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
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou
Deputy Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament

Agenda
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
Registrations
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum