// Circle the Med - The Mediterranean Forum 8th Edition 2025
Highlights from the 8th Circle the Med/ Mediterranean Forum
Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou, Former President of the Hellenic Republic
George Papandreou, Former Prime Minister of Greece and President of Circle the Med
Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (video message)
Antonis Mavropoulos, Former President, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) & CEO, D-Waste, Marija Pujo Tadić, Climate Action Envoy, Republic of Croatia & President, International Institute for Climate Action (IICA), and Sandrine Kergroach, Senior Economist and Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE)
Dr. Susan Gardner, Director of the Ecosystems Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, Hellenic Republic
Navigating the Challenges of Climate Adaptation, Cultural Preservation, Seasonality, and Water Scarcity for a Thriving Mediterranean Future session, Circle the Med Forum 2025
Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Greece
Levent Çakıroğlu, CEO and Board Member, Koç Holding A.Ş
Dr. Manuel Manchado, Principal Researcher, IFAPA and Alexandra Cousteau, Co-Founder and President, Oceans 2050
Lina Annab, Minister of Tourism & Antiquities, Jordan
Alexandra Cousteau, Co-Founder and President, Oceans 2050
Dr. Alicia Bugeja, Junior Minister for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Animal Rights, Malta
Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, Greece, with Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the Hellenic Republic
Thanasis Kontogeorgis, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister of Greece
Antonis Mavropoulos, Former President of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and CEO of D-Waste
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou, Chair of the Environment Committee, Hellenic Parliament
Martin Koehring, Ocean and Finance Specialist, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
Dr. Ornela Cuci, Former Deputy Minister of Tourism and Environment, Albania
Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens, Greece, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the Hellenic Republic
Dr. Dimitris Kokosoulis, Circular Economy Expert, Dynamic Vision, Hellenic Republic
Dr. Eudokia Balamou, Operations Manager, Larnaca and Famagusta Districts Development Agency, Cyprus
Creating Synergies: DesirMED and INFIRE National Roundtable — Financing the Future: Green Investments for a Resilient and Carbon-Neutral Mediterranean session, Circle the Med Forum 2025
Vedrana Vidiček, Junior Project Leader, North-West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency
Evangelos Fragkakis, Mayor of Chalki
Irene Mikelis, EU Projects Manager, INSULEUR
Konstantinos Karampourniotis, Climate and Circular Economy Expert
Empowering Small Islands: Decarbonization, Circular Economy Solutions for Plastic Waste and Nature-based Solutions in the Mediterranean Islands session, Circle the Med Forum 2025
Beatrice Decker, Environmental Engineer, German Recycling Technologies and Waste Management Partnership e.V. (RETech)
Kyriakos Tsitouridis, Clean-tech Entrepreneur, Compost Systems
Simone Bastianoni, Vice Rector and Professor of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry, University of Siena
Alexandra Kyritsaka, Head of EU Planning and Proposals Unit, JOIST Innovation Park & iED
Alexia Spyridonidou, Climate Governance Specialist, EPLO, and EU Climate Pact Ambassador, with Alexandros Touloumtzidis, Expert in Rural Development and Sustainability, JOIST Innovation Park & iED
Loukia Prentza, Project Manager, Dynamic Vision
Alexandra Cousteau, Co-Founder and President, Oceans 2050
Ioannis Mardikis, Environmental Sustainability Specialist, Department of Technical Cooperation, EPLO
Fokion A. Zaimis, Deputy Governor of Achaia, Region of Western Greece; President of the CPMR Balkan and Black Sea Commission; and Vice-President of the CPMR Intermediterranean Commission
George Papandreou, Former Prime Minister of Greece and President of Circle the Med
