ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΑ – ΕΝΑ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΔΡΟΜΙ ΕΝΑΛΛΑΚΤΙΚΩΝ ΤΟΥΡΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΩΝ

15.00 – 15.15

Opening of the event and welcome

• Kostadinka KUNEVA, Member of European Parliament
• Ioannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

15.30 – 16.45

• Elena Kountoura, Minister of Tourism
• Katerina Notopoulou, Deputy Minister of Macedonia & Thrace

Topic: The tourist profile and the comparative advantages of the Balkans as a single, sustainable tourist destination. Necessary trans-Balkan tourism and transport infrastructures.

Moderator – Speaker: Fotis Kilipiris, Prof. Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management, Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki  (Greece)

Speakers:

• Biljana Marčeta, Travel Agent (Serbia)
• Pascu Mihai Lucian, Executive Director of Brasov County Council (Romania)
• Ardian Cerava, Head of International Office, University Fan S. Noli, (Albania)
• Evangelos Kyriakou, Director of the Municipal Tourism Enterprise of Edessa (Greece)

Debate

Moderator – Speaker: Stella Kostopoulou, President of European Interdisciplinary Tourism Center of the Silk Road (Greece)

Speakers:

• Vasko ZLATKOVSKI, Advisor on Science, University Goce Delcev (FYROM)
• Ilinka Terziyska, Associate Prof. of Tourism Department, University SWU “Neofit Rilski”, (Bulgaria)
• Andriela Vitić – Ćetkovi, Associate Prof. of Tourism and Hotel Management Faculty,  University of Montenegro (Montenegro)
• Savvas Sapalidis, President of Florina Chamber  (Greece)

Debate

Moderator – Speaker: Spyros Pengas, Vice Mayor of Tourism and International Affairs, Municipality of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Speakers:

• Athos kazantzis, President of the Culture Committee, Municipality of Larnaka (Cyprus)
• Todor Efremov Head of the Sector for Economic Development, Municipality of of Kavadarci (FYROM)

Debate

• Kostadinka KUNEVA, Member of European Parliament
• Ioannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

Interpretation:  English – Greek