4th June- Monday
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30 – 09:35 Opening remarks
09:35 – 10:15 Setting the stage
Moderator: Dr. George Zalidis, Director, Interbalkan Environment Center (I-BEC)
Haris Kontoes, Project Coordinator, Research Director, National Observatory of Athens (NOA) – Promoting GEOSS and Copernicus in BAMENA: the GEO-CRADLE project
Gilles Ollier, Head of Sector on Earth Observation, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (EC) –The Euro-GEOSS initiative and its relevance to South-Eastern Europe
Stephane Ourevitch , European Commission, Copernicus Support Office – Copernicus: the European EO programme addressing key societal challenges
Steven Ramage, Head of External Relations, GEO Secretariat (GeoSec)- GEO and GEOSS in support of sustained Earth Observations at regional level
10:15 – 11:15 Round table: Why do we need a roadmap?
Moderator: Lefteris Mamais, Technical and Quality Assurance Manager, National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
Panelists:
Steven Ramage, Head of External Relations, GEO Secretariat (GeoSec)
Gilles Ollier, Head of Sector on Earth Observation, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (EC)
Stephane Ourevitch , European Commission, Copernicus Support Office (EC)
Geoff Sawyer, Secretary General, European Association for Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 Round table: Where are we now?
Moderator: Evangelos Gerasopoulos, National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
Panelists:
Monica Miguel Lago, European Association for Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) – Maturity of Earth Observation activities in NAMEBA region
George Zalidis, Director, Interbalkan Environment Center (I-BEC) – Regional challenges: the experience of GEO-CRADLE
Grigoris Chatzikostas, Head of Business Development, Inosens (INS) –Opportunities for grow and uptake of EO in the Region
Gerard Margarit Martin, GMV – Earth Observation working with International Financial Institutions
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Round table: Where do we want to be?
Moderator: Steven Ramage, Head of External Affairs, GEO Secretariat (GEOSec)
Panelists:
Marc Paganini, Technical Officer, European Space Agency – Uptake of Earth Observation data in support of SDGs (EO4SDGs)
Geoff Sawyer, Secretary General, European Association for Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) – Export opportunities for EO industry
Kamen Iliev, General Manager of TAKT-IKI Ltd. Bulgaria/ Bulgarian Academy of Science – The industry perspective
Hesham El Askary, GEO-CRADLE Regional Coordinator, (CEDARE) – Policy priorities and strategic vision of individual countries
15:30- 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15 Round table: How to get there?
Moderator: Marcello Maranesi, FabSpace
Panelists:
Stelios Bollanos, Copernicus User Forum representative – The industry perspective
Peter Zeil, University of Salzburg, Department of Geoinformatics Z_GIS – Capacity building
Lefteris Mamais, Technical and Quality Assurance Manager, National Observatory of Athens (NOA) – Sustainability , from research to martket
Diofantos Hadjimitsis, Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) – Sustainable EO activities in the region
Haris Kontoes, Project Coordinator, Research Director, National Observatory of Athens (NOA) – Data sharing