Homo Digitalis successfully completed its presentation at a conference of the Ministry of Justice & the Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens on Artificial Intelligence

On Monday, June 16, 2025, the Ministry of Justice hosted a conference on “Artificial Intelligence in Justice”!

In the third discussion panel titled “Limitations and Risks”, Homo Digitalis was represented by Stefanos Vitoratos, Co-founder of Homo Digitalis and Partner at Digital Law Experts (DLE).

The discussion was moderated by Sophia Papadimitriou, with speakers:

  • Lilian Mitrou, Professor at the University of the Aegean, President of the Institute for Privacy Law, Personal Data and Technology

  • Ioannis Angelou, Administrative Court Judge, PhD

  • Aris Dimitriadis, Member of the Ethics Committee of the AI Catalyst Group, Executive Director of Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Risk Management at OTE Group

The conference was organized by the Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens, with the support of the AI Catalyst Group!


Homo Digitalis meets with the Greek Ombudsman

he Greek Ombudsman welcomed the non-profit organization Homo Digitalis to his offices on June 26, 2025, for a meeting on issues related to digital rights and artificial intelligence. Among other topics, the discussion addressed the role of the Ombudsman under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, following his designation as one of the fundamental rights authorities under Article 77 of the Regulation.

We warmly thank the Honorable Greek Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas Pottakis, for his time and availability.

Participating in the meeting was Homo Digitalis Co-founder and Executive Director Eleftherios Chelioudakis.


Homo Digitalis at the 2nd International Conference of ΑΤΙ dedicated to Democracy and Social Justice

Homo Digitalis will participate in the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Social Justice, taking place on June 10 at 15:00 at the Nikos Skalkotas Hall of the Athens Concert Hall, organized by the Alexis Tsipras Institute!

Our organization will be represented by Konstantinos Kakavoulis, Co-Founder of Homo Digitalis & Lawyer, who will deliver a speech in Thematic Session II: “Democracy and Digital Transformation.”

Also speaking in the same session:

  • Evagelia Emily T., Assistant Professor and Researcher at the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

  • Elisavet Linos, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

  • Kostas Gavroglou, former Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (2016–2019)

  • Christos Porios, Founder of Schema Labs & Open Council

You can find more information about the conference, registration, and the full program – which features internationally renowned and highly respected speakers – here.


Homo Digitalis successfully delivered its talk at CPDP2025

Two weeks ago Homo Digitalis participated again at Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference, speaking at the Panel “Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees”, organised by the Centre for Fundamental Rights – Hertie School!

Eleftherios Chelioudakis, from our team joined Francesca Palmiotto (IE University) , Derya Ozkul (University of Warwick) and Joanna Parkin (EDPS – European Data Protection Supervisor) on Friday 23.05, at the closing panel of the conference in Grande Halle!

You can read the full recap of our panel discussion here.

Congratulations to the team of organizers from Hertie School, Ida Reihani, for their great efforts and cooperation!


Homo Digitalis successfully participated in the Business Integrity Forum of Transparency International

Today, Homo Digitalis took part in the 17th Round Table titled “Greek Business and Transparency: Building Trust and Competitiveness”, organized within the framework of the Business Integrity Forum, a commitment of Transparency International Greece!

Specifically, Lamprini Gyftokosta from our team moderated the panel “AI and Ethics in Business Compliance”, with contributions from Alexandros Nousias (Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications at NCSR Demokritos), Panagiotis Sourlas (Growthfund, the National Fund of Greece), Irene Papadopoulou (ΣΟΛ Crowe), and Sofoklis Karapidakis (Metlen Energy & Metals).

We warmly thank the organizers and the Executive Director of Transparency International Greece, Angelos Kaskanis, for the kind invitation!


Homo Digitalis successfully participated in the Digital World Summit Greece 2025

Last week, the Co-Founder of Homo Digitalis, Stefanos Vitoratos, spoke at the Digital World Summit Greece about the next steps in the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, what we can expect over the next decade, and best practices that can help create a safer environment.

“Artificial Intelligence is not going to wipe out human labor; as in every phase of technological transition, what changes is not the need for work, but the environment and the way it is carried out. What is required is adaptation and active participation in the new reality,” he emphasized.

You can watch highlights from the speech in the video here.

We warmly thank the organizers for this opportunity to collaborate, as well as the fellow speakers and the panel moderator for the fruitful discussion!


Homo Digitalis meets with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) welcomed the non-profit organization Homo Digitalis to its offices on May 30, 2025, for a meeting on issues related to digital rights, personal data protection, and artificial intelligence. Among other topics, the discussion covered recent developments in the field of new technologies, relevant cases and requests we have submitted before the Authority, as well as the role of the HDPA under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, following its designation as one of the authorities under Article 77 of the Regulation (Powers of the authorities for the protection of fundamental rights).

Participating in the meeting were Homo Digitalis Co-founder and Executive Director Eleftherios Chelioudakis and Homo Digitalis Director of Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Lamprini Gyftokosta.


Homo Digitalis Speaks Once Again at CPDP!

Homo Digitalis participated once again in the largest international conference on data protection, Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), with a talk on the panel “Protecting the Digital Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees”, organized by the Centre for Fundamental Rights – Hertie School!

Eleftherios Chelioudakis, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Homo Digitalis, represented us as a speaker on the panel, alongside Francesca Palmiotto (IE University), Derya Ozkul (University of Warwick), and Joanna Parkin (EDPS – European Data Protection Supervisor) on Friday, May 23.

Congratulations to the organizing team at the Hertie School and to Ida Reihani for the excellent collaboration!