About AgriBusiness Forum 2024
The 7th edition of the AgriBusiness Forum entitled “Quo Vadis Greek & European Agriculture”, Athens, 21-22 November 2024, focuses on addressing the increased uncertainties burdening the agri-food systems and the environment, due to the lack of brave policies with a holistic approach, and because of the overdemanding Green Deal’s strategies. With 8 high-caliber roundtables and 60 actors from the agri- & food value chain, AgriBusiness Forum 2024 enhances dialogue & debate between businesses, policymakers, farmers, cooperatives, research & academia, about European & National policies, primary production, food security, climate & environmental risks, Green & Sustainable cities, Blue & Green economy, A.I & new technologies; Fin- Insurtech and the industry.
Speakers
Mr. George Pontikas
President & CEO Syngenta Hellas
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair AgriBusiness Forum, President Geo Routes Institute
Mr. Panos Oplopoios
Journalist, Athens – Macedonian News Agency
Dr. Antonis Skordilis
Founder & CEO, ECOSCAPES
Agenda
Thursday, November 21, 2024
10.30-11.00
Welcome remarks
Μrs. Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou
President, Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair AgriBusiness Forum, President Geo Routes Institute
11.00-12.15
Chapter-1: European & National policies in terms of climate crisis & food security
Mr. Noam Katz
Ambassador of Israel
Mr. Paulo Roberto França
Ambassador of Brazil
Mr. Philippe Merillon
Counsellor Agricultural Affairs French Embassy in Italy, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia | Dpt. Secretary-General, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Sovereignty France
Moderator
Mr. Xenophon Kappas
General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation
12.15-12.30
Break
12.30-14.00
Chapter-2: Agricultural production & food resilience, any light at the end of the tunnel?
Mr. George Pontikas
President & CEO Syngenta Hellas
Mr. Vaios Ganis
Winemaker, Vaios Ganis Organic Wines
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)
Mr. Efthimios Foteinos
President, Inter-Branch Organization of Greek Cotton
Mr. Thymis Efthymiadis
CEO, Redestos-Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group
Mr. Dionysios Stamenitis
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
14.00-14.15
Break
14.15-16.00
Chapter-3: The stress of livestock (farming, feeding, meat & dairy industries)
Mr. Alexandros Triantafyllou
President SEVIZ, Vice-President BIOZOKAT SA
Mr. Georgios Karakatsanis
Natural Resource and Environmental Economist, Evotropia Ecological Finance Architectures
Ms. Ioanna Karra
Breeder & Owner, Stalos Farm
Mr. Nico Kalinis
Programme Manager, Greece-Italy-Cyprus-Malta CAP2023-2027, DG-AGRI, European Commission
Mr. Yiannis Bouras
President, Hellenic Pig Farmers Association
Dr. Ioannis Kaimakamis
Cattle Breeding Farmer, Agribusiness Consultant-Grant Thornton | Executive Vice President OPEKEPE
16.00-16.15
Break
16.15-18.00
Chapter-4: Climate - Environmental risks & challenges
Dr. Andreas J. Karamanos
Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus Agricultural University of Athens
Mr. Andreas Lykourentzos
President, Organisation of Greek Agricultural Insurances
Mr. Yiannis Kantoros
CEO, Interamerican SA
Dr. Ioannis Tzortzis
BoD Member, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste & Water (RAEEY)
Moderator
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Co-Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum
Friday, November 22, 2024
09.30-10.00
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair AgriBusiness Forum, President Geo Routes Institute
Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis
Director General, European Public Law Organization
10.00-11.30
Chapter-5: Green & Sustainable cities (living quality, going smart, green & low carbon investments)
Dr. George Zalidis
Professor Emeritus-Aristotle University, Scientific Director-Interbalkan Environment Center
Mr. Nikos Charalambides
Executive Director, Green Peace
Dr. Antonis Skordilis
Founder & CEO, ECOSCAPES
Dr. Constantinos Cartalis
Professor of Environmental & Climate Physics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Mr. Alex Athanassoulas
CEO Stirixis Group, President SBC Greece
11.30-11.45
Break
11.45-13.15
Chapter-6: Businesses sector, challenges & opportunities (raw materials, policies, competition)
Mr. Apostolos Petalas
General Manager, Hellenic Supermarkets Association
Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos
Communication & Corporate Affairs Director, Athenian Brewery
Mr. Thrassivoulos Pagoulatos
Purchasing Director, METRO ΑΕΒΕ
Ms. Theodora Antonakaki
Director of Climate Change & Sustainability Centre, Bank of Greece
Mr. Angelos Pilatis
Vice President, Hellenic Consumers’ General Federation
13.15-13.30
Break
13.30-15.00
Chapter-7: Blue & Green economic transition - adaptation
Ms. Ismini Papakirillou
Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Development Bank
Mr. Arif Mammadov
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mr. George Kremlis
BoD member & Chair Circular Economy & Climate Institute, EPLO
Dr. Oded Sagee
Founder, PlantExt & BreedIT
Mr. Dimitris Papagiannidis
Secretary General of European Funds & Infrastructure, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Moderator
Dr. George Papatheodorou
Professor of Environmental & Geological Oceanography, University of Patras
15.00-15.15
Break
15.15-16.30
Chapter-8: The new order of A.I & new technologies in the agri & food systems
Mr. David Lamb
Team Leader, EU CAP Network, CAP Implementation Contact Point
Ms. Monika Stanisheva
Founder, Green Transition Forum
Mr. Cobi Bitton
CEO, Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dr. George-John Nychas
Professor of Food Microbiology, Agricultural University of Athens
16.30-16.45
Break
16.45-18.00
Chapter-9: Moderators’ remarks & conclusions
Dr. Angeliki Kavga
Professor, Agricultural Science, University of Patras
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist
Mr. Xenophon Kappas
General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation
Mr. Dimitris Lianos
Partner, LKN ANALYSIS
Ms. Symela Touchtidou
Journalist, EURONEWS
Dr. Dimitrios Skuras
Professor of Economics, University of Patras
Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis
Journalist, Parapolitika
Dr. Spyros Fountas
Professor on Precision Farming, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. George Papatheodorou
Professor of Environmental & Geological Oceanography, University of Patras
Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides
Co-Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum
Mr. Fanis Papathanasiou
Anchor, Senior diplomatic correspondent, EPT News
Mr. Nikos Kokkalakis
Principal, Strategy Technics
Mr. Thanasis Antoniou
Chief Editor, Grill Magazine & Dairy News
Mr. Panos Oplopoios
Journalist, Athens – Macedonian News Agency
End of the programme
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