PROVISIONAL PROGRAM
9:00
Opening by HE President Nikos Christodoulides
9:15
IRENE PIKI
 The agenda of the Government 
9:35
GIORGOS PECHNIVANOGLOU
Energy Democracy in Action, The Paradigm of Tilos Project
 10:00
DHIRAJ MUKHERJEE
The Art of Adapting
11:00
DEX HUNTER TORRICKE
The Disruption Decade: What Comes Next
12:00
ANDREAS NEOCLEOUS
Presentention TBA
12:30
RIAZ SHAH
Rise above the machines
13:00
BREAK
14:00
CALUM CHASE
Our Future with AI
15:00
Prof. JOHN OLIVER
The Fog of Streaming Wars
16:00
ALINA SAUER
BMW Operating System`s Design Journey
17:00
​TBA
18:00
DENNY KALIVOKA
The Cocktail Culture in a Sustainable World​
The 6th Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2023 with the thematic umbrella "The new normal" will approach the contemporary issues of humanity at the local and regional level. Artificial intelligence, the new work environment, communication strategies in the era of social media toxicity, climate change in our everyday life, the electrification of cars in Cyprus, the lost train of our energy self-sufficiency, mental health as an extension of physical health. Diversity and sustainability as the new normal. This is the agenda of the main stage at the biggest conference of the new era taking place in Nicosia.
The Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit will be held on October 17, 2023 and is being made possible thanks to the support of Cyta and the Bank of Cyprus.

​Το 6ο Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit 2023, με τη θεματική ομπρέλα «The New Normal», θα προσεγγίσει τα σύγχρονα ζητήματα της ανθρωπότητας σε τοπικό και περιφερειακό επίπεδο. Η ατζέντα του main stage, στο μεγαλύτερο συνέδριο νέας εποχής που διεξάγεται στη Λευκωσία, περιλαμβάνει την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, το νέο περιβάλλον εργασίας, την επικοινωνία μέσα από την τοξικότητα, την κλιματική αλλαγή στην καθημερινότητά μας, τηνκάλλιο αργά παρά ποτέ ηλεκτροποίηση της αυτοκίνησης στην Κύπρο, το χαμένο τρένο της ενεργειακής μας αυτάρκειας, την ψυχική υγεία ως προέκταση της σωματικής, αλλά και τηδιαφορετικότητα και τη βιωσιμότητα ως τη νέα κανονικότητα. 
Το Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit θα διεξαχθεί στις 17 Οκτωβρίου 2023 και γίνεται πραγματικότητα χάρη στην υποστήριξη της Cyta και της Τράπεζας Κύπρου.
Digital Agenda introduces the Alpha Stage Start-ups Innovation Platform where start uppers and Innovation Teams can participate in Digital Agenda Alpha Stage Artificial Intelligence Competition DAAS-AI. DAAS-AI aims to encourage teams from Cyprus and the region to present their innovative research work with commercialisation orientation through the startups journey and technology readiness level TRL between 3-5. 
DAAS-AI is targeting Start-ups and research teams who can demonstrate and or are working in the domain AI for start-up innovative ideas that target the Tourism or Media or Learning/Education sectors and want to take their work from lab to the marketplace and have reached a stage where they can attract private and VC, aiming to reach closer to the commercialisation.
4 proposals will be pre-selected by the jury and from these the winner through presentations within the Alpha Stage will win a prize of 10,000 euros on behalf of the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit.

Το Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit εισάγει την Πλατφόρμα Καινοτομίας για νεοσύστατες επιχειρήσεις «Alpha Stage», όπου οι startuppers και οι ομάδες καινοτομίας μπορούν νασυμμετάσχουν στον διαγωνισμό τεχνητής νοημοσύνης Digital Agenda Alpha Stage (DAAS-AI). Το DAAS-AI στοχεύει να ενθαρρύνει ομάδες από την Κύπρο και τη γύρω περιοχή να παρουσιάσουν το καινοτόμο ερευνητικό τους έργο, με προσανατολισμό την εισαγωγή τους σε πραγματικό εφαρμοσμένο περιβάλλον. 
Το DAAS-AI καλεί νεοφυείς επιχειρήσεις και ερευνητικές ομάδες που μπορούν να επιδείξουν, ή που εργάζονται ήδη στον τομέα AI για νεοφυείς καινοτόμες, ιδέες που στοχεύουν στους τομείς του Τουρισμού ή των Μέσων Ενημέρωσης ή της Μάθησης/Εκπαίδευσης. Αυτές θα πρέπει να επιζητούν να μεταφέρουν την εργασία τους από το εργαστήριο στην αγορά, έχοντας φτάσει σε ένα στάδιο όπου μπορούν να προσελκύσουν ιδιώτες και VC, με στόχο να φτάσουν πιο κοντά στην εμπορική εκμετάλλευση.
Τέσσερις (4) προτάσεις θα τύχουν προεπιλογής από την κριτική επιτροπή και από αυτές η νικήτρια μέσα από παρουσιάσεις στο πλαίσιο του Alpha Stage θα κερδίσει βραβείο 10.000 ευρώ εκ μέρους του Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit. 
Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit and Diffords guide Greece, together with Deejay Radio, join their positive energy every year and organize one of the top ranked Cocktail Festivals in the world!
More than ten award-winning bars from Europe meet a similar number of bars from Cyprus and, side by side, they make new handcrafted cocktail recipes that you have never tried before!
Together with the island's top D.J, Deejay Radio 93.5 and its team, they create the soundtrack under which the attendees from the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit unite with the city of Nicosia and its residents creating an unforgettable experience for 5000+ attendees.

