The conference was chaired by Mr. Nicos Kourounakis of GBMC. 
 

Over a hundred participants attended the event which featured amongst others 12 project management training workshops, offered in 4 parallel tracks. The following topics were covered in the workshops:
 
• Action Learning – a powerful tool for solving problems and building teams 
Sonia Georgiadou, CCE/ICF Certified, Business Coach 
 
• How to keep your team motivated
Angelina Michail, MSc HRM, Human Resource Management & Int. Talent
Acquisition Consultant 
 
• Making happiness… in projects! How to focus on the positive side of people and build strong teams
Dr. Sophia Protopapa, DDS, MBA & BBA lecturer 
 
• 4 simple steps for effective time management 
Dr. Yiannis Petropoulos, Instructor, Hellenic American Union 
 
• Managing change for sustainable project results 
Dr. Ingo Zborschil, Director, Business Management Consultants-Germany 
 
• Project investment appraisals 
Dr. Leonidas Tzonis, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chair of Strategic Planning &
Finance Committee at Hellenic American University 
 
• Measuring progress and performance using Earned Value Management
Maarten Koens, Ing, PMP, P2, Business Management Consultants-Belgium 
 
• How to develop your career in project management: strategies, tactics and tools 
Nicos Kourounakis, MASc, MBA, PMP, P2, IPMA-D, Business Management Consultants-Europe 
 
• Applying agile practices in a traditional project management environment 
Luis Sequeira, ITIL, P2, DSDM Agile PM Certified, Senior Consultant
 
• Lessons learned from managing EU funded projects – best practices, tips and pitfalls 
Ivor Ambrose, R&D Consultant, Managing Director of ENAT
Menelaos Sotiriou, General Secretary, Science View 
Dr. Kostas Chrysagis, EU Funded Projects Consultant 
 
• Essential balances in projects: what are they and how to maintain them 
Dr. Ivo Velitchkov, Senior Management Consultant 
 
• Explore MS Project 2013 
Gerasimos Kontaxis, Instructor, Hellenic American Union