Meet our Speakers
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Effie Achtsioglou
Member, Hellenic Parliament (SYRIZA party) | fmr Minister of Labour, Social Security & Solidarity
Konstantinos Agrapidas
Director General for Labour Relations, Health & Safety at Work & Intergration into Work, Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs
Chris Allen
Resident Adviser in Athens, European Commission, Greece
Angelos Amditis
Research and Development Director & BoD, Institute of Communication & Computer Systems (ICCS)
Chairman, ERTICO-ITS Europe
Deputy Chairman, Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA)
Sia Anagnostopoulou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Olympia Anastasopoulou
Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development
László Andor
Secretary General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS, Brussels), former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Alexandros Angelopoulos
Managing Director, Aldemar Resorts
Michalis Angelopoulos
President of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Local Government (ITA)
Vasiliki Angouridi
Journalist, Managing Editor, News4Health.gr
Rodianos Antonakopoulos
CEO, Nea Odos & Kentriki Odos
Christos Antonopoulos
Assistant Professor at the ECE Department of University of the Peloponnese, Greece
Stavros Asthenidis
CEO, Information Society S.A. (Κοινωνία της Πληροφορίας A.E.)
Dimitris Avramopoulos
fmr European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs & Foreign Minister of Greece
Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Member & Chair, Special Permanent Committee of Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament
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Dimitris Ballas
Professor of Economic Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen
Ulrich Berger
Professor of Automation Technology at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Ηonorary Professor of Smart Production at Aalborg University (Denmark)
Sotiris Beskos
Publisher OPINIONPOST (Dnews, News4health)
Christina Bikou
President, The Mental Health Association (ΣΟΨΥ)
Spyros Blavoukos
Associate Professor, Department of International and European Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business
Labros Bisdounis
Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of the Peloponnese
Michail Bletsas
Director of Computing, MIT Media Lab
Franc Bogovič
Member of the European Parliament
Charalabos Bonanos
Deputy Head of Regional Unit of Achaia,
Region of Western Greece
Johan Borgstam
Ambassador of Sweden to Greece
Vasiliki Boukouvala
Research and Teaching Fellow at the Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises of the University of Patras
Maria Boura
Executive Advisor on 5G,
Strategy and Leadership matters, Co-founder of the Women Leadership Hub
Christos Bouras
Rector, University of Patras
Angeliki Bouziani
Head of the Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (INTERREG), Ministry of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
Alexis Charitsis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, SYRIZA Party, Former Minister of Internal Affairs
Alexandros Charkiolakis
Director at Friends of Music Society, Athens Concert Hall
Antonis Chaziris
Transportation Engineer – Senior Research Associate, Technical University of Athens
Ioannis Chomatas
Asset Development Division Director, DESFA
Ioannes P. Chountis
Senior Political Affairs Advisor, Hellenic Parliament
Hélène Chraye
Head of Unit, European Commission – Directorate – General for Research and Innovation – Clean Planet – Clean Energy Transition
Maria Christantoni
Sustainability Office, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
Sotirios Christodoulou
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Dept. University of the Peloponnese
Themis Christophidou
Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Epaminondas Christofilopoulos
Head of Unit, Foresight & Tools; Chief Scientific Advisor Special Secretariat for Strategic Foresight, Praxi Network, Hellenic Repubic
Leonidas Christopoulos
Secretary General for Digital Governance and Simplification of Administrative Procedures, Hellenic Republic
Stephan J Clambaneva
Design Innovation Director, IDSA – Member of the Board of Directors
Angeliki Dimitriadi
Senior Research Fellow, Migration Expert, ELIAMEP
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Futurist & Member of the Special Secretary for Strategic Foresight, Presidency of the Greek Government
Lampros Dimitrogiannis
Vice Governor of Sustainable Development, Energy and Environment
Dr. Panayotis Dimopoulos
Vice Rector for Research & Development, Department of Biology, University of Patras
Michael Donaldson
Barcelona Commissioner for Digital Innovation, eAdministration and Good Government
Kostantinos Drougos
CEO, OASIS Carbon Management | Adviser to Greek House Davos
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Christos Economou
Acting Director, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Ioannis Firbas
General Director, National Coordination Authority for ESIF
Lara Fleischer
Policy Analyst,
Well-Being Data Insights and Policy Practice Unit, Center on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunities (WISE), OECD
Iasonas Fotilas
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Evgenia Fotoniata
Co-ordinator, Economy & Society, ENA Institute
Adela Franja
Project Officer, Joint Secretariat INTERREG ADRION Programme
Yannis Freris
Director of Corporate Communication & Sustainable Development of GEFYRA S.A.
