About AgriBusiness Forum 2020
Since early 2020, dramatic disruptions have been undermining an otherwise promising year in economics, trade and societal well-being. The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed severe shortcomings on globalized (agrifood) supply chains raising questions ranging from globalization to security, safety, risk management, and resilience of farm-to-fork food chains. The AgriBusiness Forum 2020 focuses on addressing these pressing challenges for the food sector with a targeted, pragmatic, and forward-thinking manner, under the novel global and national emerging trends and constraints. Amidst the pandemic, the AgriBusiness Forum timely provides an inclusive platform for start shaping robust, comprehensive & coherent strategies towards viable, sustainable, traceable and resilient agrifood systems in Greece and throughout the world.
AgriBusiness Forum 3rd international edition, is held in Athens-Greece on 7 October 2020 highlighting “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond”; with the physical participation of 30 renowned speakers and limited pre-accredited audience of leading businesses, financial services, innovative farmers joining 5 high caliber and content driven sessions. AgriBusiness Forum 2020 will be also offered in real-time live streaming format.
Speakers
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist, General Manager Economia Group
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization
Agenda
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
Registrations
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum