Professor Yannis Kalogirou, Professor of NTUA, as a guest speaker, presented a speech at the SEGM 2017 Conference “The Consulting – Consulting Industry in a Changing World”, held at the Electra Palace Hotel Thessaloniki, 29-30 September 2017, entitled “Research – Innovation: The role of the consulting sector in the knowledge production and utilization chain”.
During the conference, the issues that concern Greek consulting companies, the prospects of the domestic market, the challenges and opportunities for extroverted activity, the modern requirements and trends in international markets, as well as synergies with other sectors of the economy were analyzed and discussed. Distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad participated in the Conference with presentations and lectures.
More specifically, on Friday, the first thematic section was analysed from 11:00 to 14:00: Internal Market – Situation and prospects with speakers, in the first part, Nikos Vetta, Akis Skertsos, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Georgios Tziallas and moderators Konstantinos Kalergis, Panagios Toniolos and, in the second part, Nikolaos Antonoglou, Andreas Loukatos, Zoe Papasiopis, Georgios Katapodis, Ioannis Kitsos, Ioannis Kalogeros and moderated by Ioanna Xanthopoulou.
From 15:00 to 18:30 the second section was analysed: International Environment – Extroversion with speakers, in the first part, Theodoros Axilithiotis, Ines Ferguson, Giorgos Kremlis, Dimitrios Halepidis and moderator Spyros Papagrigoriou and, in the second part, Ilias Xanthakos, Ioannis Fotinos, Panagiotis Antonaropoulos and moderator Despina Kalliidromitou. In the evening, the official dinner of the conference followed.
On Saturday, from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 12:30 to 14:00 the next two thematic sessions were discussed: Major Infrastructure Projects and Modern Requirements & Tools. The speakers of the first one were Yannis Mylopoulos, Sergios Lambropoulos, Vassilios Chalkias, Ioannis Karnessis, George Syrianos and the moderator was Panagiotis Toniolos and the speakers of the second one were George Koutinas, Petros Kavassalis, Panos Hadjipanos, Kostis Kangelidis, Eva Agapaki and the moderator was Theodoros Tsialas.
The conference ended with an open discussion in relation to all the above topics where the following conclusion was drawn, among others: development of the country with solid foundations, development of the country with prospects cannot exist with the consulting sector in recession.
You can see Mr Kalogeros’ presentation here.
The Director of the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics, Professor Yannis Kalogirou, represents the NTUA in the newly established Digital Council of Athens, which was established by the Mayor of Athens Mr. George Kamini.
The press release in detail:
The technology giants on the side of Athens – Athens Mayor George Kaminis established the Digital Council of Athens
The City of Athens is getting a Digital Council, an advisory body to strengthen the city’s digital technology, which met for the first time under the Mayor of Athens, George Kaminis, at Athens City Hall.
The Athens Digital Council is composed of nine CEOs of the largest IT and telecommunications companies in Greece and worldwide, as well as distinguished scientists from the city’s leading academic institutions.
“The Athens Digital Council will act in an advisory capacity to the mayor, in order to provide expertise and best practices,” said Athens Mayor George Kaminis, thanking the Council participants for their commitment to help develop the digital dynamics of Athens.
The heads of the largest IT, telecommunications, R&D and solution providers for the Digital Economy in the country – Accenture, IBM, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, OTE Group, SAP, Vodafone and WIND – participate in the Athens Digital Council.
“It is an honour and at the same time a great responsibility when such major companies contribute to the effort of the Municipality of Athens to improve the services it provides to the citizen,” said Mr. Kaminis, who, describing the objectives agreed by the members of the Athens Digital Council, pointed out: “The mission of the council is for its members to help the city with expertise and best practices, so that together we can contribute to the diffusion of digital technology in every neighbourhood and the creation of new jobs in Athens. A competitive smart city ensures a better quality of life for residents and visitors, faster service for citizens, more efficient public administration and of course transparency in the way decisions are made.” It is recalled that within the framework of the digital strategy of the Municipality of Athens, last April the Mayor of Athens proceeded to the establishment of the Chief Digital Officer for Athens, placing Mr. Konstantinos Hambidis in the position.
The Digital Council of Athens is composed of Ms. Peggy Antonakou, CEO of Microsoft, Mr. Kyriakos Sabatakakis, President and CEO of Accenture, Mr. Spyros Poulidas, President and CEO of IBM, Mr. Exarchos President and CEO of Nokia, Mr. Antonis Monokroussos President and CEO of Oracle, Mr. Andreas Xirokoostas President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Syprias Syprias, Mr. Syprias Piscios President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Syprias Piscios President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Syprias Xirokostas President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Syprias Xirokostas President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Syprias Xirokostas President and CEO of SAP Greece, Mr. Mr. Michael Tsamaz President and CEO of OTE Group, Mr. Haris Broumidis President and CEO of Vodafone and Mr. Nasos Zarkalis President and CEO of WIND.
Also participating in the Athens Digital Council from the academic community are Professor Diomidis Spinellis from the Athens University of Economics and Business, Professor Ioannis Ioannidis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Professors Ioannis Kalogirou and Nektarios Kozyris from the National Technical University of Athens.
The Mayor of Athens, Mr. George Kaminis, has committed to accelerate digital growth and harness technology to address the city’s biggest challenges. Since 2014, Innovathens, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship hub of Technopolis of the municipality of Athens, has been operating. Athens has secured the support of global institutions, including the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Bloomberg Associates and was selected to become part of the “100 Resilient Cities” Network, an initiative supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. Through the Digital Council, Athens is committed to working with leading educational institutions and key private sector partners to develop technological strategies to improve the lives of Athenians. The coordination for the formation of the Digital Council was coordinated by the Athens Partnership.
NTUA Professor Yiannis Kalogirou is an invited speaker at the Evening Seminar PRO.PAIDEI.A
Professor Yannis Caloghirou of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), as an invited speaker, delivered a presentation at the PR.PAIDEIA Evening Seminar, which was held in the Bank of Greece’s Event Hall. The seminar was titled: “Universities, Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Development”, and his presentation was titled: “We innovate by researching and we do business by innovating: The development challenge of Greek polytechnic schools and universities.”
Specifically, the conference began on Tuesday, May 23, at 14:00. From 14:00 to 14:50, the first thematic session was held:
University – Research: Issues of Institutional Problems and Academic Quality,
moderated by Marny Papamatthaiou, with speakers Socrates Katsikas, Theodoros Fortsakis, and Stavros Thomadakis.
From 14:50 to 16:30, the second thematic session followed:
University – Research: Innovation – Entrepreneurship – Development,
with contributions from Panos Tsakloglou, Yannis Caloghirou, Alexander Roggenkamp, Nikos Drandakis, Aristos Doxiadis, Kostis Hatzidakis, and Giannis Maniatis, moderated by Petros Kavasalis.
At 16:40, the third session began:
The Positions of the Political Parties,
with former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis. The discussion was moderated by Argyris Papastathis, and speakers included Niki Kerameus, Angelos Tolkas, Giorgos Mavrotas, Theodora Megalooikonomou, Anna Diamantopoulou, as well as a representative of the Ministry of Education.
Finally, from 18:30 to 19:50, a roundtable discussion was held on the fourth thematic session:
Connecting Universities, Research Centers & Businesses in Greece: Present and Future,
moderated by Paschos Mandravelis, with speakers Ioannis Stournaras, Haris Kyriazis, Nikos Paizis, Achilleas Gravanis, Evangelos Kalousis, Georgios Doukidis, and Kostas Kaltsas.
You can view Professor Caloghirou’s presentation here.
Professor Yannis Caloghirou of NTUA, as an invited speaker, delivered a lecture at EKDDA on April 4, 2017, titled:
“Structural Policies for Development and Competitiveness – The Return of Industrial Policy and Its Linkage with Public Policies for RTDI (Research, Technological Development and Innovation) and Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in the Early 21st Century.”
You can view the presentation here.