ABOUT GREECE IS THE DESTINATION INITIATIVE
| 12:00 | Registration – Welcome
THE AGENDA
| 12:30 | The deep and creative inspiration gives continuous impetus for actions that contribute to highlighting Greece as a destination
Inspirational Note
- Dimitiris Fragakis, Secretary General, Greek National Tourism Organization
- Voula Patoulidou, President, Thessaloniki Tourism Organization
Opening Remarks
- Symeon Tsomokos and Kelly Mavromati, Co- Founders Energizing Greece and Greece is The Destination
| 13:00 | The Sense of Greece Presentations: We highlight with vision all that places Greece on the international stage as a unique destination
Inspirational Note
- Yiannis Aslanis, President and Eleni Sotiriou, Managing Director, Thessaloniki Convention Bureau
- Natasha Kefala, International Meetings Manager, This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Lena Belibassaki, Client Service Director, Advertising, Ogilvy
| 13:30 | GREECE’S SUPERIORITY IS EVIDENT
Keynote Speech
- Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments
- Sofia Zacharaki, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Greece
| 13:50 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: PRESENTING THE DYNAMICS OF INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREECE
Into Note – Moderator: Litsa Panayotopoulos, President of the “Education – Innovation – Entrepreneurship” Committee and Treasurer, Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce
- Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development and Investments
- Sofia Zacharaki, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Greece
- Christos Giordamlis, Managing Director, Prisma Electronics
- Panayiotis H. Ketikidis, Chairman, South East European Research Centre
- Konstantinos Kollias, President, Economic Chamber of Greece
| 14:35 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: PRESENTING THE IMPACT OF INSPIRATION, CREATIVITY AND DESIGN IN HIGHLIGHTING THE INCOMPARABLE ADVANTAGE OF GREECE
Intro Note – Moderator: Elena Kyrnassiou, VP & Executive Director STIRIXIS Group
- Lena Belibassaki, Client Service Director, Advertising, Ogilvy
- Elena Georgana, Human Potential Activist
- Leonidas Skerletopoulos, Founder of Mindspark+, General Manager at Light Hub
- Thodoris Spiliotis, Founder Athonian Management
Inspirational Note
- Ioanna Panayiotou, Executive Director, University of Limassol
| 15:15 | The Global T Action Meeting: Τhe endless prospects that Greece offers
THE SECTORS
Tourism, Travel, Transportations, Tours, Trips
HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS with
Technology, Telecommunication, Transition, Transformation, Thrivation
Inspirational Note
- Thanassis Papadimitriou, Chairman of the BoD, EY ZHN Greece
| 15:25 | Keynote Speech
- Olympia K. Anastasopoulou, Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Ministry of Tourism
| 15:35 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: HARNESS THE POWER OF “T”
Into Note – Moderator: Dimitris Michopoulos, Founder & CEO, Dimitris Michopoulos Reputation Management Firm
- Olympia K. Anastasopoulou, Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Ministry of Tourism
- Panagiotis Katarachias, Owner, PANFLOW SA
- Nicolas Papazisis, General Director, THESEUS Rehabilitation Center
- Corina Saias, COO, ViOS Coworking
- Stella Samartzi, Director @zzdotgr. Founder @yoodoo_corporate_wellness, Co-founder @hellenides
- Maria Theofanopoulou, President & CEO, GTP – DANAE Travel & Media Group
- Eleni Zorba, Occupational Physician, Onassis Cardiac Surgery
| 16:30 | The Global E Action Meeting: Follow the Leaders of “E”
THE SECTORS
Environment, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Economy, Equity, Education
Keynote Speech
- Ioannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister of Development & Investments
| 16:40 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: : SUSTAINABILITY AS A DESTINATION IN THE GREEK PARADIGM: LEADING THE GLOBAL NEW TOMORROW
Into Note – Moderator: Alex Athanassoulas, President SBC, President & CEO, STIRIXIS Group, Founder, Metallaxis.org Systems Thinker
- Ioannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister of Development & Investments
- Michael E. Economakis, Executive Chairman Petros Petropoulos Group (Plc), Chairman Hellenic Recovery Recycling Corporation (HERRCO)
- Georgios Atsalakis, Associate Professor, Technical University of Crete
- George Nounesis, Chairman, NTL Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos
- Fotios Romoudis, Epsilon Net Group Business Development Director
- Petros Soukoulias, Co-Founder & Mentor @ SEEMS, f. Board Member of the National Council for Research & Innovation
- George Xiradakis, Founder & Owner, XRTC Business Consultants, President of Association of Banking and Shipping Executive of Hellenic Shipping
Inspirational Note
- Vassilis Papakonstantinou, Vice Chairman, ΜΙΤ Enterprise Forum Greece
| 17:30 | The Global A Action Meeting: Global Development Strategies – How Greece achieved the breakthrough in Tourism Growth
THE SECTORS
Aviation, Airports, Airlines, Air Navigation, Air Transportation, Air Connectivity
ONE TO ONE DISCUSSION
- Riccardo Lambiris, Chairman, Athens International Airport and Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation
| 17:40 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: THE ROLE OF AVIATION
Intro Note – Moderator: Dr Kostas Iatrou, Director General, Hermes – Air Transport Organisation
- Wim Iserief, Director of Sales, SkyTeam
- George Lioumpis, General Manager, Sky Express
- Michal Nowak, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Europe and CIS Embraer
- Professor Andreas Papatheodorou, President, Hellenic Aviation Society
- Nikos Sofiadis, Managing Director, Goldair Airline Services
- Nicolae Stoica, Director Géneral, Romanian Civil Aviation Authority
| 18:40 | Greece is The Destination: Let’s come together to conquer the Future
Keynote Speech
- Athanasios Kyriazis, General Secretary for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Development and Investment
| 18:50 | CO-CREATING THE NEW ERA
Keynote Speech
- Georgia Kartsanis, Founder & President, CEO Clubs Greece
| 19:00 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: CEO CLUBS GREECE, CO-CREATING THE NEW ERA
Intro Note – Moderator: Georgia Kartsanis, Founder & President, CEO Clubs Greece
- Athanasios Kyriazis, General Secretary for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Development and Investment
- Christina Antoniou, Managing Director, Daikin Hellas
- Alexandros Athanassoulas, President SBC, President & CEO, STIRIXIS Group, Founder, Metallaxis.org Systems Thinker
- Thanos Kyriazis, Managing Director, Miele Hellas
- Polydefkis Loukopoulos, Chairman & Managing Director, Signify Hellas
- Dimitris Michopoulos, Founder & CEO, Dimitris Michopoulos Reputation Management Firm
- Tassos Spanidis, Co-Founder & CEO, Generation Y
| 19:45 | The effect of Education on leading sectors of the Economy
Keynote Speech
- Niki Kerameus, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs
| 20:00 | Greece is The Destination Celebration – Greece has a strong voice
Keynote Speech
- Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development and Investment
| 20:15 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: PRESENTING THE MYTHICAL SENSE OF AN INSPIRED GREECE
Keynote Speech
- Georgios Didaskalou, Secretary General of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Sports
Intro Note – Moderator: Emi Livaniou – Zisiopoulou, Head of Special Editions, Huffingtonpost.gr, Founder, dinamirposforas
- Georgios Didaskalou, Secretary General of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Sports
- Katerina Koskina, Ph.D. in the history of art – Museologist, Advisor to the Mayor of Athens on Culture
- Eugenia Manolidou, Musician, Head of Studies at Elliniki Agogi
Inspirational Note
- Maria Loi, Entrepreneur, Greek Food Ambassador
| 21:00 | Closing Remarks: Symeon Tsomokos and Kelly Mavromati, Co-Founders Energizing Greece and Greece is The Destination
| 21:05 | Dinner & Drinks
Greece is The Destination Event | Let’s come together to conquer the Future | 31.03.2023 | Domotel Kastri | For Participation : contact@eplatform.gr
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