The Conference was co-organized by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Department of International and European Studies of the School of Economics, Business and International Studies of the University of Piraeus. The conference was open to the public and was broadcast live on the website of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and its channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj9iRNjiDdM&ab_channel=HoRCy-External
The Conference began with greetings from Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, the Rector of the University of Piraeus Professor Michael Sfakianakis and the President of the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus Professor Aristotle Tziambiris.
Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, described the conference as crucial for this era, when we are experiencing major changes in the geostrategic relations of states and continents, and wished good work and results, which will be studied carefully.

Michalis Sfakianakis, Rector of the University of Piraeus, welcomed the begining of the conference at a time that seems positive for the revitalization of the negotiation process on the Cyprus issue that has been an absolute priority throughout recent history. Cyprus is once again called upon to fight the great battle at institutional, political, cultural, and geopolitical levels, with seriousness, responsibility, and strategy for peace and security in the Mediterranean. The University of Piraeus, recognizing the stakes, awarded the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, an honorary doctorate degree to, as a recognition of a leader who, having a strategic mind and managing through his long career critical situations, can lead his country, with steady steps, towards the future.
Through four thematic sessions (Institutional and cultural aspects, the Cyprus issue and the negotiation process, Regional, technological and energy parameters, Security and geostrategic dimensions) and the participation of sixteen speakers, academics, technocrats and politicians, the conference highlighted a wide range of issues related to the complex aspects and parameters of the Cyprus problem, as well as the negotiation process that has been followed to date towards its resolution.

In the sessions, the different aspects of the issues were analyzed by :
Fotini Asderaki, Professor of European Integration Theories/Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Piraeus and Chair of the European Security and Defence College Doctoral School in Brussels, Aristotle Konstantinides, Associate Professor of International Law and Human Rights, University of Cyprus, Eirini Cheila, Professor of International Politics, University of Piraeus, Visiting Professor at the National Defense School, Christos Clerides, Professor, Vice Dean of School of Business and Law Frederick University
Menelaos Menelaou, Negotiator of the Greek Cypriot side, Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Minister of Communications and Works of Cyprus, Achilles K. Emilianidis, Professor, Dean of the School of Law, University of Nicosia, Dionysios Tsirigotis, Assis. Prof. of Modern Greek History, International Relations and Diplomacy, University of Piraeus
Ioannis Paravantis, Professor of International Policies for Technology, Energy and the Environment, University of Piraeus, Georgios Galanos, Associate Professor of Economic Policy and Competitiveness, Director of the Postgraduate Program “Energy: Strategy, Law and Economics”, University of Piraeus, Konstantinos Adamides, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Nicosia, Elias Papagiannopoulos, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Political Philosophy and Political Philosophy of International Relations, University of Piraeus
Anna Koukkidis Prokopiou, former Minister of Justice and Public Order of Cyprus, President of the think tank Politia, Marios Evryviadis, Academic, Senior Fellow/Director of Resources European Rim Policy and Investment Council, Evagoras L. Evagorou, Associate Professor of Theory and Methodology of International Relations, University of Piraeus and Nikolas Raptopoulos, Assistant Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Turkish and Eurasian Studies, University of Piraeus.
Aristotle Tziambiris, Professor of International Relations, President of the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, and Maniana Kalogeraki, Press Spokesperson for the Office of the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus made the closing remarks and summation of the conference.