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Under the Patronage of H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms. Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Delphi Economic Forum IX

April 10-13, 2024

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Georgios Nounesis

Georgios Nounesis

Georgios Nounesis

Director & Chairman of the Board

National Centre for Scientific Research, Greece

Georgios Nounesis was the Director & Chairman of the Board of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (www.demokritos.gr), for the period 2017-2021, re-elected for a second term 2021-2025. During his tenure, he is credited with reforms that led to the rapid growth of technology transfer rates to start ups and multinationals and the creation of successful spin-offs. He pioneered the Stavros Niarchos Industrial Fellowship Program and founded AHEDD, (the Attica Hub for the Economy of Data and Devices), now coordinating “Smart Attica” one the four European Digital Innovation Hubs of Greece. Over the last four years “Lefkippos”, the technology park at Demokritos evolved into a most dynamic organization supporting and accelerating innovative deep-tech entrepreneurship. Since 2020 he has been appointed as a Member of the Board of the Hellenic Space Center, (hsc.gov.gr), a term expiring in 2025. In 2022 he was elected as a member of the NATO Advisory Group on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies.
Dr Nounesis studied Physics at the University of Athens (BS) and the University of Minnesota (PhD in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics) and attended executive courses at the Harvard Kennedy School. Other than Demokritos, he held research and academic appointments at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and CNRS (Bordeaux).

Thursday 11

  • 14.45 - 15.30

    Building the Research, Technology, and Innovation Infrastructure for the Future

    • FUTURE

    location_onAmphictyon Hall | Anemolia Hotel, Arachova

    Programming Partner: Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC)

    Driven by rapid advances in technology, the focus on infrastructure is expanding beyond roads and bridges to include a wide range of infrastructure to support R&D and innovation. This spans the modernization of existing public and academic laboratory facilities to meeting the skyrocketing need for computing power for AI, to physical places that foster the collaboration between industry and the research community that drives innovation. Panelists will explore these needs, new models, and the challenges of investment and access to this critical infrastructure.

  • 19.25 - 20.30

    Higher Education Collaborative Arrangements: What Does the Future Hold?

    • EDUCATION

    location_onAhrweiler Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi

Saturday 13

  • 09.00 - 09.45

    Innovation Imperative: The Future οf Defense Technology

    • DEFENCE

    location_onKaramanlis Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi