Speakers 2024 (A-Z)

Ms. Theodora Antonakaki

Director of Climate Change & Sustainability Centre, Bank of Greece

Mr. Thanasis Antoniou

Chief Editor, Grill Magazine & Dairy News

Mr. Alex Athanassoulas

CEO Stirixis Group, President SBC Greece

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair AgriBusiness Forum, President Geo Routes Institute

Mr. Cobi Bitton

CEO, Israel-Greece Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Professor Dan G. Blumberg

Chairman at Israel Space Agency, VP for Regional & Industrial Development at Ben-Gurion University

Mr. Yiannis Bouras

President, Hellenic Pig Farmers Association

Dr. Constantinos Cartalis

Professor of Environmental & Climate Physics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Mr. Nikos Charalambides

Executive Director, Green Peace

Ambassador (a.h.) Michael B. Christides

Co-Chair Executive Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Forum

Μrs. Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou

President, Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Mr. Thymis Efthymiadis

CEO, Redestos-Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group

Dr. Spyridon Flogaitis

Director General, European Public Law Organization

Mr. Efthimios Foteinos

President, Hellenic Interprofessional Organization of Cotton

Dr. Spyros Fountas

Professor on Precision Farming, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Paulo Roberto França

Ambassador of Brazil

Mr. Vaios Ganis

Winemaker, Vaios Ganis Organic Wines

Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos

Communication & Corporate Affairs Director, Athenian Brewery

Dr. Raz Hamami

Founder, Cell Agriculture Israel

Dr. Ioannis Kaimakamis

Cattle Breeding Farmer, Agribusiness Consultant-Grant Thornton

Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis

Journalist, Parapolitika

Mr. Nico Kalinis

Programme Manager, Greece-Italy-Cyprus-Malta CAP2023-2027, DG-AGRI, European Commission

Mr. Yiannis Kantoros

CEO, Interamerican SA

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Mr. Georgios Karakatsanis

Natural Resource and Environmental Economist, Evotropia Ecological Finance Architectures

Dr. Andreas J. Karamanos

Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus Agricultural University of Athens

Ms. Ioanna Karra

Breeder & Owner, Stalos Farm

Mr. Noam Katz

Ambassador of Israel

Dr. Angeliki Kavga

Professor, Agricultural Science, University of Patras

Mr. Nikos Kokkalakis

Principal, Strategy Technics

Mr. George Kremlis

BoD member & Chair Circular Economy & Climate Institute, EPLO

Mr. David Lamb

Team Leader, EU CAP Network, CAP Implementation Contact Point

Mr. Dimitris Lianos

Partner, LKN ANALYSIS

Mr. Andreas Lykourentzos

President, Organisation of Greek Agricultural Insurances

Mr. Arif Mammadov

Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr. Philippe Merillon

Counsellor Agricultural Affairs French Embassy in Italy, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia | Dpt. Secretary-General, Ministry of Agriculture & Food Sovereignty France

Dr. George-John Nychas

Professor of Food Microbiology, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Panos Oplopoios

Journalist, Athens – Macedonian News Agency

Mr. Thrassivoulos Pagoulatos

Purchasing Director, METRO ΑΕΒΕ

Mr. Dimitris Papagiannidis

Secretary General of European Funds & Infrastructure, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

Ms. Ismini Papakirillou

Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Development Bank

Mr. Fanis Papathanasiou

Anchor, Senior diplomatic correspondent, EPT News

Dr. George Papatheodorou

Professor of Environmental & Geological Oceanography, University of Patras

Mr. Apostolos Petalas

General Manager, Hellenic Supermarkets Association

Mr. Angelos Pilatis

Vice President, Hellenic Consumers’ General Federation

Mr. George Pontikas

President & CEO Syngenta Hellas

Dr. Oded Sagee

Founder, PlantExt & BreedIT

Dr. Antonis Skordilis

Founder & CEO, ECOSCAPES

Dr. Dimitrios Skuras

Professor of Economics, University of Patras

Mr. Dionysios Stamenitis

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

Ms. Monika Stanisheva

Founder, Green Transition Forum

Ms. Symela Touchtidou

Journalist, EURONEWS

Mr. Alexandros Triantafyllou

President SEVIZ, Vice-President BIOZOKAT SA

Dr. Ioannis Tzortzis

BoD Member, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste & Water (RAEEY)

