Introduction
The European Project BeSecure – FeelSecure (BSFS) cordially invites you to its final event, which will take place on 7th March 2023, from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM, at the Piraeus Municipal Theatre.
The BeSecure-FeelSecure (BSFS) project aims to reinforce urban security and promote positive perception of urban safety by providing strategies & tools to link the main urban security stakeholders & facilitate their collaboration in physical-and-cyber space.
Over the course of three and a half years, the BeSecure-FeelSecure project has explored innovative approaches to urban security and is eager to share its successful results with the City of Piraeus.
The final event will bring together local authorities, local communities, police representatives, experts, academics and other city stakeholders and will highlight the project’s innovations, best practices and lessons learned, with the aim of improving security in cities at both national and European levels.
The event will be primarily in Greek in consideration of the local audience, with live interpretation from/to English. Both physical and online participation options are available.
The event will be streamed online on our website and YouTube channel.
07 March 2023
Piraeus Municipal Theatre | 14:00 - 17:30
Agenda
14:00 | Arrivals & Setting the Stage
14:30 | Welcome – Vlassis Amanatidis, Chief Editor, Security Manager Magazine
14:35 | Greetings from the City of Piraeus
– Yiannis Moralis, Mayor of Piraeus
– Kyriaki Bourdakou, Deputy Mayor of Public Health and Social Services & Chairwoman of the Local Council for Crime Prevention (LCCP)
– Dimitris Arapis, Deputy Mayor of Architecture & Urban Planning
| Opening Remarks: Envisioning a Safer Tomorrow with the BeSecure-FeelSecure Project
– Camille Degryse, Program Officer, Urban Innovative Actions (UIA)
– Prof. Christina Zarafonitou, Scientific Responsible for BSFS, Director of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology of Panteion University
14:50 | Be Secure – Feel Secure in Piraeus: The Journey
– Michael Bourmpos, Head of the BSFS project, IT Director, City of Piraeus
15:00 | Building a Safer Piraeus: BSFS – A Holistic Approach to Urban Security
– Michael Bourmpos, Head of the BSFS, City of Piraeus
– Marios Zacharias, BSFS Technical Manager, Space Hellas
– Dr. Eleni Kontopoulou, Panteion University
– Aggelos Mimis, Panteion University
– Danai Kapatou, Piraeus Police Directorate
– Dr. Nikolaos Nikoloudakis, Singular Logic
– Dr. Spiros Papastergiou, University of Piraeus Research Center
Moderator: Vlassis Amanatidis, Chief Editor, Security Manager Magazine
Coffee Break
16:00 | Lessons Learned on the Experiences of the 3 UIA Projects on Urban Security
– Elizabeth Johnston, Executive Director, European Forum for Urban Security Efus
16:10 | Scaling Up for Safe Cities! Partners in Progress & Innovation
BeSecure-FeelSecure (BSFS) project, City of Piraeus
– Ilyana Skalli, Program Manager in EU projects, European Forum for Urban Security – Efus
Smart Urban Security and Event Resilience – SURE project, City of Tampere
– Minna Säpyskä-Aalto, Senior Specialist, International Projects and Financing, The Baltic Institute of Finland
– Alisa Jashari , Economist, Researcher, Analyst, City of Tampere
Tonite project, City of Turin
– Simone d’Antonio, Tonite Communication Manager
RCC & MCR 2030 UNDRR
– Konstantina Karydi, Senior Advisor at RCC & Member of the Advisor Group at MCR 2030 UNDRR Europe & Central Asia
Europe Direct Piraeus
– Anastasia Zerva, Project Manager
Victim Support Europe
– Aleksandra Ivanković – Deputy Director of Victim Support Europe (VSE)
Moderator: Dr. Edna Pezard – Ramirez, Expert on safe public spaces, UIA (Urban Innovative Actions)
16:40 | Celebrating Citizen Engagement through Street Art
17:00 | Closure
Savor and Socialize
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Speakers
Yiannis Moralis
Mayor of Piraeus
Kyriaki Bourdakou
Deputy Mayor of Public Health and Social Services & President of the Local Council for Crime Prevention (LCCP)
Dimitris Arapis
Deputy Mayor of Architecture & Urban Planning
Vlassis Amanatidis
Chief Editor, Security Manager Magazine
Camille Degryse
Program Officer, Urban Innovative Actions (UIA)
Prof. Christina Zarafonitou
Scientific Responsible for BSFS, Director of the Laboratory of Urban Criminology of Panteion University
Dr. Michael Bourmpos
Head of the BSFS project, IT Director, City of Piraeus
Marios Zacharias
BSFS Technical Manager, R&D Project Manager IT, Applications and R&D Division, Space Hellas
Dr. Eleni Kontopoulou
Post-doctoral researcher, Panteion Univerisity of Social and Political Sciences
Aggelos Mimis
Associate Professor, Panteion Univerisity of Social and Political Sciences
Danai Kapatou
Police Officer, General Policing Department, Piraeus Police Directorate
Dr. Nikolaos Nikoloudakis
Project Manager of European Projects Department, Singular Logic
Dr. Spyros Papastergiou
IT Researcher, University of Piraeus Research Center
Elizabeth Johnston
Executive Director, European Forum for Urban Security Efus
Edna Pezard – Ramirez
Expert on safe public spaces, UIA (Urban Innovative Actions)
Ilyana Skalli
Program Manager in EU projects, European Forum for Urban Security - Efus
Minna Säpyskä-Aalto
Senior Specialist, International Projects and Financing, The Baltic Institute of Finland. Smart Urban Security and Event Resilience – SURE
Alisa Jashari
Economist, Researcher, Analyst, City of Tampere
Simone d'Antonio
Communication Manager of the ToNite project and in charge of the capitalization activities of EU funds and programs at the Italian Association of Municipalities (ANCI)
Konstantina Karydi
Senior Advisor at Resilient Cities Catalyst, Member of the Advisor Group at Making Cities Resilient 2030 UNDRR Europe & Central Asia
Anastasia Zerva
Project Manager, Europe Direct Piraeus
Aleksandra Ivanković
Deputy Director, Victim Support Europe (VSE)
Consortium
This project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative under grant agreement number UIA04-274.