Registration

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Efthimios Bakogiannis, General Secretary of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy
Dr. Yiannis Kontoulis, President ELIPYKA, Metallurgical Engineer, PhD, MBA
Maria Founti, Professor Emerita, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
George Zarifopoulos, Board Member, Zarifopoulos S.A., Greece
Minas Dermatis, Chief Commercial Officer, IFSAS

Fire protection deviations

Athina Skarla, Ηead of the Department of Architecture, Building Regulations and Licensing of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN), Greece

Technical guidelines are a necessary complement to fire protection legislation

Matthaios Vlachakis, Mechanical Engineer, Buildings-Construction Works Manager, TUV NORD Hellas

Structural Fire Design Of Industrial Steel Buildings

Apostolos Kaloutsas, Civil/Structural Engineer AUTh, M.Sc. (Hons), M.Eng., Founder of Kaloutsas Consulting Engineers L.P., Greece

New Regulation for Fire Protection in Romania

Oana BADESCU, Public Affairs Director, Knauf Insulation Romania; Member of MIWO (Mineral Wool Association)

Towards European Guidelines for Building Fire Safety Inspections

Eugenio Quintieri, Managing Director, Fire Safe Europe (FSEU), Belgium

Support for Doctoral Dissertation from ELIPYKA

Panagiotis Kotsovinos, Assistant Professor University of Patras Department of Civil Engineering Structural Materials Lab – SML | Fire Testing Facility – FireUP

Discussion – Q&Α

Coffee break

Fire Protection Measures and Means for Wind, Solar Power Generation Facilities and Storage in Lithium-Ion Battery Systems

Petsas Ch. Dimitrios – Fire Captain, Executive of the Preventive Fire Protection Department of the Legal Support Directorate of the Hellenic Fire Corps Headquarters, Greece

Fire Protection as a Sustainability Factor: Performance, Resilience and Environmental Responsibility

Aikaterini Arnaouti, Senior Sustainability Specialist, Noval Property – Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineer, Greece

Occupational health and safety and building fire protection – The role of the Safety Engineer

Dr Paraskevi (Evi) Georgiadou, Chemical Engineer, Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE)

Early Gas Detection in Li-ion Systems: From Warning to Intervention

Grigoris Kapatos, Electrical Engineer BSc, MSc, eMBA candidate UNI.PI. Regional Business Development Manager, Greece & Cyprus, Honeywell Fire & PA/VA

Integrating Critical Microchip Metals into Sustainable Fire Protection: From Circular Economy to Technological Autonomy

Michail Chalaris, Associate Professor – Rtd Lt. General HFCs Director of the MSc in Quality, Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental Management Research Director on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety, Hephaestus Advanced Laboratory Chemistry School / Faculty of Sciences / Democritus University of Thrace 65 404 St. Lucas, Kavala, Greece

Discussion – Q&Α

Lunch

Fire Protection of Facades and Modern Facade Engineering Approaches in Greece

Petros Karatzas, Member of Society of Façade Engineering / Executive Director Skyline Facades, Greece
Anna Ioannidou-Kati, MEng MSc CEng MICE MSFE/ Member of Society of Façade Engineering / Associate at Eckersley O’Callaghan, United Kingdom

Assessment of the Performance of Open-State Cavity Barriers in Façades: Re-evaluating Beyond Conventional Fire-Resistance Testing

Konstantinos Chotzoglou, PhD, CEng, MIFireE, MSFPE Fire Engineer, OFR Consultants, United Kingdom

Sustainable façades and fire safety: challenges, materials, and international best practices

Eirini Marinaki, Fire Engineer OFR Consultants, United Kingdom

Fire Safety Challenges in Tall Buildings and Complex Structures

Andreas Tsichlis, Mechanical engineering / industrial designer, façade director in Cavazos Facades LPC, Greece

Façade and Fire Spread / Embedding Fire Safety in Façade Design Through Early Specification and Collaboration

Emmie Panagopoulos, BSc (Hons) Degree in Architectural Design & Technology, IFE (The Institution of Fire Engineers) Level 3 Passive Fire Protection Technical Specification Manager, Siderise Group, United Kingdom

Fire spread between balconies with laminated glass balustrades

Konstantinos Chotzoglou, PhD, CEng, MIFireE, MSFPE Fire Engineer, OFR Consultants, United Kingdom