Το Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit και το Difford’s Guide Greece μαζί με τον Deejay Radio, ενώνουν κάθε χρόνο τη θετική τους ενέργεια και διοργανώνουν ένα από τα κορυφαία Cocktail Festival στον κόσμο! Περισσότερα από δέκα βραβευμένα μπαρ από την Ευρώπη συναντούν αντίστοιχο αριθμό μπαρ της Κύπρου και μαζί φτιάχνουν νέες χειροποίητες συνταγές κοκτέιλ, που δεν έχετε δοκιμάσει πουθενά ξανά! 
Μαζί ο κορυφαίος DJ του νησιού, ο Deejay Radio 93.5, που μαζί με την ομάδα του δημιουργούν το soundtrack κάτω από το οποίο οι σύνεδροι του Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit ενώνονται με την πόλη της Λευκωσίας και τους κατοίκους της, δημιουργώντας μια αξέχαστη εμπειρία για 5000+ παρευρισκόμενους.

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Meet our 2023 Speakers & Collaborators

DEX HUNTER-TORRICKE
DeepMind Google/ SpaceX
Head of Global Communications & Marketing
​Dex Hunter-Torricke is Head of Global Communications & Marketing for Google DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI labs. Among other roles, Dex has formerly served as head of communications for SpaceX, head of executive communications for Facebook, and as executive speechwriter for Google. Dex began his career as speechwriter and spokesperson for the office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. A New York Times-bestselling ghostwriter, Dex regularly speaks about the social, economic and organizational impacts of new technologies.
DHIRAJ MUKHERJEE
Shazam Entertainment
Co-founder
Dhiraj Mukherjee is the Co-founder of Shazam Entertainment, the world’s first mobile phone-based music recognition service. Shazam was acquired by Apple in 2017 for a reported $400 million.
Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Top 50 technology entrepreneurs in 2015, and elected a member of The Digital Banking Club’s “Power 50” in 2016, Dhiraj was previously Head of Banking Innovation at Virgin Money, where he was responsible for developing new digital banking services, including one aimed at serving 2.2 million students in the UK.
He is now an active angel investor focused on emerging technologies and “Tech for Good,” and was selected for Smith & Williamson’s “Power 100” in 2017 for supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.K.
​Dhiraj has a degree in Mathematical Economics from Dartmouth College, USA and an MBA from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He speaks regularly at conferences on innovation, entrepreneurship and emerging technology.
CALUM CHASE
Best-selling writer and sought-after speaker
​on artificial intelligence
Calum Chace is a best-selling writer and sought-after speaker on artificial intelligence. He focuses on the medium- and long-term impact of AI on all of us as individuals, societies and economies. 

His non-fiction books on AI are The Economic Singularity, about the prospect of widespread technological unemployment, and Surviving AI, about the likelihood of strong AI and superintelligence. Calum is also the author of Pandora's Brain, a techno-thriller about the first superintelligence. He runs a blog on the subject at pandoras-brain.com. 

Before becoming a full-time writer and speaker, Calum had a 30-year career in journalism and business, in which he was a marketer, a strategy consultant and a CEO. He maintains his interest in business by serving as chairman and coach for a selection of growing companies. In 2000 he co-wrote The Internet Startup Bible, a business best-seller published by Random House.

