Speakers 2021
Mr. Alexandros Angelopoulos
Managing Director, Aldemar Hotels & Resorts
Mr. Costas Apostolopoulos
Head of the Evaluation & Institutional Support, Managing Authority for Rural Development Programme
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair, Geo Routes Institute
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
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
Dr. Nikolaos Danalatos
Dean - Professor of Agronomy & Crop Ecology, Thessaly University
Dr. Nicholas Dercas
Vice Rector, Professor Agricultural Hydraulics, Agricultural University of Athens
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
UN WOMEN Regional Director, Representative to Turkey; Europe and Central Asia Regional Office
Dr. Spyros Fountas
Associate Professor, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. Theofanis Gemtos
Emeritus Professor, Farm Mechanization, Thessaly University
Mr. Costas Goumas
Agronomist, fm. President GEOTEE CG, fm. Director of Land Reclamation Service of Larissa
Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to 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
Dr. Serko Haroutounian
Chairman, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO Dimitra
Ms. Ioanna Karra
Goat Breeder, KarMa Farm, Thessaly
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Professor, Rural Sociology, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. Nikolaos Katsoulas
Professor, Lab Director of Agricultural Constructions & Environmental Control, Thessaly University
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. Apostolos Koutinas
Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens
Mr. Dimitris Lianos
Ass. Managing Director, LKN ANALYSIS LTD
Mr. Spilios Livanos
Minister Agriculture, Rural Development & Food, Greece
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
Ms. Alexandra Nikolakopoulou
Head of Unit 'Farm to Fork Strategy', Food Safety Directorate, DG SANTE European Commission
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist, General Manager Economia Group
Mr. Michalis Sarantis
Managing Director, Hellenic Dairies SA
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Executive chef, Natu Restaurant, Kifisia-Athens
Mr. Harry Theocharis
Minister of Tourism, Greece
Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens
Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD
President, Hellenic Health Foundation
Dr. George Tsangaris
Professor Proteomics Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens
Dr. Konstantinos Tsimpoukas
Professor, Agribusiness Management, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou
Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health
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
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization
Dr. George Zalidis
Professor, Lab Director of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh
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. 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 Chrysafis
Mayor of Serres
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
