Agenda

Leveraging Digital Economy in Cyprus

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

Presenter & Conference Moderator: Andrie Penta , Spokesperson, Organizational Leader

09:00 – 09:05

Conference Introduction and the concept of Digital Economy, Demetris Nicolaou, Chief Digital Officer, Bank of Cyprus

09:05 – 09:15

Greetings by:
• Stelios D. Himonas, Permanent Secretary of the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
• Christodoulos Angastiniotis, President of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SESSION 1

09:15 – 09:35

The Value and Transformation of European Retail , Jean-Albert (J-A) Nyssen (Online), Senior Advisor and Chief Economist, EuroCommerce

09:35 – 09:55

Legal and Regulatory Framework – Digital Economy , Karolina Argyridou, Managing partner K. Argyridou & Associates LLC

09:55 – 10:15

TechIsland: Vision for Cyprus , Stylianos Lambrou, Co-Founder, Heart Group
Member of the board of TechIsland

10:15 – 10:25

Q’s & A’s

10:25 – 10:55

Networking Coffee Break

SESSION 2

10:55 – 11:15

Let’s Create!, Elena Meli, Manager Business Development, Alliances & Operations (for the Digital Economy Platform), Bank of Cyprus

11:15 – 11:35

Engagement, Marketing & Sustainability in E-Commerce, Stavriana Nathanail, Head of Opium Works

11:35 – 11:55

Unlocking the true potential of the Digital Economy: Moving from Cyber Defense to Cyber Resilience , Christos Onoufriou, CEO of Odyssey Cybersecurity

11:55 – 12:05

Q’s & A’s

12:05 – 12:45

PANEL DISCUSSION: CYPRUS FINTECH HORIZONS BY ECOMMBX
Coordinator: George Papadopoulos
, non-Executive Director ECOMMBX
• Demetra Kalogerou, Ex Chairwoman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commision (CySEC)
• John Georgoulas, President of the Association of Cyprus Electronic Money & Payments Institution (ACEMPI), non-Executive Director of ECOMMBX

12:45 – 13:00

Closing Remarks

13:00 – 14:00

Networking Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Working Group Sessions:
Workshop 1: How to leverage Digital Tools for your company and organization
Christophoros Tzirtzipis, Head of Performance & E-Commerce at Digital Tree Group
Workshop 2: The evolving threat landscape: Understanding destructive threats
Alexandros Kaniklides, Manager, IthacaLabsTM
Workshop 3: An early preview of the future – doing business in the Digital Economy
Demetris Nicolaou, Chief Digital Officer, Bank of Cyprus
Elena Meli, Manager Business Development, Alliances & Operations (for the Digital Economy Platform), Bank of Cyprus
Workshop 4: Legal and Regulatory Framework – Digital Economy
Karolina Argyridou (LLB, LLM), Managing partner K. Argyridou & Associates LLC