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ATHENS MAYORS SUMMIT

22-24 January 2023
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Schedule

Β40 Balkan Cities Network Summit 2023 Program
SUNDAY
22-01-2023
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19:30 – 20:00 Private tour at the Museum of Acropolis
20:15 – 22:00 Inaugural Dinner
22:00 – 22:30 Transfer to Hotel

MONDAY
23-01-2023
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08.30 - 09.30 Coffee Station (all day open)
Venue: Technopolis (100 Piraeus An.), "Purifier Building"

09:35 - 09:40 Opening Ceremony - Video Presentation (launch clip)
Venue: Technopolis, “Machine-Works Building”
09:40 – 09:50 Welcome Speech: Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis
09:50 – 10:10 Term Presidency Speech - B40 Network the Annual Report and Working Groups Outcomes & B40 Network Urban Diplomacy Strategy Document and Strategic Plan: Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu
10:15 - 12:45 Interventions by the Mayors (max. 3 min each, in alphabetical order)

12:50 - 13:00 Family Photo (Mayors only)
Venue: Technopolis, “New Retorts Building”

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
Venue: Technopolis, “New Retorts Building”
14:00 - 16:25 Bilateral Meetings between Mayors (Mayors only)
Venue: Technopolis, “Innovathens Building”
14:30 - 16:25 Convenings of the Working Groups (delegations)
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Venue: Technopolis, “Evert Amphitheater”

17:00 - 18:00 On-Site Cultural Visits.
Please choose between:
- B&E Goulandris Foundation - National Archaeological Museum of Athens (16.30 Departure of buses from gate 100 Piraeus Av.)
18:00 - 21:00 Free time
21:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner at the Athens Conservatoire
(Vasileos Georgiou B’, 17-19, Athens 106 75)
23:00 – 23:15 Transfer to the hotel

TUESDAY
24-01-2023
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08.30 - 09.30 Coffee Station (all day open)
Venue: Technopolis (100 Piraeus An.), "Purifier Building"

09:30 - 09:45 B40 Balkan Cities Network: Term Presidency 2023 Vision
Speech: Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis
Venue: Technopolis, “Machine-Works Building”

09:45 - 11:15 Open Discussion on “B40 Network 2023 Vision” and “B40 Network Urban Diplomacy Strategy Document and Strategic Plan” (Mayors who wish to speak could take the floor for 3 min)

11:15 - 11:25 Youth Representatives Declaration
11:25 - 11:35 Vice-President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Mr Vladimir Prebili
11:35 - 11:45 President of the European Committee of the Regions, Mr Vasco Alves Cordeiro (video)
11:45 - 11:55 President of Eurocities, Mr Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence
11:55 – 12:00 Closing Speech: Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis

Contact: pr@athens.gr | Event Gallery