6th HAEE Energy Transition Symposium

Konstantinos Aravossis

General Secretary of Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Prof. Konstantinos Aravossis is Secretary General of Natural Environment & Water at the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy. He is a Mechanical Engineer (Technical University of Aachen -Germany) with an M.Sc. in Management Science from Imperial College - University of London. He has further been awarded a PhD by the National Technical University of Athens, focusing on Operations Research.
He is Professor of “Planning, Management and Assessment of Technological and Environmental Investments at the NTUA (National Technical University of Athens), Professor at the ATHENS MBA (NTUA - Athens University of Economics) since 1997. He is the Coordinator of the “Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Research Group” of the Sector of Industrial Management and Operations Research of the Mechanical Engineering School. He was the Environmental Advisor to the President of the Greek New Democracy political party and current Prime Minister. He was President of the Greek Branch of the Waste to Energy Research and Technology Council (www.wtert.gr) coordinated by Columbia University and associate researcher of the Earth Engineering Center -Columbia University as well as visiting Professor at Imperial College-London. He was President of the Coordinating Committee of the Institute of Production and Operations Management / Hellenic Management Association. He has been an advisor of the deputy Minister of Culture for the Olympic Games Constructions and their Post-Olympic utilization, President of the Greek Association of Environmental Protection Companies, President of the Hellenic Solid Waste Management Association (HSWMA) (now Hon. President) ,President of the Ordinary Environmental Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece and member of Evaluation Committees for Investment and Energy Projects of the Ministry of Development. Furthermore, he has been member of the Board of the Organisation of Labour Residencies (OEK).and General Manager of Environmental Companies. He has organised 11 Int. Conferences and has over 100 Publications / 30 research projects.

Giorgos Arvanitidis

Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Thessaloniki B, Director of Environment and Energy Sector, KIN.AL. Party

MP for Thessaloniki (B’ zone), Responsible for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change sector, KINAL, George Arvanitidis hails from Thessaloniki, Makedonia. He is married to Kalliopi Arabatzis and father of two daughters, Maria and Stavroula. He holds a Diploma Business administration at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After completing his studies, he worked in the private sector as Manager. He elected Mayor of Sindos Municipality (1995-1998) and Mayor of Echedoros Municipality (2003-2007 and 2007-2009). In 4 October 2009 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament (MP) for the Constituency of Thessaloniki (B’ zone) with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, PASOK Party. He was re-elected in the parliamentary elections of 25th of January 2015, of 20 September 2015 and of 7 July 2019 with the KINAL (Kinima Allagis) Party. During his incumbency in the Hellenic Parliament he has been member of the Standing Committee on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice, the Special Permanent Committee of the Regions, the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection, the Subcommittee on Water Resources, the Special Permanent Committee on monitoring the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, the Greece – Georgia Friendship Group, the Greece – USA FriendshipGroup, the Greece – Russia Friendship Group, the Greece – China Friendship Group, the Greece – Azerbaijan Friendship Group, the Greece – Indias Friendship Group, the Greece – Kazakhstan Friendship Group, the Greek Delegation in the Council of OSCE. He is the responsible MP for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Sector for the KINAL Party and Member of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Standing Committee on Production and Trade, the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection and the Parliamentary Delegation in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Adonis Georgiadis
Minister of Development and Investments
Vice President of Nea Demokratia
MP of 2nd District of Athens

Adonis Georgiadis was born on November 6th, 1972, in Athens. He graduated from the Faculty of History & Archaeology of the School of Philosophy of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 1993, he took over the management of publications 'GEORGIADIS LIBRARY OF GREEK'. In 1994, he founded the Liberal Studies Center "GREEK EDUCATION". Elected MP in Athens B region in the elections of 2007 and 2009 with the LAOS political party. In February 2012, he joined the Nea Demokratia political party, having resigned from the parliamentary office. Elected with Nea Demokratia in Athens B in the national elections of 2012 and 2015. In 2011, he was Vice Minister of Shipping in the Government of Lucas Papademos and in 2013 he was appointed Minister of Health in the Government of Antonis Samaras. On January 18th, 2016, he was appointed one of the two Vice Presidents of the Nea Demokratia by decision of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the President of Nea Demokratia. On July 9th, Adonis Georgiadis was appointed as Minister of Develpopment and Investments after the 2019 greek elections. He is married to Eugenia Manolidou and they have two children, Perseus and Alcaeus.

Kostas Karamanlis

Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Greece

Kostas Karamanlis was born in Athens in 1974. He has studied History and Economics at Hamilton College and earned an MA in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Tufts University. In January 2015 Kostas Karamanalis was elected to parliament with the party of New Democracy, and was re elected in September 2015 and in July 2019. From January 2016 since June 2019 he was the shadow minister of the New Democracy Party for Infrastructure and Transport. After the 2019 election, Mr Karamanlis was appointed Minister for Infrastructure and Transport in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Before getting into politics, he worked from 2002 until 2004 in London for the UBS Warburg Bank. In 2004 he returned to Greece and started working as a chief executive at Mantinia Shipping Company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the “Konstantinos G. Karamanlis” Foundation and of the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher School.

Spilios Livanos

Minister of Rural Development and Food

Spilios Livanos was born in Athens in 1967. He graduated from Athens College. He studied Economics and Political Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA and International Relations and Comparative Political Analysis at the University of Reading, UK. He was employed at the European Commission’s Social Fund in Bruxelles, then moved back in Greece as an executive on corporate development of private enterprises. In 2002, he founded a construction and real estate management company operating in Greece and Belgium. In 2007 he was elected for the first time Member of the Greek Parliament. In 2009 he was appointed Deputy Secretary of Political Planning of New Democracy and in 2013 Secretary General of Political and Strategic Planning of New Democracy. In 2016 he was appointed Special Counselor for Entrepreneurship to the leader of New Democracy, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In 2019 he served as Parliamentary Representative for New Democracy in the Greek Parliament. He was a member of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs, the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs, the Special Standing Parliamentary Committee on the Financial Statement and the General Balance Sheet and the implementation of the State Budget. On the 4^th of January 2021 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food. He speaks English and French. He is married to Domna Kyrzopoulou, lawyer with whom shares three children, Dionysis, Danae and Alice.

Matthew Lodge

UK Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Matthew Lodge was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Marines on leaving school in 1986. He was sponsored through Birmingham University from where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages (French and Russian). Subsequent duties with the Royal Marines included service in Norway and the United States, and a secondment to the Army which included an operational tour in Northern Ireland and service in Kenya. Matthew joined the Foreign and Commonwealth office in 1996. His early diplomatic career included work on the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, service in Georgia and Armenia, and postings to Athens (1998-2000), Paris (2001) and the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels (2001-2003). From 2004 to 2007 he was Private Secretary to the FCO Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service. In March 2007 Matthew was appointed as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Baghdad. On his return from Iraq, Matthew attended the Higher Command and Staff Course (2008) at the UK Defence Academy before being appointed as Head of the FCO’s Afghanistan Group. From 2010 to 2013, Matthew was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Finland and from August 2014 to summer 2017 Matthew was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait. In spring 2017, Matthew was appointed as Minister at the British Embassy in Paris, serving concurrently as Ambassador and Permanent delegate to UNESCO (2017-2021). In August 2021 Matthew was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic. Matthew is married to Alexia and they have twin boys.

Richard Morningstar

Founding Director and Chairman, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council

Richard L. Morningstar is the founding chairman of the Global Energy Center and a board director at the Atlantic Council. He served as the US ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan from July 2012 to August 2014. Prior to his appointment, since April 2009, he was the Secretary of State’s special envoy for Eurasian energy. Prior to that, Morningstar lectured at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and Stanford Law School. From June 1999 to September 2001, he served as United States ambassador to the European Union. Prior to this, Morningstar served as special adviser to the President and Secretary of State for Caspian Basin energy diplomacy, where he was responsible for assuring maximum coordination within the executive branch and with other governments and international organizations to promote United States policies on Caspian Basin energy development and transportation. From April 1995 to July 1998, he served as ambassador and special adviser to the President and Secretary of State on assistance for the new independent states of the former Soviet Union, where he oversaw all US bilateral assistance and trade investment activities in the NIS. From 1993 to 1995, he served as senior vice president of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Morningstar also served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Costar Corporation from 1990 to 1993 and as president and chief executive officer from 1981 to 1990. He was an attorney with Peabody and Brown (now Nixon and Peabody) in Boston from 1970 to 1981, where he became a partner in 1977. Morningstar served as a commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (1989–1993). Prior to returning to the government in 2009, he served as director of the American Councils for International Education, a trustee of the Kosovo-America Educational Foundation, and a trustee of the Eurasia Foundation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Morningstar received his BA from Harvard in 1967 and JD from Stanford Law School in 1970.

Geoffrey Pyatt

US Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic

Geoffrey R. Pyatt, a career member of the Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic in September 2016.He served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine from 2013-2016, receiving the State Department’s Robert Frasure Memorial Award in recognition of his commitment to peace and alleviation of human suffering in eastern Ukraine. Previously, Ambassador Pyatt was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs from 2010-2013. He was Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, Austria from 2007 to 2010. He also served at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India as Deputy Chief of Mission from 2006 to 2007 and as Political Counselor from 2002 to 2006. Ambassador Pyatt served as Economic Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong from 1999 to 2002 and as Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore, Pakistan from 1997 to 1999. Since joining the Foreign Service in 1989, he has also served on the National Security Council staff, on the staff of Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott and at posts in Honduras and India. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked with The Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based think tank that brings together leading citizens of the Americas. Ambassador Pyatt grew up in La Jolla, California and holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Yale and B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.

Enrique Viguera Rubio

Ambassador of Spain to the Hellenic Republic

Ambassador Viguera has been appointed Ambassador of Spain to the Hellenic Republic on the 21st. July 2017. He was AmbassadorDirector of Spain School of Diplomacy – Escuela Diplomática- from 2015 to 2017. He previously served as Ambassador of Spain to the Commonwealth of Australia (2011-2015) and to the Kingdom of Sweden (2006-2010). In 2010 he was appointed Ambassador at large for Energy Issues at the MFA. He was Director General for European Integration and European Union Coordination of General and Economic Affairs (2004-2006); Director General for European Union Coordination of General and Technical Affairs (2000-2004) and Deputy Director General for European Union Coordination of General Affairs (1998-2000) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid. He was previously Counselor at the Embassy of Spain in Ottawa (1996-1998) and at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union (1990-1996), where he was delegate in the Council Groups dealing with the negotiations of the European Economic Area (1990-1993), the European Union Enlargement to Austria, Sweden, Finland and Norway (1993- 1995) and the New Transatlantic Agenda with the US (1995). A career diplomat since 1982, he is a law graduated (corporate law, Hons) at Seville University (1971-1976). Studied European integration (law) at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium (1979-1980), and International Relations at Spain School of Diplomacy – Escuela Diplomática – Madrid (1980-1981). Ambassador Viguera is married to Marta Altolaguirre and has three children (Pablo, Cristina and Marta). He speaks fluently English, French and German.

Andreas Shiamishis

CEO, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Holds an Economics degree specializing in Econometrics from the University of Essex England and is a Fellow (FCA) member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He began his career in 1989 with KPMG in London, specializing in banking and large multinational Groups before joining the international food and drink group DIAGEO in 1993, to assume senior Greek and European positions in Finance and Business development. During 1998-1999, he also worked for the development of the food sector business (Pillsbury) in Middle East and North Africa. Between 2000-2002 he worked as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer, in an ASE listed high-tech company (part of LEVENTIS Group) and in 2003 he joined PETROLA HELLAS as Chief Financial and IT Officer. After the legal merger and operational integration of PETROLA HELLAS with HELLENIC PETROLEUM, he was appointed as CFO of the new Group in 2005 and became a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. In 2012, he assumed the responsibility for International subsidiaries and he was Deputy CEO during the period 2014-2015 and 2017 2019, when he became CEO. He is a founding member of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) board of Corporate Governance and is also a member in a number of professional bodies including the Economic Chamber of Greece and ICAEW specialized faculties. In 2020, he was elected in the BoD of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) and from June 2021 he is the President of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (SEV VIAN).

Alexandra Sdoukou

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

Alexandra Sdoukou is a lawyer, permanent employee at the Management Organisation Unit of Development Programmes (MOU S.A.) under the Ministry of Economy and Development. Since 2004, she is working as legal advisor in the public administration in various positions at the Ministries of Economy, Development and Environment, Energy & Climate Change. She has been specialised as energy policymaker, working with all Energy Ministers from 2007 to 2015. From 2012 to 2015, she was Head of Cabinet at the Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change, competent to develop policy formulation, implementation and monitoring on a wide range of energy and environmental projects. From October 2017, she was Advisor to the President of Nea Dimokratia on energy and natural resources. Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Democritus University of Thrace, a Master’s Degree LLM in European Commercial Law from the University of Bristol U.K., and a M.Sc. in International & Economic studies from the Athens University of Economics & Business.

Konstantinos Skrekas

Member of the Greek Parliament (New Democracy Party, Constituency: Trikala) Minister of Environment & Energy

Konstantinos Skrekas comes from Megarhi, Trikala. He is married to Eirini Karagouni and has two daughters, Alexandra and Sophia. He holds a Degree in Civil Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology), and an M.Sc. in Construction Management from the University of Birmingham, UK. After completing his studies, he worked in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector in managerial positions. He is the co-founder of a company operating in the FMCG sector and held the posisition of CEO for 15 years. In the general election of 6 May 2012 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament (MP) for the Constituency of Trikala with the New Democracy Party. He was re-elected on 17th June of the same year. On the 25th of January 2015 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament (MP), receiving the largest number of electoral votes among candidates from all political parties, in the Constituency of Trikala. He was re-elected in the elections on 20th September of the same year. In the general elections on 7th July 2019 he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament for the Constituency of Trikala. During his terms of office in the Hellenic Parliament he has been a member of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, the Standing Committee on Production and Trade, the Special Permanent Committee on Research and Technology and the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection. He was also Shadow Minister for the Environment and Energy Sector for the New Democracy Party from January 2016 – June 2019. He was appointed Minister of Development and Competitiveness from October 2014 until February 2015. On 9th July 2019 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, being specifically responsible for the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). On 5th January 2021 he was appointed Minister of the Environment and Energy. He speaks English and French.

