Conference Agenda
Tuesday 30/9/2025
Welcome remarks
Dr. Demetrios Kouretas
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chapter-1: Financial Instruments, Primary sector & Tourism, Exports
Agrifood & tourism integration; Branding maturity; SMEs access to global markets; Agricultural inputs/environmental safety; Funding and Banks
Mr. George Pontikas
Ms. Anastasia Adamopoulou
Mr. Dimitris Tsetsilas
Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos
Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis
Break
Chapter-2: Value chains’ responsible & sustainable entrepreneurship
Chambers-Associations and development; Financing-Entrepreneurship & ESGs; Clusters & incubators; Human/labor workforce upskilling & reskilling; Key-players’ strategies
Ms. Alexandra Palli-Giannakopoulou
Mr. Christos Giakouvis
Mr. Panos Tournavitis
Ms. Ioanna-Alexandra Saitis
Ms. Ismini Papakirillou
Mr. Stelios Sarantis
Moderator
Mr. Xenophon Kappas
Break
Chapter-3: Executive Roundtable “Policy talks”
Parties’ priorities for Thessaly’s agricultural sector (subsidies, irrigation, water management, cooperatives); Rural entrepreneurship, demographic regeneration; Farmers’ access to markets, knowledge and technology; Long-term vision & strategy for Greece’s agriculture
Panelists are solely from political parties having served at State’s administration
Mr. Christos Kellas
Mr. Sokratis Famellos
Delegates' networking reception at the venue
Speakers & Partners off-site welcome reception (by invitation only)
Wednesday 1/10/2025
Chapter-4: Transformative Innovation: Towards a development roadmap for Thessaly AgriFood Sector
Smart Specialization; Agrifood Complex; Regional Innovation Policy; Systemic Approaches; Multilevel Governance
Dr. Stathis Arapostathis
Mr. Panayiotis Kalfountzos
Mr. Antonis Politis
Dr. Dimitris Goussios
Dr. Dimitris Vlachostergios
Moderator
Dr. Dimitrios Stavridis
Break
Chapter-5: Innovation, Synergies, New Technologies in primary production
Added value products; The triple helix between farming-academia-business sectors; AI & digital technologies from production to consumption; The future of precision farming
Mr. Vaios Ganis
Mr. Geert Wilms
Dr. Fotios Tekos
Mr. Dimitris Rousseas
Mr. Nikos Gousios
Moderator
Mr. Xenophon Kappas
Break
Chapter-6: Livestock & Dairy industry, Biosafety
Animal diseases & biosafety; Illegal imports; Livestock subsidies; Feed resilience in times of crises; High-quality animal products & exports
Dr. Ioannis Kaimakamis
Mr. Alexandros Triantafyllou
Ms. Ioanna Karra
Mr. Yiannis Bouras
Ms. Vicki Douma
Mr. Panagiotis Tsiampalis
Break
Chapter-7: Water management, Climate, Environment, Energy
Measures to address water scarcity in Thessaly; Climate crisis, agricultural production, adaptation; Critical infrastructure for Thessaly agriculture: Circular economy-energy autonomy in agricultural facilities
Dr. Theofanis Gemtos
Dr. Konstantinos Tsimpoukas
Dr. Nicholas Dercas
Mr. Vasileios Moraitis
Dr. Alex Papachatzis
Break
Chapter-8: Executive Roundtable “Thessaly meets the world”
Thessaly’s profile abroad; Invest in know-how transferability to Thessaly; EU green transition and Thessaly; Cross-border opportunities & cooperation; Thessaly agrifood connection with high-quality tourism; Labor workforce
Dr. Demetrios Kouretas
Mr. Arif Mammadov
Ms. Nahida Rahman Shumona
Mr. Timur Sultangozhin
End of the programme, Delegates' networking reception at the venue
Speakers & Partners off-site welcome reception (by invitation only)
Thursday 2/10/2025
Field visit programme
The technical fiield-visit will take place at Enipeas Agricultural Cooperative, Farsala
For the detailed program and information for participation, visit online PRACTICAL INFORMATION - FIELD VISIT
Remarks
- Participation: with a registration fee. E-registration and accreditation required
- Setup: Panel discussion. Audience setup: theater
- Official language: Greek with simultaneous translation to/from English
- Interaction: chapters include 20/30-mins dialogue and Q&A session between the panel and the audience
- Sponsorships opportunities inquiries c/o: Ms. Christina Mangou (mangou@geo-routes.com)