13:00 - 14:00 | Registration & Participant Reception

14:00 - 14:30 | Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks
Official conference opening with speeches from organizers and key football stakeholders.

• Athanasios Katsis, Rector, University of Peloponnese

• Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Professor, Department of Sports Organization and Management, Member of the University of Peloponnese Governing Council

• Panagiotis Karras, Member of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) Executive Committee, Chairman of the Women’s Football Committee, President of the Laconia Football Association

• Michalis Vakalopoulos, Mayor of Sparta

14:30 – 16:00 | Leadership & Strategy: The Modern Game’s Decision-Makers
Team management and decision-making strategies in modern sports.

• Panagiotis Alexopoulos, Professor, Department of Sports Organization and Management, Member of the University of Peloponnese Governing Council

• Konstantinos Stavrothanassopoulos, Deputy Director of Football, AEK FC

• Dimitrios Giannelis, General Manager, Aris Limassol

• Petros Martsoukos, President, Super League 2

16:00 – 18:00 | Beyond the Game: Football Business & Social Impact
Building brands, increasing revenue, and creating a positive social impact.

• Henk-Frits Verkerk, Clients Services Director, Two Circles

• Ilias Kyriakidis, Sports Director & Network Education Manager, AEK FC

• Giorgos Tsirakos, Marketing Director, OFI FC

• Ioakeim Papadopoulos, Commercial Director, Kalamata FC

• Dimitrios Chalkiotis, Special Advisor to the President of the Hellenic Gaming Commission, Professor at Hellenic Open University

• Leonidas Karakidis, Associate to the President of the Hellenic Gaming Commission, PhD Candidate, University of Peloponnese

18:00 - 18:30 | ☕️ Coffee Break

19:00 – 21:00 | Optimizing Football Performance & Injury Prevention (part 1) Scientific strategies for optimal performance and injury prevention.

• Grigorios Bogdanis, Professor of Sport and Exercise Training, School of Physical Education & Sport Science

• Nikolaos Lekatsas, Fitness Coach, Panetolikos FC

• Georgios Tsonakas, Strength & Conditioning Coach, PAOK FC

• Christos Mourikis, Fitness and Football Performance Coach, Olympiacos FC

21:00 | Networking Dinner 

Day 2

Saturday 22/03/2025

09:30 – 11:30 | From Talent to Pro: The Future of Football Development
Shaping the next generation of footballers and modern talent development practices.

• Evan Hall, Head of academy Player Care, Bradford City AFC

• Vasileios Nanos, Academy Network Director, Olympiacos FC

• Antonios Travlos, Professor, Department of Sports Organization & Management

• Manolis Longros, Scout, PAOK FC

• Anastasios Theos, Academy Technical Director, Panetolikos FC

• Christos Kanelleas, FIFA TDS Training & Education Project Delivery Manager, FIFA

11:30 – 13:00 | Optimizing Football Performance & Injury Prevention (part 2) Scientific strategies for optimal performance and injury prevention.

• Dimitrios Kaplanis, First Team Physiotherapist, Nottingham Forest FC

• Filimon Vasilarakis, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Athens Kallithea FC

• Diogo Ferreira, CEO, Nutriwin

• Davide Zottola, Client Success Manager, Vald Performance

• Christos Gogos, Director of Neurosurgery Clinic, Asklipieio Voulas – Regional Sports Consultant, Attica

13:00 – 14:00 | Workshops

14:00 – 15:30 | Innovation & Tech: The Future of Football
How technology and data are transforming modern football.

• Nikolaos Zoumbos, Access Control Specialist, Native Access

• Nikitas Fragkos, Ticketing Department Manager, Asteras Tripolis FC

• Theodoros Laios, Competition Director, Super League 1

• Antonis Grimotsis, Scientific Coordinator, Grassform

16:00 – 17:00 | Beyond Performance: Player Care & Well-Being
A holistic approach to player management and performance enhancement on and off the field

• Hugo Scheckter, Founder, Player Care

• Panagiotis Pagiazitis, Founder & Director, IDEAL SPORTS

• Daniel Kapsis, Nutritionist, AEK FC

17:00 – 17:30 | Closing Keynote & Final Thoughts