Three-day conference

"Energy Security and Green Growth”

27, 28, 29 NOVEMBER 2023
National Hellenic Research Foundation

09:00 - 09:30
REGISTRATIONS
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09:30 - 09:45
GREETINGS
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- Chryssoula Kourteli, Head of the “NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit” Special Service - Spiros Papaefthimiou, Professor, Technical University of Crete

09:45 - 10:00
MAIN OPENING SPEECH
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Theodoros Skylakakis, Minister of Environment and Energy

10:00 - 11:00
"CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY TRANSITION: WHICH IS MOVING FASTER?"
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Speakers: - Ambassador of the United States - George Tsunis - Ambassador of Norway - Lajla Brandt Jakhelln Moderator: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist

11:00 - 11:45
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Speakers - Κeramiotis Christos, Director of Strategy and Business Development, PPC Renewables - Spyros Kiartzis, New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources Manager, HELLENiQ Energy - Aggelos Tsakanikas, Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens - Panagiotis Papastamatiou, CEO of the Hellenic Wind Energy Association HWEA/ELETAEN - Stelios Psomas, Strategy and Communication Consultant of the Association of Photovoltaic Companies

11:45 - 12:00
COFFEE BREAK
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12:00 - 13:00
ENERGY SECURITY IN AN INTERNATIONALLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT
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Speakers: - Athanasios Dagoumas, President of the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water - Loukas Christoforou, President of the Energy Committee of the Academy of Athens - Andreas Poullikkas, Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority - Aristofanis Stefatos, CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon & Energy Resources Management Maria Rita Galli, Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Gas Transmission. System Operator (DESFA) - Kostas Andriosopoulos, Professor, Audencia Business School Moderator: Αngeliki Boura, Energy Expert, Minister-Counsellor A' for International Energy Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

13:00 - 13:45
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ENERGY TRANSITION
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Speakers: - Ioannis Maniatis, Professor, University of Piraeus - Pantelis Capros, Professor Emeritus, National Technical University of Athens - Theodota Nantsou, Head of Environmental Policy, WWF Greece Moderator: Nikos Filippidis, Journalist

13:45 - 15:00
LUNCH
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15:00 - 15:30
MAIN SPEECH
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Alexandra Sdoukou, Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy Moderator: George Findikakis, Journalist

15:30 - 16:15
NET-ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
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Speakers: - Ioannis Xifaras, Secretary General of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport - Emmanuel Kakaras, Professor, National Technical University of Athens - Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament - Elena Bairami, CEO, ECO Hellas - Nikos Tsafos, Chief Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister Moderator: Christos Kolonas, Journalist

16:15 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
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16:30 - 17:00
MAIN SPEECH
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Efthimios Bakogiannis, General Secretary of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Moderator: Fotis Kollias, Journalist

17:00 - 18:00
SMART AND RESILIENT CITIES: THE NEED OF THE NEW ERA
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Speakers: - Maria Kamma-Aliferi, Mayor of Tilos - Menelaos Bokeas, Mayor of Malevizi - Lazaros Kyrizoglou, Mayor of Ampelokipoi - Menemeni, President of the CUGM - Evi Tzanakaki, CRES, Representative – Covenant of Mayors Moderator: Thodoris Panagoulis, Journalist

18:00
CLOSURE OF DAY 1
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18:00 - 19:30
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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08:45 - 09:15
ARRIVAL - REGISTRATIONS
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09:15 - 09:30
OPENING SPEECH
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Aristotelis Aivaliotis, General Secretary for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

09:30 - 10:00
MAIN SPEECH
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Christos Zerefos, Secretary General of the Academy of Athens

10:00 - 10:45
ENVIRONMENT – ENERGY – CLIMATE CHANGE: INITIATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Location: Auditorium

Speakers - Ioannis Chatjigeorgiou, Rector, National Technical University of Athens - Fotis Kanellos, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Extroversion, Technical University of Crete - Pavlos Avramidis, Vice Rector, Research and Development, University of Patras - Charalambos Billinis, Rector, University of Thessaly Moderator: Spiros Papaefthimiou, Professor, Technical University of Crete

10:45 - 11:15
MAIN SPEECH
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Petros Varelidis, Secretary General for Natural Environment and Waters, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Moderator: Protonotariou Marina, Journalist

