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Mr Ioannis GKLAVAKIS was born in 1949 in Thessaloniki Greece and raised in Piperia Aridaia of Pella prefecture.
He holds a degree in Agriculture from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 1976 he founded ‘Gklavakis Plants’, an agricultural company that changed the standards of the industry of hardy nursery stock (plant propagational material) in Greece.
He participated in a number of committees and boards related to his sector, represented the most important research institutes from the world in Greece
In 2004-2009 he was member of the European Parliament (MEP). Member of the committee of Agriculture and Rural development as well of the Fisheries Affairs committee. For the same period he was acting member of the committee of Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and second vice president of the EU-Mexico delegation (2006-2009).
Academic Studies: Panteion University of Athens, School of Social and Political Sciences
Professional activity
- 1985-1996 : DIRECTOR OF SALES & BUSINESS CONSULTANT
- 1996-2012: GENERAL MANAGER OF COOPERATIVE FRUIT CANNERY “AL.M.ME. S.A.”
- 2012- today : EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE “VENUS GROWERS”
Memberships (previous)
- Vice-Chairman of the Board OF “SYDASE”
- BOARD MEMBER “ELGA” (Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization)
- BOARD MEMBER ‘’OPEGEP’’ (Agricultural Product Certifications)
- BOARD MEMBER “PASEGES”
- VICE PRESIDENT OF IMATHIA’S PREFECTURE BOARD
- GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF “EKE” ( GREEK CANNERIES ASSOCIATION )
- BOARD MEMBER “CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF IMATHIA”
- BOARD MEMBER “SBE”(Federation of Industries of Greece)
Memberships (current)
- BOARD MEMBER “SASOEE” (Greek Association of Agricultural Cooperatives and Enterprises)
- PRESIDENT OF THE “ASSOCIATION OF PRODUCERS’ ORGANIZATION OF IMATHIA”
- CHAIRMAN OF “AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SA”
Christos Megklas was born in 1957 and studied Agriculture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is married and he has a son. Since November 2011 he has been elected President of the Serres Chamber.
On 1974, he has begun his own business, in 1988 he merged 3 companies and established the “Christos Megklas SA”, Fertilizer & Seed Industry, where he is President and Chief Executive Officer. He is also the owner of the Football Team F.C. SERRES
2015-2017: Member of the Board of TIF – HELEXPO S.A.
2016 until today he is Member of the Board of Fertilizer Producers & Merchant Association and Member of the Management Committee of the Agro-Food Partnership of Region of Central Macedonia.
2014 until today he participates in the Chambers European Parliament, in 2012 until today he’s elected Vice-President of the Board of the Macedonian Development Union (ANEM – KEPA, EFEPAE Member – E.F.D., EPAN), President of the Serres Chamber’s Development Company “EPANESER” and Member of the Committee for Strategic Planning of Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Giannis is a forward thinking and results oriented strategist specialized in the event management and hospitality industries.
He is carrying 35 years of experience as Planning | Product | General Manager & CEO at different Greek and International corporations.
He is currently President of the Board at Geo Routes Cultural Institute, Chair of the Organizing Committees of the Balkans & Black Sea Cooperation Forum & the AgriBusiness Forum, also Executive Advisor to the Gnomon Performance SA,
His studies are in Banking & Finance, he speaks English & French and is a regular speaker in international fora related to Culture | Tourism | Development. He served for 10 years as active member to the Board of the Association of Chief Executive Officers Greece, and is a former VP of the Society of Incentive Travel Executives Greece.
Kostas Karamanlis was born in Athens in 1974. He has studied History and Economics at Hamilton College and earned an MA in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Tufts University.
In January 2015 Kostas was elected to parliament with the party of New Democracy, and was re-elected in September 2015 and in July 2019. From January 2016 since June 2019 he was the shadow minister of the New Democracy Party for Infrastructure and Transport.
After the 2019 election, Kostas was appointed Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Before getting into politics, Kostas worked from 2002 until 2004 in London for the UBS Warburg Bank. In 2004 he returned to Greece and started working as a chief executive at Mantinia Shipping Company.
Kostas is also a member of the Board of Directors of the “Konstantinos G. Karamanlis” Foundation and of the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher School.
