Speaker

Yiannis Kanellopoulos is an entrepreneur, active member of the startup community and one of the few AI experts in Greece with more than 17 years of experience in evaluating large-scale software systems. Back in 2018, he founded code4thought, one of the first startups to offer AI testing & auditing and IT consulting services in the country. Since then, the company has acquired numerous awards including the 2022 Tech Rocketship Award in their AI Category, as well as built a solid client list ensuring that AI systems are Responsible and can be trusted. A few things you should know about Yiannis : His vision is to ensure technology can indeed change the world for the better His mission is to help people and organisations design and implement technology in a thoughtful and responsible manner Integrity is key, he doesn’t like cutting-corners or not sticking to made promises/commitments He strongly believes that being honest typically saves you time He holds a PhD from School of Computer Science of The University of Manchester He is a Member of the Board of Directors // Orange Grove Incubator A quote he lives by : “If you don’t ask the answer will always be no”