A-Z

(in alphabetical order)

Organizing Committee

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair AgriBusiness Forum

Dr. Thomas Bartzanas

Professor & Vice-Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Dimitris Danilatos

Executive Advisor, CSR HELLAS

Ms. Christina D. Mangou

VP Comm. & External Relations, Geo Routes Institute NPO

Advisory Board

Dr. Emmanuel Flemetakis

Vice-Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

TerraMatrix 2025

Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis

Director General, European Public Law Organization

Dr. Spyridon Kintzios

Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

Ms. Alexandra Palli-Giannakopoulou

Chair of the Board, CSR HELLAS

Scientific Committee

Professor Dan G. Blumberg

Vice-President for Regional & Industrial Development, Ben-Gurion University

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Dr. Konstantinos Tsimpoukas

Professor Agribusiness Management, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. George Zalidis

Professor Em. Aristotle University | Scientific Director i-BEC

Field Experts

Dr. Dimitrios Drisis

Senior Advisor Europe, OATH BIOME

Mr. George Pontikas

Special Advisor, AgriBusiness Forum

Dr. Oded Sagee

Founder, PlantExt & BreedIT

Dr. Dimitrios Skuras

Professor of Economics, University of Patras

Mr. Panos Tournavitis

CEO & Executive member of the BoD, Karditsa Cooperative Bank LLC

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)

Speakers

Dr. Konstantinos Aliferis

Director, Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Ioannis Andrianos

Deputy Minister for Agriculture & Food

Εnvoy of the Prime Minister, K. Mitsotakis

Mr. Alex Athanassoulas

CEO Stirixis Group, President SBC Greece

Ms. Laurence AUER

Ambassador of France

Mr. Konstantinos Avramis

Rep. Hellenic Supermarkets Association

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair AgriBusiness Forum

Dr. Thomas Bartzanas

Professor & Vice-Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Cobi Bitton

CEO, Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Professor Dan G. Blumberg

Vice-President for Regional & Industrial Development, Ben-Gurion University

Dr. Constantinos Cartalis

Professor of Environmental & Climate Physics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Mr. Fotis Chatzipapadopoulos

CEO, Smart Agro Hub

Mr. Athanasios Dedousis

Director, Agri Food Center of Excellence, Piraeus

Dr. Konstantinos Demestichas

Ass. Professor, Dpt. Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Bebeb A.K. Nugraha Djundjunan

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia

Dr. Dimitrios Drisis

Senior Advisor Europe, OATH BIOME

Ms. Alison Duncan

Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Romania and Bulgaria

Dr. Marios Efthymiopoulos

Director, Strategy International | Professor, International Security & Strategy Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas Lithuania

Dr. Emmanuel Flemetakis

Vice-Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

TerraMatrix 2025

Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis

Director General, European Public Law Organization

Dr. Stefanos Fotiou

Director, FAO’s Office SDGs | Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

Mr. Nabil Gangi

Dpt. Regional Representative for Europe & Central Asia, FAO United Nations

Mr. Andreas A. Gregoriou

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environment of Cyprus

Ms. Luela Hajdaraga

Ambassador of Albania to Greece, Cyprus, Armenia and Tunisia

Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis

Journalist, Parapolitika

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Dr. Angeliki Kavga

Professor, Agricultural Science, University of Patras

Dr. Spyridon Kintzios

Rector, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Theodora Kouloura

COO, Dekagro Group of Companies

Dr. Pantelis Z. Lappas

AI Solutions Architect, Netcompany

Mr. Arif Mammadov

Ambassador of Azerbaijan

Ms. Carmen-Ileana Mihălcescu

Ambassador of Romania

Mr. Panos Oplopoios

Journalist, Athens–Macedonian News Agency

Ms. Despoina Paliarouta

Secretary General for Energy & Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment & Energy

Ms. Alexandra Palli-Giannakopoulou

Chair of the Board, CSR HELLAS

Mr. Manolis Panagiotopoulos

Unit & CFS Lead, BAYER Crop Science Division

Ms. Vasso Papadimitriou

Director General, Federation of Hellenic Food Industries

Mr. Sotiris Polyzos

General Manager, TRT News

Dr. Georges Prevelakis

Em. Professor of Geography & Geopolitics, Panthéon-Sorbonne University Paris-1

Dr. Oded Sagee

Founder, PlantExt & BreedIT

Dr. Aristeidis Samitas

Vice-Rector & Professor of Finance, National & Kapodistrian University

Dr. Bengü Özge Şerifoğlu

Expert on Climate Change Risks & Adaptation, European Environment Agency

Ms. Nahida Rahman Shumona

Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Dr. Dimitrios Skuras

Professor of Economics, University of Patras

Mr. Timur Sultangozhin

Ambassador of Kazakhstan

Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis

Professor & VP Admin Council, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou

Academician, Professor Em. NKUA, School of Medicine |Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health YALE

Dr Petros Varelidis

Secretary General Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment & Energy

Mr. Christos Yiannakakis

Vice President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Dr. George Zalidis

Professor Em. Aristotle University | Scientific Director i-BEC