PROGRAM

09:30 – 10:30 (Athen’s time. Roma time: 08:30)

Greetings:

• Yannis Paidas, President of the Economic and Social Committee
• Panagiotis Kaldis, Rector University of West Attica
• Vasilios Theotokatos, President of ASPE
• Zoi Rapti, Member of Parliament, Representative of the President of the Parliament.
• Marina Stefou, General Secretary on behalf of Minister of Social Cohesion and Family

10.30-11.30 (Rome time 09:30)

1st Session – Flagship initiatives of civil society to deal with the demographic crisis

Coordinator: Michalis Alepis, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Committee

Speakers:

• “The Committee’s Initiative Opinion on the Demographic Issue”, Dr. Dimitrios Stamoulis, Economic and Social Committee Expert
• “An integrated framework of demographic and family policy for the revitalization of Greek society and economy”, Thomas Gianniotis, Vice-President of ASPE
• “ELFAC’s advocacy and the European Network of Family Friendly Cities”, Dr. Maria Regina Maroncelli Florio, President of ELFAC

11.30-12.00 Break

12.00-13.00

Second Session – Critical challenges of demographic aging

Coordinator: Athanasios Raptis, Director of Studies EKDDA

Speakers:

• “The information of demographic aging in Social Security Policies”, Angelos Stergiou – Professor of Law School, AUTH.
• “Social Care as a tool for managing demographic aging”, Dr. Fotini Marini – Social Management Research Laboratory of the University of Western Attica.
• “Regional policies of social cohesion and development: their contribution to demography and family support”, Apostolos Tzitzikostas – Regional Governor of Central Macedonia, President of the Union of Regions of Greece.

13.00-14.00

Session 3- Public family support policies

Coordinator: Miltiadis Hatzigeorgiou, Vice-President of the Union of Multiple Children of Athens (EPA)

Speakers:

• “The role of the staff central administration in the development of sustainable family policies – The model of the Ministries of Family”, Gavriil Amitsis – Professor / Director of the Research Laboratory of Social Administration of the University of Western Attica.
• “The contribution of health services to the development of sustainable family policies”, Giorgos Pierrakos – Professor / Dean of the School of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Western Attica.
• “The role of Local Government in the development of sustainable family policies – presentation of a study”, Michalis Christakis – President of the Union of the General Secretaries of Municipalities and Regions.