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Stergios Logothetidis is Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is the Founder and Director of the Nanotechnology Center LTFN which developed into one of the most important centers in its field and is a strong pole of research and innovation Internationally. He coordinated 130 European Union & Nationally Funded R&I Project with a budget >250Μ€, with >400 peer review publications and 16 patents, and is the founder or co-founder of 5 start-up companies. Prof. Stergios Logothetidis is the Founder & President of the Organic Electronic Technologies (ΟΕΤ), the Hellenic Organic Electronics Companies Association (HOPE-A), and the International Nanotech Hub Thessaloniki, all based in Thessaloniki, Greece. He currently Coordinates two flagship EU projects with a total budget of 51.2 Μ€: a) The Center of Excellence COPE-Nano (Horizon Europe WIDERA Teaming), with budget of 30 Μ€, that creates an Autonomous and Sustainable Center of Excellence for Organic, Printed Electronics & Nanotechnologies (cope-nano.eu), and b) the Horizon Europe Flex2Energy Project (flex2energy.eu) with 21.2 Μ€, aiming to revolutionize the way energy is generated and used by building the world first automated manufacturing line for 3rd Generation Organic Photovoltaics for integration in buildings, agriculture, urban infrastructures, EV, consumer electronics, etc. He is the Organizer and Chairman of the NANOTEXNOLOGY multi-event which is the largest European Multi-event about nanotechnology (since 2004), and he is the Founder & Coordinator of the NANONET Innovation Network (since 2003), with 750 global members (universities, research centres, companies).

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Georges Hadziioannou since 2022 is Emeritus Professor of Bordeaux University (Fr). He obtained his doctorate in Physical Sciences at the Louis Pasteur University of Strasbourg in 1980. Between 1980 and 1982, he was an associate researcher at the Polymer Science and Engineering Department of the University of Massachusetts. In 1982, he became a member of the research staff at the IBM Almaden San Jose California Research Laboratory, where he led the "Surface and Interface Dynamics" group from 1986 to 1989. Between 1985 and 1989, he was concurrently Industrial Research Fellow of the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST), Washington DC, and consulting professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. In 1989, he became a professor at the University of Groningen (Netherlands), where he directed the Center for Materials Sciences (now Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials) from 1997 to 2000. In 2001, he joined the University Louis-Pasteur of Strasbourg where he was the director of the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (ECPM) between 2004 and 2009. From 2009 until 2022 Georges Hadziioannou was Professor at the University of Bordeaux at the Chair of “Advanced Functional Materials for Emerging Information, Communication and Energy Technologies”. He led the “Polymer Electronic Materials & Devices” group at the LCPO. He was also holder of the HOMERIC Industrial Chair (ANR/ARKEMA) from 2014 to 2019 and of the SMILE Industrial Chair (ANR/Arkema/ISORG/VALEO/Surys) from 2019 to 2024. He is simultaneously Founder and Director of the EquipEx ELORPrintTec and was Scientific Director of LabEx AMADEus (2011-2021). Since February 2022 he is President of the Scientific Expertise Coordination Committee (CCES) of the Nouvelle AquitaineRegion.His career is characterized by a strong commitment to fundamental research at different universities and research institutes around the world and a significant industrial tenure at the IBM Almaden Research Laboratory. He pioneered work on nanostructured polymer materials with innovations in flexible and printable organic electronic materials. He has published more than 450 articles (H =71, cited 17,006) and holds 45 patents. He has supervised 65 doctorates and welcomed more than 75 post-docs and visiting professors into his research group. He was co-founder of 2 startups: “Polymer Service Center”, for the scientific advice of small and medium-sized businesses, today POLYVATION, and “Papyron”, for the development of innovative technologies for electronic paper.His scientific and technical work has been recognized by the following prizes and distinctions. In 2019 he became Doctor Honoris Causa, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics. In 2016, he was elected an International Fellow of the United States National Academy of Engineering "For fundamental discoveries and ideas enabling the development of polymers with advanced functionality and performance." He obtained civil recognition in 2015 as “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques” and in 2021 as “Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques”. In 2010 he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea. In 2007, he received the Süe Prize from the Société Française de Chimie. In 1998, he received the Humboldt Research Prize. In 1993 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (USA).

