Connected Intelligence | The Future Advantage

Future Unfold returns for its fourth edition on 24 November 2026 at the Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall, bringing together more than 2,000 business leaders, academics, innovators and technology experts from Greece and abroad.

Technology is entering a phase in which its significance lies increasingly in the relationships it creates between systems, disciplines and forms of intelligence. Artificial intelligence, data, automation and digital infrastructures are converging into interconnected technological environments, transforming not only organizational capabilities, but also the foundations of decision-making, institutional operation and economic competitiveness. As these technologies become increasingly interconnected, understanding their combined potential, and what it means for organizations, is becoming as important as the technologies themselves.

This year’s theme, “Connected Intelligence | The Future Advantage,” examines this emerging continuum and its implications for business and society. As machine intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in organizational processes and connected data environments, the distinction between technological capability and organizational intelligence is becoming less defined. At the same time, the relationship between human judgement and intelligent systems is becoming increasingly important. The strategic question is therefore no longer simply what technology can achieve, but how organizations can design, govern and deploy these capabilities to create durable value and advantage.

Across discussions spanning AI-enabled decision-making, cross-domain data integration, intelligent infrastructures, cybersecurity and technology governance, Future Unfold will also explore the organizational and institutional conditions facilitating transformation: leadership, skills to organizational readiness, responsible innovation and human judgement. Because realizing the potential of connected intelligence depends not only on technological capability, but on the capacity to translate it into meaningful progress.

Bringing together perspectives from business, government, academia and the global technology ecosystem, Future Unfold has evolved over four editions into a platform for examining technological transformation as a systemic development, and for considering the economic, organizational and societal structures that will determine how its possibilities are ultimately realized. It is a space for understanding what matters, anticipating what comes next and exploring how technology can be translated into meaningful business and societal progress.

 

The “Future Unfold” initiative reflects Grant Thornton’s vision for Greece’s digital future.

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Agenda

  • 18.00

    Welcome

  • 18.30

    CEO Welcome

  • 18.40

    Opening Address

    • Kyriakos Pierrakakis | Minister of Economy and Finance

  • 18.55

    Technology & Beyond: The Future Advantage

    based on Grant Thornton’s Technology Survey 2026

  • 19.10

    “Accelerating Greek Entrepreneurship | The AI Challenge”

    Discussion Circle
    • Spyros Theodoropoulos | Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises & President & CEO, Bespoke SGA Holdings S.A.
    • Agapi Sbokou | President, SETE, CEO, PHAEA
    • Theodoros Fessas | Chairman, Quest Group

  • 19.45

    Industry Insights by Greek Entrepreneurs (tba)

    Video Address

  • 20.00

    Discussion with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

    on AI, Human Impact, and the Future of Society

  • 20.30

    Cocktail

Speakers

The “Future Unfold” initiative reflects Grant Thornton’s vision for Greece’s digital future, fostering a dialogue community on technology’s ever-growing impact on companies. It bridges technology with business needs, offering the necessary means to help companies thrive in the digital era. The exciting journey into the future begins here.
Stella Angelopoulou Partner, Head of Technology

Our Awards

Recognized both nationally and internationally, the Future Unfold initiative reflects our commitment to shaping experiences that blend innovation, technological leadership, and creativity.

Global Eventex Awards Gold | Use of Technology

Global Eventex Awards Silver | Use of AI

Global Eventex Awards Silver | Custom-built Technology

Conventa Best Event Award | B2B Events

Event Awards Silver | Brand Experience by sector-Services

Event Awards Silver | Category Event | Debut Event

Event Awards Bronze | Conferences, Meetings, Expos

Megaron The Athens Concert Hall, Alexandra Trianti Hall

Vas. Sofias & Kokkali , Athens, Greece, Greece, 11521

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