Speakers
Meet our RGC 2024 speakers
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Stefanos Agiasoglou
CEO, OSY |
Grigoris Alexopoulos
Chris Allen
DG ECFIN Resident Adviser in Athens, European Commission |
Panagiotis G. Anastassopoulos
CEO, Patras Port Authority (OLPA) |
Kostas Andriosopoulos
Professor in Finance & Energy Economics, Audencia Business School |
Michail Angelopoulos
Secretary General of Information Systems and Digital Governance |
Rodianos Antonakopoulos
CEO, Nea Odos & Kentriki Odos
Marisa Antonopoulou
Chief Operations Officer at Action Finance Initiative |
Evangelos Apostolakis
MP for State / Chief of Defense Sector – SYRIZA P.A., Honourable Chief HNDGS, Former Minister of Defence of the Hellenic Republic, Admiral (ret.) HN
Milena Apostolakis
Member of Parliament, PASOK KINAL |
Valia Aranitou
Associate Professor, Economic Sociology, Department of Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Konstantinos Aravossis
Professor, UNESCO Chairholder, National Technical University Athens |
Michael G. Arghyrou
Professor in Economics, University of Piraeus, Head of Council of Economic Advisors, Ministry of Finance |
Laura Argyropoulou
Special Advisor, General Secretariat of Tourism, Policy and Development, Ministry of Tourism |
Lina Aristeidopoulou
Development & HR Manager, IEK ALTO
Fotini Asimakopoulou
President of the Rheumatoid Association of Patras, Vice – President of the Panhellenic ReuMazin Federation |
Dimitris Aspros
Managing Director, DATA Consultants |
Christos Athanassiou
Professor, Department of Agriculture Plant Production & Rural Environment, University of Thessaly |
Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou
Member of Parliament for Ilia, NEA DIMOKRATIA |
Pavlos Avramidis
Vice Rector for Research and Development |
Dimitris Avramopoulos
Former European Commissioner and Minister, Member of Parliament |
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Athanasios K. Balermpas
General Secretary of Interior and Organization |
Manolis Baltas
Civil engineer, CEO of Re.De-Plan
Theodoros Baris
Mayor of Erymanthos
Pantelis E. Barouchas
BscAgr,MSc, PhD (Soil Science), Associate Professor, University of Patras |
Efi Bekou
PASOK SECRETARY for Social- Welfare Affairs, f. State Secretary for Gender Equality, f.State Secretary for Welfare Issues |
Michail Bletsas
Director of Computing, Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab |
Antonis Bogris
Professor of the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica |
Ioannis Bougas
Deputy Minister of Justice |
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Paraskevi Charalaboyianni
Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Interior |
Grigorios Chasanis
E/M & Tolling Systems Manager, Olympia Odos |
Angelos Chasiotis
Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineer, EU Climate Pact Ambassador & Research Associate, PhD Candidate at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Volunteer Samaritan at Hellenic Red Cross |
Pavlos Christidis
Member of the Political Council at Movement for Change, Member of the Greek Parliament, Southern Sector of Athens Prefecture |
George Chrousos
Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics & Endocrinology, Director of Research, University Institute for Maternal, Child Health, and Precision Medicine |
Antonia Colibasanu
Professor & Senior Geopotical Analyst, Romania |
Lena Condoyanni
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Alice Corovessi
Managing Director, INZEB Country Coordinator for Greece for the EU Climate Pact |
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Tryfon Daras
Legal Adviser, Union of Regional News Television in Greece & Regional Press Association |
Georgia Datsika
Deputy Governor of Social Policy and Family, Region of Western Greece
Niki Dandolou
Special Secretary for EU / ESF Programme Management, Ministry of Economy and Finance |
Nektarios Demenopoulos
Argyris Dermetzis
Journalist, Head of ECOPRESS |
Nikolaos Dercas
Director of Agricultural Hydraulics Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens |
Klimentini Diakomanoli
Author “Fake news : What is Europe doing”
George Dikaios
Adjunct lecturer & researcher, Department of Ports Management and Shipping, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Political Science and Public Administration National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Senior Research Fellow UNESCO Chair on Climate Diplomacy, Research Fellow, Institute of European Integration & Policy, Hellenic Foundation for ELIAMEP |
Zefi Dimadama
Secretary General for Equality and Human Rights, Ministry for Social Cohesion and Family |
Ilias Dimitriadis
President & Managing Director, ANAKEM |
Gabriel Dimitriou
Professor, Paediatrics and Neonatology, Chairman of the Department of Paediatrics, NICU, PICU, University of Patras |
Makis Drakopoulos
Director of Programmes & Institutional Fundraising, ActionAid Hellas |
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Athanasios Ellis
Ioannis Ermiris
President of Athena Research Center, Professor of Informatics, University of Athens |
Elsa Exarhou
