Meet our
RGC 2021 Speakers
Margaritis Schinas
Vice-President, Promoting the European Way of Life, European Commission
Nicolas Schmit
Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights,
European Commission
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Effie Achtsioglou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament (SYRIZA Party), Former Minister of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity
Peter Adams
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University
Panayiotis Alefragis
Αssistant professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Grigoris Alexopoulos
President of the Solid Waste Management Association of the Prefecture of Achaia
Sokratis Anagnostou
CEO, Volos Port Authority
Eleni Andreadis
Group Director of Sustainability and CSR, Sani Resort/Ikos Resorts
Nikos Androulakis
Member of the
European Parliament
Alexandros Angelopoulos
Managing Director of Aldemar Resorts
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
President, Greece 1821-2021
Rodianos Antonakopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, NEA ODOS S.A. & ODOS KENTRIKIS ELLADAS S.A.
Vasiliki Angouridi
Journalist, Managing Editor, News4Health.gr
Dr. Maria Argyropoulou
Research & Teaching Fellow, Department
of Tourism Management, University of Patras
Panagiotis Arkoumaneas
President of the BoD, Greek National Public Health Organization
Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Member of the European Parliament
Dimitris Aspros
Managing Director of DATA Consultants
Jimmy Athanasopoulos
Chairman of Envolve Entrepreneurship
Vasiliki Boukouvala
Research & Teaching Fellow, Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras
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Yiannis Charalabidis
Professor, Department of Information & Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean
Alexis Charitsis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament (SYRIZA Party), Former Minister of Internal Affairs
Maria Christantoni
Sustainability Officer of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
Leonidas Christopoulos
Secretary General, Digital Governance and Simplification of Procedures, Ministry of Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic
Ioannis Chomatas
Asset Development Division Director, DESFA
Chelsea Collier
Founder of
Digi.City
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Athanasios Dagoumas
Assistant Professor in Energy and Resource Economics at the University of Piraeus
Paris Deligiannakis
Head of Public Sector at Vodafone Business Greece
Nektarios Demenopoulos
Deputy Manager PR, IR & Company Announcements Dpt. at Piraeus Port Authority S.A./ COSCO SHIPPING
Nikos Dendias
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Anna Diamantopoulou
President, To DIKTIO; fmr EU Commissioner; fmr. Minister
George Didaskalou
Secretary General of Culture at the Ministry of Culture and Sports
Christos Dimas
Deputy Minister for Development and Investments in charge of Research and Innovation,Hellenic Republic
Apostolis Dimitropoulos
Secretary General for Higher Education at the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Panagiotis Dimopoulos
Vice Rector for Research and Development, University of Patras
Anastasios Drosopoulos
Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Peloponnese
Efstathios P. Efstathopoulos
Vice President, Administrative, Academic & Student Affairs,
Hellenic Open University, Professor of Medical Physics, University of Athens (NKUA)
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Socratis Famellos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament (SYRIZA Party), Former Minister of Environment and Energy
Constantinos Filis
Executive Director at the Institute of International Relations, Panteion University, Athens and commentator for Ant1 Group
Eleni Fotopoulou
Deputy Head Officer, Head of Unit B’ of the Managing Authority of FEAD, Greece – National Institute of Labor and Human Resources
George Galanos
Assistant Professor, Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
Andrei Geica
Co-founder, Partner, Impact & Policy, Sporos Platform
Fofi Gennimata
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, President of Kinima Allagis (KINAL)
Yiannis Georgakellos
Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Athenian Brewery
Thodoris Georgakopoulos
Editorial Director at diaNEOsis
Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Development and Investments,
Hellenic Republic
Angela Gerekou
President, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO)
Vaggelis Giakoumis
Journalist, ALPHA TV
Sinos Giokas
Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at the Department of Biology of the University of Patras
Dimitris C. Gkikas
Researcher at University of Patras & Digital Marketing Director at OWEB Digital Experience
Eirini Gkiza
