Venue: Room B108, Anastasios Leventis Building, University of Cyprus, Aglantzia, Nicosia

Registration and Directions: Eventbrite

 

University of Cyprus, Department of Computer Science and Microsoft Cyprus organise the 2nd workshop under the title: "Cloud Computing in Cyprus: Opportunities and Challenges". The workshop aims at examining the prospects, the difficulties and the challenges of establishing the regulatory, technological and business environment that could unleash the potential of cloud computing in Cyprus.

 

Time	Topic	Speaker
10:00 - 10:05	Welcome Speech	Prof. Constantinos Christofides, Rector, University of Cyprus
10:05 - 10:10	Welcome Speech	George Petrakides, Country Manager, Microsoft Cyprus
	LAWS & REGULATIONS AROUND THE CLOUD – ENABLERS OR BARRIERS?
10:10 - 10:30	Cloud Computing as an Innovation Platform: Implications for the Cyprus Economy	Prof. Marios Dikaiakos, Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus
10:30 - 11:15	Data Protection and Cloud Services: New Horizons	Mr Constantinos Georgiades, Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Data Protection, Cyprus
11:15 - 11:45	Trust & Transparency in a Mobile First, Cloud First World	Mr Jochen Engelhardt, Legal Director, Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe
11:45 - 13:00	Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ms Anastasia Papadopoulou)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch