The Thessaloniki Metropolitan Summit 2021 | The Economist Events | 10 September 2021 | Electra Palace, Thessaloniki, Aristotelous 9, Thessaloniki 546 24, Greece

Overview
The endorsement of Greece’s national plan for recovery and resilience by the European Commission, the fact that the country will receive significant financial support from the Next Generation EU funds, and of course the anti-covid vaccination programme in process constitute promising pillars for Greece’s prosperity. The country seems to have the potential to sustainably recover from the coronavirus crisis, while it has made progress with regard to the green and digital transition aiming at reforms that support growth.

Northern Greece and the city of Thessaloniki play a pivotal role in the country’s effort for recovery. The proximity of Northern Greece to the Balkans, Turkey, and the Black Sea region constitutes a significant advantage within this context. Energy, transportation, infrastructure, agribusiness, research, and innovation are just some of the sectors in which Northern Greece can pave the way to a new, more resilient growth model for Greece and the region.

2021 Sponsors

Alasdair Ross
Director, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Countries Editor, The Economist’s Annual ‘The World In., Publication

Leonidas Bakouras
General Manager, EDA THESS

Francis Fannon
Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State

Adonis Georgiadis
Minister, Development and Investments, Greece

Stavros Kalafatis
Deputy Minister, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece

George Karagiannis
Secretary-general, Infrastructure, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Greece

Kostas Karamanlis
Minister, Infrastructure and Transport, Greece

Panagiotis Mourgos
Managing Director, Texan Envipco Hellas Group

Konstantinos Mousouroulis
Chairman, Just Transition Fund

George Mylonogiannis
Chairman, BoD, Ellaktor Group

Aikaterini Notopoulou
MP, Hellenic Parliament, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance

Eftichis Pallikaris
Director, The PowerGame

Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Minister, Ministry of Digital Governance, Greece

Geoffrey Pyatt
US Ambassador, Hellenic Republic

Kostas Skrekas
Minister, Environment and Energy, Greece

Nikos Stathopoulos
Partner, Member, Executive Committee, Member of the Management Committee, BC Partners LLP

2021 Sponsors

PARTNERS:
• The Power Game

FOUNDING SPONSOR:
• Envipco Texan

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Ellaktor Group
• Eda Thess

LOGISTICS SUPPLIER:
• DHA

IT SPONSOR:
• Pobuca

COMMUNICATION SPONSORS:
• To BHMA
• Ta Nea
• Parapolitika

COMMUNICATION SUPPORTERS:
• Gloa
• Artecniko