Hours below in Athens local time

12.00-12.30 Opening session

 George Alexakis, Vice - Governor on European and International Affairs at Region of Crete

 Dr Lampros Pyrgiotis – General Director, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving

 Prof. S. Bastianoni, Blue Deal Project Coordinator

12.30-12.50 Presentation of priorities regarding Blue Energy in Crete, George Alexakis, Vice - Governor on European and International Affairs at Region of Crete

12.50-13.10 RES in Crete: lessons learned and key issues, Nikolaos Zografakis – Regional Development Fund of Crete

13.10-13.30 Blue Economy at the Mediterranean. Policies and new opportunities, Eleni Hatziyanni - DG MARE, European Commission

13.30-13.50 The Ocean Energy SET PLAN: perspectives of Blue Energy in Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea, G. Sannino - chair of OE SET Plan, ENEA

13.50-14.00 Presentation of the Blue Deal activities for Greece, Dr Christoforos Perakis, Development Programmes Division, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving

14.00-14.30 Open discussion

Moderators

Markos Damasiotis

Head of Development Programmes Division, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES)

Speakers

George Alexakis

Vice - Governor on European and International Affairs at Region of Crete

Dr. Lampros A. Pyrgiotis

General Director, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving

Simone Bastianoni

Professor of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry, University of Siena, Italy

Nikolaos Zografakis

Regional Development Fund of Crete

Eleni Hatziyanni

Policy Officer, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission

Gianmaria Sannino

Head of the Climate Modelling Laboratory and Impacts of ENEA (Italy)

Cristoforos Perakis

Project Manager and Energy Expert in the Development Programs Division of CRES

Spyridon Economou

President at the Center of Renewable Energy Sources and Savings (CRES)