Digital governance
Dimitris Papastergiou
A business lunch on the digital governance agenda and Greek and Spanish technology cooperation.
Selected experience
Hellenic Spanish Chamber of Commerce
A bilateral business institution connecting Greek and Spanish companies with public institutions, sector expertise and international networks. Its programme brings commercial priorities into direct dialogue with institutional leaders.
- Sector
- Business & institutions
- Scope
- Institutional relations · International missions · Communication
- Engagement
- Ongoing collaboration
The experience
Business relationships across Greece and Spain.
The Chamber connects business priorities in Greece and Spain with the institutions, expertise and relationships that can help move them forward. Our contribution brings programme development, institutional dialogue, international missions and communication into the same continuing collaboration.
We help facilitate business breakfasts, lunches, roundtables and meetings around a defined subject and the people who can contribute to it. The programme spans digital governance, investment, tourism, energy, education and economic policy. Preparation and relevant participation give each conversation its purpose.
That work extends to MWC Barcelona and business missions, alongside the Chamber’s involvement in technology conferences and cultural dialogue. Through Innovation Technology Alliance, our partner organisation which we operate, we also facilitate high level G2G meetings and institutional cooperation between Greece and Spain.
Scope of work
The work, precisely.
Institutional engagement
Business dialogue across digital governance, innovation, investment, economic policy, tourism, energy, taxation and education.
Events and programme development
Focused business breakfasts, lunches, dinners and roundtables connecting Chamber members with institutional and sector priorities.
International outreach
Support for MWC Barcelona in 2025 and 2026, the Madrid business mission in 2025 and institutional connections between the Greek and Spanish ecosystems.
Strategic communication and partnerships
Communication supporting the Chamber’s institutional presence and bilateral programme, alongside connections with SmartPress conferences, the LEA Festival and Instituto Cervantes.
The shared agenda
The right people.
A clear reason to meet.
A business breakfast on digital governance and a discussion on tourism need different preparation. The common thread is a focused agenda that connects the Chamber’s members with relevant institutional and sector expertise.
Shape the agenda
Connect the subject with current business priorities.
Bring people together
Facilitate dialogue between businesses and relevant institutional representatives.
Give the work a voice
Support the Chamber’s public presence and the communication of its programme.
Beyond the meeting room
Cooperation on an international stage.
MWC Barcelona
Our work includes support for the Chamber’s MWC presence in 2025 and 2026, connecting Greek and Spanish technology ecosystems through institutional outreach and international meetings.
Madrid business mission
The 2025 Madrid mission brought the same bilateral focus into a programme of institutional meetings and business dialogue. International missions and meetings sit within the wider relationship, rather than standing as isolated appearances.
An agenda that keeps developing
Technology, business and cultural exchange.
The Chamber’s participation in SmartPress forums brings its bilateral perspective into conversations about AI, skills, ESG and business change. The programme includes Total Digital Transformation & AI World, AI Connected World, Workforce Innovation and ESG Universe Forum.
Cultural exchange is another part of the relationship. With the LEA Festival and Instituto Cervantes, discussions on translation, AI and literary festivals connect language and culture with wider questions of professional practice and regional development. The selected programme below records these activities in their own context.
The selected programme
The activities behind the collaboration.
Institutional events, 2024 to 2026
Research and innovation
Zoe Rapti
A roundtable on research, innovation and bilateral business opportunities.
Tax incentives and investment
Tasos Gaitanis
A focused discussion on incentives, investment conditions and business development.
Economic policy
Michalis Dritsas
A business breakfast connecting companies with economic priorities and investment opportunities.
Europe and bilateral cooperation
Margaritis Schinas
A business lunch examining the European agenda and the position of Greek and Spanish relations within it.
Economic diplomacy
Tasos Chatzivasileiou
Dialogue on trade and economic diplomacy, including connections with Latin America.
Education and human capital
Konstantinos Vlasis
A business dinner on educational cooperation, skills and talent development.
Tourism
Andreas Fiorentinos
A business breakfast on tourism cooperation and opportunities between the two markets.
Energy
Despina Paliarouta
Institutional dialogue on energy policy and the development of the sector.
Tax policy
Chryssa Miliou
A business event addressing taxation and the wider investment environment.
SmartPress conference participation, 2026
Online, 2026
Total Digital Transformation & AI World
The Chamber supported the SmartPress conference on AI, cloud, data and digital transformation. Its President, Michalis Kokkinos, participated as a speaker.
In person, 2026
AI Connected World
The Chamber participated as an official supporter. Michalis Kokkinos delivered a keynote and Nondas Syrrakos moderated a panel on AI applications in energy, finance and mobility.
In person, 2026
Workforce Innovation
Chamber board member Susana Dolado Rudilla contributed to the SmartPress discussion on talent, skills and the future of work.
Online, 2026
ESG Universe Forum
A joint session connected ESG with tourism, culture, corporate value and energy resilience, coordinated by Nondas Syrrakos.
LEA Festival and cultural dialogue, 2026
Translation and artificial intelligence
A professional discussion with the LEA Festival and Instituto Cervantes on AI and the future of literary translation, moderated by Nondas Syrrakos.
Literary festivals and regional development
A dialogue on cultural cooperation, place identity and the economic contribution of literary festivals, with Chrysanthi Georgantidou among the contributors.
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