PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory - AI Ecosystem Engagement Meet Up: Sustainability Sector

Name: PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory - AI Ecosystem Engagement Meet Up: Sustainability Sector
Start: 2025-10-29T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-29T16:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

Wednesday 29 Oct 2025, 09:30 → 16:00 Europe/Athens

Description

PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory announces the “AI Ecosystem Engagement Meet Up: Sustainability Sector”.

Date: October 29th, 2025, 10:00 – 16:00 EET

Location: NCSR Demokritos – Main Auditorium, Building 12

Presentation Language: Greek

Within the framework of PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory project, this knowledge-sharing Meet Up aims to discuss and map key issues of the Greek Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem, focusing on the Sustainability sector (energy, environment & climate). The insights gathered will feed directly into the implementation and evolution of the project's activities.

Agenda and Audience specifics:

The agenda is divided into two distinct parts, each addressing a specific audience:

Part I – General Session (10:00 – 13:30): Open to academia and wider industry. The session will highlight challenges and opportunities shaping the Greek AI ecosystem.
Part II – Interactive Workshop on Sustainability (14:30 – 16:00): An interactive, by invitation-only workshop dedicated to companies working in the sustainability sector. Participation will be limited to selected registrants based on the questions answered at registration stage. This process ensures a small group of maximum 30 attendees, and the delivery of focused and impactful discussions on AI applications for sustainability. All registrations will be assessed and a confirmation email will be sent to the selected registrants to attend the Workshop part of the agenda. All registrants who will not be admitted to the workshop, will be informed accordingly, and their details will be kept to ensure further communication when the next available workshop on this sector is organised.

Registration Options:

Part I General Session (open to all audience groups: academia, research, industry, public sector): Registration Link 1
Part II Interactive Workshop on Sustainability (this part is only open to and designed for companies working in the Sustainability Sector): Registration Link 2

Please note that companies in the Sustainability Sector who wish to attend both sessions, only need to complete the registration form for Part II, selecting the option “Both Sessions”.

Registration

Registration 1: General Session

Registration 2: Interactive Workshop on Sustainability

- 09:30 → 10:00
  
  Registration & Welcome Coffee 30m
- 09:59 → 14:30
  
  PART Ι: General Session 4h 31m
- 10:00 → 10:45
  
  Opening Remarks by: 45m
  
  Dr. V. Karkaletsis, Vice President of NCSRD & PHAROS Project Technical coordinator
  Prof., S. Kollias, Prof. Εmeritus, NTUA, GRNET Chairman & PHAROS Project Coordinator
  V. Karkatzounis, Special Secretary for Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance, Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence
- 10:45 → 11:15
  
  Overview of the PHAROS AI Factories Project by: 30m
  
  Dr. S. Karozis, PHAROS Deputy Technical Coordinator, NCSRD
- 11:15 → 11:30
  
  Coffee Break 15m
- 11:30 → 12:30
  
  Panel Discussion “EU Ecosystem: Capitalize on other EU initiatives” 1h
  
  Panelists:
  
  UNDERPIN - Data Space for Manufacturing Excellence (TBC)
  Smart Attica - European Digital Innovation Hub for AI (TBC)
  Synerginn - European Digital Innovation Hub focusing for AI in Energy and Environment (TBC)
  
  Moderator: Dr. D. Kanellopoulou, Head of Digital Innovation, NCSRD
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Panel Discussion “AI Ecosystem: Key Challenges & Potential Solutions through PHAROS” 1h
  
  Panelists:
  
  A. Sevasti, CTO of Growthfund
  Prof. D. Katsianis, Assist. Professor, NKUA, Deputy Chairman GRNET
  Dr. V. Katsouros, Director of the Institute for Language and Speech, ATHENA Research Center
  Prof. N. Koziris, Professor Computer Science, NTUA
  
  Moderator: Dr. S. Karozis, PHAROS Deputy Technical Coordinator, NCSRD
- 13:30 → 14:30
  
  Lunch Break 1h
- 14:30 → 16:00
  
  Part II: Sustainability Interactive Workshop 1h 30m
- 14:30 → 16:00
  
  Sustainability (energy, environment & climate) Interactive Workshop 1h 30m
  
  Sustainability (energy, environment & climate) Interactive Workshop, by invitation only and open to attendees who receive a registration confirmation via email. Show your confirmation email when entering the workshop to the registration area.