PHAROS project welcomes the newly formed Growthfund holding subsidiary partner “Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Factory S.A.”. The subsidiary has been established with Growthfund holding a 70% share, while the Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence holds the remaining 30%. In this context, the composition of the seven-member Board of Directors has been announced, bringing together…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, was presented as part of a special tribute by the Greek television channel SKAI TV, within its Prime Time programme titled “Artificial Intelligence: The Invisible Mind”, which aired on Tuesday 17 March 2026, with journalist Korina Georgiou. The documentary examined the rapidly evolving role…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, will be featured at the first ENDORSE follow-up session of 2026, hosted by the Publications Office of the European Union. The webinar, titled “AI Factories: from EU Strategy to Practice,” takes place online on 20 March 2026, 10:00-11:30 CET. Prof. Giorgos Stamou (National Technical…
On March 11, 2026, the event “Data & Artificial Intelligence in Health: Initial Findings – The Big Picture” was held at the National Center for Research and Technological Development (CERTH) in Thessaloniki, with a focus on health data and the applications of artificial intelligence in improving health services. During the event, which was moderated by…
Update: Due to breaking news and ongoing developments requiring priority coverage, the broadcast of “Artificial Intelligence: The Invisible Mind” has been postponed to a later date. We will update this page with the new date once confirmed. PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, will be featured in the upcoming tribute…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the Data Spaces Symposium 2026, held on 10-11 February 2026 in Madrid. The Data Spaces Symposium is a leading European event dedicated to advancing the development and adoption of Common European Data Spaces, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and innovators to…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in Athens Digital Health Week 2026, held on 16-20 February 2026 in Athens. S. Kollias, Professor Emeritus NTUA, Chairman of GRNET and Coordinator of PHAROS AI Factory, participated in the round table discussion “Support Frameworks for the Greek Healthcare Innovation Ecosystem.” During the…
On 19 February 2026, PHAROS AI Factory, organised the second part of its workshop series “Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece”, in collaboration with the AI-on-Demand platform (AIoD), following the successful part I held on 29 January 2026. The session was held in a hybrid format, with on-site participation at the…
On 29 January 2026, PHAROS: The Greek AI Factory, in collaboration with the AI-on-Demand platform (AIoD), organised the workshop “Co-creating Collaboration Pathways across EU AI Innovation Initiatives in Greece”, held in a hybrid format, with on-site participation at the premises of NCSR Demokritos. The workshop brought together stakeholders from across the Greek AI ecosystem, including…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the “AI Enables Cybersecurity Meetup”, held on 14 January 2026 in Athens. Organised by the OTE Group of Companies (HTO) and supported by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) and the Digital Europe projects VIGILANCE and CyberAID, the event focused on the…
On Thursday 11 December 2025, the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (ESDDA), an educational unit of the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA) visited the National Centre for Scientific Research ‘’Demokritos’’, participating in a focused knowledge-exchange session held at the Library of NCSR ‘’Demokritos’’, showcasing PHAROS AI Factory. The…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the Language Data Space Country Workshop in Greece, held on December 9, 2025, at the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance & Artificial Intelligence, Athens. The Language Data Space Country Workshops are part of a Europe-wide initiative to build Common European Data Spaces,…
PHAROS AI Factory participated in CORE Innovation Days, that took place on 10 December 2025, in Athens, Greece, an event focused on industrial digital transformation, hosted at the Benaki Museum’s new building at 138 Pireos Street. The event was organised by the CORE Innovation Centre and the Twin4Twin EU Project, bringing together industry, research and…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in SLUSH 2025, one of the world’s most prominent founder-focused technology and innovation events, held on 19-20 November 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Bringing together more than 13,000 founders, investors and innovation leaders each year, SLUSH provides a global platform for exploring new ideas,…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in Infocom World 2025, held on 26 November 2025, in Athens. Organized by Smart Press, the 27th edition of the conference -held under the theme “AI-Volution: A Brave New World!”- brought together decision-makers, ICT leaders, and investors shaping the digital future to explore…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in InnoDays 2025, held from 28 to 30 November 2025 in Crete. Organized by the Observatory of Innovative Entrepreneurship (IBO) of Crete Region, InnoDays is an annual event that serves as a dynamic meeting point for innovation, entrepreneurship, and research through exhibitions, discussions,…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the first annual MCA Forum: “Ready, Steady, Transform! Digital, cultural and creative collaboration for a sustainable and inclusive future”, held on 20-21 November 2025, in Paris, France. Organised by the Michael Culture Association, a European network of more than 200 public and…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) 2025, held from 12-14 November 2025 in Copenhagen. Organised by the Big Data Value Association (BDVA) in collaboration with the European Commission, DTU – Technical University of Denmark and SDU – University of Southern Denmark,…
AI:AT – AI Factory Austria and ASC – Austrian Scientific Computing co-organise the webinar “Navigating the AI Journey: From PoC to Scale”, on December 2nd, 2025. The webinar will introduce the AI development journey, from early proof-of-concept efforts to scaling AI solutions within organizations, offering practical insights, implementation strategies and an overview of emerging trends…
PHAROS AI Factory, Greece’s national ecosystem for accelerating Artificial Intelligence innovation, participated in the conference “Digital Innovation & Youth – Building Sustainable Societies”, organized by the Hellenic National Youth Council (H.N.Y.C) under the auspices of the Municipality’s Youth Department. The event took place on 14 November, at Elliniko Cultural Centre ‘’Eleni Glykatzi-Arveler.’’ Kollias, GRNET Chairman,…