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Thomas Kolbusch is Vice President of Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH, an equipment manufacturing company for coating, printing and laminating solutions located in Dormagen, Germany. He is member of the board of the OE-A (Organic Electronic Association) in Germany, a global association for printed electronics. He serves in the advisory board of Fraunhofer ITA institute. He served as member of the board of COPT.NRW, a local association in Germany, as well as exhibition chair of the LOPEC in Munich for five years. Thomas is active in the field of fuel cells, batteries, printed electronics, photovoltaics and medical applications. He organizes the international Coatema Coating Symposium for over 19 years and represents Coatema in a number of public funded German and European projects. Thomas Kolbusch studied Business Economics at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and got his degree as business economist in 1997. He started his career at 3M, Germany. Since 1999 he is working for Coatema Coating Machinery in different positions.

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Dimitrios Kollias is an experienced policy expert, serving as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy, specializing in Just Transition strategies, focusing on ensuring fair and equitable shifts from carbon-intensive economies to sustainable, green energy systems. Strong background in economic development, environmental justice, and labor market transitions. Passionate about creating policies that protect vulnerable communities while promoting sustainable growth and social inclusion. Up to 2022, have been Business Development Director, advisor and strategic partner laying the foundations and promoting the maturation of large projects with a positive social impact. Experienced in introducing pioneering 'intelligent energy solutions' to buildings and other facilities (public and private), encouraging technological innovation and the 'green transition'. An influencer with a significant impact focused on ensuring the full involvement of all stakeholders in an energy savings project, in the role of formulating development strategies and cultivating a wide network of key contacts in the private and public sectors. Concentrates on resources and actions to achieve attainable growth results and involves a long-term process in cultivating synergies, partnerships, memorandums and the implementation of environmental awareness programs in collaboration with public institutions, NGOs and the CSR departments of large corporations.

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Evangelos Bekiaris is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of the Central Directorate of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). He is Mechanical Engineer from NTUA, a distinguished researcher in the field of Sustainable Mobility and Transport. Since 2001, he has been an elected researcher at the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). He served as the Director of HIT from 2016 to 2024, completing two terms, and simultaneously held the position of Vice President of CERTH from 2021 to 2024. Since 1992 he has participated in 113 research projects, in 42 of which at the role of Coordinator. He has been serving as Greece’s National Representative in the European Partnership of Cooperative, Connected & Automated Mobility (CCAM) since 2022, and since 2024, he is also an elected member of its Executive Board. Since 2019, he has been representing Greece in the "Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities" Initiative under the Horizon Europe (HE) Programme, while also presiding over the European Rail Research Network of Excellence (EURNEX). In the past (2019-2023), he has been a member of the National Council for Research, Technology, and Innovation (NCRT), as well as Greece’s National Representative in the Horizon 2020 Transport Programme Committee (2014-2020). Furthermore, he has served as President of the Hellenic Institute of Electric Vehicles (HELIEV) from 2021 to 2024, President of the European Transport Research Alliance (ETRA) in 2021, President of the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) from 2019 to 2023, President of the European Associations FERSI (Road Safety, 2008-2011) and HUMANIST (on Human Factors in Transport, 2012-2015).

