Friday 22 May 2026
Warehouse C Workshops
Friday 22 May 2026
Warehouse C
Premium Sponsors’ Panels
Friday 22 May 2026
Hush Cafe MOMus Photography Workshops
11:00-20:00
Premium Sponsors’ Workshops | 45 to 60min per session | attendance max 25-30 participants
13:00-13:10
ScaleUp GREECE: A National Platform for Investment-Ready Scale-ups
Iakovos Yakoumis
President | INNOVATION GREECE
13:10-13:50
Keynote Speeches
Financing Innovation-driven SMEs and scale-ups in Greece
Maria-Eleni Mattiou
Director of Coinvestments & Guarantees | Hellenic Development Bank
Euronext Athens – Financial Instruments & Benefits for Greek SMEs
Lillian Georgopoulou
Deputy Chief Listings Officer | Euronext Athens
13:50-14:30
Panel Discussion: Regional Innovation Opportunities in Northern Greece
Theodoros Markopoulos
Deputy Regional Governor for Kavala | Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace
Nikolaos Tzollas
Deputy Regional Governor for Digital Governance | Region of Central Macedonia
Evangelos Kosmidis
CEO & General Partner | Loggerhead VC
Moderatοr: Stelios Gkouskos
Chairman & Co- Founder | Terracom S.A
14:30-14:50
EU Perspective: I3 Calls & Strategic Opportunities
Upcoming calls, Regional collaboration potential, Scale-up support through I3 instruments
Kirill Dimanopoulos
Project Adviser | European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
DUTH Chemistry Department: An academic success in European Regional Innovation
Michail Chalaris
Associate Professor | Democritus University of Thrace | Ret Lt. General (HFC)
14:50-15:20
Spotlight Session – Regional Scale-up Success Cases
Short presentations on growth pathway and EU-supported scaling:
Nick Kanopoulos
Chief Executive Officer | Βrite Hellas S.A.
Anastasios Karakostas
Research & Development Director | Draxis Environmental S.A.
Dimitris Zacharakis
Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Terracom S.A.
Moderator: Asimina Katsiapi
Cluster Manager | INNOVATION GREECE
15:20-15:30
Closing Discussion
Friday 22 May 2026
Warehouse D Hall A
Technology Forum
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