BBSF24 Side Events

Side Events

Onsite visit at Piraeus Port Authority facilities

  • Upon conclusion of the Forum, an organized private visit to Piraeus Port Authority facilities will follow
  • Delegates will visit the Cruise Terminal and the Ferry Terminal of the Port; being the busiest passenger port in Europe serving annually more than 15 million passengers; and among the largest cruise terminals in the Mediterranean serving around 1,5 million cruise passengers per year.
  • Tour will be held by motorcoaches.
  • Visit duration: 1 hour
  • Participants can be only guests who have confirmed attendance upon registration

 


BBSF24 Why Attend

Why Attend

Sharpen the saw and gain new contacts

Boost your corporate outreach

Explore meaningful networking opportunities with leading business- & policy makers

Listen to first class speakers and influencers

Be part of vigorous dialogues and debates

Gain insights on near-future economic, business, geopolitics, institutional affairs & rule of law

BBSF24 Delegates Practical Information

Delegates practical information

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Α) Participation in the Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2024

  1. Participation in the BBSF2024 is by invitation and registration only
  2. Registrations start at 09h30, and close at 10h30
  3. Access is allowed upon presentation of an ID or passport to the Security staff at the gate of the venue
  4. Dress code: business attire

 

B) The Venue

  1. BBSF2024 takes place at the headquarters of the Piraeus Port Authority, 10, Akti Miaouli str. 18538 Piraeus (Map)
  2. PPA’s headquarters are located above Cruise Terminal -A- (Gate E). The venue is smoking-free
  3. At the gate, please give your name and present your ID or passport to the Security staff
  4. Persons who were not invited to the Forum will not be granted access to the venue
  5. Delegates should show-up on time in order to settle comfortably at the tables designated by the organizers
  6. Sitting setup: cabaret. At the registration desk, please expect to be provided the number of your table.
  7. Parking: closest parking station (10 mins walk from the venue), is Polispark, 1-6 Melina Mercouri 18536 Piraeus (Map)

 

C) Sessions’ basics

  1. The Forum is held in English with no interpretation from/to other languages
  2. Chapters include 30-mins dialogue and Q&A session between the panels and the audience
  3. Delegates are encouraged to be interactive during the QA session
  4. Brief conclusions and video material will be shared with the guests in due course after the conference 

 

D) Onsite visit at Piraeus Port Authority facilities

  1. Upon conclusion of the Forum, an organized visit to Piraeus Port Authority facilities will follow
  2. Onsite visit duration: 1 hour (see description)
  3. Participants may be only guests who have confirmed attendance upon registration

 

E) Other useful information

  1. Organizers reserve the right to amend the program and they are not responsible for: a) unforeseen circumstances (force-majeure) that may affect the Forum’s planning or realization; b) the absence of confirmed speakers due to personal reasons; c) for statements made orally or in written by speakers or delegates during the Forum, nor for any disclosure or release of such statements
  2. Throughout the event, participants accept, consent & authorize the organizers for free photo shooting, video and sound recording
  3. Delegates are encouraged to connect and interact with the BBSF social media Facebook ◊ LinkedIn ◊ Twitter ◊ YouTube

 

Contact person:

Ms. Christina Mangou, V.P. Comm. & External Relations, Geo Routes Institute

E-mail : christina.mangou@geo-routes.com

 Website: Balkans & Black Sea Forum

 Online agenda & speakers: Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2024

BBSF24 Why Does Our Work Matter

Why Does Our Work Matter

Why does our work matter?

 

We act free of politics, economic dependencies and hidden agendas

We foster improving stability, growth and cooperation across Central-SouthEastern Europe

We deliver a forward thinking and content driven multidisciplinary Agenda

We host leading business- & policy makers to convey substantial messages to the audience

We focus on deepening networking opportunities,

We integrate partnerships and cross-sectoral cooperation

We have multidimensional audience of businesses, diplomats, academia and the public sector

We encourage dialogues and debates throughout the conference

We fuel content by international and regional bodies and organizations

We invest in economic & intercultural relations

We adopt hi-scaling partnerships and conference proceedings

BBSF24 Multimedia Data Policy

Image, Video, Sound Data Policy

Any participant, including speakers, delegates, subcontractors and staff, in order to gain access to the Balkans & Black Sea Forum (here-after BBSF), accept, agree and consent to the following terms and conditions:

  1. BBSF is owned by the nonprofit organization “Geo Routes Institute” (here-after referred to as The Organizer) and lies under the latter’s jurisdiction.
  2. Participants acknowledge, agree and consent that during the forum The Organizer will allow photo coverage as well as video & audio recordings of presentations, for documentation purposes.
  3. Participants grant to The Organizer the right to freely use the aforementioned documentation through its affiliated websites, including – but not limited to – the balkansblackseaforum.org, www.geo-routes.com, www.agribusinessforum.org, and through social media channels connected to these websites, as well as to all media and communication partners, bodies, institutions or anyone else related with the BBSF.
  4. The Organizer is committed to handling aforementioned content and data in a professional manner and solely in the context of the BBSF aims. Any disagreement must be submitted – prior to registration – in written form to the following e-mail info@balkansblackseaforum.org
  5. BBSF speakers and sponsors are solely responsible for the material presented to the forum, including the right for presenting such material publicly. The Organizer has no responsibility for copyrighted or otherwise protected material presented by any person during the forum without the consent of the creator or rights-holder.
  6. The Organizer may prohibit taking photos and/or making audio and video recordings by participants who have not received accreditation for such purpose. Only photographers / cameramen holding official accreditation are allowed to operate within the venues of the forum and during the latter’s events. Copy of any photographic material and/or audio and video recording created by a rightfully accredited person, shall be supplied to The Organizer.
  7. Unless Participants expressly and in advance deny their consent, The Organizer and his partners may photograph and/or record free of charge the voice and image of Participants, the stands or specific items displayed on them, and may distribute photos and/or recordings to third parties and to communicate them to the public, in the whole world, which may be presented (in particular in the form of live or delayed broadcasting), reproduced without limit as to the number of reproductions and published, in the whole world, in any format, using any method or process known or unknown at this time, in whole or in part, on all tangible or intangible media known or unknown at this time, including, in particular, the internet (the websites of The Organizer and its partners and social networks), and on any other promotional or marketing tool it may use for information or promotional purposes.

In case of disagreement with the above terms, you are kindly requested to refrain from registering to the event.

For any questions or concerns on the Digital Policy  of the BBSF, please revert to: info@balkansblackseaforum.org


The above policy applies to all kinds of participation to BBSF events (in person, hybrid or virtual)

BBSF24 Sponsors

Special thanks to all Balkans Black Sea Forum 2024 Partners

Leading Sponsors

Contributors

In Cooperation

Organiser

BBSF24 Speakers 2024

Speakers

(in alphabetical order)

Speakers

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum

Mr. Hendrik Bosshammer

Project Manager SEE, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)

Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides

Co-Chair Executive Committee, BBSF

Mr. François Davenne

Director General, International Union of Railways

Dr. Renwei HUANG

Executive Director-General, Fudan Institute for Belt & Road and Global Governance

Ambassador Xiao Junzheng

Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China

Dr. Young Tae Kim

Secretary-General, International Transport Forum-OECD

Dr. Ilias Lekkos

Group Chief Economist & Head of Investment Strategy, Piraeus Bank

Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev

Chairman, Foreign Policy Research Institute, MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Mr. Nikos Papathanasis

Alternate Minister of Economy & Finance, Hellenic Republic

Ambassador (a.h.) Dimitrios Rallis

Deputy Secretary General, BSEC PERMIS

Dr. Jisheng SUN

Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University

Mr. Olivér Várhelyi

Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement, European Commission

Dr. Angelos Vlachos

BoD Member at Hellenic Ports Association & CEO Port of Kavala SA

Ms. Xiaoxi ΧΙΑ

Counsellor, Secretariat of Cooperation Between China & CEEC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China

Mr. ΥU Zenggang

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Piraeus Port Authority SA

BBSF24 Registration Policy

Registration Policy

General Conditions for participation to the Forum:

Participation in the Balkans & Black Sea Forum (hereafter BBSF) means that the following provisions were read, understood and accepted prior to your registration to the conference:

  1. Registrations for in-person participation include 2-days of attendance, 2-light meals, 5 coffee breaks, conference material and e-certification of attendance. VAT is not included.
  2. Registrations for online participation include 2-days live streaming (real-time), e-conference agenda, e-certification of attendance, and access to the virtual Sponsors’ lounge. VAT is not included.
  3. Registrations should be made electronically through the designated platform of the forum and are subject to the approval of the organizers.
  4. Registrations are not transferable and no refunds for canceled registrations are accepted. In case the forum goes virtual, due to a lockdown declared by the government, in-person participants will be refunded the difference between physical and virtual attendance.
  5. Students’ reduced fees require a valid academic ID and a student enrolment document. Documents shall be provided by email.
  6. For the time-being access to the venue requires certification of vaccination against Covid-19.
  7. Participants may access the forum upon presentation of the relevant accreditation (e-pass), to be provided electronically by the organizers one week prior to the forum.
  8. The official language of the BBSF is English. BBSF reserves the right to amend the program and is not responsible for cancellations of speakers due to private reasons or other unforeseen circumstances.
  9. BBSF accepts no responsibility for statements made orally or in written form by any of the speakers or delegates during the forum, nor the responsibility for any copying, republication, or redistribution of such statements.
  10. Participants accept, consent and authorize the organizers to freely take photos and make video and voice recordings throughout the event. Furthermore, they agree to personally appear in the aforementioned material for promotional and/or scientific purposes and for an unlimited amount of time.

The above applies to all kinds of participation in the BBSF (in-person, hybrid or virtual)

BBSF24 Speakers Presentations

Speakers Presentations

Welcome remarks

Chapter 1: Geopolitics, Regional Cooperation, Port hubs in the Mediterranean

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  1. Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement, European Commission

  2. YU Zenggang, Executive Chairman, Piraeus Port Authority SA

  3. XIA Xiaoxi, Counsellor, Secretariat of Cooperation Between China & CEEC, MFA of China

  4. Angelos Vlachos, BoD Member at Hellenic Ports Association & CEO Port of Kavala

  5. Dimitrios Rallis, Ambassador (a.h.), Deputy Secretary General, BSEC Permis

Moderator: Anthony Papayannides, Journalist

Chapter 2: New order and trends in regional connectivity

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  1. Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, International Transport Forum, ITF – OECD

  2. Philippe Lorand, Head Institutional Relations, International Union of Railways (UIC)

  3. SUN Jisheng, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs University

  4. HUANG Renwei, Executive Director-General, Fudan Institute for Belt & Road and Global Governance

  5. Ilias Lekkos, Group Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy, Piraeus Bank

  6. Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev, Chairman, Foreign Policy Research Institute, MFA of Kazakhstan

  7. Hendrik Bosshammer, Project Manager SEE, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development

Moderator: Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides, Co-chair, Balkans & Black Sea Forum

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