James Smith

President, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE); Editor, The Energy Journal; Professor Emeritus, Southern Methodist University

James L. Smith is the current President of the International Association for Energy Economics, and Professor Emeritus at Southern Methodist University in Dallas Texas, where he held the Cary M. Maguire Chair in Oil and Gas Management for 23 years before retiring in 2018.  Having specialized in energy studies since receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1977, Dr. Smith has been a prolific researcher and author.  His publications on OPEC, energy markets, real options, auction theory, and the oil and gas business have appeared in numerous academic and trade journals, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Perspectives, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Economic Journal, the Journal of Economic Theory, The Energy Journal, Mathematical Geology, the Oil and Gas Journal, and World Oil.  Dr. Smith is a Senior Fellow and Past President of the United States Association for Energy Economics and since 2006 has served as Co-Editor of The Energy Journal.

Maria Spyraki

Member of the European Parliament, Nea Dimokratia Party

Maria Spyraki is the awarded MEP of the year 2019 for Industry, Research, and Innovation. She is now serving in her second mandate in the European Parliament as member of the Committees on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE), on Regional Development (REGI) and the Environment (ENVI). Ms Spyraki is co-chair of the Intergroup on Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development and rapporteur at the Renovation Wave for ENVI committee. She has worked for 22 years as a journalist in her home country Greece. Also, she was a member of the Press Office of the European Parliament in Athens from 2003 to 2004, as well as the office of Greek Commissioner to the EU, Mr Stavros Dimas, for the period 2004-2009. Maria Spyraki has served as the Spokesperson of Nea Demokratia and as an elected member of the Nea Demokratia Executive Board. Her first degree is in Chemistry and she also has an MSc in Energy Law, Business, Regulation and Policy from International Hellenic University.

Gerassimos Thomas

Director General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission

Gerassimos Thomas is Director-General in the Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union at the European Commission. Prior to his current assignment, G. Thomas had professional assignments as: Deputy Minister for Environment and Energy in Greece (2019 2020); Deputy Director-General in the Directorate General for Energy and Chairman of the Steering Board of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) (2014 2019); Director Finance at DG ECFIN (2009 2014); member of the EIB and EIF Board of Directors (2009-2017); Head of cabinet of Joaquin Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs (2005-2009); Deputy Spokesman for Commission President Romano Prodi; Spokesman for economic and monetary affairs for Commissioner Pedro Solbes (2000-2004). Prior to 2000 held various positions in the European Commission, the European Investment Fund and in investment banking in London.

Edmond Airantzis

Co-Founder, New Energy Partners

New Energy Partners                                                                                             2021 - Present

Co-Founding Partner

CNL Capital EKES                                                                                                            2015-present

Founding Shareholder                                                                                                           Greece

• Founding shareholder of Greek listed fund investing in SME debt in Greece
• Shareholder and member of the Board of CNL AEDOE, the management company of CNL Capital EKES
• Member of the Credit / Investment Committee of CNL Capital EKES. Participated in the approval and monitoring of over ninety debt investments, while he participated in the review of many more

Premier Energy                                                                                             October 2014-present

Member of the Board/Deputy General Manager                                                                    Romania

• Emma Capital Group ownership; Distribution and supply of natural gas

Watt S.A.                                                                                                                         2013-2017

Member of the Board                                                                                                            Greece

• Recycling, waste management and waste to energy

Emma Capital Investment Group                                                                 April 2012-present

Investment Director                                                                                                                    Greece

• Participation as a member of investment team in the preparation and execution of private equity transactions, including Opap’s buyout

Sol Crow Horwath                                                                                 January 2007-April 2012

General Manager                                                                                                                Greece

• Provision of financial advisory and other consultancy services to the firm’s clients. Projects include:
• Valuations, m & a, debt restructuring and other corporate financial advisory services. Projects included advisory on the potential sale of one company in the petrol distribution sector.
• Tax, accounting, transfer pricing.
• IFRS related services.

Business Development Advisor                                                       February 2006-January 2007

Self-Employed                                                                                                                     Greece

• Private financial and business development advisor to a number of private and listed companies
• Sale of local industrial company to Italian industrial investor
• Advisor to listed industrial company for the acquisition of insolvent competitor
• Other engagements included the calculation of the exercise price of put options deriving from the acquisition of a listed company, helping clients develop renewable energy projects, etc

Grant Thornton                                                                            November 2004-February 2006

Consultant                                                                                                                            Greece

• Lead Advisory & Capital Markets
• Development of financial advisory services, such as raising debt for municipalities, resolving shareholder disputes, cross border m & a, investing in chapter 11 companies, balance sheet restructuring, feasibility studies, etc. Some typical projects:
• Review and approval of financial model of a major listed bank, subsidiary of an international listed bank, used to derive forward looking statements for public announcement
• Financial advisory services to local industrial company regarding its potential acquisition by multinational listed company in the building materials sector
• Recalculation of interest charges on a pool of consumer loans extended by a leading retailer to its clients, and renegotiation with leading banks of the financing raised at the back of these receivables
• Financial advisory services to a multinational industrial company regarding the sale of a pool of small hydroelectric power plants
• Financial and legal advisory regarding reverse merger following split of a major listed construction company with its subsidiary

1. D. Devletoglou Securities   1993-1996

Director, Investment Banking (Head of Research, ’93-’96)                                                      Greece

• Research: Development of a multi sector overview and market exposure, through interaction with industrial clients and executives in the financial services sector. Carried out equity research for over six years, being directly responsible for over one hundred company reports, thereby obtaining substantial awareness of business conditions across a number of sectors, ranging from construction and coastal shipping to food, entertainment and biotechnology
• Listings: Advised on the listing and rights issues of over thirty companies, including the overseeing of due diligence. In several cases, this included road shows to London and Paris, and presentations to overseas investors
• International public offerings: Member of the underwriting syndicates for the international sale of shares issued by domestic blue chip companies
• International private offerings: Participated in road shows for the sale of securities issued by a number of domestic issuers
• Securitization: Initiated, structured and acted as financial adviser for the securitisation of the consumer receivables of a listed retailer. Cooperated with Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and Allen & Overy and raised € 80m
• M&A: Advised on over fifteen M&A and private equity transactions, of which three cross border. These included the sale of the listed company Kotsovolos the biggest electrical goods retailer in Greece, to Dixons of the UK
• US Biotech: Raised venture capital from private clients for Primal, a biotechnology company in the US. Was an observing member of the BoD of the same company for two years
• Raised debt or equity capital for a number of the above transactions, including the highly leveraged buy out of a chain of cinemas by a listed company leader in its sector
• Compiled over forty company valuations, advising clients on how much to pay or request for the sale of a diversified range of business interests.
• Delisting: Advised Halyps Cement, the listed subsidiary of Lafarge, on the public offer and de-listing of the company in cooperation with BNP Paribas.
• Oil sector: Advised two petrol distribution companies; one on listing and one on debt restructuring
• Responsibilities: Founded, developed and ran the Investment Banking business of the firm. Set business objectives, compiled and monitored budget. Duties included the origination and supervision of execution of projects, such as: listing of companies on the ASE, participation in underwriting syndicates, rights issues of listed companies, placement of equity with institutional investors in Greece and internationally, evaluation and execution of private placements, company valuations, acquisitions, structuring and placement of corporate bonds and securitisation bonds, and advise to clients for investment in and divestment of various businesses. Supervision of team of nine, and cooperation with external legal, accounting and tax advisers
• Daily communication with leading entrepreneurs in order to present ideas, originate new business and negotiate terms of engagement, particularly in the advisory and structuring fields
• Member of the Company's management team. Participated in most internal planning and business development meetings.
• Founded and developed the Equity Research Department.

Deloitte & Touche                                                                                                       1991-1992

Consultant                                                                                                                             Greece

• Company valuations of a number of state controlled companies, in view of their privatisation or privately owned companies as part of an acquisition procedure
• Feasibility studies
• Evaluation and improvement of costing systems of industrial and service companies

Ergon S.A.                                                                                                                           1990-1991

Assistant to the General Manager                                                                                                 Greece

• CNC Machines
• Duties included: Raising venture capital from institutional and private investors. Prepared business plan and assisted in negotiations. Raised USD3.5m from international ship owner and a venture capital firm
• Management of part of the company's export financing from local and foreign banks in Greece

Touche Ross & Co.,                                                                                                          1989-1990

Junior Consultant                                                                                                                        Greece

• Management consulting

Education

Birmingham University                                                                                  Birmingham, England

Master of Business Administration, International Banking & Finance                                            1993

Birmingham University                                                                                  Birmingham, England

• Master of Science, Industrial Management                                          1986

Oxford University                                                                                                    Oxford, England

• Bachelor of Arts, Engineering Science                                          1985

Additional Professional Training:

• Company valuations. Deloitte & Touche training – 1992
• Client Service. Deloitte & Touche training – 1992
• International Equity Offerings. Euromoney seminars – 1995
• Internet Company Valuations. IMC seminars – 2000
• Consolidated Financial Statements. OEE seminars – 2003
• Crowe Horwath International. Risk Management and SOX - 2008

Professional Membership & Other Skills:

• Economics and Finance Chamber of Greece – Qualified Finance Professional
• Technical Chamber of Greece - Qualified Production Engineer

Theodora Antonakaki, Director of BoG's Climate Change and Sustainability Centre (CCSC) is coordinating work on climate, sustainability and research at the Climate Change Impacts Study Committee (CCISC) since 2009 and representing BoG at the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). She obtained her Diploma at the Architectural Department of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the MSc in Built Environment at the Bartlett School of Built Environment of the University of London, where she was an Honorary Research Fellow. She has consulted companies in Greece and abroad in a wide range of projects, in planning, urban and architectural design, on issues of sustainability and socioeconomic impacts. She has participated in competitions and her work has gained awards from Europa Nostra and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Theodora has been an Adjunct Professor at the Syracuse University, presented her work at conferences and has lectured at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the University of Stirling, the School of Nordic Urban Design, University of London and the Hellenic Open University. She has written book chapters in edited books and her work has been published at peer reviewed journals

Tasos Athanasopoulos holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from NTUA and an MBA in Business Administration from ALBA Business School. He has worked for many years in multinational companies in the Energy sector, holding managerial positions in large infrastructure projects. He has acquired extensive experience in Medium & High Voltage, transmission, distribution and protection of Electrical Energy, as well as Project, Construction and Resource Management in large-scale projects. He is the founder of Enerdia since 2010, a pioneering company active in the Energy sector. Enerdia has established long-term relationships with global energy funds, and has been delivering complete services in the Renewables Sector, such as development, construction, operation & maintenance as well as asset management. The company is currently developing a Renewable Energy project portfolio which exceeds 1.2 GWp, and aims to double that capacity in the next five (5) years.

Nikolaos Bakatselos

President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Nikolaos Bakatselos is the Managing Director of Pyramis Metallourgia A.E. and Pyramis Deutschland GmbH. He was Member of the Board of Directors, and Deputy Managing Director, of Northern Greece Publishing S.A. He has held the position of Managing Director of Imperium AEEX, and Member of the Board of Directors of Egnatia Bank Securities S.A. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of Attica Bank from February 2014 until June 2016. He was a Member of the Steering Committee of the International Hellenic University from 2006 until January 2014 and Member of the Board and President of the Northern Greece Committee of EEDE.  He is Member of the Committee Support CERTH, Trustee of Anatolia College, Member of the Board and Member of the Steering Committee of SVE and Honorary Consul of Belgium for Northern Greece.  After being a Member of the Board of Directors of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce for several years, in June 2010 he was elected Vice President of AmChamGR and President of the Northern Greece Committee and since June 2019 he is the President of AmChamGR. In October 2019 he was elected as President of HEDNO by the General Assembly of HEDNO. Nikolaos Bakatselos holds a B.A. in Sociology from University of Reading and a MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from City University Business School.

René Bautz

Chairman, Global Gas Centre; CEO, Gaznat S.A.

CEO of Gaznat SA since 2008, René Bautz is also Chairman of Swiss Energy Trading  (SET) and Gas&Com (Telecommunication), Board and Committee member of several  companies and organizations within the gas industry: Swiss Gas Industry Association,  Fingaz, Swissgas, Swiss Gas Invest, Transitgas and Unigaz. He also acts at an international level in the frame of Eurogas, Green Gas Initiative, and the World Energy  Council within which he chairs the Global Gas Centre. In 2002, René Bautz joined Gaznat, starting his career in the company as Chief  technical officer. He then served as Chief operating officer for two years before taking  over as CEO of Gaznat.  René Bautz studied electrical engineering and holds a Master of Science degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He dedicated his entire  professional career to the energy sector. René Bautz held the position of Managing  director at the Société Electrique des Forces de l’Aubonne (SEFA) for 5 years. Prior to  this, he served as Director of the Utility of the town of Bienne (ESB). During this period,  between 1994 and 2002, he was also Board member and manager of several  companies within the water and energy industries.  The first 10 years of his career were spent at the power company Electricité  Neuchâteloise (ENSA) as Head of the studies and construction. René Bautz then joined  Câbles Cortaillod (now Nexans Switzerland) as Head of the electric network and testing  division. As part of his training, he completed an internship on behalf of Brown Boveri Canada in Montreal where he participated in the development of a test platform for  electric generators. He further completed his training in the field of business economics and management.

