-- 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''
Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director, Global Sustain Group
09:30 - 09:40 ''Making ESG accessible to all with Innovation and Technology''
Panos Martinis
CEO, SOFTONE Group and Chairman, Global Sustain S.A.
09:40 - 10:00 ''ESG Investing in Practice. The Trillium Approach''
Michelle McDonough
COO, Trillium Asset Management
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
Helen Tunstall
Commercial Lending Expert, 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 ''Integrating ESG Principles in the Energy Sector: From theory to practice''
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"
Thanos Belalidis
Partner, Sympraxis Team, Sustainability Communication Expert
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 - 16:20 ''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)
16:20 - 17:30 Panel B: ''The ESG Accelerator Programme for SMEs''. Featuring:
Kleopatra Panagopoulou
Quality & Compliance Manager, Manifest S.A.
Gregory Gregoriadis
CEO, ILT Logistics S.A.
George Konstantinides
Managing Director, Berling S.A.
Panagiotis Courtesis
Head of Finance, Kassinakis S.A.
Flora Chrysanthakopoulou
Quality Control Manager, Isostevia S.A.
Moderator: Babis Tsalkitzis
Associate, Advise for Small Business, EBRD