11:15 - 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
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11:30 - 12:00
CLIMATE MIGRATION
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Speakers: - Emmanuel Pleionis, President of EAA, Coordinator of the CLIMPACT National Network - Dritsas Sofoklis, EDIP, University of Thessaly - Spyros Kouvelis, Team Leader, EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition Coordinator: Katerina Christofilidou, Journalist

12:00 - 12:45
CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS ON SOCIETY, ECONOMY AND LABOUR
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Speakers: -Efthimios Zervas, Professor, Hellenic Open University - Charalambides Nikos, Executive Director, Greenpeace Greece - Panagiotis Dimopoulos, Professor, University of Patras Moderator: Thanos Belalidis, Communication and sustainability expert

12:45 - 13:30
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND ACTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
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Speakers: - Phoebe Koundouri, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business - Dimitris Lalas, Honorary Professor NKUA - Theodoros Tsakiris, Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia and special advisor at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Moderator: Penelope Mitroulia, Journalist

13:30 - 14:15
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Speakers - Athina Kaliva, Head of Economic and Financial Policy Unit Greek Permanent Representation to the EU, Former Secretary General for Tax Policy and Public Property at the Greek Ministry of Finance -Georgios Ioannou, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business - Constantina Kottaridi, Professor, University of Piraeus -Sylvia Zakkak, Biologist, Phd, Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency - Konstantinos Bithas, Professor, Panteion University Moderator: Anthi Trokoudi, Chief Communications Officer, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations

14:15 - 15:30
LUNCH
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15:30 - 16:00
MAIN SPEECH
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Stathis Stathopoulos, Secretary General for Forestry, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Moderator: Korina Georgiou, Journalist

16:00 - 16:45
NEW GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
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Speakers - Nektaria Karakatsani, Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water - Panagiotis Grammelis, Director of Research, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of CERTH - Athanasios Stubos, Research Director, Demokritos - Alice Korovesi, INZEB, European Climate Pact / national coordinator INZEB Moderator: Korina Georgiou, Journalist

16:45 - 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
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17:00 - 17:30
MAIN SPEECH
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Manolis Grafakos, General Secretary for Waste Management Coordination, Ministry of the Environment and Energy Moderator: Miltos Sakellaris, Journalist

17:30 - 18:15
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE SOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Speakers: - George Kremlis, Principal Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on energy, climate, environment and circular economy issues - Agis Papadopoulos, President, EYATH - Antigoni Synodinou, Executive Director of Transformation, EYDAP - Alexandra Togia, Hellenic Recycling Agency Moderator: Miltos Sakellaris, Journalist

18:15
CLOSURE OF DAY 2
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18:15 - 20:00
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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09:00 - 09:30
ARRIVAL - REGISTRATIONS
Location:


09:30 - 10:00
MAIN SPEECH
Location:

Chryssoula Kourteli, Head of the “NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit” Special Service”, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

10:00 - 11:00
THE CLIMATHON – THE LAVRIO OF TOMORROW: TOGETHER WE THINK OF SOLUTIONS FOR THE TOWN OF LAVRIO, AIMING AT CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
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Speakers: - Georgios Vakondios, Managing Director at Lavrio Port Authority - Dr. Dora Karachaliou, Technical advisor on environmental and sustainable development issues, Lavrio Port Authority - Maria Christandoni, Head of Sustainability, ESG and Climate Change Department, HRADF - Dimitrios Kaliampakos, Professor, NTUA, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Vice President of the BoD, Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park - Maria Loloni, Maritime and Industrial Symbiosis Programme Lead, Climate-KIC - Stella Apostolaki, Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics , Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainability at the American College of Greece Moderator: Dr. Dimitra Koumparou, Executive at the NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit

11:00 - 12:00
PRESENTATION OF IDEAS AND AWARDS
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CLIMATHON, LAVRIO 2023

12:00 - 12:15
COFFEE BREAK
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12:15 - 13:15
GREEK LANDSCAPE COMPETITION – A PHOTO AND A TEXT COMPOSE “MY OWN LANDSCAPE”
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Speakers: - Vlachos Christos, Nature Photographer - Gourgiotis Anestis, Assistant Professor at the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the University of Thessaly - Eugenia Laiou, Head of the National Spatial Strategy Department of the Ministry of Interior - Eleni Choleva, Head of the Spatial Planning Division - Dimitris Stamatiadis, Head of Unit B1, NSPA Staff Structure Ministry of Internal Affairs Coordinator: Manettos Panagiotis, Agronomist - Topographical Engineer, member of EDIP University of Thessaly

