ABNA-SE Conference Αgenda

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, March 20, 2023

Emilios Riadis' Multipurpose Hall, HELEXPO, Thessaloniki

 

09.30' - 10.00'

Registration

 

10.00 - 10.15

Start - Short Greetings

  • Stavros Kalafatis - Deputy Minister of Macedonia and Thrace 
  • Apostolos Tzitzikostas - Governor of the Region of Central Macedonia
  • Aimilios Perdikaris - President ABNA & Chairman Of The Board, General Manager ANA-MPA 

 

10.15 - 11.15 

Session 1 - THE GEOPOLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SE EUROPE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NEWS INFORMATION 

Keynote Speaker: Dimitrios Galamatis - Secretary General for Information And Communication 

  • Nikos Panagiotou - Associate Professor of International Journalism at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
  • Alexandru Giboi - Secretary General of The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA)
  • Armela Krasniqi  - President of the Albanian Media Authority 
  • Kiril Valchef - General Manager ΒΤΑ (Bulgaria)

 

Coordinator: Aimilios Perdikaris - Chairman Of The Board, General Manager ANA-MPA 

 

11.15 - 11.30

Coffee Break

 

11.30 - 12.30

Session 2 - THE ROAD OF THE WESTERN BALKANS TO EUROPE 

Keynote Speaker: Margaritis Schinas - Vice President of the European Commission 

  • Giorgos Christidis: Assistant Professor of Balkan, Slavic & Eastern Studies, University of Macedonia
  • Alexandros Mallias - Honorary Ambassador
  • Elmir Huremovic - General Manager FENA (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

 

Coordinator: Dimitris D. Manolis - Editor-in-Chief ANA-MPA

 

12.30 - 13.15

Light Lunch Break

 

13.15 - 13.45

Presentation of the Sponsors

 

13.45 - 14.45

Session 3  - NETWORKS OF INTERCONNECTION, BRIDGES OF COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 

Keynote speaker: Konstantinos Zervas - Mayor of Thessaloniki

  • Sophia Zaharaki - Deputy Minister of Tourism
  • Hazal Duran - International Relations Manager, Anadolu Ajanci (Türkiye)
  • Teodora Georgieva - Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of ICGB AD
  • Marina Spyridaki - Manager of Corporate Affairs Aegean Airlines

 

Coordinator: Sofia Papadopoulou - Editor-in-Chief ANA-MPA

 

14.45 - 14.50

Short Break

 

14.50 - 15.15

Conclusions-Statements by the ABNA-SE’ General Managers 


 

ABNA-SE Conference: "The role of information in the new Balkan reality"

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SPONSORS - SUPPORTERS 

MEGA SPONSOR: Aegean Airlines. GOLD SPONSOR: HELLENiQ ENERGY, ΠΑΠΑΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ, AVAX, MYTILINEOS, CISCO - Διεθνές Κέντρο Ψηφιακού Μετασχηματισμού και Ψηφιακών Δεξιοτήτων.  SUPPORTERS: Γενική Γραμματεία Επικοινωνίας και Ενημέρωσης, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης, Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού, Οργανισμός Τουρισμού Θεσσαλονίκης, Οργανισμός Λιμένος Θεσσαλονίκης, Ιατρικό Διαβαλκανικό Θεσσαλονίκης, Ένωση Οινοποιών Βορείου Ελλάδος, Ελενίδης.