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About AgriBusiness Forum 2020
Since early 2020, dramatic disruptions have been undermining an otherwise promising year in economics, trade and societal well-being. The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed severe shortcomings on globalized (agrifood) supply chains raising questions ranging from globalization to security, safety, risk management, and resilience of farm-to-fork food chains. The AgriBusiness Forum 2020 focuses on addressing these pressing challenges for the food sector with a targeted, pragmatic, and forward-thinking manner, under the novel global and national emerging trends and constraints. Amidst the pandemic, the AgriBusiness Forum timely provides an inclusive platform for start shaping robust, comprehensive & coherent strategies towards viable, sustainable, traceable and resilient agrifood systems in Greece and throughout the world.
AgriBusiness Forum 3rd international edition, is held in Athens-Greece on 7 October 2020 highlighting “Food Safety, Security & Resilience: pressing challenges in the COVID-19 era and beyond”; with the physical participation of 30 renowned speakers and limited pre-accredited audience of leading businesses, financial services, innovative farmers joining 5 high caliber and content driven sessions. AgriBusiness Forum 2020 will be also offered in real-time live streaming format.

Speakers
Mr. Anthony D. Papayannides
Journalist, General Manager Economia Group
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Executive chef, Natu Restaurant, Kifisia-Athens
Mr. Geert Wilms
Director, Agricultural Innovation Brabant LIB/ZLTO, South Holland Farmers Organization
Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou
Deputy Director, Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School

Agenda
Wednesday, October 7th 2020
Registrations
Welcome remarks
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum
Session 1: Impact on climate change, Environmental sustainability
Dr. Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Dr. Charalambos Kasimis
Dr. George Zalidis
Mr. Dimitris Skarmoutsos
Mr. Dimitris Michaelides
Session 2: Circular Economy, IoT, Energy, Retailing
Dr. Philip Papadopoulos
Dr. Eleni Maloupa
Dr. George-John Nychas
Mr. Yiannis Georgakellos
Dr Ioannis N. Tzortzis
Moderator
Dr. Evdokia Krystallidou
Break
Session 3: Financing, Insurance & Services instruments
Mr. Tassos Haniotis
Mr. Geert Wilms
Mr. Nikolaos Doukas
Ms. Effie Kokoreli
Lunch Break
Session 4: Security safety and resilience on Agrifood Supply Chains
Dr. Eleftherios Iakovou
Dr. Dimitrios Vlachos
Dr. Serko Haroutounian
Mr. Ruud Grim
Dr. Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Moderator
Dr. Chrysoula Tassou
Session 5: Policies for addressing short & midterm agrifood challenges
Mr. Makis Voridis
Mr. Harry Theocharis
Ms. Stella Ronner-Grubačić
Ms. Alexandra Nikolakopoulou
Moderator
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
Chair Organizing Committee AgriBusiness Forum