9th Delphi Economic Forum

The Delphi Economic Forum will hold its 9th Annual Meeting from 10 April to 13 April 2024 in the ancient town of Delphi, in Greece. During four days, the forum will gather global stakeholders from the fields of Politics, Business, Diplomacy, and Civil Society.

The forum will revolve around six key themes: Geopolitics,  the Planet; Sustainable Economy & Finance, Global Future, Education, and People. Speeches, roundtable discussions, debates, and networking opportunities will be accessible to all attendees, with the aim of sparking dialogue, inspiring change, and transforming conversation into action.

Europa Nostra and Elliniki Etairia co-host four events at the Delphi Economic Forum 2024

Europa Nostra and Elliniki Etairia will co-host four events at the Delphi Economic Forum 2024. Find out more about our events at Delphi below. The events will be livestreamed. Register

Costa Carras Award Ceremony (10 April, 18:00 EEST)

• Venue: Delphi European Cultural Centre, Karamanlis Hall 
• Moderator: Sneška Quadvlieg-Mihailovic, Secretary General, Europa Nostra
• Programming partners: Europa Nostra & Elliniki Etairia/Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Athens
• Programme:
  • Addresses by the Founding Partners
    • Symeon Tsomokos, Founder & President, Delphi Economic Forum 
    • Anastasios Paul Leventis, Chairman, A.G. Leventis Foundation (video message)
    • Kyriacos Kakouris, Vice President, European Investment Bank,

• • Presentation of the Golden Award
    • Presentation of the Award Laureate, Stéphane Bern
    • Tribute by Laurence Auer, Ambassador of France* (TBC)
  • Presentation of the Silver Awards
    • Presentation of the Award Laureate, Tugay Kartal, Haydarpaşa Solidarity for Society, City & Environment
    • Tribute by Çağatay Erciyes, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye* (TBC)
    • Presentation of the Award Laureate, Stavros Stellas, Archilochos
  • Closing Remarks
    • Stathis Potamitis, President, ELLINIKI ETAIRIA – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage
    • Call for nominations for the 2025 edition of the Costa Carras European Citizens Award
  • Reception – Exhibition Hall
    

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From COP28 to COP29 and Beyond: Championing Culture-based Climate Action (11 April, 08:45 EEST)

• • Moderator: Nik Gowing, Founder, Thinking the Unthinkable, UK
  • Venue: Apollon Hall, Amalia Hotel in Delphi
  • Programming partners: Europa Nostra & European Heritage Hub
  • Panel Participants:
    • HRH Princess Dana of Jordan, Special Envoy, Climate Heritage Network; VP, ICOMOS; President of the Petra National Trust
    • Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Culture, Hellenic Republic
    • Fariz Rzayev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Azerbaijan
    • Alexandra Mitsotakis, President, World Human Forum, Greece
    • Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General, Europa Nostra, Leader, European Heritage Hub, The Netherlands/Serbia
    • George Kremlis, President, Circular Economy & Climate Institute of the EPLO, Greece

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Accelerating EU/Western Balkans Integration: The Untapped Potential of our Shared Heritage (11 April, 17:25 EEST)

• Venue: TBC
• Moderator: Sneška Quaedvlieg – Mihailović, Secretary General, Europa Nostra, The Netherlands/Serbia
• Programming partners: Europa Nostra & Elliniki Etairia/Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Athens
• Panel Participants:
  • Mariya Gabriel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Bulgaria
  • Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, Greece
  • Lydia Carras, Founder and Vice President, Elliniki Etairia – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Athens, Greece
  • Vesna Marjanović, Secretary General, Europa Nostra Serbia

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Public Conversation with HRH Princess Dana of Jordan (12 April, 09:45 EEST)

• Venue: TBC
• Moderator: Sneška Quaedvlieg – Mihailović, Secretary General, Europa Nostra, The Netherlands/Serbia

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As a Programming Partner of the Delphi Economic Forum, Europa Nostra and its members are invited to join the Annual Conference.

Regular tickets are available until 31 March.
For those who might be too late, Late Bird tickets will be available afterwards, but with a higher price.
Registration for online attendance is also available until 13 April.

Find out more

Event website, programme, registrations
def-ix.delphiforum.gr
Delphi Economic Forum
delphiforum.gr
Delphi Economic Forum’s annual conference
delphiforum.gr/events/annual-conference
Costa Carras European Citizens Awards 2024
www.europanostra.org/winners-of-the-costa-carras-european-citizens-awards