13:15 - 14:00
PRESENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND AWARDS
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GREEK LANDSCAPE COMPETITION – A PHOTO AND A TEXT COMPOSE “MY OWN LANDSCAPE”

14:00 - 15:00
LUNCH
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15:00 - 16:00
SCRIPT COMPETITION - SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY “CLIMATE CRISIS, AN URGENT THREAT TO OUR PLANET”
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Speakers: - Stavroula Geronimaki, Deputy Director of the Hellenic Film Commission - Glykeria Patramani, Screenwriter - Giorgos Angelopoulos, Screenwriter-Director - Dimitris Tsakaleas, Director-Producer Moderator: Dr. Dimitra Koumparou, Executive at the NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit

16:00 - 16:30
AWARDS – PRESENTATIONS OF SPEAKERS
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SCRIPT COMPETITION - SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY “CLIMATE CRISIS, AN URGENT THREAT TO OUR PLANET”

16:30 - 17:15
WE ARE ALL PART OF A CONNECTED LIFE CHAIN
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PANHELLENIC EDUCATIONAL COMPETITION ON BIODIVERSITY

17:15 - 17:30
CONFERENCE CLOSURE
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17:30 - 19:00
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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Theodoros Skylakakis

Minister of Environment and Energy

Alexandra Sdoukou

Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy

Efthimios Bakogiannis

General Secretary of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Aristotelis Aivaliotis

General Secretary for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Christos Zerefos

General Secretary of the Academy of Athens

Petros Varelidis

Secretary General for Natural Environment and Waters, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Stathis Stathopoulos

Secretary General for Forestry, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Manolis Grafakos

General Secretary for Waste Management Coordination, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

George Tsunis

Ambassador of the United States

Lajla Brandt Jakhelln

Ambassador of Norway

Christos Keramiotis

Director of Strategy and Business Development, PPC Renewables

Spyros Kiartzis

New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources Manager, HELLENiQ Energy

Aggelos Tsakanikas

Associate Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Panagiotis Papastamatiou

CEO of the Hellenic Wind Energy Association HWEA/ELETAEN

Stelios Psomas

Strategy and Communication Consultant of the Association of Photovoltaic Companies

Athanasios Dagoumas

President of the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water

Loukas Christoforou

President of the Energy Committee of the Academy of Athens

Andreas Poullikkas

Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority

Maria Rita Galli

Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Gas Transmission. System Operator (DESFA)

Aristofanis Stefatos

CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon & Energy Resources Management

Kostas Andriosopoulos

Professor, Audencia Business School

Ioannis Maniatis

Professor, University of Piraeus

Pantelis Capros

Professor Emeritus, National Technical University of Athens

Theodota Nantsou

Head of Environmental Policy, WWF Greece

Ioannis Xifaras

Secretary General of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

Emmanuel Kakaras

Professor, National Technical University of Athens

Stelios Kymbouropoulos

Member of the European Parliament

Elena Bairami

CEO, ECO Hellas

Nikos Tsafos

Chief Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister

Maria Kamma-Aliferi

Mayor of Tilos

Menelaos Bokeas

Mayor of Malevizi

Lazaros Kyrizoglou

Mayor of Ampelokipi-Menemeni, President of CUGM

Evi Tzanakaki

CRES, Representative – Covenant of Mayors

Ioannis Chatjigeorgiou

Rector, National Technical University of Athens

Fotis Kanellos

Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Extroversion, Technical University of Crete

Pavlos Avramidis

Vice Rector, Research and Development, University of Patras

Charalambos Billinis

Rector, University of Thessaly

Manolis Plionis

President NOA, Coordinator at the CLIMPACT National Network

Dritsas Sophoclis

EDIP, University of Thessaly

Spyros Kouvelis

Team Leader, EU-GCC Cooperation on Green Transition

Efthymios Zervas

Professor, Hellenic Open University

Nikos Charalambides

Executive Director, Greenpeace Greece

Panagiotis Dimopoulos

Professor, University of Patras

Phoebe Koundouri

Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

Dimitris Lalas

Honorary Professor NKUA

Theodoros Tsakiris

Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia and special advisor at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy

Athina Kaliva

Head of Economic and Financial Policy Unit Greek Permanent Representation to the EU, Former Secretary General for Tax Policy and Public Property at the Greek Ministry of Finance

