13ο Διεθνές Συμπόσιο Θεσσαλονίκης

13th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Affairs

30 November 2025

We live in a world of crises, with a break-up of international order and the fragmentation of political systems. As part of a uniting but troubled Europe and bordering a threatening Turkey to the East, Greece can ill-afford misunderstanding where the world is heading.

Honoring a yearly tradition that started in 2012, on the occasion of the centenary of the liberation of Thessaloniki, the 13th Thessaloniki Symposium on World Affairs will examine where Europe is heading as well as Turkey’s role and place in the new world disorder. Bringing together world-renowned opinion and policy makers, this year’s Symposium provides a first-class opportunity to analyze and discuss the many external challenges Greece is faced with today.

Agenda 2025

Making sense of disorder: the world in 2026 and beyond

13th Thessaloniki International Symposium In World Affairs

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Agenda 2025, 30 November

10:30 – Greetings

Stavros Andreadis, President of the Cultural Society
Eleftherios Petropoulos, KAS Greece/Cyprus
Dimitris Kairidis, Member of Parliament (Athens-North)

10:45 – Panel 1: Where is Europe heading?

Moderated by Pavlos Tsimas, Journalist, SKAI TV

Kristin Fabbe, European University Institute
Erik Jones, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
Karel Lannoo, CEO, Centre for European Policy Studies
Lena Düpont, Member of the European Parliament

12:00 – Coffee Break

12:30 – Panel 2: Turkey in the New World Disorder

Moderated by Pavlos Tsimas, Journalist, SKAI TV

Peter Millett, Chairman, Libya British Business Council; British Ambassador to Libya (2015 – 2018)
Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Jonathan Spyer, Director, Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis
Soli Özel, Kadir Has University

13:45 – Fireside Chat

Moderated by Pavlos Tsimas, Journalist, SKAI TV

Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (2011 – 2012, 2013 –2015)
Dimitris Kairidis, Member of Parliament (Athens-North, ND); Minister of Migration and Asylum (2023-2024)

14:30 – End of Confernece

Πρόγραμμα 2025

Κατανοώντας την αταξία: ο κόσμος το 2026 και μετά

13ο Διεθνές Συμπόσιο Θεσσαλονίκης

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Πρόγραμμα, 30 Νοεμβρίου 2025

10:30 – Χαιρετισμοί

Σταύρος Ανδρεάδης, Πρόεδρος της Πολιτιστικής Εταιρείας
Ελευθέριος Πετρόπουλος, KAS Ελλάδας/Κύπρου
Δημήτρης Καιρίδης, Βουλευτής Β1 Βορείου Τομέα Αθηνών

10:45 – Συνεδρία 1: Προς τα πού κατευθύνεται η Ευρώπη;

Συντονίζει ο Παύλος Τσίμας

Kristin Fabbe, Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστημιακό Ινστιτούτο
Erik Jones, Διευθυντής, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
Karel Lannoo, Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος, Centre for European Policy Studies
Lena Düpont, Ευρωβουλευτής

12:00 – Διάλειμμα Καφέ

12:30 – Συνεδρία 2: Η Τουρκία στη Νέα Παγκόσμια Αταξία

Συντονίζει ο Παύλος Τσίμας

Peter Millett, Πρόεδρος, Libya British Business Council· Πρέσβης του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου στη Λιβύη (2015 – 2018)
Michael Rubin, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Jonathan Spyer, Διευθυντής, Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis
Soli Özel, Πανεπιστήμιο Kadir Has

13:45 – Συζήτηση

Συντονίζει ο Παύλος Τσίμας

Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, Αντιπρόεδρος της Κυβέρνησης (2011 – 2012, 2013 – 2015)
Δημήτρης Καιρίδης, Βουλευτής Β1 Βορείου Τομέα Αθηνών (ΝΔ)· Υπουργός Μετανάστευσης και Ασύλου (2023-2024)