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PM Agora

Welcome to PM AGORA, where project managers come together to share ideas, discuss wellbeing techniques and innovate!

  2-3 October 2024 
  Serafeio Athletic & Community Complex, Athens Greece 
  Standard ticket: 90€ per participant

Networking Opportunities

Connect with EU project managers from around the world, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations. Strengthen your professional network and open doors to new project possibilities.

Professional Development for Project Managers

Enhance your skills and knowledge by engaging in discussions on the latest trends and best practices in project management. Learn from experienced professionals, share insights, and gain new perspectives to excel in your role and drive your projects to success.

Focus on Wellbeing

For the first time in such an event, we are prioritizing the wellbeing of project managers. Participate in workshops led by industry experts, addressing personal and professional wellbeing. Discover strategies to maintain a healthy work-life balance and improve your overall quality of life.

Wellbeing World Café

Engage in the Wellbeing World Cafe, featuring three rounds of interactive discussions focused on enhancing wellbeing. From personal to professional wellbeing and coaching for a balanced lifestyle, this unique format will provide valuable insights and practical techniques to boost your wellbeing.

Event Agenda

Day 1: Networking & EU PM experiences

1.00 PM  - 2.00 PM
Welcome

Arrival of participants
Registration
Welcome coffee and informal networking


2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Opening Remarks

3:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Networking session

  • Ice-breaking activities
  • Speed networking sessions
  • Coffee Break

4:20 PM - 6:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Experiences of veteran EU project managers



"PM Showdown: Compete, Conquer, and Claim Your Prize":  🎁Contest for Project Managers

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Dinner and Social Networking in Lively Athens

  • Official Dinner at a rooftop restaurant with Acropolis view
  • Informal networking and socializing
  • Exploring Athens' vibrant evening scene
  • Day 2: PM Professional Development and Wellbeing

    8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Navigating personal and professional wellbeing

    • Arrival of participants and registration
    • Informal networking over coffee
    • Workshop : What is “Wellbeing”: creating a common ground of reflection and interaction” Facilitator: Aimilia Markouizou Gkika
    • Coffee Break


    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Discussion Panel- “Wellbeing as a holistic concept" 

    12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
    Lunch Time

    • Light buffet lunch at the venue
    • Networking opportunities


    1:30 PM - 4:15 PM
    THE WELLBEING WORLD CAFE

    • ROUND 1 - Reflection techniques and insight to enhance personal wellbeing - Facilitator: Ilias Michael Rafail
    • ROUND 2 - The Disturber: friend or foe? - Facilitator: Alexandra Vassiliou
    • ROUND 3 - Coaching for a work and life harmony - Facilitator: Maria Papazoglou
    • Coffee Break

    4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
    Closing remarks

    • Summary of key takeaways
    • Handing out of partcipation certificates
    • Let's snatch a picture
    • Farewell by the co-organizers

    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Optional activities

    • EMPOWERMENT Theater - Laboratory by BO Maria Daskalova 🎭 (no extra charge)
    • Guided tour of Athens (extra charge)
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    If you are a Project Manager, please take 15 minutes of your time to fill in the Project Managers Wellbeing survey that aims at supporting the profession by presenting, for the first time, elements for better work/life conditions.

    The results will be shared live during the event!

    Speakers Corner

    Petra Katana

    Project Manager, Head of the Department for EU Projects in Adult Education Institution Dante

    Konstantina Karameri

    Senior Project Manager and Researcher at Stimmuli for Social Change

    Maria Papazoglou

    Career Coach and Executive Coach Corporate Trainer NLP Master Practitioner

    Ilias - Michael Rafail

    Scientific Responsible /
    Training Manager at IASIS NGO

    Spiros Voulgaris

    Innovation Manager
    Co-founder of Innovation Hive

    Djordje Djokic

    Founder & Chief Research Officer in Privanova

    Alexandra Vassiliou

    Psychotherapist - Trainer - Supervisor
    Co-founder of Processwork Hub

    Maciej Markowicz

     Head of Project Management at Danmar Computers

    Vassia Manika

    Wellbeing Innovator - Founder of Wellbeing Innovations

    Aspasia Dania

    Assistant Professor, Physical Education Teacher Education Director of Sport Pedagogy Pedagogy Laboratory School of Physical Education and Sport Science
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Greece

    Maciej Markowicz

     Head of Project Management at Danmar Computers

    Vassia Manika

    Wellbeing Innovator - Founder of Wellbeing Innovations
    THE MEETING VENUE

    Serafio Athletic & Community Complex

    Serafio Athletic and Community Complex of the Municipality of Athens is a unique sports, culture and innovation centre of 3.500 m2 that includes sports and cultural facilities and at the same time hosts the innovation hub of the Municipality of Athens.

    Athens Guide

    Welcome to Athens, the birthplace of philosophy, democracy, and timeless wisdom.

    Join us in this historic city to connect, learn, and thrive.

    Download the Info Pack below to discover more about Athens and how it sets the perfect stage for our gathering.
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    Join us for the first time in Athens to meet each other, elevate our skills and enhance our wellbeing!
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    Meet the Organisers

    Academy of Entrepreneurship
    The Academy of Entrepreneurship (AKEP) is a non-profit educational organization focusing on fostering entrepreneurship and professional skills, enhancing employability and creating a healthier entrepreneurial environment.
    T-hap
    T-hap LTD is a dynamic umbrella organization that brings together a consortium of global professionals’ expertise. Their objective is to amplify the prospects for wellness in every facet of people’s lives.
    INNOEUSPHERE 
    INNOEUSPHERE works around the areas of education and training, and designs out-of-the-box projects teaching EU citizens, first and foremost, how to think.

    Committee of Organisers

    Alessandro Carbone

    Founder of T-hap, Senior EU project manager, trainer & consultant

    Mariaelena Romanini

    Senior project manager at TalentLab