Speakers 2022 (A-Z)

Mr. Panayiotis Antonakopoulos

Mayor, Municipality of Pyrgos

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

Dr. Thomas Bartzanas

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

Ms. Dionysia Brintziki

General Manager, Abelon Brintziki Estate

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)

Mr. Nikolaos Doukas

Vice-President ELGA, Founder Hippophae Hellas

Mr. Nektarios Farmakis

Governor, Western Greece Region

Dr. Spyros Fountas

Resource Management & Agricultural Engineering, Athens Agricultural University

Mr. Patroklos Georgiadis

Secretary General, Migration Policy, Reception & Asylum

Ms. Tatiana Giemelou

Head Business Development sector, National Bank of Greece

Mr. Kosta Kanaroglou

Founder, Canna Innov

Mr. Xenophon Kappas

General Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation

Dr. Angeliki Kavga

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

Mr. Georgios Kokkinos

President of the Agricultural Cooperative NILEUS, Messinia

Mr. Tom Kolokithas

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

Ms. Christina F. Legaki

Country Leader, Corteva Agriscience Hellas

Mr. Dimitris Lianos

Partner, LKN ANALYSIS

Dr. Philip Papadopoulos

Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Mr. Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos

Assistant Regional Governor, Region of Western Greece

Mr. Pavlos Satolias

President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Dr. Dimitris Skuras

Professor of economics, University of Patras

Mr. Christos Stylianides

Minister for Climate Change & Civil Protection

Dr. Christos Triantopoulos

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

Mr. Theodoros Vassilopoulos

President of the Agricultural Cooperative of Western Greece

Mr. Geert Wilms

Director, LIB/ZLTO (South Holland Farmers Organization)

Mr. Christos Yiannakakis

Vice President, National Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

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. Panagiotis Chatzinikolaou

Managing Director, ELGO-Demeter

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

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

Dr. Apostolos Koutinas

Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens

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. George Zalidis

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

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. 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

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