More and more, international organisations, central governments and private companies learn to embrace the power of the local.

Deconcentration of political power and economic activity is deemed crucial to unleash hidden economic and social potential, mitigate inequalities and strengthen social and territorial cohesion.

At the same time, citizens demand a more tangible level of accountability as centralized structures of power, either national or supranational, are considered distant and faceless. In this spirit, the Delphi Economic Forum is organising the 2nd Olympia Forum, the biggest conference in Greece dedicated to local and regional governance and cohesion policy.