The Greek Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, in cooperation with the Municipality of Ioannina, is organising Cities 3.0, a programme focusing on “intercultural cities” as a perspective and approach for addressing current realities and the challenges facing our societies.
Local government, civil society, the business community and academia are key pillars whose cooperation can — and should — contribute to the prosperity of the city. This initiative aims to provide representatives of these sectors with an opportunity to discuss key issues affecting cities and explore an operational framework for cooperation towards this common goal.
The event will take place in Ioannina from 10 to 13 March 2022.
Programme
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Arrivals
Friday, 11 March 2022
09:30–10:00: Arrival and registration at the “Dimitris Hatzis” Cultural Centre
10:00–11:00: Opening of the Conference | Welcome remarks by the Head of the Greek Network, Mr Stefanos Vallianatos, the Co-Head, Aristodimos Paraschos, and a representative of the Municipality of Ioannina.
11:00–12:30: Presentations
11:00–11:20 – Nikolaos Chatzitryfon, President of the Partnership for Gender, Civil Engineer: “Inclusion of Civil Society Organisations in Decision-Making Processes”
11:20–11:40 – Sergios Aivazis, President of the Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes: “The Contribution of Cultural Spaces to the Economic and Sustainable Development of Tourist Areas: The Case of the Museum of Modern Greek Art of Rhodes”
11:40–12:00 – Ronald Meinardus, Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP: “The World’s Largest Peace Movement: Town Twinning as a Bridge of Understanding”
12:00–12:20 – Ioakeim Delimitrou, Member of the Municipality of Thermi Youth Council: “Municipality of Thermi Youth Council: A Laboratory of Democracy”
12:20–13:00: Coffee Break
13:00–14:30: Presentations
13:00–13:20 – Sotiris Petropoulos, Assistant Professor, University of the Peloponnese: “Cooperation between Different Stakeholders (NGOs, Local Authorities, Businesses, etc.) towards the Development of Social Initiatives in a City”
13:20–13:40 – Michalis Tremopoulos, Thessaloniki City Councillor: “Green Solutions: Feasible and Necessary”
13:40–14:00 – Konstantinos Tzioumis, Mayor of Tripoli
14:00–14:20 – Dimitris Papageorgiou, Mayor of Trikala: “Sustainable and Resilient Cities in an Intercultural Environment”
14:20–15:30: Lunch
15:30–17:30: Workshops and Discussion
(Participants may choose a workshop and optionally switch after one hour)
- Youth, Empowerment and Development
- Volunteering and Active Citizenship
- Ecology and the Urban Environment
- Culture and Cultural Management
- Vulnerable Social Groups and Inclusion
17:30: Coffee Break
Saturday, 12 March 2022
10:00–10:30: Opening of the second day of the Conference
10:30–12:00: Online Presentations
10:30–10:50 – Nikos Koukis, President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture
10:50–11:10 – Athanasios Vyrinis, Executive Councillor of Rhodes for Tourism, Public and International Relations: “City Diplomacy – The Example of Rhodes”
11:10–11:30 – Thanos Paraschos, Entrepreneur: “Democratizing Opportunities through Startup Entrepreneurship”
11:30–11:50 – Elena Sionti, Architect: “The Lakeside Landscape: Human-Induced Variables and Participatory Planning”
12:00–12:30: Coffee Break
12:30–14:00: Presentations
12:30–12:50 – Lefteris Papagiannakis, Director at the Greek Council for Refugees: “The Role of Cities and the Challenges of the Future”
12:50–13:10 – Giorgos Tsitiridis, Journalist, Author, Youth Worker and Project Manager at SolidarityNow: “From the Individual to the Collective – Co-creating Inclusive Actions”
13:10–13:30 – Argyro Skitsa, Philologist, Trainer, President of the educational and artistic group “Schedia stin Poli” and Coordinator of the Thess Network: “Thess Network, 2011–2022: A Journey of Cooperation and Solidarity”
13:30–13:50 – Aspasia Protogerou, Trainer of Trainers in Intercultural Citizenship Education: “Learning Cities – Intercultural Dialogue in the City”
13:50–15:00: Lunch
15:00–17:00: Workshops and Discussion
(Participants may choose a workshop and optionally switch after one hour)
- Youth, Empowerment and Development
- Volunteering and Active Citizenship
- Ecology and the Urban Environment
- Culture and Cultural Management
- Vulnerable Social Groups and Inclusion
17:00: Coffee Break
17:30: Guided Tour of Ioannina
21:30: Dinner
Sunday, 13 March 2022
10:00–10:30: Opening of the third day of the Conference
10:30–12:00: Workshops and Discussion
(Participants may choose a workshop and optionally switch every 30 minutes)
- Youth, Empowerment and Development
- Volunteering and Active Citizenship
- Ecology and the Urban Environment
- Culture and Cultural Management
- Vulnerable Social Groups and Inclusion
12:00–12:30: Coffee Break
12:30–13:00: Closing of the Conference
Departures
For more information, please see the attached event infopack or contact us at info@alfhellas.gr.
If you would like to participate in the event, please register through the following form.
The event is open to the public, including Network members and non-members, individuals, organisations and representatives of organisations.
Participants are required to present a valid certificate of recovery or vaccination.
