LLMs Made in Greece: From Research to Entrepreneurship
Monday, September 8, 19:00 | Ypsilon, Thessaloniki
08-09-2025
The Athena Research Center invites you to an open event titled “LLMs Made in Greece: From Research to Entrepreneurship”, taking place on Monday, September 8 at 19:00, at Ypsilon in Thessaloniki. The event is organized as a satellite action within the framework of Athena’s participation in the 89th Thessaloniki International Fair.
Aimed at the research, technology, and business communities of Thessaloniki, the event will explore the emerging Greek-language Large Language Models (LLMs), their prospects, and their applications across various sectors of the economy and society. The program will begin with two short presentations by Athena researchers and continue with a panel discussion featuring scientists and professionals from the fields of artificial intelligence, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Speakers include:
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Vassilis Katsouros, Director, Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP), Athena Research Center
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Kostis Kaggelidis, CEO, Gnomon Informatics SA
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Vassilis Nikolopoulos, CTO & Co-Founder, Avokado
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Thanasis Politis, Senior Solutions Architect, PCG International
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Spyros Tsafaras, Head of R&D, TETRAGON SA
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Petros Zerfos, Principal Research Scientist & Manager, IBM Research
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Maria Giagkou, Expert Scientist, Athena Research Center
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Sokratis Sofianopoulos, Research Associate, Athena Research Center
The discussion will highlight the transformative potential of LLMs and the role of Artificial Intelligence in strengthening Greece’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.