Schedule

“Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”

The principles of Olympism such as respect, friendship, and excellence are the same values on which the world of sport is based today. As promoters of innovation, we should take them as the driving force that leads our commitment to shaping the future of sports.

Find the agenda hereunder. It’s not definitive but constantly updated.

Day 0 – Monday, october 7

General Assembly

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15.00

Registration & welcoming coffee

Participants arrival

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16.00 – 18.30

Session 1: EPSI General Assembly

Welcome and introduction

  • Alberto Bichi & René Wijlens (EPSI Executive Co-Directors)
  • Spiros Karavoulis (President of SportCamp Loutraki)

Presentation of results and report on activities for the last year, future developments and next EPSI’s goals

  • Sebastiano Lommi – Members engagement 
  • Valentina Farina & Maggie Pescetto –Communication activities 
  • Panos Papageorgiou & Asia Cheri – Projects outline
  • Edoardo Ciampelletti – Business creation outline
  • Savvina Tsiftsi – Financial overview

Member of the Year Award 2024

Official announcement 

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20.30

Taverna Orestis Restaurant

Welcoming Dinner

Day 1 – tuesday, october 8

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9:00 - 10:30

Official opening and visit to De Coubertin Monument

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9:00 - 10:30

SESSION 2: INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEECHES

Let’s be inspired by the most valuable European sports championships as well as political representatives and policymakers from the local and international context.

  • Nikos Choutas (International Olympic Academy)
  • Christos Dimas (Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance)
  • Chrisanthakopoulos (Deputy Mayor of Sports of Ancient Olympia)
  • Gliniadakis Andreas (ex. Greek Olympic Basketball Player)
  • Hatsatourian Grigoris (ex. Greek Olympic Handball Player)
  • Christina Tsiligiri (Peace & Friendship Stadium President and CEO)
  • Samir Ceric (Senior Executive, Investor, Board Member & Mentor)
  • Mario Carlo Ferrario (Investor, venture capitalist and Founder of MCF Capital Partners)
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10:30 - 12:00

Session 3: The Greek Excellence and its unique value proposition

The core values of the Olympic Games: explore the principles of Olympism: respect, friendship, and excellence

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12:00 - 13:00

Visit to the IOA premises

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

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14:00 - 15:00

Session 4 – Ice-breaker and targeted networking session

Networking activity: meet and greet with other sports sector stakeholders through the concentric circle exercise 

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15:00 - 15:15

Coffee break

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15:15 - 18:00

Session 5 – The European Excellence and its Unique Value proposition

Presentation of 3 valuable European Best Practices

  • Clussport / I3-INSHAPE project  – René Wijlens (Cluster Sports & Technology / EPSI)
  • Sport4All Innovation Summit – Merit Cloquet (SportInnovator)
  • DREAM SCHOOL – Eva Gazova (Special Olympics Slovakia)
  • SPEX and SPOKI projects – Bruno D’Hulster (Sportamundi)

 

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16:45 - 17:30

Digifit Project Event

In parallel to the conference

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18:00 - 20:00

Conclusions + Freshen up at the hotel 

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20:00

IOA Restaurant

Social Dinner 

Fun and entertainment in the name of Greek traditions!

Day 2 – Wednesday, October 9

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9:00 - 10:20

Session 6 – Funding Opportunities

Presentation of funding opportunities and new calls for proposals. 

  • Borja Alejandro Terán Pickering (European Space Agency)

  • Miguel Hernandez Littlewood (Policy Assistant at DG REGIO at European Commission)

Panel Discussion on how to use alternative funds to support sport across different areas, moderated by Sebastiano Lommi

  • Francesca  Passeri (Business Development Manager and Crowdfunding Expert, Area Europa)
  • Teodora Pletosu (EU Affairs and Public Projects Specialist UEFA)  
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10:20 - 11.20

Session 7 – Pitching Project ideas

  • European Multi-geographical healthy lifestyle competition – Christina Tsiligkiri (Olympiacos, Peace and Friendship Stadium) 
  • Traditional sports – Elena Ciarlo (ANCI Piemonte)
  • Adult Swimming Academy – Adam Jerzykowsky (Swim for a Dream)
  • Urban Sports – Evelien De Pauw (VIVES University of Applied Sciences)
  • LifeOS – Tiberius Ignat (SKS Knowledge Services)
  • SportBot: matchmaking abilities and experience – Luca Brayda (Nextage)
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11:20 - 11:35

Q&A + Coffee break

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11:35 - 13:00

Brokerage round tables for new pitched projects

Take part in brokerage round tables for new pitched projects! This will be a collaborative moment to develop new projects for the upcoming funding calls 

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13:00 - 14:00

Networking lunch 

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14:00 - 18:00

Session 8: The social and unforgettable session

Visit at the 2004 Olympic Games Museum, Ancient Olympia Site and Theater act combined with networking (One drink, one idea).

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16:00 - 18:00

ClusSport Meeting

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18.00 - 20:00

Freshen Up / Sport activities

Ancient Olympic Games

 

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20:00

Europa Hotel Tavern ‘’The Garden’’

Social dinner

One Drink One Idea pitch

Day 3 – Thursday, October 10

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8:00 - 9:00

#BEACTIVE

Morning run/walk tour

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10:00 - 11:00

Session 9 – Business Creation

Presentation the EPSI Business Creation pillar: how to invest in sports sector and all the related opportunities. 

  • Samir Ceric (Senior Executive, Investor, Board Member & Mentor)
  • Greek business angels & Venture capitalists
  • Edoardo Ciampelletti (EPSI Business Manager)
    The Market for Sports Innovation. New trends, successful case studies, business models. Discober how to get the funding for sports ideas in the next cycle 2024-2030
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11:00 - 12:00

Pitching Creation/Reverse Pitching for Business creation

  • Pieter Vansteenkiste (Hylyght) 
  • eYOUaca project – Cosimo Renzi (AICS)
  • Maarten Gijssel (Kinetic Analysis Group)
  • Chinazo John Nnaya – (Football Friendlies)
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12:00 - 12:15

Conclusions & Family Photo

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12:15 - 13:15

Matchmaking Lunch

Meet & match stakeholders through the B2Match platform supported by EEN (Enterprise Europe Network)

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13:30

Shuttle bus departure to Athens

Projects Transnational Meetings & final events

Thursday, October 10

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9:00 - 13:00

HIEP Project – Transnational Project Meeting

Only open to project partners

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9.00 - 13:00

SPEX Project – Final Conference (To be confirmed)

Open to all

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16:00 - 19:00

SII Project – Transnational Project Meeting (1° part)

Only open to project partners

FRIDAY, October 11

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9:00 - 13.00

SII Project – Transnational Project Meeting (2° part)

Only open to project partners

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