The Conference included targeted individual speeches and discussion panels on the following topics:

• Panel I: Defining the Greek AI Roadmap: Strategy, Opportunities and Challenges
• • Greece’s AI Playbook: Defining a high-impact role for Greece on the European and global AI map.
  • From Lab to Market: Unlocking opportunities and tackling challenges in fundamental and applied AI research.
  • The Brain Gain Imperative: Strategic actions to attract and top-tier AI talent.

• Panel II: Public Administration: Trust, Transparency, and the Future of Governance
• • National Strategy in Action: Moving the National AI Strategy from policy paper to functional public service implementation.
  • The Government as Accelerator: Leveraging the public sector as a demanding early adopter for cutting-edge AI solutions.
  • Reinventing Governance: How AI is fundamentally restructuring public service delivery and bureaucratic efficiency.
  • The Trust Mandate: Ensuring transparency and neutrality in public sector decisions driven by Generative AI.

• Panel III: Beyond Traditional Finance: How AI is Redefining Trust and Transactions
• • Financial Disruption: Navigating the radical new landscape of the banking and financial sector driven by AI-native tools.
  • The Regulatory Tightrope: Addressing the critical regulatory challenges necessary to safely harness AI’s financial power.
  • The Tech Talent Investment: Prioritizing capital expenditure in technology and human capital to secure future financial competitiveness.

• Panel IV: The Business Case of AI
• • AI-Powered Business Models: How AI is forcing a complete re-architecture of traditional corporate structures and revenue streams.
  • Closing the Skills Gap: Practical strategies for rapidly upskilling workforces to meet the demands of the AI economy.
  • The Implementation Hurdle: Overcoming the real-world operational and integration challenges of deploying AI in daily business functions.

• Panel V: Cyber Security & AI
• • The Cyber Arms Race: The critical confrontation between human analysts AI-driven machine intelligence.
  • Privacy Fortification: Cutting-edge strategies for preserving data privacy.
  • Securing the Core: Protecting the integrity and reliability of the AI supply chain.

• Panel VI: AI in Defence: Private Sector as Deterrence Enabler
• • Dual-Use Breakthroughs: Commercial AI innovation for critical defense and security applications.
  • The AI Defence Nexus: The role of AI in modernizing the domestic defense industry.
  • Strategic Partnerships: Maximizing the potential of Public-Private Partnerships.

• Panel VII: Unlocking a New Era of Medicine and Healthcare with AI
• • Hyper-Accurate Diagnostics: The shift to AI-enhanced imaging and analysis for earlier, more precise disease detection.
  • Tailored Treatment: The future of personalized medicine and accelerated pharmaceutical research.
  • The Trust Challenge: Navigating regulatory hurdles to build patient and clinician confidence.

• Panel VIII: Energy and AI: Powering the Grid of Tomorrow
• • Grid Resilience: AI-driven real-time optimization and stability management.
  • Massive Efficiency Gains: Leveraging large-scale AI for system-wide energy consumption reduction in buildings, industry, and infrastructure.
  • Zero-Downtime Grid: The power of predictive maintenance to identify and fix critical infrastructure failures.

• Fireside Chat I: Unlocking New AI Frontiers in Space
• • The Interstellar Leap: Can autonomous AI systems truly unlock the next era of deep space exploration and human expansion?
  • The Rise of Space Robotics: Autonomous robotic fleets for in-orbit servicing and resource utilization.

• Panel IX: Investments & Startups: ROI and Impact in the Era of AI
• • Impact vs. Illusion: Distinguishing between speculative AI hype and ventures that deliver measurable, immediate business impact and strong ROI.
  • The Capital Constraint: Analyzing the crushing cost for startups.
  • The Greek Edge: The unique market opportunities and competitive advantages for AI startups in the Greek ecosystem.

• Fireside Chat II: Beyond AI: The Next Technological Revolutions
• • The Quantum Reset: The inevitable leap to Quantum Computing and how it will redefine computation, security, and scientific discovery.
  • Disruption Horizon: Pinpointing the next wave of fundamental technologies—from synthetic biology to neurotech—that will succeed AI as primary disruptors.

Key Topics

GovTech AI and Public Administration: How Artificial Intelligence is transforming the public sector, improving service efficiency, transparency, and citizen experience. Solutions for the digitalization and modernization of public administration will be presented, as well as the latest initiatives of the Greek State, such as the National Strategy for AI, the AI Factory “PHAROS,” and the new supercomputer “DAEDALOS.”

Banking – Fintech: AI applications in the financial sector, from risk analysis and fraud prevention to personalized customer service and the development of innovative financial products. The module focuses on the challenges and opportunities of Fintech.

Defense: The role of Artificial Intelligence in the field of Defense, including applications in operational analysis, surveillance, cybersecurity, and autonomous systems.

Healthtech: How AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare, from Assisted Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine to Hospital Management and New Drug Development.

Energy: The applications of AI in the energy sector, such as network optimization, demand forecasting, renewable energy management, and increasing energy efficiency.

Security: How Artificial Intelligence enhances security at multiple levels, from cybersecurity and threat detection to physical security and data protection. Strategies and technologies for addressing modern threats will be presented.

HR and AI: How AI is changing the field of Human Resources, including applications in recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and personnel management.