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RG Connect19: Greece Open for Business

With leading international speakers, inspiring startup case studies, and invaluable networking opportunities, RG Connect19 is the place to be for the entrepreneurial community in London.

SPEAKERS

Mobilising the diaspora to drive innovative investments in Greece

Three Content Streams

INSPIRE

Inspiring keynotes

LEARN

Applied and practical sessions

CONNECT

Opportunities for one-to-one interaction and networking

PROGRAMME

9:00

Registration & Coffee

9:45

Welcome Remarks

(15 min)

Angela Stathi, CEO, Reload Greece

10:00

Greece Open for Business

(45 min)

Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments in charge of research and technology

Yannis Manuelides, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP

Ioannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments in charge of public investments and structural funds

Moderated by: George Houpis, Chairman Reload Greece Foundation and Director at Frontier Economics

10:45

How Greece and the UK are Developing Tech Startups with Global Potential

(40 min)

Tony Kypreos, Entrepreneur & Investor, UK Government Global Entrepreneur Program, Visiting lecturer at University of Cambridge Judge Business School

Anastasios Rousis, CEO, Smart Power Networks (SMPnet)

Moderated by: Angela Stathi, CEO, Reload Greece

11:25

Coffee Break

11:45

Greece as a Medical Destination

(45 min)

Alexia Chatziparasidou, Founder and Lab Director of Embryolab Fertility Clinic & Director of the Embryolab Academy

Dimitris Drakotos, Founder of Art Surgery & Member of the Athens Medical Association & of the Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive;Aesthetic Surgery (HESPRAS).

Konstantinos Pantos, Founder of Genesis ATHENS Clinic & Board of the Greek Medical Tourism Council

Moderated by: George Kyvernitis, Vice President of Kyvernitis Travel S.A

12:30

How Funds Source Deals

(45 min)

Bruno Bolsens, Partner at BIG Pi Ventures

Andreas Stavropoulos, Partner, Threshold Ventures, Board member at Balena, CircleCI, Diamanti, Forward Networks, Mythic, Number AI, and Tango

Neha Tanna, M.D – Principal, Joyance Partners

Moderated by: Markos Kiosseoglou, Co-Founder & Board Member, Reload Greece

13:15

Lunch Break

Inspire

Learn

Connect

14:15

5G: Evolution or Revolution

(45 min)

Fotis Karonis, CTIO, Enterprise & 5G Executive Lead, BT Group

Ioannis Konstantinidis, Chief Strategy, Transformation & Wholesale Officer, OTE Group

Moderated by: Michael Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of entrepreneurship & innovation and professor of Strategy, London Business School

Circular Economy & Sustainability

(25 min)

Fotis Fotiadis, Co-Founder & CEO, Entomics Biosystems and RG Challenge 18 winner

In discussion with Lyda Modiano, Director Wide Strategy, studying Fellow at CISL (Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership)

The Day After the First Million

(30 min)

Konstantinos Goulas, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Delft University of Technology and the Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Lab, RAMLAB

In conversation with Christos Makiyama, Founder & President at Silicon Planet Corporation

15:00

Smart Cities and Internet of Things (IoT)

(45 min)

Kostas Eleftherianos, Commercial Director, WINGS ICT Solutions

Nitu Kaushal, Head of Industry Digital Services, Vodafone IBM Global Innovation Office

Milos Milisavljević, CEO Strawberry Energy

Moderated by: Dimitrios Spiliopoulos, IoT Business Specialist O2, Adjunct Professor of IoT IE Business School

 Fundraising Workshop with Serial Entrepreneur and Investor François Mazoudier

(60 min)

François Mazoudier, Founder at TMRW Tech Hub

International Accelerators in London: Learning from Each Other

(45 min)

Gergo Gulyas, MD, Startup Campus

Pier Paolo Mucelli, Founder & CEO, TechItalia and e-Office

Renate Schnutt, Senior Sector Manager, Advantage Austria

Moderated by: Veroniki Zerva, Community Engagement and Expansion Lead, Reload Greece

15:45

Coffee Break

Inspire

Learn

Connect

16:05

Role Models Leading the Way to Diversity and Inclusion

(35 min)

Liana Gouta, Group Director Energy Policy and International Affairs, HELPE

Natasha Martsekis, Non Executive Director at Cepal Hellas Financial Services S.A. and Founder at Bright Blue

Philippa Michali, CEO, Allianz

Moderated by Niki Siropoulou, Director of Singularity U

Road to Zero: Electrification of Transport and Entrepreneurship

(30 min)

Sotiris Georgiopoulos, Head of Smart Grid, UK Power Network

Frédéric Le Ballois, General Manager, Bluepoint London

Moderated by: Nikolaos Soulopoulos, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Culture Hacks: Branding Lessons from a Renowned Soprano

(25 min)

Soula Parassidis, Operatic Soprano & Founder, Living Opera

In discussion with Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Experienced Financial Services Sales Professional and Hip Hop Future Artist

16:30

Current Trends and Future of Work

(50 min)

Maria Kolitsida, CEO & Founder, Winning Minds

Nikolaos Mavridis, Founder & Director, Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML)

Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics, London Business School

Moderated by: Jack Shepherd, Associate / Legal Tech Products at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 

Energy Panel: The Greek Renewable Energy Market – The Road To 2030

(30 min)

Vlasios Souflis, Director International Business Development, Lightsource BP

Lefteris Pliakos, General Manager Europe, METKA EGN

Moderated by: Christopher Mort, Christopher Mort, Partner, Corporate and M&A, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Startup Pitches

(60 min)

Dark Horse Technologies
Digital Health Technologies
Dynamo
Egreeno
Hireflows
Loctio
Quantflare
Smart Power Networks
Ziraf

Judges:

Bruno Bolsens, Partner at Big Pi Ventures

François Mazoudier, Founder at TMRW Tech Hub

Andreas Stavropoulos, Partner at Threshold Ventures, Board member at Balena, CircleCI, Diamanti, Forward Networks, Mythic, Number AI, and Tango

Moderated by: Ioanna Papadimitropoulou, Project Manager, Reload Greece

17:05

Lessons Learned from a Greek Startup

(25 min)

Louis Daillencourt, Business Development Director at Novoville

In discussion with Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, Partner, Beacon Capital

17:30

Scaling in Retail Business

(25 min)

Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos, CEO, Coffee Island

In conversation with Chrysoula Zervoudakis, Co-Founder STRIBA Ltd, a Strategic Governance and Sustainability Consultant

17:55

Closing Keynote

(20 min)

Cobra Beer Founder Lord Karan Bilimoria shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey.

Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL, Founder of Cobra

18:15

Closing Remarks & Announcement of Startup Pitches Winner

(15 min)

Angela Stathi, CEO, Reload Greece

18:30

Networking Reception

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Content Streams

10

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