The first Greek National Workshop of Grapes of Change will take place in Santorini as part of Hearth Summit Aegean 2026, bringing together wine professionals and stakeholders to explore the changes shaping the wine sector and the role of inclusion, women’s leadership and best practices in creating a more resilient and future-ready industry.
The workshop will combine experiential learning, networking and facilitated dialogue, connecting Santorini’s wine landscape with discussions around sustainability, labour conditions, innovation, generational change and workplace culture.
The core session, “Sector in Transition – Inclusion and Best Practices”, will explore the barriers women face in the wine sector, what safer and more inclusive workplaces look like in practice, and which tools, policies and collective actions can support women to participate, lead and thrive.
Agenda
Welcome & framing
Wine, Place and Regeneration
Landscape Tour – Wine, Land and Practice
A visit to a local vineyard, where a hands-on practice on the grapevines such as vine pruning will take place, will create a shared experiential reference point around land, labour, tradition and wine production.
Curated Networking Lunch
A curated networking lunch at a traditional wine-making cave, ‘Sto Kanavi’, with wine professionals, women entrepreneurs, local actors, policy and advocacy stakeholders will help build trust and enable informal stakeholder exchange before the focused discussion.
Sector in Transition – Inclusion and Best Practices
A facilitated discussion on the barriers women face in the wine sector and the practical steps, policies and workplace practices that can support greater inclusion, participation and leadership.
Closing & Next Steps
Speakers
Practical information
The workshop will be held in Greek and English, with translation. Participation is limited.
To register please contact Marina Paraskevaidi (marina.paraskevaidi@impacthub.net).
The workshop is taking place during the Hearth Summit Aegean 2026. Discover more about the Summit here.
