Honored to keynote for the Cyprus Institute of Directors and Corporate Governance in Nicosia on “Guardians of the Enterprise.”
Drawing on Plato’s question—“Who guards the guardians?”—we explored the duties, disciplines, and judgment required of directors in both prosperous and challenging times. A central theme was CEO succession planning as an ongoing board responsibility, not an episodic exercise.
Deep thanks to @kyriac_kokkinos for the invitation and for organizing a successful gathering of more than 90 colleagues. Grateful for the conversation.
Keynote at the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit: “The Battle for Superintelligence Dominance.”
The race is an American Revolution—market value, design IP, frontier labs, and capital formation are overwhelmingly American. Five stacked layers decide outcomes: energy, semiconductors, cloud, frontier systems, and applications, with ethics engineered in at the design level.
Super Intelligence (SI) converts knowledge into usable expertise for every person. Cyprus’s strongest path is immediate mass SI fluency and, longer term, energy sovereignty through Small Modular Reactors SMRs.
🎤 Speaker at #WikiEXPOCY2026@kyriac_kokkinos is the former Minister for Research, Innovation (R&I) and Digital Policy of the Republic of Cyprus. He is a distinguished professional with more than 30 years of experience in executive strategic management, technology and consulting. He has held senior executive positions in global corporations, including IBM Europe, and has served at board level for numerous organisations.
He is also the Chairman of the Cyprus Institute of Directors & Corporate Governance @cyIodcg (https://t.co/H84UvIPcUD) and a Member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology @EITeu (https://t.co/rV0L58jxqk).
🌐Join us: https://t.co/KtYiVGg0LO
#WikiGlobal #WikiFX #WikiBit #WikiGold #CyIoDCG #EIT
Join CyIoDCG for an insightful afternoon with keynote speaker Prof. Max Nikias, exploring effective corporate governance.
📅 16 Oct | 🕟 16:30
📍 PwC Experience Center, Nicosia
RSVP by 9 Oct: [email protected] | +357 22 472402
https://t.co/KG7CYb4wD7
Αποτελεσματική Ηγεσία και Χρηστή Εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση στο επίκεντρο εκδήλωσης του CyIoDCG
Κεντρικός ομιλητής ο διακεκριμένος κυπριακής καταγωγής καθηγητής Max Nikias
@cyIodcg | #Cyprus https://t.co/OS4QjdjP49
Join us on 16 October 2026 for Guardians of the Enterprise: The Duties, Disciplines & Judgment of the Effective Director.
🎙️ Keynote: Professor Max Nikias
📍 PwC Experience Center, Nicosia | 🕟 16:30
RSVP by 9 October: [email protected]#CorporateGovernance#Cyprus
Honored to return to Cyprus and join the @CyloDCG Cyprus Institute of Directors and Corporate Governance in Nicosia.
On 16 October I will deliver the keynote “Guardians of the Enterprise: The Duties, Disciplines, and Judgment of the Effective Director.” Plato’s question — “Who guards the guardians?” — still frames the work of every serious board: duty in ordinary times, discipline under pressure, and judgment when the institution itself is at stake.
Grateful for the invitation. Hope to see many of you there.
Join CyIoDCG on 16 October at 17:00 at PwC Experience Center, Nicosia, for a keynote by distinguished Professor Max Nikias on effective board leadership and corporate governance.
📩 RSVP by 9 October 2026
#CyIoDCG#MaxNikias#CorporateGovernance
Join CyIoDCG on 16 October at 17:00 at PwC Experience Center, Nicosia, for a keynote by distinguished Professor Max Nikias on effective board leadership and corporate governance.
📩 RSVP by 9 October 2026
#CyIoDCG#MaxNikias#CorporateGovernance
CyIoDCG is pleased to announce the launch of its new Professional Certification Programme for Board Directors and senior business executives, supporting the professionalisation of directorship and stronger corporate governance in Cyprus.
First cohort: November 2026.
CyIoDCG is pleased to announce the launch of its new Professional Certification Programme for Board Directors and senior business executives, supporting the professionalisation of directorship and stronger corporate governance in Cyprus.
First cohort: November 2026.
Το ΚΕΒΕ και το Cyprus Institute of Directors and CorporateGovernance @cyIodcg υπέγραψαν Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας, σηματοδοτώντας την έναρξη μιας σημαντικής συνεργασίας με στόχο την προώθηση της εταιρικής διακυβέρνησης, της επιχειρηματικής αριστείας και της βιώσιμης ανάπτυξης καθώς επίσης και την αναβάθμιση του ρόλου του Διοικητικού Συμβούλου.
Το Μνημόνιο αποσκοπεί στη δημιουργία ενός πλαισίου συνεργασίας μεταξύ των δύο φορέων, μέσω του οποίου θα προωθηθεί η ανταλλαγή τεχνογνωσίας και πληροφόρησης, η εκπόνηση μελετών και εισηγήσεων, καθώς και η διοργάνωση κοινών δράσεων, συνεδρίων και εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων.
Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στην ενίσχυση της αποτελεσματικότητας των διοικητικών συμβουλίων, στην προώθηση υψηλών προτύπων εταιρικής διακυβέρνησης και στην καλλιέργεια κουλτούρας υπεύθυνης ηγεσίας, προς όφελος της επιχειρηματικής κοινότητας και της οικονομίας ευρύτερα.
Στο πλαίσιο της συνεργασίας, τα δύο μέρη θα συνεργάζονται στενά για την ανάπτυξη πρωτοβουλιών που ενισχύουν τη διαφάνεια, τη λογοδοσία και την επαγγελματική κατάρτιση στελεχών, ενώ παράλληλα θα στηρίζουν την ανταλλαγή γνώσεων και βέλτιστων πρακτικών.
Η συνεργασία αυτή αναμένεται να συμβάλει ουσιαστικά στην ενδυνάμωση του επιχειρηματικού οικοσυστήματος, την ενίσχυση της ανταγωνιστικότητας της κυπριακής οικονομίας και την προώθηση σύγχρονων προτύπων διοίκησης και ανάπτυξης.
@sastavrou@R_Philokypros@kyriac_kokkinos
The Governing Board of European Institute of Innovation & Technology EIT https://t.co/toeqhanpdc held its Board meeting in Cyprus on June 16th during the country's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Digital Frontier conference. Cyprus continues to demonstrate how ambitious innovation policies and entrepreneurial talent can help countries make a significant contribution to Europe's competitiveness.