Conference Venue
Benaki Museum
The new Benaki Museum building is located at 138 Pireos Street, one of the central development axes of Athens. The existing building, is organized around a central courtyard, covers a total area of 8,200 m2 with underground areas of 2,800 m2 and an internal courtyard of 850 m2. The exhibition halls span 3,000 m2. Its amphitheater seating capacity is 360 guests and provides basic A/V equipment, translation booths and air-conditioning system supplying fresh air to the entire building.
- Nearest Metro : Kerameikos station (600m, 10 mins walk)
- Nearest Rail: Petralona station (900m, 15 mins walk)
Speakers 2020
Officials
Mr. Makis Voridis
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development & Food
Mr. Harry Theocharis
Minister of Tourism, Greece
Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece
Speakers
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament
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
Conference Agenda
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
08.30-09.30
Registrations
09.30-10.00
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
President, Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
10.00-11.30
Session 1: Impact on climate change, Environmental sustainability
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Chair, Special Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Protection, Hellenic Parliament
Biodiversity protection and agriculture. EU post-2020 biodiversity strategy
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Chair, Espoo Convention Bureau | Advisor to the Prime Minister
What benefits may be expected to the agri-food sector from circular economy
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Professor, Agricultural University of Athens
The environment in the new CAP and the Green Deal
Dr. George Zalidis
Director of the Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and G.I.S., AUTh, Faculty of Agriculture
Reduced carbon footprint in agriculture
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Executive chef, Natu Restaurant, Kifisia-Athens
Chefs and responsible gastronomy: saving food raw materials, rethinking safety in catering and food waste management
Mr. Dimitris Michaelides
Journalist, Agronea
Co-Moderator (Session-1)
11.30-13:00
Session 2: Circular Economy, IoT, Energy, Retailing
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
I.o.T, key integrator across agrifood supply chains and clusters’ remuneration
Dr. Eleni Maloupa
Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra
Developing farming systems able to generate income and create employment
Dr. George-John Nychas
Professor of Food Microbiology, Agricultural University of Athens
Digital Technologies to transforming food safety management systems in EU-China
Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos
Communication & Corporate Affairs Director, Athenian Brewery
Resilience across the value chain & challenges for the future
Dr Ioannis N. Tzortzis
Legal Counselor, Just Transition Steering Committee, Ministry of Environment & Energy
The Just Transition Development Plan of the lignite areas
13:00-13:15
Break
13.15-14.30
Session 3: Financing, Insurance & Services instruments
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Director, Strategy, Simplification & Policy Analysis, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
Green and digital transition of EU agriculture: implications, opportunities and financing needs (online)
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization
Rescuing and recovering farming industry amidst and post-COVID 19. The Netherlands approach
Mr. Nikolaos Doukas
Vice President, Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization
How ELGA policies and risk management tools address future farming indemnifications
Ms. Effie Kokoreli
Head of Agricultural and Bank Assurance, INTERAMERICAN SA
Protecting farmers from the unexpected: available tools and services
14:30-15.30
Lunch Break
15.30-17.00
Session 4: Security safety and resilience on Agrifood Supply Chains
Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou
Director of Manufacturing & Logistics Innovation Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Food safety technologies for resilient farm-to-fork supply chains: Lessons from a US-Greece collaboration (online)
Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos
Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh
Food safety technologies for resilient farm-to-fork supply chains: Lessons from a US-Greece collaboration
Dr. Serko Haroutounian
Chairman, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO Dimitra
What ELGO Dimitra does to address food security in Greece’s agrifood chain
Mr. Ruud Grim
Senior Advisor, The Netherlands Space Office
Earth observation & big-data analytics to water, energy & food security nexus (online)
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority
EU policies in biological hazards amidst and post Covid-19
17.00-18.30
Session 5: Policies for addressing short & midterm agrifood challenges
Mr. Makis Voridis
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development & Food
Food security vs food sovereignty: Policies to address short/midterm agrifood challenges
Mr. Harry Theocharis
Minister of Tourism, Greece
Connecting tourism and agrifood sectors: equation for boosting the identity and economy of Greece
Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Greece
Strengthening a balanced and resilient agrifood system
Ms. Alexandra Nikolakopoulou
Head of Unit 'Farm to Fork Strategy', Food Safety Directorate, DG SANTE European Commission
The European Commission strategy to sustainable food systems: an urgent need, an irreversible process
18.30-19.00
Wrap-up and conclusions
Remarks
- Forum official language is Greek with simultaneous translation to English
- Agenda is subject to modifications
Organizers
Official Partners
Sponsors
Scientific Partners
Field Experts
Media
Administration
Mr. Athanasios Alexandropoulos
Chief Accountant, Geo Routes Institute NPO
Mr. Emmanuel Papadogiannis
Controller, Geo Routes Institute NPO
Venue Management
Communication
Athina Korovesi
Rapporteur, International Centre for Black Sea Studies
Agenda & Speakers
Field Experts
Dr. Eleni Athanasiadou
Horticulturist - Landscape Architect AUTh VP Communications Panhellenic Association of Landscape Architects
Dr. Anagnostis Argiriou
Deputy Director, Institute of Applied Biosciences – CERTH
Ms. Georgia Chantzi
Senior Researcher, International Centre for Black Sea Studies
Dr. Nikos Chorianopoulos
Senior Researcher, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products
Mr. Nikolaos Doukas
Vice President, Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization
Mr. Lefteris Gitsas
President, Hellenic National Interbranch Meat Organization (EDOK)
Dr. Ilias Kalfas
Project Leader, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Professor, Agricultural University of Athens
Christina Kontoyianni
Agronomist M.S, Directorate of Agricultural Economics to the Region of Thessaly
Athina Korovesi
Rapporteur, International Centre for Black Sea Studies
Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou
Deputy Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Mr. Nikos Thymakis
Director, EPAS Amarousion, ELGO Dimitra
Ms. Mary Triantafyllopoulou
Head, Wine Tourism National Committee | Board Member, National Inter-Professional Organization of Vine and Wine of Greece
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
Scientific Committee
Mr. Vassilis Exarchos
President, Institute of Agronomic Sciences
Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou
Director of Manufacturing & Logistics Innovation Initiatives, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Dr. Spyridon Kintzios
Rector, Agricultural University of Athens
Dr. Eleni Maloupa
Director Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources, ELGO Dimitra
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Member of the BIOHAZ panel, European Food Safety Authority
Dr. Chrysoula Tassou
Research Director, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, ELGO Dimitra
Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos
Director, Laboratory of Statistics & Quantitative Analysis Methods, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, AUTh