Konstantinos Skrekas hails from Megarhi, Trikala. He is married to Eirini Karagouni and father of two daughters, Alexandra and Sophia. He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology), and an MSc in Construction Management from the University of Birmingham, UK.
After completing his studies, he worked in the FMCG sector (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) in managerial positions. Co-founder of a company operating in the FMCG sector and CEO for 15 years.
In the parliamentary elections of 6 May 2012 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament (MP) for the Constituency of Trikala with the New Democracy Party. He was re-elected on 17th June of the same year. On 25th of January 2015 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament (MP), receiving the largest number of electoral votes among candidates from all political parties. He was re-elected in the elections on 20th September of the same year. In the general elections on 7th July 2019 he was elected first in votes Member of the Greek Parliament for the Constituency of Trikala.
During his incumbency in the Hellenic Parliament he has been member of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Standing Committee on Production and Trade, the Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology and the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection. He was also the responsible MP for the Environment and Energy Sector for the New Democracy Party.
He was appointed Minister of Development and Competitiveness from October 2014 until February 2015. On 9th July 2019 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, responsible for the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
He speaks English and French.
Makis Voridis was born in Athens in 1964. He graduated from Athens College and obtained a degree in Law, from the University of Athens. He holds a Master of Law from the University of London, specialized in International Commercial Law and in Criminal Law. He is fluent both in English and French.
In 1992 he served in the Army, as a Cadet Reserve Officer of Artillery, leader of his series of the Artillery School and was released qualifying the rank of Lieutenant. He has been practicing Law in Athens for the last 29 years specialized in International Commercial Law and in Criminal Law. He is married to Danai Michelakou, pediatrician and they have two children.
In September 2007 he was elected for the first time as a member of Greek Parliament, and was re-elected in October 2009, in the Attica Region. In November 2011, he was appointed as Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and public transportation Networks, during the coalition Government of political parties PASOK-NEW DEMOCRACY-LAOS, under Prime Minister Loukas Papadimos. At the elections of May 6th 2012, he was elected as a member of Parliament, Attica electoral District under the Political Party “New Democracy”, ranking first position in the Election Ballot. From 2012 until 2014 he was the Parliamentary Representative of Political Party “New Democracy”. He was re-elected during the elections of June 17th 2012 (Election List).
In June 2013 he was assigned as President of the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In June 2014 he was appointed Minister of Health under Prime Minister Antonios Samaras. He was re-elected at the elections of 15th January and 20th September of 2015, with the Political party of “New Democracy”, in the Attica Region. In January 2016, the President of political Party “New Democracy”, appointed him as Divisional Director of Internal Affairs. Ιn July 2017 he was elected President of the Special Immigration Committee of the Parliament Assembly of OSCE.
In July 7th 2019 he was re-elected as a member of Parliament of East Attica A’ District, under the Political Party of “New Democracy” and was appointed Minister of Rural Development and Food.
Panagiotis Sainatoudis began to get involved in traditional seeds in January 1991 when he organised the first group for the collection, preservation and spreading of traditional seeds in Greece.
He travelled on foot and also hitch hiked over a large area of the country searching for farmers who saved their own seeds. In the span of five years he collected 1200 species of traditional seeds.
In 1995 he organised the first seed sharing event in Greece. In 1999 he organised the first Public Traditional Seed Exchange event and that is the first Seed Exchange event not only in Greece but also in Europe. In 2013 the Australian seed savers characterized the Peliti Seed Festival “The largest Seed Exchange in the World”
In 2017 he started organizing the Olympic Seed Festival. On the 22nd of May 2009 he was honoured as «Guardian of the Mediterranean Biodiversity» by the General Secretary of Biodiversity International and and the mayor of Rome.
In 2013 Peliti received an award for its volunteer work in the country from the President of the Republic of Greece Mr Karolos Papoulias.
Dr. Lappas holds a PhD from Bradford University England in agricultural economics and is currently Chief Editor in Ypaithros Chora.
Researcher and research coordinator in many agricultural development projects, Counsellor and Consultant on issues of agriculture. Member of the Presidium and the Group of General Experts of COPA for many years.
President of the Consultative Committee of the EU on Quality and Hygiene of Agricultural Production (1998-2002), Member of the C.C. of the EU on Environment (2003-2009).