June 4, 2025
On Saturday 14 June, Dr Vangelis Karkaletsis, Director of the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications at NCSR Demokritos, spoke at the Conference “Greece and the EU in the Age of AI”, organised by Dimitris Tsiodras, Member of the European Parliament for Nea Demokratia political party.
The conference brought together European Commissioners, government ministers, and leading experts in Artificial Intelligence. It took place at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), from 10:00 to 14:30.
Dr Karkaletsis participated in the following session:
Panel 1: AI and the Economy
Moderator: Dimitris Tsiodras – MEP, Nea Demokratia
Speakers:
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Kyriakos Pierrakakis – Minister of Economy and Finance
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Markos Veremis – Chairman, SEV’s Innovation Committee; Partner, BigPi Ventures
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Stefanos Kollias – Chairman Board of Directors, National Infrastructures of Research and Technology – GRNET; Professor Emeritus, National Technical University of Athens
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Vangelis Karkaletsis – Director, Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications, NCSR Demokritos; Technical Coordinator, AI Factory “Pharos”; Member, Prime Minister’s AI Committee