Basil Gavalas
Head of International Relations, DIKTIO Network for Reform in Greece & Europe
Panagiotis Georgakopoulos
Civil Engineer, M.Sc., Physicist, Mathematician, M.Sc., Member of Scientific Committee of SAVE COAST
Georgios Georgantas
Minister of Rural Development & Food
Adonis Georgiades
Minister of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
Nikitas Georgiadis
Sales Account Manager for Public Sector of Cisco in Greece
Michalis Geranis
President of the Solid Waste Management Association,Regional of Central Macedonia
Tatiana Giemelou
Ηead of Business Development at the National Bank of Greece
Eleni Gioti
Secretary General for Employment Development, Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs, Hellenic Repubilc
Dimitris Gkikas
Research Scientist at University of Patras, e-Business Intelligence Developer at OWEB Digital Experience
Erifili Gounari
Founder, The Z Link
Dr. Elia Gourgouris
Corporate Wellness & Mental Health Expert; Best-selling Author, International Keynote Speaker; President of The Happiness Center
Manolis Grafakos
Secretary General of Coordination and Waste Management,
Hellenic Republic
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Loukas Hadellis
Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. of the University of Peloponnese and Professor-Cooperating Teaching Stuff at the Hellenic Open University
Irina Kalderon Libal
Policy Officer in Unit “eHealth, Wellbeing and Ageing“ DG CNECT, European Commission
Panagiotis Kampylis
Digital Transformation Policy and Data Analyst at the Greek National Documentation Centre
Georgios Kanellis
Representative of The Union for the protection of natural and cultural environment of Corinthian and Patraian Gulfs
Amalia Kantzou
Journalist, SKAI Radio 100,3
Sotiris Kapellos
Chief Operating Officer (ELPE Renewables), Hellenic Petroleum Group of Companies
George Kapetzonis
Mayor of the Municipality of Dorida
Georgios Kapogiannis
Visiting Professor in Digital Construction and Port Information Modelling at the Ningbo Institute for Supply Chain Management | MIT Global Scale in China
Christoforos Kapopoulos
Founder of Aquaterra Company, Patras, Greece
Marianna Kapsetaki
Medical Doctor And Researcher, Neuroscientist, Imperial College London
George Karagiannis
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure at Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Nikos Karagiannis
Journalist, Ypodomes.gr, Greece
Konstantinos Karagkounis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Kostas Karamanlis
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Republic
Vassilis Karamitsanis
President, Animasyros
Athanassios Karamoschos
Consultant and Expert in systems planning in local government
Konstantinos Karavatakis
Consultant at Deloitte Digital
Stamatis Karmantzis
Mayor of the Municipality of Chios
Theodoros Karounos
Director of Digital Governance, National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET)
Constantinos Kartalis
Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Environmental Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Yiannis Karvelis
Director, 6th Health Region Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Epirus & Western Greece
John Karydas
CEO Renewable Energy Sources, Copelouzos Group
Charalampos Kasimis
Professor Emeritus, Agricultural University of Athens & Former General Secretary Ministry of Rural Development & Food, Hellenic Republic
Vasileios Kasiolas
Manager of Regional Development Dept., Data Consultants
Michalis Katrinis
Head of Parliamentary Group “Kinima Allagis”, MP of Ilia District
Andreas Katsaniotis
Deputy Minister for Diaspora Greeks Incumbent, Ministry of Exterior, Hellenic Republic
Barbara Kauffmann
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Symeon Kedikoglou
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Development
Vassilis Kikilias
Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic
Paris Kitsos
Associate Professor, with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of the Peloponnese
Austin Kilroy
Senior Economist, World Bank
Demosthenes Kollias
Policy Associate, DIKTIO Network for Reform in Greece and Europe
Petros Kokkalis
Member of the European Parliament
Ioannis Kokkoris
CEO, Μember of Advisory board, Forester-Environmental scientist, MSc, Phd, Senior Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Patras
Paris Kokorotsikos
CEO, Μember of Advisory board, Visiting Prof. of Innovation Entrepreneurship, Euroconsultants, IASP (International Association of Areas of Innovation and Technology Parks), International Hellenic University
Dimitris Konstantopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, PASOK-KINAL, Greece
Athanasios Kontogeorgis
Secretary General of Coordination-Presidency of the Government, Hellenic Republic
Takis Korkolis
Development Director, “ENA” Institute for Alternative Policies
Nasos Koskinas
Founder & CEO, POS4work Innovation Hub
Ioannis Kotsiopoulos
General Secretary Of Health Services, Ministry of Health
Konstantinos Koukodimos
Mayor of the Municipality of Katerini
Dimitris Koutras
Vice-Chairman, Executive Member of the BoD of Intrakat
Christos Konstas
Financial Editor www.newmoney.gr; Editor in Chief Banks.com.gr |
Intelligence, not just news TO XPHMA
Dr. Phoebe Koundouri
Prof. Athens University of Economics & Business, President EAERE, Fellow World Academy of Art & Science, Chair UN SDSN Europe
Elena Kountoura
Member of the European Parliament
Christos Koutras
Journalist, SKAI TV
Nikos Koutsias
Professor in Environmental Informatics, Remote Sensing and GIS
Vassilis Koutsoumpas
Co-Founder & Executive Director, WEFOR
Rodi Kratsa
Governor, Ionian Islands Region, Hellenic Republic
Ambassador Tasos Kriekoukis
Diplomatic Advisor to the Mayor of Athens, City of Athens
Alekos Kritikos
Senior Policy Advisor. ELIAMEP, Former senior official, European Commission, Former Secretary General, Ministry of the Interior, ELIAMEP
Stelios Kympouropoulos
Member of the European Parliament
Haris Lambropoulos
President of the Hellenic Development Bank of Investments SA (HDBI, ex TANEO-New Economy Fund)
Yiannis Latoudis
Political Advisor in the Parliamentary Group of the Socialists & Democrats, European Parliament
Efthymios Lekkas
Professor, Dynamic Tectonic Applied Geology & Disaster Management, Athens University
Panagiotis Liargovas
Jean Monnet Professor at the University of the Peloponnese
Spilios Livanos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Xenia I. Loizidou
Research Fellow, Mediterranean Programme, ELIAMEP
Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Member of the European Parliament
Sofia Loukadounou
Employee at Directorate for the coordination of gov.gr at
Ministry of Digital Governance
Kalliopi Lykovardi
Deputy Ombudsman for Equal Treatment, The Greek Ombudsman
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Ioannis Maghiros
Head of the Human Capital & Employment unit of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Sofoklis Makrides
Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Patras
Spyridon Mamalis
President, Geotechnical Chamber of Greece
Damjan Manchevski
Director of Strategic Accounts & General Manager for Balkans, Member Of The Management Board, MAK SYSTEM, MASIT ICT Chamber of commerce
Yannis Maniatis
f. Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Dimitrios Mantzos
Spokesperson, PASOK
Nikolaos Mantzoufas
Governor of Greek Recovery and Resilience Agency, Ministry of Finance, Hellenic Republic
Dimitris Maravelias
Chair of the BoD, EETAA
Eleni Marianou
Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)
Pavlos Marinakis
Secretary of Nea Dimokratia
Giorgos Markatatos
Chairman, ΣΕΚΕΕ (Digital Transformation Innovators) & CEO Regate S.A.
