Agenda Day 2
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Day 2 of the Athens Tech Summit is dedicated to capital perspectives and real-world investment experience.
Morning Session: Investing in Technology
The morning programme brings together leading venture capital firms, family offices, angel investors, and institutional participants to share how they currently assess technology opportunities across Europe. Discussions focus on investment theses, risk perception, valuation discipline, and how regulatory, geopolitical, and macroeconomic conditions are shaping capital allocation decisions in practice. This is not a pitch environment, but a candid exchange of investor thinking.
In the afternoon, the Summit moves into focused breakout sessions bringing founders and investors into direct dialogue. These parallel sessions explore specific themes relevant to scaling technology companies, structuring growth, navigating regulation, and building resilient business models. The Break-Out Sessions are:
The day concludes with a forward-looking session on European financial sustainability and impact monitoring. The discussion examines how the European Union is increasingly measuring the effectiveness, durability, and systemic impact of its technology and innovation investments.
Morning Session: Investing in Technology
Welcoming Remarks
09:00 – 09:10
Philip Ammerman, Navigator Consulting
Keynote Address
09:10 - 09:30
Francisco Benedito
Founder, Climate Trade & Climate Coin
Session 1: Multilateral Investors Update
09:30 - 11:00
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Ms. Marianna Nathanail
Head, Greece & Cyprus
European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
Mr. Kyriakos Kokkinos
Member of the Governing Board
European Innovation Council (EIC)
Speaker TBA
Morning Coffee Break
Session 2: Private Investors Update
11:30 – 13:00
SBI Ventures Europe (Softbank)
Ms. Andrea Böhmert
Managing Partner
Startup Wise Guys
Ms. Alexandra Balkova
Partner & Head of Portfolio
Launch Africa
Mr. Zaharia George
Founder & CEO
Kinisis Ventures
Co-Founder and Partner
Round2 Capital
Mr. Heinz Marx
CEO
Networking Lunch Break
Afternoon Break-Out Sessions
Session 1: Investing in DeepTech
14:00 - 15:30
Investing in AI: Infrastructure & Energy Considerations
Dr. Marios Dikaiakos
University of Cyprus
Setting National AI Investment & Development Priorities
Dr. Natalie Cernecka
National AI Centre, Latvia
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Round Table Discussion
Session 2: Investing in FinTech & Banking
14:00 - 15:30
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Round Table Discussion
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Session 3: Investing in Energy & Mobility
16:00 - 17:30
Renaissance Fusion (France)
Sam Guilaume
CEO
GR1T Motorcycles (Germany)
Omar Abukhlal
CEO
Urgent Tools (Lithuania)
Tadas Stelionis
Partner
Kopter Group (Switzerland)
Michele Riccobono
Head of Flight Operations
Round Table Discussion
Session 4: Investing in Women Founders
16:00 - 17:30
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Round Table Discussion
Closing Session
Assuring Financial Sustainability and Impact Monitoring in EU-Funded Innovation
17:40 - 18:25
This session will review the steps taken by the European Commission and its agencies towards ensuring a more complete monitoring of the impact of public funding investments and the impact reporting associated with these.