Data Consultants – Head of Procurement Div
Elona Gjebrea Hoxha
Member, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Manolis Grafakos
Secretary General of Coordination and Waste Management, Ministry of Environment and Energy,Hellenic Republic
Dr. Julius Heinicke
Professor of Cultural Policy, Chairholder of the UNESCO “Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development”
Ioannis Kaltsas
Head of the Investment Team for Greece & Cyprus at the European Investment Bank (ΕΙΒ)
Nasser Kamel
Secretary-General of the Union for the Mediterranean
Kostas Karamanlis
Minister of Infrastructure & Transport,
Hellenic Republic
Demetres Karavellas
CEO, WWF Greece
Yiannis Karvelis
Administrator
of 6th Health Region Peloponnese,
Ionian Islands,
Epirus & Western Greece
Ioannis Karydas
Chief Executive Officer
Renewables
Copelouzos Group
Alexandros Karydis
Partner Legal & Compliance, Sporos Platform
Vasileios Kasiolas
Manager of Regional Development Dept., Data Consultants
Michail Katrinis
MP, Kinima Allagis
George Katrougalos
Vice Chair of the Group of the United European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Kostas Katsafados
Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs & Insular Policy
Louka T. Katseli
Professor of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Alexandros Katsiamboulas
Group Environment, Social & Governance Performance Director, TITAN
Apostolos Katsifaras
Former Governor of Western Greece
Athanasios Katsis
Rector of the University of Peloponnese
Amalia Katzou
Journalist, CNN Greece
Christos Kavalopoulos
General Director, Greek Mining Enterprises Association
Xenia Kazoli
Co-founder, Corporate Governance Hub
Manolis Kefalogiannis
Member of the European Parliament
Spyros Kiartzis
Manager New Technologies & Alternative Energy Sources
Hellenic Petroleum SA
Vassilis Kikilias
Minister of Health, Hellenic Republic
Εleni Kipreou
Director of Bouzianis Museum, Art curator
Dr. Paris Kitsos
Αssociate professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department,University of the Peloponnese
Petros Kokkalis
Member of the European Parliament
Christos Kolonas
Journalist,
TA NEA Newspaper
Christos Konstas
Financial Editor at Ethos Media & liberal.gr
Pavlos Kontos
Professor of Philosophy, Head of the Philosophy Department, University of Patras
Vassilis Kontozamanis
Alternate Minister for Health, Hellenic Repuplic
Ioannis Kotsiopoulos
General Secretary at Ministry of Health, Hellenic Republic
Dr. Phoebe Koundouri
Prof. Athens University of Economics & Business, President EAERE, Fellow World Academy of Art & Science, Chair UN SDSN Europe
Christos Koutras
Journalist, SKAI TV
Rodi Kratsa
Governor of the Ionian Islands
George Kremlis
Principal Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister
Stelios Kympouropoulos
Member of theEuropean Parliament
Georgios Kyrtsos
Member, European Parliament
Sofoklis Makridis
Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Patras
Manos Manousakis
Chairman & CEO Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO)
Dionissios Mantzavinos
Vice Rector for Academic & International Affairs, University of Patras
Nikos Mantzoufas
Governor of Recovery and Resilience Coordination Agency
Eleni Marianou
Secretary General of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR)
Grigoris Marinakis
Country Manager of Voltalia Greece
Platon Marlafekas
Vice President & Head of Marketing and Exports Departments of Loux SA,
President of the Chamber of Achaia & of EFEPAE
Konstantinos Mavros
CEO, PPC Renewables
Evangelos Meimarakis
Head of the EPP Group Greek Delegation in the European Parliament
Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister for Welfare and Social Solidarity Issues, Hellenic Republic
Alexandra Mitsotaki
President & Co-founder World Human Forum
Konstantinos Moustakas
Professor at the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, University of Patras
Philip Owen
Head of Unit Climate finance, mainstreaming, Montreal Protocol, DG Climate Action, European Commission
Spyros Pandis
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
George Papachristos
Publishing Advisor, Newspaper “TA NEA”
Vagelis Papadakis
Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Patras
Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Vice-President of the European Parliament, Head of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance delegation
Yannis Papadogiannis
Journalist, Business Daily
Athanasios Papadopoulos
Mayor of Kalavrita, President of Development Agency – Achaia SA
George Papanastasiou
Mayor of Agrinio, President of the Regional Association of Municipalities of Western Greece (PED)
George Papandreou
Former Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011), Member of Parliament with the Movement of Change (KINAL)
Panagiotis Papanikolas
Chairman & CEO at Olympia Odos S.A.
