-- Friday, 6th of October 2023 --
Agenda: Subject to change
09:00 - 09:20 Welcome Coffee, Registrations & Networking
09:20 - 09:40 ''The Future of ESG''

Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director, Global Sustain Group
09:40 - 10:00 The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

Maria Alexiou
Member of the ESRS Secretariat - SMEs, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
10:00 - 10:20 ''Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) in Banking and Project Finance''

Mark Hughes,
Senior Environmental Advisor, The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
10:20 - 10:40 ''Advancing ESG Capacity for Banks and Corporations''

Zak Abideen
Director, Moody's Analytics
10:40 - 11:00 ''ESG and Credit Insurance: Risks and Opportunities''

Makis Tzeis
CEO,Atradius
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee and Networking Break
11:30 - 13:00 Panel A: ESG for SMEs. Featuring:

Achilleas Aggelopoulos
CEO, Kyknos S.A.

Christos Kahramanoglou
CEO, Viopol S.A.

Stavroula Maroulis
COO , Board Member, MPack S.A.

Panos Vasileiadis
CEO, Ideal Holdings S.A.

Moderator: Michael Spanos
Managing Director, Global Sustain
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00 - 14:20 ''Competent Boards for ESG Integration''

Yanos Michopoulos
Corporate Governance Course Leader, The Institute of Directors
14:20 - 14:40 (TBC)
14:40 - 15:00 ''ESG Investing in Practice. The Trillium Approach''

Matt Patsky
CEO and Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management
15:00 - 15:30 Fireside Chat: ''ESG for Growth & Transformation. Featuring'':

Yannis Kantonias
CEO, COSMOS Aluminium S.A.

Aris Vrettos
Sustainable Business Strategy & Transformation Croda, Global Sustain Board Member.

Moderator: Iro Rantou
Journalist & Presenter, Antenna
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee and Networking Break
16:00 - 17:30 Panel B: ''The ESG Accelerator Programme for SMEs''. Featuring:

Dionissis Ammolochitis
CEO, Manifest S.A.

Gregory Gregoriadis
CEO, ILT Logistics S.A.

Andreas Kassinakis
CEO, Kassinakis S.A.

Kimon Lefas
CEO, Thermovent S.A.

Antonis Panagotas
CEO, Isostevia S.A.

Moderator: Babis Tsalkitzis
Associate, Advise for Small Business, EBRD
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