-- 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 (invited)
Chair, Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)
10:00 - 10:10 ''Sustainable Development as a Key Growth Driver''
Takis Theodorikakos (invited)
Minister of Development, Government of Greece
10:10 - 10:30 ''The ESGr Interbank Platform – Collaboration for Innovation''
Charoula Apalagaki
Acting General Manager, Hellenic Bank Association
10:30 - 10:50 In the spotlight: ''Digitalizing Sustainability for All''
Panos Martinis
CEO, SOFTONE Group
John Salichos
CTO, SOFTONE Group
Michael Spanos
Managing Director, Global Sustain
10:50 - 11:00 ''Digital Transformation for Accelerating Sustainability Integration''
Dimitris Papastergiou (invited)
Minister of Digital Governance, Government of Greece
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee and Networking Break
11:30 - 12:20 Panel: ''Building Responsible, Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains'' Featuring:
Dimitra Oikonomou
Procurement Director, SUNLIGHT
Babis Tsalkitzis
Associate, Advice for Small Businesses, SME Finance & Development Group, EBRD
[Reserved for Sponsor/Panellist]
Moderator: Alexandra Vassilakopoulou
Head of Digital ESG Services & Products BU, Global Sustain
12:20 - 12:40 ''Refuse, Reduce, Renew''
Mario Giordano
Global Head of Public & Government Affairs, Signify
12:40 - 13:00 TBA
[Reserved for Sponsor / Speaker]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00 - 14:30 In conversation: ''Tech for Climate – How technology addresses sustainability challenges'' Featuring:
Academia, TBA
Cities/Municipalities, TBA
Businesses, TBA
Moderator: Aggelos Chasiotis
Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineer, MSc, MA, European Climate Pact Ambassador, Global Sustain Associate
14:30 - 14:45 ''The Value of Technology in ESG Integration and ESRS Reporting''
TBA
The Global Reporting Initiative
14:45 - 15:00 ''ESG Investing in Practice. The Trillium Approach''
Matt Patsky
CEO and Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management
15:00 - 15:50 'Fireside Chat: ''Tourism in the Spotlight – SETE ESG Platform & Certification Scheme. Featuring:''
Alexandros Thanos
Executive Director, SETE - Greek Tourism Confederation
Ioannis Kallias
CEO, TUV Austria Hellas
Michael Spanos
Founder & Managing Director
Moderator: Iro Rantou
Journalist & Presenter, Antenna
15:50 - 16:00 Wrap up and Forum Closure
*This is a draft Working Agenda subject to amendments.
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