Kostas Markou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Platon Marlafekas
Vice President of Loux SA, President of Achaia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Maria Clara Martin
Representative, UNHCR, Greece
Yannis Mastrogeorgiou
Special Secretary for Foresight, Presidency of the Government
Athanasios Mavromatis
Deputy Head of Infrastructure and Transport, Region of Western Greece
Ronald Meinardus
Senior Research Fellow, Head of Mediterranean Program, ELIAMEP
Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, responsible for social welfare and social solidarity
Dimitrios Michalopoulos
Head of Quality and E-Government of Regional Development Fund – Region of Western Greece
Anastasia Miliou
Scientific Director, Archipelagos
Panagiotis Milis
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Inteso.gr
Nicola De Michelis
Director for Smart and Sustainable Growth and Programme Implementation, European Commission
Theodoros Mparis
Mayor of Erymanthos, Vice president of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Greece
Theodoros Mparis
Mayor of Erymanthos, Vice president of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Greece
Vassilis Ntousas
Head of European Operations for Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Yiannis Ntsounos
Journalist, SKAI TV
Leonidas Ntziachristos
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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Jozef Pacolet
Emeritus Professor in Social and economic policy & social inclusion, Member, European Commission High Level Group on the Future of Social Protection in the EU and of the Welfare State in the EU Members, European Commission
Thanos Pallis
Professor in Port and Maritime Economics & Policy, at the Department of Maritime Studies, University of Piraeus, Greece, President of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME)
Dimitris Panopoulos
Labour Market Data Analyst, Head of Public Policy Research & Documentation Unit, Greek Social Innovation Coordinator, M.O.L.
Athanasios Papadopoulos
Mayor of Kalavryta, President of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Western Greece
Panagiotis Papadopoulos
Deputy Governor Administration and e-Government, Region of Western Greece
Antonis Papageorgiou
Senior Loan Officer, Investment Team for Greece and Cyprus, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Elias Papageorgiou
Loan Officer at European Investment Bank
George Papanastasiou
Mayor of the Municipality of Agrinio
George Papandreou
Former Prime Minister of Greece, President of Socialist International
Sotiris Papandreou
Journalist, PELOPONISSOS Newspaper
Panagiotis Papanikolas
Chairman & CEO at Olympia Odos S.A.
Fanis Papathanasiou
Diplomatic correspondent, ERT
Vasileios Papathanasiou
Deputy Head of the Department of Programming, Research and Agri-food Development Programmes
Nikos Papathanasis
Alternate Minister of Development and Investments, Hellenic Republic
George Papatheodorou
Professor of “Environmental and Geological Oceanography” in the Geology Department, Dean of School of Natural Sciences of the University of Patras
Theodoros Papatheodorou
Professor, University of the Peloponnese; Deputy Minister of Education and Religions of Greece (2012-2013)
Lena Paraskeva
Journalist, STAR Central Greece
Michael Paraskevas
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of the Peloponnese
Zoe Paschalidi
Associate at EBRD
Dimitris Pefanis
Journalist, CNN Greece
Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
Aimilios Perdikaris
Chairman Of The Board, General Manager, Athens Macedonian News Agency
Aris Peroulakis
President, National Documentation Center ΕΚΤ
Manolis Perrakis
Procurement and Development Director
Iolanda Piedra Mañes
Maritime Cluster of Balearic Islands, Kingdom of Spain
Panagiotis Plakentas
President of the Solid Waste Management Association, Regional of Western Macedonia
Ioannis Plakiotakis
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Hellenic Republic
Athanasios Plevris
Minister of Health, Hellenic Republic
Nikos Plevris
Head of Vodafone Cloud & Connectivity Department
Christina Politi
Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Ludovica Principato
Researcher of Marketing and Sustainability Roma Tre University – Dept. of Business Administration
Giorgio Prister
President of Major Cities of Europe
Natassa Pyrgaki
Head of Development Planning Department of Western Greece
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Menelaos Radisis
Software Engineer | Salesforce Trailblazer | Senior Consultant at Deloitte Digital
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Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos
Authorized Advisor, Assistant Regional Governor with responsibilities for Planning,
Studies and Development Programs of Agri-food
Katerina Saridaki
Director, Capsule T Accelerator
Rupert Schlegelmilch
Deputy Director-General of DG Trade, European Commission
Alexandra Sdoukou
Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Resources
Dimitris Serpanos
Chairman, Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology, Institute of Computer Technology and Publications (ITYE) – Diofantos
Sotiris Siagas
Venture Stories Partners, CEO | Chairman, TECS Capital, Partne
Spiros Sirmakessis
Professor, Dept of Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Maria Skagou
Vice Chair Board Of Directors, Vodafone Greece
