Agenda

Day 1
22 02 2023
Day 2
23 02 2023
13:00

Arrival of guests – Registration

Opening Speech

Symeon Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum
Michalis Ignatiou, White House Correspondent, Hellas Journal
Symeon Tsomokos
Michael Ignatiou

Welcome Remarks

Christos Metios, Regional Governor of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Ioannis Zampoukis, Mayor of Alexandroupolis
Chair: Fanis Papathanasiou, Journalist, ERT
Christos Metios
Ioannis Zampoukis
Fanis Papathanasiou

Large infrastructure & connectivity projects in Eastern Macedonia & Thrace

Panel Discussion Ioannis Xifaras, Secretary General of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Konstantinos Chatzikonstantinou, CEO, Alexandroupolis Port Authority S.A.
Marianna Nathanail, Institutional Affairs Officer, EIB Group Office in Greece
Christos Vinis, CEO, ERGOSE S.A.
George Tsaprounis, Chief Communications Officer, Intrakat Group
Dimitrios Dimitriou, Professor, Dept of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Stylianos Zantanidis, Air TRaffic Controller, Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
Anastasios Dimoschakis, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, New Democracy
Chair: Nikos Karagiannis, Journalist, Ypodomes.com
Ioannis Xifaras
Konstantinos Chatzikonstantinou
Marianna Nathanail
Christos Vinis
George Tsaprounis
Dimitrios Dimitriou
Stilianos Zantanidis
Nikos Karagiannis

New Energy corridors: Consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for Eastern Macedonia & Thrace

Geoffrey Pyatt, Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (online)
Ioannis Maniatis, Minister of Environment, Energy, Climate Change (2013-2015) - Assoc. Professor, University of Piraeus
George Polychroniou, Executive Director Strategy & Business Development, DEPA S.A.
Kostis Sifnaios, VP & Managing Director Gastrade S.A.
Valentin Poriazov, Amb. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Greece
Sergii Shutenko, Ambassador, Embassy of Ukraine in Greece
Andrei Popov, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Greece, Embassy of Moldova, Athens
Chair: Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent, Open TV
Geoffrey Pyatt
Ioannis Maniatis
George Polychroniou
Konstantinos Sifnaios
H.E. Valentin Poriazov
Sergii Shutenko
Andrei Popov
Alexia Tasouli
17:00

Networking Break

FDI as a catalyst for job creation – policy keys to unlock industry re-generation in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Ioannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister for Development and Investments, Hellenic Republic
Christodoulos Topsidis
, President, Evros Chamber of Commerce
Dionysios Chionis, Professor of Economics, Dept. of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace
Charalampos Thamnidis, CFO Greece, Cyprus, Malta Cluster, Japan Tobacco International
Chair: Dimitris Pefanis, Manager, CNN
 
Ioannis Tsakiris
Christodoulos Topsidis
Dionysios Chionis
Charalampos Thamnidis
Dimitrios Pefanis

Fireside Chat | Land unspoilt. Drivers for a sustainable tourism upsurge in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Sophia Zacharaki, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic
Chair: Litsa Panayotopoulos, Co-founder and CEO, EVIA IP Ltd, Greece
Sophia Zacharaki
Litsa Panayotopoulos

Drivers for a sustainable tourism upsurge in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Konstantinos Palakidis, Owner & CEO, Thraki Palace SA, Ramada Plaza Thraki Hotel
Tania Eleftheriadou, Member of the Parliament for Kavala of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance
Chair: Litsa Panayotopoulos, Co-founder and CEO, EVIA IP Ltd, Greece
Konstantinos Palakidis
Tania Eleftheriadou
Litsa Panayotopoulos

Consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Bob Menendez, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (video message)
Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council (online)
Evripidis Stylianidis, Member of the Parliament, New Democracy (online)
Chair: Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent, Open TV
Bob Menendez
Endy Zemenides
Evripidis Stylianidis
Alexia Tasouli

The US-Greek strategic partnership and its impact on Greece’s path towards stability

Tassos Zambas, Vice President, Federation of Cypriot American Organizations
Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council (online)
Nikolas Katsimpras, Lecturer, Columbia University | Member of BoD, HALC
Chair: Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Tasos Zambas
Endy Zemenides
Nikolas Katsimpras
Tom Ellis
20:05

END OF DAY 1

21:00

DINNER (by invitation only)

08:30

Registration

GREECE 2.0: The National Recovery and Resilience Plan and its impact on entrepreneurship and Investments in Eastern Macedonia & Thrace

Keynote Speech
Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investments, Hellenic Republic(online)

Panel Discussion 
Dimitris Petrovits, Deputy Regional Governor, Prefecture Evros
Loukia Saranti, President Federation of Industries of Greece
Christos Dermetzopoulos, Member of the Parliament, New Democracy, Evros Municipality
Ioannis Kirkinezis, Business Development Director, Hill International
Antonios Gravanis, President, Chamber of Tradesmen and Handicrafts of Rodopi Prefecture
Chair: Dimitris Delevegos, Journalist, Kathimerini  
Adonis Georgiadis
Ioannis Kirkinezis
Loukia Saranti
Christos Dermentzopoulos
Antonios Gravanis
Dimitris Delevegos

Cities take the lead: How urban administrations unite around a vision for growth for East Macedonia & Thrace

Ioannis Zampoukis, Mayor of Alexandroupolis
Ioannis Gkaranis, Mayor of Komotini
Dimitris Papastergiou, Mayor of Trikala; President, KEDE (online)
Chair: Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent, Open TV
Ioannis Zampoukis
Ioannis Gkaranis
Dimitris Papastergiou
Alexia Tasouli

Cultivating, educational and cultural co-existence as a prerequisite for the emergence of an inclusive economy

Aggeliki Giannakidou, President, Ethnological Museum of Thrace
Evaggelos Drimpetas, Professor, Economic Dynamics and Comparison of Economic Systems
Chair: Matina Charkoftaki, Journalist, Capital.gr, Greece  
Aggeliki Giannakidou
Evaggelos Drimpetas
Matina Charkoftaki
12:00

Networking Break

Fireside Chat

George Pitsilis, Governor, Independent Authority for Public Revenue
Chair: Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent, Open TV
George Pitsilis
Alexia Tasouli

How Digitalization can support the economic activity in the region

Leonidas Christopoulos, General Secretary of Digital Governance and Procedures
Chair: Litsa Panayotopoulos, Co-founder and CEO, EVIA IP Ltd, Greece
Leonidas Christopoulos
Litsa Panayotopoulos

CONCLUSIONS

Symeon Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum
Symeon Tsomokos
13:30

END OF CONFERENCE – LIGHT LUNCH