Emmanuil Panagiotakis (PPC, Greece) - Session 4 - 1st InHeriT International Conference Athens 2016
Session 4 Industrial Heritage Governance and Management Maria Mavroeidi on behalf of Emmanuil Panagiotakis, Chairman and CEO of Public Power Corporation SA , Greece People, buildings, machines–recomposing the past, looking forward to the future: The contribution of the Public Power Corporation (PPC S.A.) in preserving and promoting industrial heritage in Greece The contribution presents the rich history and industrial heritage of the Public Power Corporation which has been accumulated in a 66-year period of the Company’s unceasing function. Furthermore, this heritage dates back to the early 20th century, when the first modern power station in the country was built by the Greek Electric Company of Thomson Houston System in order to electrify Athens and Piraeus. Thus, PPC is both the inheritor of the earlier attempts for electrification and the “generator” of the national grid, offering electric power to all the population equally, something which was itself a huge technical feat. CULTURAL HERITAGE AS ECONOMIC VALUE Economic Benefits, Social Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development 11-13 May 2016, Kastri, Athens
Session 4 Industrial Heritage Governance and Management Maria Mavroeidi on behalf of Emmanuil Panagiotakis, Chairman and CEO of Public Power Corporation SA , Greece People, buildings, machines–recomposing the past, looking forward to the future: The contribution of the Public Power Corporation (PPC S.A.) in preserving and promoting industrial heritage in Greece The contribution presents the rich history and industrial heritage of the Public Power Corporation which has been accumulated in a 66-year period of the Company’s unceasing function. Furthermore, this heritage dates back to the early 20th century, when the first modern power station in the country was built by the Greek Electric Company of Thomson Houston System in order to electrify Athens and Piraeus. Thus, PPC is both the inheritor of the earlier attempts for electrification and the “generator” of the national grid, offering electric power to all the population equally, something which was itself a huge technical feat. CULTURAL HERITAGE AS ECONOMIC VALUE Economic Benefits, Social Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development 11-13 May 2016, Kastri, Athens