Dimitris Papastergiou
Mayor of Trikala, President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
Fanis Papathanasiou
Journalist, ERT TV
Theodoros Papatheodorou
Professor, University of the Peloponnese,
f. Deputy Minister of Education,
f. MP f. Rector, University of the Peloponnese
Dr. Ioannis Pappas
Director Mediterranean Region, Global Sustainable Tourism Council,
CEO & co-founder, Green Evolution SA
Lena Paraskeva
Journalist,
STAR CENTRAL GREECE
Dr. Michael Paraskevas
Associate Professor, Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of the Peloponnese
Ketan Patel
Co-founder and CEO, Greater Pacific Capital
George Patoulis
Governor of Attica Region, Region of Attica
Savvas Peltekis
CEO, TÜV Hellas
Aimilios Perdikaris
General Manager, Athens / Macedonian News Agency
Stelios Petsas
Alternate Minister of Interior,Hellenic Republic
Ambassador Sergio Piazzi
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
Konstantinos Pistiolas
SEVPDE board member / AGRINO board member
Dr. Nikitas Pittis
Chief Economist of AssetWise Capital Management
Christina Politi
Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Ioannis Politis
Journalist,
Action 24, Greece
Ioulia Poulaki
Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management, University of Patras
Prodromos Prodromidis
Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Planning and Economic Research
Geoffrey R. Pyatt
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
Panos Sakellaropoulos
Chairman of the Economic Committee & Deputy Regional Head of Economic Policy and Financial Control of the Region of Western Greece
Ioannis Segkos
Mayor, Chersonissos-Crete, Secretary General, Network of Solid Waste Management
Associations- Fo.Di.S.A. Network(CTI)
Dimitris Serpanos
Director, Computer Technology Institute and Press (CTI)
Thanos Siafakas
Journalist, ERT TV
Sara Siampli
Journalist, MEGA TV
Spiros Sirmakessis
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Dimitris Skalkos
Secretary General for Public Investment and Partnership Agreement,Hellenic Republic
Michalis Skordas
President, Greek Network Leader
Konstantinos Skrekas
Minister of Environment & Energy,
Hellenic Republic
Theodoros Skylakakis
Alternate Minister of Finance, for Fiscal Policy, Hellenic Republic
Ioannis Smyrlis
Secretary General for International Economic Affairs, Hellenic Republic
George Soulos
Head of European Projects Division, Data Consultants
Petros Souretis
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Member, Intrakat
Natassa Spagadorou
Journalist, CNN Greece
Fanis Spanos
Governor, Region of Central Greece
Aristotelis Spiliotis
Secretary General of Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
Maria Spyraki
Member of the
European Parliament
Spyridon Spyridon
Managing Director, Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government
Christos Staikouras
Minister of Finance, Hellenic Republic
Michalis Stavrianoudakis
Secretary General of Interior and Organization
Aristofanis Stefatos
Managing Director of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Management Company (HHRM SA)
Maria Syregela
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Hellenic Republic
Angelos Syrigos
Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Hellenic RepublicT
Vasilis Tampakas
Professor, Department of Computer and Informatics Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece
Alexia Tasouli
Journalist, OPEN TV
Petros Tatsopoulos
Author
Tasos Telloglou
Journalist, Kathimerini Newspaper
Marios Themistocleous
Secretary General of Primary Health Care, Hellenic Republic
Prokopis Theodoridis
Associate Professor, Marketing at the Department of Business Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, University of Patras
Harrys Theoharis
Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic
Giorgos Trantas
Professor of Management and Comparative Law Management, ΗΜΕΙ Euelpidon Military School, Legal Advisor of Hellenic Single Public Procurement Authority (H S P P A)
Dr. Marios Tsakas
CEO of Public Gas Distribution Networks SA (DEDA)
Yannis Tsakiris
Deputy Minister of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
Panayotis J. Tsakonas
Professor of International Relations, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dimitris Tsalemis
Director General for Energy of the Greek Ministry for Environment and Energy
Kostis Tselenis
Managing Partner swiss Impact Office, Founder & President Hellenic Impact Investing Network
Konstantinos Tsiakataras
Deputy Managing Director and Partner of DIADIKASIA Business Consulting S.A.
George Tsiamis
Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras
Yioula Tsiknakou
Head of the Hydroelectric Projects Department at
TERNA ENERGY
Iro Tsimpri
General Director of ACHAIA – DEVELOPMENT AGENCY S.A.
Panagiotis Tsonis
Managing Director of O.L.PA. SA
Constantinos Tsoutsoplides
Head of the European Parliament Liaison Office in Greece
Anastasios Tzikas
President TIF-HELEXPO SA, President, Technopolis Thessaloniki SA
Giannis Tzimas
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Peloponnese
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos
Professor of Respiratory & Critical Care, Medicine University of Athens, Αdjunct Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Theodoros Vassilopoulos
Deputy Regional Head of Rural Development of Region of Western Greece
Alkiviadis Vatopoulos
Professor in Public Health Microbiology, School of Public Health, University of West Attica
Evangelos Venizelos
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor of Constitutional Law
Nikos Vettas
General Director, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)
Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
Dimitris Vlastos
Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras
Makis Voridis
Minister of Internal Affairs,
Hellenic Republic
Dr. Nikolaos Voros
Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the University of Peloponnese
Christos S. Zerefos
Secretary General, Academy of Athens; Climate Envoy for Greece
Panagiotis Zervas
Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Peloponnese
Rongjun Zhang
Vice President of Xi‘an Shiyou University for International Cooperation
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