-- Friday, 4th of October 2024 --
Agenda: Subject to change
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome Coffee, Registrations & Networking
09:30 - 09:45 ''Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability''
Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director, Global Sustain
09:45 - 10:00 ''The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)''
Patrick de Cambourg
Chair, Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
10:00 - 10:10 "Digital Governance and ESG: Empowering Change for a Sustainable Economy"
Dimitris Papastergiou
Minister of Digital Governance, Government of Greece
10:10 - 10:25 ''The ESGr Interbank Platform – Collaboration for Innovation''
Charoula Apalagaki
Acting General Manager, Hellenic Bank Association
10:25 - 10:40 ''Alpha Bank’s ESG Approach to Sustainable Growth''
Stelios Aronis
Head of ESG Initiatives, Alpha Bank
10:40 - 11:00 Debate: ''Implementing CSRD, ESRS and CSDDD. Realities and Expectations''
Gerasimos Georgopoulos
Head of Company Law Unit, Directorate of Companies, Ministry of Development
Vassilis Kaminaris
Partner, Head of Audit, KPMG Greece
11:00 - 11:20 Coffee and Networking Break
11:20 - 12:00 Panel: ''Building Responsible, Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains''
Evangelos Beis
CEO, Blue Marble Disruptive Technologies
Dimitra Oikonomou
Procurement Director, SUNLIGHT
Babis Tsalkitzis
Associate, Advice for Small Businesses, SME Finance & Development Group,
EBRD
Moderator: Alexandra Vassilakopoulou
Head of Digital ESG Services & Products BU, Global Sustain
12:00 - 12:25 In the spotlight: ''Digitalizing Sustainability for All''
Panos Martinis
CEO, SOFTONE Group
Michael Spanos
Managing Director, Global Sustain
12:25 - 12:45 ''Refuse, Reduce, Renew''
Mario Giordano
Global Head of Public & Government Affairs, Signify
12:45 - 13:00 "The ESG Imperative: Shaping the Future of Insurance for Long-Term Impact"
George Melidis
Financial Lines Manager, Howden
13:00 - 13:50 Lunch and Networking Break
13:50 - 14:30 Panel: ''Tech for Climate – How technology addresses sustainability challenges''
Panos Vassiliadis
CEO, Ideal Holdings
Dimitrios D. Piromalis
Assistant Professor, Industrial Design and Production Engineering Department, University of West Attica
Evaggelos Marinakis
President, DAEM S.A (City of Athens) Assistant Professor, National Technical University of Athens
Moderator: Aggelos Chasiotis
European Climate Pact Ambassador
14:30 - 14:45 ''The Value of Technology in ESG Integration and ESRS Reporting''
Alex Chiodo
Manager Licensing Software & Tools, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
14:45 - 15:00 ''Responding to the Shifting Global Demand for Sustainable Investing''
Matt Patsky
CEO and Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management
15:00 - 15:50 Fireside Chat: ''Tourism in the Spotlight – SETE ESG Platform & Certification Scheme''
Alexandros Thanos
Executive Director, SETE - Greek Tourism Confederation
Ioannis Kallias
CEO, TUV Austria Hellas
Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director
15:50 - 16:00 Wrap up and Forum Closure
*This is a draft Working Agenda subject to amendments.
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