2nd day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moderator: Dr. Kalliopi Chainoglou Associate Professor - Department of International & European Studies, University of Macedonia   Rina Braimi Program Director at CEL Biography: Rina Braimi is a Sociologist who during her study has focused on gender, sexuality, gender representation, gender equality, and beyond. Rina Braimi has been a human rights activist for more than a decade involved in various ... Read More

Moderator: Sofia Zachariadi Co-Founder at Emantes Biography: Sofia Zachariadi is co-founder of the LGBTQIA+ Refugees Welcome and Emantes – International LGBTQIA+ Solidarity initiatives. At Emantes, Sofia actively supports LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers through the "Emantes' Support Line," a helpline connecting those seeking assistance and services with internal and external resources.   Parvi Palmou Head of the Department of Health for ... Read More

Moderator: Vasili Yadchanka J4t Board Member, Editor-in-chief at Gaypress.eu/Gpress.info, “Journalists for Tolerance” Human Rights Initiative, J4t   Gigi Gorgeous YouTube star, transgender activist, author, television personality, actress, model and LGBTQIA+ icon Biography: Gigi Lazzarato Getty (Gigi Gorgeous) is a YouTube star, transgender activist, author, television personality, actress, model and LGBTQIA+ icon. In 2017, her award-winning feature-length documentary This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous premiered ... Read More

Richard Stevens Chairperson, Pride in Gloucestershire Biography: Richard (he/him) is the chairperson of Pride in Gloucestershire (UK) and has been involved in the running of Pride organisations and supporting our LGBTQ+ community for the last 11 years. He has also previously been involved in running community volunteer-led events since 2002. In his day job as an Accountant, Finance Manager and ... Read More

Moderator: Symeon Keletzis, Vice President of Égalité, European External Action Service Biography: Symeon Keletzis is Vice President of Egalité, the EU institutions, Bodies and Agencies LGBTI+ staff Association, elected member of the Staff Committee of the EU Diplomatic Service as well as member of the European External Action Service Joint Committee for Diversity and Inclusion. He has also served as ... Read More