Speakers and Trainers 2015

 

Mr. Michael Spanos is a corporate executive with extensive hands-on entrepreneurial experience in sustainability, corporate responsibility, management consulting, investments and business information with exceptional communication and networking skills and a demonstrable track record of delivering sustainability and business development solutions. Michael is an accomplished project manager, accustomed in working in international and multi-cultural environments, with solid analytical and quantitative skills and strong synthesis and strategic thinking ability. He is an expert in representing initiatives in high-profile settings and venues with outstanding stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build meaningful and long lasting relationships with clients and partners.

 

Ms. Mina Valavani, Head of Sustainability, CSR and Media Relations manager for ELAIS-UNILEVER HELLAS

Born in Athens, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry & Master of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry from the USA Universities: Fairleigh Dickinson, Teaneck, NJ and New York University, New York, NY, respectively.

Ms. Vanya Veras has more than 15 years of experience in waste management legislation, practices and systems. She joined Municipal Waste Europe as their Secretary General in 2012; the association which represents municipalities and their public waste management companies, in their public responsibility and engagement in waste management services.

 

Dr. Bruce Piasecki is the president and founder of AHC Group, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in energy, materials, and environmental corporate matters, whose clients range from Suncor Energy, Hess, FMC, the Warren Buffet firm Shaw Industries, Toyota and other global companies in his Corporate Affiliates training workshops. Piasecki is the author of several seminal books on business strategy, valuation, and corporate change, including the Nature Society’s book of the year, In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond the Blame as well as recent New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Doing More With Less. Since 1981, he has advised companies about the critical areas of corporate governance, energy, environmental strategy, product innovation, and sustainability strategy with his teams of Senior Associates. See www.ahcgroup.com for more details.

Mr. John Perkins. As BT’s programme manager for Sustainable Business Team, John Perkins leads BT’s digital inclusion initiatives that are key to the company’s responsible and sustainable business activities, and on the measurement of the resulting social and business benefits.

 

Mr. Manuel Lianos is European Director of LNE Group. He leads a team of international grant writers, developing and writing grant applications for a wide variety of national & international funding programs, including the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020.

Prior to joining LNE Group, he worked as concept manager with the init AG, one of the leading German providers for e-government solutions. He designed communication concepts for several clients, including federal ministries. He started focusing on political journalism and public affairs. He played a substantial role in establishing the leading periodical on professional public affairs in Germany, “politik&kommunikation”. He holds a Diploma in Political Science from the University of Marburg, Germany.

Mr. Yannis Salavopoulos, after having worked as a Lawyer in Athens with expertise in company law for a few years, he entered, the Diplomatic Corps. He held posts at Embassies of Greece in United Arab Emirates, Dubai (2006-2007) and in Germany, Berlin (2007–2014).

 

 

Mr. Spyros Kouvelis was born in Athens, Greece. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Athens and an MSc in Agricultural/Environmental Economics from the University of Reading in the UK.

He runs his consulting firm on sustainable development and international business development, including green energy, innovative technology, and quality products, with client companies from Japan and UAE to USA and India.

 

Mr. Panagiotis Louizos is Senior Coordinator Planning & Strategy at the GRI, and he is responsible for the business planning and project management of the Corporate and Stakeholder Relations department. The focus of his work is on the GRI Organizational Stakeholder Program, which connects more than 600 organizations from over 60 countries committed to advancing sustainability reporting. He is also working closely with GRI’s Regional Hubs, which are national offices that drive GRI activity in particular countries and regions. Panagiotis holds an MSc in Management (University of Bath, UK) and a BSc in Forestry and the Natural Environment (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece).

Mr. Dimitris Ioannou is a holder of BEng(HONS) degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering and a MSc In Telecommunications Technologies from Portsmouth and Aston Uniersity, UK respectively. He started his professional carrier in Schneider Electric France in 2005 as a Business Developer in High End Automation products, where he was responsible in developing the new automation platform in Central & Eastern Europe. After two years he returned to Greece in the greek commercial entity as Automation Product Manager where he deployed the new automation concept in the greek customers and market.