CEO of Branding Greece, Founder of “Epirus365” project |
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Nektarios Farmakis
Elissavet Feloni
Adjunct Lecturer, University of West Attica, Research Associate in Climatology and Atmospheric Environment Laboratory, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Elisa Ferreira
Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, European Commission
Andreas Filias
Deputy Governor for Rural Development, Region of Western Greece |
Konstantinos Filis
BA in Political Science and History, University of La Verne & MA in Global Governance, University of Reading & PhD in Russian Foreign Policy, University of Reading |
George Floridis
Minister of Justice |
Myron Flouris
Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Ministry of Tourism |
Iasonas Fotilas
Lawyer, Member of the Greek Parliament, Achaia Prefecture |
Spyros Fountas
Professor in Agricultural Engineering , Agricultural University of Athens, Editor-in-Chief, Elsevier journal Smart Agricultural Technology |
Ioannis Fournarakis
University of Patras |
Apostolos Fournaris
Director of Research at ISI ATHENS |
Dimitris Fragakis
Secretary General, Greek National Tourism Organization |
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Dimitrios Galamatis
Secretary General of Communication and Information of the Presidency of the Government & Assistant Professor, University of Thessaly |
George Galanos
Associate Professor, Economic Policy and Competitiveness in the University of Piraeus |
Maria Gavouneli
General Director, ELIAMEP |
Yannis Georgakellos
Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Athenian Brewery |
Theodossis Georgiou
President of Atlantic Treaty Association, Co-Founder & President OF Greek Association for Atlantic & European Cooperation |
Evangelia Georgitsi
Official of the European Commission, Communication Officer at the EC Representation in Greece |
Dionysios Georgopoulos
Evangelos T. Giakoumis
President, Administrative Council of the Public Benefit Municipal Enterprise for Cultural Development, Municipality of Peristeri |
Sofia Gialama
PhD Candidate, University of West Attica, Climate Risk and ESG Expert |
Konstantina Giannaki
Partnership Manager, Women4Cyber |
Myron Giannakis
Associate Software Developer, PwC Greece |
Christos Giannakakis
Vice President, National Association of Agricultural Cooperatives ETHEAS, President, Consortium of Producer Groups of Imathia |
Aris Giannakas
Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras |
Giannis Giarentis
Chairman Of The Board and CEO, Dapeep S.A. |
Thomas Giotitsas
Deputy Mayor of Development Planning, Digital Governance, Municipality of Ioannito |
Dr. Dimitris C. Gkikas
AI Engineer, e-Business Analyst, Lecturer and Researcher, University of Patras |
Vasileios Gkizas
Dionysios Gkoutis
Director General, Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration |
Emmanouil Grafakos
Secretary General for Waste Management, Ministry of Environment & Energy |
Kyriakos Grigoriou
Philippos Gourzis
Prof. University of Patras, Director of Psychiatry Clinic, University General Hospital of Patras |
Vladislava Gubalova
Senior Research Fellow, GLOBSEC |
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George Hadjinicolaou
Chairman, Piraeus Bank |
Kostis Hatzidakis
Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic |
Yianna Hormova
Deputy Governor, Public Employment Service (DYPA) |
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Dimitris Iliopoulos
Ambassador (AD.HON), FORMER Principal Adviser on Dissarmament Issues, European Action External Service, Greece |
Giorgos Iliopoulos
Associate Professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Department of Geology, University of Patras |
Sokratis Ioannidis
Head of Cybersecurity Technology and Red Team, NetCompany |
Yiorgos Ioannidis
Economist, Member of the National Expert Group for the Future, Cohesion Policy |
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Dionysios-Charalampos Kalamatianos
Member of Parliament Ileia |
Ioannis Kalavourziotis
Fernado Kalligas
Corporate Affairs, ESG & Communications Senior Director, DESFA
Athanasios Kalogeras
Research Director and Deputy Director of the Industrial Systems Institute, ATHENA Research Center |
Dimitris Kalogeropoulos
Christoforos Kapopoulos
Civil Engineer, Geologist & Geotechnical Engineer, Coastal Engineering Specialist |
Ioannis K. Karabagias
Assistant Professor in Food Science & Technology, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras |
Alexandros Karakitsios
Research economist at the Bank of Greece |
George Karameros
Member of Parliament for Eastern Attica, Head of Digital Governance, SYRIZA P.A |
Eirini Karanastasi
Associate Professor, University of Patras |
Apostolos Karampaglidis
Researcher, Peace Journalism Laboratory, AUTH Nikos Mysirlakis, Program Manager, Athanasios K. Charitable Foundation Laskaridis |
Yannis Karvelis
Michalis Katrinis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, PASOK-Movement for Change |
Andreas Katsaniotis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Achaea, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Diaspora Greeks |
