14ο Διεθνές Θερινό Σχολείο Ψηφιακής Καινοτομίας και Νεοφυούς Επιχειρηματικότητας - DigiBus2026
DigiBus2026 Programme
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1st day— |
2nd day— |
3rd day— |
4th day— Thursday 16 July |
5th day— Friday 17 July |
6th day— 18 July |
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| 10.00 - 11.00 | Intro & Teams setup, Presentation of ideas |
Elevator Pitch Mentor 1: Dr. Gerasimos Kontos Mentor 2: Dr. Irina Gorelova |
Idea Mentoring Mentor 3: Dr. Dimitrios Damopoulos Mentor 4: Dr. Stephanie Garay |
Idea Mentoring
Mentor 6: Mr. Apostolos Constantinidis |
Teamwork |
Mentoring Session Future perspectives in each business idea Dr. Irina Gorelova (10:00 - 11:00)
New Research Ideas, venues, and opportunities for joint proposals Dr. Irina Gorelova Dr. Zoi Lachana (11:00 - 13:00) |
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
The leaders accept the members / declare |
Entrepreneurial Foresight as a Driver of Startup Success Dr. rina Gorelova |
Industry Keynote 2 From Wall Street to Neural Networks: How artificial intelligence is redefining the future of financial services Dr Dimitrios Salampasis, Swinburne University of Technology |
Idea Mentoring Mentor 7: Prof. Euripidis Loukis Mentor 8: Dr. Maria Kalyvaki |
Teamwork | |
| Break |
Team leaders to declare their teams: Leaders: TBA |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 |
Idea development & Pitching Prof. Yannis Charalabidis University of the Aegean, Greece |
Beyond the Implementation Gap: A Socio-Technical Strategy for Founders Dr. Thomas Lampoltshammer Danube University Krems, Austria |
AI Security & Trustworthiness for Businesses Dr. Dimitrios Damopoulos |
Innovation management in the Web3 space Dr. Enrico Ferro Fondazione Links, Italy (30') |
Final Presentations / Judges | |
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From Prompt Engineering to AI Avatars Dr. Stephanie Garay University of South Alabama, USA (30') |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14.00 - 15.00 |
Idea development & Pitching (MVP, Magic, Scalability, IP, Market Traction) Prof. Yannis Charalabidis, University of the Aegean, Greece |
Industry Keynote 1 CYBER RISK LANDSCAPE Mr. George Patsis CEO at OBRELA CORPORATION |
Current Financial and Management Challenges for Young Business Managers Mr. Apostolos Constantinidis |
An unconventional walk through a successful business model Prof. Francesco Bellini |
Final Presentations / Judges | |
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Workshop: Trust4Future Prof. Gonca Telli TAGES, Türkiye (1h 20m)
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| 15.00-16.00 |
DIGIMPACT: Digital Transformation for University-born Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ms. Maria Ioanna Maratsi & Dr. Zoi Lachana Greece |
Internet Business Models/AI in Supply Chain Abu Dhabi University, UAE |
'Classical' and Generative AI - A Revolution in Modern Business - Opportunities and Trends Prof. Euripidis Loukis University of the Aegean, Greece (30') |
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Beyond the Hype: Practical LLMs for Adaptive Business Operations Mr. Umair Ahmed University of Camerino, Italy (30') |
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| 16.00-16.30 | Work Assignment: Elevator Pitch | Work Assignment - Develop your concept |
Work Assignment: The Final Presentation |
Announce the final teams |
Industry Keynote 3:
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| 16.30 - 18.30 | Teamwork | Teamwork | Teamwork | Teamwork | Announcement of the Winning Teams | |
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18:30 - 20:30 |
Teamwork | Teamwork |
Reimagining Rural: The Future of Agribusiness, Tourism, and E-Commerce Dr. Maria Kalyvaki |
Teamwork | ||