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Petros Pavlidis

Business Development Director, Active Computer Systems

Petros Pavlidis is Business Development Manager at Active Computer Systems SA, one of the largest companies in the IT sector. Petros is responsible for Active's strategic development, has extensive experience and knowledge of the IT business environment and is actively involved in the management of commercial agreements. During his tenure so far, he has substantially contributed to the development and expansion of the company's sales, implementing major IT projects in Ministries and large Organizations of the Public Sector. He started his career in 1996 as a Product Manager of presentation & image systems and continued his career as a Sales Manager Public Sector, promoting technology solutions & innovations. In addition to his remarkable professional career, he is a member of the Board of Directors “Pontic Community Association” with rich social and charitable activity. He holds a degree in Business Management (B.A.) from the University of La Verne, California, USA and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.

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Maria Pedoulaki

CFO, SOFTONE Group

Maria Pedoulaki is the Chief Financial Officer of SOFTONE Group. SOFTONE is one of the largest cloud-based business software providers in Greece and SE Europe, that includes seven leading brands (SoftOne, UNISOFT, PROSVASIS, Regate, IMPACT, cosmoONE and Global Sustain Technologies), currently employing close to 600 technology and business professionals. Prior to joining SOFTONE, Maria Pedoulaki gained extensive experience in finance, strategic planning, operations management, and business restructuring during her employment with Mellon Group of Companies. As a member of the executive management team and Board of Directors, she played an instrumental role in several M&A projects, while she also successfully reorganized the operations of the rapidly expanding R&D department. During her 11-year tenure at The Coca Cola Company, Maria Pedoulaki held various senior positions in Greece and the USA. Maria holds an MBA degree from the University of Kentucky and is a founding member of Boardroom Greece. She also possesses certifications as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) professional and Mergers & Acquisitions specialist.

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Charalambos Samios

General Manager, 01 Solutions Hellas

Mr. Charalambos Samios is the General Manager of the Greek Software House "01 Solutions Hellas" since its establishment in 2011. Carrying over twenty years of work experience in the field of Information Technology, he specializes in managing complex IT projects, both in the Public and Private sector, and in the administration of large working teams. His main interests lie in the areas of digital transformation solutions for organizations and businesses, with an emphasis on the design and implementation of Integrated Information Systems, and the formation of optimal methods for utilizing information technologies. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the National Technical University of Athens - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison - USA.

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Ioannis Tenidis

Marketing Director, Wireless Network Systems, Intracom Telecom

Mr. Ioannis Tenidis served Intracom Telecom in various positions and countries since he joined the company in 1997. Since 2008 he is heading the organisation of highly skilled experts who set the wireless products’ strategy of the company. During his early term with the company we was involved in technology research, and product development in the product development centers of the company in Greece and in USA. Now, together with his staff they are supporting globally the competitive positioning of the wireless products of the company, which ranks among the top 5 of the suppliers for FWA and transmission products. He gained experience on field operations from undertaking as program director one of the most challenging and pioneering programs of the company for FWA, while serving at company’s subsidiary in Saudi Arabia. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Informatics from University of Athens and a M.Sc. degree in Telecommunication & Information Systems from University of Essex.

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Leonidas Tougiannidis

CEO, Fortinet, Greece, Cyprus & Hungary

Technology Executive with 25 years of international business experience, in people leadership and building service-centric sales organisations with performance culture. Commercial expertise with a Telecoms/RF Engineering background, B.Eng, MBA and PhD degree.

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Antonis Tsiboukis

CEO, Cisco - Greece, Balkans, Cyprus & Malta

Antonis Tsiboukis serves as the Managing Director for Cisco across Greece, Cyprus, Malta, and the Balkans, inclusive of Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo, since August 2023. He started his tenure at Cisco in January 1998 as an Account Manager, managing sales for corporate and government clients. In 2001, he moved into supervisory positions managing corporate and public sector sales teams, as well as service provider sales teams. He subsequently became Operations Director for two years, overseeing the Enterprise Networking Architecture in the Mediterranean region. In August 2011, he was appointed as General Manager of Cisco in Greece, Cyprus, and Malta. His portfolio expanded in 2018 when he assumed the Managing Director role for Cisco in Greece, Portugal Cyprus and Malta. Antonis Tsiboukis' professional trajectory includes a tenure at Algosystems S.A., one of Greece's foremost providers of integrated solutions. He managed the company's corporate and service provider customers from 1994 onwards. On the academic front, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and a Master's degree in Microelectronics and Information Engineering (MSc), from Liverpool’s John Moores University, in the United Kingdom.

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Yiorgos Fragkos

Partner, Consulting, Human Capital Leader, Deloitte

Yiorgos Fragkos is Partner of Consulting practice and Human Capital Leader at Deloitte Greece. With more than 20 years of experience, Yiorgos has successfully delivered projects for major international organizations giving emphasis in Strategic Human Resources Transformation. Prior to join Deloitte, Yiorgos held diversified senior business roles in Greece and abroad focusing on helping enterprises to realize value and create sustainable competitive advantages through tailor made HR solutions.

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Nikos Christodoulou

Partner, Consulting Leader, Deloitte Greece

Nikos Christodoulou is a Partner, Leader of Consulting practice at Deloitte Greece since 2018. He has significant experience in designing and delivering large transformational projects, managing business cases in new technologies, designing new organizational models and post-merger integration. From 2011 to 2018, he worked at National Bank of Greece as Group COO and CIO, responsible for managing the Group’s Operations and IT, including digitization, IT operations, back-office operations, treasury operations, real estate and technical services. From 1997 to 2011, he worked as Strategy Partner, Head of Management Consulting for another international consulting company in Greece. Nikos holds a BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, an MBA from Warwick Business School and a PhD in Decision Management Systems from National Technical University of Greece. He has also worked as a research fellow at INSEAD, France.

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Spiros Pampoukidis

1st Executive Vice President, SEPE

CEO of Blue Value SA Investment Company (2008 - to date), CEO of OTS SA leading software company in Greece (1999 - to date). Vice President of ALTEC Group (2008 – 2017). Education: BSc in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete (1984 – 1989), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Hellenic Management Association (2004 – 2005), Master in Quality Assurance at the Open University of Greece (2005 - 2007) He speaks English and German, and he is married with two children. He serves as Vice President of SEPE (Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises) and has been Member of the Board of SEPVE (Association of Information Technology Companies of Northern Greece). He is a Member of the Association for Experiential Education.