Kostis Katsanevas
Founder, Careergate |
Dimitrios Katsaros
Secretary General of Decentralised Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece & Ionian |
Dr Kleanthis K. Katsaros
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour, School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras |
Louka Katseli
Athanasios Katsis
Rector, University of Peloponnese
Angeliki Kavga
Associate Professor, University of Patras |
George Kazantzopoulos
Environment Manager, Olympia Odos S.A. |
Georgios Kechagias
Professor, Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Patras |
Maria-Alexandra Kefala
Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion and Family |
Kyriakos Kenevezos
Former Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Athens
Maria Kiamou
Msc, Head of Quality Control & Quality Standards Development Department, Quality Standards Directorate, Ministry of Tourism |
Andreas Kindl
German Ambassador to Greece |
George Sp. Kipreos
Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Secretary General of EU Resources and Infrastructures |
Prokopis Kogkos
Journalist, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper |
Konstantinos Kollias
President of the Economic Chamber of Greece |
Vasiliki Kolypera
Health Visitor, General Pediatric Hospital of Patras “Karamandaneio” |
Byron Kontzamanis
Demographer, Docteur es Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Co-founder & Research Director, Institute of Demographic Research and Studies |
Kleomenis Kostopoulos
Art Director ArtWalk Co, Creative/Art Director, curator, Art In Progress Co, Creative/Art Director, curator, Tatiana Dimou Artists |
Stavros A. Koubias
Professor Emeritus, Former Rector , University of Patras |
Vassia Kouremenou
Manolis Koutoulakis
Secretary General , Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy |
Nelly Kouvelaki
Founder “Phaos” Co.S.Ep. |
Yiannis Kovanis
Head, Local Development Unit for coordination and monitoring of LEADER |
Alekos Kritikos
Senior Policy Advisor, ELIAMEP, Former senior official, European Commission, Former Secretary General, Ministry of the Interior |
Lucie Kuligová
Director of the Athens Czech Center, Embassy of the Czech Republic |
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Vasiliki Lagari
Coordinator, Director of the Psychiatric Clinic and Director of the Medical Service of G.N. Tripoli Panarkadian Hospital “I EVANGELISTRIA” |
Dr. Aris S. Lalos
Research Director, Industrial Systems Institute/ “ATHENA” Research Centre |
Konstantinos Lampropoulos
Journalist, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper
Chrysi Laspidou
Professor-Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Vice President of Research and Technology, Water Europe, Member of the WEF Nexus Steering Committee, Future Earth
Vassiliki Lazarakou
Chair of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) |
Effie Lazaridou
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Member of the General Assembly |
Panagiotis Liargovas
President & Scientific Director, Centre of Planning and Economic Research |
Panos Loukas
CEO, Concession Company GEFYRA SA |
Theodoros Louloudis
Publisher, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper |
Fabrizio Lucioli
President, Italian Atlantic Committee, Special Adviser, Italian Parliament for the Delegation to the Nato Parliamentary Assembly |
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Fay Makantasi
Research Director, diaNEOsis |
Vicky Makrigianni
Director of International Relations & Regional Policy at SEV |
Alexandros P. Mallias
Former Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States |
Ioanna Mandrou
Journalist, KATHIMERINI |
Dimitris Mantzos
Member of Parliament and Parliamentary Representative, PASOK-Kinima Allagis |
Arrif Mammadov
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Hellenic Republic
Anargyros Mariolis
President, Hellenic Academy of General Practice, Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Director, Areopolis Mani Health Center |
Maria Carla Martin
Representative, UNHCR Greece |
Yannis Mastrogeorgiou
Special Secretary of Foresight Strategy at Presidency of the Government
Anna Mastorakou
Antonia Mataragka
Postdoctoral Researcher, Agricultural University of Athens |
Athanasios Mavromatis
Vangelis Meimarakis
Former President of Nea Dimokratia, Vice – Chair, EPP Group |
Alexandros Melidis
Director General of Open Technologies Organization, EELLAK |
Vasileios Messinis
Penetration Tester, NetCompany |
Charalampos Mexakis
SME Sales Manager, Vodafone of Greece |
Thanos Micheloggonas
Deputy Governor of Tourism, Region of Peloponnese
Angeliki Mitropoulou
PhD Candidate in the department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Research Associate, ENA Institute for Alternative Policies |
Aliki Mitsakos
President, WIIS HELLAS, Co-Founder & Secretary General of G.A.A.E.C, Greece |
Stavros Moschos
PhD candidate, School of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, |
Konstantinos Moutzouris
Member of European Parliament |
Charalampos Mponanos
Nikos Myrsilakis
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Dr. Panagiotis Nastos
