by MairyJane
The first conference on “Aromatic and Medicinal Plants: The gold that grows
in Greece – Greekness, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Extroversion” will
takes place on 29-30-31 March in Thessaloniki. The conference was to take
part of the TIF- HELEXPO, but will eventually take place at the Vellidio Conference
Center.
The aim of the conference is:
● To promote Greek aromatic medicinal plants, flowers and fruits
● To emphasize the importance of organized entrepreneurship in the field of aromatic & medicinal plants
● To answer questions and exchange views between producers &
other business entities in the sector
● To sensitize those involved in the sector regarding quality
the Greek aromatic medicinal plants, flowers, fruits and the
development of extroversion
● To develop synergies and collaborations
● To highlight the advantages of cooperation and synergy between the region and the productive bodies
The participation fee is 10€ per day / Students: 5€ / Three-day offer 20€
Outside the conference there will be exhibitors and producers to present you the
their products. The ordinary public can freely visit the exhibitors without
pay some relevant input. The team of The Green Greeks will be there with all our issues, ready to inform you about any questions you have.
Conference hours:
Friday 29 March: 16:00 – 20:00pm
Saturday 30 March: 10:30am – 20:00pm
Sunday, March 31: 10:30am – 15:00pm
Conference program :
Friday 29 March 2019 – Greekness and extroversion
Chair: Michalis Papadopoulos, Giorgos Souliopoulos
16:00pm – Attendance – registrations
17:00pm – Start – official greetings
17:30pm – “Protection of aromatic plants and medicinal herbs”
Erasmia Nixarli, forester, employee of the Directorate of Coordination and Inspection
Forest A.D.M.Th.
Chrissi Sarvani, forester, employee of the Directorate of Coordination and Inspection
Forest A.D.M.Th.
18:00pm – “Wild or cultivated herbs – comparison of quality characteristics”
Dr. Diamanto Lazari, though. Professor of Pharmacognosy, AUTh, Director of the Laboratory
Pharmacognosy AUTh
18:30pm – “Quality parameters of cultivated Greek aromatic and medicinal plants”
Dr. Paschalina Hatzopoulou, regular researcher ELGO-Dimitra, Institute of Genetics
Improvement and Plant Genetic Resources, Department of Aromatic Medicinal Plants
19:30pm – Kyriakos Loufakis, Vice President of SEVE
20:00pm – Good practices
Saturday 30 March 2019 – Innovation and entrepreneurship
Chair: Michalis Papadopoulos, Giorgos Souliopoulos
10:30am – Attendance – registrations
11:00am – “Aromatic and medicinal plants in the diet of the Greek consumer and their contribution to the improvement of the quality of life of man”
Isidora Dede and Irene Thermasoni, dietitians – nutritionists tei of Thessaly and
Ioannis Papadopoulos, Professor, University of Thessaly
11:30am – Innovation – Technology – Entrepreneurship
Argyriou Reader, Research Director, if. Director of the Institute of Applied Applied
Biosciences of EKEPAA
12:30pm – The sustainable agri-food business in the new era
Polyxeni Pitta, Operations Manager, Coordinator, Quality manager in the company
Tsachalos GREEN TRADE SA
13:00pm – Forms of business
Eleni Papatheodosiou, president of the Social Cooperative Network. Central Macedonia (DIKKEM),
President of the Joint Creations
13:30pm – Internet and engagement with social networks, the first step to
Extroversion
Dimitris Georgalas, Consultant, Mentor and Director (Athens)
14:00pm – Our online presence (e-gastronomy)
Dimitris Georgalas, Consultant, Mentor and Director (Athens)
14:30pm – End of module
17:00pm – Child and herbs: children know and taste herbs
ERGANI CENTER
17:00pm – Information about the program: mutual support of parents
–children aged 3 to 14 years ERGANI CENTER
Sunday, March 31, 2019 – Cannabis, an herb for everything
Chair: Michalis Papadopoulos, Giorgos Souliopoulos
10:30am – Attendance – registrations
11:00am – Legal framework for the cultivation of cannabis in Greece
Dr. Eleni Tsaliki, associate researcher, ELGO-Dimitra, Institute of Genetics
Improvement and Plant Genetic Resources
11:30am – Evaluation of industrial hemp varieties
Dr. Apostolos Kalyvas, associate researcher, ELGO-Dimitra, Institute of Genetics
Improvement and Plant Genetic Resources
12:00am – Therapeutic uses of cannabis
Dr. Diamanto Lazari, though. Professor of Pharmacognosy, AUTh, Director of the Laboratory
Pharmacognosy AUTh
12:30pm -Growing hemp for seed
Antonis Tsipitsoudis, agronomist of Plant Production
13:00pm – Growing hemp for flowering and processing
Vasileios Arseniou, Managing Director of Thehempway
13:30pm -Cannabis processing
Antonis Giannakou, Agronomist – Food Technologist
13:30pm – Vertically integrated production unit
14:00pm – Vertically integrated production unit
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