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)

Dr. George Zalidis

Professor Emeritus-Aristotle University, Scientific Director-Interbalkan Environment Center

Dr. Christos Zerefos

Secretary General-Academy of Athens, Climate Envoy for Greece, Head Research Center for Atmospheric Physics & Climatology-Academy of Athens

Speakers 2023 (A-Z)

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

Chair AgriBusiness Forum, President Geo Routes Institute

Mr. Savvas S. Balouktsis

President, Machinery Importers’ Representatives’ Association (MIRA)

Professor Dan G. Blumberg

Chairman at Israel Space Agency, VP for Regional & Industrial Development at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Mr. Christodoulos Bozatzidis

BoD Member, Machinery Importers’ Representatives’ Association (SEAM)

Mr. Filip Busz

Head of Unit CAP Mediterranean, DG-Agri, European Commission

Dr. Chris Cavalaris

Laboratory Teaching member University of Thessaly
President HACA

Mr. Panagiotis Chatzinikolaou

Managing Director, ELGO-Demeter

Dr. Nikolaos Danalatos

Dean, Professor of Agronomy & Crop Ecology, Thessaly University

Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos

Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund

Ms. Valentina Disoska

President, Association of Business Women in North Macedonia

Mr. Vassos Efthymiadis

A' Vice-President HCPA, Managing Director at K&N Efthymiadis S.A

Dr. Ilias Eleftherochorinos

Professor Emeritus Weed Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr. Eleftherios Evangelou

Agronomist-Soil Scientist-Researcher, HAO Demeter

Dr. Spyros Fountas

Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Vasileios Gaitanaros

Director, Contractual Banking, Piraeus Bank

Mr. Menelaos Gardikiotis

President, Geotechnical Chamber of Greece

Mr. Panayiotis Gouviotis

Head Agronomist, Agricultural Cooperative of Zagora

Mr. Spyros Ignatiadis

Director of Strategy & Development, ids CONSULTING & IDEA group of companies

Dr. Anna Kalamaraki

Regulatory Affairs Manager, ADAMA Hellas

Mr. Panayiotis Kalfountzos

Managing Director, Thessaly Agricultural Cooperative ThesGi

Mr. Nico Kalinis

Programme Manager, Greece CAP2023-2027, DG-Agri, European Commission

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Dr. Andreas J. Karamanos

Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Filitsa Karamaouna

Research Director in Agricultural Entomology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute

Ms. Ioanna Karra

Breeder & Owner, Stalos Farm

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Angeliki Kavga

Ass. Professor, Head of Agricultural Department, University of Patras

Mr. Michal Kicinski

Senior Manager Sustainable Agriculture, CropLife Europe

Dr Stathis Klonaris

Professor of Agricultural Economy & Development, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Michalis Kolyvas

Plant Protection Manager, K&N Efthymiadis S.A

Dr. Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis

Chair, European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL)

Mr. Moschos Korasidis

Director General, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Dr. Alexandrina Kostadinova-Slaveva

Chief Assist. Prof. University of Forestry, Sofia-Bulgaria

Dr. Vassilis Kotoulas

Head of malting barley contract farming program, Athenian Brewery

Dr. Demetrios Kouretas

Professor, Animal Physiology & Toxicology, Thessaly University

Dr. Alex Koutsouris

Professor Agricultural Extension, Rural Systems & Rural Sociology, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. George Kremlis

BoD member, European Public Law Organization

Dr. Lois Labrianidis

Professor Ret., Economics Geographer, University of Macedonia

Mr. Doron Lebovich

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Israel in Athens

Mr. Dimitris Lianos

Partner, LKN ANALYSIS

Dr. Athanasios Loukas

Professor of Hydrology & Water Resources, Aristotle University

Mr. Andreas Lykourentzos

President, Organisation of Greek Agricultural Insurances

Mr. Ioannis Mardikis

Director, Circular Economy & Climate change Institute (EPLO)

Mr. Dimitrios Mitsopoulos

Business Sales (B2B) Sub-Division Manager – Embedded Banking Sector, National Bank of Greece

Ms. Sonia Mousavere

Head Communications & Public Affairs, ΒΑΥΕR HELLAS

Mr. Sotiris Nikas

Athens Bureau Chief, Bloomberg LP

Mr. Kostas Oikonomidis

CP Marketing & Technical Head of Mediterranean Business Area, Syngenta

Mr. Manolis Panagiotopoulos

BoD Member at HCPA, Country Commercial Lead, Crop Science Division Bayer Hellas

Dr. Andreas Panagopoulos

Research Director, Soil & Water Resources Institute, HAO-Demeter

Ms. Chara Panagopoulou

SPV plant protection products, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Mr. Dimitris Papagiannidis

Secretary General of European Funds & Infrastructure, Ministry of Agriculture

Mr. Kostas Papasotiriou

B' Vice-President HCPA, Managing Director UPL Hellas

Mr. Antonis Paraskevopoulos

Director Agricultural Economy & Veterinary, Trifilia Region

Mr. George Pontikas

President HCPA, President & CEO Syngenta Hellas

Ms. Areti Roditi

Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund

Mr. Dimitris Rousseas

President, Hellenic Fertilizer’s Association (SPEL)

Mr. Eleftherios Saitis

President, Intercomm Foods SA

Dr. George Salpingidis

Viticultural Director, E.Tsantalis Group SA

Dr. Machi Simeonidou

Co-Founder & General Manager, AgroApps

Mr. Dionysios Stamenitis

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture & Food

Mr. Alkis Angelos Stavridis

Managing Director, ECHMI S.A.

Dr. Dimitrios Stavridis

Deputy Director Agricultural Economy, Thessaly Region

Mr. Yanko Stoyanov

CEO, Interact Energy LLC-Bulgaria

Professor, Petteri Taalas

Secretary-General, WMO

Dr. Fotios Tekos

CEO, FoodOxys

HE Susanna Terstal

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece

Dr. Georgios Theodoridis

Professor Analytical Chemistry Aristotle University, Co-founder of ThetaBiomarkers

Mr. Alexandros Triantafyllou

President, Hellenic Feed Industry Association (SEVIZ)

Dr. Christos Triantopoulos

Dpt. Minister Climate Crisis & Civil Protection

Dr. Konstantinos Tsimpoukas

Dean - Professor, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Athanasios Tsoutsas

President, Hellenic Seed Association (SEPY)

Mr. Constantinos Tsoutsoplides

Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Greece

Mr. Antonis Vezyroglou

Founder & CEO, Vezyroglou Farm

Dr. George Vlahos

Assistant Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)

Ms. Francesca Ydraiou

Director General, HCPA

Mr. Christos Yiannakakis

Vice President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Dr. George Zalidis

Professor, Lab Director of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., Aristotle University

Mr. Thanasis Zounos

Head of Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture

Speakers 2022 (A-Z)

Mr. Panayiotis Antonakopoulos

Mayor, Municipality of Pyrgos

Dr. Konstantinos Aravossis

Secretary General for Forestry, 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, AgriBusiness Forum

Dr. Thomas Bartzanas

Ass. Professor, Lab of Farm Structures Director, Agricultural University of Athens

Ms. Dionysia Brintziki

General Manager, Abelon Brintziki Estate

Dr. Kalliopi Chalkou

Group Food Safety & Suppliers Quality Manager, Coca Cola Hellenic

Mr. Konstantinos Chatzifotis

Manager European Affairs, Motor-Oil Group

Mr. Christoforos Chatzopoulos

Head of Business Banking & Retail Lending, National Bank of Greece

Dr. Christos Dimas

Deputy Minister for Development and Investments in charge of Research & Innovation

Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos

Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF)

Dr. Panayiotis Dimopoulos

Vice Rector Research & Development, Patras University

Mr. Nikolaos Doukas

Vice-President ELGA, Founder Hippophae Hellas

Dr. Nikolas E. Farantouris

Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law

Mr. Nektarios Farmakis

Governor, Western Greece Region

Dr. Spyros Fountas

Resource Management & Agricultural Engineering, Athens Agricultural University

Dr. Theofanis Gemtos

Emeritus Professor, Farm Mechanization, Thessaly University

Mr. Patroklos Georgiadis

Secretary General, Migration Policy, Reception & Asylum

Ms. Tatiana Giemelou

Head Business Development sector, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Lambros Kalarrytis