Ms. Athanasia Karananou joined the PRI in October 2011. Her role includes developing, coordinating and facilitating investor engagements, with a focus on corporate governance issues. Previously Athanasia worked as a corporate governance analyst at HSBC Global Asset Management, where she was responsible for engagement with portfolio companies on corporate governance issues, as well as proxy voting and governance analysis of FTSE All-Share companies.

For the past 25 years Mr. Τhanos Βelalidis has been exploring ways to contribute towards a sustainable and caring world. Today he is an accomplished project manager focused on social contribution and CSR projects, with significant experience in cause related marketing.

Along with Alexander Deliyannis he is a founding member of “Sympraxis Team”, an agency with 15 years of experience in operational planning, fundraising, project management and communication of environmental and social projects. Sympraxis Team has supported more than 200 initiatives, of some 25,000,000€ worth, funded by 100 companies, 7 foundations, the European Commission, local and international institutions.

 

 

Dr. Bruce Piasecki is the president and founder of AHC Group, Inc., a management consulting firm in New York, specializing in energy, materials, and environmental corporate matters, whose clients range from Suncor Energy, Hess, FMC, the Warren Buffet firm Shaw Industries, Toyota and other global companies in his Corporate Affiliates training workshops.

Piasecki is the author of several seminal books on business strategy, valuation, and corporate change, including the Nature Society’s book of the year, In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond the Blame as well as recent New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Doing More With Less.

Since 1981, he has advised companies about the critical areas of corporate governance, energy, environmental strategy, product innovation, and sustainability strategy with his teams of Senior Associates.

 

Ms. Laura Espinach is Reporting Framework Coordinator at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in Amsterdam. At GRI she has been involved in the development of the G4 Guidelines for the last two years, coordinating multi-stakeholder expert Working Groups on supply chain disclosure and anti-corruption, and providing support to other due process related activities for the Guidelines’ development. At GRI, she has also been involved in the development of reporting guidance for many sectors, including mining and metals, oil and gas, and construction and real estate. Prior to GRI, she has also held positions at EIRIS, in the UK, undertaking ESG research analysis for investors, and at Agbar, in Spain, preparing the company’s sustainability report. She speaks fluent English, Spanish and Catalan.

 

Mr. Joris-Johann Lenssen is a Programmes Director at the Academy of Business in Society (ABIS). He holds a diploma from the University of Malburg in Political Science, Sociology and Peace and Conflict Studies.

He joined ABIS in 2009 and he currently oversees all projects driven by the organization.

ABIS was founded in 2001 and launched at INSEAD in 2002 with the support of the leading Business Schools in Europe in partnership with IBM, Microsoft, Johnson&Johnson, Unilever, and Shell.

ABIS provides thought leadership in four key domains: 1. Sustainability, change, and innovation, 2. Purpose, ethics, and leadership, 3. Strategic management and economics, and 4. Corporate and public governance

 

Mr. Michael Spanos is a corporate executive with extensive hands-on entrepreneurial experience in sustainability, corporate responsibility, management consulting, investments and business information with exceptional communication and networking skills and a demonstrable track record of delivering sustainability and business development solutions. Michael is an accomplished project manager, accustomed in working in international and multi-cultural environments, with solid analytical and quantitative skills and strong synthesis and strategic thinking ability. His is an expert in representing initiatives in high-profile settings and venues with outstanding stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build meaningful and long lasting relationships with clients and partners.

Michael is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Sustain where for the past eight years he provides leadership in sustainability strategy issues, CR measurement and reporting, supporting CR activities, assisting companies in improving sustainability performance and recognition through metrics/indices, awards and initiatives, serving as the critical link for the formation of external partnerships with NGOs/foundations, think tanks, institutions, governments, and other businesses to accomplish sustainability objectives. He is also engaged in organising sustainability conferences and training events and offering practical guidance to companies on the implementation of responsible investment practices. He has presented in international events and produced international publications on responsible investments and sustainable leadership.

Michael also collaborates with sustainability driven international organisations such as GRI, UN Global Compact (he is a member of the secretariat of the Global Compact Network in Greece), European Commission & Parliament and CSRwire. In the past he has held senior positions in a venture capital firm and a closed-end fund engaging in business plans for private investments, company feasibility and valuation, business training and project management. For five years, Michael also worked for ICAP Group, the largest business information and consulting firm in South-East Europe, as Senior Manager in risk management projects. Michael holds an MBA and a diploma in Production Engineering and Management and speaks English, French and Greek.