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Nikos Chrysogelos is the Deputy Mayor of Athens for Climate Governance, civil protection and Social Economy since 1/1/2024. Former MEMBER of the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2/2/2012 – 1/7//2014. 4th Vice-chairman of Regional Development Committee (REGI) of the European Parliament – Substitute member of Environment, Public Health and Food Security Committee (ENVI). Greens’ rapporteur in EP for social cohesion policies, regional development, eco-innnovation, bio-economy, smart specialisation, marine spatial planning, eHealth policies, “blue” economy etc. Member of the delegation of the EP for the west Balkan countries. Organiser of many conferences and events on energy cooperatives, eco-innovation, green economy, social economy, industrial symbiosis,, green ports, green shipping, green jobs in the European Parliament. President of the Board of the social cooperative Anemos Ananeosis / Wind of Renewal www.anemosananeosis.gr and project manager of the innovative and inclusive Welcommon Hostel www.welcommonhostel.gr in Athens. Regional Councillor in South Aegean (2010-2014). Active in climate action, green transition, combating energy poverty, social economy, social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, sustainable tourism, marine and environmental protection. Author of articles, books. Member of the official list with certificated trainers on environmental issues created by the Greek Minister of Labour. President of the Board and Project manager of the environmental NGO MEDITERRANEAN SOS Network (1999-2009). Project manager of Ecological Recycling Society. Training of trainers, educators, technicians and scientists on environmental and social issues related to sustainability. Lectures and teaching about sustainable development, climate change issues, local agenda 21, coastal management, EMAS and Life Cycle Analysis, reduction and recycling issues, programmes and policy for marine protection, energy communities, green transition, green and social economy. Manager and Environmental consultant in many european projects. Representative of the Greek ecological NGOs in the Legislative Committee for the alternative waste management (package, electric-electronic, used cars and tires, batteries, demolition etc} , established by the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works (1994-1999). Representative of the Greek Environmental NGOs in the Alternative Management Monitoring Committee for the implementation of the Law 2939/6-8-2001 on the “alternative management of package and other products” established by the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works (2001-2002).

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Grigoris Kaltsas serves at the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering of the University of West Attica as a full Professor while from 12/2013 to 03/2018 he was the president of the Department of Electronics of the TEI of Athens. He has participated as coordinator and principal investigator in more than 25 European and National research projects and is an active member of various scientific committees-organizations in the broader field of microsystems-sensors. He has been awarded five patents, two of which are international. He is the author of more than 180 scientific articles in international scientific journals and conferences, while he has at least 1220 citations with an h-index=20 (source: www.scopus.com). He has held 10 invited talks at major international conferences, summer schools, and workshops in the field of microsystems and sensor technology. Since 2011 he has been the Head of the Scientific Board of EMBIO Diagnostics Ltd (EMBIO) (http://www.embiodiagnostics.com/), which provides cutting-edge services and products in the area of biological systems and devices and is the world leader in cellular biosensors. He is the founder and head of the established Research Laboratory "Microsystems, Sensors, Embedded Devices and Automation" (microSENSES). In addition, he served as Technical Program Chairman of the international scientific conference "Eurosensors 2011". He is also a member of the International Program Committee of the conferences: "Eurosensors" (2012-23), "Micro-and Nano-Engineering (2008-2023), "ALLSENSORS" (2016-2023), "SENSORCOMM" (2018-23) and HORA (2020-21). Finally, he is an editor in various international scientific journals (MDPI Sensors, ISRN Electronics Journal, Sensors & Actuators A and B, and Elsevier-Procedia Engineering), while he is an active reviewer in a number of international scientific journals in the area of microsystems.

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Emmanuel Kymakis is a Full Professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) and Director of the Institute of Emerging Technologies of the HMU Center for Research & Innovation. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2003. His multidisciplinary research lies at the interface between nanotechnology and electrical engineering and is centered on the development of printed optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. He has published more than 150 research articles, which have attracted over 13.000 citations and an h-index of 60, while he has an extensive experience in the management of research and industrial projects (EUR 9.5 M research funding, design and implementation of 67 MWp of PV parks). Ηe is also included in the list of the top 2% of scientists in their respective fields by citation impact (PLoS Biol 17(8), e3000384). He has been an honorary lecturer at UConn and a recipient of an Isaac Newton and an EPSRC studentship. He was named as a 2014 ChemComm Emerging Investigator and has received three National Excellence Awards. He has served as a member of the founding General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI), a member of the Engineering sectoral scientific council of the National Council for Research & Innovation of Greece (NCRI) and the work package leader of Energy Generation of the EU FET-Flagship Initiative Graphene.

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Evangelos Mekeridis, as OET's Chief Technology Officer, leads the development of the world’s first automated manufacturing line for I(O)PVs. His expertise includes large-scale production and optimization of OPVs using Roll-to-Roll and Sheet-to-Sheet processes, prototype manufacturing of OPV, PPV, OLED devices, and sensors, as well as materials testing, encapsulation, and laser patterning for OE nanomaterials. Specialized in various printing techniques such as slot die, dip coating, gravure, flexo, screen, and inkjet printing. Experienced in ORMOSIL coatings, nanomaterials synthesis, and electrochemical deposition. Holder of 10 patents, 14 publications, and participant in more than 25 European and national R&D projects on nanomaterials, processes and applications.

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Thomas Stavrou is an Executive Director with more than 30 years of experience in the Renewable Energy Industry. Since 2021 he is the Managing Director of VALOREM in Greece, developing a portfolio of more than 700MW of Wind and PV projects.

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Loucas Gourtsoyannis serves as captain of the ISTIA AIGAIOU SailMed and Aegean Cargo Sailing projects. He was trained as a mining engineer in Greece and holds a PhD in Metallurgy from McGill University. He has worked in Canada, Greece and Belgium in research, technology, innovation and industrial standards. Loucas has a passion for sailing and took over from Jan Lundberg in February 2018.

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Argiris Laskarakis is Associated Professor in the Department of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) and Head of the Organic Electronics Group of the Nanotechnology Lab LTFN/COPE-Nano Center of Excellence. He is specialist in Flexible Organic & Printed Electronics nanomaterials (organic semiconductors, transparent electrodes, barriers for encapsulation) and devices (e.g. organic photovoltaics, organic thin film transistors) by vacuum and printing methods. Also, he is expert in optical metrology and modelling of inorganic, organic and hybrid nanostructured materials and thin films. He has participated as Senior Researcher in more than 18 EC funded R&D projects and as Project Manager in two H2020 and Horizon Europe R&D Projects. His scientific work includes more than 95 peer-reviewed publications in International Scientific Journals, 6 book chapters, and more than 160 presentations in International Scientific Conferences. Finally, for the last 19 years, he is responsible for the organization of the International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE).

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Ioannis Gkaragkos holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Auth University in Thessaloniki and also a Master in Business Administrator from University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki. For the last twenty years he was the Director and the Plant and Production Manager in a Private Company in the field of Plastics. His expertise includes large scale production of Thermoplastics. He is Specialized in Extrusion lines, Thermoforming Machines and also in various Printing Processes. In 2024 Mr Gkaragkos joined OET Energy Technologies P.V. as the Plant and Production Manager and leads the construction of the First Large Scale Factory for OPVs in the world and the Installation of the world’s first automated manufacturing line for OPVs. Among his tasks is the optimization of the encapsulation processes of OPVs and also the coordination of the OPVs installation department of OET Energy Technologies in different Demos.

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Stefanos Koundouras born in Thessaloniki in 1970, he graduated from the School of Agriculture of AUTh and also hold an Oenologist Diploma (DNO), MSc and PhD in Viticulture from the University of Bordeaux (France). He joined the University after 4 years in the private sector as both enologist and viticulturist. He has published over 90 articles in scientific journals and international congress proceedings. He has been scientific coordinator or partner in many research projects funded by the EU or the private sector, currently leading the “Vineyard Routes” research network of 12 academic institutions of Greece. He was the Scientific Secretary of the Expert Group "Management and Innovations of Viticultural Techniques" of the Commission "Viticulture" of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV, Paris). He is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal OENO-One and member of the Board of Directors of the International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES). His research interests include vine terroir and ecophysiology, vineyard management techniques and impact on grape metabolites, climate change and precision viticulture. Prof. Koundouras is a regular speaker at seminars and industry conferences and a viticulture consaltant for many wineries in Greece and Cyprus.

