SAMOTHRAKI OPEN FORUM 2019

«SUSTAINABLE GROWTH THROUGH SYNERGIES»  

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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