🕘   09:00  - 10:00 

Session 38  -  Round Table  

Theme:  What Makes a Biotech Idea Stand Out  

 Chair   Irini Liepouri,  Biology Student, University of Patras

 Panelists 

• Victoria Kimonides, Director, Insaitu Ltd.  & Associate Partner, BioInnovation Greece, Greece

• Leda Kourita, Physician, Entrepreneur, Investor, & Associate Partner, BioInnovation Greece, USA

• Lina Nikolopoulou, Managing Director, MINDVIEW Strategy & Research, Greece

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

🕙   10:00  - 11:00 

Session 39  -  Round Table  

Theme:  Beyond the Prize: Competitions as Engines of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems  

 Chair   Isidora Liepouri,  Pharmacy Student, University of Patras (Chair)

Panelists 

• Michalis Aivaliotis, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

• Argiris Tzikopoulos, CEO at Junior Achievement, Greece 

• Yiannis Thimianidis, Founder of GreenWave, Greece

• Maria-Christina Tsilia, iGEM Ambassador 2025, Greece

🕦   11:30 - 12:00 

Session 40  -  Keynote Talk  

 Chair  TBD

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

Title: Η επιστήμη: Κομμάτι της ζωής του επιστήμονα και όχι απλά εργασία

🕛   12:00 - 13:00 

Session 41 -  Round Table    

Theme:  Ο επιστήμονας πολίτης του 21ου αιώνα  

  Chair  Vasiliki Michopoulou, Science Journalist - Communication Specialist, Greece

Panelists 

• Konstantinos Drosatos, Professor of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, & President, ARISTEiA Institute, USA

• Theo Anagnostopoulos, Cofounder & CEO, SciCo, Greece

• Alexandra Mitsotaki, Chair & Co-Founder, World Human Forum, President Centre Culturel Hellenique, France

🕑   14:00 - 15:00  

Session 42 -  Round Table   

Theme:  Διεπιστημονική Εκπαίδευση: Πυξίδα στον Κόσμο των Νέων Τεχνολογιών  

 Chair   Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis, Greece

Panelists 

• Ioannis Koutroulis, Associate Dean of MD admissions, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, USA

• Elli Margkouta, iGEM Ambassador for Europe, Sweden

• Spiros Agathos, Professor Emeritus, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

• Aristeidis Samitas, Vice Rector & Professor of Finance, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

🕒    15:00 - 15:30 

Session 43 -  Fireside Chat   

Theme:  Tο σχολείο και το πανεπιστήμιο των επιστημόνων πολιτών του 21ου αιώνα  

Moderator  TBD

Featured Guest  TBD

🕓   16:00 - 17:00  

Session 44  -  Round Table   

Theme:  Η εκπαίδευση ως απάντηση στα σημεία των κΑΙρών  

 Chair  Ioanna Soufleri, Chief Editor Vima Science  (Chair)

Panelists 

• Pericles Mitkas, President at Hellenic Authority for Higher Education, Greece

• Eve Psalti, Senior Director, Microsoft Artificial Intelligence, USA

• Vasiliki Tsouni, State Advisor for Secondary Education in Athens, Greece

• Konstantinos Papadias, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Graduate Studies, The American College of Greece, Greece

🕔   17:00 - 17:30 

Session 45  -  Open Discussion    

 Chair   Konstantinos Drosatos, Professor of Pharmacology & Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, & President, ARISTEiA Institute   (Chair)

🕠 17:30 - 18:00 

Session 46  -  Bio3 Closing Session    

 Chair   BioInnovation Greece