8TH ANNUAL HAPCO CONGRESS WWW.HAPCO.GR FINAL PROGRAM «Changes, Trends & Challenges of our Meetings Industry» 31 JANUARY 1 FEBRUARY 2018 ΑTHENS, GRANDE BRETAGNE HOTEL
WEDNESDAY, 31/1/2018 11:30-12:30 Registrations - Arrivals 12:30-13:00 Welcome Greetings 13:00-13:45 Welcoming / Invited Lectures The Contribution of MICE to a National Economy Irene Tolis, President, HAPCO - CEO, ERA Ltd Elif Balci Fisunoglu, European Regional Director, ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) s George Vernikos, General Secretary SETE (Greek Tourism Confederation) Sissy Lygnou, General Secretary HAPCO, Operations & Development Director, AFEA SA 13:45-14:00 Ice Breaker 14:00-14:20 Session I Education and Training in the Meetings Industry Magda Peistikou, Academic, Tourism School, Metropolitan College Valentini Amarantidou, Partner & Development Manager, ARTION 14:20-14:55 Session II The value of Leadership in today s Business Environment Olga Matsouki, Accredited Corporate & Professional Medical Coach Alexia Panagiotopoulou, Development & Marketing Manager, ERA Ltd 14:55-15:30 Break - Coffee & Snacks 2
WEDNESDAY, 31/1/2018 15:30-16:15 Session III Out of the Box: Time & Stress Managementt Olga Papatriantafyllou, Instructor Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Psychotherapist Eirini Katti, Project Manager, AFEA SA 16:15-17:30 Round Table Ι Client-PCO Relationship Georgios Pissakas, President HSRO (Hellenic Society for Radiotherapy Oncology) Georgia Menti, Congress Department Manager, PCO CONVIN SA Georgios Verivakis, Business Unit Director, GSK Greece s Panagiotis Trontzas, President SSMH (Scientific Society for Musculoskeletal Health) Rheumatologist Eirini Tolis, President, HAPCO - CEO, ERA Ltd 17:30-18:00 Coffee Break 18:00-19:00 Session IV GDΡR - The new era in data protection Grigoris Lazarakos, Lawyer, ex member of Hellenic Data Protection Authority Iakovos Stavropoulos, Lawyer, Legal Advisor, HAPCO 19:00-20:00 Opening Cocktail Royal Room & Athenian Hall, Grande Bretagne Hotel 3
THURSDAY, 1/2/2018 09:00-09:30 Registrations 09:30-11:30 Round Table ΙΙ Destination Greece: Bidding for International Events 11:30-12:00 Coffee Break Manos Konsolas, Greek MP, New Democracy Section of Tourism Ioanna Dretta, CEO, MARKETING GREECE Alexis Galinos, Managing Director, Athens Development and Destination Management Agency Efi Koudeli, General Manager, TCB (Thessaloniki Convention Bureau) Sissy Lygnou, Operations & Development Director, AFEA SA Eva Batzaki, Director of Sales, Hilton Athens Hotel Eleni Vlachou, Sales Manager, Athens & Central GR, AEGEAN AIR s Panagiotis Podimatas, Vice-President HAPCO, CEO, P.C PODIMATAS AUDIOVISUAL Antonia Alexandrou, Member of the Board, HAPCO - CEO, PCO CONVIN SA 12:00-13:00 Round Table ΙΙΙ Criteria for the selection of a congress venue/congress hotel - National & International Practices Zenia Kerasidou, Vice-President HAPCO, Director of Sales, MAICC Prodromos Monastiriotis, Head of Marketing, Sponsors, Sales & Public Relations Departments, Thessaloniki Concert & Convention Hall Konstantinos Zdralis, Director of Sales, ELECTRA HOTELS & RESORTS Theodoros Katsos, Director of Sales, WYNDHAM GRAND ATHENS Marina Maniadi, Groups & Conventions Sales Manager, MARIS HOTELS Konstantina Mamada, Member of Board, HAPCO - Managing Director, PORTO PALACE HOTEL 13:00-13:45 Meet the Experts Ι Benefits of joining an International Association in a collaborative economy - ICCA Session Elif Balci Fisunoglu, European Regional Director, ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) Zenia Kerasidou, Vice-President HAPCO, Director of Sales, MAICC 13:45-14:30 Meet the Experts ΙΙ Mindfulness - Reaching our full potential Olga Papatriantafyllou, Instructor Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Psychotherapist Eliza Tsolakou, Manager, ACVB (Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau) 14:30-15:30 Break - Coffee & Snack 4
THURSDAY, 1/2/2018 15:30-16:30 Meet the Experts ΙΙΙ Practices in managing budgets for congresses & events Aikaterini Karida, General Directorate of Taxation, VAT Directorate, Ministry of Finance Tatiani Sfelinioti, General Directorate of Taxation, VAT Directorate, Ministry of Finance Christos Giannakos, Financial Consultant, TCA Ltd s Dimitrios Paliouras, Treasurer, HAPCO - Coordination & Development Manager, GLOBAL EVENTS Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Director of Finance, PCO CONVIN SA 16:30-17:15 Meet the Experts ΙV New technologies in congresses Stathis Parcharidis, CEO, INVENTICS S.A. Panagiotis Podimatas, CEO, P.C PODIMATAS AUDIOVISUAL Alkis Polirakis, Technical Manager, PCO-CONVIN Alexis Fyssas, CEO, AVOLUTION AUDIOVISUAL s Kostas Karageorgakis, Member of the Board HAPCO, President & CEO, E.T.S. Panagiotis Podimatas, CEO, P.C PODIMATAS AUDIOVISUAL 17:15-18:00 Meet the Experts V Digital Marketing on Conferences "Delegate/Participant journey before the Registration Diamantis Kitridis, CEO, CITRINE MEDIA AGENCY s Dimitrios Paliouras, Treasurer, HAPCO, Coordination & Development Manager, GLOBAL EVENTS Georgios Konstantinidis, Managing Director, SWOT 18:00-18:45 Round Table IV The new era of medical events. What changes? 18:45-19:00 Closing Remarks Michalis Cheimonas, General Manager SFEE (Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies) Kostas Karagiorgakis, Member of the Board HAPCO, President & CEO, E.T.S. s Eirini Toli, President, HAPCO, CEO, ERA Ltd Georgia Tsatsou, Member of the Board, HAPCO - CEOr, ERASMUS SA 20:00 Dinner (by invitation only) Galaxy room, Hilton Athens Hotel 5