Conference Presenters:
Tom Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Stella Kasdagli, Co-Founder Woman On Top, Writer
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
16:00 – 16:30 | Opening – Registration – Coffee
16:30 – 16:35 | Opening address by Kathimerini Executive Editor Alexis Papachelas
16:35 – 16:58 | Fireside Chat
Todd Stern, Former United States special envoy for climate change and the US chief negotiator at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Palaiologos, Brussels Correspondent, Kathimerini
16:58 – 17:00 | Message from Michael A. Bloomberg
17:00 – 17:20 | Climate Crisis and Business Transformation
Dimitris Papalexopoulos, Chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV)
Bellos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
17:20 – 17:30 | Measuring the Cost of Idleness
Demetres Karavellas, CEO, WWF Greece
Bellos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
17:30 – 18:00 | Discussion: The Challenges Faced by our Planet in the Future
Christos Stylianides, Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Hellenic Republic, responds to questions by students and journalist Giorgos Lialios.
Moderator: Tom Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
18:00 – 18:30 | Research on Climate Change: diaΝΕΟsis
Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, diaΝΕΟsis
Constantinos Cartalis, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Head of diaNEOsis Research on Climate Change in Greece
18:30 – 18:50 | Interview
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission
Palaiologos, Brussels Correspondent, Kathimerini
18:50 – 19:05 | Break – Coffee
19:05 – 19:55 | Panel Discussion: Climate Crisis and the European Green Deal
Panel Participants
Maria Anargyrou-Nicolic, General Manager Coca-Cola HBC Greece and Cyprus
Alex Patelis, Adviser to the Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic
Alexandra Sdoukou, Secretary-General of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry for the Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Sokratis Famellos, Head of Energy and Environmental Issues of the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance Parliamentary Group and Member of Parliament from the 2nd Constituency of Thessaloniki
Moderator: D. Delevegos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
19:55 – 20:35 | Panel Discussion: Tourism: Is Sustainability the Big Bet for the Future?
Panel Participants
Vassilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic
Achilles Constantakopoulos, TEMES SA
Yiannis Paraschis, CEO Athens International Airport SA, former Chairman of Airports Council International
Moderator: E. Bellos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
20:35 – 20:50 | Concluding Remarks – Conference Closing Session
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration – Coffee
09:00 – 09:35 | Research on Climate Change: McΚinsey
George Tsopelas, Chairman & Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
09:35 – 10:25 | Panel Discussion: Climate Change, Energy Transition and Sustainability
Panel Participants
Konstantinos Skrekas, Minister of the Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic
Theodora Antonakaki, Director of Climate Change and Sustainability Center, Bank of Greece
Efthimios Vidalis, President of the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV)
Kostis Moussouroulis, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Fair Development Transition Plan
Christos Harpantidis, Chairman and Managing Director, Papastratos
Moderator: C. Liagou, Energy Editor, Kathimerini
10:25 – 10:50 | Ambassadors’ Perspective – The International Experience and the Most Important Climate Crisis Initiatives
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, US Ambassador, in discussion with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Dr Ernst Reichel, German Ambassador, in discussion with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
10:50 – 11:00 | Break – Coffee
11:00 – 11:30 | Fireside Chat
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Chair of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission
Moderator: Yannis Palaiologos, Brussels Correspondent
11:30 – 11:40 | PwC Research Presentation
Marios Psaltis, CEO PwC Greece
11:40 – 12:00 | Break – Coffee
12:00 – 13:30 | Panel Discussions: Optimum ESG Practices and Climate Crisis Strategy
Panel 1 – Panel Participants
Alexandros Benos, Chief Financial Officer and Executive management member of Cenergy Holdings
Leonidas Canellopoulos, Chief Sustainability Officer, ΤΙΤΑΝ Cement Group
Stavros Drakoularakos, Director of Communications, PAPASTRATOS
Michael G Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Professor of Strategy, London Business School
Moderator: D. Delevegos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
Panel 2 – Panel Participants
Chryssanthi Berbati, General Manager, Head of Group Planning, IR & ESG, Piraeus Financial Holdings
Elena Chouliara, President and Managing Director of AstraZeneca Greece & Cyprus, Member of the PIF Board of Directors
Radoslaw Kedzia, Vice President, Huawei CEE & Nordic Europe Region
Katerina Ronga, Principal, Risk Advisory, Risk & Sustainability Services, Deloitte Greece
Moderator: Vassilis Kostoulas, Managing Editor, Money Review – Kathimerini Publishing
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch
14:30 – 15:15 | Panel Discussion: Analysing the Impact of ESG Criteria in the Development of Entrepreneurship
Panel Participants
Maria Alexiou, Senior ESG Advisor, TITAN Group, Chair of the Board of the Hellenic Network for CSR and the UN Global Compact Network Hellas, member of the BoD of CSR Europe and member of the European Reporting Lab of EFRAG (European Financial Reporting Advisory Group)
Michael Andreadis, Chief Markets Operation and Business Development Officer, Hellenic Exchanges – Athens Stock Exchange
Sissy Iliopoulou, Head of Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability for North Europe at The Coca-Cola Company
Anastasia Makri, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos
Moderator: D. Delevegos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
15:15 – 15:55 | Kathimerini reporting on the scene: Reports and interviews from the areas in Greece affected over the summer of 2021. The effects of the climate crisis.
Participating Kathimerini journalists and reporters
Giorgos Lialios
Yiannis Papadopoulos
Yiannis Souliotis
Tasos Τelloglou
Moderator: Iliana Magra, Reporter, Kathimerini
15:55 – 16:10| Break – Coffee
16:10 – 17:00 | Panel Discussion: Sustainable Finance
Panel Participants
Spyros Alogoskoufis, ExpertEuropean Central Bank
Alistair Clark, Managing Director of Environment & Sustainability, EBRD
Giannis Kaltsas, Head of the Investment Team for Greece & Cyprus, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Vassiliki Lazarakou, Chair of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission
Dimitris Sakipis, ESG Leader, Sustainability and Climate Change Services PwC Greece
Katerina Sokou, Washington correspondent, Kathimerini, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Counsil
Moderator: E. Tzortzi, Banking Editor, Kathimerini
17:00 – 17:40 | Panel Discussion: Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure
Panel Participants
Kostas A. Karamanlis, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Hellenic Republic
Eftichios Vassilakis, Chairman of Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, Vice Chairman and CEO of Autohellas SA / Hertz
Gregory D. Dimitriadis, Chief Executive Officer, Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participation
Yiannis Retsos, President of SETE and CEO, Electra Hotels & Resorts
Moderator: E. Bellos, Business Editor, Kathimerini
17:40 – 18:00 | Concluding Remarks – Conference Closing Session
