{"id":16181,"date":"2022-02-24T09:02:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rgc.gr\/?page_id=16181"},"modified":"2022-05-10T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T06:58:51","slug":"fokion-zaimis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rgc.gr\/gr\/speakers-2022\/fokion-zaimis\/","title":{"rendered":"Fokion Zaimis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16181\" class=\"elementor elementor-16181\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4571740 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4571740\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/rgc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/zaimis-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 450px, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a30487\" data-id=\"5a30487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61b95b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c61b95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fokion Zaimis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1636650 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1636650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Vice Governor for Entrepreneurship, Research &amp; Innovation, Region of Western Greece<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c2cec animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c2cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u03a6\u03c9\u03ba\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u0391. \u0396\u03b1\u0390\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was elected Regional Councilor of Achaia in the elections of 2019 with the Head of the Region\u2019s, Nektarios Farmakis, political group \u201cOla apo tin arxi\u201d and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was appointed Deputy Governor of Entrepreneurship Research and Innovation of Region of Western Greece. He is the Vice-President of the IMC and member of the BBSC of the CPMR.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He holds a M.Sc. from the University of Patras, Department of Geology, Greece and attended Athens University of Economics and Business MBA program for one year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is the President of the Board of Directors and one of the founding partners of iForce Communications, S.A. (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iforce.gr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.iforce.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in Athens. Prior, he was for more than five years the General Manager of the Federation of Hellenic Information and Communications Technology Enterprises &#8211; S.E.P.E. <\/span><a href=\"about:blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(www.sepe.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). He is also a Founding Member and General Secretary of the Institute of Development of Western Greece (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inade.gr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.inade.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was an IT Advisor to the Mayor of Athens and member of the Board of Directors of the IT Company of the City of Athens <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daem.gr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.daem.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Correspondents of Greek Press Abroad, a Member of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece, a member of the Hellenic Society for the Preservation of the Hellenic Culture and Environment <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellinikietairia.gr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.ellinikietairia.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, responsible for the Marketing Department for Talos Engineering S.A.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He lobbied successfully for bringing the World Congress on Information Technology to Athens, Greece &#8211; W.C.I.T. 2004 Athens. Additionally, his professional experience includes work with European Commission &#8211; Directorate General XVII and being Head of the Department of European Affairs of DRM International S.A.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is the writer of many articles in magazines and newspapers mainly for the new economy and cultural issues. He has coordinated more than 150 events and conferences mainly on financial, social, environmental and cultural issues. He is fluent in Greek, English and French.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87da22 elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"a87da22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-24d8277\" href=\"https:\/\/gr.linkedin.com\/in\/fokion-zaimis-46994419\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b2162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06b2162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f95f510\" data-id=\"f95f510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8660c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8660c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet our Speakers Fokion Zaimis Vice Governor for Entrepreneurship, Research &amp; Innovation, Region of Western Greece Fokion A. 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