UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Ms. KATERINA SAKELLAROPOULOU

THESSALONIKI SUMMIT will begin in:

Registration

Registrations will open in due time

The Agenda

Learn more about the Agenda, Keynote Speakers and Sessions.

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The Organisers

The Conference is organized by The Federation of Industries of Greece in cooperation with Delphi Economic Forum

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The Venue

The conference will be held
in the Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki, Greece

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Strict health protocol procedures will be applied, based on the prevailing Greek Government’s health measures due to covid-19

All participants attending the Event need to demonstrate, before their entering the venue, one of the following:

EU’s Green Pass Certificate (14 days must have been passed since 2nd dose), a Vaccination Certificate (14 days must have been passed since 2nd dose) or proof that you have been positive with Covid-19 within the past six (6) months.

Rapid tests will not be acceptable for Event’s participation as this is no longer an option as per latest health protocols.

Mitsotakis Kyriakos

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic

Rama Edi

Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania

Zaev Zoran

Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia

Ambassadors

H.E. Amrani Yossi

Ambassador of Israel to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Chizhov Vladimir

Permanent Representative Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the European Union

H.E. ÖZÜGERGİN BURAK

Ambassador of Turkey to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. PYATT GEOFFREY

US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Speakers

Agenda

This conference runs through 20 - 21 November 2023
Day 1
20 Nov 2023
Day 2
21 Nov 2023

ARRIVAL OF GUESTS – REGISTRATION

WELCOME ADDRESS

* Loukia Saranti, President, Federation of Industries of Greece

* Symeon G. Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum

Efstathios Konstantinidis, Deputy Minister of Interior for Macedonia and Thrace, Hellenic Republic

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Governor, Region of Central Macedonia

Konstantinos Zervas, Mayor of Thessaloniki

Fulfilling the EU’s promise – How soon?

Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic

Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs & Diaspora, Republic of Kosovo

Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia

Margaritis Schinas, Vice President, Promoting our European Way of Life, European Commission

Igli Hasani, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Republic of Albania

Elmedin Konaković, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ranko Krivokapić, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Montenegro

Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia

Western Balkans: Old problems – New challenges

Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, US Department of State

* Miroslav Lajčák, EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue & Western Balkans

* Anita Richter, Head of South East Europe Division & interim, OECD

Lord Stuart Peach, Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, UK

* Vassilis Monastiriotis, Eleftherios Venizelos Chair in Contemporary Greek Studies, Hellenic Observatory; Professor of Political Economy, European Institute, London School of Economics

Manuel Sarrazin, Special Representative for the countries of the Western Balkans, Federal Republic of Germany

Ioannis Armakolas, Senior Research Fellow, Head, South-East Europe Programme, ELIAMEP

South East Europe: The New Landscape in the geopolitical chessboard

H.E. George J. Tsunis, US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Xiao Junzheng, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Çağatay Erciyes, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Noam Katz, Ambassador of Israel to the Hellenic Republic

Migration & Immigration challenges in the region

Dimitris Kairidis, Minister of Migration and Asylum, Hellenic Republic

* Byron Camilleri, Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality, Republic of Malta

Luigi Maria Vignali, Director General for Italian Citizens Abroad and Migration Policies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Republic of Italy

Nikolay Dochev Nikolov, Director, Migration Directorate, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Bulgaria

Greece- Türkiye: Closer, but how close?

Kostas Fragkogiannis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic

H.E. Mehmet Kemal Bozay, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Director for EU Affairs, Republic of Türkiye

The Leaders RoundTable – Official Dinner

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Dritan Abazović, Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Ion-Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister...
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ARRIVAL OF GUESTS

WELCOME ADDRESS

* Athanassios Savvakis, President, Organizing Committee, Thessaloniki Summit; Honorary President, Federation of Industries of Greece

In Conversation: An overview of the Greek Economy

Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister of Economy & Finance, Hellenic Republic

Energy cooperation in Southeast Europe

(Part 1)

Theodoros Skylakakis, Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Rumen Radev, Minister of Energy, Republic of Bulgaria

Dubravka Djedovic, Minister of Mining and Energy, Republic of Serbia

Sebastian-Ioan Burduja, Minister of Energy, Republic of Romania

Kreshnik Bekteshi, Minister of Economy, Republic of North Macedonia

 

(Part 2)

George Stassis, Chairman and CEO, Public Power Corporation, Greece

Andreas Shiamishis, CEO, HELLENiQ ENERGY, Greece

Christos Copelouzos, CEO, Copelouzos Group, Greece

Maria Rita Galli, CEO, DESFA, Greece

Vladimir Malinov, Executive Director, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Bulgaria

ESG and Climate Crisis

* Manolis Grafakos, General Secretary for Waste Management Coordination, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

* Dr Athanasios Dagoumas, President, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water

* Antonios Kontoleon, Chairman, Hellenic Union of Industrial Energy Consumers (UNICEN)

Progress on RRF – What is for Northern Greece

Nikos Papathanasis, Alternate Minister of Finance, Hellenic Republic

In Conversation: The Leader of the opposition

President, SYRIZA party

Integrating Industry 4.0 and the green transition

* Georgios Doukidis, Prof. eBusiness, Dept of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business; Independent board member, Athens Exchange, Greece

Christos Harpantidis, Vice President, Philip Morris International South-East Europe

* Yanna Andronopoulou, General Manager, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta

* Andreas Xirocostas, Managing Director, SAP Hellas S.A.

Labour market imbalances: Managing demand for workers in the primary and secondary sectors

* Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Hellenic Republic

* Spyros Protopsaltis, Governor, Greek Public Employment Service (DYPA)

* Giannis Panagopoulos, President, Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE)

In Conversation

Nikos Androulakis, President, PASOK party

In Conversation

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Banking Panel

* Gikas Hardouvelis, Chair of the Board, Non-Executive, National Bank of Greece

Attracting large FDI’s in Northern Greece

Konstantinos Skrekas, Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic

* Alexis Charitsis, MP; Alternate Minister of Economy & Development, Hellenic Republic (2016-2018)

Nikos Efhymiadis, Chairman and CEO, ThessINTEC

Athanasios Liagkos, Executive Chairman of the BoD & Managing Director, Thessaloniki Port Authority

Dimitris Andriopoulos, Chairman & CEO, Dimand

* Thanos Psathas, CEO, ETVA VIPE SA

Vassilis Kafatos, Partner, Deloitte Greece

END OF THE THESSALONIKI SUMMIT

* confirmed

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Venue

PORTO PALACE HOTEL THESSALONIKI
65, 26th Octovriou Avenue, Thessaloniki, Greece
+30 2310 504504

FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES OF GREECE
21, 26th Octovriou Avenue, Thessaloniki, Greece
+30 2310 539817

FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES OF GREECE
21, 26th Octovriou Avenue, Thessaloniki, Greece
+30 2310 539817

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