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Friday, May 12 2017 Sessions Ι-V Banquet Hall, Parallel Sessions MC2 Hall 09:00-09:30 Registration Coffee 09:30-09:50 Opening Addresses Nikos Pappas, Minister, Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media Michael Tsamaz, Chairman & CEO, OTE Group 09:50-11:20 Session Ι: Why Greece Should Take Now a Digital Leap? Our Vision for a Digital Greece Presentation of the Study: Digital Strategy for Greece, Path to Growth Kyriacos Sabatakakis, Country Managing Director, Accenture Greece Digital Strategy and Growth: The Global View Peter Lacy, Global Managing Director - Growth, Strategy & Sustainability, Accenture Panel Discussion: The international economy is rapidly becoming digital. New business models are being developed, with profound impact on the socioeconomic organization. It is imperative for Greece to create a vision, a strategy and a roadmap to face the challenges of the digital era and to develop a competitive economy. Michail Bletsas, Research Scientist, Director of Computing, ΜΙΤ Media Lab Dirk Pilat, Deputy Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD Kyriacos Sabatakakis, Country Managing Director, Accenture Greece Ioannis Tafillis, Secretary General for Digital Policy, Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media Michael Tsamaz, Chairman and CEO, OTE Group Moderator: Antonis Sroiter, Journalist 11:20-11:35 Coffee Break 2
11:35-13:15 Session II: How can Greek Industry and Enterprises become digital? Introductory Remarks: Mark Spelman, Forum System Lead for the Future of the Digital Economy and Society Initiative, World Economic Forum Panel Discussion: Enterprises should adopt new technologies but mainly they should transform their organization and business to a model that is "smarter", faster, more flexible and efficient, and customer oriented. How can digitalization add net value to Greek enterprises? Alexandros Manos, CEO, INTRASOFT International Dimitri Papalexopoulos, CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A. Bhanu Shekhar, Chief Digital Officer, Middle East & Africa, GE Power Mark Spelman, Forum System Lead for the Future of the Digital Economy and Society Initiative, World Economic Forum Michael Stassinopoulos, ELVAL SA, Member of the BOD of VIOHALCO SA Dimitris Stefanidis, CEO & Plant Manager, Aluminium of Greece, Member of the MYTILINEOS Group Moderator: Paschos Mandravelis, Journalist 13:15-14:00 Light Lunch 14:00-14:45 Session III: The Digital Strategy Transformation Roadmap of Greece Theodore Fessas, Chairman, SEV and Markus Beyrer, Director General, Business Europe discuss with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President of the New Democracy Party for the digital transformation of Greece in the European changing landscape. Discussion focusing on the following topics: What are the critical steps and prerequisites to ensure the success of the digital transformation in Greece? How transformation could be effective, smooth and efficient? What is the role of the Digital Single Market? 3
14:45-16:00 Session IV: What are the Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for the Financial Sector and the Greek Fintech? Introductory Remarks: Sotiris Sirmakezis, General Manager, Group Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Eurobank Group Panel Discussion: How should the Greek financial sector react to the rapidly evolving fintech trends? To what extent can banks adopt intelligent digital products and services? What organizational, legislative and other issues slow down the progress of the financial sector? Udayan Goyal, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Apis Partners Elly Hardwick, Head of Innovation, Deutsche Bank Nikolaos Karamouzis, Chairman of the BOD, Eurobank Ergasias SA Chairman, Hellenic Bank Association Yiannis Loumakis, CEO, UNISYSTEMS SA Eftichios Vassilakis, Vice President and Managing Director of Autohellas SA/Hertz Vice President, Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air Moderator: Ilias Siakantaris, Journalist 14:45-16:00 Parallel Session I: Digital Competencies and the Labor Market Introductory Remarks: Paolo Falco, Labor Market Economist, OECD Panel Discussion: Digital economy creates the need and the opportunity of labor market transformation. Digitalization is a real challenge which we need to address by developing new digital skills to employees. What are the digital needs of enterprises and how we can coach our employees for the digital ways of working? Kostas Axarloglou, Dean, Professor of International Business and Strategy, ALBA Graduate Business School Georgios Doukidis, Professor and Director of the MSc, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business Founder and Director of Eltrun Fotis Draganidis, Technology Director, Microsoft Hellas, Cyprus & Malta Paolo Falco, Labor Market Economist, OECD Νikos Nikolaou, Member of the Governing Board, Vice-Chair of the GB, CEDEFOP 16:00-16:15 Coffee Break Moderator: Stamatis Zacharos, Journalist 4
16:15-17:30 Session V: How Can we Change the State with Digital Government as a Tool? Transparency / Effectiveness / Reciprocal Returns Introductory Remarks: Francisco Garcia Moran, Chief IT Advisor, ex IT Director General, European Commission Panel Discussion: What are the steps to follow for the digital transformation and restructuring of the state in order to improve public services provided to businesses and citizens, to increase efficiency in policy making and to enhance security? How will this transformation support economic growth? Anna Diamantopoulou, President, DIKTIO-Network for Reforms in Greece and Europe Andreas Drimiotis, Senior Management Consultant Francisco Garcia Moran, Chief IT Advisor, European Commission Diomidis Spinellis, Professor, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business Grigoris Theodorakis, General Secretary, Ministry of Administrative Reconstruction Pantelis Tzortzakis, President and CEO, INNOGROWTH, ex Deputy Minister of Digital Governance Moderator: Maria Sarafoglou, Journalist 5
16:15-17:30 Parallel Session II: The Digital Integration of Greek Culture and Tourism as an Economic Development Opportunity Introductory Remarks: Stavros Benos, ex Minister of Culture President of Diazoma Association Panel Discussion: Digitalization of Greek touristic and cultural information as well as digital booking can greatly enhance tourism contribution to Greek Economy. What are the reasons that block the digital integration of cultural and tourism services in Greece? Stavros Benos, ex Minister of Culture President of Diazoma Association Kostas Konstantinidis, Founder and CEO, PostScriptum Ioannis Konstantinidis, Chief Strategy, Transformation & Wholesale Officer, OTE Group Dimitrios Pandermalis, Professor of Archaeology, President, Acropolis Museum Alexandros Vassilikos, President of the Athens Hoteliers Association Vice-President of the Chamber of Hoteliers of Greece Chairman and CEO of AIROTEL Group Nikolaos Vogiatzis, Co-founder, Chief Development & Operations Officer, Corallia Moderator: Nikos Vatopoulos, Journalist 17:30-17:45 Closing of the Conference Konstantinos Bitsios, Executive Vice-Chairman, SEV Working Languages: Greek & English (simultaneous translation) 6
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