Organizing Committee – Aristotle Innovation Forum

Organizing Committee

Rectorate Authorities

Kyriakos Anastasiadis

Rector of Aristotle University

Iakovos Michailidis

Vice Rector of International Relations and Outreach, Lifelong Learning and Student Care at Aristotle University

Nikolaos Maghioros

Vice Rector of Academic Affairs and Development at Aristotle University

Ioannis Rekanos

Vice Rector of Research and Innovation at Aristotle University

Organizing Committee

Yiannis (Ioannis) Salmatzidis

Executive Director of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Panayotis Glavinis

Professor of International Economic Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Aristotle University

Anthony H. Aletras

Director and Professor of Biomedicine and Imaging Technologies in the Laboratory of Computing, Medical Informatics and Biomedical Imaging Technologies of the School of Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Ioannis Tsinopoulos

Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Postgraduate Program of Studies of the Medical Department of the Aristotle University of the Thessaloniki

Georgios Tsoulfas

Professor of Transplantation Surgery and Chief at the Department of Transplantation Surgery at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Panagiotis Bamidis

Professor of Medical Physics, Informatics and Medical Education and Director of the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation in the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Kostas Alexandris

Professor and Dean of the School of PE and Sport Science at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Panos Patsalas

Professor of Advanced Materials in the Department of Applied and Environmental Physics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Polychronis Antonitsis

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Leontios J. Hadjileontiadis

Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kyriakos S. Chatzikyriakidis

Assistant Professor of the History of Hellenism in the East (Anatolia)

Alexandros Onoufriadis

Associate Professor of Medical Biology and Genetics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine.

Konstantinos G. Diamantis

Teaching and Laboratory Staff | School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Constantinos Bliatkas

Journalist – Author

Dimitra Mentekidou

Head of the International Relations Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Foteini Alopoudi

Head of the Public Relations Department

Panagiota Partakelidou

Head of the Directorate of Administrative Affairs Communication Officer for the EPICUR European Universities Alliance AUTh

Lena Louizou

Head of the Press Office at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Georgios K. Roussos

Head of Academic Technologies Support at the Digital Learning and Support Department of the Digital Governance Unit (DGU) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Elpis Vianni

Policy and programme coordinator at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Aristotle’s Innovation Forum International Committee

Ioannis Chrysoulakis

Chairman of Ahepa Hellenic Affairs Committee, President of Advisory Committee Open University, former Secretary General for Greeks Abroad

Bill Papastergiadis

National Chairman of Moray & Agnew

Dionysios Filiotis

Chairman and CEO of Pharmaserve-Lilly

Antonis Tsourdalakis

President of the Association of Greek Orthodox Communities and Parishes of Victoria of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia

Vasso Apostolopoulos

Professor and Director of the Longevity and Chronic Diseases Program at RMIT University

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Magdalena Simonis

Associate Professor Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne

Stella Kokoli

President of the Federation of Greek-American Educational and Cultural Associations of America and the founder of numerous philanthropic organizations focused on education, culture, and social service

Theodoros Vasilakopoulos

Professor of Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Stavros Nicolaou

Group Senior Executive, Aspen Pharmacare Holding Ltd.

Eleni Bousis

Founder and Chairman of the Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation for the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Stefanos Kales

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Professor & Director of the Occupational Medicine Residency at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health (HSPH)

Chrysa Voulgaridou

President of the Hellenic Association of Women in Culture and Tourism

Eleni Maraki-Beladaki

Vice-Governor for Education and Lifelong Learning of the Region of Crete, Founder and President of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (I.A.K.E.)

Apostolos E. Papalois

President of the Scientific Council, Biomedical Research and Education Special Unit, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine

Victoria Bousis

Media Director and Technologist

Maria Sofianou

Secretary General of the Municipality of Komotini

Olga Pavlidou Koutroumpis

G100 Global Women Leaders, Country Chair – Political Leadership (Greece), | Leadership Mentor | Keynote Speaker

Giannis Remediakis

COO & Managing Director of Pallas InfoTech

George Giannopoulos

Professor emeritus Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Cor. Member Academy of Athens

Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou

Founder and Chair Food For Thought Network Inc

Antonios Gasparis

System Chief for Ambulatory Vascular and Vein Program at Northwell Health

Katerina Panagopoulou

President of KALLIPATEIRA, Panhellenic Women’s Association, Ambassador at Large of the Hellenic Republic, National Ambassador of Greece to the Council of Europe for Sport, Tolerance & Fair Play

Stamatios Krimigis

Emeritus Head of the Space Exploration Sector at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)

Spyros G.E. Mezitis

Endocrinologist and researcher specializing in Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid Disorders, Weight Loss, and Custom Intravenous Infusions

Marinis Pirpiris

Orthopaedic surgeon

Alexandra Touroutoglou

Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Imaging Operations in the Frontotemporal Disorders Unit at Mass General Hospital, Boston, USA

Helen Gouzoulis

Board of Hellenic Medical Society of NY

John Manos

President of Commercial Real Estate, BankFinancial

Chris Kaitson

Supreme President Order of Ahepa

Christoforos Charalambakis

Full member of the Academy of Athens and Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Eleni Rafailidou

President of the Greek Community of Waiblingen, President of the Federation of Parents’ Associations of Baden-Württemberg, and Secretary of Omogenia Germanias

Archbishop Iosif (Joseph) Bosch

Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Athanasios Trikas

Professor of Cardiology

Nikolas Christodoulou

Director of IFA

Mary Zilemenou

Founder and coordinator of the International Water Forum

Christina Tsardikos

President Nostos, Argentina

Ekaterini Sofianou

President SOFMEDICA