Discussion – Q&Α

Coffee break

Resilience and Urban Planning in the Wildland–Urban (WUI) Zones: Challenges and Prospects in the Metropolitan Area of Thessaloniki

Georgios D. Oktapotis, Diploma in Architecture Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), MSc in Environmental Design of Cities and Buildings and in Construction Project Management. Architect Engineer, Directorate of Technical Works, Region of North Aegean, Greece

Experimental investigation of the thermal behavior of timber in Wildland-Urban Interface environment

Athanasios Giannadakis, Researcher, Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering, University of Patras, Greece

Facade Fire Reaction Assessment Software: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Contribution of Companies to Energy Upgrades without Compromising Fire Safety

Christos Chatziastrou, Chemist, MSc. in Building Materials Chemistry, Technical Support Director of FIBRAN, Greece

Climate Change in Greece: Forest Fires and the Climate Challenge – Corfu as a Case Study

Michael E. Spingos, Electrical Engineer, MSc in Environmental Design Of Cities And Buildings, Fire Service Forensic Investigator, Educator, Greece

Climate crisis and property insurance

Panagiotis Megalooikonomou, Mechanical Engineer, MSc in Disaster and Crisis Management Senior Risk Consultant Engineer, Eurolife FFH, Greece

Discussion – Q&Α

Registrations

High-pressure water mist technology in modern data centers

Υannis Theogiannis, Electrical Engineer (T.E.), Central Greece Area Manager / Fire Technology Executive at IFSAS S.A., Greece
Massimo Ferretti, Electronic Engineer, 1st Level Master in Fire Safety Engineering, Business Development Manager for Water Mist Industry at SIEMENS S.p.A, Italy

Smoke control in underground car parks and CFD 

Ing. Tomas Krchnak, Project manager for smoke and heat exhaust ventilation system in Colt International and Vice President of Slovak association for passive fire protection, Slovakia 

Pressurisation Systems in Tall Buildings

Radek Sikorski, MSc CEng International Business Development Manager, SMAY, Poland

Integrating Safety Features with Fire Resistance in Passive Fire Protection Doors

Viktor Kryvenko, Aluprof S.A. Development Manager,  Fire Protection Solutions, Poland

Fire Engineering or Formalistic Code Compliance? When Fire Protection Is Tested in Practice

Dionysios Kolaitis, Mechanical Engineer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Discussion – Q&Α

Coffee break

Modern Materials, Overlooked Hazards: Toxic Gases and Particles from Polymer-Rich Buildings

Dr Herodotos Phylaktou, Associate Professor, The University of Leeds, UK

Challenges concerning the proper and certified installation of fire-resistant glazed doors and partitions

Virgilios Maronidis, Civil Engineer ilicon, Greece
Christos Manakos, Civil Engineer ilicon, Greece

Fire-Resistant Construction in Dense Cities: Insights from New York City

Ermina Damlamayan, Fire Protection Engineering Consultant, United States

Challenges regarding fire safety in  office renovation : two case studies

Dimitris Kalliampetsos, Civil Engineer , Project Manager Renovation Projects, Mainz, Germany

Analytical investigation of the coupled response of fire – exposed reinforced concrete column

Andreas Poulis, Civil Engineer NTU, Greece

Discussion – Q&Α

Lunch

AI PERIMETER FIRE DETECTION  INTEGRATED WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHING JET MONITORS

George Delaportas, Co-Founder & CEO at PROBOTEK, Greece
George Zarifopoulos, Board Member, Zarifopoulos S.A., Greece

Active Fire Protection in High-Rise Buildings

TBA

Fire Detection: Ensuring Proper System Performance with Faster Implementation through Training and the Use of Advanced Technologies

Fire-resistant cables for fire alarm systems: Requirements, regulatory framework, and the Greek reality.

Preventing fires from electrical causes: The role of AFDDs in early arc-fault detection

Discussion – Q&Α

Coffee break

• Ioannis Aggelis, Dr. Mechanical Engineer
• Dr. Georgios Iliadis, PhD Mechanical Engineer
• Dionysios Kolaitis, Mechanical Engineer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
• Panagiotis Kotsovinos, Assistant Professor University of Patras Department of Civil Engineering Structural Materials Lab – SML | Fire Testing Facility – FireUP
  
• Athina Skarla, Ηead of the Department of Architecture, Building Regulations and Licensing of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN), Greece
• Christos Chatziastrou, Chemist, MSc. in Building Materials Chemistry, Technical Support Director of FIBRAN, Greece