Professor & Director, Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment
Marios Nicolaou
Director of Business Development |
Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
Technical director, DEYA Aigialeias |
Andreas Nikolakopoulos
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Citizen Protection
Maria Nikoltsiou
Journalist & Presenter, ALPHA TV & TALKRADIO 989 |
Aikaterini Nomidou
Member of the Control Committee for the Protection of his Rights Receiver of Health Services of the Ministry of Health |
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Maro Panagiotidou
IBBA, MSc, Consciousness Coach & Business transformational |
Jenny Panagiotidou
Communications Manager, Aldemar |
Andreas Panagiotopoulos
Doctor, NHS Director, Member of Parliament for Achaia & Head of the Health Department of SYRIZA-PS
Aristides Panagiotopoulos
Giorgos Panagiotopoulos
Associate Professor, University of Patras |
Nikos Panagiotou
Professor, Department of Journalism and Media, AUTH |
Eva Papadaki
Project Manager, HOPEgenesis |
Andreas Papadimitriou
Senior Investment Officer, European Investment Bank |
Amalia Papadimitropoulou
Director E.S.Y. of Child Psychiatry and Director of KOKEPSYPE G.N.Paedon “Karamandaneio” of Patras
Athanasios Papadopoulos
Mayor of Kalavrita, President of Development Agency – Achaia SA
Takis Papadopoulos
Meropi Papadopoulou
Journalist, Kathimerini |
Vassilis Papaefstathiou
Deputy Mayor of Strategic Planning and Climate Neutrality Municipality of Kalamata ,MSc in Architecture NTUA | MSc in Environmental Planning of Cities and Buildings |
Konstantinos Papageorgiou
Co-owner & General Manager of PTL, Vice President of EEL |
Ismini Papakirillou
Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Development Bank |
Sotiris Papandreou
Journalist, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper |
Panagiotis Papanikolas
Chairman & CEO at Olympia Odos S.A.
Vasileios Papasotiropoulos
Professor, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens |
Vassilis Papataxiarhis
PhD Candidate, University of Athens, Intellia |
Fanis Papathanasiou
Journalist, Senior diplomatic correspondent, ERT |
Sissy Papathanasiou
Director of Literature and Letters, Ministry of Culture |
George Papatheodorou
Professor of “Environmental and Geological Oceanography” in the Geology Department, Dean of School of Natural Sciences, University of Patras |
Theodoros Papatheodorou
Professor, University of the Peloponnese, Vice President of Democrats Party |
George Papoulias
Political Scientist, Director of InSocial |
Laura Pappa
Founder, President and CEO, METAdrasi |
Georgios Papas
CPA, President of Economic Chamber of Northwestern Peloponnese and Western Greece |
Dr. Dimitris D. Piromalis
Associate Professor in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, University of West Attica (UNIWA) |
Alexandra Pliakoura
Head of the Department of Agricultural Development & Controls, Ministry of Agricultural Development & Food |
Christina Poutetsi
Journalist, PROTAGON.gr |
Petros Psomas
Member of the municipal councilor of Patras Municipality and head of “spiral” municipal party – Computer Science Teacher in Secondary Education
Ioannis Psycharis
Dimitris Ptochos
Governor, Region of Peloponnese
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Thanasis Raptis
Director, Greek National School of Public Administration, PhD, Process Improvement |
Aggelos Rezos
CEO & Owner, Rezos Brands S.A. |
Marina Rizogianni
Journalist, PELOPONNISOS Newspaper |
Nicholas Rodopoulos
President & CEO of OnLine Data AE, former President of EEL, member of the Board of Directors of SEPE |
Georgios Rokkas
Chairman & CEO, R Energy 1
Georgios Roumeliotis
Christos Rumbos
Post-doctorate, Department of Agriculture Plant Production & Rural Environment, University of Thessaly |
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Panagiotis Sakellaropoulos
Georgios Salahas
Professor, Department of Agriculture, University of Patras |
Nicola de Santis
Head of the Engagements Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division (PDD), International Italy |
Alexandra Sdoukou
Deputy Minister of Environment & Energy |
Konstantinos Sfetsioris
Senior Project Manager, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics |
Vassilis Siadimas
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MOU SA |
Evangelos Siokas
PhD in Engineering, NTUA, Scientific Office Associate Technology Transfer |
Spiros Sirmakessis
Professor, Dept of Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Dimitris Skalkos
Secretary General of Public Investments and ESPA |
Katerina Sklavounou
Undergraduate degree in Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras |
Eleni Sotiropoulou
President, Urban Non-Profit Organization΄΄Protection and Promotion of the Health of Vulnerable Populations”, program ΄΄Health for All΄΄ |
Paraskevi Souliou
Undergraduate degree in Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras |
Kostas Spanoulis
President of the Panhellenic Association of Agricultural Photovoltaics |
Ioannis Spilanis
Professor, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean |