The official website for the World IP 2021 day in Greece
Please note that our traditional event will not be held. But we will do have a webinar instead of all those who wish to participate. Please email us at info@esimet.gr in order to get your entry codes.
APRIL 23, 2019 The Opening Ceremony
Intellectual Property Day | World Intellectual Property Day
Thessaloniki 23-24 April 2019
18:00 pm -18:30 pm Registration for the audience
18:30 pm - 19:00 pm VIP entrance
Registrations are open .
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The event is presented by:
- Popi Asteriadou - Head of TV dept of TV100 - Thessaloniki
- Tassos Ntougkas - Bar Association of Thessaloniki
19:30 pm - 22:30 pm Opening Ceremony - The Awards
Opening speech
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Eleftheria Chatzigeorgiou - Deputy Minister of the Interior of Macedonia and Thrace
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Apostolos Tzitzikostas - Governor of Central Macedonia
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Patoulidou Paraskevi - Vice Governor of the Metropolitan Area of Thessaloniki & President of Thessaloniki Tourism Organization
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Efstathios Koutsochinas - President of Bar Association of Thessaloniki.
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Kyriaki Oudatzi - Director of the Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki
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Yiannis Antoniades - President of Hellenic Copyright Organization
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Makrydaki Maria - Founder and Director General of ESIMET
Olympic Games – The very first Sports event of humanity. Past – Present – Future.
The re-birth of the Olympic games from Baron Pierre de Coubertin to the creation of the International Olympique Association with Demetrios Vikelas – first President of the International Olympique Committee.
After 125 years the successors of the people who rebirth the Olympique Games meet again in Greece.
2020: The year of the Sports!
TOKYO 2020. Next stop of the Olympique Games - Mr Charilaos Alexopoulos was appointed by the Government of Japan as Honorary Consul General in Thessaloniki.
UEFA 2020 - Angelos Charisteas. Ambassador of UEFA2020. European champion 2004
#worldipdaythessaloniki2019
APRIL 24, 2019 The Workshops

11:00 - 11:25 Registrations are open - Εγγραφές
11:30 - 12:00 - How the Sports Industry effects the economy of a State [exp., the tourism - Olympic Games - Athens 2004] [Πως η αθλητική βιομηχανία επηρεάζει την οικονομία ενός Κράτους πχ τον Τουρισμό - Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες - Αθήνα 2004]
Speaker: Kyriaki Oudatzi - Director of the Olympic Museum of Thessaloniki
12:00 - 15:00 Hellenic Copyright Organization - Οργανισμός Πνευματικής Ιδιοκτησίας - ΟΠΙ
The role of Intellectual Property in the Sports Media - [Ο ρόλος της πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας στα αθλητικά μέσα]
Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasting in Emerging Economies. - [Πειρατεία της Ζωντανής Αθλητικής Εκπομπής στις Αναδυόμενες Οικονομίες].
Speakers:
1.Yannis Antoniadis - President of Hellenic Copyright Organization - OPI
2. Maria G. Sinanidou - Attorney at Law, Legal Consultant of OPI
3. Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou - Attorney at Law, Head of Legal Department of OPI
4. Eva Moustaka - Jurist, member of the Legal Department of OPI
5. Krystallenia Kolotourou - Jurist, member of the Legal Department of OPI
15:00 - 16:15 Lunch Break - Διάλειμμα
16:20 - 16:40 The exploitation of the commercial rights in the UEFA Champions League.
[H εκμετάλλευση των Εμπορικών Δικαιωμάτων στους Κανονισμούς του UEFA Champions League]
Speaker: Alkis Papantoniou - Attorney at Law, Legal Consultant of Panathinaikos FC.
16:40 - 17:00 Sports Ip and Merchandising [Αθλητισμός, Διανοητικής Ιδιοκτησία και εμπόριο]
Speaker: Katerina Gonta, Attorney at Law - Marketing Coordinator at Cyprus Football Association
17:00 - 17:20 Sports Rights and Ambush Marketing. [Αθλητικά δικαιώματα και Ambush Marketing]
Speaker: Konstantinos Konstantinidis - Sports Management Expert /PhD Candidate in Sports Law
17:20 - 17:40 The Macolin Convention - Council of Europe [Συνθήκη Μακολέν - Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης]
Speaker: Representatives from the Council of Europe - Εκπρόσωποι απο το Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης
17:40 - 18:00 Coffee Break - Διάλειμμα
18:00 - 18:20 Startups and Sports.[Startups και Αθλητισμός]
Speaker: Dimitrios Kouzelis - Attorney at Law - Ethics Expert - European Commission - Jan 2019 – Present
18:20 - 18:40 Mediation in the Sports Industry: Regulations for Intermediaries, pros and cons, rights, problematic and prospect. [Διαμεσολάβηση στην Αθλητική Βιομηχανία: Κανονισμοί για Διαμεσολαβητές, πλεονεκτήματα και μειονεκτήματα, δικαιώματα, προβληματισμοί και προοπτική].
Speaker: Penny Konitsioti. Attorney at Law
18:40 - 19:00 WIPO Alternative Dispute Resolution for Sports [H εναλλακτική επίλυση αθλητικών διαφορών στο πλαίσιο του WIPO]
Speaker: Asst. Prof. Dr. Komninos G. Komnios, Attorney at law, LL.M. | Accredited Mediator, School of Economics, Business Administration & Legal Studies, International Hellenic University
