SMARTIES for SMEs in Pafos: Where smart ideas meet
Day 1 – Tuesday, 7 October
10:00am
Registration of participants
10:30am
Welcome and institutional greetings by Pafos Region
Sandrine Ducroix, Jacob Espejo Rosa (EISMEA - European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency)
Introduction to the Networking event - Tiziana Cocchi, SMARTIES for SMEs Project Manager, Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest
11:00 - 11:45am
Round table 1 “The Twin Transition of European Tourism: state of the art, future strategies and the focus on the Mediterranean area”
Moderator: Anthi Panagiotou, Chamber of Commerce of Xanthi
Speakers:
- Mr. Andrej Vuk, Eurotas Hotels, Slovenia
- Ms. Tiziana Cocchi, Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest
- Zinon Zinonos, Pafos Smart City
- Frederica Cardoso, Chamber of Commerce of Madeira
11:45
Coffee break
11:45 - 12:30
Project Networking session 1 – Meet with five projects funded by SMARTIES for SMEs
12:30 - 13:15
Round table 2 “Regenerative Tourism: from theory to practice across the Mediterranean”
Moderator: Vlasta Klarić, Libertas International University
Speakers:
- Antonio Barone, The Phoenicians’ Route
- Iosif Hadjikyriakos, Phivos Stavrides Foundation
- Roland Bachmeier, Galo Resorts Madeira
- Michalis Pouspourikas, Chamber of Commerce of Xanthi
- Maja Turnšek, University of Maribor
13:15
Light Lunch break
15:00 - 15:45
Project Networking session 2 – Meet with five projects funded by SMARTIES for SMEs
15:45 - 16:30
Round table 3 “Farm to Fork to Destination: the synergies between tourism and the agri-food ecosystem and the value of the Mediterranean Diet”
Moderator: Alexandra Rodrigues Gonçalves, University of Algarve
Speakers:
Ms. Mojca Haložan Makovec, Hudo Dobro Group, Slovenia
Marianthi Malliaroudaki, EEDEGE, Greece
Ariela Bankier, The Locals’ Table, Travel Italy Guru
Nicolas Tsifoutis, Pafos Regional Tourism Board
Laura Granata, Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest
16:30 - 17:15
Project Networking session 3 – Meet with five projects funded by SMARTIES for SMEs
17:15 - 18:00
Day 1 conclusions - Tiziana Cocchi, SMARTIES for SMEs Project Manager, Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest
Vote the best projects! (Kahoot)
18:00
Light dinner
Day 2 – Wednesday, 8 October
09:30 - 11:00
Guided tour of the Pafos destination
Start at UNESCO Archaeological Park
11:00
Shuttle transfer and drive through the Old Town
11:30
Coffee break / Refreshments
12:00
Plenary session
12:00 - 12:45
SMARTIES for SMEs’ research and capacity building: presentation of the state of the art
Presentations by Ksenija Keča, Libertas International University, and Antonio Barone, The Phoenicians’ Route.
12:45 - 13:00
SMARTIES for SMEs’ next steps
Tiziana Cocchi, SMARTIES for SMEs Project Manager, Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest
13:00 - 13:30