Scientific committee:
• Vito Albino: President of ARTI; Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Management; Vice Chancellor, Polytechnic University of Bari.
• John Garofalakis: Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras; Vice President of the Computer Technology Institute& Press Diophantus.
• DomenicoLaforgia: Director of the Economic Department of Apulia Region; Professor, Department of Innovation Engineering; Past Rector, University of Salento.
• Giuseppe Pirlo: Professor, Department of Computer Science; Vice Chancellor, University of Bari.
• Prodromos Prodromidis: Senior research fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research; Adjunct faculty, Athens University of Economics and Business.
• Manolis Tzagarakis: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Patras.

Organizing committee:
• Gianna Elisa Berlingerio (Region of Puglia)
• Andreas Koskeris (Computer Technology Institute & Press Diophantus)
• Sotiris Michalopoulos (Computer Technology Institute & Press Diophantus)
• Dr. Vlassis Missos (Research fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research)
• Monica Messa (InnovaPuglia)
• Stathis Papachristopoulos (Head of Dept. B’, Regional Development Fund, Region of Western Greece)
• George Papantonis (Regional Development Fund, Region of Western Greece)
• Dr. Ioanna Reziti (Senior research fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research)
• Dr. Christos Tzomakas (Director, Regional Development Fund, Region of Western Greece)

CONTACT
Dr. Prodromos Prodromidis: email pjprodr@kepe.gr, telephone (+30) 210-3676412.