 

Mr. Dimitris Apostolidis graduated from University of Dundee with a BEng in Manufacturing Engineering and Management in 1998, and in 1999 he obtained an MBA with specialisation in Finance.

Prior to his placement in KPMG, he had been employed by Arthur Andersen in the Business Consulting sector and his summer placements included Arthur Andersen in Edinburgh / UK (Audit & Business Assurance) and Hellenic Cables in Greece.

He currently holds an ACCA Professional level I certificate and is a member of the Hellenic Institute of Internal Auditors (2009).

Mr. Apostolidis was hired by KPMG in May 2000 and at present he holds the position of Supervising Senior Advisor.

During his placement and until today he has been engaged in a number of projects for a variety of clients in the public and private sector including government organizations, retail automotive, cement manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, telecommunications, broadcasting, banking, airport operators, food and beverage and consumer goods. Countries of experience include Albania, Egypt, Kosovo and Turkey.

Specifically in the area of Climate Change & Sustainability, Mr. Apostolidis is a member of KPMG’s Global Climate Change and Sustainability services network, having extensive experience in:

Assurance of Corporate Responsibility Reports, according to assurance standards ISAE3000 and AA1000AS.

GRI G3/3.1 Reporting Guidelines implementation and compliance reviews (assurance and GRI table third party checked services).

• Assurance / review of adherence to AA1000APS, ISO 26000 (2010), the United Nations Global Compact and its Communication On Progress.
• Sustainability reporting procedures / controls development and implementation (inclusive of environmental data gathering, sustainability report compilation and review), sustainability reporting readiness reviews (pre-assurance).
• Processes / management systems development to monitor and report CO2 emissions, safety reporting procedures and development of environmental management systems according to ISO 14001.
• Corporate Governance compliance, risk identification and assessment.
• Internal controls development and reviews.

Ms. Carla Neefs is a Senior Manager in the EY Dutch Cleantech and Sustainability practice and has 20 years of experience in a broad range of sustainability issues. Carla joined EY in 2006. She holds a Master degree in Social and Economic development of developing countries at Wageningen University, 1991. Prior to EY, she has also held positions at Twijnstra Gudd (2002), at Schouten & Nelissen (2003), at EPEA, certified Cradle to Cradle consultant (2008) and Natural Step (2012).

Carla is experienced in leading several sustainability strategy and implementation projects for Dutch based companies and midcap multinationals in several industries and leading several projects to support companies in the development of their annual sustainability report. Carla is also actively engaged in the development of Integrated Reporting. She is a member of the EY global working group on Integrated Reporting and is participating in the project team of EY Netherlands Integrated Report 2013. She is project leader of a GAP analysis on integrated reporting for an international financial institution, including support of decision making in the Board of Directors.

Moreover, she is engaged in the development of the EY global methodology on Conflict Minerals and engaged in supplier engagement program of an SEC listed client. For the Dutch department of Economic Affairs Carla was part of a research team that investigated the implementation of the UN Guiding principles on business and human rights by Dutch stock listed companies. She was co-author of the research publication ‘Take a Closer Look’ June 2012. For several clients Carla performed reviews on policies and systems on the application of the UN Guiding principles on business and human rights. As an Innovation strategy expert, Carla was project manager of two sustainable innovation start-ups at a chemicals multinational. She was also a project initiator and innovation coach at a Dutch institute in the polymer sector.

 

Ms. Viki Topalidou is a Partner at Mourgelas & Associates and a member of the firm since 1994.

Viki specializes mainly in Corporate & Commercial Law, M&A, Energy, Advertising & Communication and Technology Projects and has acquired a reputable experience in complex international Public procurement and M&A projects as well as in international contracts.

