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
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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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