DAY 1 – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Strategic Frameworks & Global Perspectives
13:30-14:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
14:00-14:30 | Opening Ceremony (Amphitheatre)
Welcome Addresses:
• Greek Ministry of Labor
• Leonidas Dimitriades Eugenides, Chairman, Eugenides Foundation
14:30-15:00 | Opening Keynote Address
Speaker: El Iza Mohamedou, Head of OECD Centre for Skills
"Global Skills Development Landscape: Transitions, Challenges and Opportunities"
15:00-16:00 | Keynote Panel – Industry Vision: VET & Technical Skills for Applied Professions
Theme: "From Roles to Skill-Based Positions: Industry Leadership in Technical Workforce Development"
Keynote Remarks: Athanasios Thanopoulos, Deputy Director-General, EUROSTAT
Chair: Ioannis Golias, Governor, Eugenides Foundation
Panelists:
• Dr. Vasileios Chatzikos, CEO, Siemens Hellas - Energy sector transformation and technical skills evolution
• CEO, Maritime Industry (TBC)
• Dimitris Chanis, CEO, HERACLES Group, member of Holcim.