{"id":23115,"date":"2026-06-16T18:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=23115"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:02:50","slug":"grnet-at-beyond-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2026\/06\/16\/grnet-at-beyond-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNET at Beyond 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET &#8211; National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, is proud to participate in BEYOND 2026, the International Digital Technology &amp; Innovation Exhibition, taking place June 17-19, 2026, at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x14a1901bb4ad1373:0x6774dd64b0abd049?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:8290&amp;ictx=111\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metropolitan Expo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Athens, Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event serves as a key platform for technological advancements, fostering collaboration and highlighting groundbreaking innovations across Artificial Intelligence (AI), High-Performance Computing, quantum technologies, and digital infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visitors can visit GRNET at the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence booth (Hall 3 | Stand: A02\/B01), where they can explore the organisation&#8217;s projects and infrastructures through video presentations illustrating GRNET\u2019s function and role in key areas such as infrastructures, networks (<\/span><b>HEPHAESTUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span><b>MACHAON<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), data centers, HPC (<\/span><b>DAEDALUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span><b>EuroCC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), AI (<\/span><b>PHAROS AI Factory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digital identity wallet for Greece and Europe (<\/span><b>Aptitude EU Digital Identity Wallet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp;<\/span><b> Gov<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b>gr Wallet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gov.gr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gov.gr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, open science (<\/span><b>EOSC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), quantum communication infrastructures (<\/span><b>SEEWQCI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span><b>HellasQCI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of this major event, GRNET representatives will participate in five panel discussions, exploring the future of AI, high-performance and quantum communication infrastructure, cybersecurity, and Greece&#8217;s evolving digital landscape, while emphasizing GRNET&#8217;s strategic role in driving research excellence and digital transformation in Greece and Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stefanos Kollias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chairman GRNET and Professor Emeritus NTUA, will represent GRNET in three dynamic panel discussions, addressing the role of digital infrastructure in healthcare, the national AI infrastructure shaping the country&#8217;s future, and the broader trajectory of Greece&#8217;s digital transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Healing with Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> Digital Infrastructure and the Future of Greek Healthcare<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Wednesday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 17<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>11<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This discussion explores how data, AI, and digital infrastructure are transforming the Greek healthcare system, with a focus on the MACHAON project and the future of digital health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stefanos Kollias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chairman GRNET and Professor Emeritus NTUA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. George E. Dafoulas, Digital\u00a0 Health Policy Analyst, Ministry of Digital Governance &amp; AI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexandros Bregiannis, CEO, Nova ICT<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: Lefteris Galanos, Journalist, Political Editor \/ Head of Press Office, MSCOMM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Digital Greece: The Next Steps and Challenges for the Country&#8217;s Digital Transformation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211;<\/span><b> powered by SEPE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Thursday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 18<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>00<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 2<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized by SEPE -The Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises, this discussion brings together representatives from public administration, academia, and the market on the challenges and opportunities created by AI, cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and emerging technologies for Greece&#8217;s digital transformation and its role as a regional innovation hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Secretary General for Information Systems and Digital Governance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stavros Asthenidis, CEO, Information Society S.M.S.A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stefanos Kollias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chairman GRNET and Professor Emeritus NTUA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giorgos Pitsilis, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niki Tsouma, CEO, IDIKA S.M.S.A.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yota Paparidou, President of the Board, The Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises (SEPE)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: Dimitris Mallas (journalist)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Computing for Greece<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> The National AI Infrastructure That Will Define the Next Decade<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Thursday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 18<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>16<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 1<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This panel focuses on the national AI infrastructure being built around the Greek AI Factory PHAROS and the DAEDALUS supercomputer, and how these will shape research, innovation, and competitiveness in Greece over the coming decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Secretary General for Information Systems and Digital Governance, Ministry of Digital Governance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stefanos Kollias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chairman GRNET and Professor Emeritus NTUA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yannis Mastrogeorgiou, Special Secretary for Strategic Foresight, Presidency of the Hellenic Government<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikos Christodoulou, Partner, Technology &amp; Transformation Leader, Deloitte<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: Petros Konstantinidis, Journalist &#8211; TA NEA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, <\/span><b>Dimitris Katsianis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, GRNET Deputy Chairman and Assistant Professor at NKUA, will participate in a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities of quantum computing, sharing GRNET&#8217;s contribution to building Greece&#8217;s quantum communication infrastructure through the HellasQCI and SEEWQCI initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Quantum Computing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> Challenges and Opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Wednesday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 17<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>17<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimitris Aggelakis, Director, Institute of Quantum Computing and Quantum Technology at the National Centre for Scientific Research &#8220;Demokritos&#8221; (NCSRD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antonis Argyros, CEO, DeployQuantum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimitris Katsianis, GRNET Deputy Chairman and Assistant Professor at NKUA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Angelos Tsikas, CEO, QUANTUM NEURAL TECHNOLOGIES S.A<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myron Flouris, Innovation Expert, Head of Steering Committee AI Catalyst<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: Dr. Spyros Arsenis, Head of Innovative Entrepreneurship Development, NBG Business Seeds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Panos Louridas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director Research &amp; Development Department Directorate GRNET and Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology AUEB, will take part in the Region of Central Macedonia session on strategic partnerships for research and innovation, delivering the opening speech and moderating the panel discussion on cultivating artificial intelligence domestically. <\/span><b>Dimitris Katsianis, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET Deputy Chairman and Assistant Professor at NKUA, will open the session with welcome remarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Region of Central Macedonia: Strategic Partnerships with Government Bodies for Research and Innovation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Welcome Remarks &amp; Opening Speech<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>14<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome remarks: Dimitris Katsianis, GRNET Deputy Chairman and Assistant Professor at NKUA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening speech: &#8220;Manna from Heaven? GRNET&#8217;s Provision of Resources to the Greek Academic and Research Community&#8221;, Panos Louridas, Director Research &amp; Development Department Directorate GRNET and Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology AUEB<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Section B<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> Nurturing Domestic AI<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date: <\/span><b>Friday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>June 19<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>2026 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| Time: <\/span><b>15<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Location: <\/span><b>Stage 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This thematic session presents the GRNET\u2019s service offerings and its use by the Region of Central Macedonia, as well as by universities and research institutions. The discussion highlights projects and applications based on High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, research activities, and Cloud services, showcasing the benefits of strategic partnerships between public bodies, the academic community, and international technology providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panelists:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vassilis Katsouros, Research Director at the Institute for Language and Speech Processing, &#8220;Athena&#8221; Research and Innovation Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afrodite Sevasti, CEO Pharos S.A. (Greek AI Factory)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stelios Karozis, Researcher (grade C), National Centre for Scientific Research \u201cDemokritos\u201d (NCSRD)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: Panos Louridas, Director Research &amp; Development Department Directorate GRNET and Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology AUEB<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET&#8217;s participation in BEYOND 2026 highlights its commitment to leading AI and HPC developments, supporting research initiatives, and contributing to the country&#8217;s innovation ecosystem. As technology continues to evolve, GRNET remains at the forefront of shaping Greece&#8217;s digital future through strategic collaborations and cutting-edge infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>More details about BEYOND 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More about GRNET:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/grnet.gr\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More details about BEYOND 2026:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyond-expo.gr\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.beyond-expo.gr\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More details about BEYOND 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyond-expo.gr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the event<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyond-expo.gr\/forum-speakers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BEYOND Forum Speakers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More about the <\/span><b>Greek AI Factory Pharos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>DAEDALUS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supercomputer:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pharos-aifactory.eu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pharos: The Greek AI Factory for accelerating AI innovation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/business-directory\/grant-for-the-development-of-a-new-national-hpc-system-daedalus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant for the Development of a New National HPC system \u201cDAEDALUS\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2025\/03\/26\/daedalus-dc-ylopoihsh-lavrio\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Press Release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRNET &#8211; National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, operating under the auspices of the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, is proud to participate in BEYOND 2026, the International Digital Technology &amp; Innovation Exhibition, taking place June 17-19, 2026, at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens, Greece.\u00a0 The event serves as a key platform for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,355,490],"tags":[1238,520,349,561,1181,1058,1141,369],"class_list":["post-23115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-en","category-news-en","category-news_en-en","tag-beyond-2026","tag-daedalus","tag-grnet-en","tag-hellasqci-en","tag-ministry-of-digital-governance-and-artificial-intelligence","tag-pharos-ai-factory-en","tag-seewqci","tag--en-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23115"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23119,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23115\/revisions\/23119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}