(AGENPARL) - Roma, 10 Ottobre 2025 - (AGENPARL) – Fri 10 October 2025 DAY 1 – Monday 13 October​
Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
9:00 – 9:30 | Registration
9:30 – 9:35 | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation Video
9:35 – 9:55 | Welcoming Remarks​
Dr. Laura Giuliano | Director General, Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)​
Enrico Toja | President of Elafonisos Eco
Dr. Maria Th. Stoumboudi | Director, Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters,
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Prof. Silvio Greco | Scientific Director, Laboratory of Sustainability and Circular Economy /
University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (UNISG)
Ecological and Socio-Ecological Perspectives
9:55 – 10:20 | Gil Rilov, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic &
Limnological Research (IOLR), and Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa.
“Marine bioinvasions 101, and intro to the Lionfish invasion with insights from the
Caribbean case study.”
10:20 – 10:40 | Ernesto Azzurro, National Research Council CNR-IRBIM
Institute for Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnology
“Lionfish on the move: Distribution updates and forecast models” – Remote Session
10:40 – 11:00 | Paraskevi Karachle, Research director at Hellenic Centre for Marine
Research & Francesco Cucinelli, Biologist University of Salento
“Non-Indigenous fishes in the Mediterranean: low consumers or apex predators? And
what do we know ex about the lionfish”
11:00 – 11:20 | Bayram Ozturk, Prof. Marine Sciences, Istanbul University; Founder of the
Turkish Marine Research Foundation
“Lionfish distribution in the eastern Mediterranean coasts” – Remote Session
11:20 – 11:40 | Louis Hadjioannou, CMMI – Cyprus Marine & Maritime Institute ​
“Public perception of culling invasive lionfish in Cyprus”
11:40 – 12:00 | Maria Zotou, Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean
“Managing Invasive Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the South Aegean Sea: A Case Study
from Greece (Santorini and Crete) within the GuardIAS Project”​
12:00 – 12:20 | Raffaele Bracalenti, Doctor, President Institute Physioanalytics for the
Social Research​
“Dealing with change: some psychoanalytic reflections”
12:20 – 12:40 | Karin Ahlberg, Researcher Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm
University
“Ethnographical study of people’s adaptation to marine bioinvasions in the
Mediterranean region”
12:40 – 13:00 | Discussion (Eco/Socio-Eco) – Moderators Gil Rilov and Claudio BrinatiLinea Blu​
13:00 Family Picture
13:05 – 14:00 | Networking Lunch​
14:00 – 14:20 | Nathalie Hilmi, Senior researcher/Section head environmental economics
Monaco Scientific Center “Exploring the Economic and Logistical Challenges of a New Mediterranean Fishery”
Remote Session
14:20 – 14:45 | Tunca Olguner, Scientific Monitoring Expert at the Mediterranean
Conservation Society Turkey,
“Lionfish Strategic Management in Turkey” Remote Session
14:45 – 14:55 | Nicola Tavoletta, President Acli Terra
“ACLI TERRA engagement”​
14:55 – 15:15 | Enrico Casola, Marine biologist, Director at the General Agency of Italian
Cooperatives
“Building a Lionfish Fishery: the joint role of artisanal fishers and corporations in
overcoming barriers to commercialization”​
15:15 – 15:35 | Simone Perotti, Founder Progetto Mediterranea (TBC)
“2026 Proposal: Lionfish Expedition in the Mediterranean Sea” Remote Session​
15:35 – 16:00 | Demetris Kletou, Marine scientist at marine and environmental research
(MER)
“Lionfish Management in Cyprus during and after RELIONMED” Remote Session
16:00 – 16:20 | Davide Bottacini, PhD candidate Wageningen University and Research
Behavioural Ecology Group
“Current research efforts on lionfish ecology and spread in the Mediterranean Sea examples from Crete”​
16:20 – 16:50 | Enrico Toja, President & Katerina Kokkinaki, Green Marketing & Project
Manager Consultant – Elafonisos Eco
“Elafonisos Eco Role in Research & Networking”
16:55 – 17:30 | Matteo Accattino, CEO NOMAD Technologies “Empowering the Lionfish
Challenge: Why Advanced IT is the Key to Success” & Michel Granchi, Entrepreneur
“Exploiting the database through AI”
17:30 – 18:00 | Discussion – Moderators Gil Rilov, Giulia Frigo
18:30 | Closing Dinner for Delegates (Day 1)​
DAY 2 – Tuesday 14 October​
Marius Restaurant
9:00 – 9:30 | Registration​
9:30 – 9:40 | Welcoming Remarks
Enrico Toja | President of Elafonisos Eco
Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain for Lionfish in the Mediterranean Part I
