Enterprise GenAI Transformation & Leadership | Antreas Athanassopoulos (CEO, Olympia Group)

About this episode

Antreas Athanassopoulos discusses the role of leadership in enterprise AI transformation and the approach of Olympia Group towards GenAI integration.

In this episode of The GenAI Summit Podcast, we sit down with Antreas Athanassopoulos, CEO of Olympia Group, a modern, international investment group with a legacy of entrepreneurship and innovation spanning over 40 years. With more than two decades of leadership experience in banking and retail, Mr. Athanassopoulos has built a reputation for transforming organizations at scale. Now, at the helm of Olympia Group, he is driving AI-led change across a diverse ecosystem of businesses, from retail and energy storage to software and startups. We explore how enterprise AI adoption depends on empowering internal individual champions, encouraging curiosity, and creating space for experimentation. Mr. Athanassopoulos shares Olympia Group’s approach to GenAI integration, where each company adopts AI based on its own strategy while benefiting from shared best practices. 📚 Mentioned in the episode: Detecting the Secret Cyborgs: The AI Trap for Organizations by Ethan Mollick 🔗Where to find Antreas LinkedIn: Antreas Athanassopoulos 🔗Where to find Yiorgos Linkedin: Yiorgos Nikoletakis Stay connected with GenAI Summit: Instagram: @GenAISummit TikTok: @GenAISummit Production: HÄST

People in this episode

Hosts: Yiorgos, Yiorgos Nikoletakis

Guest: Antreas Athanassopoulos

Topics covered

• enterprise AI
• leadership
• GenAI integration
• organizational transformation

Keywords

• AI adoption
• internal champions
• curiosity
• experimentation
• best practices

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Detecting the Secret Cyborgs: The AI Trap for Organizations

Books & works: The GenAI Summit Podcast, Detecting the Secret Cyborgs: The AI Trap for Organizations

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