• Role of the clothing industry in the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the Region of Central Macedonia and actions to support the industry

Maria Goulaptsi, Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Department of the Region of Central Macedonia

• Current situation and prospects of the textile / clothing sector in Greece

Theophilos Aslanidis, General Director of the Hellenic Fashion Industry Association (SEPEE)

• Current situation and prospects of the textile / clothing sector in Bulgaria

Jordan Belovodski, CEO of the National Association of Textile Apparel

• Financing instruments for the enterprises of the textile / clothing sector

Athanasios Kakoudis, Director of the Center for Business & Cultural Development (KEPA-ANEM)

• Presentation of the objective and the activities of the CREATIVE HUB Project

Antonios Boumpoulas, Head of the Studies & Research Department of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TCCI)

• Presentation of the Project’s activities regarding the provision of Consulting Services to entrepreneurs and business executives of the textile / clothing sector

Athanasia Soultana, executive of the Project’s Beneficiary “Gnosi Anaptixiaki NGO”

Mrs. Stavroula Angelidou, executive of the Studies and Research Department of the TCCI coordinated the event.