-- Friday, 6th of October 2023 --
Agenda: Subject to change
08:45 - 09:15 Welcome Coffee, Registrations & Networking
09:15 - 09:30 ''The Future of ESG''
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Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director, Global Sustain Group
09:30 - 09:40 ''Making ESG accessible to all with Innovation and Technology''
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Panos Martinis
CEO, SOFTONE Group and Chairman, Global Sustain S.A.
09:40 - 10:00 ''ESG Investing in Practice. The Trillium Approach''
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Michelle McDonough
COO, Trillium Asset Management
10:00 - 10:20 ''Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) in Banking and Project Finance''
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Mark Hughes
Senior Environmental Advisor, The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)
10:20 - 10:40 ''Advancing ESG Capacity for Banks and Corporations''
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Zak Abideen
Director, Moody's Analytics
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Helen Tunstall
Commercial Lending Expert, Moody's Analytics
10:40 - 11:00 ''ESG and Credit Insurance: Risks and Opportunities''
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Makis Tzeis
CEO,Atradius
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee and Networking Break
11:30 - 13:00 Panel A: ESG for SMEs. Featuring:
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Achilleas Aggelopoulos
CEO, Kyknos S.A.
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Christos Kahramanoglou
CEO, Viopol S.A.
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Stavroula Maroulis
COO , Board Member, MPack S.A.
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Panos Vasileiadis
CEO, Ideal Holdings S.A.
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Moderator: Michael Spanos
Managing Director, Global Sustain
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00 - 14:20 ''Competent Boards for ESG Integration''
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Yanos Michopoulos
Corporate Governance Course Leader, The Institute of Directors
14:20 - 14:40 ''Integrating ESG Principles in the Energy Sector: From theory to practice''
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Natasha Chatziantoniou
Communications & CSR Senior Manager, DESFA
14:40 - 15:00 "Stakeholder Engagement as a Critical Tool of Cooperation and Coexistence in a Turbulent World"
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Thanos Belalidis
Partner, Sympraxis Team, Sustainability Communication Expert
15:00 - 15:30 Fireside Chat: ''ESG for Growth & Transformation. Featuring'':
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Yannis Kantonias
CEO, COSMOS Aluminium S.A.
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Aris Vrettos
Sustainable Business Strategy & Transformation Croda, Global Sustain Board Member.
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Moderator: Iro Rantou
Journalist & Presenter, Antenna
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee and Networking Break
16:00 - 16:20 ''The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)''
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Maria Alexiou
Member of the ESRS Secretariat - SMEs, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
16:20 - 17:30 Panel B: ''The ESG Accelerator Programme for SMEs''. Featuring:
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Kleopatra Panagopoulou
Quality & Compliance Manager, Manifest S.A.
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Gregory Gregoriadis
CEO, ILT Logistics S.A.
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George Konstantinides
Managing Director, Berling S.A.
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Panagiotis Courtesis
Head of Finance, Kassinakis S.A.
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Flora Chrysanthakopoulou
Quality Control Manager, Isostevia S.A.
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Moderator: Babis Tsalkitzis
Associate, Advise for Small Business, EBRD
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