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Goran Kitic works at the position of the Head of the Center for Sensing Technologies within the BioSense Institute. He received a PhD degree from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia in 2016 on the subject of microwave soil moisture sensors. Goran Kitić developed experience in the field of different fabrication technologies (LTCC, thin&thick film technology, microfabrication, PCB, wire bonding, machining, and 3D printing) and characterization methods (electron microscopy, EDS spectroscopy, UV/Vis spectroscopy, optical profilometry, electrical measurements). His research interests are related to the development of sensors applied in agriculture, food sector and environmental protection. Some of the developed sensor prototypes involve a multispectral sensor for plant status assessment, soil moisture sensor, a device for early mastitis detection, nitrates in water detector. Besides stated, he is heavily involved in the development of a robotic system for soil sampling and analysis. His research work resulted in seven international journal publications, and numerous papers published on international conferences. During his research career, he was involved in 13 international and national projects.

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Andreas Symeonides began his professional career in 2010. He holds both a B.Eng. and an M.Eng. degree in Environmental Engineering (2005–2010) from the Technical University of Crete. He is a registered member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) and a certified Coordinator of Environmental Impact Assessment Studies by the Cyprus Department of Environment. Since 2017, he has also been a certified European Energy Manager (EUREM). At the early stages of his career, Mr. Symeonides worked as a Health and Safety Consultant before moving into the field of Environmental Engineering. He has participated in numerous development projects, preparing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies and designing waste management plans. He has also been actively involved in European-funded programs, including Structural Funds and INTERREG initiatives such as Interreg MED and Interreg Greece-Cyprus. Since 2018, Mr. Symeonides has been serving as an Environmental Engineer at Bioland Energy Ltd, where he oversees the company’s environmental compliance and coordinates the preparation and implementation of EIA studies. Throughout his career, he has prepared and submitted more than 100 Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and Health and Safety Plans for various projects and enterprises.

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Lionel Tenchine received his master’s degree in micro and nanoelectronics from the Aix-Marseille University (France) in 2007 and graduated from Centrale Marseille (France) the same year. He obtained his Ph.D degree in 2011 from Grenoble INP and CEA-LETI for his work on the vacuum packaging of MEMS using thin films getters. Since 2011, he is working at IPC, first as an R&D project manager in the Plastronics Business Unit, and then as R&D Program Manager. His research activities mainly focus on adding new functionalities to polymer parts, either by integrating electronic functions (e.g. 3D-MID, In-Mould Electronics, Smart Composites, etc.) or by surface micro / nanostructuration.

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Adrian Agreda is a physicist with a master in photonics and nanotechnology and a PhD in nano-optics and plasmonics, complemented by two postdoctoral research positions in photonics and metasurfaces. Now, he is working as a research engineer at the ELORPrintTec innovation platform, where he designs, prototype, and test flexible displays, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, electrocaloric and thermoelectric printed devices. Specifically, his work is related to the development of fully printed systems for sensing (temperature, radiation, pressure), cooling, energy harvesting and display applications.

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Vytautas Sabonis holds a master's degree in Physics from Vilnius University in Lithuania. Since 2018, he has been the head of the research department at Workshop of Photonics, one of the leading providers of femtosecond laser micromachining services for industry and science customers worldwide. WoP offers fully integrated services, ranging from feasibility and prototyping to actual solutions, including micromachining services and tailor-made laser workstations.

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Jean-Philippe Aguerre is the R&D Manager at Mondragon Assembly since 2008. He is listed as an inventor in 14 published patent families, many of them in the name of Mondragon Assembly and the others in the name of Kiro Robotics. In addition to leading the Mondragon Assembly research team, he is also responsible for managing industrial and intellectual property within the organization.

