Panels & Workshops
PIConf Conference 2022, 21-22 October
Inaugural and Welcome Addresses
October 21, 15.00 - 15.45 (CET)
- Luigia Melillo, Rector, Pegaso International, Malta
- Fabio Vaccarono, President. Multiversity Holding
- Andrea Buonomo, Director General, Multiversity Holding & Administrative Director, Pegaso International
- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
- Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President Emeritus, Malta
- Fabrizio Romano, Ambassador of Italy in Malta
- Francesco Fimmanò, Scientific Director, Universitas Mercatorum, Italy & Pegaso Online University
- Rose Anne Cuschieri, CEO, Malta Further and Higher Education Authority, Malta
- Antonio Uricchio, President, National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes, Italy
- Hamid El-Zoheiry, President, Euro Mediterranean University (EMUNI), Slovenia
- Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)
- Clifton Grima, Minister of Education, Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation, Malta
- Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, Malta
Panel Discussion: Sustainability Challenges in the Relationship between Africa and Europe. Together. Tomorrow. Today.
October 21, 16.00 - 18.00 (CET)
Keynote speaker
- Karim Moustaghfir, Assist. Vice President, 21st Century Learning Innovation & Faculty Development at Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
Moderator
- Andrea Buonomo, Director General, Multiversity Holding & Administrative Director, Pegaso International
Speakers
- Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President Emeritus, Malta
- Roberto Tottoli, Rector, University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy
- Hamid El-Zoheiry, President, Euro Mediterranean University (EMUNI), Slovenia
- Joseph Shevel, President, Galilee International Management Institute, Israel
- Simone Borg, Ambassador for Climate Action & Head of Dept. Environmental & Resources Law, University of Malta
- Alan Deidun, Ocean Ambassador for Malta, the UN Regular Process & Director International Ocean Institute Training Centre
- Sonia Abdelhak, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, Institut Pasteur, Tunisia
- Francesca Brigandì, President, Italian Association for Chamber of Commerce – Mediterranean and the Gulf countries (COMEDIT), Italy
Workshop: Importance of Research Methodology in the PhD Studies
October 21, 18.15 - 19.30 (CET)
Moderator
- Nada Trunk Širca, Euro Mediterranean University (EMUNI) & University of Primorska, Slovenia
Speakers
- Rose Anne Cuschieri, CEO, Malta Further and Higher Education Authority, Malta
- Karim Moustaghfir,Asst. Vice President for 21st Century Learning Innovation & Faculty Development at Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
- Claire Angele Baluci, Principal and Head of Applied Research and Training Academy and Malta Laboratories Network (Ministry of Active Ageing)
Project Dissemination Session and Networking Opportunities
October 22, 9.00 - 10.00 (CET)
Moderator
- Valerij Dermol, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
Speakers
- Michele Corleto & Roberta Allocca, Pegaso Online University, Italy
- David Dawson, University of Gloucestershire Business School, United Kingdom
- Mattis Altmann, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
- Anca Dragici, Univesity of Timisoara, Romania
- Florian Lenk-Klioner, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Panel Discussion: Education – Bringing Together People also through Virtual Collaborative Learning
October 22, 10.00 - 12.00 (CET)
Keynote speaker
- Anvar Kawtharani, Lebanese International University, Lebanon
Moderator
- Kongkiti Phusavat, Kasetsart University, Department of Industrial Engineering,Thailand
Speakers
- Mattis Altmann, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
- Salim Bounou, Vice President, Euromed University of Fez (UEMF) and dean of Pole BIOMEDTECH, Morocco
- Praveen Arora, Head of International Committee for World Bioethics Day, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Professor of Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, SAIMS, India
- Marco Ricceri, Secretary General EURISPES, Italy
- Stankevičiūtė Živilė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
- Esmir Demaj, Epoka University, Albania
- Dorsaf Ben Malek, Virtual University of Tunisia
- Chadi Azmeh, International University for Science and Technology, Syria
- Dušan Lesjak, International School for Social and Business Studies & University of Primorska, Slovenia
Workshop on publishing opportunities
October 22, 18.00 - 19.15 (CET)
Moderator
- Zbigniew Pastuszak, University Marie Curie‑Skłodowska, Poland
Speakers
- Akram Umair, Guanghua School of Management, China
- Alen Ježovnik, University of Primorska, Slovenia
