8:00 – 9:00
Attendance – Registrations

DIY & Home Improvement

The DIY & Home Improvement Convention, which has brought together the home improvement and renovation industry stakeholders for the past 15 years, is back to its physical form. The 13th DIY & Home Improvement Conference will present proven practices, out of the box strategies, technological solutions and services to address these new and unprecedented challenges.

9:00 – 9:15

Wellcome
Prokopis Karydakis
CEO, Karydakis Media

9:15 – 9:30

Digital transformation for a more competitive economy
Dimitris Papastergiou
Minister of Digital Governance

 

A` Session: The Customer Journey defines the future of the market

9:30 – 9:50

The Greek economy in the midst of a housing crisis
Constantinos Davlos
Journalist / Economic analyst, SKAI

9:50 – 10:20

Clicking with Customers – How Silvan Combines Bricks, Clicks & Convenience
Klaus Dolmer
CEO, Silvan

[KEYNOTE SPEAKER]

10:20 – 10:40

the new, exclusive consumer research 2025
Xenia Kourtoglou MSc.
Founder Focus Bari & Resilience Expert

10:40 – 11:10

Freedom to Create. Power to Transform
Olga Fuertes
Managing Director, Montana Colors

11:10 – 12:00 Coffee break

B` Session: The day after

12:00 – 12:30

The think tank of the Athens University of Economics and Business
4 Startups of ACE: Apollo Green Solutions | Turn It Green | PaperTrail | Dataphoria 

12:30 – 12:50

Weather-Sensitive Retail: Turning Climate Data into Smart Decisions
Ciro Borrelli
Head of Business Development for Southern Europe, Weathernews Inc.

The impact of technology on the future of construction
[PANEL DISCUSSION]

12:50 – 13:40

Konstantinos Aslanis
R&D and Technical Support Director, Isomat
Angeliki Athanasiadou & Katerina Vasilakou
Founding Partners, AVW Architecture
Virginia Daouli
 Project & Construction Manager, APAX Constructions.
Moderator:
Nikos Ypofantis

Journalist, Action24 Group

13:40 – 14:50 Snack break

C` Session: AI in DIY

14:50 – 15:30

Unlock the Power of AI, Stay Ahead or be left behind
Thierry Moubax
Co-founder and CEO, AI Compass

15:30 – 15:50

A brave new world: the challenges of technology and what they bring to the market

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Dimitris Magkos
Executive Director, Nova B2B

15:50 – 16:10

The innovative multipurpose AI DIY assistant
Tom Dujardin
Co-founder, DeDuCo

16:10 – 16:40

The Future of Work: Powered by AI, Thriving with Humanity
Elena Barla
Co-Founder & CEO, future brAIn

16:10 – 16:40

The Future of Work: Powered by AI, Thriving with Humanity
Isidoros Sideridis
CEO, Pobuca

 

DIY Lifetime Award

16:40 – 17:00

John Herbert
General Secretary European DIY Retail Association (EDRA) & Global Home Improvement Network (GHIN)

17:00

Networking / Food & Wine