She regularly advises and supports clients in the negotiation, drafting and conclusion of their commercial and corporate agreements and on their business structure; her work includes contractual work and advice for the construction of two power plants in Turkey (of 800MW and 890 MW respectively), disputes resolution for three power plants in Greece (of 800MW and 430MW respectively) and a power plant in Romania (of 800MW), the bidding procedures for the construction of a power plant in Greece as well as drafting and negotiations for the construction of photovoltaic parks; she is attorney of the defendant in an ICC Arbitration between a leading Greek energy company and a foreign supplier in relation to the construction of a power plant; she has recently leaded the Legal Due Diligence and the respective acquisition of a group of companies of IT Security and Digital Risk Management and solutions and the Legal Due Diligence of an Engineering & Construction company; she has completed the restructuring of a company designing and producing 3D objects and the liquidation of a company of IT Solutions as well as of a group of companies with main operations in Renewable Energy Sources; she has advised a major Greek company in the Food & Beverage sector regarding the disputes raised with its suppliers; she has conducted the negotiations and drafting of the agreements for the transfer of a digital platform for the promotion and sale of e-books and e-learning content as well as for the co-operation of an e-learning company with the subsidiary of a major TV channel.

Viki is representing Mourgelas & Associates as a member of the Electricity Committee of IENE (Institute of Energy of South East Europe); she is featured by Who’s Who Legal as a Public Procurement Lawyer for Greece.

Viki is a member of the Athens Bar Association since 1995. She acquired her law degree from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (LL.B.) and her MBA from the ALBA Graduate Business School (2002).

She is fluent in English and Greek (native) and also interacts in Portuguese and French.

 

Mrs. Sharon Jackson, Founder and Director of ESA has 13 years teaching and research expertise in sustainable business. Her specific area of academic research, since 2007, had been how people’s interpretation and sense-making decisions impact on sustainability initiatives. She has extensive experience in action research and co-operative enquiry. She has designed and delivered experiential learning programmes and set up sustainable business collaborative networks around the world including Australia, China and Europe. Sharon holds research and teaching posts at Cranfield School of Management, UK, Cambridge University and Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens. She is a visiting Fellow at University of Cumbria- Institute for Leadership and Sustainability, UK.

Mrs. Μaria Alexiou, Corporate Social Responsibility Senior Manager, TITAN Group; Chair of the Board of the Hellenic Network for CSR and the Global Compact Network in Greece; member of the Hellenic and American Chamber CSR Committee in Greece. Graduated from the Law Department of the Kapodistrian University of Athens with a masters degree in International and European Law, specialized for Human Rights and Civil Liberties from the University of Leicester, U.K. Served as a Corporate Relations and Social Responsibility Manager in FANCO S.A. SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURER (2000 – 2002), Training Director (1998 – 2000), Human Resources Development and European Programs Manager (1996 – 1998). Moreover, she served in the HELLENIC PRODUCTIVITY CENTER as Manager of Bilateral and International Affairs (1993 – 1995), Manager of Innovative and Transnational Cooperation Programs of the Institute of Technological Applications of the Center (1991 – 1993). As expert, she has worked for different organizations including among else the Greek Ministry of Labor, the Hellenic Organization of Manpower, the Department of Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Development, the European Foundation for Improving of Working and Living Condition, and other.

Dr. Ioannis Pappas has a Diploma in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a Post-Doc in Applied Mechanics in Energy Applications. He is a Senior Consultant in Carbon Finance and Energy Markets, with experience since 2001, Coordinator / Manager for more than 20 National & EU Research Projects and has been a Research Fellow in Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

He was a Special Advisor on Energy and Carbon Finance for Greek Government, the Principal Administrator of Greek GHG Registry, Greek Government, the Nominated Greek Representative as Expert for ITL Technical Issues, UNFCCC and the Greek Administrator of International Transaction Log, UNFCCC. He was also a Special Advisor on Emission Trading & EU Legislation TAIEX-EC, DG Enlargement, and a Senior Advisor for EC on Climate Change Adaptation in Middle East & North Africa and he has certified as European Energy Manager.

He is a Co-Founder and CEO of GREEN EVOLUTION, a unique Advising Company in Environment, Energy & Carbon Finance in Greece, while he has been an active participant member of various international working groups (UNFCCC, CITL, ITL, CEN, TAIEX).

