Economist Impact and Hazlis & Riva host the Fourth Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit, titled “Making Pathways for Prosperity, Solidity, and Cohesion for South-East Europe”.
The event will take place on 5th-6th September , 2024, in Thessaloniki, at the “Ioannis Vellidis” Congress Centre, and will bring together high-ranking government officials, business leaders, and experts to explore critical issues in metropolitan development and sustainability.
This year’s summit takes place amid geopolitical turmoil in Southeast Europe and the broader Mediterranean, underscoring the region’s strategic importance as a crucial bridge for Europe’s unity, security, and the continent’s prosperity, solidity, and cohesion.
Panayiotis Ketikidis, President of AIZ, will be one of the renowned leaders in the field to speak at this influential summit. He will participate in the distinguished panel titled “Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Metropolitan Areas”. In this session, Dr. Ketikidis will be accompanied by other influential figures, including:
- Dimitris Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance, Greece
- Pavlos Kitsanelis, Public sector lead, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
- Kostas Axarloglou, Dean and professor of international business and strategy, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece
- Nikos Ethymiadis, Chairman & CEO at ThessINTEC
For more information, please check the agenda on the Economist’s website.
