2nd CITEA Digital Cyprus Conference

Registration

Matina Zisiadou, Manager, CITEA

Introduction by the chairperson.

Demetris Nissiotis, President, Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA)

Welcome Address.

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General, DIGITALEUROPE

Digital: from risk to resilience Digital resilience emerged as a new central societal concept during the Covid 19 pandemic, and it has become even more critical following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the recent heart-breaking earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Digital Resilience refers to our ability as a society to use digital technologies to prevent and face crises like pandemics, natural disasters, cyberattacks and hybrid wars, while sustaining our financial and security assets. Digital Resilience is highly reliant on the close collaboration between the private tech sector and the public sector. While the latter holds the institutional decision-making process for common good, the private sector holds the key to most of today’s tech innovation and the digital infrastructure required to swiftly face and recover from any severe disruption. At a time of rising hybrid threats, Europe’s security is heavily dependent on its ability to foster a strong public/private partnership while providing the appropriate conditions for digital companies to scale up and grow in Europe.

Philippos Hadjizacharias, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy

Keynote Adress.

George Michaelides, Commissioner of Communications, Office of the Commissioner of Communications

Cybersecurity in Cyprus – New Developments at the Digital Security Authority

Radoslaw Kedzia, Vice President, Huawei CEE & Nordic Europe Region, Huawei Technologies (Cyprus) Co. Ltd

Keynote Speech.

Peter Sany, Executive Advisor, Zoom

AI enabling Human Centric Hybrid Work und Businesses to Grow Digitalization, Hybrid Work and Artificial Intelligence have become reality in our work, private and social lives. Implemented and used correctly and ethically, AI will enable purposeful, intelligent and human centric work while increasing productivity as well as creativity for associates and businesses alike. Zoom is a front runner in the ethical and productive application of AI in its product set to improve learning, performance, customer intimacy, equity and inclusion while maintaining privacy and security.

Christian Rau, Senior Vice President Crypto and Fintech Enablement Mastercard Europe

Pulse: How New Rules Bring Digital Currencies into Everyday Life As a global leader in digital payments Mastercard is using the latest technology to enable safe, simple and secure payments across the globe offering choice to consumers and businesses on how to pay and get paid. Christian Rau, Senior Vice President Fintech and Crypto Enablement Europe, will discuss how Mastercard engages in the blockchain and distributed ledger space to leverage the innovative capacity of the technology without compromising on the fundamental values of trust, compliance and consumer protection that epitomize Mastercard.

Frank Zervos, Solution Engineering Director, Oracle

Do More with Data: The Hidden Data Economy Your organization’s data economy is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. How can you bring this hidden economy into the light and use it through the lens of data management to unlock its true value?

Matthieu DUMONT, Area Vice President, Salesforce

Salesforce Customer 360° Salesforce is the CRM leader. Matthieu will detail what is the Salesforce Customer 360 concept and how this helps Companies understand better their customers and grow their businesses.

Elias Stavropoulos, Technology Partner Architect, IBM

“AI+” in Business Automation “AI+” plays a pivotal role in Business Automation solutions, enhancing efficiency and driving intelligent decision-making. Leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and neural networks, AI-powered automation solutions enable businesses to automate tasks, extract insights from data, and optimize processes. AI algorithms analyze and learn from data patterns, empowering organizations to make prompt decisions, automate repetitive tasks, improve customer experiences, and gain a competitive edge.

CITEA’s Honouring Ceremony

Christina Kokkalou, Managing Director, IMR/University of NicosiaTM

The Digital Cyprus Survey 2023

Moderator: Antonis Skoullos, CITEA Board Member,

Panelists: Nicolas Kapatais, Alternate CTO, ECOMMBX, Marios Kapiris, Director, Kyndryl Cyprus, Katerina Neophytou, Sales Manager, Systems Integration, NetU Consultants Ltd, Elias Petrides, Professional Services Director, Datatech IT Solutions Ltd, Elena Soteriou, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, KPMG Limited Michael Tyrimos, Managing Director, Capacitor Partners Panel Discussion: Advancing digital services to thrive in disruptive times. What does it mean for Business in Cyprus and how corporations can benefit Continuously evolving landscape, cutting-edge competition, and rising customer expectations have become a general thumb rule to adapt to in almost every industry. All industries must accelerate their adaptation to evolving technologies to initiate successful digital transformation journeys across their organisations so that they will have the tools to become fully customer-centric. Mobility of products & services Customer journey Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate routine tasks Cybersecurity

Fouad Chaarani, Managing Partner, Xenatus Global Ltd

Automation drives growth and profitability Industries and businesses are being redefined at the speed of light, driven by the evolution of the smart consumer. Traditional operating models are no longer sustainable due to the global shift in the business ecosystem. Companies must turn to automation supported by robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence, and deep machine learning. To double your revenue and profit, you should not have to double your overheads. Find out how!

Pavlos Kleanthous, Founder and Managing Director, Parsectix

Revolutionize Customer Experience and Transition to Greener Technologies with Event-Driven Architectures (EDAs) Discover how Event-Driven Architectures (EDAs) revolutionize customer experience while facilitating a transition to greener technologies, reducing costs, and shrinking your carbon footprint by 90%. EDAs connect service components, enabling realtime responses and personalized interactions. Learn how adopting EDAs empowers organizations to embrace eco-friendly practices, optimize resource utilization, reduce expenses, and achieve sustainability. Gain practical insights for implementing EDAs, ensuring a competitive edge in today’s dynamic business landscape.

Therapon Therapontos, Managing Director & Founder, DataKnights Ltd

Digital Identity: Enabling Digital Europe Digital Identity is becoming the cornerstone of digitalization. Europe is leading the way with an ambitious initiative to establish a harmonized digital identity framework to enable secure cross-border digital services. Join us as we explore the new identity landscape and the wealth of opportunities bound to materialize.

Tryphon Papazoglou, Country Manager, SoftOne Technologies Ltd

AI, at its simplest! Introducing AI technologies into businesses can be a complex process, but it can be simplified by graduallyintroducing AI tools and solutions. This can be done by first identifying the areas where AI can be most beneficial and starting with small-scale projects and gradually scaling up as the organization becomes comfortable with the technology. By following a strategic approach, businesses can successfully integrate AI technologies and reap the benefits of increased efficiency and productivity.

Nicolas Kourtellis, Telefonica Research Co-Director and Head of Systems AI Lab (SAIL), Telefonica I+D

The Next Generation Networks with Privacy-Preserving Artificial Intelligence Today’s (telco) networks are highly complex, distributed ecosystems composed of very diverse sub-environments. With the arrival of faster, more demanding (5G, 6G,..) networks and the envisioned applications they will support, traditional solutions for network management are reaching their limits, both with respect to performance and protection they can offer. Within Telefonica, we investigate how novel, beyond state-of-art methods based on privacy-preserving artificial intelligence, cloud, and edge computing, can enable more secure, private, and scalable systems and networks that will accommodate the needs of future networks and applications.

Jelle Niemantsverdriet, National Security Officer, Microsoft

Cybersecurity at scale – with a human touch Today’s cybersecurity landscape is more complex than ever before. We all need to scale up our efforts to effectively support our organisations in balancing risks and rewards. In the midst of all this, it’s easy to forget the role of people… Let’s explore how to factor all this into our strategies!

End of Conference – Networking Cocktail