A long time ago, Calum studied philosophy at Oxford University, where he discovered that the science fiction he had been reading since boyhood was actually philosophy in fancy dress.​
PROF. DR. JOHN OLIVER
Leading academic
in the field of media management and a former President of the European Media Management Association
Prof. Dr. John Oliver is a leading academic in the field of media management and a former President of the European Media Management Association. He has a successful track record in delivering world class impact from his research which has informed the UK Government’s Innovation Strategy, UK communications policy and regulation, and influenced the public policy debate on internet regulation. His research into ‘strategic organisational transformation’ resulted in multi-million pound investments made by FTSE 100 firms.
Prof. Oliver currently serves as an advisor to the Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology’s Horizon Scanning & Foresight Committee.
ALINA SAUER
BMW Group 
Global lead of the UI/UX design communication
Alina Sauer is the global lead of the BMW Group UI/UX design communication.
For years, the UI/UX design of BMW Group vehicles has borne the signature of Alina Sauer. Until the beginning of 2023, she was the global design project leader for UI/UX series development, helping to develop five BMW Group operating system generations, starting with classic controller operation and touch-first interaction and ending with a holistic user experience for the customer.
Alina Sauer studied interaction design and design strategy at the University of Augsburg. Her current focus at BMW Group is on the perfect interplay of interaction principles, design and technology.
Telling and showing the resulting holistic experience for the customer and the design story behind it is Alina Sauer's daily mission.
​
NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES
​President of the Republic of Cyprus
Nikos Christodoulides was born on 6 December 1973 in Paphos.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Economics, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies from the City University of New York, Queens College, and a Master’s degree in Political Science from New York University. He holds a doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens.
He was a career diplomat between 1999 and 2018. During this time, he served, inter alia, as Consul General at the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in the United Kingdom, as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Cyprus in Greece and as Spokesperson of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU at the Permanent Mission of Cyprus in Brussels.
He also served as Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus (2013-2018) and as Government Spokesman (2014-2018). On 1st March 2018 he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position which he held until his resignation on 11 January 2022.
Between 2007 and 2010 he was a Lecturer and Research Associate at the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Cyprus in the subject of History of the Postwar World. He is the author of the books Plans for Solution of the Cyprus Problem 1948-1978 (2009), Relations between Athens and Nicosia and the Cyprus Problem, 1977-1988 (2013), and Geopolitical Realities in the Plans for Solution of the Cyprus Problem 1948-1978 (2021).
On February 12, 2023, he won the Presidential Elections with a percentage of 51.97% and assumed his duties as the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus.
He is married to Philippa Karsera and has four daughters, Ioanna, Ekaterini, Despina-Maria, and Phoebe.
Dr. - ING. GEORGE PECHLIVANOGLOU
​Director General of Eunice Energy Group
George Pechlivanoglou studied mechanical engineering (BSc) and completed the MSc in renewable energy technology at the University of Oldenburg, Germany.
He completed his doctoral dissertation (Ph.D.) in the field of wind turbine aeroservoelasticity at TU Berlin, Germany, and did post-doctoral work at the same institute. Has published more than 90 scientific papers and holds more than 13 national and international patents. 
George Pechlivanoglou has 18 years of industrial experience in the wind energy market and 10 years of experience as a wind energy expert designer and wind turbine technical inspector with international collaborations and a global project portfolio. He held the position of the technical director of SMART BLADE GmbH for 8 years and has established several global collaborations with corporations like 3M, Vestas, Nordex, etc.
He is the former Wind Energy Committee Chair at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and a member of the German Chamber of Engineers (VDI) as well as the former representative of the Technical University of Berlin at the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE).
Dr. G. Pechlivanoglou currently holds the position of Director General of Eunice Energy Group. 
KYRIAKOS KOKKINOS
Εx-Deputy Minister to the President  for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Kyriacos Kokkinos is the Ex-Deputy Minister to the President for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.
He previously served as the Chief Scientist for Research & Innovation of the Republic of Cyprus, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Research & Innovation Foundation and Member of the National Board of Research & Innovation.
He is a distinguished professional with 30 years of experience in Executive Management, Technology and Business Consulting, served at senior Executive roles in global corporations such as IBM Europe (Executive Director & Partner) and PwC. He also served at the Board of Directors of many Organisations, including Invest Cyprus (Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency - CIPA), the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), the Cyprus Port Authority (CPA), and the Board of Trustees of the Cyprus Institute.
He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for professional excellence, including the ‘Business Leader of the Year Award’ 2016, by Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and the ‘Quality Leader Award 2015’ by Cyprus Quality Association.
GEORGE TZIORTZIS