 

Mr. Nikolaos Sifakis is a Management Systems’ Lead Auditor of TÜV Austria Hellas in Greece, at the position of Supervisor of HSE and Sustainability Department. TÜV Austria Hellas holds one of the leading positions in the Greek Market at the sector of Management Systems Certification and Inspections- Certification of Material, Products, Machinery and Equipment, Building and Industrial Installations. Manolis is a Chemical Engineer with an MBA degree. He has started his career as a Management Systems consultant in 1997 and he is involved in Management Systems’ auditing in the last six years including among others ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001, EMAS and EU-ETS, being also a certified trainer for all these subjects. Furthermore, he is involved in the verification of sustainability reports (e.g. Level Check, Assurance audit activities), according to the GRI-G3.1 framework and the UN Global Compact.

 

Mr. Panagiotis Andrianopoulos is an honors graduate of the School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens and graduated first from the Industrial Engineering option. In Planning he works as a consultant. He has extensive experience and expertise in the field of sustainability and carbon footprint and has conducted scientific research on the field. Mr. Andrianopoulos has participated as trainer and consultant in many respective projects and is the representative of the Green Logistics Consultants Group in Greece. As a consultant he has worked with numerous public and private companies such as Unilever, Frigoglass, Vivartia, Barilla, Hellenic Post, SEV, Lavipharm, Speedex, Notos, G4S, ION. As a member of project teams he has offered consulting services in the reorganization and restructuring of companies, operations optimization, implementation of Balanced Scorecard system, performance monitoring indicators (KPI’s), activity based costing, work sampling method etc.

Mr. Panagiotis Louizos is Corporate and Stakeholder Relations Planner at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in Amsterdam. At GRI he has been involved in the business planning and project management of the Network Relations Department for the last two years. He is working in the GRI Organizational Stakeholder Program, which connects more than 600 organizations from over 60 countries, committed to advancing sustainability reporting. He is also working closely with GRI’s Focal Points, which are national offices that drive GRI activity in particular countries and regions. Panagiotis presented the G4 Guidelines at the official Greek G4 launch event in Athens, Greece in December 2013. He holds an MSc in Management (University of Bath, UK) and a BSc in Forestry and the Natural Environment (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece).

 

Mrs. Ramona’s da Gama passion for helping businesses and people GROW started 15 years ago after a very successful career in Fleet Street, the heart of the newspaper industry in the 80s and 90s, where she worked on the London Times and Sunday Times and the Mail on Sunday. Today Ramona works with her clients helping them to clearly understand what their offering is and how to position their brand in the market. She works with them to create a strategy aligned with their vision, their purpose and, values.

 

 

Mrs. Kiara Konti is a Manager in EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services, with subject-matter knowledge and experience in sustainability assurance and advisory engagements. Prior to joining ΕΥ in 2008, Kiara worked for leading Corporate Responsibility boutique consultancies in Greece since 2004. She has an MSc in Business and Community (University of Bath, UK) and a BSc in Business Administration (Deree College, Greece). She has extensive experience with GRI G3/G3.1 and deep knowledge of the GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, along with strong expertise in sustainability management (ISO26000, UNGC) and assurance standards (ISAE3000, AA1000AS). 

 

Mr. Michael Spanos is a corporate executive with extensive hands-on entrepreneurial experience in sustainability, corporate responsibility, management consulting, investments and business information with exceptional communication and networking skills and a demonstrable track record of delivering sustainability and business development solutions. Michael is an accomplished project manager, accustomed in working in international and multi-cultural environments, with solid analytical and quantitative skills and strong synthesis and strategic thinking ability. His is an expert in representing initiatives in high-profile settings and venues with outstanding stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build meaningful and long lasting relationships with clients and partners.

 

Mr. Aris Vrettos is the global Director for The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme and the Director of open programmes at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He works with international companies and runs seminars in Europe, South Africa, Australia and Brazil. He was previously a senior advisor at the think-tank, AccountAbility where he advised global organisations on leadership and sustainability. He helped General Electric and Merck design and implement their global sustainability and stakeholder engagement strategies and worked with the IFC and the UN Global Compact to promote sustainable finance and business innovation in emerging markets. He is a trained economist and journalist.

