading and Knowledge Graphs (GraphRAG) (Part I)

Jonathon Wright

Chief AI Technology Officer, Eggplant AI

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March, 13, 2025

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The Evolution of Programming Languages with AI

Beyond the Hype: How Does RAGAS Measure Real LLM Impact?

In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, separating genuine advancements from the noise is crucial for both industrial practitioners and academic researchers. The non-deterministic nature of LLM-driven applications amplifies this challenge, leading to difficulty in applying common software testing practices and thereby quantifying application performance.

This session aims to offer insight into mitigating these issues by delving into RAGAS (Real-World Application and Generalization Assessment Score), a novel framework designed to quantitatively measure the performance of LLM-driven applications. Drawing from well-established practices in the software testing world, it demonstrates how RAGAS can guide the development and deployment of LLM technologies with tangible benefits. A short demo is also included as a practical demonstration of how RAGAS's ability to evaluate LLM effectiveness can be translated into real-world impact.

Konstantinos Sidiropoulos

Software Engineer, Test and Infrastructure Capability Lead, Agile Actors

Athanasios Papaioannou

AI Engineer, Agile Actors

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How to Upskill and Evolve your Organisation to Create Reliable, Safe and Fast Agentic Products

Agentic systems represent a new software paradigm that enables products to act autonomously, adapt to dynamic environments, and make decisions in real-time. However, building production-grade agentic systems requires addressing key challenges in reliability, safety, and performance. In this session, we explore the core principles and best practices for designing robust, scalable, and trustworthy agentic solutions.
Creating the right product is a cross-functional effort—engineering, product and design must evolve their processes to harness the power of agentic AI. We outline a practical roadmap for upskilling teams, fostering AI literacy, and integrating agentic capabilities across disciplines. Through real-world examples, we demonstrate how collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders can accelerate AI adoption while mitigating risks.
Beyond technical implementation, organizations must undergo a fundamental shift to support agentic products at scale. We discuss key organizational transformations, including restructuring workflows, redefining success metrics, and cultivating an AI-first culture. Whether you're just starting your AI journey or looking to enhance existing capabilities, this session provides actionable insights on kickstarting agentic initiatives within your organization.

Paschalis Rompanos

Ascociate Director of Engineering, GWI

Giorgos Vasileiou

VP of Engineering, GWI

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How the Power of Generative AI is Shaping the Future of Tech

AI-Assurance: Agentic AI with Computer Use Automation Agents (CUA/CoT/GraphRAG)

As artificial intelligence moves beyond traditional automation and generative capabilities, ensuring AI’s reliability, transparency, and ethical integrity becomes a pressing challenge. This session introduces AI-Assurance, a new paradigm for validating and governing Agentic AI systems, which leverage Computer Use Automation (CUA), Chain of Thought (CoT), and GraphRAG architectures to enhance model-driven decision-making, self-learning, and adaptive agent-based CUA execution. Building on decades of advancements in cognitive engineering, AI and automation,, this talk explores how large action models (LAM), large vision models (LLaVA) and AI-driven software agents are redefining productivity & assurance across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Attendees will gain insights into the evolution of building AI-infused system methodologies, the shift from traditional process automation to autonomous AI agents, and the role of governance models like ISO 42001 and AI risk compliance frameworks (AI TRiSM / ISO / NIST). Key topics include: Agentic AI and the Future of AI-Augmented Workflows – How AI systems move from passive assistance to active moral decision-making. GraphRAG and Chain of Thought Reasoning – How structured AI reasoning enhances software quality, transparency, and compliance. CUA and Large Action Models – The emergence of autonomous, neuro-symbolic, AI agents for real-time computer use execution. AI-Assurance in the Age of Regulation – Navigating compliance, ethical AI governance, and risk management frameworks. This session is essential for AI practitioners, modern software development, and business decision-makers seeking to integrate AI-Assurance governance into their AI-productivity or AI-workforce workflows while avoiding bans from emerging AI liability laws and EU AI Act compliance mandates.

Jonathon Wright

Chief AI Technology Officer, Eggplant AI

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Unveiling Gender Bias in AI: Ethical Considerations and Solutions

This session aims to delve into the various factors that contribute to gender bias in AI algorithms and decision-making processes. We will closely examine real-life instances where AI systems inadvertently perpetuated gender stereotypes or discrimination. By gaining a comprehensive understanding of these challenges, we can proactively implement measures to mitigate risks and promote fairness in the realm of AI.

