SPEAKERS
Greek and foreign policy figures, academics, scientists, diplomats, representatives of organizations, institutions and businessmen have been invited to the conference to discuss issues related to Thessaly’s development.
See the complete speakers’ list below.

Margaritis Schinas
Vice President of the European Commission

Lina Mendoni
Minister of Culture and Sports

Kostas Tsiaras
Minister of Justice

Kostas Karamanlis
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport

Makis Voridis
Minister of Rural Development and Food

Harry Theocharis
Minister of Tourism

Nikos Papathanasis
Deputy Minister of Development and Investment

Domna - Maria Michailidou
Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

Vasilios Kontozamanis
Deputy Minister of Health

Maria Spyraki
Member of the European Parliament with Nea Dimokratia

Christos Triantopoulos
Secretary General of Economic Policy

Dimitrios Skalkos
Secretary General for Public Investment & PA, Ministry of Development & Investments

Athanasios Kiriazis
Secretary General for Research & Technology

George Stamatis
Secretary General for Social Solidarity and Fight against Poverty

Efthymios Mpakogiannis
Secretary General for Regional Planning and Urban Development

Niki Dandolou
Secretary Special for EU Structural Funds

Vassilis Kokkalis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing the President of SYRIZA

Evagelia Liakouli
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing the President of PASOK & KINAL

Kostas Agorastos
Governor of Thessaly - Associate Professor University of Macedonia

Spiros Protopsaltis
OAED Commander

Antzela Gkerekou
President of Greek National Tourism Organisation

Panos Kouanis
President of the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication- EKOME

Christos Gogos
Senior Expert European Commission - DG Regional and Urban Policy "Greece and Cyprus"

Nikos Papaioannou
Dean of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Louka Katseli
Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics of the University of Athens

Kostas Spiliopoulos
President & CEO of OSE - Greek Railways

Kostas Dervos
President of Youth and Life long Learning Foundation (INEDIVIM)

Fotis Seretis
Head of the 5th Regional Health Authority of Thessaly & Central Greece

Athanasios Giannoukas
Professor of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece, Dean Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly

Apostolos Komnos
Anesthesiologist- Intensive care physician, ICU Director at General Hospital of Larissa

Achilleas Ntavelis
President of the Association of Thessalian Enterprises & Industries

Eleni Koliopoulou
President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Industries in Thessaly and Central Greece

Leonidas Mpakouras
General Manager of EDA THESS

Michalis Kyriakidis
INSETE Programs Coordinator

Paschalis Alexandros Temekenidis
Research Director Palmos Analysis
