““Medical Professions and Health Sciences and Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities”

Warm thanks to all the speakers and mentors who offered their time and knowledge, as well as to:

• Mr. Papadopoulos and Mr. Zarotiadis for the excellent cooperation on behalf of AUTh,
• Mr. Angelopoulos and Ms. Kalampouka for the flawless cooperation on behalf of IHU,
• and Mr. Kostopoulos, for his greeting on behalf of the Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU.

Part 1: Opening Remarks and Speaker Panels

Opening Remarks – Keynote Addresses (18:30 – 18:45)

• Stamatis Angelopoulos, Professor, Rector of the International Hellenic University (IHU)

• Vasileios Papadopoulos, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

• Grigoris Zarotiadis, Professor of Political Economy and Member of the Governing Council of AUTH, President of ASECU, Director of ILABSEM, Member of the World Academy of Art and Science

• Angelos Pangratis, Founder & President of ALLILON, former EU Chargé d’Affaires to the USA and EU Ambassador to Argentina & the WTO

• Ioannis Vrailas, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Greece to the European Union

Panel 1: Health Data Management & Cybersecurity (18:45 – 19:30)

(10-minute presentations by each speaker, without discussion. Discussion will take place in the mentoring panels that follow. Presentations will be recorded.)

Moderator:
Nikolaos Mavridis, MIT PhD, Academic & Consultant in AI / Data Science / Robotics, Startup Mentor, Innovator

Speakers:

• Konstantinos Psymopoulos, Harvard Instructor of Bioethics and Human Flourishing; Visiting Scholar in Medicine & Co-Director of the Program on Medicine and Religion at the University of Chicago
  “From Health to Well-being and Human Flourishing: Ethically Guided AI for Social Justice”

• Sotirios Tasoulis, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics Department, University of Thessaly
  “Big Data, Machine Learning, and Biomedical Challenges”

• Manolis Bambatsikos, Founder & 3D VR/AR Medical Visualization Specialist, 3DMedWorld, Thessaloniki
  “Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medicine”

• Giannis Pantelidis, Principal Engineer, R&D Cook Medical IMRI Division, Rhode Island, USA
  “Data, AI and Medical Technology” (EN)

Panel 2: Health Sciences and Technologies (19:30 – 20:30)

(10-minute presentations by each speaker, without discussion. Discussion will take place in the mentoring panels that follow. Presentations will be recorded.)

Moderator:
Georgios Kotrotsios, Former Vice President of Business Development, CSEM SA (Swiss Center for Technological Innovation)

Speakers:

• Andreas Lymberis, Head of Sector E.O2, European Innovation Council – Pathfinder
  “Bioelectronics: How the European Union Supports Research and Innovation”

• Nikos Maglaveras, Professor of Bioengineering, AUTH; Visiting Professor, Northwestern University
  “Wearables and AI in Digital Health Systems”

• Giorgos Kouvas, Senior Scientific Collaborator, University of Basel; Founder, Brainscape Medical; former CTO, Wyss Center; former executive at Merck-Serono
  “Implantable Devices for Neurological Disorders — Insights from the Evolving Field of Neurotechnology”

• Mary Tolikas, Chief Innovation Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
  “Innovations in Oncology – Progress & Challenges”

• Panni Tryfylli, SVP, Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications, Rapid Commercialization Partners
  “From Innovation to Impact: Unlocking Hope and Building Careers in Rare Disease Therapies within a Changing Health Ecosystem”

• Maria Chatzidimitriou, Physician, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, IHU
  “Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Diagnostic Technologies in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance”

Part 2: Group Advisory Sessions (Speed Mentoring)

(Group advisory sessions follow the ALLILON Speed Mentoring model: short questions and concise answers. Participants may submit questions in advance through the registration form, as well as during the event. Mentoring sessions are not recorded.)

Mentor Group:

Medical Professions and Health Sciences & Technologies – Challenges and Opportunities
(20:30 – 21:30)

Moderators:
G. Kotrotsios & N. Mavridis

Event Mentors:

• Konstantinos Psymopoulos, Harvard Instructor of Bioethics and Human Flourishing

• Sotirios Tasoulis, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly

• Manolis Bambatsikos, Founder & 3D VR/AR Medical Visualization Specialist, 3DMedWorld, Thessaloniki

• Giannis Pantelidis, Principal Engineer, R&D Cook Medical IMRI Division, Rhode Island, USA

• Andreas Lymberis, Head of Sector E.O2, European Innovation Council – Pathfinder

• Nikos Maglaveras, Professor of Bioengineering, AUTH; Visiting Professor, Northwestern University

• Giorgos Kouvas, Founder, Brainwave; former CTO, Wyss Center; former executive at Merck-Serono

• Mary Tolikas, Chief Innovation Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

• Panni Tryfylli, SVP, Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications, Rapid Commercialization Partners

• Maria Chatzidimitriou, Physician, Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, IHU

After the Event

Individual meetings between students and mentors may be arranged on a different date, subject to mutual availability. Please see the list of available mentors below and complete the event registration form.