 

Mrs. Georgia Kartsanis is the founder and CEO of SARGIA Partners, a unique provider of state of the art human capital development services linked to change strategy. She is also the founder of the Greek and Romanian Chapters of CEO Clubs Int’l.

Her forward thinking ability, passion and professionalism allow her to offer unique value to organizations in the area of leadership development with breakthrough solutions and tools. Her international experience is a unique blend of leading change, commercial management career consulting and transformational coaching.

 

 

Mrs. Nadine Cino is a LEED Accredited Professional, the CEO and co-Inventor of both Tyga-Box and Tyga-Trax Systems. A prolific inventor, she holds multiple patents for containers and electronic technology. Nadine is a passionate sustainability and technology subject expert, and shares her knowledge by developing programs, writing and speaking at industry events. Nadine’s articles are frequently published in the New York Real Estate Journal for the purpose of providing information and generating sustainable action. 

Recognized by peers for her natural leadership talents, she has won many awards and has been awarded multiple scholarships to help further the success of her companies:

• 2013 IWEC: International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Award
• 2012 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Scholarship
• 2011 NYCEDC Strategic Steps for Growth Scholarship
• 2010 Citi Global Sustainability Vendor of the Year
• 2009 IFMANYC: Associate Member of the Year Award
• 2006 IFMANYC: Tony Cornaccia Lifetime Achievement Award

 

Dr. Georgios Kostakos holds MA and PhD degrees in International Relations from the University of Kent, UK, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He served on the secretariat of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) as Senior Adviser and Acting Deputy Executive Secretary (2010-2012), and on many other positions at the United Nations, the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), the University of Athens, The Hague Institute for Global Justice and the Salzburg Global Seminar.

 

 

Mr. Félix Romero Cañizares is the Regional Director for Europe at FSC International. He is BSc in Forestry at Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain), BSc in Environmental Science at Castile-La Mancha University (Toledo, Spain), MSc in International Development Aid and NGO management at European Institute Campus Stellae, (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and MSc in Foreign Businesses and International Relations at Politics and Sociologist Spanish Society (Madrid, Spain).

As FSC Regional Director for Europe he is focused on coordinating and creating synergies among the FSC National Offices in Europe encouraging the development and improving the performance of FSC Network in the region.Increasing markets opportunities for FSC products in Europe and smallholder certification are two of his major priorities.

 

 

Ms. Aoife  Connaughton is the Director of Client Delivery at 2degrees. Having worked as a management consultant with Deloitte specialising in FMCG sector supply chain strategy and operations she joined 2degrees to manage the delivery of our corporate supply chain engagement programmes for clients such as Asda, Tesco, GSK and Kingfisher. Aoife has strong expertise in sustainability strategy development and delivery. She works with our clients and their stakeholders to help them establish and deliver programmes that yield tangible financial and environmental benefits for them and their supply chains. 

 

Dr. Despina Anastasiou is currently Country Managerfor Dow Greece and Cyprus. She is a member of the Central European Leadership team.

Despina joined Dow Chemical (Australia) in 1990 in Technical Service for Epoxy Products. In 1992, this role expanded to Technology Focal Point for Asia Pacific for the Composites industry, and included a concurrent six-month financial assignment. This was followed by Market Development and then Regional Market Management roles for Epoxy/Thermosets in Asia Pacific in 1996. In 2001, Despina undertook Account Management in ANZ for Dow’s Epoxy, Polyurethanes and Glycols businesses which included regional coordination of strategic coating accounts. In 2004, she served as Pacific Area Market Manager for Monomers and Epoxy Specialties and in 2005 was responsible for Global Market Development, focusing on Dow’s epoxy dispersion and toughening technologies.

 

Dr. Karampasis Ioannis studied at the University of Patras (Chemical Dept), and at the University of Oxford (D.Phil., Physical Sciences, Chemistry). He worked for the creation of the National Documentation Centre at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and he contributed for thirteen years to its consolidation. Main specialized contributions was the creation of the “National Archive of Doctoral Dissertations” and the implementation of the Hellenic Research Antenna (HERA) Greek – European Project, which led to the operation of the two Innovation Relay Centers in Greece.