9:40 – 10:05 | Luc Vandevelde, Former Chairman and CEO of Marks & Spencer, Carrefour
and JDEPeets – Founder and chairman of Change Capital Partners LLP.​
“The Business Case” ​
10:05 – 10:25 | Attilio Celant, Economist and Geographer​
“From Family Boats to Emerging Markets:How Small Enterprises Can Drive Lionfish
Commercialization”​
10:25 – 10:45 | Carlotta Santolini, Marine Biologist, CEO Marescadoras social company ​
“Weathering The Storm: Family business vs. Multinational Corporation a Personal
Story”
10:45 – 11:05 | Jamila Ben Souissi, Full professor Biodiversity, Biotechnolgy & Climate
Change Laboratory/ University Tunis El Manar​
“Blue Alien crabs in Tunisia: From a crisis to an opportunity”
11:05 – 11:25 | Francesco Terenzi, KPMG Associate Partner (TBC)​
“Blue Crab Experience in the Italian Market”- Remote Session
11:25 – 11:40 | Salvatore Gerli, General Manager Ermes In Fish We Trust
“Snapshots on operational & organisational steps”
Public Awareness
11:40 – 12:15 | Round Table: Mission on Board with Andrea Zito, Swan Hellenic Ltd &
Thomas Woods, Chairman & Founder, Help Save The Mediterranean Org.​
-“Targeting tourism to advance with gastronomic positioning, wider adoption, market
creation”​
– “Three Years in the Mediterranean: Training Local Communities”
12:15 – 13:00 | Fireside chat – Moderator: Luc Vandevelde​
13:00 Family Picture
13:05 – 14:00 | Lionfish Culinary Experience by Marius Restaurant
From Catch to Consumer: Lionfish on the Plate
14:00 – 14:10 | Silvio Greco, Scientific Director, Laboratory of Sustainability and Circular
Economy / University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (UNISG)
“Pollenzo University Engagement”
14:10 – 14:30 | Roberta Rainero, Sustainability Lab and Innovation Projects, University of
Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo (UNISG)
“Gastronomic Methods for Invasive Species: Whole-Fish Utilization of Lionfish”
14:30 – 14:50 | Andreas Karapanos, Chef Adjoint – Le Louis XV Alain Ducasse (TBC)​
“Gastronomic Experience”
14:50 – 15:05 | Magda Krokida, Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)​
“Lionfish Zero Waste Concept” – Remote Session
Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain for Lionfish in the Mediterranean Part II​
15:05 – 15:25 | Antonis Rokakis, President at Chania Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Greece, Union Of Hellenic Chambers Of Commerce​
“Family Fisheries as Catalysts for Change – a voice from Greek experience”
15:25 – 15:45 | Elina Mikroulea, Special Advisor at Region of Lasithi, Crete​
“Lasithi / Crete Pilot”
15:45 – 16:05 | Katerina Kokkinaki, Green Marketing & Project Manager Consultant
Elafonisos Eco
“A multi-service platform: Elafonisos Lionfish Living Lab / Elafonisos Pilot”​
16:05 – 16:20 | Elinda Labropoulou, Award-winning journalist, producer, media consultant &
entrepreneur CNN International, The Washington Post, BBC, and Deutsche Welle​
“Ionian Sea Pilot” ​
16:20 – 16:40 | Paraskevi Karachle, Research director at Hellenic Centre for Marine
Research​
“Perception of authorities on Lionfish (preliminary results)”
16:40 – 17:00 | Marina Petrou – Greek Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries(TBC)
“Support from Greece to the Lionfish Process”
Legal Issues​
17:00 – 17:15 Emanuele Del Duca, Lawyer UNICAL – Diritto Commerciale
“An overview of international legislation for the introduction into the trade of alien
species”
17:15 – 17:30 | Mario Dogliani – President SDG4MED
“Lionfish in the Mediterranean: trade challenges beyond the EU framework”​
17:30 – 18:00 Fireside chat – Moderator: Elinda Labropoulou​
18:00- 18:30 General Conclusions
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18:30 – 20:00 | Closing Cocktail by Marius Restaurant (Day 2)
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DAY 3 – Wednesday 15 October​
Stelios Philanthropic Foundation ​
9:00 – 9:30 | Registration​
9:30 – 9:40 | Welcoming Remarks​
Dr. Laura Giuliano | Director General, Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)​
10:00 – 12:00 | Five Thematic Roundtable Sessions (Held in Parallel) – Discussions and
Writing the draft “CIESM policy series, Vol 4” (White paper, Opinion paper)​
Thematic Axes:​
1. Ecological and Socio-Ecological Perspectives​
2. Developing a Sustainable Supply Chain for Lionfish in the Mediterranean​
3. Public Awareness
4. From Catch to Consumer: Lionfish on the plate
5. Legal Issues​
12:00 – 13:00 | Report on the discussions​
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13:00 – 14:00 | Closing Lunch (Day 3)
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