Thierry Bros

Vice President Research, Tellurian

Energy & Climate Research

Professor Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po
Contributor to Natural Gas World
EU-Russia Gas Advisory Council Member
Senior Expert, Energy Delta Institute, Netherlands
Author & Co-author of 4 books

Academic Activities

2005 - Present Lecturing on energy, climate & economics
• IFP School – Université Grenoble-Alpes – Ecole des Mines & ESPCI, Paris
2016 - 2019 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Senior Research Fellow
Professional Experience

2021 - Present Tellurian
Vice President Research
• Providing analysis on climate, energy markets and geopolitics to foster US LNG
• Liaising with all stakeholders (partners, policy makers, environmental NGOs, etc.)
2020 - 2021 IOGP
Senior Policy Manager & Lead Analyst
• Assessed impact of new EU directives & regulations
• Promoted regulatory improvements for low carbon gases
• Researched on EU ETS, Carbon Capture Utilisation Storage and methane emissions
• Forecasted energy mix with hydrogen & storage solutions
2017 - 2020 Tellurian
Vice President Research
• Promoted a new low-cost, integrated, climate-friendly LNG business
• Researched on the US Permian unconventional production
2008 - 2016 Société Générale, Cross Asset Research
Senior Commodity Analyst (2011 - 2016)
• Covered European gas and LNG markets (balance, prices, projections, etc.)
• Provided reviews on major gas issues (Russia rent maximisation, Long Term Take or
Pay contracts, unconventional gas, Fukushima impact, US LNG vs. Russian gas, etc.)
• Launched the European gas and power research in 2011
• Ranked #1 in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017

Senior Financial Equity Analyst (2008 - 2010)
• Covered gas equities from upstream to downstream
2002 - 2007 Ministère de l’Economie des Finances et de l’Industrie
Senior Oil & Gas Expert

1993 - 2001 IFP Energies nouvelles
Head of Internal Communication (1996 - 2001)
Oil & Gas Training Officer (1993 - 1995)
Education

PhD in Management of R&D, Ecole Centrale Paris
Master of Chemical Engineering, Ecole de Physique et Chimie Industrielles de Paris
Master's Degree in Economics, Université Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne

Pantelis Capros

Professor of Energy Finance, National Technical University of Athens

Pantelis Capros, full-tenured Professor of Energy Economics and Operation Research at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, heads the E3MLab, a research and consultancy group of scientists, operating since 1988. He holds an engineering degree from NTUA, three Master Degrees in Economics, Informatics and Operations Research from ENSAE, the University of Dauphine and a Doctorat d’Etat (PhD) in Mathematical Economics from the University Pierre & Marie Curie. Prof. Capros has been the first Chairman of the Regulatory Authority for Energy in Greece (2000-2005), a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Power Corporation (1995-2000), a visiting Professor at University of Paris Sorbonne for five years and a researcher at CEA in France (1979-1984). He is a founding member of the European Energy Institute. Prof. Capros has more than 30 years of experience in research, consultancy and studies, in particular for the European Commission. He specialises in the field of energy systems analysis and economics, environmental and climate policies, macroeconomics and industrial economics. He performs empirical research in these fields using and developing large-scale mathematical models. He has widely published (more than 200 publications) in the areas of Energy Modelling, Climate Economics, Empirical Macroeconomics, Operations Research and Mathematical Programming. The E3MLab led by Prof. Capros develops, since 1990 energy-economy modelling, scenario building and impact assessment studies that support the European Commission. Indicative studies are the Reference energy-transport projections (published every two years), and a series of policy reforms, such as the 20-20-20 package (2007), the Low Carbon Roadmaps (2011-2012), the Winter package (2016), the Long-Term Strategy (2018), the Green Deal (2020), and others. The support relies on complex models, such as PRIMES, PRIMES-TREMOVE and GEM-E3, which are tools widely used for energy, transport, climate policies and economic assessments of the EU policy, also in national energy planning studies, roadmaps by Eurelectric and Eurogas and in studies for large private corporations. A series of European governments make use of consulting and modelling services based on E3MLab’s models for national energy, economic and environmental planning.

Aristotelis Chantavas

Head of Europe Area, Enel Green Power; President, SolarPower Europe

Aristotelis joined the Enel Group in November 2018 and is currently the Head of Europe region in Enel Green Power (EGP). He has a diverse background in the management of different types of renewables projects, varying in both size and type. His broad professional career in renewable energy, both in Europe and North America, includes executive roles in business development, construction and maintenance, M&A and new investments. Aristotelis graduated in Civil Engineering from DUTH and holds an MSc in Engineering Business Management from University of Warwick, with further specialization in Entrepreneurial Studies at Harvard University.

Eleni Charisi

Natural Gas Market Reporter, Argus Media

Eleni Charisi is an energy market reporter at Argus Media, covering Central and Southeast Europe gas markets. Prior to joining Argus, she worked in the solar energy sector in Turkey and the United Kingdom. Eleni holds a Master of Science degree in Energy Law, Business, Regulation and Policy from International Hellenic University.

Athanasios Cholevas

Head Global Market Solutions, Corporate Transaction Banking, National Bank of Greece

Mr Thanos Cholevas is Head of Global Markets Solutions in National Bank of Greece. Before joining NBG, he worked in Alpha Bank for 14 years in various managerial positions where the last 3 years he acted as a Director in Financial Products Division. He has thorough experience in Global Markets, Debt Capital Markets and Energy / Commodity Products. He started his professional career in the Treasury Division of Citibank Athens. Thanos holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic Science from University of Crete and MSc in Finance and Investment from Brunel University.

Maria Christantoni

Sustainability Officer, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund

Maria Christantoni studied Mining Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and holds an MSc in Water Resources Science and Technology. She is currently a PhD candidate in Environmental Economics at the NTUA. She is the Sustainability Officer of the Hellenic Republic Development Asset Fund, focusing on the integration of sustainability into the privatization process. She is also a member and co-Coordinator of the National Working Group on Sustainable Financing. She has previously worked for 5 years as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Expert in the Directorate of Environmental Licensing at the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy. She is the youngest-ever elected member of the National Assembly of the Technical Chamber of Greece and has served two consecutive terms from 2010 till 2017.

Athanasios Dagoumas

President, Hellenic Regulatory Authority for Energy.

Dr. Athanasios Dagoumas is an Assistant Professor in Energy and Resource Economics and Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy laboratory at the University of Piraeus. He holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, where he elaborated his PhD in Energy Economics. He is Member of the Board of the Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics. He has more than 15 years of work and research experience in energy related issues, including working as a Senior Researcher at the University of Cambridge and as a Senior Energy Analyst at the Transmission System Operator and at the Electricity Market Operator in Greece. Moreover he was enrolled as a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change in Greece. His extensive experience builds his capacity for an in-depth understanding of multidisciplinary aspects of the energy sector: economic, engineering, environmental and policy. He is keen on developing models for the energy system, the economic-energy-environment (E3) systems and the real energy markets. He has been President to the Regulatory Authority for Energy since July 2020.

Haris Doukas

Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA); General Secretary, HELORS

Dr. Haris Doukas is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He is a mechanical engineer from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), with a PhD in the area of decision support systems for energy policy and management, from the ECE, NTUA. His scientific and research expertise includes the development of decision support systems for energy and climate policy. He has almost 2 decades of working experience in the design of energy and climate policies and programs for the promotion of renewables, energy efficiency and management in a regional, national and European level. Moreover, he participates as a specialist in respective initiatives beyond Europe, such as the countries of the Mediterranean basin and the Arab states of the Gulf. In the abovementioned fields, he has more than 120 scientific publications in international scientific journals with reviewers, the Greek Book "Multiple Criteria Decision Models for Energy and Environmental Systems", the open access Book as co-Editor "Understanding Risks and Uncertainties in Energy and Climate Policy: Multidisciplinary Methods and Tools for a Low Carbon Society", the English Book "Multicriteria Portfolio Construction with Python", as well as numerous presentations in international conferences, chapters in Books, articles in technical magazines and daily and weekly press. Finally, Dr. Doukas is an Associate Editor of the Operational Research International Journal (ORIJ) and participates as member of the scientific journals' Editorial Board in the areas of energy policy and operational research. For his work, Dr. Doukas has received numerous awards by the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY), the NTUA, the AUTH, the Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG), the Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS) and the World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC) among others.

Panagiotis Doumas is a Director and Member of the Executive and Management Committee at Howden Hellas, having in his delegated authorities the business development and maintenance of big corporate accounts within a variety of territories. Panagiotis holds a BA in Business Administration from Deree College in Greece and a Master's Diploma in Marine Insurance and Reinsurance from the World Maritime University in London, UK. Being in the insurance world since 1999, his most recent endeavours included being Managing Partner at Aplus Brokers, a boutique broking firm, which he set up with his partners in 2017, specializing in Financial Lines (D&O, Cyber, Crime, Financial Institutions Professional Indemnity) and Energy, mainly Renewables. Aplus was the first acquisition of Howden Hellas due to their rapidly growing portfolio and expertise in the sector.

Guillame Dupret

Energy Market Director, Akuo Energy

Guillaume Dupret, Energy Market Director of Akuo Energy holds an MSc from the Ecole des Mines in France with a Major in financial mathematics. For the last 12 years he has co-built and managed a commodity trading floor for a french IPP, before moving to the renewable energy sector. In 2017, Guillaume joined Akuo to develop all the activities related to energy markets and private offtake strategies for Akuo’s renewable assets, worldwide.

Spyridon Economou

President and General Director, Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES)

President of the Board of Directors at the Center of Renewable Energy Sources (CRES) from September 2019.  Dr. Economou received his PhD degree from the Catholic University of Leuven and his Engineering Diploma from the National Technical University of Athens, Dept. of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering.  He has worked in industry and research in Belgium, Canada, Middle East (UAE & KSA) and Greece in various management positions.  His research work has been presented in 43 publications in scientific journals and international conferences.  In addition, Dr. Economou as an EC expert has evaluated more than 100 business plans from SMEs requesting funding for their innovative products or services.

Konstantinos Eleftheriadis is the Energy Industry Leader and a Financial Advisory Partner at Deloitte Greece. He specializes in Financial Advisory, M&A Transactions and Forensic Services. With over 17 years of professional experience, Konstantinos’ expertise has been instrumental in a range of sectors with special focus in the Energy & Resources market, both locally and internationally. Konstantinos specializes in services like: transactions, M&A assistance, feasibility studies, independent business reviews, liquidity, business and e-mobility plans and advice on Power Purchase Agreements, for many Greek and international clients that are operating in Power generation, Renewables, Oil & Gas, Mining & Metals, Waste treatment.

Rabia Ferroukhi

Director of Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre

Dr. Rabia Ferroukhi is an international economic development expert dedicated to sustainable energy and progressive socio-economic development. She is currently the Director of the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre at IRENA where she oversees the Agency’s work on knowledge, policy and finance, including: authoritative renewable energy data and information; analysis of best practice in renewable energy policy and finance; quantitative and qualitative analysis of the socio-economics of the energy transition, including jobs, gender, just transition and related development, industrial and labor policy implication; and advice and technical support to countries, tailoring policy design and recommendation to their specific socio-economic conditions. Dr. Ferroukhi holds a Masters in Applied Economics and a Ph.D. in Economics from the American University in Washington DC.

George Filiopoulos

CEO, Enterprise Greece

Georgios Filiopoulos is the CEO of Enterprise Greece, Greece's national investment and trade promotion agency. Before serving in the public sector, Mr. Filiopoulos worked as a business executive for various companies and organizations in the U.S. and Greece. He received his MBA from HEC Paris, holds an MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, an MA in Journalism from the University of Memphis, and a BA in Advertising from Kansas State University.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiosfiliopoulos/

Amir Foster

Executive Director, Association of Oil and Gas Exploration Industries in Israel

Amir Foster worked as a Senior Energy Analyst in Israel's financial market. In 2012 he established the "Foster Consultancy Group" that focuses on the energy sector in general and natural gas in particular. Among the company's clients were gas companies, government ministries and various organizations from Israel and abroad. In 2016 Mr. Foster was appointed as the Head of Strategy and Research of at the Israeli Association of Oil & Gas Exploration Industries, and since 2019 he acts as the Executive Director. Amir holds an McS in Finance from Tel Aviv University.

Samuel Furfari

Professor of the geopolitics of energy, Free University of Brussels

Prof. Samuel Furfari (aka Samuele) is a Chemical Engineer from the Free University of Brussels. In 1982 he received his Ph.D. from the same university with a thesis in the field of energy. Between 1982 and 2018, he was a senior official at the Energy Directorate General of the European Commission where he has devoted an entire career to energy technology and policy in practically all fields of energy (strategy, outlooks, technologies, environment, climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency) until its end position as adviser to the director general. Since 2003 he is a professor of energy geopolitics and energy politics at the Free University of Brussels. He also lectures at various universities. He is the author of many articles and of 18 books on energy and sustainable development; the last is ‘Energy and Geopolitics, Volume 1: Fundamentals’ (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021). Since 2019 he is President of the European Society of Engineers and Industrialists. He is Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.

Maria Rita Galli

CEO, Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A. (DESFA)

Maria Rita Galli is the CEO of δesfa. Until recently she held the position of the Executive Vice President Business Development & Asset Management at Snam S.p.A, a leading global energy infrastructure company and was the Chairman of the SENFLUGA Energy Holdings S.A., a consortium controlling 66% of δesfa's share capital. Ms. Galli started her career at Eni in 1997, as a graduate in nuclear engineering from the Milan Polytechnic University. At Eni, she went through various roles within the International Business Development Department, joined relevant international projects and was involved in M&A activities. As a member of Eni's Board of Directors, she also oversaw the operations of some of the Group’s companies abroad (Galp, Distrigas, eni Gas&Power Trading BV, eni Gas&Power France, GVS GmbH, etc.) Since 2006, she has been in charge of the International Business Development unit and, from January 2010, she has been in charge of the International Business Development and Assets Management department. In October 2016, she joined Snam as the Head of Business Development and International Asset Management.

Vasilis Georgiou

Managing Director, Protasis

Vasilis Georgiou was born in Athens, in 1966. He received a BEng degree on Electrical Engineering, an MBA and a MSc in Management of Energy Systems. He further holds a certification in management of industrial working systems. In his professional career he developed his expertise in strategic management such as business development, business analytics, project management, strategic design, organizational development, and transformation. His technical and business focus includes electrical systems, power generation and supply, electrical protection, automation, control, and metering. Today his technical emphasis includes electrification, RES integration, energy storage, smart technologies, and digital transformation. Since 2002, he is the President and Managing Director of PROTASIS SA, a Company providing Studies, Consulting, Design & Engineering and Advanced System Solutions for electrical power systems and networks. Through continuous development, focus and dedication his aim is to foster organizational growth within an innovative, technological advanced, progressive, people friendly, rewarding and customer-oriented environment. Before his current position he worked for various SMEs and multinational companies in the field of electrical energy and telecommunications.

