Speakers 2021
Officials
Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski
EU Commissioner for Agriculture
Mr. Spilios Livanos
Minister Agriculture, Rural Development & Food, Greece
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
UN WOMEN Regional Director, Representative to Turkey; Europe and Central Asia
Mr. Nabil Gangi
Dpt. Regional Representative for Europe & Central Asia, FAO United Nations
Mr. Simos Kedikoglou
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Development & Food
Mr. Nikos Papathanasis
Alternate Minister, Ministry of Development and Investments
Dr. George Stylios
Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food
Ms. Susanna Terstal
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece
Speakers
Ms. Tülin Akın
Tech. Entrepreneur, Founder of Tabit
Dr. Konstantinos Aravossis
Secretary General Natural Environment & Water, Ministry of Environment & Energy
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Environmental Protection Committee, Hellenic Parliament
Dr. Konstantinos Baginetas
Secretary General, Agricultural Policy and International Relations, Ministry of Rural Development & Food
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair, Geo Routes Institute
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
Dr. Kalliopi Chalkou
Group Food Safety & Suppliers Quality Manager, Coca Cola Hellenic
Mr. Christoforos Chatzopoulos
Head of Business Banking & Retail Lending, National Bank of Greece
Ms. Stavroula Christofilea
TV Anchor, EPT
Mr. Hubert Cottogni
Deputy Director, Head of Mandate Management, European Investment Fund
Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos
Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund
Ms. Fatma Dirkes
President, European Banking & Financial Services Training Association
Vice President, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Dr. Spyros Fountas
Associate Professor, Agricultural University of Athens
Ms. Tatiana Giemelou
Head Business Development sector, National Bank of Greece
Ms. Meral Guzel
Partnership Manager, Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator, UN Women
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
Ms. Christiana Kalogirou
Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture & Food
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Professor, Agricultural University of Athens
Ms. Mary Kenny
Food Safety & Consumer Protection Officer, FAO Regional Office Europe & Central Asia
Dr. Athanasios Kizos
Professor of Rural Geography, University of the Aegean
Dr. Phoebe Koundouri
Co-Chair SDSN Europe, Professor AUEB
Ms. Nardane Kuscu
Founder, Narköy Organic Farm
Ms. Christina F. Legaki
Country Leader, Corteva Agriscience Hellas
Mr. Haris Linardakis
IBM Cloud Leader, Greece & Cyprus
Dr. Eleni Maloupa
Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra
Mr. Kostis Moussouroulis
Chairman of the Steering Committee, Just Transition Development Plan
Mr. Hans Nijhoff
Senior expert agribusiness development, Maastricht School of Management
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist, General Manager Economia Group
Ms. Rannia Savvaki
Senior Economic Policy Officer, Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Executive chef, Natu Restaurant
Dr. Dimitris Skuras
Vice Rector of Economics & Planning, Patras University
Mr. Ilia Tamarashvili
Director, RDA, Ministry of Environmental Protection & Agriculture of Georgia
Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens
Ms. Marina Tosheska
President, Union of Associations for Rural Development North Macedonia
Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou
President, Hellenic Health Foundation
Professor Emeritus, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine
Dr. George Tsangaris
Professor Proteomics Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens
Dr. Yiannis N. Tzortzis
President, Just Transition Development Plan Legal Experts Committee | PhD Attorney at Law, Regulatory Authority for Energy
Dr. Meine Pieter van Dijk
Emeritus Professor of University of Rotterdam, Delft & Maastricht
Mr. Alexandros Vassilikos
President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels
Ms. Jessie Voumvaki
Deputy Chief Economist, National Bank of Greece
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization
Dr. Antonis Zampelas
President, Hellenic Food Authority - Professor, Human Nutrition AUA