{"id":3085,"date":"2023-11-03T15:32:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/speakers-forum-section-2\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:45:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:45:44","slug":"speakers-forum-section-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/en\/speakers-forum-section-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum speakers &#8211; 2nd Section"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3085\" class=\"elementor elementor-3085 elementor-3011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1afada4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1afada4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9438dd2\" data-id=\"9438dd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e2ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8e2ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second session - 11:45 \u2013 12:45<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b83c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87b83c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The impact of tourism on the environment<br>and how to manage it properly - Case studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d255fe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d255fe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf52349\" data-id=\"bf52349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c6554 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2c6554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0398\u039f\u0394\u03a9\u03a1\u0397\u03a3-\u03a4\u0396\u039f\u03a5\u039c\u0391\u03a3_1-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-3044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0398\u039f\u0394\u03a9\u03a1\u0397\u03a3-\u03a4\u0396\u039f\u03a5\u039c\u0391\u03a3_1-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0398\u039f\u0394\u03a9\u03a1\u0397\u03a3-\u03a4\u0396\u039f\u03a5\u039c\u0391\u03a3_1-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0398\u039f\u0394\u03a9\u03a1\u0397\u03a3-\u03a4\u0396\u039f\u03a5\u039c\u0391\u03a3_1-\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd75499\" data-id=\"bd75499\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6bc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d6bc21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thodoris Tzoumas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ea2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ea2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mayor of Skiathos<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce8b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce8b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW207911692 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207911692 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\">Mayor of Skiathos Island in Greece since 2019. Born in Skiathos in 1979, he studied agriculture and chemistry at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW207911692 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207911692 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae\">He has been volunteering involved since 2009 in local associations of Skiathos, for the protection of the cultural heritage and the protection of the environment, in cooperation with European and Greek organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c30412 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c30412\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f76921\" data-id=\"5f76921\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5316d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5316d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/perissis.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-3277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/perissis.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/perissis-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/perissis-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-480843c\" data-id=\"480843c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68962d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68962d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stamatis Perissis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e88fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e88fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mayor of Skopelos <\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3babb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f3babb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He was born in 1955 in Skopelos, where he grew up until his high school studies, which he completed in the 2nd Boys Senior High School of Athens.<\/p><p>He is a graduate of the physics department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and for many years he worked in secondary education as a physics teacher, and has been a principal at the Vocational High School of Skopelos.<\/p><p>In 1990, at the age of 35, he got elected as Mayor of Skopelos for the first time, and has been reelected four (4) more times, (1994-1998, 1998-2002, 2019-2023 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 2024-2028)<\/p><p>He has participated and actively participates in conferences, local-government bodies (KEDE, PED, etc) and decision-making centers which have achieved a significant life quality improvement of the inhabitants of small island municipalities.<\/p><p>He is married to Aikaterini Lygerou-Perissi and has two daughters and two grandchildren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0483de3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0483de3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d62c24\" data-id=\"5d62c24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdceacf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdceacf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PC022428.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-3040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PC022428.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PC022428-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PC022428-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PC022428-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac60649\" data-id=\"ac60649\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc2722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdc2722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giorgos Sisamakis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8820958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8820958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Deputy Mayor of Development Planning of Heraklion\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb68419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb68419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George Sisamakis, Deputy Mayor of Development Programming, Digital Transformation, and Integrated Rural Development &amp; Tourism of the Municipality of Heraklion, was born in Heraklion, Crete, in 1983. He studied at the Department of Economic Sciences at the University of Crete and pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Salford in Manchester in Supply Chain Management and Logistics.<\/p><p>Since 2007, he has been professionally active as an economic advisor and development researcher. In 2017, he served as the President of the Chamber of Commerce (Eastern Crete department) and was a member of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d5cdad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d5cdad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ca135a\" data-id=\"4ca135a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c560200 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c560200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0393\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u039d\u0397\u03a3-\u03a6\u03a9\u03a4\u039f-2.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-3294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0393\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u039d\u0397\u03a3-\u03a6\u03a9\u03a4\u039f-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0393\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u039d\u0397\u03a3-\u03a6\u03a9\u03a4\u039f-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u0393\u0395\u03a1\u0391\u039d\u0397\u03a3-\u03a6\u03a9\u03a4\u039f-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e49504d\" data-id=\"e49504d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7504867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7504867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michalis Geranis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb70b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb70b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>President of the Regional Solid Waste Management Agencies for Central Macedonia\n<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeeaa00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeeaa00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in 1965 and raised in Asvestochori, Thessaloniki, where he lives. He is married to Theodora Gerani-Giakoumi and they have 3 children Zoe, Anastasis and Eleni. He is a freelancer engaged in the cultivation of lavender as well as &#8220;Constantis&#8221;, from Karavakia, a breathing project that connects Thessaloniki with the nearby beaches. While in recent years it has been dealing with the distribution and supply of electricity from renewable sources.\u00a0Michalis Geranis was the last Mayor of Hortiatis with a term of office from 2003 to 2010.\u00a01998 first Municipal Councilor of the Municipality of Hortiatis, then President of the Municipal Council.<\/p><p>In 2002 he was elected Mayor of the Municipality of Hortiatis<\/p><p>2006 re-elected Mayor of Hortiatis Municipality<\/p><p>2009 Elected Chairman of the Board of the Martyrdom Cities and Villages Network of Greece<\/p><p>2010 he is elected first in votes as Municipal Councilor of the now unified Municipality of Pylaia &#8211; Hortiatis after Kallikratis and is elected to the position of President of the Municipal Council.<\/p><p>In 2013 he was elected President of the Association of Municipalities of Thessaloniki<\/p><p>2013 April elected first President of the New Regional Association of Solid Waste Management Agencies of Central Macedonia (FODSA) until today.<\/p><p>2014 re-elected Municipal Councilor of the Municipality of Pylaia Hortiatis first in crosses<\/p><p>2015 assumes the position of President of the Board of the Municipality of Pylaia Hortiatis<\/p><p>2019 He is re-elected as the first Municipal Councilor in the Municipality of Pylaia Hortiatis and continues to this day as President of the Board of the Municipality of Pylaia Hortiatis<\/p><p>2022 elected Vice President of the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (EEDSA)<\/p><p>As part of his tenure in the local government, he was an elected member of: of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece K.ED.E. and member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Society for Local Development and Self-Government (E.E.T.A.A.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b408c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b408c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c879ac\" data-id=\"1c879ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e161e1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e161e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SOTIRIS-CHRISTOFOROU-CV-PHILOXE.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-3042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SOTIRIS-CHRISTOFOROU-CV-PHILOXE.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SOTIRIS-CHRISTOFOROU-CV-PHILOXE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/SOTIRIS-CHRISTOFOROU-CV-PHILOXE-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-118cdaa\" data-id=\"118cdaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8532de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8532de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sotiris Christoforou<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6b1b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6b1b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Nicosia Tourism Board<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dae81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89dae81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sotiris Christoforou is the Secretary of the Board of Directors and Manager of the Nicosia Tourism Board since 2019. He oversees the general management of the organization and the implementation of the regional tourism development strategy of Nicosia. He participates in public consultations and technical committees on issues that have a direct impact on the sustainable tourism development, especially of the historical centers with an emphasis on the cultural and creative industries towards the development of a sustainable cultural creative tourism. Mr. Christoforou holds a master&#8217;s degree in Cultural Events Management from De Montfort University in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus European Office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81dd37a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81dd37a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f592a8\" data-id=\"1f592a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c189869 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c189869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b39cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b39cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moderator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c205c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2c205c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor, Mrs. Rodoula Tsioutsou<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673c1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"673c1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Director of Marketing Laboratory MARLAB, Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1145084 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1145084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16355ed elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16355ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.philoxenia-expo.gr\/en\/forum-2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Forum page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second session &#8211; 11:45 \u2013 12:45 The impact of tourism on the environmentand how to manage it properly &#8211; Case studies Thodoris Tzoumas Mayor of Skiathos Mayor of Skiathos Island in Greece since 2019. 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