May 2019
18.00 -18.30
Registration
18.30
Opening of the Samothraki Open Forum
Mr. Panagiotis Kambouroglou, Executive Director, IASION, Founder of the Samothraki Open Forum
18.45 -19.00
Welcome Address
Mr. Athanasios Vitsas, Mayor of Samothrace
19.00 – 19.20
Circular Economy: Sustainable Consumption and Production
Mr. Michail Spanos, Managing Director, Global Sustain Group
19.20 – 19.40
Prerequisites for developing Seeways in Samothraki
Mr. Hristos Doukas, Chairman of the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
19.40 – 20.00
Questions
20.00 – 20.20
Sustainability, Synergies and Technology: Proposals for the Sustainable Economic Development of Greek Islands – The example of Samothrace
Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, President of the Board of Directors of Athens International Airport
20.20 – 20.40
Beekeeping as an instrument for the economic and social development in the of North Aegean Region
Dr. Alexandros Papachristoforou, University of Aegean, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Vice-President of the European Professional Beekeepers Association (ERBA)
20.40 – 21.00
Questions
21.00
End of Day 1 of the Samothraki Open Forum
June 2019
Experimental training for sustainable growth under the title “Junior Tourist – A traveling suitcase…to Samothraki island”
The Samothraki Open Forum offers experimental training for sustainable growth under the title “Junior Tourist – A traveling suitcase…to Samothraki island”.
Instructors: Dr. Eleftheria Gkrimpa & Ms Evangelia Gkrimpa
Time: 10.00-11.00 students of primary school
11.00-12.00 students of high school/lyceum
12.00-13.00 teachers of Primary and Secondary Education and
13.00-14.00 young entrepreneurs.
Venue: Papagiorgi Manolaki Sq., Hora Samothrakis
May 2019
09.30
Attendance and Registration
10.00 – 10.10
Opening of the second Day of Samothraki Open Forum
Mr. Panagiotis Kambouroglou, Executive Director, IASION, Founder of Samothraki Open Forum
10.10 – 10.30
Regional development through local synergies
Mr. Athanasios Vitsas, Mayor of Samothrace
10.30 – 10.50
Samothrace, the Island of Great Gods.
Dr. Konstantinos Rigopoulos, Guest Lecturer, University of Greenwich and University of Bocconi
10.50 – 11.10
Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: The challenges of the NATURA Project in Samothraki
Ms. Andromachi Drouza, Environmentalist, Directorate of Strategic Investments, Enterprise Greece
11.10 – 11.30
Promoting the destination of Samothrace
Mr. Konstantinos Antoniadis, Deputy Director for Tourism, Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
11.30 – 11.50
Questions
11.50 – 12.10
The platform “Samothraki.Online”: how technology supports growth
Mr. Panagiotis Kambouroglou, Executive Director, IASION, Founder of Samothraki Open Forum & Mr. Dimitris Michalagas, Managing Director, Distemicha
12.10 – 12.30
Science and sustainability transition on the island of Samothraki
Professor Marina Fischer-Kowalski, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Chair of the International Science Advisory Board of the local association Sustainable Samothraki
Dr. Panos Petridis, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Member, International Science Advisory Board of Sustainable Samothraki
12.30 -12.50
Creation of new jobs: Directions and Requirements
Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, President of the Board of Directors of Athens International Airport
12.50 – 13.10
Questions
13.10 – 15.00
Break
15.00 – 15.15
Social Entrepreneurship – a new business model
Mr. Pakis Papadimitriou, Corporate Quality Manager, Athens International Airport, Chairman of CSR Committee, Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce
15.15 – 16.15
Panel: Women Entrepreneurship
Coordinator: Ms. Norella Ntella, Mompreneur (Mother – Entrepreneur)
16.15 – 17.15
Panel: Young Entrepreneurship
Coordinator: Christos Stamatis, Chief Executive Officer, La mia Stevia
17.15 – 17.30
Questions – Suggestions
17.30 – 18.00
Conclusions and possible actions
Mr. Athanasios Vitsas, Mayor of Samothrace
18.00
Closure of the Samothraki Open Forum 2019
Mr. Panagiotis Kambouroglou, Executive Director, IASION, Founder of Samothraki Open Forum
20.30
Mayor Samothraki’s Dinner (by personal invitation only)
May 2019
Sunday 30.06.2019
Experiential tour in Samothraki