{"id":17018,"date":"2024-03-29T10:40:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=17018"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:24:11","slug":"techfuse2024-bridging-technology-innovation-and-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2024\/03\/29\/techfuse2024-bridging-technology-innovation-and-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"TechFuse Conference, 5-6 April 2024: Bridging Technology, Innovation and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/en\/\">TechFuse<\/a> is a two day, annual conference happening for the first time in Greece that bridges technology and innovation with culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference is co-organized by the Non-Profit \u201c<\/span><b>Innovation and Digital Economy Hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/c-ioannina.com\/\"><b>C.Ioannina<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coworking space community, and is endorsed by local and international public and private organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The main objectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the conference are to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish Ioannina as the Innovation and Digital Economy Hub of Southeastern Europe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contribute to the strengthening and wider development of the local and regional ecosystem<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster sustainable development in Epirus and generate significant value for the local community through multiplier effects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>TechFuse Agenda<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TechFuse covers issues related to ecosystem development, cutting-edge technologies, the evolution of innovation and entrepreneurship, the impact of technology on society and work, the relationship between technology and culture, broad regional development at an economic and social level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agenda is multi-thematic and includes Greek and international speakers from politics, business, the research community, society and culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the second day of the conference, on the 6th of April 2024, from 12:15 &#8211; 13:00 the Panel: &#8220;<\/span><b>How Greece is becoming a smart state?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; moderated by <\/span><b>Alexandros Melidis, Director of the Open Technologies Alliance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gfoss.eu\/\"><b>GFOSS<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), has the following participating panellists:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dimitris Papastergiou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.gr\/en\/upourgeia\/upourgeio-psephiakes-diakuberneses\"><b>Minister of Digital Governance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stefanos Kollias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Emeritus Professor of <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ntua.gr\/el\/\">NTUA<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Chairman of the Board of Directors of <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/\">GRNET &#8211; National Infrastructures for Research and Technology<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, operating under the auspices of Ministry of Digital Governance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lilian Mitrou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Professor of the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegean.gr\/\"><b>University of the Aegean<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cleo Sgouropoulou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Professor of Informatics &amp; Computer Engineering, member of the Board of Directors of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniwa.gr\/en\/\"><b>University of West Attica<\/b><\/a><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Founder of UNIWA AI InnoHUB.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the framework of the conference, social interactive activities are organised, with the main focus to strengthen culture in Ioannina and Epirus. Free educational seminars for students and professionals who are at the beginning of their careers are also organised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Official Conference website<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/en\/<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Conference Programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/schedule\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/schedule\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Modes of attendance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical presence\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Streaming option available in Greek &amp; English (information on the livestream link will be available via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techfuse.gr\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the conference website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diavlos.grnet.gr\/en\/schedule\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET\u2019s DIAVLOS livestream channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diavlos.grnet.gr\/en\/event\/e4420\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/diavlos.grnet.gr\/en\/event\/e4420<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Dates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, 5 April 2024 | 18:00 &#8211; 20:30 TIMEZONE: UTC +2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday, 6 April \/2024 | 09:30 &#8211; 18:50 TIMEZONE: UTC +2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cultural Center &#8220;Dimitris Hatzis&#8221;, Ioannina, Greece<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TechFuse is a two day, annual conference happening for the first time in Greece that bridges technology and innovation with culture. 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