Monday | February 17
Loukia Saranti, President, Federation of Industries of Greece
Konstantinos Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Interior for Macedonia and Thrace, Hellenic Republic
Nana Aidona, Governor, Region of Central Macedonia
Stelios Angeloudis, Mayor of Thessaloniki
Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Evangelos Venizelos, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2015), Hellenic Republic (on-line)
Dora Bakoyannis, Member of the Hellenic Parliament; Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2009), Hellenic Republic
Dimitris Kairidis, Minister of Migration and Asylum (2023-2024); Member of the Parliament, Hellenic Republic
Athanasios Platias, President, Council for International Relations; Professor of Strategy, Department of International and European studies, University of Piraeus
Ino Afentouli, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations (IDIS)
Moderator:
Stavros Tzimas, Journalist, ANA-MPA
Nikos Androulakis, Leader of the Opposition, President, PASOK-Movement for Change
Moderator:
Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist-anchor, Alpha TV
Socratis Famellos, President, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance
Moderator:
Giorgos Smirnis, News Director, AlphaTV
Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of Migration and Asylum, Hellenic Republic
Nicholas A. Ioannides, Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection, Republic of Cyprus
Omar Amer Youssef, Ambassador, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Hellenic Republic
Moderator:
Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent
Alexandra Papadopoulou, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Nikolaos Bakatselos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Constantinos Filis, Director, Institute of Global Affairs
Moderator:
Alexia Tasouli, Diplomatic Correspondent
Tuesday | February 18
Athanassios Savvakis, President, Organizing Committee, Thessaloniki Summit
Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki, representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Christos Staikouras, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Hellenic Republic
Grozdan Karadjov, Deputy PM and Minister of Transport and Communications, Republic of Bulgaria
Moderator:
Dimitrios Pefanis, Manager, CNN Greece
Giorgos Pitsilis, Governor, AADE
Moderator:
Nikos Ikonomu, Journalist, Makedonia Newspaper
Antonios Kontoleon, President, Hellenic Union of Industrial Consumers of Energy
Dr. Agis Papadopoulos, Chairman, Thessaloniki Water Supply and Sewerage Co. SA – EYATH SA
Alexandros Papageorgiou, CEO, Energy Exchange Group
George Kremlis, Ambassador to the European Public Law Organisation to Bulgaria
Dimitrios Theocharis, Managing Director, MEL SA – Macedonian Paper Mills
Moderator:
Dimitrios Pefanis, Manager, CNN Greece
Tzitzikostas Apostolos, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, European Commission (on-line)
Η.Ε. Noam Katz, Ambassador, Embassy of Israel to the Hellenic Republic
Moderator:
Dimitrios Pefanis, Manager, CNN Greece
Elena Rapti, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic
Christos Stylianides, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Hellenic Republic
Moderator:
Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis
Aristos Doxiadis, Partner Emeritus, Big Pi Ventures
Pericles Mitkas, President, Hellenic Authority for Higher Education
Panagiotis Ketikidis, President, Alexander Innovation Zone
Nikos Efthymiadis, Chairman, ThessINTEC
Stella Bezergianni, President, NOESIS; Researcher, CPERI/CERTH
Vasilis Kafatos, Partner, Growth Leader, Competence Center President, Deloitte
Moderator:
Fay Makantasi, Research Director, diaNEOsis
Yannis Maniatis, Member of the European Parliament; Minister and Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009-2015), Hellenic Republic (recorded message)
Pantelis Tzortzakis, CEO, Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation
Tassos Rozolis, Chairman of the BoD, Hellenic Manufacturers of Defense and Security Material Association
Moderator:
Antonis Kamaras, Consultant, Federation of Industries of Greece
Tasos Chatzivasileiou, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Simeon Diamantidis, President, Greek Exporters Association
Denald George Tafani, President, Hellenic Business Association of Albania
Krasimir Dachev, Deputy President, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mila Nenova, Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency
George Mylonas, President & CEO, ALUMIL SA
Moderator:
Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist-anchor, Alpha TV
Akis Skertsos, Minister of State responsible for the coordination of Government Policies, Hellenic Republic (on-line)
Christodoulos Topsidis, Governor, Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Stavros Kalafatis, General Secretary of Parliamentary Group ND; MP A’ Thessalonikis ND
Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research – IOBE; Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
Thanos Psathas, CEO, ETVA INDUSTRIAL AREAS S.A.
Moderator:
Annie Karolidou, Financial & Business Editor, powergame.gr
Stellina Siarapi, Secretary General of Private Investments, Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic
Ismini Papakirillou, CEO, Hellenic Development Bank
Yianos Kontopoulos, CEO, Athens Exchange Group
Stephanos Theodorides, Chairman of the Board, Growthfund
Giannis Papadopoulos, Senior Partner, EOS Capital Partners
Nikolas Takas, Managing Partner, THERMI VC; CEO, THERMI GROUP
Moderator:
Dimitris Diamantidis, Journalist, Radio Thessaloniki
Takis Theodorikakos, Minister of Development, Hellenic Republic
Wednesday | February 19
GUEST OF HONOR
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Thessaloniki Summit 2025 will gather a group of regional and international prominent experts and policy makers from all around the world.
© Copywright 2024 by Federation of industries of Greece.
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Thessaloniki Summit 2025 will gather a group of regional and international prominent experts and policy makers from all around the world.
© Copywright 2024 by Federation of industries of Greece.
All rights reserved.