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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. George-John Nychas
Professor of Food Microbiology, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos
Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh
Mr. Nikolaos Doukas
Vice President, Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Executive chef, Natu Restaurant, Kifisia-Athens

Agenda
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
Registrations
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
Session 1: Impact on climate change, Environmental sustainability
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Dr. George Zalidis
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Mr. Dimitris Michaelides
Session 2: Circular Economy, IoT, Energy, Retailing
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Dr. Eleni Maloupa
Dr. George-John Nychas
Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos
Dr Ioannis N. Tzortzis
Moderator
Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou
Break
Session 3: Financing, Insurance & Services instruments
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Mr. Geert Wilms
Mr. Nikolaos Doukas
Ms. Effie Kokoreli
Lunch Break
Session 4: Security safety and resilience on Agrifood Supply Chains
Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou
Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos
Dr. Serko Haroutounian
Mr. Ruud Grim
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Moderator
Dr. Chrysoula Tassou
Session 5: Policies for addressing short & midterm agrifood challenges
Mr. Makis Voridis
Mr. Harry Theocharis
Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić
Ms. Alexandra Nikolakopoulou
Moderator
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum