Innovation Conference

 

08:30 Registration and refreshments
09:00

Welcome by the conference chairmen

John Andrews, Consultant Editor, The Economist
Spyros Nikolaou, Head of Southeast Mediterranean & Managing Director, Ericsson Hellas

Official opening:
Ioannis Ragkousis, Minister of Interior, Decentralisation and Electronic Governance, Greece

Christos Zois,  MP, Head of Interior and Public Administration Political Division, Nea Dimokratia (ND) Party
09:50 Sharing what is the broadband reality in USA and Europe?

Leonidas Kanellos, Chairman, Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission,
Vice Chairman, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)

David McNeill, Commercial Counselor, US Embassy, Greece

The Swedish digital agenda and the importance of IT for Sweden
Henrik Hansson, Political Adviser, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, Sweden
10:15 Discussion
10:30 Networked society: the path to economic growth and citizen prosperity

Stockholm:
An example of excellence in sustainable development and broadband innovation

Guest of honour and keynote speaker:
Jorgen Kleist, Chief Executive Officer, Stokab, Sweden

10:50 Haroula Ousoultzoglou-Georgiadi, Mayor of Veria, Greece

Antonis Markopoulos, Special Secretary for Digital Planning, Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness, Greece

Eva Kontostathakou, Deputy Mayor for Transparency, Electronic Governance and Citizen Service, City of Athens
11:20 Discussion
11:35
 		 Keynote speech:
The impact of communications on society:
practical aid for corporate entities and governments

Jeffrey Cole, Director, Annenberg School Centre for the Digital Future, University
of Southern California 
11:55 Discussion
12:10 Break (light snacks)
12:40 Climate change and the energy challenge:
a call for radical innovation

Tina Birbili, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece

Stavros Dimas, Vice-president, Nea Dimokratia (ND) Party, Former Commissioner for the Environment

Arthouros Zervos, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Public Power Corporation, Greece

Live web conference
Ecobus pollution Measurement in the Municipalities of Belgrade and Pancevo

Milena Matic, Head of Strategy and Marketing, Hub North Balkans, Ericsson
13:10 Discussion
13:25 Broadband infrastructure driving growth in the 21st century

Spyros Vougias, Deputy Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, Greece 

Pantelis Tzortzakis, Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on technology, informatics and telecommunications Issues  

Christos Bouras, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Patras University and RACTI, Patras, Greece 

Roundtable discussion
Sokratis Katsikas, General Secretary of Communications, Ministry for Infrastracture, Transport and Networks, Greece 

Michael Achilleos, General Manager, Cyta Hellas

Antonis Kerastaris, Chief Executive Officer, hellas online

Zacharias Piperidis, Chief Operating Officer, OTE Group

Damianos Charalambidis, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone
14:30 Discussion
14:45 Closing remarks:

Spyros Nikolaou, Head of Southeast Mediterranean & Managing Director, Ericsson Hellas
John Andrews, Consultant Editor, The Economist
15:00 End of conference