Balkans & Black Sea Forum 2018
Leadership | Economics | Synergies
30 May - 1 June 2018 | Athens, Greece
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Officials in Panels
Ms. Mila Carovska
Minister, Ministry of Labor & Social Policies, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ambassador Michael B. Christides
Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Greece
Ms. Zeljka Cvijanovic
Prime Minister, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ms. Spomenka Đurić
State Secretary, Ministry of Regional Development & EU Funds, Croatia
Croatia
Ms. Mariya Gabriel
European Commissioner for Digital Economy & Society
Bulgaria
Ambassador HUO Yuzhen
Special Representative China-CEEC Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
China
Mr. Ismir Jusko
Minister, Ministry of Communications & Transport, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ms. Lise Kingo
Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
Denmark
Ms. Elena Kountoura
Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Greece
Greece
Mr. Zoran Lakićević
State Secretary, Ministry of Construction Transport & Infrastructure Serbia
Serbia
Mr. Stergios Pitsiorlas
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Development, Greece
Greece
Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt
U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic
United States
Mr. Georgios Stathakis
Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Greece
Mr. Christos Stylianides
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
Cyprus
Ambassador Oleg Tulea
Vice-President, Danube Commission
Moldova
Ms. Ivelina Vasileva
Chair, Environment & Water Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Greece
Netherlands
Speakers
Ms. Μaria Alexiou
Chair of the Board, UN Global Compact Hellas & CSR Hellas
Greece
Dr. Alexandros Antonaras
Chairman, Cyprus Network for Corporate Social Responsibility
Cyprus
Mr. Jörg Asmussen
Managing Director Lazard, Head of the Financial Institutions Group for Continental Europe
Germany
Mr. Elias Athanasiou
CEO, Enterprise Greece
Greece
Ms. Christina N. Baboulaki
Dpt. Manager Strategic Planning & Marketing, Piraeus Port Authority SA
United Kingdom
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
President of the BoD Geo Routes Cultural Institute & Chair Organizing Committee BBSF
Greece
Mr. Frank Barz
Head of Industrial IOT, T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH
Germany
Mr. Arda Batu
Secretary General, TURKONFED (Turkish Business Confederation)
Turkey
Mr. Ioannis Brachos
Secretary General, International Economic Relations, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greece
Mr. Enrico Bressan
Head, Unit for VET, Fondazione Centro Produttivita
Italy
Ms. Paula Byrne
Director, Membership & Business Development, CSR Europe
Ireland
Mr. Marinos Christodoulides
Chairman of the Board, Cyprus Stock Exchange
Cyprus
Mr. Dimitris Delevegos
Journalist, Capital.gr
Greece
Ms. Anke den Ouden
General Manager of the CEE Multi-Country Europe region in Microsoft
Netherlands
Ms. Sabina Dziurman
Director for Greece & Cyprus, EBRD
United Kingdom
Ms. Rania Ekaterinari
CEO, Hellenic Corporation of Assets & Participations SA
Greece
Mr. Pavlos Foskolakis
Sr. Manager, Digital Field Marketing, SPG, SEE, Marriott International
Greece
Mr. Panayotis Gavras
Head, Policy & Strategy, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Greece
Mr. Davit Gorgiladze
Head Public Relations & CSR, m2 real estate, Georgia
Georgia
Ms. Meral Guzel
Women’s Empowerment Principles Policy Specialist, UN Women
Turkey
Ms. Zsuzsanna Hargitai
Director, Regional Head of Western Balkans, EBRD
Hungary
Dr. Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Sr. Research Fellow, Clingendael, Netherlands Institute International Relations
Netherlands
Ms. Tatjana Hema
Deputy Coordinator of UN Environment/MAP, Barcelona Convention
Albania
Mr. Paul Hunter
Director, Digital Learning, IMD Business School Lausanne
United Kingdom
Mr. Frank Jansen
KBC Group, Bulgaria BoD Member & Executive Director, CIBANK & UBB Banks
Belgium
Mr. Ivailo Kalfin
Fm. Dpt PM Bulgaria & Director, Economy International Relations Institute
Bulgaria
Ms. Vaia Karathodorou
Legal Advisor, Ministry of Environment & Energy, Greece
Greece
Ms. Kiara Konti
Senior Manager, Climate Change & Sustainability Services, EY
Greece
Mr. George S. Koumoutsakos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Greece
Ms. Barbara Kreissler
Director B2G Professional Lighting, Philips Lighting
Netherlands
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Honorary Director of the European Commission & Chair of the Espoo Convention Bureau
Greece
Mr. Socrates Lazaridis
CEO, Athens Stock Exchange
Greece
Dr. Gerasimos Lyberatos
Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Athens National Technical University
Greece
Mr. Manos Manousakis
Chairman & CEO, Independent Power Transmission Operator of Greece (ADMIE)
Greece
Ms. Marina Mantzourani
Investors Relations Officer, Hygeia Hospital
Greece
Mr. George Markopouliotis
Head of Representation of the European Commission in Greece
Greece
Mr. Wim Mijs
CEO, European Banking Federation
Netherlands
Ms. Celia Moore
Director Corporate Citizenship, IBM Europe Middle East & Africa
United Kingdom
Mr. Sotirios Nikas
President & CEO, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA)
Greece
Ms. Ekaterini Tzitzikosta
President, Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO
Greece
Mr. Michael Philippou
President & CEO, Hellenic Operator of Electricity Market (LAGIE SA)
Greece
Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis
Managing Director, Thessaloniki International Fair-Helexpo
Greece
Dr. Dariusz Prasek
Director Operations, Environment & Sustainability, EBRD
Poland
Mr. Jürgen Priesters
Business Development Director Recycling, TOMRA Sorting Gmbh
Germany
Dr. Danica Purg
President CEEMAN, President IEDC-Bled School of Management
Slovenia
Mr. Michele Ribotta
Acting Deputy Director, UN Women Europe-Central Asia
Spain
Ms. Siwarde J. Sap
Sr. Advisor Economic Policy Affairs, Embassy of the Netherlands & Vice Chair Steering Committee BBSF
Netherlands
Dr. Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk
Professor of Diplomacy, International & European Studies, University of Belgrade
Serbia
Ms. Marina Stavropoulou
Director Regulatory Affairs, WIND telecommunications
Greece
Dr. Nicholas J. Theocarakis
Chairman & Scientific Director, Center of Planning & Economic Research
Greece
Mr. Sotirios Theofanis
President & CEO, Thessaloniki Port Authority
Greece
Dr. Filippos Tsalidis
Managing Director, TRAINOSE S.A.
