Presentations

“Governance and Innovation – Building a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)”, Barbara Ryan, Secretariat Director of the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO/UN)

“Improving Governance Indicators at the Regional Level”, Athanassios Karountzos, General Secretary of Decentralized Administration of Macedonia-Thrace, Director of Balkan Environment Center

“Governance of Natural Resources in Aegean Area: Current Situation and Perspectives”, Christiana Kalogirou, General Secretary of Decentralized Administration of Aegean

“Innovative Digital Tools for Governance and Management of Natural Resources at Regional Level”, Panagiotopoulos Dionisos, General Manager of Spatialand EnvironmentalPolicy, Decentralized Administration of Peloponisos – Western Greece & Ionion

“Transboundary Water Resources Management and Participation Processes”, Dejan Komatina, Secretary of International Sava River Basin Commission

“Empowering Local Communities at the Regional Level to Identify Watershed Issues and Develop Management Plans”, Thomas Crisman, Professor, University of South Florida, USA

“Digital Development and Innovation at the Service of the Citizen”, Ioanna Samprakou, Director at the General Secretary for Telecommunications & Post at Ministry of Development, Vice-Chair of Greek Union of Computer Engineers

“New Satellite Missions and Protection of Natural Resources”, Steffen Kuntz, Professor, University of Freiburg

“Agriculture in the Digital Reality”, Ioannis Chantzaris, Head Officer of Management Unit D’, Special Coordination of the Rural Development Programme

“Innovation and Knowledge Transfer at the Local Level”, Antonios Xatzidiamantis, Mayor of the Municipality of Limnos

“Role of Monitoring and Respective Management Plan for Sustainable Development: the Example of Hellenic Saltworks”, Nikolaos Korovesis, Production & Quality Assurance Director, Hellenic Saltworks S.A.

“Digital Innovation for Natural Resources Management: International Trends and Operational Applications”, Kenneth Smillie, Managing Director, Hexagon

Speakers CVs

Dimitrios Stamatis, State Minister

Georgios Zalidis, Professor A.U.Th., Scientific Director of the ΙnterBalkan Environment Center

Barbara Ryan, Secretariat Director of the Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO/UN)

Athanassios Karountzos, General Secretary of Decentralized Administration of Macedonia-Thrace, Director of Balkan Environment Center

Christiana Kalogirou, General Secretary of Decentralized Administration of Aegean

Manolis Aggelakas, ex General Secretary of Decentralized Administration of Peloponisos – Western Greece & Ionion

Dejan Komatina, Secretary of International Sava River Basin Commission

Thomas Crisman, Professor, University of South Florida, USA

Ioanna Samprakou, Director at the General Secretary for Telecommunications & Post at Ministry of Development, Vice-Chair of Greek Union of Computer Engineers

Kenneth Smillie, Managing Director, Hexagon

Ioannis Chantzaris, Head Officer of Management Unit D’, Special Coordination of the Rural Development Programme

Antonios Xatzidiamantis, Mayor of the Municipality of Limnos

Nikolaos Korovesis, Production & Quality Assurance Director, Hellenic Saltworks S.A.