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Agenda

-- 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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