Digital Economy and Transformation Advisor to BoC
With more than 23 years of professional experience in Transformation and Technology, George has been working with the Bank of Cyprus since 2017 either as a member of the Bank or an advisor to support the leading organization in its efforts of digitalization. He has been responsible for managing the Information Technology, Change Delivery and Digital Transformation functions and was tasked with transforming the Information Technology function based on a next generation operating model, defining and delivering the Digital Transformation roadmap for the Bank, developing. Digital Economy enablement model and delivering change through process optimisation, re-organisation and automation. Currently he is acting as an Advisor to the Bank of Cyprus while leading the EY Cyprus Consulting practice. In the past George also held several management positions within KPMG in the USA, Switzerland and Cyprus  where he managed and delivered transformational engagements for clients in different countries and industry sectors with a focus on Banking, Government and Telecommunications.
Dr. ALEXANDROS CHARALAMBIDES
Associate Professor, Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Alexandros Charalambides is a full-time Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Cyprus University of Technology, used to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), and has worked/is working on more than 20 Research Programs as principal investigator/ lead participant. He has always been in favour of promoting entrepreneurship and bringing research and innovation to industry, and is one of the founders of Chrysalis LEAP, the first cleantech accelerator in Cyprus.
ANDREAS NEOCLEOUS
CEO Of CYTA
Andreas Neocleous is the first CEO of Cyta, Cyprus’ largest telecommunications organisation, to have been appointed from the private sector. On assuming his duties in January 2019, he redefined the organisation’s vision and set it on a course of growth and dynamic evolution, which has since resulted in a significant increase in revenue and profitability. 
Under his leadership, Cyta dealt effectively with COVID-19, simultaneously supporting households, businesses and all state services. During the same period, he negotiated and signed a landmark agreement allowing the broadcasting of all Cypriot football matches by all the island’s TV platforms. 
Before taking up his duties at Cyta, he was, among others, Director of Business and Customer Experience at MTN Cyprus, Commercial Manager at Ericsson and a Senior Technology Analyst at Goldman Sachs in London and New York. Through the course of his career, he has gained deep knowledge and experience of issues relating to leadership, reform, modernisation and corporate culture transformation.
He has a PhD in Telecommunications & Digital Signal Processing and a Master of Engineering in Electrical and ElectronicEngineering, both from Imperial College, University of London.
DEMETRIS LOTTIDES
Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit Founder
With the launch of the magazine Must in 1999, Dimitris Lottidis established a small magazine publishing business that, along with his brother Christis, has grown into one of the most significant media conglomerates in the nation. He is regarded as one of Cyprus' media industry's forerunners. He founded numerous Cypriot print and digital publications (such as Man magazine, Beautiful People Magazine, DECO, and WiZ Guide), as well as Must fashion, street festivals, and other events. In 2008, he spearheaded the initiative to publish the historic Athenian newspaper KATHIMERINI in Cyprus as a collaboration with its parent newspaper KATHIMERINI, with the goal of creating Cypriot media characterized by quality and propriety, supporting Cyprus's European direction. He founded the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit, which aims to establish an annual regional technology conference that will support the country and the broader region as a hub for the exchange of ideas and solutions for humanity's future.
He studied journalism and law at the Kapodistrian University of Athens and has a Master's degree in  Communication Policy Studies from the CITY University of London. He is a supporter of biodiversity and sustainable development, serves on numerous boards and associations for the media industry, and has been publishing articles on a regular basis for 25 years.
Dr. MARIA TERZI
Co-Founder and CEO of Malloc
Dr. Maria Terzi is the co-founder and CEO of Malloc - an AI-driven privacy and data security startup.  Maria holds a Ph.D. in Machine Learning and Recommender Systems, funded by EPSRC. She has previously worked at Google, the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, and the University of Cyprus among others. Maria has won two Google hackathons and she was selected as a Secure and Private AI scholar by Facebook. She is in the organizing team of hack{cyprus} contributing to the evolution of the technological ecosystem in Cyprus.
ITAI GREEN
FOUNDER AND CEO OF INNOVATE ISRAEL
DEMETRIOS ZOPPOS
CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER, 33East
MELINA MAI
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE AT BIG PI VENTURES
KATERINA PRAMATARI
FOUNDING PARTNER AT UNI.FUND
YIANNIS EFTYCHIOU
CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER, 33East

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​October 17th, 2023

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SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE

WHAT IS DIGITAL AGENDA CY?

Nicosia, Cyprus, being an international service centre, is becoming a regional education hub with 6 Universities, 30K students, from more than 120 countries. Living in changing times we gather A-class technology speakers and policymakers to discuss about the future of humanity in regional ​and European perspective.

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∙ Endorse the student/ youth community to discuss and speak about the future
∙ Rise the Global agenda in local perspective
∙ Establishing Nicosia as a creative hub in the world digital agenda
∙ Presenting A – class speakers in topics that have never been discussed in our region

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