EPLO Plaka Room 1
Welcome Address
Speakers
:
Prof. Spyridon Flogaitis
Director European Public Law Organization of the EPLO and President of its Board of Directors
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Keynote Speaker
Speaker
:
Mr. Francesco Corvaro
Special Envoy For Climate Change of Italy - Ministry Environment and Energy Security - Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Cooperation
Green Growth and the Circular Economy
Moderator
:
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Speakers
:
Mr. Aurel CIOBANU-DORDEA
Director for Circular Economy, DG Environment, European Commission
Dr. Petros Varelidis
Secretary General for Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment & Energy, Hellenic Republic
Prof. Evangelos Baltas
Professor in the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens
Prof. Antonis Zorpas
Professor at Cyprus Open University
Energy transition, Renewable Energy Sources, Storage, Hydrogen
Moderator
:
Dr. Kostas Andriosopoulos
Professor of Finance & Energy Economics, Audencia Business School, Hellenic Republic
Speakers
:
Mr. Yannis Maniatis
Former Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009-2015), Hellenic Republic
Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Chief Executive Officer of the European Hydrogen Association "Hydrogen Europe"
Mrs. Julia Souder
CEO Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC) / President Global Renewable Alliance
Mr. Nikos Avlonas
President Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) Visiting Professor Athens and Economic Business University
Mr. Konstantinos I. Chatzifotis
EU Affairs Manager at Motor Oil Group
Dr. Agis Digkas
Visiting Professor on Environmental Policy (NTUA) & Ex-Vice President of Renewable Energy Sources Operator (DAPEEP SA)
Multilevel governance for a circular and sustainable tourism
Moderator
:
Mrs. Alexia Spyridonidou
Business Development Manager, Circular Economy and Climate Institute-EPLO, Hellenic Republic
Speakers
:
Mr. Gianni Chianetta
Chair - Greening the Islands Foundation
Mrs. María de la Concepción de Santa Ana Fernández
Managing-Director of El legado andalusí-Andalusian Public Foundation, Spain. Lead Partner of the Dialogue4Tourism project
Prof. Theocharis Tsoutsos
Founder and Director, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Lab Technical University of Crete
Mrs. Valentina Schippers-Opejko
Coordinator of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement
Blue Economy - Sustainable Blue Economy Partnerships in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Basins
Moderator
:
Mr. Dimitrios Kokosioulis
Circular economy Expert, Dynamic Vision, Hellenic Republic
Speakers
:
Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni
Diplomat -Senior Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
Prof. Simone Bastianoni
Professor of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry, University of Siena
Prof. Simos Malamis
Associate Professor at School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, Hellenic Republic
Mr. Filippidis Anastasios
Executive Director, OZON NGO
Mega projects to accelerate the energy transition of the Mediterranean, how islands can lead the way in the race to 100% RES in the region, main challenges and opportunities.
Moderator
:
Mr. Gianni Chianetta
Chair - Greening the Islands Foundation
Speakers
:
Hon. Miriam Dalli
Ministry for Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, Malta
Mr. Francesco Corvaro
Special Envoy For Climate Change of Italy - Ministry Environment and Energy Security - Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Cooperation
Mr. Grammenos Mastrojeni
Diplomat -Senior Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Mr. Attilio Piattelli
Energy Specialist, GTI Observatory, Greening the Islands Foundation/President “Coordinamento FREE”
Mr. Gonzalo Piernavieja
Research & Innovation Director, Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias (ITC) – Technical Partner Greening the Islands Foundation
Dr. Jauad El Kharraz
Executive Director Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
Mrs. Julia Souder
CEO Long Duration Energy Storage Council (LDESC) / President Global Renewable Alliance
The circular economy - sustainable tourism nexus in the Mediterranean, business models and monitoring starting from islands as frontrunners
Moderator
:
Mr. Gianni Chianetta
Chair - Greening the Islands Foundation
Speakers
:
Mrs. Abigail Cutajar
Advisor - Energy and Climate Change, Ministry for Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, Malta
Mr. Evangelos Bekiaris
Director, Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) Vice President, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
Mr. Joseph Borg
President of INSULEUR (Network of the Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the European Union)
Mrs. Claudia Guzzon
Executive Secretary of the CPMR Islands Commission
Mr. Iyad Kayali
Sustainability strategist and trainer, Green Destinations Foundation
EPLO Plaka Room 2
Circular - Smart Cities and Islands: a new model for Urban Sustainability
Moderator
:
Mr. Gianni Chianetta
Chair - Greening the Islands Foundation
Speakers
:
Mrs. Antonia Moropoulou
Professor Emeritus - National Technical University of Athens, Member of the Executive Committee - Technical Chamber of Greece, Member of the Governing Council of the University of Ioannina
Mr. Athanasios Kalogeras
Research Director at the Industrial Systems Institute of the Athena Research and Innovation Center
Dr. Sofia-Natalia Boemi
Senior Expert - Scientific Researcher, Co-Head of Digital Transition and Climate Policies Department, Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia (CluBE)
Prof. Demetris Francis Lekkas
Associate Professor – Environmental Engineering and Science Sector, University of Aegean, Greece
Prof. Simone Bastianoni
Professor of Environmental and Cultural Heritage Chemistry, University of Siena
Cultural Heritage - Applying Circular Economy Principles in Cultural Heritage
Moderator
:
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Speakers
:
Sneska Quaedvlieg - Mihailovic
Secretary General, Europa Nostra
Mr. Carlo Buontempo
Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) at ECMWF
Mr. Antonio Jesús Antequera Delgado
General Subdirectorate of Management and Coordination of Cultural Assets Ministry of Culture and Sports, Spain
Mrs. Antonia Moropoulou
Professor Emeritus - National Technical University of Athens, Member of the Executive Committee - Technical Chamber of Greece, Member of the Governing Council of the University of Ioannina
Food Safety & Resilience under the conditionalities of Green Deal and F2F Strategy
Moderator
:
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair, AgriBusiness Forum and Balkans & Black Sea Forum
Speakers
:
Dr. Dimitrios Skuras
Professor of Economics, University of Patras
Dr. Ioannis Boziaris
Professor-Lab Director Marketing & Technology of Aquatic Products & Foods, Thessaly University
Mr. George Karakatsanis
Natural Resource & Environmental Economist, Evotropia
Youth - Mediterranean Youth driving the transition to a blue and circular economy & Skills - Circular Education and Skills: leading the way towards Circular Societies
Moderator
:
Mr. Aggelos Kokkinis
f. president of the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), Hellenic Republic
Acropolis Museum - Room Dimitrios Pantermalis
Pre-Opening: Business community and Best Practice panel
Moderator
:
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Speakers
:
Mr. Manolis Baltas
CEO at ReDePlan AE Consultants
Mrs. Angelica Patrouba
Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director, Greece & Cyprus - Coca-Cola Hellenic · Coca-Cola HBC
Mrs. Lena Belsi
CEO Geocycle Hellas, Member , HERACLES Group, Hellenic Republic
Mr. Ilias Dimitriadis
Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Collective System for Alternative Management of Construction and Demolition Waste ANAKEM S.A.
Opening
Speakers
:
Prof. Spyridon Flogaitis
Director European Public Law Organization of the EPLO and President of its Board of Directors
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Keynote Speakers
Speakers
:
H.E. Vassilis Kikilias
Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Hellenic Republic
Mrs. Ditte Juul Jørgensen
Director General for Energy, European Commission
Mr. Manolis Koutoulakis
Secretary General of the Aegean and Islands Policy, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Key challenges in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions
Moderator
:
H.E. Dimitrios Rallis
Deputy Secretary General, Organisation of the Black Sea Economic cooperation
Speakers
:
H.E. Laurence AUER
Ambassador of the French Republic to the Hellenic Republic
H.E. Tamara WEINGERL POZAR
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Cyprus
H.E. Matthew James Lodge
Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Hellenic Republic
H.E. Mioara Pitut
Chargée d'affaires, Embassy of Romania to the Hellenic Republic
Policy Panel I - The driving forces in the Region: towards Circular Med
Moderator
:
Mr. Konstantinos Foutzopoulos
Circle the Med Forum, Executive Director, Athens Riviera Forum
Speakers
:
Mr. Haris Doukas
Mayor of Athens, Hellenic Republic
Mr. Demosthenis Anagnostopoulos
General Secretary of Information Systems and Digital Governance – Ministry of Digital Governance
Dr. Stelios Himonas
Permanent Secretary of the Shipping Deputy Ministry , Republic of Cyprus
Mr. George Hatzimarkos
Governor of South Aegean, the Region of Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups, Greece
Mrs. Tatjana Hema
Coordinator of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP - MAP)
Policy panel II - Green & Resilient MED, Interconnection with the Black Sea
Moderator
:
Mr. George Kremlis
H. Director of EC, member of the Board of the EPLO, President of its Circular Economy and Climate Institute
Speakers
:
Mrs. Charlina Vitcheva
Director-General, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Mr. Aurel CIOBANU-DORDEA
Director for Circular Economy, DG Environment, European Commission
Mr. Antonio Jesús Antequera Delgado
General Subdirectorate of Management and Coordination of Cultural Assets Ministry of Culture and Sports, Spain
Mrs. Iryna Makarenko
Pollution Monitoring & Assessment Officer at Permanent Secretariat of the Black Sea Commission
Mrs. Piera Tortora
Head of the OECD Sustainable Ocean for All Initiative
Dr. Jauad El Kharraz
Executive Director Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
Synergy Cooperation Framework & Financial Tools
Moderator
:
Mr. Ioannis Mardikis
Director of the Circular Economy and Climate Institute of the EPLO, Hellenic Republic
Speakers
:
Mr. Adonai Herrera - Martinez
Director, Environment and Sustainability European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Mrs. Kameliya Mineva
Member of the Management Board and Executive Director at ProCredit Bank, Bulgaria
Mr. Ioannis Androulakis
President of the Board, Green Fund
Mr. Mircea Cojocaru
Head, Environment and Social Sustainability Department Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
