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Opening of the Conference

Olympion Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Dr. Kalliopi Chainoglou Associate Professor - Department of International & European Studies, University of Macedonia   Helena Dalli Equality Commissioner, European Commission    Sofia Zacharaki Minister of Social Cohesion & Family   Stelios Angeloudis Mayor of Thessaloniki    Jean-Marc Berthon French Ambassador for the Rights of the LGBT+ people  Jean-Marc Berthon was appointed ambassador for the rights of LGBT+ ... Read More

Achieving Marriage Equality in Greece and Europe: Best Practices of Advocacy, Resilience and Policy Changes

Olympion Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Triantafyllia Lina Papadopoulou Professor – Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   Wim Geerts Ambassador of Human Rights of Netherlands Biography: 2023 - present Human Rights Ambassador  2019 - 2023 Ambassador to China and Mongolia   2016 - 2019 Secretary General of Defence  2013 - 2016 Director General Political Affairs 2008 - 2013 Ambassador to Canada 2006 - 2008 ... Read More

Survival of European Civil Society in a Shrinking and Hostile Environment

Olympion Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Dr. Dávid Vig Director of Amnesty International in Hungary Biography: Dávid Vig is the director of Amnesty International Hungary, one of the country’s leading human rights NGOs. He is focusing on rule of law issues, protecting LGBTQI rights and defending civic space. He is a well-known expert and activist on LGBTQI rights in Hungary. Vig co-led a major national ... Read More

The transgender community today: advocating for self-identification while fighting against populism and conspiracies

Pavlos Zannas Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Pip Gardner Chief Executive of The Kite Trust and Board Member of TGEU Biography: Pip Gardner (they/them or ze/zir) is a queer and trans activist based in the UK. They are the Chief Executive of The Kite Trust, supporting LGBTQ+ youth in the East of England. They were previously part of UN Women’s Generation Equality Youth Task Force and were ... Read More

Crafting Prosperity at European level: EU Funding Opportunities for LGBTQIA+ Equality

Green Room Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Yorgos Mouftoglou EU Funding Junior Consultant at OECON Group of Companies Biography: Yorgos Mouftoglou holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Sciences from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He’s also pursuing his LL.M. in Legal Theory and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with focus on legal sociology, and main areas of academic interest ... Read More

Safe space at work and education: the rise of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility as corporate values

Olympion Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Lina Tsaltampasi PhD Candidate, CEO of OECON Group of Companies, President of SEGE, W7 Advisor, EU Female Entrepreneurship Ambassador Biography: Mrs. Tsaltampasi is the CEO of OECON Group of Companies, which includes companies in Greece and abroad, as well as President of the Greek Association of Women Entrepreneurs – SEGE and President of the Energy Cooperative WEnCoop. She actively ... Read More

Law enforcement and Pride

Pavlos Zannas Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Michael Lolis President of the Police Action for Human Rights, Member of the European LGBTQ+ Police Association Biography: LOLIS Michael is a Greek Police Officer.  He is a graduate of Police Academy of the Hellenic Police, as well as of the Department of Public Administration and Department of Political Science and History of Panteion University with a degree in ... Read More

Mental health and resilience

Green Room Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Christiana Gennata Research Associate Orlando LGBT+ & Line 11528 - By Your Side Biography: Christiana Gennata is a psychologist and a psychotherapist at the Hellenic Society for Analytical Group and Family Psychotherapy. She is also a graduate from Orlando's training program on the basic principles of psychotherapy and counselling with LGBT+ individuals. For the last 12 years she has been ... Read More

Intersex healthcare and visibility throughout Europe

Olympion Hall Aristotelous Sq. 10, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Moderator: Dr Nikoletta Pikramenou Member of the Coordination Team, Intersex Greece Biography: Dr Nikoletta Pikramenou is a legal expert on intersex rights. In 2019, she published the book  ‘Intersex rights. Living between sexes’ and it introduced the first legal global comparative study on intersex. The same year, she joined Intersex Greece and in 2022, she worked closely with the Greek Ministry ... Read More