I/ PLENARY SESSION – OPENING SPEECHES BY:

- The Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Mr. Charis Kastanidis
- The Commissioner for Employement and Social Affairs Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou
- The Minister of Agriculture Mr. Georges Drys
- The Prefect of Thessaloniki Mr. Panayotis Psomiadis
- The Mayor of Thessaloniki Mr. Vassilios Papageorgopoulos
- Speech by Mr. Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General, BIE
- Speech by Hon. Tony Sheedan, Europacific Strategies, former Minister of International Trade, Australia

II/ WORKING GROUPS :

1. “Knowledge of the Earth: defining the problems, discussing the solutions”
   Moderator: Prof. Giannis Pantis, Department of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2. “Agriculture in the 21 st century: prospects and threats”
   Moderator: Prof. Leonidas Louloudis, Vice-Rector, Agricultural University of Athens
3. “Nutrition, science and quality of life”
   Moderator: Giannis Boutaris, President of the Hellenic Committee Natura 2000

III/ CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORKING GROUPS

1. Speech by SEM Ole Philipson, Honorary President BIE
2. Speech by Mr. Michel Dumas, President BDDS Weber Shanwick Canada
3. Presentation of the Hannover Expo by Mr. Christian Gnadig, Secretary General of AVE
4. Presentation of the Working Groups conclusion by the three moderators
5. Recapitulation by Mr. Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General BIE