Conference Speakers Presentations

• Charalampos Kasimis, Agricultural University of Athens – The new challenges for agriculture and the European policy for digitization
• Philip Papadopoulos, Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School – The contribution of digital network infrastructure to the development of the agrifood sector: LoRa networks created with the support of the Transadriatic Gas Pipeline and the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia
• George Zalidis, Director of the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh, Faculty of Agriculture – Earth Observation Data & Services to Achieve Food Security
• Vasilis Vasiliou, Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health – Artificial Intelligence for a Better Planet: Computing for a Sustainable Future
• Peter Oudemans, Professor, Plant Biology & Pathology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA – Communicating with Data: Pipelines and Pitfalls
• Nikos Tsotsolas, Ass. Professor University of West Attica, KalaΘos platform Co-founder – commentator

• Geert Wilms, Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization – Smart Livestock farming; enhancing sustainable development
• Georgios Rigas, Director, Directorate Animal Genetic Resources and Livestock Facilities, Ministry of Agriculture & Food – Challenges, Trends and Prospects in the New Era for Greek Livestock Breeding
• Lefteris Gitsas, President, Hellenic National Interbranch Meat Organization (EDOK) -Opportunities and potential of the meat sector. The prospects of growth in the new socio-economic environment – free speech
• Evdokia Krystallidou, Project Leader, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School – Traceability as a tool to promote the local identity of meat from indigenous breeds
• Dimitris Tasioulas, Executive Chef Thria restaurant, Chef Ambassador for Thessaloniki in 2008 – Greek Premium raw materials in hotels and restaurants, myths and possibilities – free speech

• HE Konstantinos Skrekas – Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Food – Sustainable agriculture is a conditionality for achieving long term high growth in Greece – free speech
• Grigoris Tasios, President, Hellenic Hotelier’s Federation – OCAL & BRANDED: The Project TEToP by Hellenic Hoteliers Federation as a tool of cooperation and co-marketing of Destinations, Hotels & Products
• Giannis Balakakis, President, Geo Routes Cultural Institute & Chair, Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum – free speech

• Konstantinos Baginetas – Secretary General of Agricultural Policy and Management of European Funds, Ministry of Rural Development & Food – Financial Tools RDP 2014-2020 – free speech
• Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos – Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF) – EIF Financial instruments
• Tassos Mantagaris, Sector Expert, Eurobank Small Business Segment General Division – Business Banking Agro sector: Integrated solutions to support the agri-food sector
• Effie Kokoreli, Head of Agricultural and Bank Assurance, INTERAMERICAN SA – Insurance: Protective shield for the agricultural chain – free speech

• Georgios Stratakos, Secretary General, Ministry of Rural Development & Food – The transformation of the food chain
• Eleni Maloupa, Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, HAO-DEMETER – Holistic utilization of plant biodiversity, through protection and conservation in Genes banks
• Anagnostis Argiriou, Deputy Director, Institute of Applied Biosciences – CERTH – Exploiting and tracing the biodiversity in a digital era
• Yiannis Glavakis, Agronomist, former EP MEP, Glavakis Nurseries – free speech
• George Kostelenos, Αgronomist-Author, Kostelenos Nurseries – free speech
• Panagiotis Sainatoudis, Founder, Peliti NPO – free speech
• Konstantinos Bakasietas, General Manager, Vine Nurseries Bakasieta – presentation
• Anastasios Kalantzis, Vice-President, Hellenic Plant Importers & Exporters Association – free speech

• Siwarde J. SAP, V.C. Steering Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum, Sr. Economic Policy Advisor, Embassy of the Netherlands – presentation

• HE Makis Voridis, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Food – key note speech
• HE Kostas Karamanlis, Minister of Infrastructure & Transport – key note speech
• HE Fotini Αrampatzi, Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Food – key note speech
• HE Yanko Ivanov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Bulgaria – presentation
• HE Ambassador Michael B. Christides, Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation – free speech

• Gregory W. Pfleger, Consul General of the United States of America to Thessaloniki, Greece – free speech
• Nikos Thymakis, President, Institute of Agronomic Sciences – Hellenic Garden as a tool of sustainability in urban landscape
• Geert Wilms, Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization – Agro Innovation System: Collaboration between Academia, Farmers and Government
• Kostas Karantininis, Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden (SLU) – From lab to farm: The missing medium
• Dimitrios Vlachos, Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh – Academia and Business Collaboration: Success Stories

• Christos Meglas, President, Serres Chamber of Commerce – Effective & Applicable Competitive Rural Entrepreneurship
• Christos Yiannakakis, Board Member of Sasoee, Executive Consultant at Venus Growers Cooperative – Precision farming sustainability factor for the cultivation of the stone fruits
• Effie Lazaridou, Managing Director, New Agriculture for a New Generation – New Agriculture for a New Generation: Supporting the agrifood ecosystem in Greece
• Constantinos Michailides, Director, Directorate Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Region of Central Macedonia – The Contribution of the Research and Innovation Smart Specialization Strategy to the enhancement of the Competitiveness of the Agri-Food Sector of the Region of Central Macedonia

• Dimitrios Roustemis, Ministry Agriculture & Food, Center for Animal Genetic Resources in Thessaloniki – presentation

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