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Panhellenic Exporters Association · Annual Conference 2026
The New Era
of Greek Extroversion
21 September 2026 · Eurobank Hub
Detailed programme
Journalist moderators: Maria Smilidou · Martha Lekakou
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Section IGreece in the New Global Economy
Arrival · Registration · Networking
- Welcome remarks
Greetings
- Alkiviadis Kalabokis, President of PEA
- Eurobank representative
Kostis Hatzidakis*
Vice President of the Government
- Greeting
Nikos Hardalias
Regional Governor of Attica
- Panel 1
“Greece in the New Global Economy: The Role of Economic Diplomacy”
- Haris Theoharis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for Economic Diplomacy
- Dimitris Skalkos, Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Extroversion
- Giorgos Aftias*, Member of the European Parliament
- Alkiviadis Kalabokis, President of PEA
Topics: USA · Mercosur · India · Australia · Middle East · European trade policy · New markets for Greek products Break · Coffee
Section IILeaders Forum
“The New Era of Greek Extroversion: The Road to 2030”
- Takis Theodorikakos*, Minister of Development
- Adonis Georgiadis*, Minister of Health
- Niki Kerameos*, Minister of Labour and Social Security
- Alkiviadis Kalabokis, President of PEA
Topics: Competitiveness of the Greek economy · Productive reconstruction · Investments · Industry · Pharmaceutical industry as a strategic export pillar · Innovation · Exports 2030
Section IIIThe Protagonists of Greek Extroversion
- Panel 2
“Building Greek Businesses with a Global Footprint”
- VIANEX, Kostas Panagoulias*
- Melissa Kikizas
- TITAN
- GIOTIS, Ioannis Giotis*
- Koronakis Group
Topics: Development of international brands · New markets · Competitiveness · Innovation · Resilience in periods of geopolitical uncertainty · The international presence of Greek businesses - Honorary distinctions
For Contribution to Greek Extroversion
- Dimitris Giannakopoulos* – VIANEX
- Melissa – Giorgos Raptis, Export Director
- Alexandra Papalexopoulou – TITAN
- Ioannis Giotis* – GIOTIS
- Eleftherios Saitis – Intercomm Foods
- Eleni Koronaki – Koronakis Group
- Vasilis Koutsilas – Ethnikos Kirikas
Section IVAgri-food as an Ambassador of Greece
- Keynote speech
Margaritis Schinas*
Minister of Rural Development and Food
Topic: “The contribution of agri-food to the new era of Greek extroversion” - Panel 3
“From the Greek Field to the Global Shelf”
- Margaritis Schinas*, Minister of Rural Development and Food
- Christos Apostolopoulos, President of SEVGAP
- Kostas Zoukas, President of PEMETE
- Kostas Koutsioumpis*, President of SEVITEL
- Christos Kolios*, President of the National Interprofessional Organisation of Kiwifruit
- Michalis Sarantis, President of the National Interprofessional Feta Organisation
Topics: Greek yogurt · Olive oil · Table olives · Kiwifruit · Protection of the Greek identity of products · New markets · Added value and branding Networking Lunch
Section VThe Tools of the New Extroversion
- Panel 4
“The Tools of the New Extroversion”
- Eurobank
- Nikolaos Vaggianis, CEO of Export Credit Greece
- Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO of Enterprise Greece
Topics: Trade Finance · Export credits · Credit insurance · Investment tools · Financing growth in international markets · Participation in international events
Section VIThe Role of Chambers in the New Era of Extroversion
Speakers
- Ioannis Bratakos*, President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
- Vasilis Korkidis, President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
- Ioannis Masoutis*, President of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)
Section VIIThe Next Generation of Exporters
- Panel 5
“AI, Digital Trade and the New Generation of Extroversion”
- Konstantinos Kastanis*, Founder & CEO, Solbotix
- Vasilis Apostolopoulos, Co-founder & CEO, BibeCoffee
Topics: Artificial Intelligence · Cybersecurity · Robotics · IoT · Data Analytics · Digital Trade · Global Scaling · From the Greek startup to the international market · How technology creates new Greek exports - Closing
Conference Conclusions
Presentation of conclusions and closing by the President of PEA
Closed PEA General Assembly
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