Christos Georgopoulos

CEO, Inaccess

He co-founded Inaccess in year 2000 as a smart controls company and is its CEO ever since. At Inaccess he develops the business strategy and product direction, manages business development, and pursues strategic cooperations with technology vendors and key customers. His main interests include Renewable energy (primarily PV) and related technologies (Batteries, Microgrids, dispatchable loads), Grid compliance and Market Integration. He is a member of various international associations and a frequent speaker in sector-specific conferences and thematic events on the topic of smart energy, renewables systems and optimal grid integration. Before starting Inaccess, from 1998 to 2000, Mr. Georgopoulos carried out R&D work for Lucent's Bell Labs on automation and controls and automation for smart homes and enterprises; from 1993 to 1998 he was an R&D associate with NTUA, Greece, working in research projects with several EU telecommunications companies on the topic of integrated broadband networks. He holds a diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. in Integrated Broadband Networks, both from NTUA, Greece.

Konstantinos Gioutikas 

Vice-Governor of Development and Environment, Central Macedonia Region

I was born in 1976. Together with my wife, Antonella Dalakoura, a pharmacist, and our two children, we live in Chalastra, Thessaloniki, where my privately owned business is also based. I graduated from Anatolia College of Thessaloniki and the Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Civil Engineering. I am a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2001. Since 2002, I am a co-owner of the Gioutikas K. & Co. construction company, which undertakes projects such as the construction of industrial buildings, technical studies for private constructions, urban planning support, agricultural-livestock facilities and Renewable energy sources, etc. In 2014 I was elected Regional Councellor of Thessaloniki in the Region of Central Macedonia. From 2016 to 2019, I was the Vice-Regional Minister of Development and Environment of PKM, an office that I hold until today after my re-election in 2019. From 2014 to 2017 I participated as a member of the council of the Axios Delta National Park and the Koronia and Volvi Lakes Management Agency. From 2017 until today, I participate as a member of the council of the body of Management of Protected Areas of Thermaikos Gulf.

Panagiotis Grammelis

Director of Research, Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)

Dr. Panagiotis Grammelis is Director of Research at the Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of CERTH (CERTH/CPERI). The scope of his research is the exploitation of solid fuels, i.e. biomass/waste and coal, with emphasis on the thermochemical conversion technologies. He is experienced in numerous EU and national funded and industry oriented projects, with an extensive knowledge of the South-East European market. Since May 2011, Dr Grammelis is Head of the Laboratory of Alternative Fuels & Technologies and guides a team of highly-skilled researchers. He has been Steering Committee member of the Biomass Panel in the RHC-ETP (responsible for industrial boilers and district heating), national expert for the standardisation of solid biofuels and member of DHC+ (District Heating & Cooling) Platform. Member of the Editorial Board in IJER and IJGW and the Scientific Committees of international conferences (EUBCE, GCGW, WSED). He is co-author in 380 papers in scientific journals, international conferences, workshops and books, with 2777 citations and h-Index 30 according to Scopus.

Nikos Hatziargyriou

Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, Past Chairman and CEO of HEDNO

Nikos Hatziargyriou is professor in Power Systems at the National Technical University of Athens. He has over 10 year industrial experience as Chair and CEO of the Hellenic Distribution Network Operator and as executive Vice-Chair of the Public Power Corporation. He was chair and vice-chair of the EU Technology and Innovation Platform on Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP-SNET) and chair and founding member of the European Technology Platform on SmartGrids. He is honorary member of CIGRE and Life Fellow of IEEE, currently Editor in Chief of the IEEE Trans on Power Systems. He is member of the Energy Committee of the Athens Academy of Science. He is the 2017 recipient of the IEEE/PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award. He is author of the book “Microgrids: Architectures and Control” and of more than 300 journal and 600 conference papers. He is included in the 2016, 2017 and 2019 Thomson Reuters lists of top 1% most cited researchers. He is 2020 Globe Energy Prize laureate.

George Ioannou

CEO, Energy Exchange Group

Professor George Ioannou is the CEO and BoD member of EnExGroup. He is the Leader of the implementation of the target model, Professor of Operations Management at the Department of Management Science and Technology of the Athens University of Economics (AUEB) and Business and Director of its Management Science Laboratory. He holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, a M.Sc./DIC in Robotics and Automation from Imperial College and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Virginia Tech, directing the Manufacturing Systems Integration Lab, as well as a GRA at the Institute for Systems Research. He has received the Microsoft Excellence in Education Award and many Teaching Excellence Awards as Director and Academic Coordinator of the Energy Club of AUEB’s MBA International. He was an Executive BoD member of Hellenic Railroads SA as well as a member of the Innovation Council at the Ministry of Development, of AUEB’s Senate and of AmCham’s Innovation Committee and he has served as Head of the Evaluation Committee of ΣΥΖΕΥΞΙΣ ΙΙ (Information Society SA)

Nektaria Karakatsani

Advisor to the Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic

Nektaria Karakatsani is an expert in energy regulation and EU funding. She is an advisor to the Minister of Energy and Environment in Greece, and a Member of the Board at the Center for Renewable Energy Sources and the Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration. She has acted as a member of the Board of RAE, CEER and ACER Board of Regulators. She holds a PhD in Energy Economics from London Business School and an MSc from Oxford University. She has worked as an energy consultant for UK institutions and firms, focusing on market reforms and risk management. She has published her research in influential journals, including Energy Economics, Journal of Forecasting, Oxford Handbook of Economic Forecasting and Journal of Non-linear Dynamics and Econometrics. She has been teaching forecasting, business statistics and econometrics at LBS, LSE and City University.  Over the last years, she has written more than 60 articles to raise public awareness on issues of green funding, energy transition, infrastructure, consumers and competition.

Dimitrios Kardomateas

Representative of the Chairman of the JTDP Steering Committee

Energy Expert with 35 years’ experience in engineering, project development, strategic planning, regulation, financing and management of the energy sector, in particular natural gas, as well as in relevant European policies.

More specifically:

• Chemical engineer, graduate of the National Technical University of Athens, with postgraduate studies in environmental control at the University of Manchester (M.Sc.) and in Business Administration at the Hellenic Management Association.
• Process engineer at ASPROFOS Engineering S.A.(6 years)
• Head of the Gas Contracts Department and Director of Strategic Planning at DEPA S.A. (15 years)
• General Manager for Strategy, Development & Regulation at DESFA S.A. (13 years). In parallel, Chief Financial Officer of the company (4 years).
• President of the Management Organization Unit (M.O.U.) S.A. (3 years).
• Elected member of the Management Board of European Organizations in natural gas (ENTSOG, GIE, GTE) (10 years)
• Invited member of the Gas Market Task Force of the Conseil de Coopération Economique (CCE) (5 years)
• National Representative for the negotiation of the first and second gas directives and at the E.C. Committee for the Trans-European Energy Networks Program
• Advisory work on energy matters to European Authorities and energy companies

Dimitris Kavvouris

Chief Operating Officer Citroen, DS Automobiles and Mazda

Dimitris Kavvouris is a highly experienced Senior Executive with a demonstrated record of working in the automotive industry. Dimitris received his Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Business and Economics from Piraeus University of Economics and Business. He pursued post graduate studies at Athens University of Economics and Business, for a Master's degree in Marketing and Communications (M.Sc). In 2004, he was elected as a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing UK (CIM). Dimitris started his Automotive career with Volkswagen Brand in 1994, coming from Telecommunications and Technology companies. During the years of his career in the VW Group he was assigned various managerial positions, such as Sales Manager VW, Marketing Manager VW, and in 1999 he became the Head of VW Commercial Vehicles in Greece. In 2000, he joined Citroën as Marketing Director at the Syngelidis Group of Companies and in 2004 he became the Head of Audi Brand in Greece for 11,5 years at Kosmocar S.A. In 2015 until the end of 2016, Dimitris took a Senior Executive Position in VW Middle East. Since 2017 he is Chief Operating Officer for Citroën, DS Automobiles and Mazda Brands at Syngelidis Group of Companies, AIGLON S.A., the importer of Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles and Mazda in Greece. He is married and has one daughter.

George Kasapides

Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, Hellenic Republic

George Kasapidis was born in Kozani in 1971. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, with specialization in Crop Production from the School of Geotechnical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MSc in Agriculture with specialization in Agricultural Economy from the School of Geotechnical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, since September 1st 2019.He is an alternate member of the European Committee of the Regions and Chairman of the Environmental Committee of the Association of Greek Regions. From 2004 to 2019 he was a Member of the Greek Parliament, elected by the people of the Prefecture of Kozani, with the New Democracy Party. In 2003 he was elected with the majority of votes as a member of the Regional Council of Kozani. He was a founding member of the Aristotle University Graduate Students’ Association in 1999. He joined the Agricultural Association of Kozani in 2000 and Consumer Protection Centre of Kozani in 2002. In 2002, he started working as a self -employed agronomist and producer of aromatic and medicinal plants and essential oils. In 2004 he introduced to Greece and piloted the first plantation of roses and lavender in the prefecture of Kozani. He founded the Cooperative of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Voio. He twice served as the Head of Rural Development Policy Division of the New Democracy party. He has been married since 2015 with Katerina Diou, an employee of the Rural Economy Department of the Region of Western Macedonia

Symeon Kassianides

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Hyperion Systems Engineering Group; Chairman, Natural Gas Public Company of Cyprus (DEFA)

Dr. Symeon Kassianides is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Hyperion Systems Engineering Group. He holds a PhD and DIC in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London (UK), a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) and has extensive experience in project execution and management of technology in the process manufacturing industries. He has been a Member of the Board of the Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) since 2014 and was appointed as Chairman in March 2017.

George Kavvouras

General Manager, Omexon/Vinci Energies Hellas

EXPERTISE
-Business and Construction Management
-Power & Grid Engineering (High Voltage Environments)
-Expertise in Public and Private Markets, Joint Ventures,
PFI and PPP Projects, Business development and
-Business Management in Electrical and Civil Works
Environments
-Legal: contracts negotiation
-Environment and Sustainability
-Cost Management
-Direction of Construction Projects
-International Business Development
EXPERIENCE
- Vinci Energies TTE: Project Director (2012 - current)
Various HV projects in the UK for National Grid and SSE (circa 100M€)
Various Projects in Europe and Africa (circa 350M)
- MSVE JV Engineering Manager
Member of the JV Management Board
Direction of Projects and Business Development
Management and coordination of Engineering Design and Works
Contracting at project and client level.
- HCA and EMDA UK : Project Director (2006-2012)
THE AVENUE Regeneration Project in the UK (circa 200M€)
Activities : Business Development, Project direction
Contractual and financial management of the JV
Management and coordination of Engineering, Construction and
Procurement
- Jacobs Engineering UK: Project Manager (2003 to 2006)
Various Clients in the UK (circa 50M€)
Activities : Project management of civil works
Cost. management and estimating
Management and coordination of Engineering, Construction, and
procurement
Client Management

Olga Khakova

Associate Director for European Energy Security, Atlantic Council

Olga Khakova is the associate director for European energy security at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, where she manages transatlantic energy initiatives. Before joining the Atlantic Council, Khakova was a senior program coordinator for US Energy Association’s Energy Technology and Governance Program. She helped start and coordinate the Western Balkans’ Electricity Market Initiative working group, which provides technical expertise on creating better-connected electricity markets. Khakova also worked as a program director for a leading energy non-profit in the Midwest, The Climate + Energy Project (CEP). While at CEP she co-led the conception and development of the Clean Energy Business Council, a network of businesses seeking to capitalize on renewable energy resources in Kansas and the greater Kansas City area through legislative, regulatory, and educational solutions. Khakova facilitated state-wide stakeholder engagement on energy issues, such as education and outreach on rate design dockets at the Kansas Corporation Commission. During her time at Bombardier Aerospace, Khakova organized events and developed communications strategies in Brazil, Canada, China, and the US for a distinguished human factors safety program called Safety Standdown. Khakova has a business administration degree from Wichita State University and a professional science masters in environmental assessment from the University of Kansas. She is originally from Ukraine.

Spyros Kiartzis

Manager, New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources, HEL.PE.

Dr. Spyros Kiartzis is the New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources Manager, for the Hellenic Petroleum Group. He received his Diploma and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering; and his degree in Economics from the School of Law and Economics; all from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and finally his MBA from the Hellenic Open University. Following a period in the construction sector supervising restoration projects in Mount Athos, he served as a part-time instructor in the University of Western Macedonia and in the International Hellenic University. He joins the Hellenic Petroleum Group in 2001 where he held a range of posts in maintenance and project construction sections (including the Project Management Team for the construction of a 390 MW CCPP), before becoming Manager of New Technologies and Alternative Energy Sources. He is Managing Director of ElpeFuture an e-mobility service provider (Subsidiary of Hellenic Petroleum Group), and also Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Energiaki Pylou-Methonis SA a wind park owner. He is also member of the Board of Directors of “ELPEDISON S.A.” and “Hellenic Petroleum Renewable Energy Sources S.A.” (Subsidiary of Hellenic Petroleum Group) and has served as member of the Board of Directors of “EKO Bulgaria S.A.” (Subsidiary of Hellenic Petroleum Group).

Giannis Klavdianos

Chief Financial Officer, Public Gas Distribution Networks

Mr Klavdianos is a graduate of Economics & Finance from University of York in the UK and holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School in London and an International MBA from Athens University for Economics and Business. During the first 15 years of his career he has worked in the Greek financial sector where he was entrusted key responsibilities and senior positions in the areas of Treasury, Investment Management and Operations. Since 2017 and till joining DEDA SA in 2019 he has worked as a Financial and Business Consultant. 

Kyriakos Kofinas

General Director of e-mobility, PPC

Konstantin Konstantinov

CEO, Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange

Konstantin Konstantinov, CEO of Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange EAD (IBEX) since its establishment in 2014, has a Master’s degree in “Electrical engineering” from the Technical University of Sofia. He also holds a Master’s degree in “International Business Relations” from the Technical University. Konstantinov has got a solid experience in energy sector. Prior to this role, he was an Electricity trade director at the Bulgarian electricity public provider -  National electricity company EAD (NEK) and a member of the board of directors of NECO S.A. From 2005 to 2013 Konstantinov was a member of the Management board and a Deputy executive director of Enemona Utilities EAD. Prior to joining Enemona Utilities he was a senior specialist Geographic Information Systems at Electricity Distribution Sofia EAD.

