🕤  09:30 - 10:30  

Session 1a  -  Round Table   (In Greek) 

Theme: Navigating Careers at the Intersection of Science and Innovation: A Student Dialogue with Pioneers in Research and Entrepreneurship

 Student Panelists  

• Eleni Aplakidou, Graduate student in Bioinformatics, BSRC 'Alexander Fleming'

• Konstantinos Daniilides, Post-Graduate Researcher, Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, UTH

• Irini Liepouri, Undergraduate Student in Biology, University of Patras

• Isidora Liepouri, Undergraduate Student in Pharmacy, University of Patras

• Panagiotis Michailidis, MSc Student in Infectious Diseases, DUTh, and  Co-Founder & Coordinator, Panhellenic Student Conference of Bioscientists

 Biotech Pioneer Panelists  

• Fay Christodoulou, Chief Scientific Officer, Microfluidics, INTEGRA Biosciences, USA

• Giorgos Kollias, Professor, Medical School, University of Athens, Founder and President Biomedcode Hellas S.A. , Greece

• Nektarios Tavernarakis, Professor, Medical School, University of Crete &  Chairman of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Greece

• Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, Chairman & CEO at Shoreline Biosciences, Inc.  USA

🕥  10:30 - 11:00  

Session 1b  -  Fireside Chat

Theme: The Strategic Value of Customer Success

  Moderator  Alexia Polissidis, Co-founder & CEO, Anacalypsis Therapeutics, Greece  

 Featured Guest   Laura Moussa, Head of Client Services, Consulting Athens Guidepoint, Greece

🕝  15:00 - 15:30  

Session 5  -  Spotlight Talk 

 Speaker  Nikos Kyrpides, Co-founder of BioInnovation Greece

 Title: BioInnovation Greece: The Biotech Ecosystem Catalyst

🕓  16:00 - 16:30 

Session 6  -  Keynote Talk  

 Chair  Maria Mirotsou, Vice President, Scribe Therapeutics, USA

 Speaker   Stelios Papadopoulos, Chairman, Exelixis Inc., USA

Title: 50 Years of Biotech -- Lessons in Innovation 

🕟  16:30 - 17:30 

Session 7  -  Round Table  

Theme: Greece 2035: A Vision for Global Leadership in Biotechnology  

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

 Panelists  

• Spyros Artavanis Tsakonas, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University,  USA

• Stelios Papadopoulos, Chairman, Exelixis Inc., USA

• George Scangos, Venture Partner at ARCH Venture Partners, USA

• Simos Simeonidis, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Kos Biotechnology Partners, Greece

• Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, Chairman & CEO at Shoreline Biosciences, Inc.  USA

  🕕   18:00 - 19:00  

Session 8  -  Round Table  (In Greek) 

Theme: Επιταχύνοντας την Καινοτομία: Η Στρατηγική Δύναμη των Συνεργασιών στη Βιοτεχνολογία   

 Chair  Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis, Greece

 Panelists  

• Theodoros Loukaidis, Director General, Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, Cyprus

• George Nounesis, Director and Chairman of the Board, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos" & Chair, ESETEK, 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

• Stavros Kalafatis, Deputy Minister of Development, Greece