TENSION POINTS IN THE REGION: ASSESSING THE STATE OF GEOPOLITICS

13 Oct 2016
15:10 - 16:20
Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki

TENSION POINTS IN THE REGION: ASSESSING THE STATE OF GEOPOLITICS

From the rise of the Islamic State to the refugee crisis and Ukraine, the last years have been marked by geopolitical friction that led to several dramatic flash points. What can we learn from these conflicts and how can we respond to these challenges?

MODERATOR: Yiannis Papadogiannis, Journalist, KATHIMERINI

Keynote Speakers: Nikos Xydakis, Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Greece
Keynote Speakers: George Koumoutsakos,
MP, Spokesman, New Democracy party, Greece

Theodore Pangalos, former Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
Konstantinos Filis, Director of Research, Institute of International Relations of Panteion University, Greece