NEW YORK – The 5th Annual World Council of Epirotans Abroad takes place Saturday, July 24 via Zoom, 9 AM- 12 PM EDT/ 3-6 PM Greek time. The event is held under the auspices of the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and is organized by the World Council of Epirotans Abroad. Co-organizers for the event are the Epirus Region and the University of Ioannina.

The Saturday session is open to the public.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/98426082347

World Council of Epirotans Abroad President Chrysostomos Dimou will open the conference proceedings which include fascinating discussions on various topics such as the young entrepreneur in the pursuit of achieving a new business model, the Elevate Greece initiative with Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Research & Technology, and Epirus in the digital age: New development prospects for the region.

The scheduled speakers include: Philipp Deutscher, Managing Director, TeamViewer Greece; Athanasios Navrozoglou, CEO, Natech; Tasos Koutlas, CEO, Akros Food Limited; and representatives of the World Council of Epirotans Abroad youth- Dr. Lazaros Giannos and Dean Lekkas.

Also among the scheduled speakers: George Goletsis, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ioannina; Elias Eliades, Investment Attraction & Support Manager, Enterprise Greece; Christoforos Nikou, Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Ioannina; Minas Paschopoulos, Vice Rector for Administrative Affairs, Academic Affairs and Student Welfare of the University of Ioannina; and Giannis Chrysoulakis Secretary General for Hellenes Abroad and Public Diplomacy.