Dimitra Charalampopoulou

Strategic Ops Analyst, Intel

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Gen AI Utilization for Continuous Improvement in Day-to-Day Operations

Generative AI offers businesses a powerful tool to revamp global processes. By integrating AI into their operations, companies can elevate their operational standards and achieve greater efficiency. Teleperformance, has strategically integrated Generative AI to redefine its operational standards.

In this session Despina Paparchrysanthou, EVP for Global Processes and Continuous Improvement at Telemeperformance will showcase tangible case studies and AI-powered solutions in the revolutionization of workflows which optimize customer interactions, and enhance the efficiency overall.

You will leave with lessons as to how to delve into the dynamic interplay between human expertise and AI innovation and grasp the method in which this synergy propels systematic, data-driven enhancements.

Despoina Papachrysanthou

EVP for Global Processes and Continuous Improvement, Teleperformance

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Workshop

How A.I. Makes the Network More Secure, Smarter and Simpler

The attack surface is expanding as the IT environment undergoes significant changes. Cloud adoption is increasing, remote and hybrid users now dominate, and IoT devices are becoming more prevalent on corporate networks.

Many organizations rely on a complex array of products that were not designed to support today's highly distributed environment. Additionally, as breach vectors multiply, enterprise application stacks become more complex, and new threats emerge daily, the time and resources required for businesses to remain secure and operational have grown exponentially.

In this session, Evi Kechagia, Cybersecurity Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco Greece, Cyprus and Malta will examine how teams can proactively identify threats before they become incidents within their organizations. This can be achieved by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models through pattern recognition. We will also explore how teams can establish secure and resilient networks and streamline operations by utilizing tools and systems that simplify the tasks of IT and Security teams. These techniques are particularly crucial in situations where data analysis is complex and resource-intensive.

Evi Kechagia

Cybersecurity Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Greece, Cyprus and Malta

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Machine Learning Operationalization at Scale

The international retail company operates in a complex environment, both in terms of technology and organizational structure. This complexity presents significant challenges for data analytics initiatives. Each country within the company creates its own data ecosystem and processes, making it difficult to implement solutions that work across the entire organization.

In this session, we will focus on the "hub and spoke" models that our organization uses to address these challenges in two key areas: technology and product management. Specifically, we will explore the following aspects:

Technology Aspect: We will examine the gaps in data consolidation and homogenization, and discuss the data modelling and data quality framework that has been established to create a common analytics layer. We will also delve into the data engineering framework that supports development at scale and in parallel by multiple vendors, including the Cloud accelerator. Additionally, we will explore the MLOps techniques and guidelines that have been implemented to support the simultaneous lifecycle of models in a large number of countries.

Management Aspect (Cultural): We will discuss the adoption of the SAFe model within the IT department to execute all initiatives, not just those related to AI/ML and Analytics. We will address the project vs. capacity paradox and its consequences, as well as efforts to change the mindset within a traditional organization. Finally, we will share stories from Azure DevOps and other platforms about monitoring and scaling with multi-vendor teams inside the products.

Yannis Angelis

Analytics & Insights Platform Manager, Coca-Cola Hellenic

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Quantifying the Incremental Impact of an Agri-tech Product with Causal AI

To effectively market a digital product, it's crucial to understand its impact on key user metrics and determine its level of success. In this session, George Giannarakis Data Scientist at National Observatory of Athens and Ilias Tsoumas Research Data Scientist at National Observatory of Athens will discuss the importance of this causal question, the challenges in providing rigorous answers, and introduce causal AI as a powerful tool to address these challenges.

The session will illustrate these concepts through the story of a digital agriculture product developed by the National Observatory of Athens in collaboration with Corteva Agriscience for cotton farmers in Greece. The comprehensive case study covers all aspects of the project, from product development to on-field deployment. We'll specifically focus on how causal AI techniques were used to accurately estimate the incremental impact of the product on the farmers' yield, which served as the primary measure of success.

Ilias Tsoumas

Research Data Scientist, National Observatory of Athens

Georgios Giannarakis

Data Scientist, National Observatory of Athens

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The Future of Product Development in the Age of A.I.

Nikolaos Epitropakis, Advanced Analytics & Strategy Manager at Delottie, will explore the evolution of AI projects, emphasizing the shifting needs and deliverables. The session will delve into the common misconceptions and needs of enterprises looking to embrace AI technology.

Moreover, Nikos will focus on identifying pain points specific to the Greek landscape, particularly within SMEs, addressing their immaturity in AI adoption, and proposing innovative solutions to bridge this gap. The session's insights will illuminate the path forward for AI in product development in an ever-evolving technological landscape.

Nikolaos Epitropakis

Advanced Analytics & Strategy Manager, Deloitte

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Unlocking the Potential: Overcoming Resistance to AI Adoption

In today's fast-paced business environment, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence is no longer an option; it's a necessity. Yet, many companies face significant resistance when it comes to embracing AI technologies.

In this speech, Marion Nikoloudaki, Head of Data Science and Machine Learning in Light & Wonder will unlock the potential of AI adoption by addressing the common obstacles and providing actionable solutions that empower companies to thrive in the age of AI.

Marion Nikoloudaki

Head of Data, Analytics, AI/ML ITT Inc.

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Harness AI for Good: Fostering Innovation, Ensuring Responsibility, Creating Opportunity for SMBs

AI is revolutionizing the world, bringing forth unprecedented transformations and presenting both opportunities and challenges for businesses of all sizes. In this talk, we will delve into the ways in which AI can serve as a powerful tool for innovation, responsibility, and growth specifically for small and medium businesses (SMBs). In this discussion Nadine Karali, Commercial Director Corporate and SMB, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta will encompass the following key points:

1. The potential of AI to enhance SMBs' products, services, processes, and customer experiences.
2. The importance of adopting AI in a responsible and ethical manner, taking into account potential risks and impacts.
3. How SMBs can leverage AI to unlock new opportunities and gain a competitive edge.

Additionally, we will provide valuable insights and resources for SMBs embarking on or expanding their AI journey, including:

1. Strategies for identifying and prioritizing the most relevant and feasible AI use cases based on their goals and challenges.
2. Guidance on accessing and utilizing available AI tools and platforms to swiftly and effortlessly deploy AI solutions.
3. Advice on fostering a culture of learning and innovation within their organization through AI education and training.

Nadine Karali

Commercial Director Corporate and SMB, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta

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How to Unlock Business Potential with Conversational A.I.

In this talk, Konstantinos Kanistras, Head of Insights and Decision Science, Advisory Senior Manager at PWC, will explore the significant role of Conversational Artificial Intelligence in today's business landscape. Specifically, he will focus on how businesses are leveraging this technology to enhance customer interactions and maintain a competitive edge.

Businesses are constantly in search of innovative solutions to move beyond traditional rule-based bots and simple voice assistants like "Hey Siri." They are now embracing the new era of human-like AI implementations that offer numerous benefits such as operational efficiency, quality control, cost savings, lead generation, improved satisfaction, and enhanced customer experience and engagement.

The applications of Conversational AI span across various industries, from e-commerce giants to healthcare providers, financial institutions to customer service hubs. Its impact is widespread and far-reaching, revolutionizing the way businesses interact with their customers.

Join ut to discover how natural language processing and machine learning have paved the way for AI systems that understand and respond to human interactions in ways never imagined before.

Konstantinos Kanistras

Head of Insights and Decision Science, Advisory Senior Manager, PWC Greece

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November, 2, 2023

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Workshop

AI in Business Intelligence - Extracting Data with AI

The Power of AI in Business Intelligence (BI) from the perspective of Data extraction is immense. BI Developers and Data Scientists are well-versed in manipulating data once they have it. However, obtaining the data in a structured manner and establishing connections can be a significant challenge, especially for rapidly growing organizations that deal with numerous documents. In such cases, employees often have to manually input data into systems or Excel files.

This is where AI becomes a game-changer for BI Developers. It enables us to access data that was previously inaccessible, making the process easier and faster. With more data at our disposal, we can achieve more accurate results and uncover hidden opportunities for business growth. The potential for faster expansion is tremendous.

Lefteris Kyprianou

Business Intelligence Developer, VIPA Group

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Unleashing the Potential of AI: Exploring Business Opportunities and Challenges

In this session, Elisavet Kyritsi, the Alliances Director EMEA at Teradate, will explore the ever-changing realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its significant influence on fostering business innovation.

Elisavet will delve into the intricacies of harnessing the potential of generative AI, shedding light on its role and limitations. Additionally, we will demonstrate how to unlock the full potential of data analytics and machine learning in conjunction with generative AI to propel corporate performance and bolster competitiveness. Lastly, we will dispel prevalent misconceptions and tackle the obstacles that arise when implementing generative AI in practical scenarios.

