WELCOME ADDRESSES

• Dasy Papathanasopoulou
• Fotis Papathanasiou

OFFICIALS ADDRESSES

• Mari Kouri, Regional Councilor designated to Culture, Region of Attica

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Lina Mendoni*, Minister of Culture, Hellenic Republic

ROUND TABLE

Chair: Nelly Lavdas

Speakers:

Marietta Minotou, Dimitra Kamarinou, Sokratis Loupas, Efthalia Papadaki, Spyridon Petritakis, Ioannis Plemmenos

Discussion with the audience

CONCERT

Katerina Ktona, harpsichord specialist and pianist, plays Celtic harp & spinet along with Tina Andrikopoulou, soprano, in musical compositions of Eva Palmer Sikelianos and Luis Albert Bourgault Ducoudray

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Welcome – Chair: Dasy Papathanasopoulou

Adonis Georgiadis*, Minister of Health. Hellenic Republic

Nikos Hardalias*, Governor, Region of Attica

Jennifer Hall, Dr., Technical Officer & Lead for Mental Health at WHO Athens on Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office

Georgios Patoulis, President, Hellenic Healthy Cities Network; President, Athens Medical Association

OPENING SESSION

Speakers:

• A historical overview from antiquity to date, Stefanos Geroulanos
• Philosophizing about health, Evelyne de Leeuw
• Politics and Health: Health as a major political issue, Agis Tsouros

ROUND TABLE

One Health: A multi sectoral approach to public health for better outcomes: A holistic Health Policy for Earth. No one left behind

Introductory Speech: Kira Fortune

A Panel of experts from W.H.O. and European Union, present, comment, discuss policies on One Health:

Maha El Adawy, Tine RIkke Jørgensen, Bettina Menne, Fofo Kalyva

Moderator: Kira Fortune

ACTIVITY

“A Healthy Mind in A Healthy Body” Total Body Workout, Nektaria Tsalavouta

ROUND TABLE

One Health: From national to regional and local framework

Politicians from Prefectures and Municipalities discuss, plan and elaborate on One Health policies.

Moderator: Dasy Papathanasopoulou

• Governors:

Region of Attica, Nikos Chardalias*; Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace, Christodoulos Topsidis; Region of Central Greece, Deputy Governor, Christos Georgiou; Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Furio Honsell

• Mayors:

Palaio Faliro, Ioannis Fostiropoulos; Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero, Stavros Tsirbas; Pylaia-Hortiatis, Deputy Mayor Sophia Saouridou

• Mayors (on line):

Utrecht, Eelco Eerenberg; Brno, Filip Chvátal

SESSION

Environment and Health

PART A:

Round Table: WHO Europe-Policy Directions

Introductory speech: Francesca Racioppi

Discussion: Kira Fortune, Betina Menne

Moderator: Francesca Racioppi

PART B:

Round Table: Environment: Impact on Health

Introductory speech: Yannis Tountas

Discussion: Jean Simos, Kostas Kartalis, Zoi Tsimtsiou

Moderator: Yannis Tountas

ROUND TABLE

Action Plans in Greece: Multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration: Interventions & initiatives

Chair: Anastasia Barbouni

Speakers:

• National Hellenic Research Foundation, Dimosthenis Sarigiannis
• University of Ioannina, Anna Batistatou
• Hellenic Healthy Cities Network, Georgios Patoulis
• Asclepius One Health, Eleni Pavlidou
• Mediterranean Innovation Centre for One Health (MED-OHC), Serkos Charoutounian

DIALOGUE

Art and Health. From the Delphic Games to the present day: Art promotes Health

Discussants:

Nils Fietje, Fotis Papathanasiou

From Delphi to Epidaurus and the holistic approach on health in the sanctuaries of Asclepius

Chair: Ioannis Roundos

Keynote speech: Vassilis Lambrinoudakis

Supported by “Diazoma” Association, Bodossaki Foundation – BLOD (Bodossaki Lectures on Demand)

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Welcome – Chair: Fotis Papathanasiou

Apostolos Tzitzikostas*, President, Association of Greek Regions; Governor, Region of Central Macedonia

Ilias Apostolopoulos, President, Institute of Local Administration, Mayor of Papagos-Cholargos, Greece

OPENING SESSION

Chair: Antonis Antonopoulos

SPEAKERS

• City Diplomacy. An Internationally Recognized Form of Diplomacy, Dimitris Avramopoulos
• Delphi: The first Network of Cities. Amphictyony and Colonies. History of the concept of the City and Diplomacy through the millennia, Ioannis Bougas

Diplomacy and City networks today

Chair: Ioannis Fostiropoulos

Keynote Speaker: Antonis Karvounis

SESSION

Diplomacy and City networks today: Cities, Regions, and International Relations

Chair: Ioannis Fostiropoulos

Speakers:

• The case of Yugoslavia. A Network of Cities, during wartime, initiated by the Municipality of Athens, Fotis Papathanasiou
• Eastern Macedonia & Thrace Region: at the crossroads of two continents, Vasilis Mavridis
• 1200 meters of sea and a heavy history apart, Michalis Angelopoulos

DISCUSSION

City Networks – Networking and Collaboration. Twinnings

Moderator: Dasy Papathanasopoulou

PART A

Speakers:

Grigoris Konstantellos, Apostolos Tzitzikostas*, Ilias Apostolopoulos

PART B

From theory to practice. Three pairs of twin cities discuss their experiences

• Consortium of the Municipalities of Trikala, Farkadona & Kalambaka Konstantinos Asikis, Representative, and the Municipality of Leh, Ladakh Province, India, Dr. Ishey Namgyal, Municipal Committee, in the context of the International Urban Cooperation
• Municipalities of East and West Samos, Michalis Angelopoulos, Representative, and the Municipality of Crotone, Italy, Vincenzo Voce, Mayor
• Municipality of Karystos, Eleftherios Raviolos, Mayor, and the Communauté d’agglomération Grand Belfort, France, Miltiadis Constantakatos, Representative

PRESENTATIONS

Thematic Networks

Chair: Lina Nikolopoulou

• Health Networks, Healthy Cities, Kira Fortune, Maha El Adawy
• Networks on Culture and Health, Milka Donchin
• Overseas collaborations between regions & municipalities: The case of the EU Projects, IURC & ICP-AGIR, in Attica and the Metropolitan area of Athens, Konstantinos Karamarkos
• National URBACT Point – Greece and Cyprus, Maria Papoutsi

ROUND TABLE

Financial tools of the European Union for the Development of Networks – Projects currently implemented by local administration in Greece

Chair: Peggy Aravantinou

Speakers:

Maria Zafeiropoulou, Konstantinos Asikis, Dimitris Tzempelikos