Dimitris Skalkos
Secretary General of Public Investment and PA, Ministry of Development and Investments, Greece
Dimitrios Skouras
Vice Rector for Finance and Planning, University of Patras
Konstantinos Skrekas
Minister of Environment & Energy, Hellenic Republic
Yannis Smyrlis
Secretary General for International Economic Affairs & Chairman of Enterprise Greece
Fanis Spanos
Governor, Region of Central Greece
Maria Spyraki
Member of the European Parliament
Spyros Spyridon
Managing Director, Hellenic Agency for Local Development & Local Government
Angeliki Stamelou
Communications Manager of the organization “Boroume”
Spyridon Stavropoulos
Researcher at EHERO, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
Aristofanis Stefatos
CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management
Christos Stefanatos
Managing Partner EV Loader
Yorgos Stephanedes
Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras
Christos Stylianides
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Hellenic Republic
Chrysostomos Stylios
Manager, Institute of Industrial Systems, Research Center “ATHENA”
Maria Syrengela
Deputy Minister, responsible for the Demography and Family Policy
Joanna Szychowska
Director, DG TRADE, Services & Digital Trade, Investment & Intellectual Property, EC
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Vasilis Tampakas
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Manolis Terrovitis
Principal Researcher, Information Systems Management Institute, Research Center Athena
Prokopis Theodoridis
Associate Professor, Marketing at the Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras
Sergios Theodoridis
Professor Emeritus of Signal Processing and Machine Learning in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications; Distinguished Professor Chair, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Aalborg University
Constantina Theofanopoulou
Post-Doctoral researcher; Fellow, Rockefeller University; New York University
Ioannis Tomkos
Professor of Optical Communications at the ECE Department, University of Patras
Dimitris Triantafyllopoulos
Editor-in-Chief, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper
Vassilis Triantafyllou
Professor of the Electrical and Computer engineering Department of the University of Peloponnese
Dimitris Troulakis
Head ESF Actions Coordination & Monitoring Authority, Development and Investments
Konstantinos Tsagkaropoulos
Governor at Greek Seamen’s Pension Fund (N.A.T.)
Yannis Tsakalos
CEO, AQ Strategy
Dr. Marios Tsakas
CEO of Public Gas Distribution Networks SA(DEDA)
Yannis Tsakiris
Deputy Minister for Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
Lina Tsaltampasi
President, Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs – SEGE
Efthymios Tsiatouras
Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food, Rural Development Interventions Implementation Authority, Investments on Agricultural Holdings, head of Unit
Aggelos Tsigkris
Member of Parliament, Hellenic Parliament
Lena Tsipouri
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economic Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Panagiotis Tsonis
CEO, Patras Port Authority
Theodoros Tsoumpelis
Secretary General of Chamber of Achaia & CEO, Dynacomp SA
Konstantinos Tzamaloukas
Project Manager Interreg ADRION InnoXenia PLUS Project Region of Western Greece
Vassilis Tzanakaris
Author, Historian
Giannis Tzimas
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Peloponnese
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Apostolos Vantarakis
Professor in the Public Health Laboratory at the Department of Medicine of the University of Patras
Olivier Vardakoulias
Economist, Finance and Subsidies Coordinator, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
Nikos Vettas
General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research IOBE | Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Francisco Vigalondo
Representative in Brussels at Aragón Exterior, Region of Aragon
Maria Voutsina
Head of Europe Direct Information Center of the Region of Western Greece
Nikolaos Voros
Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Peloponnese
Diana Voutirakou
Founder & General Manager, Software Developer, Educational Robotics Consultant, Unique Minds, Custom Surgical, Plaisio
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Ioannis Xifaras
General Secretary of Transport – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Repubilc
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Nicholas Yatromanolakis
Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, responsible for Contemporary Culture, Hellenic Republic
Theofanis Zacharatos
Scientific Associate in the Region of Western Greece, Researcher at the University of Patras
Ierotheos Zacharias
Professor of Environmental Engineering Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras
Fokion Zaimis
Vice Governor for Entrepreneurship,
Research & Innovation, Region of Western Greece
Avraam Zelilidis
Professor, Department of Geology, University of Patras
Panagiotis Zervas
Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese
George Zervos
Special Secretary for European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
George Zervos
Special Secretary for European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
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