2021 Conference

A Conference on Project Management for Resilience and Recovery

December 10, 2021

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The event provided a series of presentations on current project management trends and devoted a special section on how PM2 Methodology and the mindset behind it can enable and support EU National Recovery and Resilience Agency programs.

 

Speakers:

Opening Remarks: Spyros Economou, President, Center for Renewable Energy Sources & Saving.

Moderator: Dimitris Pefanis, Director of Financial and Business Content, cnn.gr


Daniele Dotto, Deputy Director, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM), European Commission

Nicos Kourounakis, MAsc, MBA, PM², IPMA-D, PMP, PM² Alliance Founding Member and CEO

Christos Bouras, Head of IT Unit - RRFA ICT Portfolio Manager at Greek National Recovery and Resilience Agency

Athanasia (Nancy) Routzouni, IT Portfolio Officer at DIGIT European Commission, Researcher and Ph.D Candidate at the University of Aegean

Athina Manta, Policy Officer, DG REFORM, European Commission

Spyros Dimitriou, Associate Partner, Business Consulting, Ernst and Young Business Advisory Solutions

Dr. Ilias Katsagounos, PM2, PMP, RMP, M_o_R, IT Portfolio Consultant at DG GROW (European Commission)

Athanasios Raptis, Director, Greek National School of Public Administration

Marios Skiadas, Key Expert in Digital Transformation, Expertise France

Kostas Flokos, General Manager, Upco Minds

Anna Chatzifoti, Project Manager, Terna Energy SA

Gavin Oh Huan Khoon, Managing Partner, CEO of Global Business Management Consultants (GBMC)

Vera Krouska, Project Manager, Terna Energy SA

 

Agenda:

9.00-9.15 - Welcoming
Dimitris Pefanis
, Director of Financial and Business Content, cnn.gr (DPG Media)

Opening Remarks: Spyridon Economou, President, Center for Renewable Energy Sources & Saving
A necessity for a strong societal needs-policies-projects value chain.- GR

 

Theme A - PM² project management best practices 

9.15 - 9.45 - The PM2 Advantage: Best practices for public organizations and international institutions - EN
Nicos Kourounakis
MAsc, MBA, PM², IPMA-D, PMP, PM² Alliance Founding Member and CEO

9.45 - 10.15  - Managing the RRF portfolio of projects: the case of PM2 - GR
Christos Bouras, Head of IT Unit - RRFA ICT Portfolio Manager at Greek National Recovery and Resilience Agency

10.15 - 10.45 - Structural Reforms in Greece: Process and Practice - GR
Spyros Dimitriou, Associate Partner, Business & Public Policy Consulting, EY

10.45 - 11.00 - Break

11.00 - 11.30 -  Digital Transformation as an integral part of the Greek RRF: The role of PM2 in the coordination and governance of the ICT Portfolio - EN
Marios Skiadas, 
Key Expert in Digital Transformation, Expertise France

11.30 - 12.00 - The participation principle as a key enabler for the effective implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans - GR
Nancy Routzouni, IT Portfolio Officer at DIGIT European Commission, Researcher and Ph.D Candidate at the University of Aegean

12.00-12.30 - PM2 aspects in technical support reform-related projects - EN
Daniele Dotto
, Deputy Director, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM), European Commission

12.30-13.00 - From business justification to project implementation: mapping the alternative approaches of the RRF funded project - EN
Dr. Ilias Katsagounos
PM², PMP, RMP, M_o_R, IT Portfolio Consultant at DG GROW (European Commission)

13.00-14.00 Break

14.00 - 15.00 - Panel Discussion: How PM2 Methodology and the mindset behind it enables and supports Greece's National Recovery and Resilience Agency Program. - GR

Panelists:

  • Christos Bouras, Head of IT Unit - RRFA ICT Portfolio Manager at Greek National Recovery and Resilience Agency
  • Athanasios Raptis, Director, Greek National School of Public Administration
  • Athina Manta, Policy Officer, DG REFORM, European Commission
  • Marios Skiadas, Key Expert in Digital Transformation, Expertise France

Moderator: Dr. Ilias Katsagounos, PM², PMP, RMP, M_o_R, IT Portfolio Consultant at DG GROW (European Commission)


Theme B – Project Management best practices and case studies

15.00-15.30 -Experiences from the Project Management of the euCONSENT project and the value of PM2
Kostas Flokos, General Manager, UpcoMinds

15.30 - 16.00 - Ai Stratis Green Island Project - Management challenges in Pilot Projects
Vera Krouska, Project Manager, Terna Energy SA & Anna Chatzifoti, Project Manager, Terna Energy SA

16.00 - 16.15 Break

16.15 - 16.45 - Project Managers' Value Adders in Managing Digitalization/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (D.A.M) Projects - EN
Gavin Oh Huan Khoon, Managing Partner, CEO, GBMC, Singapore

16.45 - 17.00 Closure
Dimitris Pefanis, Director of Financial & Business Content, cnn.gr / DPG Media