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. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist
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. George Makris
Journalist
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. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist
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
Ms. Maria Samolada
Journalist
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
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
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 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