Journalist, Parapolitika

Dr. Ilias Kalfas

Project Leader, American Farm School & Coordinator of the InoFA Cluster

Ms. Christiana Kalogirou

Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture & Food

Mr. Kosta Kanaroglou

Founder, Canna Innov

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Mr. Georgios Karakatsanis

Natural Resource and Environmental Economist, Evotropia Ecological Finance Architectures

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Michalis Katrinis

Head of Parliamentary Group, “PASOK-KINAL’’

Dr. Angeliki Kavga

Ass. Professor, Head of Agricultural Department, University of Patras

Mr. Simos Kedikoglou

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Dr Stathis Klonaris

Professor of Agricultural Economy & Development, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Georgios Kokkinos

President of the Agricultural Cooperative NILEUS, Messinia

Mr. Tom Kolokithas

Chief Innovation Officer, DTMH & President, VR & AR Association Greek Chapter

Dr. Phoebe Koundouri

Co-Chair SDSN Europe, Professor Athens University of Economics & Business

Dr. Demetrios Kouretas

Professor, Animal Physiology & Toxicology, Thessaly University

Dr. Apostolos Koutinas

Ass. Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Athanasios Kyriazis

Secretary General for Research and Innovation

Ms. Christina F. Legaki

Country Leader, Corteva Agriscience Hellas

Mr. Dimitris Lianos

Partner, LKN ANALYSIS

Mr. Evangelos Lytras

Chief Executive Officer, GRP Ventures

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Nikos Papathanasis

Alternate Minister, Ministry of Development and Investments

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Mr. Robert van Rijssen

Policy Officer, Farm to Fork Unit, DG-Sante, European Commission

Mr. Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos

Assistant Regional Governor, Region of Western Greece

Mr. Pavlos Satolias

President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Mr. Gijs Schilthuis

Head of Unit for Policy Perspectives, European Commission DG-AGRI

Major General Dimitrios Sideridis

Major General, Commander of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service

Dr. George N. Skaracis

Professor Emeritus, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Dimitris Skuras

Professor of economics, University of Patras

Mr. Christos Stylianides

Minister for Climate Change & Civil Protection

Dr. George Stylios

Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food

Professor, Petteri Taalas

Secretary-General, WMO

Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis

Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens

Ms. Symela Touchtidou

Journalist, EURONEWS

Dr. Christos Triantopoulos

Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for State Aid & Natural Disaster Recovery

Mr. Constantinos Tsoutsoplides

Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Greece

Mr. Alexandros Vassilikos

President, Hellenic Chamber of Hotels

Mr. Theodoros Vassilopoulos

President of the Agricultural Cooperative of Western Greece

Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos

Professor, Lab Director of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)

Mr. Christos Yiannakakis

Vice President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Dr. George Zalidis

Professor, Lab Director of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh

Dr. Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis

Ass. Professor, Head of Food Science and Technology department, University of West Attica

Speakers 2021 (A-Z)

Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski

EU Commissioner for Agriculture

Mr. Spilios Livanos

Minister Agriculture, Rural Development & Food, Greece

Ms. Tülin Akın

Tech. Entrepreneur, Founder of Tabit

Mr. Costas Apostolopoulos

Head of the Evaluation & Institutional Support, Managing Authority for Rural Development Programme

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. Sotiris Bantas

CEO, Centaur Analytics

Mr. Aristotelis Basdanis

President, Chamber of Magnesia

Dr. Charalambos Billinis

Professor, Lab Director of Microbiology & Parasitology of Veterinary Science, Thessaly University

Dr. Ioannis Boziaris

Professor, Lab Director of Marketing & Technology of Aquatic Products & Foods, Thessaly University

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

Mr. Hubert Cottogni

Deputy Director, Head of Mandate Management, European Investment Fund

Dr. Nikolaos Danalatos

Dean - Professor of Agronomy & Crop Ecology, Thessaly University

Dr. Nicholas Dercas

Vice Rector, Professor Agricultural Hydraulics, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos

Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF)

Ms. Fatma Dirkes

President, European Banking & Financial Services Training Association
Vice President, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Ms. Alia El-Yassir

UN WOMEN Regional Director, Representative to Turkey; Europe and Central Asia

Dr. Spyros Fountas

Associate Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Mr. Nabil Gangi

Dpt. Regional Representative for Europe & Central Asia, FAO United Nations

Dr. Theofanis Gemtos

Emeritus Professor, Farm Mechanization, Thessaly University

Mr. Vassilis Giagiakos

President, Chamber of Trikala

Ms. Tatiana Giemelou

Head Business Development sector, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Costas Goumas

Agronomist, fm. President GEOTEE CG, fm. Director of Land Reclamation Service of Larissa

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

Mr. Dimitris Kareklidis

Chief Editor, Magnesia News & Radio-1

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Professor, Rural Sociology, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Nikolaos Katsoulas

Professor, Lab Director of Agricultural Constructions & Environmental Control, Thessaly University

Mr. Simos Kedikoglou

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Ms. Mary Kenny

Food Safety & Consumer Protection Officer, FAO Regional Office Europe & Central Asia

Dr. Spyros J. Kiartzis

Manager New Technologies & Alternative Energy Sources, Hellenic Petroleum SA

Dr. Constantinos Kittas

Emeritus Professor, Agricultural Constructions and Environmental Control, Thessaly University

Dr. Athanasios Kizos

Professor of Rural Geography, University of the Aegean

Mr. Petros Kokkalis

MEP European Parliament, Member of the Committees ENVI, AGRI, PECH, BUGD

Dr. Phoebe Koundouri

Co-Chair SDSN Europe, Professor AUEB

Dr. Demetrios Kouretas

Professor, Animal Physiology & Toxicology, Thessaly University

Ms. Nardane Kuscu

Founder, Narköy Organic Farm

Ms. Christina F. Legaki

Country Leader, Corteva Agriscience Hellas

Mr. Dimitris Lianos

Ass. Managing Director, LKN ANALYSIS LTD

Mr. Haris Linardakis

IBM Cloud Leader, Greece & Cyprus

Dr. Athanasios Loukas

Ass. Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr. Eleni Maloupa

Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra

Mr. Athanasios Markinos

President of the BoD, TOEV Tavropos-Karditsa

Mr. Dimitris Michaelides

Journalist, Agronea

Mr. Kostis Moussouroulis

Chairman of the Steering Committee, Just Transition Development Plan

Mr. Hans Nijhoff

Senior expert agribusiness development, Maastricht School of Management

Dr. Efstratios Nikolaou

Director of Managment of Milk & Meat Auditing, ELGO-Demeter

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Dimitris Papagianidis

Secretary General of European Funds & Infrastructure, Ministry of Agriculture & Food

Mr. Nikos Papathanasis

Alternate Minister, Ministry of Development and Investments

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Mr. George Pontikas

President & CEO, Syngenta Hellas

Mr. Michalis Sarantis

Managing Director, Hellenic Dairies SA

Ms. Rannia Savvaki

Senior Economic Policy Officer, Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands

Dr. Dimitrios Savvas

Dean of Plant Sciences & Professor of Vegetable Production, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis

Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority

Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos

Executive chef, Natu Restaurant

Mr. Konstantinos Skrekas

Minister of Energy & Environment

Dr. Dimitris Skuras

Vice Rector of Economics & Planning, Patras University

Dr. George Stylios

Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food

Mr. Ilia Tamarashvili

Director, RDA, Ministry of Environmental Protection & Agriculture of Georgia

Ms. Susanna Terstal

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece

Mr. Kostas Theocharidis

Purchasing Manager, Barilla Hellas

Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis

Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens

Ms. Marina Tosheska

President, Union of Associations for Rural Development North Macedonia

Dr. Christos Triantopoulos

Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for State Aid & Natural Disaster Recovery

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

Mr. Konstantinos Tsililis

Distiller-Winemaker

Dr. Konstantinos Tsimpoukas

Dean - Professor, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural University 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

Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos

Professor, Lab Director of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh

Dr. George Vlontzos

Ass. Professor, Director of the Laboratory of Agricultural Economics & Consumer Behavior, Thessaly University

Ms. Jessie Voumvaki

Deputy Chief Economist, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization

Mr. Sotiris Yiannakopoulos

President, Chamber of Larisa

Dr. Antonis Zampelas

President, Hellenic Food Authority - Professor, Human Nutrition AUA

Dr. George N. Zanakis

Marketing & Development Manager, Corteva Agriscience Hellas

Mr. Kostas Zygogiannis

President, Chamber of Karditsa

Speakers 2020

Mr. Makis Voridis

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development & Food

Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou

Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament

Mr. Harry Theocharis

Minister of Tourism, Greece

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

President, Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum

Mr. Nikolaos Doukas

Vice President, Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization

Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos

Communication & Corporate Affairs Director, Athenian Brewery

Mr. Ruud Grim

Senior Advisor, The Netherlands Space Office

Mr. Tassos Haniotis

Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission

Dr. Serko Haroutounian

Chairman, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO Dimitra

Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou

Director of Manufacturing & Logistics Innovation Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Ms. Effie Kokoreli

Head of Agricultural and Bank Assurance, INTERAMERICAN SA

Mr. Georges Kremlis

Chair, Espoo Convention Bureau | Advisor to the Prime Minister

Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou

Deputy Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Dr. Eleni Maloupa

Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra

Mr. Dimitris Michaelides

Journalist, Agronea

Ms. Alexandra Nikolakopoulou

Head of Unit 'Farm to Fork Strategy', Food Safety Directorate, DG SANTE European Commission

Dr. George-John Nychas

Professor of Food Microbiology, Agricultural University of Athens

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis

Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority

Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos

Executive chef, Natu Restaurant, Kifisia-Athens

Dr. Chrysoula Tassou

Research Director, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, ELGO Dimitra

Mr. Nikos Thymakis

Director, EPAS Amarousion, ELGO Dimitra

Dr Ioannis N. Tzortzis

Legal Counselor, Just Transition Steering Committee, Ministry of Environment & Energy

Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos

Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization

Dr. George Zalidis

Director of the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh, Faculty of Agriculture

Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece

Speakers 2019

Mr. Makis Voridis

Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Food

Mr. Harry Theocharis

Minister of Tourism, Greece

Ms. Andriana Paraskevopoulou

Journalist, EPT Television

Dr. Konstantinos Baginetas

Secretary General of Agricultural Policy and Management of European Funds, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Mr. Konstantinos Bakasietas

General Manager, Vine Nurseries Bakasieta

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

President, Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum

Dr. Anagnostis Argiriou

Deputy Director, Institute of Applied Biosciences – CERTH

Mr. Kostas Karamanlis

Minister of Infrastructure & Transport

Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos

Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF)

Mr. Lefteris Gitsas

President, Hellenic National Interbranch Meat Organization (EDOK)

Mr. Yiannis Glavakis

Agronomist, former EP MEP, Glavakis Nurseries

Mr. Yanko Ivanov

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Bulgaria

Mr. Anastasios Kalantzis

Vice-President, Hellenic Plant Importers & Exporters Association

Dr. Kostas Karantininis

Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden (SLU)

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Ms. Effie Kokoreli

Head of Agricultural and Bank Assurance, INTERAMERICAN SA

Mr. George Kostelenos

Αgronomist-Author, Kostelenos Nurseries

Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou

Project Leader, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Dr. Nikolaos Lappas

Managing Editor, Ypaithros Hora

Ms. Effie Lazaridou

Managing Director, New Agriculture for a New Generation

Dr. Aristotelis Lymberopoulos

Professor, Animal Sciences, International Hellenic University

Dr. Eleni Maloupa

Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, HAO-DEMETER

Mr. Tassos Mantagaris

Sector Expert, Eurobank Small Business Segment General Division

Mr. Christos Meglas

President, Serres Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Constantinos Michailides

Director, Directorate Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Region of Central Macedonia

Mr. Zafiris Mistakidis

President, Geotechnical Chamber of Greece, Eastern Macedonia

Dr. Peter Oudemans

Professor, Plant Biology & Pathology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Mr. Gregory W. Pfleger

Consul General of the United States of America to Thessaloniki, Greece

Mr. Georgios Rigas

Director, Directorate Animal Genetic Resources and Livestock Facilities, Ministry of Agriculture & Food

Mr. Panagiotis Sainatoudis

Founder, Peliti NPO

Mr. Pavlos Satolias

President, New Hellenic Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives

Ms. Siwarde J. SAP

V.C. Steering Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum
Sr. Economic Policy Advisor, Embassy of the Netherlands

