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Dimitris Skalkos

General Secretary for Public Investments and Partnership Agreement

Dimitris Skalkos was born in Athens in 1971. He graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Studies of Panteion University and holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Kent. He has authored four books on political theory, economic reform and regional development and has published numerous research papers in academic journals. He has, also, participated as lecturer in scientific conferences and writes, regularly, in scientific magazines as well as the daily press. Since 2004 he has been working for the Management Organization Unit of Development Programmes S.A. as an executive on the EU co-financed programmes. Mr Skalkos has served for several years as an adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Public Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economy and Development. He was also an adviser to the President of the Nea Demokratia, Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis on growth economics. From 2019 to present Mr Skalkos has served as General Secretary for Public Investments and Partnership Agreement in the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He is also a member of the Greek National Resilience and Recovery Plan Steering Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Development Bank.

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Stavros Asthenidis

Chief Executive Officer Information Society SA

Stavros Asthenidis is the Chief Executive Officer to the “Information Society SA”, the trusted government agency operating under the Ministry of Digital Governance, responsible for procuring and coordinating all the major ICT tenders for projects and actions that transform the Greek public administration and lead it to the new digital era. He holds a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a Μaster in "Public Policy and Public Management" from the Graduate Program of Athens University of Economics and Business. Throughout his career, he held positions of responsibility, managing, and overseeing major ICT projects. He served for several years as head of state aid schemes at Intermediate Management Agencies (Elanet, EFEPAE) during the 2nd and 3rd CSF. He was the Telecommunication Networks Project Manager (during the preparation) and the Telecommunications Manager at the Technology Control Center during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, as a member of the Organizing Committee. He has worked for the "Information Society SA" as a Project Officer in Intelligent Transport Systems, Digital Culture, Digital Health and Energy Saving Systems, for Cramoni Trading Ltd (Cyprus), as a Program Manager responsible for telecommunications projects in the international economic environment, for Egnatia Odos SA, ICAP Business Consultants and the Ministry of Development and Competitiveness as a senior consultant of Technology and Project Management. He has cooperated with the Special Secretary for Digital Planning at the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping for eGovernment projects and the Special Secretary for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Ministry of Development, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. From April 2017 till July 2019, he served as the Chief Executive Officer to the City of Athens IT Company, DAEM SA.

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Evangelos Kantas

Cybersecurity Expert, ENISA

Evangelos Kantas is an information and communication systems engineer, with a strong background in telecom security. He currently works at ENISA (EU Agency for Cybersecurity), where he is involved in areas of cybersecurity policy development and implementation, specifically for core internet, cloud services, and vulnerabilities. He is a coordinator and (co-)author of multiple ENISA reports covering various aspects of cybersecurity, and for a wide range of audiences ranging from policy makers to the wider cybersecurity community. In the past he worked for Ernst and Young and Vodafone, where he was involved among others in security policies, security architecture, security by design, and Governance Risk and Compliance.

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Yianos Kontopoulos

CEO Athens Exchange Group

Mr. Kontopoulos has a long and successful international experience in global capital markets. He was a Partner, Chief Macro Strategist at CQS Fund in London, with previous service at UBS and Merrill Lynch, and he was CEO at Eurobank Asset Management. He has worked in senior management positions in capital markets in New York, London and Athens. He started his career on Wall Street at Salomon Brothers. He was Managing Director at two of the largest international investment banks, UBS and Merrill Lynch, where he created and led large teams of leading analysts, building an extensive international network of contacts with major and significant investment firms around the world. In Greece, he was Chief Investment Officer of Eurobank as well as CEO of Eurobank Asset Management, the largest mutual fund management company in the country. He has also worked in key positions in hedge funds abroad with billions in investments in global markets. Mr. Kontopoulos holds a Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.A. in Economics from Columbia University and an A.B., also in Economics, from Harvard University. He was born and raised in Thessaloniki.

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Vasileios Papakostas

Director, Cyber Crime Division, Hellenic Police Headquarters

Vasileios E. Papakostas holds the rank of the Police Colonel and he is currently serving as the Director of the Cyber Crime Division of the Hellenic Police Headquarters. He graduated with honors from the Officers’ School of the Hellenic Police Academy, in 1997, from the School of Continuing Education & Training of Hellenic Police Officers, in 2010 and the Police Colonel Training School in 2019. He holds a master’s degree from the Department of Engineering Information & Communication Systems of the University of Aegean. He is a PhD Candidate of the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering of the University of the Aegean, in the Thematic Area of Artificial Intelligence. He holds a PR 320 certification: ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor (Information Security Management Systems - ISMS), Chief Inspector Auditor. He has been certified as an Adult Educator, in matters of Provisioning of Security Services, by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance of the Ministry of Education. He is specialized in Computer Programming and has served for 13 years as a Manager and Project Manager in the IT Department of the Hellenic Police Headquarters, in the field of Information Systems design and development of Computer Applications, as well as in the field of creation and support of the appropriate Technical and Operational Infrastructure of Informatics. Finally, he has participated in a variety of specialized trainings in cybercrime, in the field of legal, network and information security, research methodologies, but also computer science, mainly in the analysis and development of database management systems development and security IT, as well as training in Objective Management and Human Resource Management. He has been honored with the Medals: Medal of Prosperous Service of the Third Class, Medal of Police Value of the Second Class, Commander of the Order of the Phoenix, Gold Cross of the Order of Honor.

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Charis Amourgis

End User Sales Manager for Greece and Cyprus, HP Hellas

Charis Amourgis has over 15 years of experience in sales and management at different levels. He started at HP in 2005 and then held various positions such as Partner Business Manager, Channel Manager and Distribution Manager. Currently he holds the position of End User Sales Manager for Private & Public sector. During his tenure at HP, he worked in key areas such as the Corporate Enterprise Customers, while having roles in channel management and sales at varying levels. Most recently, at HP, he took on roles with significant impact in the integrated management of private and public sector sales in Greece and Cyprus. His previous positions at the company included channel management, sales in areas of interest and corporate account management. With proven skills in Enterprise Sales and Sales Management, Charis Amourgis has demonstrated his ability to lead and develop successful business relationships with important customers and distribution channels. His experience is combined with postgraduate studies in Business Administration, thus strengthening his ability to take on strategic roles in the areas of technology and sales.

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Yanna Andronopoulou

General Manager, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta

Yanna is the General Manager for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta since July 2023. She is leading a team across three countries focusing on accelerating the digital transformation of the private and public sectors through harnessing AI and the opportunities linked to the arrival of the area’s first datacenters. Yanna has been a member of Microsoft’s leadership team for the last four years and joined the company back in 2014 to lead the digital transformation of Banking, Insurance and Telecoms across Greece and Cyprus, with outstanding results. She rose to every challenge amidst the pandemic through her Enterprise Commercial Lead role and led her team to attain significant commercial wins and to deliver prosperous growth consistently despite macro-economic and geopolitical challenges. Through an industry-first approach, Yanna established a culture of strategic, long-term partnerships with customers and partners, counting most leading, high-profile businesses in her portfolio. Yanna is passionate about gender balance at work and women in technology, being herself one of the few women who went into the industry early on, holding various roles in Sales, Product Management and Technical Delivery for the likes of Huawei, Ericsson and Intracom. At Microsoft she is also leading the Women ERG group, eager to unite the company’s broader ecosystem in securing equal opportunities for all. Yanna an Electrical Engineering graduate from the University of Patras, also holds an Executive MBA from Athens University of Economics and Business.

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Theodoros Theodoris

Head of Data Center Facilities, Huawei Greece

Since 2021, Mr. Theodoros Theodoris has served as a Business Developer and Head of Data Center Facilities at Huawei, overseeing the implementation of secure, intelligent, and dependable infrastructure solutions across the Balkans, Greece, and Cyprus. Over his 17-year professional journey, he has assumed diverse roles in marketing, sales and management in prominent multinational companies within the IT, Industrial, and Energy sectors. With numerous accomplishments to his credit, Theodoros, an Electrical Engineer (B.Eng.), holds advanced degrees in Quality Assurance (M.Sc.), Business Administration (MBA) and Energy Business (P. Grad. Dip). Actively involved in academia, he provides career guidance to university students and supports in their absorption in the ICT sector. In parallel he engages in international conferences related to Energy and Digital Transformation, and consistently updates his knowledge on the latest market technologies and advancements.

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Constantine Kamaras

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, ATCOM

Constantine Kamaras is Vice Chairman of ATCOM’s Board of Directors. Participating in the Board since 2006, he oversees the corporate communication strategy and business growth of ATCOM. Involved in digital media since 1994, Constantine is actively engaged in relevant international organisations; among others, as Chairman Emeritus of IAB Europe and Head of the “Best Practices in Digital Publishing” Programme, at the Online Publishers Association (OPA) Europe.