Georgios Ioannou

Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business

Constantina Kottaridi

Professor, University of Piraeus

Sylvia Zakkak

Biologist, Phd, Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency

Konstantinos Bithas

Professor, Panteion University

Nektaria Karakatsani

Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water

Panagiotis Grammelis

Director of Research, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of CERTH

Athanasios Stubos

Research Director, Demokritos

Alice Korovesi

Alice Korovesi CEO INZEB, National Coordinator European Climate Pact

George Kremlis

Principal Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on energy, climate, environment and circular economy issues

Agis Papadopoulos

President, EYATH

Antigoni Synodinou

Executive Director of Transformation, EYDAP

Alexandra Sofia Togia

CEO of Hellenic Recycling Agency

Chrysoula Kourteli

Head of the “NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit” Special Service”, Ministry of the Environment and Energy

George Vakondios

Managing Director at Lavrio Port Authority

Dr. Dora Karahaliou

Technical advisor on environmental and sustainable development issues, Lavrio Port Authority

Maria Christandoni

Head of Sustainability, ESG and Climate Change Department, HRADF

Dimitrios Kaliampakos

Professor, NTUA, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Vice President of the BoD, Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park

Maria Loloni

Maritime and Industrial Symbiosis Program Lead, Climate-KIC

Stella Apostolaki

Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics , Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainability at the American College of Greece

Vlachos Christos

Nature photographer

Gourgiotis Anestis

Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning, Department of Planning and Regional Development, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly

Laiou Eugenia

Head of the Department of National Spatial Strategy, MEE-ΥPEN

Dimitris Stamatiadis

Head of Unit B1, at the NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit

Manetos Panayiotis

Manettos Panagiotis, Agronomist – Topographical Engineer, member of EDIP University of Thessaly

Choleva Eleni

Head of Spatial Planning Directorate

Glykeria Patramani

Screenwriter

Dimitris Tsakaleas

Director, producer

Stavroula Geronimaki

Deputy Director of the Hellenic Film Commission

George Angelopoulos

Screenwriter-Director

Spiros Papaefthimiou

Professor, Technical University of Crete

Maria Nikoltsiou

Journalist

Lampros Pyrgiotis

General Director, CRES

Angeliki Boura

Energy Expert, Minister-Counsellor A' for International Energy Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Nikos Filippidis

Journalist

George Fintikakis

Journalist

Christos Kolonas, Journalist

Journalist

Fotis Kollias

Journalist

Thodoris Panagoulis

Journalist

Protonotary Marina

Journalist

Katerina Christofilidou

Journalist

Thanos Belalidis

Communication and Sustainability Specialist

Penelope Mitroulia

Journalist

Anthi Trokoudi

Chief Communications Officer, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations

Korina Georgiou

Journalist

Miltos Sakellaris

Journalist

Dr. Dimitra Koumparou

Executive at the NSRF-YPEN Executive Unit

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MEE-Y.P.EN.) organises a three-day conference on "Energy Security and Green Growth", in Athens, on November 27-29, 2023. The Conference is organised in the framework of the "Communication action plan of the MEE-Y.P.EN." project and is part of the implementation of actions to inform and raise awareness among citizens regarding the Ministry’s environmental and energy policy. The project is co-financed by the European Union and from NSRF 2014-2020 funds, through the: "Transport Infrastructures, Environment and Sustainable Development" Operational Programme. 


The main objective of the Conference is to contribute to the promotion of the perspectives of energy security and green growth at the national and European level. Participants in the Conference procedures will have the opportunity to attend lectures by expert scientists and researchers in the field and to contribute to the exchange of views on issues related to environmental sustainability and climate protection. 


The Conference programme is based on the development of themes that contribute to the goal of the country's growth planning and sustainability. We refer to a growth that must respect the country's natural resources, rich biodiversity and forest ecosystems, taking into account the predictions of the climate change impact at the national and global level. To an energy transition with the drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, with the strengthening of the competitiveness of Greek businesses and the parallel protection of consumers. To the organisation of human activities with the rational distribution, structure and development of natural resources and economic, social, cultural and demographic data. To integrated waste management, always following the imperatives of circular economy. To the upgrading of the electronic data and information registration system, and the facilitation of public access to environmental information. 


At the three-day Conference, internationally renowned scientists, specialised experts and specialists in the field of energy security and green growth, academics, representatives of the business sector, the State and other public authorities, as well as representatives of environmental and social bodies are going to participate as speakers.




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