{"id":17187,"date":"2025-12-02T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmede.gr\/english\/?p=17187"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:35:11","slug":"tmede-organizes-the-2nd-international-conference-redefining-the-future-horizons-designing-tomorrows-sustainable-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmede.gr\/english\/2025\/12\/02\/tmede-organizes-the-2nd-international-conference-redefining-the-future-horizons-designing-tomorrows-sustainable-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"TMEDE Organizes the 2nd International Conference \u201cRedefining the Future Horizons: Designing Tomorrow\u2019s Sustainable Strategies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

TMEDE Organizes the 2nd International Conference \u201cRedefining the Future Horizons: Designing Tomorrow\u2019s Sustainable Strategies\u201d<\/h3><\/h1><\/div>

Konstantinos Makedos:<\/p>\n

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\u201cSustainable strategies for tomorrow\u2014focused on resilient infrastructure, drought management, and strong economic growth\u2014take center stage in today\u2019s public discourse.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund\u00a0(TMEDE)\u00a0is organizing the\u00a02nd International Conference\u00a0titled\u00a0\u201cRedefining the Future Horizons: Designing Tomorrow\u2019s Sustainable Strategies,\u201d\u00a0which will take place on\u00a09\u201310 December\u00a0at the building of the\u00a0Bank of Greece Employees\u2019 Association, located at 16 Sina Street in Athens. The event is held under the auspices of the\u00a0Bank of Greece\u00a0and the\u00a0Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), underscoring its high institutional significance and the elevated level of dialogue that TMEDE (Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund)\u00a0promotes in the critical field of sustainable development.<\/div>\n
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Following last year\u2019s success -which established the conference as an event of international prominence- the Conference returns with an even greater international scope, bringing together representatives of the Government, European institutions, and distinguished \u00a0speakers from Greece and abroad. Its objective is to outline the strategies that will define infrastructure resilience and the green transition in the decades ahead, integrating climate risk as a pivotal parameter for shaping policies and actions toward a sustainable future.<\/div>\n
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At a time when climate challenges and natural resource management increasingly and decisively influence everyday life,\u00a0TMEDE places at the forefront of public debate the formulation of a green development agenda\u2014highlighting crucial issues such as drought, the resilience of critical infrastructure, and modern environmental management. At the core of the discussion,\u00a0are realistic pathways toward a sustainable economy, the necessity of integrating climate risk into infrastructure planning, strategies for cooperation among the State, the market, and the scientific community, as well as the financial instruments needed to implement the interventions required by this new era.<\/div>\n
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The Conference will be opened\u00a0by the\u00a0Deputy Minister to The Prime Minister & Spokesman of the Hellenic Government\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Pavlos Marinakis,\u00a0who will outline the national perspective on\u00a0\u201cRedefining the Future Horizons.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0The official inauguration will be delivered by the\u00a0Governor of the Bank of Greece, Mr. Yannis Stournaras, signaling the launch of a two-day high-level dialogue\u00a0on climate adaptation, financing next-generation resilient infrastructure,\u00a0and transitioning to a sustainable development model that aligns scientific knowledge with practice and social responsibility.<\/div>\n
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Government representatives participating include Ministers\u00a0Christos Dimas, (Minister\u00a0of Infrastructure & Transport)\u00a0Takis Theodorikakos,(Minister of Development)\u00a0\u00a0Dimitris Papastergiou, (Minister of Digital Governance)\u00a0Nikos Papathanasis,(Alternate\u00a0Minister\u00a0at the\u00a0Ministry\u00a0of\u00a0Economy and Finance)\u00a0\u00a0Konstantinos Kyranakis, (Alternate Minister for Transport in Greece) and\u00a0Nikos Tachiaos,(Deputy Minister of Infrastructure & Transport) contributing interventions on national policies concerning infrastructure, climate adaptation, digital transformation, and investment acceleration. The contribution of local government is also crucial, with the participation of the Mayors of Athens and Thessaloniki,\u00a0Haris Doukas\u00a0and\u00a0Stelios Angeloudis, as well as the Regional Governors of the Peloponnese and Western Macedonia,\u00a0Dimitris Ptochos\u00a0and\u00a0Giorgos Amanatidis.<\/div>\n
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The Conference will be honored by the participation of\u00a0Mr. Ioannis Tsakiris, Vice-President of the\u00a0European Investment Bank (EIB), placing European financing policy at the core of the essential investments required for resilient infrastructure and sustainable development.<\/div>\n
Among the distinguished speakers are the following:<\/div>\n