Following the remarkable event “Athens 20 Years After” at the Panathenaic Stadium, the Hellenic Olympic Committee is organizing a half-day workshop titled “20 Years After – The Imprint of the Games,” on Monday, September 30, 2024, from 12:00 to 16:00, at the Amphitheater of the National Gallery – Alexandros Soutsos Museum (50 Vasileos Konstantinou Ave., Athens).

The aim of the conference is to demonstrating the significant benefits and sustainable development opportunities the Olympic Games bring to a host city—locally, nationally, and internationally, both in the short and long term.

The conference will explore how the true legacy of the Olympic Games extends far beyond physical infrastructure. The benefits for a host nation are not just about the use of stadiums and buildings—its about reshaping attitudes towards healthier, more resilient ways of living. It’s about fostering a sustainable lifestyle, bridging cultures, working towards shared goals, and investing in education and sportsmanship. Through these discussions, we hope to highlight the profound and lasting impact of the Olympic Games on a nation.

12.00 OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

WELCOME ADDRESSES & INTRODUCTION

• Mr Spyros Capralos, President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, President of the European Olympic Committees, IOC Member
• Video “ I was there too”

12.30-13.30 FIRST PANEL- URBAN HERITAGE AND ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS

Yiannis PYRGIOTIS, Executive Director, Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004

Tania BRAGA, Head of Olympic Games Impact and Legacy (remote)

Petros SYNADINOS, Hellenic Olympic Committee plenary member, Representative of the Hellenic Archery Federation, Head of Mission Paris 2024

Nikolaos VETTAS, General Director, Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research – IOBE & Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

13.30 -14.30 LUNCH BREAK

14.30-15.30 SECOND PANEL- INNOVATIVE AND UNKNOWN ASPECTS OF THE GAME

Spyros CAPRALOS, HOC President, EOC President, IOC Member

Gilbert FELLI, Senior Olympic Games Advisor & Former Olympic Games Executive Director

Marton SIMITSEK, Head of Games Operations and Executive Director, Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004

Yiannis Exarchos, Olympic Broadcasting Services CEO

Moderator: Pavlos TSIMAS, Journalist

To participate in the conference, register by sending an email to event@hoc.gr.