Nikolaos Koutsogiannis

Advisor to the BoD, HENGAS S.A.

Nikolaos Koutsogiannis was the founder of the Naoussa International Film Festival, which was the most significant digital cinema event in the region of South East Europe. He is a graduate of University of Macedonia in International and European Economic and Political Studies with a Master degree in International Relations and a second Master degree in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations from the University of Sheffield. He was elected Mayor at the 2014 mayoral elections with the urge of the younger people of his hometown Naoussa. During his mandate he envisioned and planned the innovative and pioneering project of energy production generated by small hydropower stations installed in the city's existing water supply system which he presented at the European Council, in China and several other conferences in Greece and abroad. He is now advisor to the Board at HENGAS for strategy and communication, thus becoming part of the most rapidly developing sector of Greek economy.

Marcel Kramer

Energy and Infrastructure Consultant; President, Energy Delta Institute

Marcel Kramer is a Dutch national residing in Amsterdam. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Private and Corporate Law, he held several positions in Government and in international organizations (NATO, International Energy Agency). Subsequently Marcel spent his entire career in international energy companies on different continents. He has held a range of senior executive positions in the international energy industry and has an extensive global personal network in this field. He currently works as an independent consultant, company director and advisory board member on strategy, policy and project management in the field of energy and infrastructure. He is also President of the Energy Delta Institute, an international energy business school, which supports the development of executives through a wide range of industry courses and learning-related events. Marcel Kramer is a frequent public speaker on energy topics and lectures in several executive education programs associated with universities in Europe and Russia. He is an active longstanding member of the Council of the International Gas Union (IGU), for which he also reports to the IGU President as ‘Regional Coordinator’ for Russia, the Black Sea region and the Caspian.

George Kremlis

Principal Advisor on Energy, Climate and Circular Economy Issues, Greek Prime Minister, Hellenic Republic; President, Organizing Committee of the Circle the Med Forum; President, International “Circular Clima Institute” of the European Public Law Organization

Special advisor to the Greek Prime Minister on environment and Circular Economy. Honorary Director in the European Commission (EC), in charge of circular economy issues on behalf of DGENV. National coordinator for the EEC internal market (1990-1992), Head of the EEC Committee under the Greek Prime Minister (1993), Secretary General for European Affairs in the Ministry of National Economy (1993), Head of the Legal Unit DG ENV (1995-2004). Head of the “Legal affairs and Governance” Unit (2004-2005). Head of the Unit "Cohesion Policy and Environmental Impact assessments” (2005-2013) Head of the "Mainstreaming and Environmental Assessments" Unit (2013-2018) Member of the Board of the Espoo Convention, and elected Chair of the upcoming MOPs in 2019 and 2020.

Loukas Lazaridis

General Manager, Head of Energy Unit, Intrakat

Loukas Lazarakis has been recently appointed as General Manager of the Energy Unit at “Intrakat”, leading its dynamic expansion in the sector of Renewable Energy Sector. Prior to “Intrakat”, Loukas has served as the CEO of “Nostira S.A.”, a renewable energy company with main activities the development, construction and asset management of RES units. He brings more than twenty years of executive experience in the Renewable Energy Industry. Having joined “Windsolar Hellas S.A.” in 1999 as CFO, Loukas originally worked in Finance roles and in 2003 was one of the founders of “RETD S.A.”, in which he held positions of CFO/CEO. In 2007, “RETD S.A.” became an EDF EN subsidiary and five years later Mr.  Lazarakis was appointed CEO in “EDF EN Hellas S.A.” until June 2017.  During his career, he has gained a reputable experience in the Energy sector having developed major RES projects, summing up to hundreds of MWs, in Greece, Cyprus and Romania. Loukas was in charge of the strategic directions and financial decisions of the organizations he cooperated with, while implemented hundreds of millions of financing facilities and facilitated 500MW of RES projects in Greece.  He holds a degree in Economics from University of Piraeus.

Christian Lelong

Director of Natural Resources, Kayrros

Christian has over 20 years of experience in energy, technology and financial services. As Director of Natural Resources at Kayrros, he leads the development of remote sensing technologies for the energy transition, ranging from monitoring methane emissions to tracking the carbon sequestration of forests. Before joining Kayrros, Christian was a senior commodities analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he advised corporate clients and investors. Previously, he held roles in Strategy and Marketing at BHP, the world’s largest mining company. Christian earned an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc from Télécom SudParis.

David Livingston

Senior Advisor, US Department of State

David Livingston is a senior analyst at Eurasia Group, the world's leading geopolitical risk firm, and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think tank in Washington, DC. Previously, he worked as a deputy director at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, as a fellow with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and as the inaugural Robert S. Strauss fellow for geoeconomics at the Office of the US Trade Representative. David has also worked at the World Trade Organization in Geneva and at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna. David holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford. He serves as an adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern California, teaching a course at its Washington, DC campus, and serves as a mentor and strategist for the Obama Foundation Scholars program.

Vasilis Machias

Country Manager Greece, Axpo Solutions

Vasilis Machias is the Country Manager for Greece at Axpo Solutions AG. With more than 17 years of experience in the global energy trading business, Vasilis has worked for European energy firms, including EDF Trading and Gazprom Marketing & Trading. A graduate of the Athens University of Economics & Business and the London School of Economics, he started his career as an energy markets analyst at the advisory firm ICF International in London while, most recently, he headed the commercial, regulatory and O&M functions at ElecLink, the 1 GW merchant electricity interconnector connecting the UK and France.

Anastasios Manos

CEO, Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator S.A. (HEDNO)

Tassos Manos is HEDNO΄s CEO since October 2019.

In the Past:

Lafarge Holcim Europe-Head of Procurement Balkans.

Heracles GCCo - General Manager responsible for Logistics, Exports, Distribution Terminals, Procurement and Group IS/IT.

ANEH Shipping Subsidiary-Managing Director.

PPC Renewables -Project Manager for Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development

BCG (The Boston Consulting Group) - Consultant.

PQH S.A.- COO

Co-Founder - startups in medical device industry

Education

INSEAD – MBA.

Technical University of Crete - MSc. in Engineering Management

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) - BA/MA in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

Grigoris Marinakis

General Manager, Voltalia Greece

Grigoris joined Voltalia Greece at its establishment in 2007, where he started his professional career in Renewable Energy as a Development Manager, managing the company’s finance as well as the projects’ development and construction phases. In 2011, he was appointed Country Manager, where he extended the company’s entire operations and activities from an Electricity provider to being also a service provider. He successfully developed new business activities within the Renewables’ Market in Greece which involved the entire value chain of a renewable project: development, engineering, procurement, construction (EPC), operations & maintenance (O&M) and asset management. Before joining Voltalia, Grigoris gained a significant experience in the maritime Business where he managed large shiping companies employing more than 100 employees.

Nuno Marihno

Head of RES Integration and Flexibilty, NEW R&D - Centre for New Energy Technologies, EDP – Energias de Portugal, Coordinator of IANOS project

Nuno is the head of RES Integration and Flexibility area at EDP NEW. He graduated in electrical and computer engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal in 2014 and received the PhD degree from CentraleSupélec, Paris, France in 2018. Since November 2019 he has been working at EDP NEW, being responsible for leading the research team within the subjects of RES integration and flexibility. He is also the project coordinator of IANOS, a H2020 funded research project with 34 partners from 8 different countries and an overall budget of around 8,8M€. Before this experience, he worked as a Research Engineer for EDF R&D in its “Economic and Technical Analysis of Energy Systems” department on topics related with power system's regulation operation and planning. This includes transmission and distribution network expansion planning, grid integration of storage and renewable energy and regulatory analysis of the European electricity markets. Nuno integrates the Portuguese Future Energy Leaders cohort.

Andrea Martinez

Deputy Managing Director, Sinloc

Andrea Martinez has over 25 years of experience in the infrastructure and local development market space. He is actively involved in the deployment of several technical assistance EIB ELENA schemes, ESIF financing platforms, Horizon 2020 projects aimed at accelerating the energy transition process. He is Deputy Managing Director at Sinloc - Sistema Iniziative Locali SpA, an investment and advisory company, participated by ten leading Italian Banking Foundations. Since 2011 he is Key Account and Investment Team Manager of JESSICA Urban Development Funds in Sicily, Sardinia and Campania. Since 2014 he is member of the Steering Committee of Green Building Council Italy and has been board member of several special purpose vehicles involved in energy and urban regeneration. Starting from October 2019 he is Project Coordinator of the EU Islands Facility NESOI.

Konstantinos Mavros

CEO, PPC Renewables

Konstantinos Mavros has significant and diversified experience in the broader energy sector and the fields of corporate finance and technology. He has worked in the past in the Renewable Energy Sector, and has been leading companies in the technological field. He has also co-founded a Venture Capital fund supported by the European Investment Fund. He is an active member and holds key positions in several international professional and academic associations and has been a visiting lecturer at the Athens University International MBA program. Mr Mavros holds a Masters’ degree in Finance from Imperial College London and has completed high level executive education programs at Harvard Business School.

Matteo Mazzoni

Head of Market Strategy, Snam, main Shareholder of Senfluga

Matteo Mazzoni is Head of Market Strategy at Snam, supporting the business in analysing all the main energy trends across markets, evaluating business initiatives and developing mid-to-long term scenarios. Matteo has over 10 years of experience in energy analysis and energy modelling, with previous experiences spanning from the power sector to the gas sector and energy planning for public institutions.  

Panagiotis Mitrou

Global Gas Segment Manager, Lloyd’s Register Marine & Offshore

Panos Mitrou has been with LR for more than 14 years and currently holds the position of Global Gas Segment Manager, based in Piraeus. His primary focus is on areas like the seaborne gas supply chain, LNG and other gas as fuel,as well as gas floating solutions, delivering an enhanced service portfolio to shipping community. He has held commercial and technology positions since 2012 and has been deeply involved in the setup and materialization of several funded projects related to alternative fuels and innovation in the maritime sector. Since 2013, he has initiated Poseidon Med, a key cross-border European project, introducing LNG bunkering in Easter Mediterranean marine transportation. During his seven year service with Lloyd’s Register Piraeus Technical Support Office, he has dealt with series of statutory and other reviews, ranging from BWM to MARPOL and the IBC and IGC Codes. In this context he has supported and lead the implementation of several pieces of new legislation. Since 2007 he has represented Lloyd’s Register in a number of international forums, conferences and projects. Panos holds a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer Diploma from NTUA and an MBA in Shipping from ALBA Business School. He is currently a PhD candidate in Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, at University of Strathclyde with focus on optimizing the shipping decarbonization pathway.

Miloš Mladenović

Managing Director, SEEPEX

Miloš Mladenović has graduated in Faculty of Electrical Engineering in 1995 at University of Belgrade. Following the establishment of the Serbian TSO (EMS), starting from 2005 he has played important role in the emerging process of the Serbian electricity sector unbundling and liberalization of the national electricity market, acting as the Executive Manager for System and Market operation and Director for International and Regulatory Affairs in EMS. With comprehensive regional and European experience, acting as a member of the ENTSO-E Board and ENTSO-E Market Committee, as well as the Chairmen of the SEE RG within ENTSO-E MC, he becomes also one of the key players in the process of the SEE Electricity Market integration and EU Target Model implementation in the SEE region. Since July 2015, he works as a Managing Director of SEEPEX (South East European Power Exchange), JSC established by EMS and EPEX SPOT.

Antonis Mountouris

Group HSE & Sustainable Development Manager, HEL.PE.

Dr. Antonios Mountouris is currently Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainable Development Division of Hellenic Petroleum Group, mainly responsible for the key health, safety, energy and refining environmental & climate change issues as well as sustainability performance and reporting (e.g. CDP, Carbon Footprint, ESG indices).  After completing his studies in Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), he obtained a PhD on waste management and energy recovery (NTUA) and an MBA from Hellenic Open University. He has previously worked as an R&D engineer and an environmental consultant, and since 2006 he has been working at the Hellenic Petroleum’s Headquarters. He has various publications and is also a reviewer in scientific journals in the field of environmental and energy management.

Agis Papadopoulos

Chairman of the Board, EYATH; Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Agis M. Papadopoulos obtained his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University Thessaloniki in 1989, his Master of Science in Energy Conservation and the Environment from Cranfield University (UK), in 1991, and his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, from the Aristotle University Thessaloniki in 1994. Since 1998 he is Professor for Energy Systems at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University Thessaloniki and since 2013 he is Director of the Process Equipment Design Laboratory. His main research interests lie in the fields of (a) Energy and environmental design of buildings, (b) Energy conservation and renewable energy resources and (c) Energy and environmental economics and policies. He has coordinated more than 65 national and international research projects and authored or co-authored more than 125 papers in peer reviewed journals and 270 papers in conference proceedings. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sustainable Energy. He is a Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany. Between 2014 and 2018 he was Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board of the Open University of Cyprus. Since August 2019 he is Chairman of the Board of EYATH S.A. – Thessaloniki Water Supply and Sewage Company, listed at Athens Stock Exchange.

