Provisional Program
09:00
A welcome greeting from the organisers
Demetris Lottides
09:05
Opening speech from the Mayor Of Nicosia
Charalambos Prountzos
09:15
Cyprus: A digitalised country. The vision
HE The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides
09:30
How to build a digital society
Taavi Rõivas
10:00
Discussion TBA
10:30
How to think about the AI opportunity
David Rowan
Back in 1995, a new web browser called Netscape made it possible to explore a few thousand black-and-white, text-only websites. It didn't feel then that the consumer internet would transform everything from commerce to politics and entertainment — but the combination of an open protocol, a decentralised network and exponential falls in bandwidth costs enabled disruption that within a decade had transformed economic and geopolitical power. Today's nascent AI boom is a similar if more accelerated moment of transformation — and this is the moment to profit from AI's ability to boost productivity, to rethink sectors from education to healthcare, and generally to allow Cyprus's early adopters to compete disproportionately on the world stage. David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED magazine in the UK and author of the bestselling book "Non-Bullshit Innovation: 17 Proven Ways to Transform How You Work", will explain why you're not too late, why the next tech boom makes geography history, and how to build a culture to enable authentic innovation that can boost Cyprus as a digital democracy and business capital.
11:00
An age of miracles? Our amazing future with AI
Calum Chace
A deep dive into the transformative age of AI miracles. From robots, longevity breakthroughs, and space travel to the rise of superintelligence and brain-computer interfaces, we’ll explore the fast-approaching singularity. Calum Chace will present the future implications and the actions needed to navigate this rapidly evolving landscape.
11:30
Subject TBA
Andreas Neocleous
12:00
Winning the Talent Game
Beth Davis
We know getting and keeping the right talent is imperative. The challenge is everyone is doing this, so how do we differentiate our company to attract and retain the best people? How do we win the talent game?
Beth Davies spent over 25 years working in senior leadership HR roles at innovative companies known around the world – Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and Gap. During her 6 years at Tesla, the company grew from 800 to 33,000 employees. Company leaders recognized that fast growth like this presented great risk. If the right people weren’t hired or it there wasn’t alignment around the strategy, priorities, and core values, the company would fail before it got started.
In this session, Beth shares stories from her career that illustrate what strategies HR used to hire the right people, get them up to speed quickly, and keep them engaged. You’ll leave inspired to think and act in new ways.
12:30
Discussion TBA
13:00
Break
14:00
Alpha Stage
The Cyprus start-ups to be proud of: How they made their vision a reality.
Kyriakos Kokkinos
14:05
Promed Bioscience
Mariana Procopi Demetriades
14:15
EMBIO Diagnostics
Constantinos Loizou
14:25
ASCANIO
Minas Kyriacou
14:35
MallocPrivacy
Maria Terzi
14:45
Discussion TBA
15:00
We love Cyprus. But why?
Petr Valov
15:30
Rocketfuel you innovation and creativity: inside secrets from big movies and their makers
Jason Bevan
The “secret sauce” from big Hollywood movie studios on how they develop some of the world’s most creative concepts for iconic movies; with clear, simple, practical tools on how you can apply the same tips and techniques to your own work.
Inspiring stories of creative bravery and fresh thinking from the sets of some of the best known movies and the people who made them.
How to embed a culture of creativity by understanding how we all develop ideas, what triggers your own creativity and what may be blocking your ability to innovate.
The use of Gen AI technology and data to channel and direct creativity to make maximum impact.
16:00
Discussion TBA
16:30
Presentation by Google TBA
17:00
Doing the hard work to make things simple | Kicking off the Digital Citizen
Nicodemos Damianou
17:30
The AI Hologram
Simon Hanemaaijer
Lexie is an innovative AI hologram we specifically developed for the education market. It provides interactive support by enabling users to ask questions (prompts) and enhancing lessons with animations. Lexie’s applications go beyond education—it can be used in various fields, from multilingual communication to delivering personalized learning materials at any level. Due to its versatility, Lexie can also be employed at events, presentations, and even in corporate environments. Designed to enrich the learning experience, Lexie makes advanced technology accessible to both students and professionals across a wide range of industries.
18:00
Cyprus Cocktail Festival
*Provisional title of presentation
A welcome greeting from the organisers
Demetris Lottides
09:05
Opening speech from the Mayor Of Nicosia
Charalambos Prountzos
09:15
Cyprus: A digitalised country. The vision
HE The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides
09:30
How to build a digital society
Taavi Rõivas
10:00
Discussion TBA
10:30
How to think about the AI opportunity
David Rowan
Back in 1995, a new web browser called Netscape made it possible to explore a few thousand black-and-white, text-only websites. It didn't feel then that the consumer internet would transform everything from commerce to politics and entertainment — but the combination of an open protocol, a decentralised network and exponential falls in bandwidth costs enabled disruption that within a decade had transformed economic and geopolitical power. Today's nascent AI boom is a similar if more accelerated moment of transformation — and this is the moment to profit from AI's ability to boost productivity, to rethink sectors from education to healthcare, and generally to allow Cyprus's early adopters to compete disproportionately on the world stage. David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED magazine in the UK and author of the bestselling book "Non-Bullshit Innovation: 17 Proven Ways to Transform How You Work", will explain why you're not too late, why the next tech boom makes geography history, and how to build a culture to enable authentic innovation that can boost Cyprus as a digital democracy and business capital.
11:00
An age of miracles? Our amazing future with AI
Calum Chace
A deep dive into the transformative age of AI miracles. From robots, longevity breakthroughs, and space travel to the rise of superintelligence and brain-computer interfaces, we’ll explore the fast-approaching singularity. Calum Chace will present the future implications and the actions needed to navigate this rapidly evolving landscape.
11:30
Subject TBA
Andreas Neocleous
12:00
Winning the Talent Game
Beth Davis
We know getting and keeping the right talent is imperative. The challenge is everyone is doing this, so how do we differentiate our company to attract and retain the best people? How do we win the talent game?
Beth Davies spent over 25 years working in senior leadership HR roles at innovative companies known around the world – Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, and Gap. During her 6 years at Tesla, the company grew from 800 to 33,000 employees. Company leaders recognized that fast growth like this presented great risk. If the right people weren’t hired or it there wasn’t alignment around the strategy, priorities, and core values, the company would fail before it got started.
In this session, Beth shares stories from her career that illustrate what strategies HR used to hire the right people, get them up to speed quickly, and keep them engaged. You’ll leave inspired to think and act in new ways.
12:30
Discussion TBA
13:00
Break
14:00
Alpha Stage
The Cyprus start-ups to be proud of: How they made their vision a reality.
Kyriakos Kokkinos
14:05
Promed Bioscience
Mariana Procopi Demetriades
14:15
EMBIO Diagnostics
Constantinos Loizou
14:25
ASCANIO
Minas Kyriacou
14:35
MallocPrivacy
Maria Terzi
14:45
Discussion TBA
15:00
We love Cyprus. But why?
Petr Valov
15:30
Rocketfuel you innovation and creativity: inside secrets from big movies and their makers
Jason Bevan
The “secret sauce” from big Hollywood movie studios on how they develop some of the world’s most creative concepts for iconic movies; with clear, simple, practical tools on how you can apply the same tips and techniques to your own work.
Inspiring stories of creative bravery and fresh thinking from the sets of some of the best known movies and the people who made them.
How to embed a culture of creativity by understanding how we all develop ideas, what triggers your own creativity and what may be blocking your ability to innovate.
The use of Gen AI technology and data to channel and direct creativity to make maximum impact.
16:00
Discussion TBA
16:30
Presentation by Google TBA
17:00
Doing the hard work to make things simple | Kicking off the Digital Citizen
Nicodemos Damianou
17:30
The AI Hologram
Simon Hanemaaijer
Lexie is an innovative AI hologram we specifically developed for the education market. It provides interactive support by enabling users to ask questions (prompts) and enhancing lessons with animations. Lexie’s applications go beyond education—it can be used in various fields, from multilingual communication to delivering personalized learning materials at any level. Due to its versatility, Lexie can also be employed at events, presentations, and even in corporate environments. Designed to enrich the learning experience, Lexie makes advanced technology accessible to both students and professionals across a wide range of industries.
18:00
Cyprus Cocktail Festival
*Provisional title of presentation