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Maritina Vlachaki is a Social Anthropologist and EU Projects Associate at Alumil SA, where she coordinates and supports research and innovation initiatives co-funded by the European Union. Her work focuses on sustainable architecture, technology integration, and collaboration between industry and academia. She holds an MA in Gender, Society, and Politics and a BSc in Social Anthropology from Panteion University, with Erasmus studies at UCL. Her previous experience includes research and project management in the non-profit sector, emphasising social impact and inclusive design. She's passionate about the intersection of people, space, and innovation.

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Tamas Brigancz earned his master’s degree in Physics in University of Szeged, Hungary, specialized in lasers, optics, and material science. He started working at Semilab in 2017 as Application Scientist. His main responsibility was optimizing existing tools and developing new solutions for the Si PV industry. Later he became Team Leader and Product Manager of these technologies. His group started to expend the product portfolio for organic thin-film PV materials for the RealNano and Flex2Energy EU founded project.

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Sofia Michailidou studied Agronomy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in Plant Production, and holds an MSc in Molecular Plant Breeding. She currently works in the R&D Department of OET Energy Technologies, as Head of the Agrivoltaics Department. Her research focuses on the study and optimization of agrivoltaic systems in both greenhouse and open-field cultivations. She has participated in several funded research projects and has delivered oral presentations at four scientific conferences. In her current role, she is responsible for OPV-Agricultural Applications and leads the experimental activities at OET's Agri-PV HUB, overseeing research collaborations, client partnerships, and the preparation of new project proposals related to Agrivoltaics. Her work aims to enhance sustainable crop production by combining innovative energy solutions with modern agricultural practices.

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Spyros Kassavetis is the Head of the Nanofabrication Group in the Nanotechnology Lab LTFN. His research interests cover a wide range of nanomaterials (thin films & nanoparticles, polymers) and fabrication processes (Vacuum and Lasers) for applications in Plasmonics / Photonics and Green Energy. He is expert in nanoscale characterization techniques such as Scanning Probe Microscopies, Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Nanoindentation. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in International Scientific Journals, 2 book chapters, more than 50 presentations in International Scientific Conferences, and he has participated as Senior Researcher in 10 EU funded R&D projects.

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Dimitrios Gklavakis Dimitris is the co-founder and Head of Technical Department of Depia Atuomations P.C. He has more than 20 years of experience in numerous projects in Industrial, Energy and Building automation solutions, software engineering and software development, robotics, customization and vertical motion solutions, research, modeling, digital twins, animatronics, exergames and development of industrial devices.

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Despoina Tselekidou is a Physicist and holds an MSc in Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies. During her academic journey, she specialized in solution-based deposition techniques and material characterization for the fabrication of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). She has published 14 publications in international scientific journals, delivered over 15 presentations at international conferences, and participated in more than 5 European and National R&D projects in the field of organic electronics.

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Nikos Stergiou holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from AUTH University in Thessaloniki. With over 10 years of experience in industrial environment as a lead engineer, he joined Kiriakidis in 2023. He currently serves as the Quality Manager, leading the Flex2Energy team and R&D efforts with main activities in glass with tailored properties for BIPV applications.

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Eftychia Martinidou holds a Ph.D. in Plant Genetics and Metabolomics from the Phillips University in Marburg and a degree in Agronomy from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she specialized in Plant Breeding. Her research has led to several publications in high-impact scientific journals such Industrial Crops and Products, and Frontiers, while she has also actively contributed to numerous funded research projects and presented her work at international conferences through both oral and poster presentations. Currently, serves as the Innovation and Business Manager at HOPE-A (Hellenic Organic & Printed Electronics Association). In this role, she leads dissemination activities, fosters strategic collaborations and synergies, and contributes to proposal development aimed at advancing and expanding the global impact of Flexible and Printed Electronics. Her work focuses on strengthening the value chain, encouraging investment opportunities, and promoting innovation in this rapidly evolving field.