Constantinos Papalucas (MEng, MBA, MPA) is an Energy Policy Expert and an EastMed Specialist. Since October 2019 he is advising the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy on Energy Policy, Infrastructure and Investments. In December 2020, he was appointed as the Coordinator of the National Hydrogen Committee whose mandate is to prepare the Hydrogen Strategy of the Hellenic Republic and he also coordinates the Greek participation in the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Hydrogen “Technologies and Systems” putting the first five Greek hydrogen projects in the IPCEI pipeline. Moreover, he led the joint task force between the Greek Ministry and the U.S. Department of Energy that jointly develop a regional CCUS concept in Greece with the participation of several energy corporations. In the past he served as an Associate at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and in the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Upon his return from the United States, he founded EastMed Energy Hub, consulting energy corporations that seek to invest in the Eastern Mediterranean and governments on natural resources management, advocating for a regional energy hub in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Panagiotis Papastamatiou

Director, ENTEKA; CEO, Hellenic Wind Energy Association

Papastamatiou is Director of ENTEKA Group where he directs the development and financial sectors of the Group. Moreover, he is Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Wind Energy Association, ELETAEN. He has a vast experience in energy projects development in Greece and in Balkans with special focus and deep knowledge in wind energy. In the past he worked as advisor for the Hellenic Ministry of Development as well as for other public and private corporations. He holds Diploma in Electrical Engineering from NTU of Athens with PhD in Operational Research and Energy Policy & Planning and postgraduate lessons in Economics and Management in Athens University of Economics and Business. He is elected member of the Board of Directors of the Greek Association of RES Electricity Producers, GAREP.

Dimitris Papastergiou

President, Central Union of Municipalities in Greece (KEDE); Mayor of Trikala Municipality, Hellenic Republic

I was born in Trikala, in 1973. I studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering in Polytechnic School of Athens by choice and because of my love for electronics, programming and broadcasting. Ι have also designed and constructed several energy projects, in the private sector. I believe that the road of participation in social life is one-way road, if we want to change our lives. That’s why since the age of 29, I got involved with municipal projects and initiatives, from various offices. In 2014 and 2019, as head of the political party “Restart Now”, Ι was elected Mayor of Trikala. In additional, in 2019 I was honored by the Mayors of Greece, who they elected me as President of the Union of Mayors of Greece (KEDE). Watersheds in serving local government are the initiatives for the Trikala city branding, the development of a smart city in Trikala, the implementation of the non-smoking law, the handling of the refugee situation, and the modification of our mentality. My goal is to develop real smart and sustainable cities, within strong and modern Municipalities I am married to civil engineer Soula Braki and our family is lovely with three kids. I commute by bike, because it’s a way of life.

Giorgos Patoulis

Regional Governor of Attica, Hellenic Republic

George Patoulis was born in Athens, Greece. He entered the Athens Medical School and specialized in Orthopaedic surgery at the Athens Laiko Hospital, where he also wrote a doctoral thesis. He is specialised in Health Economics and graduated from the National School of Public Health.

He was elected in the Board of the “LAIKO” Hospital, while at the same time he established the Association of the Trainee Doctors of Athens and Piraeus.

In 1997, he established the “Young Doctors” Pan-Hellenic Society and in 2002 the Association of the Freelance Doctors of Attica, where he still holds the position of the Honorary President. In 1998, he was elected municipal counsellor for the first time at the Municipality of Pefki, where he has formed the institution of Municipal Medical Centre.

In 2006, he was elected for the first time Mayor of Amaroussion in the Region of Attica. In 2010, he was re-elected with 57% and in 2014 he was again elected for the third time as a Mayor with 60%.

At the same time, he established the National Hellenic Inter-Municipal Network of Healthy Cities, while he also became the President of Association of Municipalities for the Protection and Restoration of Penteliko.

In June 2011, he was elected for the first time President of the Athens Medical Association. He was re-elected in the same post in October 2014 and October 2018, the last time achieving a percentage of 55%. In parallel, in January 2012, he became one of the founding members of the Social Mission Clinic.

In October 2014, he was elected President of Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, while in 2015 he was elected Vice President of the Council of Municipalities and Regions of Europe (CEMR), where he was elected again in December 2016.

In February 2018, he was elected President of ELITOUR.

In the Local Administration elections in 2019, he was elected Regional Governor of Attica with 66%. In October 2019, he was elected A’ Vice-President of the Association of Regions. In February 2020, he was elected Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Head of the Greek Delegation of the Committee of the Regions for the 2020-2025 term.

He has published various articles and other work in scientific medical magazines in Greece and globally.

He has a son, Alexandros.

Peti Perka

Member of Parliament Florina; Deputy Head of Environment & Energy Sector, SYRIZA

She was born in Florina, Western Macedonia in 1961. She obtained her Diploma as a Civil Engineer and a Master’s Degree (MSc) on Transport at the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.  She has worked in the private and public sector. Overtime, she has been a member of the Central Committee for SYNASPISMOS Party and later on for SYRIZA Party. For many years she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) – Section of Central Macedonia and a member of the Management of the TCG.  She has served the Government of SYRIZA (2015-2019) from the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Secretary General of Public Property of the Ministry of Finance and in 2018 she was assigned by the Prime Minister and the Interministerial Committee for Coordination of Major Infrastructure Projects the role of Coordinator of the investment of the Metropolitan Pole of Elliniko Ag. Cosmas. As a SYRIZA Member of Parliament for Florina, she has served as Deputy Head of the Transport & Infrastructure sector, while at present she is serving as Deputy Head of the Environment and Energy Sector. She is a mother of two children.

Andreas Poullikkas

Chairman, Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority

Dr. Andreas Poullikkas holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in mechanical engineering, a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree in nuclear safety and turbomachinery, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in numerical analysis and a Doctor of Technology (D.Tech.) higher doctorate degree in energy policy and energy systems optimization from Loughborough University, U.K. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). Dr. Andreas Poullikkas is currently the Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) and he was for several years the Chairman of the Cyprus Energy Strategy Council (both appointments by the President of Cyprus). In his professional career he has worked for academic institutions and for the industry, such as, a Visiting Faculty at Harvard University, USA, the Cyprus University of Technology (Professor of Power Systems and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering) and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (founder and director of the Research and Development Department). He is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Power Technologies, member of the Editorial Board of the journal Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments and the author of various peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, book chapters, conference proceedings and the author of nine books. He is included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists and the World’s Top 100000 Researchers Lists, both published by Stanford University.

Lucian Pugliaresi

President, Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC)

Mr. Pugliaresi is President of the Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC), a public policy energy think tank founded in 1944. He has led the organization’s research effort on the scope and benefits of the North American petroleum renaissance. EPRINC’s programs are focused on the intersection of petroleum economics and public policy. EPRINC publications on developments in U.S. and international petroleum markets are made available at the foundation’s website, www.eprinc.org. Mr.Pugliaresi has served in a wide range of government posts, including the National Security Council at the White House (Reagan Administration), Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the EPA. He has written extensively on energy and frequently testifies before various committees of the U.S. Congress. His career in the federal government included central policy roles in the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, decontrol of domestic crude oil and gasoline prices, nuclear nonproliferation, offshore oil and gas leasing on federal lands, U.S. trade policy, environmental regulations, energy security, and U.S./Soviet relations. Mr. Pugliaresi has published extensively on petroleum topics and is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Among some of his recent publications are "Future Oil Supplies Can Lower Prices Today,” Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2011; "Lessons of the Shale Gas Revolution,” Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2011; "The Keystone Debacle,” Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2011; "North America’s Strategic Loss: Keystone XL Pipeline and the High Cost of the American Regulatory Regime," Geopolitics of Energy, Canadian Energy Research Institute, Dec – Nov 2011. “Keystone Can Help the Gulf—and the Northeast,” Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2012. “Ethanol’s hidden gasoline tax,” Washington Times, May 7, 2012. “Time to Rethink Renewable Fuel Rules,” CNBC online, April 18, 2013. “Repeal or reform the RFS,” The Hill, August 2, 2013. “ Obama’s Keystone pipe blockage, U.S. energy dependency is counter-progressive,” The Washington Times, August 13, 2013. “Don’t let protectionism strangle America’s energy renaissance,” The Hill, December 23, 2013. “American Perspective, Oil and Gas Development, Arctic in World Affairs, A North Pacific Dialogue, Korean Maritime Institute, 2013. “Will Latin America join petroleum’s new world order?” Forum, Oxford Energy Institute, November 2014, Issue 98. “Congress’ Bizarre idea to pay for health care (with L. Goldstein). Politico, July 2015. “The SPR Can Limit the Economic Harm from a Supply Disruption,” Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2015. “Pruitt will reform EPA's heavy-handed regulations,” The Hill, January 10, 2017. “US consumers benefit from energy integration with Mexico, Canada,” The Hill, February 17, 2017. “Time to take fuel-efficiency mandates in for a checkup,” The Hill, March 11, 2017. “Growing importance of US–Mexican energy trade,” Forum, Oxford Energy Institute, June 2017. “Future of Asian LNG”, Joint Project of EPRINC and Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), published annually 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Ricardo Raineri

Member of the High-level Dialogue`s Technical Working Group on Energy Transition, UN DESA

Ricardo Raineri Bernain is Past President of the International Association for Energy Economics. Former Chilean Energy Minister and Chairman of the Board of de Chilean State Oil Company (ENAP), former Alternative Executive Director of the World Bank Group, and Senior Economic Advisor of Associated Universities y Director Desarrollo ICTL, and 2021 Member of the High-level Dialogue`s Technical Working Group on Energy Transition, UN DESA Is Professor of the Engineering School at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Holds a bachelor’s in economics, Business Engineer professional degree and a master’s in economics degrees from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and a Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) both in Economics from the University of Minnesota. Member of the Editorial Board of The Energy Journal. Economist with vast professional experience in the energy sector and institutional issues that address issues such as the economics of regulation and antitrust policy, market structure, pricing, business strategy and competition, and corporate governance. Has published in a variety of academic and professional journals, and regularly advices government agencies and private companies.

Vasilis Roussakis

Deputy Mayor of Economic Growth, Municipality of Chalki

Mr. Roussakis is an Executive Administrative Manager with over 20 years of experience providing thorough and skillful support to senior executives. He is an M.I.S expert on the field of Pharmaceutical production, as well as, expert on Maritime Telecommunications Networks. He is a Mechanical Engineer (Florida International University) with an M.Sc. in Management Information Systems.  Mr. Roussakis has served in several high-level business policy-making positions in the United States and Greece.

Septimiu Rusu

Development Manager, Romanian Commodities Exchange

Has been working in the last 15 years in the capital market sector in various positions in market institutions in the private sector. With a theoretical background in economics he has been acting as CEO of Sibex Depository and Development Director at Sibex Exchange for several years. In the last years he has focused on energy trading and market development of energy markets in the EU regulated and is currently acting as Development Manager for new products and market structures at Romanian Commodity Exchange in Romania.

Gulmira Rzayeva

Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES); Founder and Managing Director, Eurasia Analytics Ltd.

Ms. Gulmira Rzayeva is a Research Associate at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) and visiting research fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy of Columbia University. She is also on board of directorate of the Institute for Effective Governance and Stabilization based in Stockholm, Sweden. She is a founder and managing director of the London-based Eurasia Analytics Ltd consulting company. She was a senior research fellow at the Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for last ten years until January 2019. Her area of expertise includes energy security covering issues such as the energy policy of Azerbaijan and East Europe/Caspian region, Turkish domestic natural gas market, SEE gas market, global natural gas market, gas-to-hydrogen etc. Ms Rzayeva is recognized worldwide for her reports and seminal articles about energy focusing on the region, as well as for her speeches in some of the most prestigious universities including Harvard University, think-tanks and prestigious international conferences world-wide. Ms. Rzayeva has published several scholarly publications focusing on her area of expertise.

Mamadou- Abou Sarr

President & Chief Executive Officer at V-Square Quantitative Management

Mamadou is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of V-Square Quantitative Management, a global investment firm headquartered in Chicago. Mamadou founded V-Square in 2020 after an accomplished career in asset management whilst working for global financial services company across the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa. His investment firm specializes in financial engineering, development and management of quantitative portfolios and processing of sustainability big data. Industry leader in the field of sustainable investing and financial innovation, Mamadou’s previous role was global head of product development and sustainable investing at Northern Trust Asset Management in Chicago, where he was responsible for driving innovation and product development across asset classes. Mamadou spearheaded, developed and led one largest sustainable investing platform in the industry. Mamadou received his bachelor’s in economics from the Université Paris-Saclay and holds a master’s in International project management from the European School of Management (ESCP), Paris. In 2014 he was named in the Financial News “Top 40 under 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management” in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 2017, Mamadou was named a “40 under 40” by Crain’s Chicago Business. In 2017 he was also recognized in Top 50 Individuals who contribute the most to sustainable & responsible investment industry in the world (IRRI). Mamadou is actively involved in philanthropic and civic activities and is the co-founder of Les Beaux-Arts Paris Sarr Prize. He is a fellow of Leadership Greater Chicago since 2019, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, an Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Investing at the Baumhart Center (Loyola University Chicago) and a guest lecturer of Impact Investing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School. He is a board member of CFA Society Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, the US SIF (The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment), the Nature Conservancy Illinois Chapter and he is a member of Rush Health Equity Advisory Council (Rush Hospital). Mamadou is a French Foreign Trade advisor, appointed by decree from the Prime Minister of France and is a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD).

Nicolò Sartori

Senior Researcher, Enel Foundation

Since 2020 Nicolò Sartori works as Senior Researcher at Enel Foundation. Among his topics of research, the transformation of the energy sector and the political and socio-economic implications of the decarbonization process, with special attention to the geographic areas of sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediterranean basin. He extensively publishes and regularly participates to international conferences and symposia on these subjects. Priori to that, he worked for a decade at the Rome-based think tank Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), where he founded and ran the Energy, Climate & Resources Programme of the institute. Nicolò is Adjunct Professor in “Natural Resources and Energy Security" at the Master in International Security Studies (MISS) of the University of Trento and Adjunct Professor in “Energy Diplomacy” at the LUMSA University in Rome. In addition to this, he lectures on international and European energy, climate and sustainable development policies in different academic institutions, including Sciences Po’s Master in International Energy, and the LUISS Guido Carli's Masters in International Security. He holds a BA in International and Diplomatic Studies from the School Roberto Ruffilli in Forlì and an MA in International Relations from the University of Bologna, and a specialization course in “Analysis and Management of Energy and Environmental Policy” from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) at Harvard University.