Elisavet Kyritsi

Alliances Director EMEA, Teradata

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How to Deal with Data Limitations when Investing in Conversational A.I.

Investing in conversational A.I. poses challenges, particularly regarding the data that need to be used. This session will discuss the difficulties faced in developing a chatbot, specifically using corporate circulars as the main data source at NBG. While these circulars contain information on company procedures, they lack the specific content needed to train a chatbot effectively.

To address this challenge, a major project was initiated: the development of a tool that can summarize, generate Q&As, and compose corporate circulars. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of document production.

George Marinos

Assistant General Manager Innovation & Digital Partnerships, National Bank of Greece

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Novel Time Slicing Approach for Customer Defection Models

In this session Kyriakos Georgiou, Chief Risk and Data Science Officer at Finloup, will delve into the topic of forecasting customer churn in a non-contractual setting. Taking inspiration from the latest developments in machine learning that incorporate multiple time intervals, we present an inventive approach for training and evaluating known as the sliding multi-time slicing (SMTS) technique.

Kyriakos Georgiou

Chief Risk and Data Science Officer

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Using AI to optimize 5G Networks

To tackle the flexibility and complexity of 5G networks, we need solutions that prioritize security, reliability, and resource allocation for customers. These solutions should be dynamic, robust, and trustworthy, while also reducing the environmental impact of the networks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have gained global recognition as crucial tools for future networks. Christos Rizos, Head of Big Data, Analytics, AI, Orchestration at Intracom Telecom, will analyze how to strategically focus on AI & ML to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge. The main objectives to be analyzed include:
1. Minimizing energy consumption and carbon footprint in 5G network deployments.
2. Proactively identifying and addressing performance and reliability issues.
3. Intelligently managing and mitigating interference.
3. Predicting and enhancing the Customer Network Experience.
4. Optimizing Network Planning.

Christos Rizos

CTO, Intracom-Telecom

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AI for Product...Hype or the New Normal?

In recent months, there has been a surge of AI-powered products flooding the market. In this session, we will guide you through identifying user needs and utilizing AI as a catalyst to address genuine customer requirements.

Sofia Michili, Group Product Manager at Hotjar, will demonstrate insights on identifying use cases for AI in your product and integrating them into your product development roadmap. Sofia will also explore the challenges and considerations associated with these developments, providing strategies to overcome them.

Lastly, you will learn how Hotjar identified and solved real user needs with their new AI features in a short timeframe.

Sofia Michili

Group Product Manager, Hotjar

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12:30 EEST

Gen AI Strategy for the Enterprise: Unlocking Value and Minimizing Risk

In this session, Stathis Onasoglou, Fintech Principal at Google Cloud, will delve into the strategic landscape of Generative AI. He will analyze its value chain and discuss Fintech business cases where Gen AI has had a transformative impact. The talk will also address the significant risks associated with leveraging Gen AI in an Enterprise environment and provide best practices for governance and de-risking the Gen AI journey.

Stathis Onasoglou

Principal, Fintech Industry, Google

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November, 2, 2023

12:00 -

13:00 EEST

Workshop

A Needle in a Haystack: A Guide to Scale Up Your Billion-Vector Space

In this workshop, we will explore efficient methods and approaches for performing queries in a billion-dimensional vector space. In recent years, we have accumulated vast amounts of data and transformed them into meaningful embedding vectors using machine learning models.

As a result, there are now numerous use-cases where we need to find the closest match from a large set of high-dimensional vectors. However, exhaustive search is not feasible due to its high computational cost and time limitations.

To address this challenge, we will focus on techniques and practices implemented in the FAISS library. We will identify the basic indexes and provide solutions to make the billion-scale problem achievable.

Kostas Eftaxias

Sr Data Scientist, Orfium

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November, 2, 2023

11:50 -

12:10 EEST

Quick Session

A.I. and Ethics - The Alignment Problem

In this session, Panos Bassios, Digital, Data & Analytics Director at MSD, will provide a comprehensive historical overview of the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI). With his extensive personal experience and unique perspective, he will delve into the captivating subject of "AI and Ethics" and specifically address the widely discussed "alignment problem."
br> Throughout the presentation, Panos will take us on a journey through the development of AI, highlighting key milestones and breakthroughs that have shaped its progression over time. Drawing from his own experiences in the field, he will offer valuable insights into the challenges and advancements that have propelled AI to its current state.

One of the central themes the session will explore is the ethical implications of AI. As AI continues to advance and become more integrated into various aspects of our lives, it raises important questions about how we ensure its responsible and ethical use. The concept of the "alignment problem" will be a focal point of discussion, as it pertains to the challenge of aligning AI systems with human values and goals.

Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights into the evolution of AI and the critical importance of addressing ethical concerns in this rapidly advancing field.

Panos Bassios

Digital, Data & Analytics Director, MSD

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November, 2, 2023

11:25 -

11:50 EEST

Coffee Break

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November, 2, 2023

11:05 -

11:25 EEST

Quick Session

How to Align AI & Product teams

In this session, George Kastrinakis, Director of Data Science at Orfium, will guide you on how to ensure maximum adaptation and value delivery from internal AI systems. By collaborating closely with the Product team, Orfium has successfully avoided the common pitfall of AI projects ending up unused or lacking real value. During the session, you will gain insights into effective practices and strategies for creating a shared development cycle. Additionally, you will learn how to distribute ownership of common workflows, fostering collaboration and maximizing the utilization of AI across various business areas. This session aims to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to make the most out of your AI initiatives.

George Kastrinakis

Director of Data Science, Orfium

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November, 2, 2023

10:45 -

11:05 EEST

Quick Session

A.I. For Product Management

In this session, Michalis Rikakis, SVP of Product at Workable will delve into the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) influences the product roadmaps of technology companies and how it can support Product Managers in their daily responsibilities. Additionally, the talk will present tangible examples from real-life scenarios to illustrate these concepts.

Mihalis Rikakis

CEO, Dikaio.ai

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November, 2, 2023

10:25 -

10:45 EEST

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Learnings from Deploying Enterprise Open AI

In this talk Stijn Schuermans Head of Product at Satori Analytics, will discuss his experiences with implementing real-world Azure Open AI scenarios in the energy, financial services, and manufacturing sectors - based on data owned by enterprise businesses. Stijn will explain how by utilizing Open AI alongside proprietary data, enterprises can greatly enhance productivity. This can be achieved through various applications such as developing internal search assistants and chatbots, using language models for feature extraction, summarization, and documentation creation, as well as integrating it into process automation. During the talk, we will explore how to create tangible business value, going beyond the hype surrounding Open AI. Additionally, we will address common challenges faced by enterprises, including dealing with messy data, ensuring security, and protecting data privacy. Enterprises have already recognized the long-term significance of Open AI. Establishing a Centre of Excellence will be crucial for their competitive success.

Stijn Schuermans

Chief Product Officer, Satori Analytics

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November, 2, 2023

10:25 -

11:25 EEST

Workshop

Leveraging Large Language Models in a Communication Platform

In the ever-changing world of communication platforms, the integration of AI has completely transformed our interactions and collaborations. In this session, we will explore how AI can empower teams to streamline processes and increase engineering productivity in various domains. We will specifically focus on areas such as Site Reliability Engineering, Incident Management, Change Management, and more.

One of the main concerns surrounding AI integration is data privacy. In this session, Spiros Economakis Head of Cloud Infrastructure at Mattermost, will discuss how organizations can harness the power of AI without compromising the security of their private data or sharing it with third parties. Additionally, the session will delve into the role of Open Source AI Models.

In an era defined by collaboration and collective innovation, open-source models have become essential tools for making AI accessible to all. We will uncover how these models can be utilized within a communication platform, allowing for customization and adaptation to meet specific organizational needs.

Spiros Economakis

Head of Cloud Infrastructure, Mattermost

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November, 2, 2023

09:45 -

10:15 EEST

Quick Session

The Role of AI in the Space Economy: The Era of Space Analytics

In this session, Ioannis Gkekas, Data & AI Managing Director at Accenture, will delve into the profound impact of the modern New Space economy. He will explore how the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technology has revolutionized Earth Observation and satellite data analytics. We will examine the pivotal role that AI plays in harnessing the vast wealth of space data to fuel innovation, promote sustainability, and drive economic growth.

As we embark on this exciting journey into the era of Space Analytics, we will uncover the transformative power of AI. It is propelling the next wave of industrial operational efficiency, environmental stewardship, and economic growth, making it an indispensable and compelling force in the global economy.

Ioannis Gkekas

Data & AI Managing Director, Accenture

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November, 2, 2023

09:25 -

09:45 EEST

A.I. Summit Kick-Off

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