Agenda

DAY 1 - SEPTEMBER 15th

Forum Opening

The first day of the conference is still evolving and will include the opening of the forum, keynote talks and sessions aim to address the challenges of turning research into viable business ventures.

08:30 - 09:30 - Coffee Break ☕

🕤 09:30 - 11:00 Session 1 - TBD

Chair: TBD

TBD

11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee Break ☕

🕦 11:30 - 13:00 Session 2 - TBD

Chair: TBD

TBD

13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch Break 🍽️

🕑 14:00 - 14:30 Session 3 - Conference Opening

Chair: TBD

TBD

🕝 14:30 - 15:00 Session 4 - Fireside Chat

BioInnovation Greece: The Biotech Ecosystem Catalyst

Moderator: TBD

Featured Guest: Nikos Kyrpides, Co-founder of BioInnovation Greece

🕒 15:00 - 15:30 Session 5 - Keynote Talk

Chair: TBD

Stelios Papadopoulos, Chairman, Biogen, Exelixis and Regulus Therapeutics, USA

Title: TBD

15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee Break ☕

🕓 16:00 - 16:30 Session 6 - Keynote Talk

Chair: TBD

George Scangos, Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, USA

Title: TBD

🕟 16:30 - 17:30 Session 7 - Round Table

Greece 2035: A Vision for Global Leadership in Biotechnology

Chair: Fay Christodoulou, Chief Scientific Officer, Microfluidics, INTEGRA Biosciences, USA

Stelios Papadopoulos, Chairman, Biogen, Exelixis and Regulus Therapeutics, USA
George Scangos, Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, USA
Spyros Artavanis Tsakonas, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, USA
Simos Simeonidis, Founder, CEO & CIO, Kos Biotechnology Partners, USA
Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, Chairman & CEO at Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. US

17:30 - 18:00 - Coffee Break ☕

🕕 18:00 - 19:00 Session 8 - Round Table (In Greek)

Επιταχύνοντας την Καινοτομία: Η Στρατηγική Δύναμη των Συνεργασιών στη Βιοτεχνολογία

Chair: Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis, Greece

Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece, & Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Hungary
Stratos Simopoulos, Chairman Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology, Hellenic Parliament, Greece
George Nounesis, Director and Chairman of the Board, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos" & Chair, ESETEK, Greece
Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General, Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, Cyprus

🕖 19:00 - 19:30 Session 9 - Fireside Chat (In Greek)

Η Θάλασσα είναι Δρόμος

Moderator: Makis Provatas, Journalist, Radio Producer and Writer, Greece

Featured Guest: Simeon Palios, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diana Shipping Inc, Greece

19:30 - 21:00 - Welcome Reception 🥂 and Poster Session

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