Gianfranco Scalabrini

Partner, 3H Partners, Professor of Energy Markets, Luiss Guido Carli

Gianfranco is Italian, graduated in Mechanical Engineering and has a PhD in Thermo-Mechanic Engineering Systems. Soon after graduation Gianfranco became professor of Technical Physic and developed many entrepreneurial initiatives. In 2000 Gianfranco joint McKinsey & Co. where he held the position of Associate Partner in the industrial sectors, mainly in Power&gas, Oil and Basic Material. In 2010 Gianfranco joint Azimut|Benetti, world leader in yachts production, as Group Director and CEO of all the foreign companies. After 1,5 year, Gianfranco decided to come back to the consulting joining 3H partners. In parallel, Gianfranco came back to the teaching as professor in London, Milan, Turin and Rome. In 2016, Gianfranco was designed by the Health Ministry President of Istituto Nazionale Genetica Molecolare. In 2021 Gianfranco was designated board member of ClubDealOnline one of the biggest Equity Crowd Funding Firm. Gianfranco's interests are also in management transformation. He is the author of numerous articles, published on newspapers (as “Management Matters”, “Corriere della Sera”), magazines (as “I campioni della crescita”, “Global Competition”) and case studies (as “reducing uncertainty through disciplined experimentation). Gianfranco is also author of many scientific publications on the main International magazines in the Technical Physics sector.

Andrew Scorer

Lead Freight Analyst, S&P Global Platts

Andrew is passionate about the maritime industry and focused on the development of freight rate forecasts and capturing volatile patterns and trends of freight rates, trade flows and market dynamics. With a solid background in shipping, Andrew has worked in yacht, Royal Navy and shipbroking. Andrew has a wife and two daughters and loves to escape into nature on his mountain bike or trail shoes. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.

Aristofanis Stefatos

CEO, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A.

Mr. Aristofanis Stefatos holds a PhD in Geology from the University of Patras and has specialized in Environmental Oceanography. During the last 15 years he has worked in oil companies abroad with their main activity being the exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits having held senior and top management positions. Since 2011 he has been a manager in Norway in private hydrocarbon exploration and production companies and is a founding member of four Norwegian companies. He has been the General Manager of Operations at M Vest Energy AS during the last four years, and the Director of Land Management and Technology at Atlantic Petroleum Norge before that. Dr. Aristophanes Stefatos’ exploration work has been exposed to several geological settings namely in Europe, North America, the Indian Ocean, West Africa and Southeast Asia.

Despoina Tomadaki

Senior Loan Officer, European Investment Bank

Ms Despina Tomadaki works in the European Investment Bank as a Senior Loan Officer, currently responsible for the financing of public sector operations in Greece, mainly in the utilities sector.

With more than 20 years of working experience, she has worked for the structuring and implementation of operations across various sectors in Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the UK.  She is a Chemical Engineer with a degree from the Technical University of Athens (NTUA), a MSc in Finance from Imperial College, London and a PhD in Industrial Economics from NTUA.

Konstantinos Tomaras

General Director, Spyropoulos S.A.

Mr. Tomaras is General Director of SPYROPOULOS SA, a technical-commercial company active in the fields of Renewable Energy Development, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, specialized in the Photovoltaic Sector. The Company has around 150MW of installed capacity in photovoltaic plants, over 250MW in electromechanical maintenance, 600MW in panel cleaning and weed management services and a pipeline of over 500MW to be constructed in the RES sector in Greece. Mr. Tomaras is and experienced Electrical Engineer & Manager with a demonstrated history of work in the renewables and construction industry. Strong engineering professional skilled in Financial Analytics, Renewable Energy, HVAC, Project Finance, and Investment Banking. He has worked in the UK in the Investment Management Sector (2008-2010) as Financial Analyst, while in Greece he worked since 2010 in the Renewable Energy as well as in the HVAC Sector and Commercial Refrigeration as an Engineer and Project Manager & Technical Manager. He studied Electrical Engineering (MEng) at the Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki and is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece, member of the IAEE (International Association of Energy Economics) and member of the EPHE (Union of Electrical Producers). Moreover, he holds an MSc in Energy Trade and Finance from Cass Business School of City University London where he has been the recipient of the prestigious Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation’s scholarship. He is also a member of the CFA UK holding also the CFA Certificate in Investment Management. Furthermore, he is trained as a Project Management Professional (PMP) - PMI Greece Chapter.

Anastasios Tosios

Deputy CEO, EYDAP

Anastasios Tosios is the Deputy CEO & Executive Member of the Board of Directors at EYDAP SA (Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company). Until 2002, he held positions in management, consulting, sales, and supervision of electromechanical constructions, in various companies at Thessaloniki and Athens.  From 2002 till 2016, he worked for EPA Attiki SA (Attiki Gas Supply Company), holding successively the positions of Key Account Manager, B2B Sales Manager, Customer Technical Service Director and finally, that of Technical Director. From 2017 till mid-2019, after the successful split of EPA Attiki in two entities of Supply and Distribution in the end of 2016, he undertook the positions of the Distribution Operating (Technical and Commercial) Director and then, of the Commercial Director at the newly established EDA Attikis SA (Attiki Natural Gas Distribution Company). He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, an MSc in Technical Change and Industrial Strategy from the Alliance Manchester Business School, UK, as well as an Executive Diploma in Business Administration from ALBA Graduate Business School, Greece.  He has also completed the Leadership Development Program Advanced (PLDA) at Harvard Business School, USA. He has extensive experience in utilities and energy market. He serves as a Vice Chairman of the Hellenic Association for the Cogeneration of Heat and Power (HACHP), and as a Member of the BoD and the Executive Committee of the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE).

Marios Tsakas

CEO of Public Gas Distribution Networks SA (DEDA)

Dr. Marios Tsakas was born in Athens and studied Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He holds a Master’s degree in "Chemistry and Environmental Technologies" and a Ph.D. in "Organization and Management" from the NKUA. He has published numerous scientific papers in international and national journals. He has served as Special Secretary of the Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE, 2008-2009), General Secretary of the Municipality of Glyfada (2014-2018) and scientific advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance (2004-2008). He has coordinated the Greek committee for the implementation of reforms in Health Sector under the national programme «Health in Action 2013-2015», in cooperation with the World Health Organization. He has also held positions of responsibility in the fields of consultancy services and information technology. In October 2019, Dr. Marios Tsakas was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Public Gas Distribution Networks S.A. (DEDA).

Theodoros Tsakiris

Associate Professor of Geopolitics and Energy Policy, University of Nicosia Business School

Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris is an Associate Professor of Geopolitics and Energy Policy at the University of Nicosia’s Business School. Since 2018, Dr. Tsakiris is also Visiting Professor at the ESCP Europe Business School in Paris. Dr. Tsakiris is an international Research Associate of ESCP’s London-based Research Center for Energy Management and has directed the Energy Program at Greece’s principal Foreign Policy think-tank ELIAMEP between 2011-2017. Between 2017-2019 he served as a member of the Executive Board at the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics and between 2014-2015 he was an Associate of the Southeast Europe Program at the LSE. Dr. Tsakiris has served in several high-level policy-making positions in Greece and Cyprus including the Office of the Minister of Energy & Development, the Board of Directors of the national oil & gas company of Cyprus, CHC (Cyprus Hydrocarbon Company), the office CEO of the Greek Natural Gas TSO, DESFA, and the Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus (Geostrategic Council).

Yiannis Yiarentis

President and CEO, DAPEEP

Yiannis Yiarentis is currently the CEO and the Chairman of the BoD at DAPEEP S.A., which is the state company authorized to operate the Renewable Energy Sources in Greece, handling 14.000 RES production contracts and 2 billions budget annually. During 2013-2015 he was the CEO and the Chairman of the BoD of ADMIE, the company which is the Utility company operating the Electric Transmission System in Greece. His work experience in top managerial roles within Energy sector in Greek and Multinational companies supported by his academic background in Petroleum Chemistry, Engineering and Sustainable development helped him to result significant results through his 30 years carrier. He represented Greek State in several European Committees (ENTSO-e, MED-TSO), also being member of the Greek National Counsils.

Naji Abi-Aad

Advisor, Global Gas Centre; Senior Consultant Gas Centre

In September 2012, Naji Abi-Aad started acting as COO to Petroleb, an oil company based in Beirut and active in petroleum exploration offshore the East Mediterranean and the Gulf. In the meantime, Naji had been engaged with the US Tellurian as Senior Advisor for the Middle East from December 2016 to March 2020. Prior to his move to Lebanon, Dr Abi-Aad was serving for eight years in Qatar, first as Research Advisor for Qatar Petroleum (QP) and its Board of Directors Department, and as Media and Research Strategist in the Office of HE Qatar’s Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy & Industry, before being appointed to top positions in Qatar Petroleum International (QPI). Dr Abi-Aad studied in Beirut at the American University and Universite St Joseph before been awarded a Ph.D. degree in Energy Economics from Grenoble University in France. During his 35 years of experience, he has been involved in extensive consultations, conferences and studies, particularly on oil and gas in the Middle East, their resources and supply prospects. He has authored over 100 reports and studies on Middle East energy issues, as well as a book on security of petroleum supply from the region (“Instability & Conflict in the Middle East: People Petroleum & Security Threats, Macmillan, London 1997”).

Kostas Andriosopoulos

Coordinator of the Board for Energy Transition, HAEE; CEO, Akuo Energy Greece; Professor, Audencia Business School

Professor Dr. Kostas Andriosopoulos is the Executive Director of the Research Centre for Energy Transition & Sustainability Center at Audencia Business School where he holds the position of full Professor in Finance and Energy Economics. Kostas holds a PhD in Finance (Cass Business School, City University London), where he has been the recipient of the prestigious Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation’s scholarship. He also holds an MBA and MSc in Finance (Northeastern University, Boston, USA), and a bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering and Management (Technical University of Crete, Greece). In addition, Kostas held the position of Executive Director of the Research Centre for Energy Management at ESCP Europe Business School. Kostas is a member in various professional and academic associations.

In addition to his academic profile, he has an extensive professional experience in the business world and has served as a business consultant in energy, food, web & software, commodity trading and shipping industries. During September 2019 February 2021 he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Public Gas Company (DEPA), a position he also held for the period 2014-2015. Since August 2018 he is Country Manager of Akuo Energy in Greece, a multinational company based in France that develops RES projects in 17 countries around the world. In addition, he has worked as an advisor to the Retail Banking Director and Managing Director for the British Bankers' Association (2007). Kostas’ current interests include energy-related geopolitical issues, gas and LNG market dynamics, RES investments, financial engineering and the application of operational research tools on risk management and investment techniques in energy, shipping and agricultural commodity markets. His work has been published in international finance and commodity-related Journals and has participated as speaker in recognized conferences world-wide. He is the Associate Editor for the International Journal of Financial Engineering and Risk Management, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy Markets, he has edited special issues in recognized journals, acts as a reviewer for a number of academic journals, and has organized numerous international conferences.

• President of the Energy Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.
• President of the Decarbonization Fund of the Greek islands for the Hellenic Ministry of
  Environment & Energy.
• Founder and former Chairman of the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics (a think-tank
  focusing on issues related to energy, the environment and the economy).
• Board member of the Global Gas Center - World Energy Council as a Gas and LNG markets expert.
• Member of the board of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) as a Vice
  President for Publications.
• Founding board member of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society.
• Member Technical Chamber of Greece.
• Member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society, which recognizes outstanding academic
  achievements of students enrolled in collegiate business and management programs.
• Member of the Energy Commission of the Industry and Parliament Trust in the UK (2012-13).

Pierre-jean Cherret

VP New Business & Innovation, Items International

Pierre-Jean Cherret is managing director new business at items international, a French strategic consulting boutique in the fields of energy, digital, telecom, innovation. He is mainly involved in developing new markets, strategic alliances, building startup ventures, creating origination and investment strategies, program management in the energy &utilities & industries sectors. He is engaged in complex acquisition projects with VC financial institutions and innovation ventures to build our future on topics related to smart energy and cities systems involving new digital and deeptech developments. Pierre-Jean Cherret is also professor in the executive and fulltime “energy management master” of ESCPE on innovation and entrepreneurship. He holds engineering degree in computer science & applied mathematics and a master degree from CentraleSupelec in energy markets and technologies.

Haris Floudopoulos

Journalist, capital.gr

Harris carries more than 15 years of experience in business reporting, specializing in the energy, industry and shipping sectors. In 2006 he joined Capital.gr and in 2009 newspaper Kefalaio. He also contributes articles to the Greek edition of Forbes magazine as well as several energy related media such as Energypress and Businessenergy magazine. During his career as a journalist he has worked for numerous Greek media such as newspapers Eleftheros, Express, Isotimia, Extra Channel etc. In 2014 – 2015 he was chief press officer in the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Minister K. Skrekas). Harris is a graduate of Communication and Mass Media School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1997).

Nikos Frydas

Principal, Energy Advisory, Grant Thornton S.A.

Nick Frydas is a Chartered Power Systems Engineer and Energy Economist and has more than 30 years of professional experience in the power sector. He specializes in the design and regulation of competitive Energy Markets, in new Business Models for energy utilities, energy policy and institutional reforms, and in techno-economic feasibility studies for energy investment projects. Nick’s experience includes working with major European Utilities (PPC, National Grid) and Energy Trading firms (EDF Trading, Merrill Lynch), and as member of the management team of ENTSO-E in Brussels. In the period 2004-2007, he served as the first Chairman of the Board of the Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo, appointed by the United Nations. During the period 2016 – 2020 he worked for the World Bank Group out of Belgrade, and since August 2020 is based in Athens with the Advisory business of Grant Thornton. Mr. Frydas is also a visiting Lecturer and Member of the Advisory Board of the “Research Center for Energy Management”, at the “ECSP Europe Business School” - https://www.rcem.eu/about/advisory-board/

Tasos Garis

Founder and Director, Garis Partners

Dr. Tasos Garis has 35 years experience in management gained initially as an executive with major international companies such as Shell and McKinsey based in London with global exposure. More recently he served as the CEO of PPC Renewables and as the Chairman/CEO of LAGIE, the Greek energy operator. Currently, he is a visiting professor at the ESCP university in London/Paris, and a senior adviser to various corporations including Infravia Capital Partners and Akereos Capital. Dr. Garis holds a BSc in Engineering, an MBA and a Doctorate from UK Universities.

