#IWD2026 | Break The Pattern

❗ Important Notice: The event will be in Greek language.
🎟️ Book your ticket here 👉 https://bit.ly/wtmgreeceiwd2026
🎤 Find more details about the speakers, talks & mentoring sessions 👉 https://wtmgreece.gr/iwd-26
The theme “Break The Pattern” for the Women Techmakers International Women’s Day Campaign 2026 is a bold statement. Stop accepting things just because “that’s how they’ve always been done.” This is the moment to disrupt outdated biases, to step into spaces where we were never expected to belong, and to rewrite the rules about who gets to shape the future of technology. #WTMGreece #WTMIWD #WTMBreakThePattern #IWD2026 #GDGAthens

💬 Agenda

◾ 11:30 - 11:55
Registration & Welcome

◾ 11:55 - 12:00
Opening remarks
🎤 Magy Kontou/Eleni Antonopoulou/Vasiliki Dalakiari
Women Techmakers Ambassadors

◾ 12:00 - 12:40
🎤 Hara Ledaki - Principal Product UX/UI Designer @Persado & Co-founder @Choose Your Fate
💬 From Vision to Decision: Acting as the CEO of Your Own Life

◾ 12:40 - 13:20
🎤 Vasso Kalaitzidou - Head of Category Management & Merchandising at Skroutz
💬 Can AI do your job? Hopefully yes!

◾ 13:20 - 14:00
🎤 Marily Mitropoulou - Architect of Influence | Personal Branding & Thought Leadership
💬 From Invisible Expertise to Conscious Thought Leadership (Workshop)

◾ 14:00 - 15:30
🍔 Lunch

◾ 15:30 - 16:00
🎤 Katerina Xagorari - Research & AI Engineer
💬 Paying the Vibe-Check Tax: The Hidden Cost of Engineering Without Evaluation

◾ 16:00 - 16:50
🎤 Lena Lekkou - Head of Design
💬 Systemic Thinking Beyond Design (Workshop)

◾ 16:50 - 17:30
🍩 Party & Networking

Agenda

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Speakers

Hara Ledaki

Vasso Kalaitzidou

Marily Mitropoulou

Katerina Xagorari

Lena Lekkou

Hosted By

Magy Kontou, GDG Organizer | WTM Ambassador

Studying Computer Science and being a startupper were two beloved choices. I'm a startup, mobile and technology enthusiast. During my postgraduate studies I co-founded SimpleApps, an award-winning - in several youth entrepreneurship and innovation contests - mobile and digital marketing agency. Today I'm the Lead UI/UX Designer of the team and oversee all the creative output across different digital channels. I'm a graduate of Computer Science Department and I hold an MSc in Mobile Computing from University of Hertfordshire. GES (Global Entrepreneurship Summit ) 2016 Delegate | TEDx Speaker | Fortune 40Under40 List, Greece | AEIF (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund) 2018 Alumni | GDG (Google Developers Group) Athens | WTM (Women Techmakers) Greece | #IamRemarkable Facilitator

Leo Kanellopoulos, GDG Athens | Women Techmakers Greece

💻 Tech Enthusiast | 🕹️ Gamer |📱 Mobile Developer | Fortune 40Under40, ✌️ GDG Athens, WTM Ambassador | 🎯 PTIEP Mentor I am Leo, a tech enthusiast and gamer. I have been building mobile apps since 2008 and work as a lead developer. Nowdays I play around with Flutter building fun apps. On my free time I love building and tuning custom water cooled PCs and of course playing games. I am also a petrol head!

Konstantinos Kechagias, GDG Organizer

Vasiliki Dalakiari, AI/R&D Manager | WTM Ambassador

AI & R&D Lead with extensive experience across software engineering, applied machine learning, and product innovation. I focus on building communities that champion technical excellence and inclusive leadership. I lead AI-driven projects in production, design scalable architectures, and mentor teams to turn research into real-world impact. Always curious, always coding, and always up for translating complexity into something useful.

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