Mr. Konstantinos Skrekas

Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Food

Mr. Georgios Stratakos

Secretary General, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Mr. Grigoris Tasios

President, Hellenic Hotelier’s Federation

Mr. Dimitris Tasioulas

Executive Chef Thria restaurant, Chef Ambassador for Thessaloniki in 2008

Mr. Nikos Thymakis

President, Institute of Agronomic Sciences

Dr. Nikos Tsotsolas

Ass. Professor University of West Attica, KalaΘos platform Co-founder

Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou

Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health

Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos

Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization

Mr. Christos Yiannakakis

Board Member of Sasoee, Executive Consultant at Venus Growers Cooperative

Dr. George Zalidis

Director of the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh, Faculty of Agriculture

Ms. Fotini Αrampatzi

Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Food

Ambassador Michael B. Christides

Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

Speakers 2018

(in alphabetical order)

Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Greece

Mr. Costas Apostolopoulos

Head of the Evaluation and Institutional Support Unit, Managing Authority for Rural Development Programme in Greece

Ms. Fotini Arampatzi

Member of the Hellenic Parliament, New Democracy Party, Sector Head of Rural Development & Food

Dr. Anagnostis Argiriou

Senior Scientist, Deputy Director Institute of Applied Biosciences – CERTH

Μr. Evangelos Argyris

President, Wines of Greece

Dr. Georgios Arsenos

Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dr. Thanos Balafoutis

Researcher (Grade C), Institute for Bio-Economy & Agro-Technology, CERTH Hellas

Mr. Giannis Balakakis

President, Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Chair Organizing Committee

Mr. Ioannis Chaniotakis

Senior Director, Agricultural Sector Operations Development, Piraeus Bank

Mr. Christoforos Chatzopoulos

Head of Business Banking & Retail Lending, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos

Regional Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund (EIF)

Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou

Director of Manufacturing & Logistics Innovation Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Mr. Tassos Haniotis

Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission

Dr. Håkan Jönsson

Professor of food studies, Lund University Sweden

Dr. Ilias Kalfas

Project Leader, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Ms. Maria Karathanassi

Assistant Manager, Small Business Banking Division, Alpha Bank

Dr. Charalambos Kasimis

Secretary General of Agricultural Policy & Management of European Funds, Ministry of Rural Development & Food

Dr. Athanasios Kizos

Professor of Rural Geography, University of the Aegean

Dr. Demetrios Kouretas

Professor, Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, University of Thessaly

Mr. Alexandros Kouris

CEO, Cyclades Microbrewery at Tinos Island
Secretary General, Elladika mas

Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou

Project Leader, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Ms. Effie Lazaridou

Managing Director, Rutgers, Greece
New Agriculture for a New Generation

Mr. Stergios Litos

President, Farmers of Visaltia region

Dr. Spyridon Mamalis

President, Geotechnical Chamber of Greece

Mr. Lucas Marxen

Associate Director, Office of Research Analytics, Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University New Jersey, USA

Dr. Konstantinos Mattas

Professor of Agricultural Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Mr. Christos Meglas

President, Serres Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Yiannis Moisiadis

Governor, Regional Unit of Serres
Vice-Chair Organizing Committee

Dr. Peter Oudemans

Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides

Journalist, General Manager Economia Group

Ms. Siwarde J. SAP

Vice Chair Steering Committee, Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum
Sr. Economic Policy Advisor, Embassy of the Netherlands

Mr. Neoklis Stamkos

Head, microSTARS micro-lending

Mr. Nikos Stamou

Investments Promotion Officer, Enterprise Greece

Ms. Ioanna Tavanidou

Sector Supervisor, Mid Corporate Banking Division, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Panos Theodorou

Head of strategy & analysis sector, Eurobank Small Business Segment General Division

Dr. Athanasios Tsaftaris

Dean of Graduate Studies, Perrotis College-American Farm School

Mr. Yiannis Tsatsakis

Editor in Chief, Ypaithros Chora

Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos

Director of the Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Ms. Jessie Voumvaki

Deputy Director, Economic Analysis Department, National Bank of Greece

Ms. Augusta A. Vrachnou

Principal Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director of Agricultural Innovation Brabant (LIB) partner of ZLTO farmer’s organization, The Netherlands

Mr. Aristodimos Zamidis

President, TractorGPS