Jean- Michel Glachant

Director, Florence School of Regulation; Holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair

Jean-Michel Glachant is the Director of the Florence School of Regulation and the Holder of the Loyola de Palacio Chair. Glachant took his Ph.D. in economics at La Sorbonne in France. He worked in the industry and private sector before becoming professor at La Sorbonne. He has been advisor of DG TREN, DG COMP and DG RESEARCH at the European Commission and of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). He has been coordinator and scientific advisor of several European research projects. Jean-Michel Glachant has been editor-in-chief of EEEP: “Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy” (an IAEE journal) and he is vice-president of the International Association for Energy Economics.

Victor Grigorescu

Former Minister of Energy, Romania

An expert on energy policy and European economic policy, Victor Grigorescu was Romania’s Minister of Energy from November 2015 to January 2017. He is currently working as an energy Consultant focused on EU affairs in SEE and CEE regions. A former member of the board of Electrica, one of Romania’s largest electricity distribution companies, he also has a background in diplomacy and international relations, having served at the Permanent Representation of Romania at the EU (2007-2011) as an expert for the EU’s common commercial policy. He actively took part in Romania’s accession negotiations to the EU during his time at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (2004-2007), focusing his work on international relations and the EU’s common commercial policy. Before being appointed minister of energy, he has published various articles on public policy and international relations in Romanian and has co-authored several works on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. He is a graduate of Bucharest University’s Law School.

Vassilis Kalavrouziotis holds an MSc and a BSc in software engineering from Patras University, in Computer Engineering and Informatics department. His MSc Thesis subject was about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning algorithms applied in geospatial and user generated data. Since 2016, he is a PhD candidate in the same department. His subject area is Distributed Ledger Technology (DTL) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in energy management for distributed Renewable Energy generation and storage (hybrid power stations). In 2015 he collaborated with the Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL Link) at the National Technical University of Athens and the academic Library of the University of Patras. He took over as software engineer in Kallipos project, an online repository for academic e-books. Meanwhile, in 2017 he joins the workforce of Eunice Energy Group as Director in the Software and IT department. He was actively involved in TILOS project, leading the team that developed the software for the SCADA system of the hybrid power station. Vassilis Kalavrouziotis is currently CEO of Brainspace. Brainspace provides custom solutions regarding the energy transition, such as holistic systems for energy management in an efficient way, data analysis and forecast for energy data.

Kiriaki Kosmidou

Professor in Banking Finance, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Vie-President, Hellenic Association for Energy Economics

Kyriaki Kosmidou is Full Professor in Banking Finance at the Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Director of the Postgraduate Studies in Master in Business Administration-MBA and Director of the Division of Business Administration of the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Prof. Kosmidou holds a PhD in Banking Management from the Department of Production Engineering and Management from Technical University of Crete, Greece, MSc in Finance and Economics from the University of Montreal, Canada and BSc in Mathematics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has served as visiting professor, both in graduate and postgraduate studies at the Technical University of Crete (Department of Production Engineering and Management, Department of Mineral Resources Engineering, 2003-2006), University of Crete (Department of Economics, 2003-2006) and Athens University of Economics and Business-AUEB (Department of International and European Economic Studies, 2006-2007, Department of Accounting and Finance, 2007-2009). Since 2010, she is visiting professor in the postgraduate program MSc in Banking and Finance at International Hellenic University. From 2006, she also teaches at the postgraduate program “Banking” at the Hellenic Open University. She has been keynote speaker in many training seminars dealing with banking finance, portfolio management and financial risk management. She has published more than seven books as well as many research papers in issues relevant to banking management, financial risk management, banking performance evaluation, investment evaluation, portfolio management and energy economics in well-known refereed academic journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance,Journal of Financial Stability, Research in International Business and Finance International Review of Financial Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, Οmega, Optimization Letters, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Managerial Finance, European Journal of Finance, The Energy Journal and Energy Policy She has refereed for several scientific journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Operational Research: An International Journal, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance etc.She is the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association of Energy Economics and member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association and the Financial Engineering and Banking Society. She is an active member of European Financial Management Association, Multinational Finance Association, Euro Working Group on Financial Modelling, Euro Working Group on Multicriteria Aid for Decisions, Hellenic Operational Research Society. Among others Prof. Kosmidou has organized national and international conferences and has participated in various scientific committees. She has presented various topics in banking finance and risk management to over 60 national and international conferences.

Thomas Lamnidis is a founder and the managing partner of Lamnidis Law, a law firm with a heavy focus on Energy Law and Natural Resources. Mr. Lamnidis is a practicing lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in Energy, as well as all civil, corporate, and administrative matters that can occur throughout the lifespan of an energy project. Mr. Lamnidis retains considerable experience in International Transport, Infrastructure, International Arbitration, and Privatisations. Throughout the last three decades, he has advised governmental bodies, multinational companies, and supra- national entities, also including EU bodies and IFIs, such as the World Band and EBRD. In so doing, he has held i.a., the capacities of Legal Advisor, Project Director, and Legal Key Expert. The above transpire under the auspices of various projects, taking place across multiple jurisdictions, encompassing states lying in Central Asia, Southeast Europe, the Middle East, and Caucasus. Furthermore, Lamnidis Law and Mr. Lamnidis personally currently advise large international energy groups and international organisations, for the development of energy projects in Greece and abroad including multicounrty energy projects. Finally, Mr. Lamnidis is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Energy Institute of South East Europe.

José Maillet

Head of Gaia by Audencia Business School

José Maillet is a marketing professor. He is an expert in energy, climate and biodiversity issues and leads Gaïa, Audencia's School for Ecological and Social Transition. Gaïa is the very first school launched by a business school - Audencia - dedicated to training in positive impact managerial strategies and practices, in line with the major challenges of ecological and social transition.He holds a Master's degree in Social and Human Sciences, Sociology of Organizations from the University of Nantes (2007), and is also an Audencia Grande Ecole (2011) and Doctor of Management Sciences and Marketing (Audencia, 2019) alumnus. He was head of the Marketing major at Audencia from 2016 to 2019. He also supported Nantes Métropole in the CSR criterization of its public markets.

Faidra Mavrogiorgi

Journalist and Owner, ESG Stories

Faidra Mavrogiorgi is a journalist. She holds a bachelor degree in Communication and Mass Media and a master degree in New Media and Journalism from Panteion University. Her professional career begins in 2013. She worked as an editor in various newspapers and websites. During the last 4 years, she was the editor in chief of the energy Greek portal energyin.gr and the national newspaper "Energy & Economy". Her experience and passion for journalism took her career one step further, with her most recent professional step being the creation of her own specialized portal esgstories.gr.

Georgios Moutzorogeorgos

Energy Specialist, Advisor to the General Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources

George Moutzorogeorgos graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the University of Patras. Also, holds an MSc in Energy Production and Management and an MSc in Engineering - Economic Systems both from the National Technical University of Athens. Mr. Moutzorogeorgos has significant and diversified experience in the energy sector and the fields of electricity markets and Renewable Energy Sources. Currently, he is an advisor to the Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources at the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, contributing to important projects, such as the submission of the Ministry’s state aid cases to the European Commission and the decarbonization of islands. Previously, he has worked at the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP) supporting its utilities portfolio as an energy advisor and at the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) as an energy analyst in the field of retail electricity and natural gas markets.

Miguel Palacios

Academic Dean Executive Education, ESCP Europe Business School

Miguel Palacios is a Professor of Management at ESCP Business School, as well as the Executive Education Associate Academic Dean at the Madrid Campus. He also coordinates several research projects on innovation and family business and is the PI of ESCP Business School at the EU recognized Digital Innovation Hub in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics for Sustainable Development Goals (DIH - AIR4S).

He has supervised several PhD thesis in Spain and Sweden and is also currently the PhD Advisor of two students at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM). His areas of research and publications are Business Models, Innovation and Family Business across industries and more specialized in the energy sector. He regularly serves as evaluator of European projects and advisor of start up companies.
In 1992, he graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris, then, in 1994, from Universidad  Politecnica de Madrid, Master in Electrical Engineering. He followed the Master in Business Administration in MIT Sloan School of Management and obtained the MBA in 1999. He also holds a PhD in Business Administration since 2005, with a discussion on “Critical Success Factors for Businesses Plan Competitions. Development of a Model for the case of the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.”

In the course of his career, he worked at Alcatel from 1993 to 1997 as a Development Engineer in the R&D Department, Industrial Electronics production facility, then as a Project Manager, Operations Department. From 1999 to 2001, he worked as a Management consulting manager at Cluster (now Oliver Wyman), in the areas of Strategy, Marketing and Start-up development, of Product management and of team management. From end of 2001 until September 2012 he was a faculty member at UPM where he  taught Marketing, Strategy and  Entrepreneurship, managed the Business Administration Faculty Unit and several international programs. He has been taken part in the area of Business Planning in the European Commission funded project Eureca and coordinated the participation of ESCP in the EU funded project STARS4ALL.

Thodoris Panagoulis

Editor in Chief, energypress.gr

He studied at the Physics Department of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the University of Athens, but turned early to journalism. Today he is the Director of the specialized portal www.energypress.gr and covers the energy report at www.news247.gr. Among other things, he has worked as the editor-in-chief of financial reports in the newspaper "EPENDYTIS" and in the newspapers "ETHNOS" and "AGORA", while for three years he presented the weekly TV show Energy Week on the financial channel SBC. In addition to his purely journalistic work, he has directed communication campaigns, edited financial book publications and participated in dozens of journalistic missions in Greece and abroad.

Spiros Papaefthimiou

President, HAEE; Assoc. Professor, Technical University of Crete

Dr. Spiros Papaefthimiou received his bachelor diploma in Physics (1995), MSc in Environmental Sciences (1997) and PhD specializing in smart energy saving devices for buildings (2001), all from Department of Physics at the University of Patras. He is currently Associate Professor in Energy Management Systems and Energy Efficiency Technologies, in the School of Production Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Crete in Greece. He is specialized in energy efficiency issues, energy saving applications and renewables’ technologies. His research interests include experimental preparation and characterization of energy saving devices, technology of “smart” materials for energy applications, study of advanced solar collectors, study of photovoltaics, energy characterization of building structural elements, environmental analysis of systems, maritime emissions modeling, Life Cycle Assessment & Eco-Efficiency analysis. He has published more than 40 papers in international journals and has presented papers to numerous international energy conferences and acted as referee for international journals in the area of Renewables and Energy efficiency applications. He is the President of the Hellenic Association for Energy Economics and member in various professional and academic associations.

Dimitris Pefanis

Director of Financial and Business Content, DPG Digital Media

Dimitrios Pefanis is the General manager of insider.gr, the award winning financial website, which was launched in December 2015 and attracts more than 1,3m unique users on a monthly basis. He is the former director of in.gr, the leading Greek website as well as a financial Reporter at TA NEA Newspaper and editor of N-Digital Technical Supplement. He studied Communications and Mass Media at Panteion University (BA) and New Media Journalism (ΜΑ) at Emerson College in Boston, MA. In 2013 he received the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award in Greece for financial reporting and is experienced in banking, bonds, stocks and general financials. He is also a Lecturer, teaching Social Media Marketing and Content Marketing at Hellenic American Union and has attended numerous conferences in Europe on New Media, Online Business Development.

Max Pyziur

Director - Downstream, Transportation Fuels, & Natural Gas Projects Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC)

Max Pyziur is EPRINC's Director for Downstream, Transportation Fuels, and Natural Gas Projects. At EPRINC he has written and produced extensive reports on condensates, gasoline blending, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), California transportation fuel regulations, octane, and prospects for U.S. LNG exports. Previously he has held senior analytical roles at PIRA Energy and CPM Group, both commodities market consultancies. He received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and his BA from St. Louis University.

Konstantinos Sfetsioris

Energy Specialist; Member of the National Hydrogen Energy Committee

Konstantinos Sfetsioris is a Project Development Manager in Hellenic Association of Energy & Economics. He holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering with a postgraduate degree in Energy Production and Management from NTUA. From 2011 and for 9 years he worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas / Chemical Processes and Energy Resources Institute (CERTH / IDEP). He has participated in a number of European and National Research Projects on the reduction of environmental footprint, the development of LNG supply chain in maritime transport and energy production and the development of innovative applications of fuel cell systems. Since 2019, he has been an Advisor to the Secretary General of Energy & Mineral Resources at the Ministry of Environment and Energy, with active participation in the preparation of the legislative framework for e-mobility and the Committee for the Just Transition Plan in the lignite areas. Since December 2020 he is a Full Member of the Committee for the drafting of the National Hydrogen Strategy.

Nikos Tsafos

James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics

Nikos Tsafos is the James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics with the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). In this role, he oversees work on managing the geopolitics of energy and climate change, advancing industrial policies for clean energy, ensuring a just transition for workers and communities, and equipping U.S. foreign policy and the multilateral system to deal with climate change and the energy transition. Nikos has written extensively on the geopolitics of energy and natural gas; the political economy of hydrocarbon states; European climate policy; sustainable cities and mobility; the pace and trajectory of the energy transition; and the geopolitics of energy in the Arctic, Europe, the eastern Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia. Before CSIS, Nikos worked for over a decade as a consultant and advised companies and governments in over 30 countries on some of the world’s most complex energy projects. From 2016 to 2019, he also taught a class on natural gas at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Nikos has testified before Congress, and his views are often found in media outlets like the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and elsewhere. He has written for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the National Interest, and others, and he is the author of Beyond Debt: The Greek Crisis in Context (CreateSpace, 2013). He holds a BA in international relations and economics with a minor in statistics from Boston University and an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS.

Thanos Zarogiannis

Electric Vehicles Charging Specialist, Advisor on Electromobility

Thanos Zarogiannis has significant experience in the field of e-mobility. As an Advisor to the Secretary General of Energy at the Greek Ministry of Environment & Energy, he contributed to achieving key milestones for the e-mobility sector in Greece, such as the adoption of an e-mobility law and the launch of a subsidy scheme for the purchase of electric vehicles. Previously, he has worked in the Innovation team of the leading Electricity Network Operator in the UK. He has also worked in the product development team of a UK based electric vehicle charge point manufacturer and operator, acquired by EDF. He holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National Technical University of Athens and an MSc in Sustainable Energy from Technical University of Denmark, with specialization in Electric Energy Systems.