Prof. Panayiotis Ketikidis, Vice Principal for Research, Innovation and External Relations, of the International Faculty, CITY College, and Chairman of our research centre, SEERC, participated as moderator in one of the largest events for Greek exporters in Thessaloniki, the 5th Export Summit. Attracting more than 1.300 participants he event was organised with great success by the Greek International Business Association (SEVE) and took place 15 June 2017 at the Makedonia Palace Hotel.
Themed “Adding Value to Exports: Certification. Labelling, Packaging, Transport and Distribution Networks” the Summit featured distinguished presenters from the public and private sector. With their insightful presentations the speakers illustrated all aspects of adding value services to exports with the goal of assisting public institutions and private companies to realize its importance and develop efficient strategies for their utilization.
Professor Panayiotis Ketikidis, moderated the last panel of the Summit on ‘Transport & Distribution Networks, E-Commerce’ which marked the completion of the event.
Export Summit V brought together business executives from various sectors as well as public officials – among them Mr Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, Ms Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha, Deputy Minister of Interior (for Macedonia & Thrace), Mr. Theofanis Papas, Vice Governor for AgroEconomy of Central Macedonia and many others.
The International Faculty recognises the value of extroversion and is highly involved in local and national organisations and associations, a practice that is inherent in the Faculty’s philosophy to create stronger bonds between industry and academia.
Prof. Ketikidis starts panel discussion at SEVEs Export Summit V