SPACE-Crete is part of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) programme at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair, taking place from 5 to 13 September 2026. FORTH is exhibiting in Pavilion 7, within the Ministry of Development’s research and innovation showcase.
The published programme for Monday 7 September, 17:00–18:30, lists Prof. Panagiotis Tsakalides as moderator of the panel “Space for Society: Science, Innovation and Resilience”. The announcement identifies him as Director of FORTH’s Institute of Computer Science and Vice-President of FORTH’s Board of Directors.
The panel programme lists Vaios Lappas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Alexia Tsouni (National Observatory of Athens), Menios Tsiganis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and Betty Charalampopoulou (GEOSYSTEMS HELLAS S.A.), bringing together representatives of academia, research and industry.
The SPACE-Crete exhibit presents the planned Crete Center of Excellence in Emerging Space Technologies (CCEST). The initiative aims to connect research, education, infrastructure and industrial uptake in space communications, space surveillance and Earth observation, building on the expertise of FORTH, the University of Crete and its European partners.
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