Greece
Mr. Bora Tuncer
Cluster President of Turkey-Iran & Central Asia, Schneider Electric
Turkey
Mr. Nikolas Vafiadis
Anchor, Head of Foreign News, ANT-1 TV
Greece
Dr. Evangelos Vergos
Dean & Director of the Demo Farm of American Farm School
Greece
Steering | Scientific | Organizing | Advisory Committees
Ms. Μaria Alexiou
Chair of the Board, UN Global Compact Hellas & CSR Hellas
Greece
Mr. Giannis Balakakis
President of the BoD Geo Routes Cultural Institute & Chair Organizing Committee BBSF
Greece
Ms. Maia Bitadze
Deputy Mayor, Tbilisi | Georgia
Georgia
Ambassador Michael B. Christides
Secretary General, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Greece
Dr. Ihsan Uğur Delikanli
President, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
Turkey
Ms. Alia El-Yassir
UNWomen Regional Director a.i, Europe-Turkey-Central Asia Regional Office
Canada
Dr. Yannick Glemarec
UN Women | Assistant Secretary General
United States
Mr. Wim Groenendijk
Director, International Business at N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie
Netherlands
Dr. Maaike Okano-Heijmans
Sr. Research Fellow, Clingendael, Netherlands Institute International Relations
Netherlands
Mr. Ivailo Kalfin
Fm. Dpt PM Bulgaria & Director, Economy International Relations Institute
Bulgaria
Mr. Georges Kremlis
Honorary Director of the European Commission & Chair of the Espoo Convention Bureau
Greece
Ms. Christina Mangou
Head Communications, Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Greece
Mr. Wim Mijs
CEO, European Banking Federation
Netherlands
Mr. Georgios Mitrakos
Director General | International Centre for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS)
Greece
Mr. Ioannis Moisiadis
Governor, Regional Unit of Serres | Greece
Greece
Mr. Emmanuel Papadoyiannis
Chief Financial Officer | Geo Routes Cultural Institute
Greece
Ms. Brunilda Paskali
Special Advisor International Affairs to the President of Albania
Albania
Mr. Stergios Pitsiorlas
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy & Development, Greece
Greece
Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis
Managing Director, Thessaloniki International Fair-Helexpo
Greece
Dr. Danica Purg
President CEEMAN, President IEDC-Bled School of Management
Slovenia
Ms. Siwarde J. Sap
Sr. Advisor Economic Policy Affairs, Embassy of the Netherlands & Vice Chair Steering Committee BBSF
Netherlands
Ms. Marina Stavropoulou
Director Regulatory Affairs, WIND telecommunications
Greece
Ms. Sophia Tsaroucha
Advisor, Ministry of Economy & Development | Greece
Greece
Mr. Anastasios Tzikas
President, TIF-Helexpo | Greece
Greece
Field Experts
Mr. Dimitri Danilatos
Executive Advisor to the BoD, Global Compact Network Hellas & CSR Hellas
Greece
Dr. Oguz Demir
Director, EU Research Center Istanbul | Turkey
Turkey
Mr. Thanos P. Dokos
Director-General | Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy
Greece
Mr. Periklis Drougkas
Chairman of the Albanian Association of Banks
Greece
Ms. Nazlan Ertan
Columnist, Hürriyet Daily News | Turkey
Turkey
Ms. Iryna Makarenko
Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Permis (Bucharest Convention) | Turkey
Ukraine
Ms. Alexandra Maniati
Senior Policy Advisor, Cybersecurity & Social Affairs, European Banking Federation
Greece
Mr. Alex Sioris
Manager Ground Handling & Cargo Development, Athens International Airport (AIA)
Greece
Dr. Nicholas J. Theocarakis
Chairman & Scientific Director, Center of Planning & Economic Research
Greece